2016 in Japanese football

2016 season

Japanese football in 2016.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from J1 League

Teams promoted to J1 League

Teams relegated from J2 League

Teams promoted to J2 League

Teams relegated from J3 League

No relegation to the Japan Football League

Teams promoted to J3 League

J1 League
Main article: 2016 J1 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 23 5 6 61 28 +33 74 Champions League group stage and J. League Championship Final
2 Kawasaki Frontale 34 22 6 6 68 39 +29 72 Champions League group stage and J. League Championship 1st Round
3 Kashima Antlers (C) 34 18 5 11 53 34 +19 59 Club World Cup, Champions League group stage and J. League Championship 1st Round
4 Gamba Osaka 34 17 7 10 53 42 +11 58 Champions League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Omiya Ardija 34 15 11 8 41 36 +5 56
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 16 7 11 58 40 +18 55
7 Vissel Kobe 34 16 7 11 56 43 +13 55
8 Kashiwa Reysol 34 15 9 10 52 44 +8 54
9 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 13 12 9 53 38 +15 51
10 FC Tokyo 34 15 7 12 39 39 0 52
11 Sagan Tosu 34 12 10 12 36 37 −1 46
12 Vegalta Sendai 34 13 4 17 39 48 −9 43
13 Júbilo Iwata 34 8 12 14 37 50 −13 36
14 Ventforet Kofu 34 7 10 17 32 58 −26 31
15 Albirex Niigata 34 8 6 20 33 49 −16 30
16 Nagoya Grampus (R) 34 7 9 18 38 58 −20 30 Relegation to 2017 J2 League
17 Shonan Bellmare (R) 34 7 6 21 30 56 −26 27
18 Avispa Fukuoka (R) 34 4 7 23 26 66 −40 19
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. The winner of the 2016 Emperor's Cup qualified for the Group Stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League. Since the Emperor's Cup winner Kashima Antlers had already qualified for the AFC Champions League, the play-off round spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.

J2 League
Main article: 2016 J2 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Consadole Sapporo (C, P) 42 25 10 7 65 33 +32 85 Promotion to 2017 J1 League
2 Shimizu S-Pulse (P) 42 25 9 8 85 37 +48 84
3 Matsumoto Yamaga 42 24 12 6 62 32 +30 84 Qualification to promotion playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Cerezo Osaka (O, P) 42 23 9 10 62 46 +16 78
5 Kyoto Sanga 42 18 15 9 50 37 +13 69
6 Fagiano Okayama 42 17 14 11 58 44 +14 65
7 Machida Zelvia 42 18 11 13 53 44 +9 65
8 Yokohama FC 42 16 11 15 50 51 −1 59
9 Tokushima Vortis 42 16 9 17 46 42 +4 57
10 Ehime FC 42 12 20 10 41 40 +1 56
11 JEF United Chiba 42 13 14 15 52 53 −1 53
12 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 14 11 17 55 63 −8 53
13 Mito HollyHock 42 10 18 14 45 49 −4 48
14 Montedio Yamagata 42 11 14 17 43 49 −6 47
15 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 10 17 15 39 51 −12 47
16 Roasso Kumamoto 42 12 10 20 38 53 −15 46
17 Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 11 12 19 52 66 −14 45
18 Tokyo Verdy 42 10 13 19 43 61 −18 43
19 Kamatamare Sanuki 42 10 13 19 43 62 −19 43
20 FC Gifu 42 12 7 23 47 71 −24 43
21 Zweigen Kanazawa (X) 42 8 15 19 36 60 −24 39 Qualification to relegation playoffs[lower-alpha 2]
22 Giravanz Kitakyushu (R) 42 8 14 20 43 64 −21 38 Relegation to 2017 J3 League
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2016. Source: 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (X) Relegation play-off winner.
Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. The playoffs and direct exchange between J2 and J3 are subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2016 J3 League.

J3 League
Main article: 2016 J3 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Oita Trinita (C, P) 30 19 4 7 50 24 +26 61 Promotion to 2017 J2 League
2 Tochigi SC 30 17 8 5 38 20 +18 59 Qualification to J2 promotion playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Nagano Parceiro 30 15 7 8 33 22 +11 52
4 Blaublitz Akita 30 14 8 8 37 26 +11 50
5 Kagoshima United 30 15 5 10 39 29 +10 50
6 Kataller Toyama 30 13 10 7 37 27 +10 49
7 Fujieda MYFC 30 14 3 13 48 42 +6 45
8 FC Ryukyu 30 12 8 10 46 46 0 44
9 Gamba Osaka U-23 30 10 8 12 42 41 +1 38
10 FC Tokyo U-23 30 9 9 12 32 31 +1 36
11 SC Sagamihara 30 9 8 13 29 46 −17 35
12 Cerezo Osaka U-23 30 8 8 14 38 47 −9 32
13 Grulla Morioka 30 6 12 12 43 47 −4 30
14 Fukushima United 30 7 9 14 35 44 −9 30
15 Gainare Tottori 30 8 6 16 30 47 −17 30
16 YSCC Yokohama 30 5 5 20 15 51 −36 20
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2016. Source: 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.

Japan Football League
Main article: 2016 Japan Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Honda FC (C) 30 18 7 5 52 29 +23 61
2 Ryutsu Keizai Dragons 30 16 6 8 53 38 +15 54
3 Azul Claro Numazu (P) 30 18 5 7 47 24 +23 59 Promotion to 2017 J3 League[lower-alpha 1]
4 Honda Lock 30 17 8 5 46 23 +23 59
5 FC Osaka 30 18 4 8 52 31 +21 58
6 Sony Sendai 30 17 6 7 56 27 +29 57
7 Vanraure Hachinohe 30 13 7 10 34 27 +7 46
8 ReinMeer Aomori 30 13 6 11 35 33 +2 45
9 MIO Biwako Shiga 30 11 7 12 38 45 −7 40
10 Nara Club 30 10 7 13 41 48 −7 37
11 Briobecca Urayasu 30 11 3 16 39 47 −8 36
12 Tokyo Musashino City 30 9 8 13 29 38 −9 35
13 Verspah Oita 30 6 13 11 30 42 −12 31
14 Maruyasu Okazaki 30 7 9 14 23 38 −15 30
15 Tochigi Uva 30 5 1 24 34 77 −43 16
16 Fagiano Okayama Next 30 2 1 27 19 61 −42 7 Withdrew after the season[1]
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2016. Source: JFL website (in Japanese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 100 Year Plan status, obtain J3 license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the JFL, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.

National team (Men)

Results
24 March 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 2 Japan  5 – 0  Afghanistan Saitama, Japan
19:34 JST Okazaki  43'
Kiyotake  58'
Mukhammad  63' (o.g.)
Yoshida  74'
Kanazaki  78'		 JFA Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 48,967
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
29 March 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 2 Japan  5 – 0  Syria Saitama, Japan
19:34 JST Al Masri  17' (o.g.)
Kagawa  66', 90'
Honda  86'
Haraguchi  90+3'		 AFC Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 57,475
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
3 June Friendly (Kirin Cup Soccer 2016) Japan  7 – 2  Bulgaria Toyota, Japan
19:42 JST Okazaki  4'
Kagawa  27', 35'
Yoshida  38', 53'
Usami  57'
Asano  87' (pen.)		 JFA Report Aleksandrov  59'
Chochev  82'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 41,940
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
7 June Friendly (Kirin Cup Soccer 2016) Japan  1 – 2  Bosnia and Herzegovina Suita, Japan
19:34 JST Kiyotake  28' JFA Report Đurić  29', 66' Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 35,589
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
1 September 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3 Japan  1 – 2  United Arab Emirates Saitama, Japan
19:35 JST Honda  11' JFA Report Khalil  20', 54' (pen.) Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 58,895
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
6 September 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3 Thailand  0 – 2  Japan Bangkok, Thailand
19:15 UTC+7 AFC Report Haraguchi  19'
Asano  75'		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 44,500
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
6 October 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3 Japan  2 – 1  Iraq Saitama, Japan
19:35 JST Haraguchi  26'
Yamaguchi  90+5'		 JFA Report Abdul-Amir  60' Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 57,768
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
11 October 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3 Australia  1 – 1  Japan Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Jedinak  52' (pen.) AFC Report Haraguchi  5' Stadium: Docklands Stadium
Attendance: 48,460
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
11 November Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup 2016) Japan  4 – 0  Oman Kashima, Japan
19:23 JST Osako  32', 42'
Kiyotake  64' (pen.)
Kobayashi  90+4'		 JFA Report Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 33,709
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
15 November 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3 Japan  2 – 1  Saudi Arabia Saitama, Japan
19:35 JST Kiyotake  45' (pen.)
Haraguchi  80'		 JFA Report Om. Hawsawi  90' Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 58,420
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)

  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Players statistics
Player-201503.2403.2906.0306.0709.0109.0610.0610.1111.1111.152016Total
Shinji Okazaki98(47)O(1)OO(1)OO-O-OO8(2)106(49)
Makoto Hasebe95(2)OOOOOOOO-O9(0)104(2)
Yuto Nagatomo86(3)OOOO-----O5(0)91(3)
Keisuke Honda79(34)-O(1)--O(1)OOOOO7(2)86(36)
Shinji Kagawa77(23)OO(2)O(2)-OO-O-O7(4)84(27)
Eiji Kawashima71(0)--O-------1(0)72(0)
Maya Yoshida61(6)O(1)OO(2)OOOOOOO10(3)71(9)
Hiroshi Kiyotake33(1)O(1)OOO(1)O-OOO(1)O(1)9(4)42(5)
Masato Morishige29(2)OOOOOOOOOO10(0)39(2)
Hiroki Sakai25(0)O-O-OOO-OO7(0)32(0)
Gotoku Sakai25(0)-O-OOOOOO-7(0)32(0)
Hotaru Yamaguchi24(1)-O---OO(1)OOO6(1)30(2)
Shusaku Nishikawa23(0)-O-OOOOOOO8(0)31(0)
Tomoaki Makino22(2)---O---O--2(0)24(2)
Yoshinori Muto18(2)-----O----1(0)19(2)
Mike Havenaar17(4)O---------1(0)18(4)
Yuya Osako15(3)--------O(2)O2(2)17(5)
Takashi Usami13(2)-OO(1)OOO----5(1)18(3)
Genki Haraguchi11(1)OO(1)O-OO(1)O(1)O(1)OO(1)9(5)20(6)
Yosuke Kashiwagi7(0)O-OO--O---4(0)11(0)
Mu Kanazaki6(1)O(1)OOO------4(1)10(2)
Manabu Saito5(1)--------O-1(0)6(1)
Wataru Endo5(0)--OO------2(0)7(0)
Takuma Asano3(0)--O(1)OOO(1)OOO-7(2)10(2)
Yu Kobayashi2(0)O-OO-OOO--6(0)8(0)
Masaaki Higashiguchi1(0)O---------1(0)2(0)
Gen Shoji1(0)--O-------1(0)2(0)
Yuki Kobayashi0(0)---O----O(1)-2(1)2(1)
Yuichi Maruyama0(0)-------OO-2(0)2(0)
Yuya Kubo0(0)--------OO2(0)2(0)
Ryota Oshima0(0)----O-----1(0)1(0)
Ryota Nagaki0(0)--------O-1(0)1(0)

National team (Women)

Results
2016.02.29 Japan 1-3 Australia Osaka, Japan
Ogimi  ?' ?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Nagai Football Stadium
2016.03.02 Japan 1-1 South Korea Osaka, Japan
Iwabuchi  ?' ?  ?' Stadium: Nagai Football Stadium
2016.03.04 Japan 1-2 China Osaka, Japan
Yokoyama  ?' ?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Nagai Football Stadium
2016.03.07 Japan 6-1 Vietnam Osaka, Japan
Iwabuchi  ?'
Ono  ?'
Kawasumi  ?'
Nakajima  ?'
Yokoyama  ?'
Ogimi  ?'		 ?  ?' Stadium: Nagai Football Stadium
2016.03.09 Japan 1-0 North Korea Osaka, Japan
Iwabuchi  ?' Stadium: Nagai Football Stadium
2016.06.02 Japan 3-3 United States United States
Iwabuchi  ?'
Ogimi  ?'
Yokoyama  ?'		 ?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
2016.06.05 Japan 0-2 United States United States
?  ?'
?  ?'
2016.07.21 Japan 0-3 Sweden Sweden
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'

Players statistics
Player-201502.2903.0203.0403.0703.0906.0206.0507.212016Total
Aya Miyama157(38)OOOOO---5(0)162(38)
Shinobu Ono137(39)O--O(1)----2(1)139(40)
Yuki Nagasato125(55)O(1)OOO(1)OO(1)-O7(3)132(58)
Azusa Iwashimizu119(11)O--OO---3(0)122(11)
Mizuho Sakaguchi97(28)O-O-OOOO6(0)103(28)
Yukari Kinga97(5)-OO-O---3(0)100(5)
Rumi Utsugi87(5)-----OOO3(0)90(5)
Miho Fukumoto79(0)-OO-----2(0)81(0)
Nahomi Kawasumi78(19)OOOO(1)----4(1)82(20)
Saki Kumagai74(0)OOO-OOOO7(0)81(0)
Aya Sameshima69(4)O-O-O---3(0)72(4)
Megumi Takase58(9)--OOO---3(0)61(9)
Saori Ariyoshi42(1)OO-OOOOO7(0)49(1)
Yuika Sugasawa38(10)------O-1(0)39(10)
Asuna Tanaka36(3)-OOO----3(0)39(3)
Megumi Kamionobe32(2)-O-O----2(0)34(2)
Mana Iwabuchi30(4)OO(1)OO(1)O(1)O(1)O-7(4)37(8)
Emi Nakajima24(6)OOOO(1)OOO-7(1)31(7)
Yuri Kawamura21(2)OOOOOOOO8(0)29(2)
Erina Yamane18(0)O---O-O-3(0)21(0)
Rika Masuya10(3)-----OOO3(0)13(3)
Kumi Yokoyama5(2)OOO(1)O(1)OO(1)OO8(3)13(5)
Saori Arimachi5(0)-------O1(0)6(0)
Ami Sugita4(2)------O-1(0)5(2)
Ayaka Yamashita3(0)---O-O-O3(0)6(0)
Tomoko Muramatsu2(0)-----O-O2(0)4(0)
Mayu Sasaki0(0)-----OOO3(0)3(0)
Sonoko Chiba0(0)-----OOO3(0)3(0)
Yu Nakasato0(0)-----OOO3(0)3(0)
Hikari Takagi0(0)------O-1(0)1(0)

References
  1. "ファジアーノ岡山ネクスト、JFLからの退会について" (in Japanese). JFL. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
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