2017 J2 League

Football league season

Meiji Yasuda J2 LeagueSeason| 2017

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Champions| Shonan Bellmare
2nd J2 title
4th D2 title
Promoted| Shonan Bellmare
V-Varen Nagasaki
Nagoya Grampus
Relegated| Thespakusatsu Gunma
Matches played| 462
Goals scored| 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.

## Clubs

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Fukuoka

Ehime

Okayama

Gifu

Nagoya

Sanuki

Kanazawa

Kyoto

Yamaguchi

Kumamoto

Oita

Tokushima

Nagasaki

Matsumoto

Yamagata

Mito

Gunma

Chiba

Machida

Tokyo

Shonan

Yokohama

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Locations of the 2017 J2 League teams

The participating clubs are listed in the following table:

Club Name  | Home Town(s)  | Note(s)

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Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka City, Fukuoka | Relegated from J1 League in 2016
Ehime FC | All cities/towns in Ehime[a] |
Fagiano Okayama | All cities/towns in Okayama[b] |
FC Gifu | All cities/towns in Gifu[c] |
JEF United Chiba | Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba |
Kamatamare Sanuki | Takamatsu, Kagawa |
Kyoto Sanga | Southwestern cities/towns in Kyoto[d] |
Machida Zelvia | Machida, Tokyo |
Matsumoto Yamaga | Central cities/towns in Nagano[e] |
Mito HollyHock | Mito, Ibaraki |
Montedio Yamagata | All cities/towns in Yamagata[f] |
Nagoya Grampus | All Aichi Prefecture[g] | Relegated from J1 League in 2016
Oita Trinita | Ōita | Promoted from J3 League in 2016
Renofa Yamaguchi | All cities/towns in Yamaguchi[h] |
Roasso Kumamoto | Kumamoto |
Shonan Bellmare | Shonan part of Kanagawa[i] | Relegated from J1 League in 2016
Thespakusatsu Gunma | All cities/towns in Gunma[j] |
Tokushima Vortis | All cities/towns in Tokushima[k] |
Tokyo Verdy | All cities/towns in Tokyo  |
V-Varen Nagasaki | All cities/towns in Nagasaki[l] |
Yokohama FC | Yokohama, Kanagawa |
Zweigen Kanazawa | Kanazawa | Won J2-J3 Relegation Playoff

1. ^ centering on Matsuyama
2. ^ centering on Okayama, Kurashiki, Tsuyama
3. ^ centering on Gifu
4. ^ Kyoto, Uji, Joyo, Kyōtanabe, Mukō, Nagaokakyō, Kizugawa, Kameoka, Nantan, Kyotanba
5. ^ Matsumoto, Nagano, Azumino, Yamagata, Shiojiri, Ōmachi, Ikeda
6. ^ centering on Yamagata, Tendō, Tsuruoka
7. ^ centering on Nagoya, Toyota, Miyoshi
8. ^ centering on Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki, Sanyoonoda, Ube
9. ^ Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Atsugi, Isehara, Odawara, Chigasaki, Hadano, Fujisawa, Ōiso, Samukawa, Ninomiya, Kamakura, Minamiashigara, Oi, Kaisei, Nakai, Hakone, Matsuda, Manazuru, Yamakita, Yugawara
10. ^ centering on Kusatsu, Maebashi
11. ^ centering on Tokushima, Naruto, Mima, Matsushige, Itano, Aizumi, Kitajima
12. ^ centering on Nagasaki, Isahaya

### Personnel and kits

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Avispa Fukuoka |  Masami Ihara |  Yuta Mikado | ATHLETA
Ehime FC |  Shuichi Mase |  Shuto Kojima | Mizuno
Fagiano Okayama |  Tetsu Nagasawa |  Kohei Kiyama | Penalty
FC Gifu |  Takeshi Oki |  Yoshihiro Shoji | New Balance
JEF United Chiba |  Juan Esnáider |  Naoya Kondo | Kappa
Kamatamare Sanuki |  Makoto Kitano |  Kenta Shimizu | ATHLETA
Kyoto Sanga |  Takanori Nunobe |  Takanori Sugeno | Wacoal
Machida Zelvia |  Naoki Soma |  Ri Han-jae | SVOLME
Matsumoto Yamaga |  Yasuharu Sorimachi |  Masaki Iida | Adidas
Mito HollyHock |  Takayuki Nishigaya |  Keisuke Funatani | GAViC
Montedio Yamagata |  Takashi Kiyama |  Takuya Honda | New Balance
Nagoya Grampus |  Yahiro Kazama |  Hisato Sato | Mizuno
Oita Trinita |  Tomohiro Katanosaka |  Satoru Yamagishi | Puma
Renofa Yamaguchi |  Carlos Mayor |  Yuya Torikai | Finta
Roasso Kumamoto |  Hiroyuki Kiyokawa |  Takuya Sonoda | Puma
Shonan Bellmare |  Cho Kwi-jea |  Kaoru Takayama | Penalty
Thespakusatsu Gunma |  Hitoshi Morishita |  Yuya Yamagishi | Finta
Tokushima Vortis |  Ricardo Rodríguez |  Ken Iwao | Mizuno
Tokyo Verdy |  Miguel Ángel Lotina |  Akira Ibayashi | ATHLETA
V-Varen Nagasaki |  Takuya Takagi |  Yusuke Murakami | hummel
Yokohama FC |  Hitoshi Nakata |  Kensuke Sato | SOCCER JUNKY
Zweigen Kanazawa |  Masaaki Yanagishita |  Tomonobu Hiroi | Adidas

### Managerial changes

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Team  | Outgoing manager  | Date of separation  | Manner of departure  | Incoming manager  | Date of announcement

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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

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

Clubs  | Player 1  | Player 2  | Player 3  | Player 4  | Player 5  | Other  | Former

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Nagoya Grampus |  Felipe Garcia |  Gabriel Xavier |  Washington |  Lim Seung-gyeom |  Robin Simović |  |  Charles
Shonan Bellmare |  Tando Velaphi |  André Bahia |  Dinei |  Dragan Mrđa |  |  |  Chiquinho
Avispa Fukuoka |  Euller |  Gilsinho |  Wellington |  Willian Popp |  Won Du-jae |  |  Danilson Córdoba
Ehime FC |  Ju Feng |  Park Seung-su |  |  |  |  |
Fagiano Okayama |  Nicolás Orsini |  Jang Suk-won |  Kim Jong-min |  Lee Kyung-tae |  Park Hyung-jin |  |
FC Gifu |  Cristian |  Henik |  Sisinio |  Víctor Ibáñez |  |  |
Oita Trinita |  Chiquinho |  |  |  |  |  |
Mito HollyHock |  Paulão |  |  |  |  |  |  Kwon Young-jin
JEF United Chiba |  Joaquín Larrivey |  Luis Ojeda |  Eduardo Aranda |  Jorge Salinas |  Kim Byeom-yong |  |  Lee Joo-young
Kamatamare Sanuki |  Alex |  Allan |  Evson |  Lee Joo-young |  Yoon Seon-ho |  Ri Yong-jik |
Montedio Yamagata |  Lee Je-seung |  |  |  |  |  |  Koo Bon-hyeok
Renofa Yamaguchi |  Abel Luciatti |  Leonardo Ramos |  Marcelo Vidal |  Park Chan-yong |  |  |
Roasso Kumamoto |  Gustavo |  Júnior Fell |  Morbeck |  Lim Jin-woo |  Yang Sang-jun |  An Byong-jun |
Kyoto Sanga |  Kevin Oris |  Ha Sung-min |  Lee Yong-jae |  |  |  |
Thespakusatsu Gunma |  Matheus |  Choi Joon-gi |  Kang Su-il |  Yeo Sung-hye |  Park Gon |  Park Seung-ri |  Han Ho-dong
Tokyo Verdy |  Alan Pinheiro |  Douglas |  Carlos Martínez |  |  |  |
V-Varen Nagasaki |  Juanma |  Miguel Pallardó |  Song Young-Min |  |  |  |
Tokushima Vortis |  Carlinhos |  Nikola Vasiljević |  Kim Jong-pil |  |  |  |  Nikola Ašćerić
Matsumoto Yamaga |  Davi |  Diego |  Paulinho |  Serginho |  Goh Dong Min |  |  Yeo Sung-hye
Yokohama FC |  Leandro Domingues |  Calvin Jong-a-Pin |  Ibba Laajab |  Jeong Chung-geun |  |  |
Machida Zelvia |  Boris Tatar |  Kim Song-gi  |  |  |  |  Ri Han-jae |
Zweigen Kanazawa |  Byeon Jun-byum |  Kim Tea-sung |  |  |  |  |  Mendes

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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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  | Spared from relegation
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:

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. ^ Direct exchange between J2 and J3 is subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2017 J3 League.

## Results

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Home \ Away  | AVI | BEL | EHI | FAG | GIF | GRA | HOL | JEF | KAM | MON | REN | ROS | SAN | SPA | TRI | VVN | VER | VOR | YAM | YFC | ZEL | ZWE

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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.

## Play-offs

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### J1 League Promotion Playoffs

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2017 J.League Road To J1 Play-Offs (2017 J1昇格プレーオフ)

| Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 6 | JEF United Chiba | 2 |
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| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 |

| 5 | Tokyo Verdy | 0 |

### Semifinals

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26 November 2017 (2017-11-26)

13:00

Avispa Fukuoka| 1–0| Tokyo Verdy

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Egao Kenkō Stadium, Kumamoto

Attendance: 9,019

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26 November 2017 (2017-11-26)

16:00

Nagoya Grampus| 4–2| JEF United

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Simović 66', 86', 90+6' | Report | Larrivey 45+2', 90'

Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya, Aichi

Attendance: 18,350

### Final

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3 December 2017 (2017-12-03)

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Nagoya Grampus| 0–0| Avispa Fukuoka

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Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Aichi

Attendance: 37,959

Nagoya Grampus was promoted to J1 League.

## Season statistics

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### Top scorers

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As of match played 19 November 2017.[1]
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|  Ibba Laajab | Yokohama FC |

|  Daiki Watari | Tokushima Vortis |

3  |  Wellington | Avispa Fukuoka | 19
Hiroyuki Takasaki | Matsumoto Yamaga
Joaquin Larrivey | JEF United Chiba
6  |  Alan Pinheiro | Tokyo Verdy | 14
Yusuke Goto | Oita Trinita
8  |  Tulio | Kyoto Sanga | 13
Robin Simovic | Nagoya Grampus
Douglas Vieira | Tokyo Verdy
Daizen Maeda | Mito HollyHock

## Attendances

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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.

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