2017 J2 League
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Football league season
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shonan Bellmare 2nd J2 title 4th D2 title |
| Promoted | Shonan Bellmare V-Varen Nagasaki Nagoya Grampus |
| Relegated | Thespakusatsu Gunma |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,198 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ibba Laajab (Yokohama FC) (25 goals)[1] |
| Highest attendance | 36,755[2] Nagoya 1–1 Kyoto (3 May 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,191[2] Sanuki 0-0 Yamagata (22 Oct 2017) |
| Average attendance | 6,970 |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (2017 明治安田生命J2リーグ) season was the 46th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 19th season since the establishment of J2 League.
Personnel and kits
The participating clubs are listed in the following table:
- ↑ centering on Matsuyama
- ↑ centering on Okayama, Kurashiki, Tsuyama
- ↑ centering on Gifu
- ↑ Kyoto, Uji, Joyo, Kyōtanabe, Mukō, Nagaokakyō, Kizugawa, Kameoka, Nantan, Kyotanba
- ↑ Matsumoto, Nagano, Azumino, Yamagata, Shiojiri, Ōmachi, Ikeda
- ↑ centering on Yamagata, Tendō, Tsuruoka
- ↑ centering on Nagoya, Toyota, Miyoshi
- ↑ centering on Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki, Sanyoonoda, Ube
- ↑ Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Atsugi, Isehara, Odawara, Chigasaki, Hadano, Fujisawa, Ōiso, Samukawa, Ninomiya, Kamakura, Minamiashigara, Oi, Kaisei, Nakai, Hakone, Matsuda, Manazuru, Yamakita, Yugawara
- ↑ centering on Kusatsu, Maebashi
- ↑ centering on Tokushima, Naruto, Mima, Matsushige, Itano, Aizumi, Kitajima
- ↑ centering on Nagasaki, Isahaya
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of separation | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of announcement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya Grampus |  Boško Gjurovski |
6 November 2016[3] | End of caretaker spell |  Yahiro Kazama |
4 January 2017[4] |
| Renofa Yamaguchi | Nobuhiro Ueno |
23 May 2017[5] | Sacked |  Carlos Mayor |
5 June 2017[6] |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Hiroyuki Kiyokawa |
14 June 2017[7] | Sacked | Tomoyoshi Ikeya |
14 June 2017 |
| Yokohama FC | Hitoshi Nakata |
15 October 2017[8] | Sacked |  Edson Tavares |
24 October 2017[9] |
Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the summer transfer window.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shonan Bellmare (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 83 | Promotion to 2018 J1 League |
| 2 | V-Varen Nagasaki (P) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 80 | |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus (O, P) | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 85 | 65 | +20 | 75 | Qualification for promotion playoffs[a] |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 74 | |
| 5 | Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 70 | |
| 6 | JEF United Chiba | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 70 | 58 | +12 | 68 | |
| 7 | Tokushima Vortis | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 67 | |
| 8 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 66 | |
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 64 | |
| 10 | Yokohama FC | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 63 | |
| 11 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 59 | |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 57 | |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 55 | |
| 14 | Mito HollyHock | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 54 | |
| 15 | Ehime FC | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 51 | |
| 16 | Machida Zelvia | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 50 | |
| 17 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 49 | |
| 18 | FC Gifu | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 46 | |
| 19 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 38 | |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 38 | |
| 21 | Roasso Kumamoto | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 37 | |
| 22 | Thespakusatsu Gunma (R) | 42 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 88 | −56 | 20 | Relegation to 2018 J3 League[b] |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2017. Source: 2017 MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.
- ↑ Direct exchange between J2 and J3 is subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2017 J3 League.
Results
| Home \ Away | AVI | BEL | EHI | FAG | GIF | GRA | HOL | JEF | KAM | MON | REN | ROS | SAN | SPA | TRI | VVN | VER | VOR | YAM | YFC | ZEL | ZWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Ehime FC | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Fagiano Okayama | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| FC Gifu | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 4–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Nagoya Grampus | 3–1 | 3–2 | 7–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | |
| JEF United Chiba | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Kamatamare Sanuki | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Renofa Yamaguchi | 1–2 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
| Kyoto Sanga | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Oita Trinita | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Tokyo Verdy | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Tokushima Vortis | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Yokohama FC | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Machida Zelvia | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Zweigen Kanazawa | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2017. Source: J.League Data
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-offs
J1 League Promotion Playoffs
2017 J.League Road To J1 Play-Offs (2017 J1昇格プレーオフ)
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | JEF United Chiba | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Tokyo Verdy | 0 | |||||||
Semifinals
| Avispa Fukuoka | 1–0 | Tokyo Verdy |
|---|---|---|
Yamase  14' |
Report |
Attendance: 9,019
| Nagoya Grampus | 4–2 | JEF United |
|---|---|---|
| Taguchi 61' Simović 66', 86', 90+6' |
Report | Larrivey 45+2', 90' |
Attendance: 18,350
Final
| Nagoya Grampus | 0–0 | Avispa Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 37,959
Nagoya Grampus was promoted to J1 League.
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of match played 19 November 2017.[1]
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagoya Grampus | 322,672 | 36,755 | 7,046 | 15,365 | −13.3%† |
| 2 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 255,076 | 15,872 | 8,982 | 12,146 | −10.9%† |
| 3 | JEF United Chiba | 209,637 | 15,994 | 6,230 | 9,983 | −3.0%† |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 200,546 | 16,336 | 6,021 | 9,550 | −25.7%† |
| 5 | Fagiano Okayama | 198,883 | 12,286 | 6,275 | 9,471 | −5.5%† |
| 6 | Shonan Bellmare | 177,527 | 12,480 | 4,453 | 8,454 | −26.7%† |
| 7 | Oita Trinita | 169,328 | 11,370 | 6,136 | 8,063 | +3.8%‡ |
| 8 | FC Gifu | 146,518 | 17,027 | 3,650 | 6,977 | +23.2%† |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 141,705 | 10,750 | 4,896 | 6,748 | +3.4%† |
| 10 | Montedio Yamagata | 138,232 | 12,743 | 3,707 | 6,582 | +5.2%† |
| 11 | Roasso Kumamoto | 137,698 | 13,990 | 3,944 | 6,557 | +18.3%† |
| 12 | Tokyo Verdy | 130,334 | 14,541 | 2,786 | 6,206 | +14.9%† |
| 13 | Yokohama FC | 125,301 | 13,244 | 2,284 | 5,967 | +22.0%† |
| 14 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 124,756 | 22,407 | 3,189 | 5,941 | +13.7%† |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 114,538 | 9,651 | 3,369 | 5,454 | −18.0%† |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 104,577 | 7,583 | 3,106 | 4,979 | +9.1%† |
| 17 | Mito HollyHock | 103,549 | 9,240 | 3,023 | 4,931 | −8.1%† |
| 18 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 92,336 | 11,173 | 2,780 | 4,397 | +5.2%† |
| 19 | Machida Zelvia | 85,177 | 8,124 | 2,383 | 4,056 | −20.8%† |
| 20 | Ehime FC | 81,193 | 7,117 | 1,958 | 3,866 | −5.5%† |
| 21 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 80,465 | 6,828 | 1,402 | 3,832 | −19.2%† |
| 22 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 79,908 | 7,994 | 1,191 | 3,805 | +3.2%† |
| League total | 3,219,936 | 36,755 | 1,191 | 6,970 | 0.0%† |
Updated to games played on 19 November 2017
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
† Last year in J1 League.‡ Last year in J3 League.
References
- 1 2 "STATS : J.LEAGUE.JP". jleague.jp.
- 1 2 "2017J2 LEAGUE Attendance". J.League. Retrieved 28 Nov 2017.
- ↑ "ボスコ・ジュロヴスキー監督、契約満了のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "名古屋グランパス新監督に風間 八宏氏就任決定のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ↑ "上野 展裕監督 退任のお知らせ – レノファ山口FC". renofa.com. 23 May 2017.
- ↑ "カルロス・アルベルト・マジョール氏 監督就任のお知らせ – レノファ山口FC". renofa.com. 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "監督交代、及び 代表取締役社長交代のお知らせ｜ロアッソ熊本 公式サイト". roasso-k.com.
- ↑ "中田仁司監督解任のお知らせ | 横浜FCオフィシャルホームページ". www.yokohamafc.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01.
- ↑ "エジソン氏監督就任のお知らせ | 横浜FCオフィシャルホームページ". www.yokohamafc.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24.
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