2017 J1 League
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 54 |
| Goals scored | 132 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds) (11 goals)[1] |
| Highest attendance |
57,447[2] Urawa 0-1 Kashima (4 May 2017) |
| Lowest attendance |
8,990[2] Tosu 3-0 Niigata (8 April 2017) |
| Total attendance | 1,671,479[2] |
| Average attendance | 19,899[2] |
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← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 J1 League (known as the Meiji Yasuda J1 League for sponsorship reasons) is 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 is scheduled to end 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.
Clubs
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
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata |  Fumitake Miura |
Resigned | 7 May 2017[5] | 17th | Wagner Lopes |
11 May 2017[5] |
| Omiya Ardija | Hiroki Shibuya |
Sacked | 28 May 2017[6] | 18th | Akira Ito |
28 May 2017[6] |
| Kashima Antlers | Masatada Ishii |
Sacked | 31 May 2017[7] | 7th | Go Oiwa |
31 May 2017[7] |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hajime Moriyasu |
Resigned | 4 July 2017[8] | 17th |  Jan Jönsson |
10 July 2017[8] |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |  Mihailo Petrović |
Sacked | 31 July 2017[9] | 17th | Takafumi Hori |
31 May 2017[9] |
Results
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 46 | Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 44 | |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 43 | Champions League play-off stage |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 42 | |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 42 | |
| 6 | Júbilo Iwata | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 38 | |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 36 | |
| 8 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 33 | |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 33 | |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 31 | |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 29 | |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 26 | |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 25 | |
| 14 | Ventforet Kofu | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 20 | |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 20 | |
| 16 | Omiya Ardija | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 19 | Relegation to 2018 J2 League |
| 17 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 15 | |
| 18 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 45 | −32 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results table
| Home \ Away | ALB | ANT | ARD | CER | CON | FMA | FRO | GAM | JUB | RED | REY | SAG | SFR | SSP | TOK | VEG | VEN | VIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albirex Niigata | — | – | 1–2 | – | 1–0 | – | – | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–1 | – | – | 0–2 | 0–3 | – | – | – |
| Kashima Antlers | 2–0 | — | – | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | – | 0–3 | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | 0–1 | – | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Omiya Ardija | – | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–2 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | 0–2 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 4–0 | – | – | — | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | – | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | – | 3–1 | – | – | – |
| Consadole Sapporo | – | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | – | – | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | – | – | 1–2 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–1 | – | – | – | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | – | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | – | 2–5 | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–2 | – | – | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| Gamba Osaka | – | – | 6–0 | 3–1 | – | – | 1–1 | — | – | 1–1 | – | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | – | 1–1 | – |
| Júbilo Iwata | – | – | – | – | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | – | 0–2 | 2–1 | – | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | – | 0–1 | – | 3–1 | 3–2 | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | 4–3 | 3–3 | – | 7–0 | 4–1 | – |
| Kashiwa Reysol | – | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–3 | – | 1–0 | — | – | – | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | – | – |
| Sagan Tosu | 3–0 | – | – | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | – | – | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | – | – | 0–1 | – | – | 0–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | – | 3–3 | – | 1–1 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | – | 2–3 | 1–1 | – | – | 1–3 | – | 2–0 | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| FC Tokyo | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | – | – | – | 3–0 | – | – | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | – | — | – | 1–1 | – |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2–1 | 1–4 | – | 2–4 | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 2–3 | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | 0–0 | 1–2 | – | – | – | — | – |
| Vissel Kobe | 2–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | – | – | – | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — |
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
As of matches played on 8th July 2017.[1]
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.[10]
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the summer transfer window.
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- ↑ "2017 J.League Foreign Player Registration Rules". jleague.jp. J. League. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.