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Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Season2017
ChampionsKawasaki Frontale (1st title)
RelegatedVentforet Kofu
Albirex Niigata
Omiya Ardija
2018 AFC Champions LeagueKawasaki Frontale
Kashima Antlers
Cerezo Osaka
Matches played306
Goals scored793 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorerYu Kobayashi (Kawasaki Frontale) (23 goals)[1]
Biggest home winUrawa 7-0 Sendai
(7 April 2017)
Biggest away winNiigata 1-6 Urawa
(14 May 2017)
Highest scoringUrawa 7-0 Sendai
(7 April 2017)
Niigata 1-6 Urawa
(14 May 2017)
Urawa 4-3 Hiroshima
(1 July 2017)
Kawasaki 2-5 Iwata
(29 July 2017)
Longest winning runKashiwa Reysol
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runKawasaki Frontale
(15 matches)
Longest winless runAlbirex Niigata
(16 matches)
Longest losing runOmiya Ardija
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Albirex Niigata

(6 matches each)
Highest attendance57,447[2]
Urawa 0-1 Kashima
(4 May 2017)
Lowest attendance4,692[2]
Kofu 2-3 Kobe
(29 October 2017)
Total attendance5,778,178[2]
Average attendance18,883[2]
2016
2018

The 2017 J1 League (known as the Meiji Yasuda J1 League for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993. The season began on 25 February 2017 and ended on 2 December. Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 26 January 2017.[3]

Kashima Antlers are the defending champions. Consadole Sapporo, Shimizu S-Pulse and Cerezo Osaka have entered as the three promoted teams from the 2016 J2 League.

The league was won by Kawasaki Frontale, winning the first title of major competitions after promoted to J1.

Clubs

Template:J1 League map 2017 A total of 18 clubs will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2016 season and three promoted from the 2016 J2 League. This will include the two top teams; Consadole Sapporo and Shimizu S-Pulse from the J2 League, and the winners of the play-offs; Cerezo Osaka.

The three promoted clubs replace Nagoya Grampus, Shonan Bellmare and Avispa Fukuoka. Former J1 League champion Nagoya Grampus were relegated to the J2 League for the first time in their history.

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Stadium Capacity
Template:Fb team Albirex Niigata & Seiro Denka Big Swan Stadium 42,300
Template:Fb team Antlers Southeast Ibaraki Prefecture[a] Kashima Soccer Stadium 40,728
Template:Fb team Ardija Saitama NACK5 Stadium 15,500
Template:Fb team Cerezo Osaka & Sakai Yanmar Stadium Nagai 47,816
Template:Fb team Consadole All Hokkaido[b] Sapporo Dome 41,484
Template:Fb team F Marinos Yokohama & Yokosuka Nissan Stadium 72,327
Template:Fb team Frontale Kawasaki Todoroki Athletics Stadium 26,232
Template:Fb team Gamba Northern Osaka Prefecture[c] Suita City Football Stadium 39,694
Template:Fb team Jubilo Iwata Yamaha Stadium 15,165
Template:Fb team Red Diamonds Saitama Saitama Stadium 63,700
Template:Fb team Reysol Kashiwa Kashiwa Soccer Stadium 15,900
Template:Fb team S-Pulse Shizuoka IAI Stadium Nihondaira 20,339
Template:Fb team Sagan Tosu Tosu Stadium 24,490
Template:Fb team Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima Big Arch 50,000
Template:Fb team FC Tokyo Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970
Template:Fb team Vegalta Sendai Yurtec Stadium 19,694
Template:Fb team Ventforet All Yamanashi Prefecture[d] Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17,000
Template:Fb team Vissel Kobe Noevir Stadium Kobe 30,132

Personnel and kits

Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Template:Fb team Albirex Japan Fumitake Miura Japan Kazunari Ono Adidas
Template:Fb team Antlers Japan Masatada Ishii Japan Mitsuo Ogasawara Nike
Template:Fb team Ardija Japan Hiroki Shibuya Japan Kosuke Kikuchi Under Armour
Template:Fb team Cerezo South Korea Yoon Jung-hwan Japan Yoichiro Kakitani Puma
Template:Fb team Consadole Japan Shuhei Yomoda Japan Hiroki Miyazawa Kappa
Template:Fb team F Marinos France Erick Mombaerts Japan Manabu Saito[4] Adidas
Template:Fb team Frontale Japan Toru Oniki Japan Kengo Nakamura Puma
Template:Fb team Gamba Japan Kenta Hasegawa Japan Yasuhito Endō Umbro
Template:Fb team Jubilo Japan Hiroshi Nanami Japan Kota Ueda Puma
Template:Fb team Red Diamonds Serbia Mihailo Petrović Japan Yuki Abe Nike
Template:Fb team Reysol Japan Takahiro Shimotaira Japan Hidekazu Otani Yonex
Template:Fb team S-Pulse Japan Shinji Kobayashi North Korea Jong Tae-se Puma
Template:Fb team Sagan Italy Massimo Ficcadenti Japan Yohei Toyoda New Balance
Template:Fb team Sanfrecce Japan Hajime Moriyasu Japan Toshihiro Aoyama Nike
Template:Fb team FC Tokyo Japan Yoshiyuki Shinoda Japan Masato Morishige Umbro
Template:Fb team Vegalta Japan Susumu Watanabe Japan Shingo Tomita Adidas
Template:Fb team Ventforet Japan Tatsuma Yoshida Japan Hideomi Yamamoto Mizuno
Template:Fb team Vissel Brazil Nelsinho Baptista Japan Kazuma Watanabe ASICS

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Albirex Niigata Japan Fumitake Miura Resigned 7 May 2017[5] 17th Japan Wagner Lopes 11 May 2017[5]
Omiya Ardija Japan Hiroki Shibuya Sacked 28 May 2017[6] 18th Japan Akira Ito 28 May 2017[6]
Kashima Antlers Japan Masatada Ishii Sacked 31 May 2017[7] 7th Japan Go Oiwa 31 May 2017[7]
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan Hajime Moriyasu Resigned 4 July 2017[8] 17th Sweden Jan Jönsson 10 July 2017[8]
Urawa Red Diamonds Serbia Mihailo Petrović Sacked 31 July 2017[9] 8th Japan Takafumi Hori 31 May 2017[9]
Vissel Kobe Brazil Nelsinho Baptista Sacked 16 August 2017[10] 11th Japan Takayuki Yoshida 16 August 2017[10]
FC Tokyo Japan Yoshiyuki Shinoda Sacked 10 September 2017[11] 10th Japan Takayoshi Amma 10 September 2017[11]
Omiya Ardija Japan Akira Ito Sacked 5 November 2017[12] 17th Japan Masatada Ishii 5 November 2017[12]

Foreign players

The total number of foreign players is restricted to five per club. For matchday squad registration, a club can register up to four foreign players, but a maximum of three can be from outside the AFC. Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, and Qatar) are exempt from these club registration and matchday squad registration restrictions.[13]

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the summer transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Other Former
Template:Fb team Albirex Brazil Douglas Tanque Brazil Roni Brazil Thiago Galhardo Peru Romero Frank South Korea Song Ju-hun Brazil Jean Patrick
Template:Fb team Antlers Brazil Bueno Brazil Leandro Moura Brazil Léo Silva Brazil Pedro Júnior South Korea Kwoun Sun-tae
Template:Fb team Ardija Brazil Cauê Cecilio Brazil Marcelo Toscano Brazil Mateus South Korea Kim Dong-su Serbia Dragan Mrđa
Slovenia Nejc Pecnik
Template:Fb team Cerezo Brazil Ricardo Santos Brazil Souza Croatia Matej Jonjić South Korea Ahn Joon-soo South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon
Template:Fb team Consadole Brazil Macedo Brazil Reis England Jay Bothroyd South Korea Gu Sung-yun South Korea Kim Min-tae Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin Brazil Julinho
Template:Fb team F Marinos Australia Miloš Degenek Curaçao Quenten Martinus North Macedonia David Babunski Portugal Hugo Vieira South Korea Park Jeong-su Russia Ippey Sinodzuka
Template:Fb team Frontale Brazil Eduardo Brazil Eduardo Neto Brazil Elsinho Brazil Rhayner South Korea Jung Sung-ryong Philippines Jefferson Tabinas
Template:Fb team Gamba Brazil Ademilson Brazil Fabio South Korea Hwang Ui-jo South Korea Oh Jae-suk South Korea Bae Soo-yong South Korea Kim Jung-ya
Template:Fb team Jubilo Brazil Adaílton Poland Krzysztof Kaminski Uzbekistan Fozil Musaev
Template:Fb team Red Diamonds Brazil Maurício Antônio Brazil Rafael Silva Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankič
Template:Fb team Reysol Brazil Cristiano Brazil Diego Oliveira Brazil Ramon Lopes South Korea Kim Bo-kyung South Korea Yun Suk-young Brazil Dudu
Template:Fb team Sagan Colombia Víctor Ibarbo South Korea An Yong-woo South Korea Cho Dong-geon South Korea Jeong Seung-hyun South Korea Kim Min-hyeok Argentina Franco Sbuttoni
Template:Fb team Sanfrecce Brazil Anderson Lopes Brazil Felipe Brazil Patric Croatia Mihael Mikić Australia Nathan Burns
Template:Fb team S-Pulse Australia Mitchell Duke Brazil Freire Brazil Kanu Brazil Tiago Alves North Korea Jong Tae-se South Korea Byeon Jun-byum
Template:Fb team FC Tokyo Brazil Lipe Veloso Nigeria Peter Utaka South Korea Jang Hyun-soo South Korea Yu In-soo Thailand Jakkit Wechpirom Australia Nathan Burns
Template:Fb team Ventforet AustraliaGreece Billy Brazil Dudu Brazil Éder Lima Brazil Lins Brazil Gabriel Rodrigues
Brazil Junior Barros
Brazil Wilson Australia Oliver Bozanic
Template:Fb team Vegalta Brazil Crislan Brazil Vinícius South Korea Lee Yunoh North Korea Ryang Yong-gi Brazil Pablo Diogo
Template:Fb team Vissel Brazil Leandro Brazil Nílton Brazil Wescley Germany Lukas Podolski South Korea Kim Seung-gyu

Results

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kawasaki Frontale (C) 34 21 9 4 71 32 +39 72 Champions League group stage
2 Kashima Antlers 34 23 3 8 53 31 +22 72
3 Cerezo Osaka 34 19 6 9 65 43 +22 63
4 Kashiwa Reysol 34 18 8 8 49 33 +16 62 Champions League play-off round[a]
5 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 17 8 9 45 36 +9 59
6 Júbilo Iwata 34 16 10 8 50 30 +20 58
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 14 7 13 64 54 +10 49
8 Sagan Tosu 34 13 8 13 41 44 −3 47
9 Vissel Kobe 34 13 5 16 40 45 −5 44
10 Gamba Osaka 34 11 10 13 48 41 +7 43
11 Consadole Sapporo 34 12 7 15 39 47 −8 43
12 Vegalta Sendai 34 11 8 15 44 53 −9 41
13 FC Tokyo 34 10 10 14 37 42 −5 40
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 8 10 16 36 54 −18 34
15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 8 9 17 32 49 −17 33
16 Ventforet Kofu (R) 34 7 11 16 23 39 −16 32 Relegation to 2018 J2 League
17 Albirex Niigata (R) 34 7 7 20 28 60 −32 28
18 Omiya Ardija (R) 34 5 10 19 28 60 −32 25
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The winner of the 2017 Emperor's Cup qualified for the Group Stage of the 2018 AFC Champions League. Since the Emperor's Cup winner Cerezo Osaka had already qualified for the AFC Champions League, the play-off round spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.


Positions by round

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Template:Fb team Frontale 2 6 3 8 6 5 6 7 9 6 7 5 5 9 6 6 6 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Template:Fb team Antlers 14 9 7 3 2 3 2 4 3 1 4 6 7 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Template:Fb team Cerezo 11 16 13 10 8 6 7 8 5 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 3
Template:Fb team Reysol 1 8 12 15 12 15 11 10 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 4
Template:Fb team Marinos 3 1 5 7 9 8 4 9 10 11 9 9 8 7 5 5 5 5 7 4 3 3 5 2 5 5 5 4 4 3 5 5 6 5
Template:Fb team Jubilo 11 14 10 11 10 13 10 6 8 9 10 10 12 11 10 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6
Template:Fb team Red Diamonds 13 7 4 6 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 6 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Template:Fb team Sagan 17 15 11 12 14 11 13 11 13 10 11 11 10 12 12 10 10 11 10 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 8 9 8 8 8
Template:Fb team Vissel 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 11 11 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 8 10 8 9 9 9
Template:Fb team Gamba 7 5 2 5 3 4 5 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 4 4 6 3 6 6 7 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 9 10 10 10 10
Template:Fb team Consadole 14 17 17 13 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 11
Template:Fb team Vegalta 4 4 9 4 7 10 12 13 11 13 14 13 11 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12
Template:Fb team FC Tokyo 4 2 8 2 5 7 8 5 4 4 5 7 6 4 7 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 13
Template:Fb team S-Pulse 14 9 6 9 13 9 9 11 14 14 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 14
Template:Fb team Sanfrecce 7 12 14 17 17 16 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 15
Template:Fb team Ventforet 7 12 16 13 11 12 14 14 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 16
Template:Fb team Albirex 7 11 15 16 16 17 16 17 17 17 18 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17
Template:Fb team Ardija 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 16 18 18 17 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18

Last updated: 2 December 2017
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League

Leader
Qualification to 2018 AFC Champions League group stage / qualifying play-off
Relegation to 2018 J2 League

Results table

Home \ Away ALB ANT ARD CER CON FMA FRO GAM JUB RED REY SAG SFR SSP TOK VEG VEN VIS
Albirex Niigata 2–4 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–3 0–2 1–6 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–2
Kashima Antlers 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–2
Omiya Ardija 1–0 0–1 0–3 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–2
Cerezo Osaka 4–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 4–2 2–1 1–0 5–2 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 3–1
Consadole Sapporo 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2
Yokohama F. Marinos 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–4 3–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0
Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 3–1 5–0 5–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–5 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 5–0
Gamba Osaka 0–1 0–1 6–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2
Júbilo Iwata 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1
Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 3–3 2–4 1–2 2–2 4–3 3–3 2–1 7–0 4–1 1–1
Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 2–3 4–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 4–1 0–1 0–1 3–1
Sagan Tosu 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–3 1–0 1–1
Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 2–3 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–3 0–3 2–0 0–3 1–2 1–4 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–1
FC Tokyo 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–4 1–2 0–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Vegalta Sendai 2–1 1–4 3–0 2–4 1–0 2–2 0–2 2–3 0–0 2–3 1–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–2
Ventforet Kofu 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–3
Vissel Kobe 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December, 2017. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on December 2nd, 2017.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Japan Yū Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale 23
2 Japan Kenyu Sugimoto Cerezo Osaka 22
3 Japan Shinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds 20
4 Japan Kengo Kawamata Júbilo Iwata 14
5 Japan Mu Kanazaki Kashima Antlers 12
Brazil Rafael Silva Urawa Red Diamonds
Brazil Cristiano Kashiwa Reysol
8 Brazil Leandro Kashima Antlers 11

Top assists

As of matches played on December 2nd, 2017.

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Japan Kengo Nakamura Kawasaki Frontale 12
2 Brazil Cristiano Kashiwa Reysol 10
Japan Yusuke Maruhashi Cerezo Osaka
4 Japan Yōsuke Kashiwagi Urawa Red Diamonds 9
Japan Shintaro Kurumaya Kawasaki Frontale
Japan Kota Mizunuma Cerezo Osaka
Japan Kosuke Ota FC Tokyo
8 Japan Yū Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale 8
Japan Shunsuke Nakamura Júbilo Iwata
Japan Manabu Saitō Yokohama F. Marinos

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Japan Shinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds Vegalta Sendai 7–0 (H) 7 April 2017
Japan Shinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 (H) 20 May 2017
Brazil Leandro Kashima Antlers Albirex Niigata 4–2 (A) 16 September 2017
Japan Yū Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale Omiya Ardija 5–0 (H) 2 December 2017
Note

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Red Diamonds 570,215 57,447 21,603 33,542 −9.2%
2 FC Tokyo 450,331 42,979 13,417 26,490 +10.2%
3 Gamba 412,710 36,177 13,074 24,277 −4.2%
4 F Marinos 386,875 42,483 11,036 24,180 +0.7%
5 Frontale 375,910 25,904 17,358 22,112 −0.1%
6 Albirex 374,585 31,014 16,461 22,034 +4.0%
7 Cerezo 356,491 42,438 8,998 20,970 +67.6%
8 Antlers 347,942 36,080 10,838 20,467 +7.1%
9 Consadole 313,100 33,353 9,535 18,418 +26.5%
10 Vissel 310,625 25,278 7,911 18,272 +7.4%
11 Jubilo 277,450 40,491 11,762 16,321 +11.7%
12 S-Pulse 256,965 18,556 11,007 15,116 +34.1%
13 Vegalta 250,677 18,059 11,500 14,746 −4.7%
14 Sagan 241,295 21,245 7,381 14,194 +12.3%
15 Sanfrecce 238,720 22,333 8,319 14,042 −9.2%
16 Reysol 200,936 14,096 9,432 11,820 +10.2%
17 Ardija 194,887 13,364 9,598 11,464 −3.0%
18 Ventforet 184,311 14,680 4,692 10,842 +0.1%
League total 5,778,178 57,447 4,692 18,883 +5.1%

Updated to games played on 2017年12月2日
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
Promoted from J2.

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