| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 1st stage 2015 | 
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 2nd stage 2016 | 
| Season archive | 
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 153 | 425 | 2.77 | 61 | 39.87% | 29 | 18.95% | 63 | 41.18% | 
| 2nd stage 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 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 41 | XWWW | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 35 | WWLW | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | |
| 3 | 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 34 | LWWL | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 34 | WWXL | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 30 | WLLO | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | Omiya Ardija | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 30 | LWWW | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | |
| 7 | 2 | Yokohama F-Marinos | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 29 | XXXW | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 29 | WXWL | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 29 | WWWW | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 26 | WWLL | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |
| 11 | 1 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 24 | +0 | 20 | LLLL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 20 | LLWW | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 13 | Ventforet Kofu | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 16 | LLWL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Jubilo Iwata | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 13 | WLXL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
| 15 | 1 | Nagoya Grampus 8 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 13 | LLXW | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 16 | 1 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 12 | LLLW | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 17 | 1 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 11 | WWLO | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |
| 18 | 1 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 41 | -26 | 8 | LLLL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | |
| Thursday, 3 November 2016 | ||||||
| 17 | Kashima Antlers | 0-1 | Vissel Kobe | |||
| 17 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0-4 | Kashiwa Reysol | |||
| 17 | Nagoya Grampus 8 | 1-3 | Shonan Bellmare | |||
| 17 | Urawa Reds | 1-1 | Yokohama F-Marinos | |||
| 17 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2-3 | Gamba Osaka | |||
| 17 | Omiya Ardija | 0-1 | FC Tokyo | |||
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 0-1 | Jubilo Iwata | |||
| 17 | Albirex Niigata | 0-1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |||
| 17 | Ventforet Kofu | 0-1 | Sagan Tosu | |||
| Play-offs | ||||||
| Wednesday, 23 November 2016 | ||||||
| sf | Kawasaki Frontale | 0-1 | Kashima Antlers | |||
| Tuesday, 29 November 2016 | ||||||
| fl1 | Kashima Antlers | 0-1 | Urawa Reds | |||
| Saturday, 3 December 2016 | ||||||
| fl2 | Urawa Reds | 1-2 | Kashima Antlers | 2-2 | ||
| 11 | LEANDRO Montera (Vissel Kobe) | |
| 9 | +1 | CRISTIANO da Silva (Kashiwa Reysol, 2p) | 
| Yu KOBAYASHI (Kawasaki Frontale) | ||
| 8 | DIEGO QUEIRÓZ de Oliveira (Kashiwa Reysol) | |
| Jay BOTHROYD (Jubilo Iwata, 2p) | ||
| Yuki MUTO (Urawa Reds) | ||
| +1 | Yohei TOYODA (Sagan Tosu, 1p) | |
| 7 | RAMÓN Lopés (Vegalta Sendai, 1p) | |
| Kazuma WATANABE (Vissel Kobe) | ||
| +1 | PEDRO Bispo JÚNIOR (Vissel Kobe) | |
| 6 | Manabu SAITO (Yokohama F-Marinos) | |
| RAFAEL da SILVA (Albirex Niigata) | ||
| Shinzo KOROKI (Urawa Reds) | ||
| +1 | Peter UTAKA (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) | |
| Akihiro IENAGA (Omiya Ardija, 3p) | ||
| Tadanari LEE (Urawa Reds) | ||
| Ataru ESAKA (Omiya Ardija) | ||
| Shun NAGASAWA (Gamba Osaka) | ||
| 5 | Kengo NAKAMURA (Kawasaki Frontale) | |
| Takamitsu TOMIYAMA (Sagan Tosu, 1p) | ||
| +2 | Junya ITO (Kashiwa Reysol) | |
| Yuma SUZUKI (Kashima Antlers) | ||
| Daichi KAMADA (Sagan Tosu) | ||
| +1 | ADEMILSON Braga (Gamba Osaka) |