| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 462 | 1,108 | 2.39 | 174 | 37.66% | 139 | 30.09% | 149 | 32.25% |
| 2016 | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | Consadole Sapporo | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 85 | OWLW | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 85 | 37 | +48 | 84 | WWWW | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 21 | ||
| 3 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 84 | WLWW | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 16 | ||
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 78 | WWWL | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | ||
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 69 | WLWL | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 24 | ||
| 6 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 65 | XLLX | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 21 | ||
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 65 | WWWX | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 21 | ||
| 8 | Yokohama FC | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 59 | LOLW | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 28 | ||
| 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 57 | LWWW | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 18 | ||
| 10 | Ehime FC | 42 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 56 | LWLW | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 21 | ||
| 11 | JEF United | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 53 | -1 | 53 | XLWW | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 30 | ||
| 12 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 63 | -8 | 53 | WXLX | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 32 | ||
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 48 | LXWL | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 23 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 49 | -6 | 47 | WXWL | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 32 | |
| 15 | 1 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 47 | LLLO | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 22 | |
| 16 | 1 | Roasso Kumamoto | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 53 | -15 | 46 | LWLL | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 25 | |
| 17 | Thespa Kusatsu | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 45 | XLWL | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | ||
| 18 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 61 | -18 | 43 | LLLX | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 34 | ||
| 19 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 62 | -19 | 43 | XWLL | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | ||
| 20 | FC Gifu | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 47 | 71 | -24 | 43 | WLWW | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 36 | ||
| 21 | 1 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 60 | -24 | 39 | OOLL | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 35 | |
| 22 | 1 | Kitakyushu | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 38 | LXLO | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 30 | |
| 26 | JONG Tae-se (Shimizu S-Pulse, 2p) | |
| 19 | Ken TOKURA (Consadole Sapporo, 1p) | |
| 18 | Abdurahim LAAJAB (Yokohama FC, 3p) | |
| Genki OMAE (Shimizu S-Pulse, 1p) | ||
| 17 | Ryo NAGAI (V-Varen Nagasaki, 2p) | |
| 16 | +2 | Hiroyuki TAKASAKI (Matsumoto Yamaga, 3p) |
| Kazuki HARA (Kitakyushu) | ||
| 14 | +2 | Yuki OSHITANI (Fagiano Okayama, 4p) |
| +1 | Kenyu SUGIMOTO (Cerezo Osaka, 1p) | |
| Yuki NAKASHIMA (Machida Zelvia, 3p) | ||
| 13 | +1 | LEÓ MINEIRO (FC Gifu, 1p) |
| +1 | Yusuke SEGAWA (Thespa Kusatsu) | |
| 12 | Daiki WATARI (Tokushima Vortis) | |
| JULINHO (Consadole Sapporo) | ||
| Koki KIYOTAKE (Roasso Kumamoto, 2p) | ||
| Toyofumi SAKANO (Ehime FC, 1p) | ||
| Koji SUZUKI (Machida Zelvia, 3p) | ||
| +1 | Kohei MISHIMA (Matsumoto Yamaga) | |
| 11 | Yoshihiro UCHIMURA (Consadole Sapporo) | |
| Masato NAKAYAMA (Renofa Yamaguchi, 1p) | ||
| Yuya NAKAMURA (Machida Zelvia, 1p) | ||
| Shunta TAKAHASHI (Thespa Kusatsu) | ||
| Kohei KUDO (Matsumoto Yamaga) | ||
| Yamato MACHIDA (JEF United) |
| Sunday, 20 November 2016 | ||||||
| 42 | Cerezo Osaka | 1-0 | Roasso Kumamoto | |||
| 80 | Sugimoto | |||||
| 42 | Consadole Sapporo | 0-0 | Zweigen Kanazawa | |||
| 42 | Mito Hollyhock | 0-2 | Renofa Yamaguchi | |||
| 20 | Fukumitsu | |||||
| 58 | Fukumitsu | |||||
| 42 | Montedio Yamagata | 3-0 | Kitakyushu | |||
| 49 | Diego Souza | |||||
| 59 | Oguro | |||||
| 81 | Oguro | |||||
| 42 | Ehime FC | 0-1 | Machida Zelvia | |||
| 35 | Ri | |||||
| 42 | Tokushima Vortis | 1-2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | |||
| 35 | Fujiwara | 29 | Inukai | |||
| 73 | Kaneko | |||||
| 42 | FC Gifu | 4-2 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | |||
| 28 | Leó Mineiro | 23 | Taira | |||
| 35 | Kazama | 33 | Takagi | |||
| 52 | Namba | |||||
| 63 | Namba | |||||
| 42 | Fagiano Okayama | 3-3 | Thespa Kusatsu | |||
| 14 | Iwamasa | 45 | Segawa | |||
| 16 | Oshitani | 55 | Yamagishi | |||
| 20 | Oshitani | 79 | Yamagishi | |||
| 42 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 0-2 | Kyoto Sanga | |||
| 21 | Yamase | |||||
| 57 | Lee | |||||
| 42 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 3-2 | Yokohama FC | |||
| 45 | Takasaki | 9 | Nozaki | |||
| 50 | Takasaki | 54 | Nishikawa | |||
| 82 | Mishima | |||||
| 42 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 1-1 | JEF United | |||
| 38 | Baba | 90 | Onaiwu | |||
| Play-offs | ||||||
| Sunday, 27 November 2016 | ||||||
| sf | Cerezo Osaka | 1-1 | Kyoto Sanga | |||
| 13 | Kakitani | 90 | Arita | |||
| sf | Matsumoto Yamaga | 1-2 | Fagiano Okayama | |||
| 74 | Paulinho | 23 | Oshitani | |||
| 90 | Akamine | |||||
| Sunday, 4 December 2016 | ||||||
| f | Cerezo Osaka | 1-0 | Fagiano Okayama | |||
| 52 | Kiyohara | |||||