2017 J1 League

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Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Season 2017
Champions Kawasaki Frontale (1st title)
Relegated Ventforet Kofu
Albirex Niigata
Omiya Ardija
AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale
Kashima Antlers
Cerezo Osaka
Kashiwa Reysol
Matches played 306
Goals scored 793 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorer Yū Kobayashi (Kawasaki Frontale)
(23 goals)[1]
Biggest home win Urawa 7-0 Sendai
(7 April 2017)
Biggest away win Niigata 1-6 Urawa
(14 May 2017)
Highest scoring Urawa 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 run Kashiwa Reysol
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten run Kawasaki Frontale
(15 matches)
Longest winless run Albirex Niigata
(16 matches)
Longest losing run Omiya Ardija
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Albirex Niigata
(6 matches each)
Highest attendance 57,447[2]
Urawa 0-1 Kashima
(4 May 2017)
Lowest attendance 4,692[2]
Kofu 2-3 Kobe
(29 October 2017)
Total attendance 5,778,178[2]
Average attendance 18,883[2]
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 J1 League (known as the 2017 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (2017 明治安田生命J1リーグ) for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. This was third season of J1 League as renamed from J. League Division 1. 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 were the defending champions. Consadole Sapporo, Shimizu S-Pulse and Cerezo Osaka entered as the three promoted teams from the 2016 J2 League.

The league was won by Kawasaki Frontale, winning their first major title while in J1 and 40 years after their first season in the Japanese top division.

Clubs

Locations of the 2017 J1 League teams

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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
Albirex Niigata Niigata & Seiro Denka Big Swan Stadium 42,300
Kashima Antlers Southeast Ibaraki Prefecture[lower-alpha 1] Kashima Soccer Stadium 40,728
Omiya Ardija Saitama NACK5 Stadium 15,500
Cerezo Osaka Osaka & Sakai Yanmar Stadium Nagai 47,816
Consadole Sapporo All Hokkaido[lower-alpha 2] Sapporo Dome 41,484
Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama & Yokosuka Nissan Stadium 72,327
Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki, Kanagawa Todoroki Athletics Stadium 26,232
Gamba Osaka Northern Osaka Prefecture[lower-alpha 3] Suita City Football Stadium 39,694
Júbilo Iwata Iwata, Shizuoka Yamaha Stadium 15,165
Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama Saitama Stadium 63,700
Kashiwa Reysol Kashiwa, Chiba Kashiwa Soccer Stadium 15,900
Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka IAI Stadium Nihondaira 20,339
Sagan Tosu Tosu, Saga Tosu Stadium 24,490
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima Hiroshima Big Arch 50,000
FC Tokyo Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970
Vegalta Sendai Sendai Yurtec Stadium 19,694
Ventforet Kofu All Yamanashi Prefecture[lower-alpha 4] Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17,000
Vissel Kobe Kobe Noevir Stadium Kobe 30,132
  1. ↑ Kashima, Ibaraki, Kamisu, Itako, Hokota, Namegata
  2. ↑ centering on Sapporo
  3. ↑ Suita, Ibaraki, Takatsuki, Toyonaka, Ikeda, Settsu, Minoh
  4. ↑ centering on Kofu and Nirasaki

Personnel and kits

Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Albirex Niigata Japan Fumitake Miura Japan Kazunari Ono Adidas
Kashima Antlers Japan Masatada Ishii Japan Mitsuo Ogasawara Nike
Omiya Ardija Japan Hiroki Shibuya Japan Kosuke Kikuchi Under Armour
Cerezo Osaka South Korea Yoon Jung-hwan Japan Yoichiro Kakitani Puma
Consadole Sapporo Japan Shuhei Yomoda Japan Hiroki Miyazawa Kappa
Yokohama F. Marinos France Erick Mombaerts Japan Manabu Saitō[4] Adidas
Kawasaki Frontale Japan Toru Oniki Japan Yū Kobayashi Puma
Gamba Osaka Japan Kenta Hasegawa Japan Yasuhito Endō Umbro
Júbilo Iwata Japan Hiroshi Nanami Japan Kota Ueda Puma
Urawa Red Diamonds Serbia Mihailo Petrović Japan Yuki Abe Nike
Kashiwa Reysol Japan Takahiro Shimotaira Japan Hidekazu Otani Yonex
Shimizu S-Pulse Japan Shinji Kobayashi North Korea Jong Tae-se Puma
Sagan Tosu Italy Massimo Ficcadenti Japan Yohei Toyoda New Balance
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan Hajime Moriyasu Japan Toshihiro Aoyama Nike
FC Tokyo Japan Yoshiyuki Shinoda Japan Masato Morishige Umbro
Vegalta Sendai Japan Susumu Watanabe Japan Shingo Tomita Adidas
Ventforet Kofu Japan Tatsuma Yoshida Japan Hideomi Yamamoto Mizuno
Vissel Kobe 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 July 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 Players
Albirex Niigata Brazil Douglas Tanque Brazil Roni Brazil Thiago Galhardo Peru Romero Frank South Korea Song Ju-hun Brazil Jean Patrick
Kashima Antlers Brazil Bueno Brazil Leandro Moura Brazil Léo Silva Brazil Pedro Júnior South Korea Kwoun Sun-tae
Omiya Ardija Brazil Cauê Cecilio Brazil Marcelo Toscano Brazil Mateus South Korea Kim Dong-su Serbia Dragan Mrđa
Slovenia Nejc Pecnik
Cerezo Osaka Brazil Ricardo Santos Brazil Souza Croatia Matej Jonjić South Korea Ahn Joon-soo South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon
Consadole Sapporo Brazil Macedo Brazil Reis England Jay Bothroyd South Korea Gu Sung-yun South Korea Kim Min-tae Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin Brazil Julinho
Yokohama F. Marinos Australia Miloš Degenek Curaçao Quenten Martinus Republic of Macedonia David Babunski Portugal Hugo Vieira South Korea Park Jeong-su Russia Ippey Sinodzuka
Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Eduardo Brazil Eduardo Neto Brazil Elsinho Brazil Rhayner South Korea Jung Sung-ryong Philippines Jefferson Tabinas
Gamba Osaka Brazil Ademilson Brazil Fabio South Korea Hwang Ui-jo South Korea Oh Jae-suk South Korea Bae Soo-yong South Korea Kim Jung-ya
Júbilo Iwata Brazil Adaílton Poland Krzysztof Kaminski Uzbekistan Fozil Musaev
Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Maurício Antônio Brazil Rafael Silva Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankič
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Cristiano Brazil Diego Oliveira Brazil Ramon Lopes South Korea Kim Bo-kyung South Korea Yun Suk-young Brazil Dudu
Sagan Tosu Colombia Víctor Ibarbo South Korea An Yong-woo South Korea Cho Dong-geon South Korea Jung Seung-hyun South Korea Kim Min-hyeok Argentina Franco Sbuttoni
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Brazil Anderson Lopes Brazil Felipe Brazil Patric Croatia Mihael Mikić Australia Nathan Burns
Shimizu S-Pulse Australia Mitchell Duke Brazil Freire Brazil Kanu Brazil Tiago Alves North Korea Jong Tae-se South Korea Byeon Jun-byum
FC Tokyo Brazil Lipe Veloso Nigeria Peter Utaka South Korea Jang Hyun-soo South Korea Yu In-soo Thailand Jakkit Wechpirom Australia Nathan Burns
Ventforet Kofu Australia Billy Konstantinidis Brazil Dudu Brazil Éder Lima Brazil Lins Brazil Gabriel Rodrigues
Brazil Junior Barros
Brazil Wilson
Australia Oliver Bozanic
Vegalta Sendai Brazil Crislan Brazil Vinícius South Korea Lee Yun-oh North Korea Ryang Yong-gi Brazil Pablo Diogo
Vissel Kobe Brazil Leandro Brazil Nílton Brazil Wescley Germany Lukas Podolski South Korea Kim Seung-gyu

Results

League table

Template:2017 J1 League table

Positions by round

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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

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 {{fb team Urawa Red Diamonds |oc=}} 570,215 57,447 21,603 33,542 -0.90813591444429−9.1%†
2 {{fb team FC Tokyo |oc=}} 450,331 42,979 13,417 26,490 0.10205100470109+10.2%†
3 {{fb team Gamba Osaka |oc=}} 412,710 36,177 13,074 24,277 -0.95797490332255−4.2%†
4 {{fb team Yokohama F. Marinos |oc=}} 386,875 42,483 11,036 24,180 0.0073321113147808+0.7%†
5 {{fb team Kawasaki Frontale |oc=}} 375,910 25,904 17,358 22,112 -0.99891579327792−0.1%†
6 {{fb team Albirex Niigata |oc=}} 374,585 31,014 16,461 22,034 0.040271941834663+4.0%†
7 {{fb team Cerezo Osaka |oc=}} 356,491 42,438 8,998 20,970 0.67639299704213+67.6%†
8 {{fb team Kashima Antlers |oc=}} 347,942 36,080 10,838 20,467 0.071402397529184+7.1%†
9 {{fb team Consadole Sapporo |oc=}} 313,100 33,353 9,535 18,418 0.26505941342125+26.5%†
10 {{fb team Vissel Kobe |oc=}} 310,625 25,278 7,911 18,272 0.073686684686802+7.3%†
11 {{fb team Júbilo Iwata |oc=}} 277,450 40,491 11,762 16,321 0.11703511053316+11.7%†
12 {{fb team Shimizu S-Pulse |oc=}} 256,965 18,556 11,007 15,116 0.3407841050204+34.0%†
13 {{fb team Vegalta Sendai |oc=}} 250,677 18,059 11,500 14,746 -0.95338462533135−4.6%†
14 {{fb team Sagan Tosu |oc=}} 241,295 21,245 7,381 14,194 0.1232985121874+12.3%†
15 {{fb team Sanfrecce Hiroshima |oc=}} 238,720 22,333 8,319 14,042 -0.90804449042938−9.1%†
16 {{fb team Kashiwa Reysol |oc=}} 200,936 14,096 9,432 11,820 0.10178970917226+10.1%†
17 {{fb team Omiya Ardija |oc=}} 194,887 13,364 9,598 11,464 -0.97037413238531−2.9%†
18 {{fb team Ventforet Kofu |oc=}} 184,311 14,680 4,692 10,842 0.00083079479368586+0.0%†
League total 5,778,178 57,447 4,692 18,883 +5.0%†

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

References

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