2016 J1 League

Personnel and kits Managerial changes Foreign players Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. • Avraam Papadopoulos owns Australian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player. ==Format==

Teams play a single round-robin in the first stage and a single round-robin in the second stage. After that an overall table is calculated and a championship stage is played. The winners of the first and second stages and any team that finishes in the top 3 of the overall rankings advance to the championship stage. The team that finishes atop the overall table automatically qualifies for the final, while the remaining teams play-off for the other spot in the final. ==League table==

First stage Second stage Overall table ==Positions by round==

First stage Second stage Overall ==Championship stage==

Meiji Yasuda 2016 J.League Championship (明治安田生命 2016 Jリーグチャンピオンシップ) The Championship stage consisted of a knockout tournament involving the champions of the First and Second stages, and any team that finishes in the top 3 of the overall table. The team with the best aggregate record earned a bye to the final. The remaining teams playoff for the other spot in the final. ---- ---- ---- ==Results==

First stage Second stage ==Top scorers==

Updated to games played on 3 November 2016 Source: J. League data site ==Awards==

Individual Best Eleven Source: ==Attendances==

These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include the Championship stages attendances. ==References==