2017 J3 League


The 2017 J3 League was the 4th season of the J3 League under its current name. The fixtures were announced on 26 January 2017. The 2017 season started on 11 March, then ended on 3 December.
Blaublitz Akita won their first title as a J.League club.

Clubs

A total of 17 teams took part in the league. 2016 J3 League champion Oita Trinita gained promotion to the J2 League, and was replaced by Giravanz Kitakyushu, that finished last in the 2016 J2 League. Oita made an immediate return to the J2 League after being relegated in 2015. Kitakyushu competed in the third tier for the first time under the J3 League name. Azul Claro Numazu made their debut in the third tier as a club.
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Azul Claro NumazuNumazuAshitaka Stadium10,000
Blaublitz AkitaAkitaAkigin Stadium4,992
Cerezo Osaka U-23OsakaKincho Stadium19,904
Fukushima UnitedFukushimaToho Stadium21,000
Gamba Osaka U-23SuitaOsaka Expo '70 Stadium21,000
Gainare TottoriTottoriBird Stadium16,033
Giravanz KitakyushuKitakyushuKitakyushu Stadium15,066
Grulla MoriokaMoriokaIwagin Stadium4,946
Kagoshima UnitedKagoshimaKamoike Stadium19,934
Kataller ToyamaToyamaToyama Athletic Stadium25,251
Fujieda MYFCFujiedaFujieda Soccer Field13,000
Nagano ParceiroNaganoNagano U Stadium15,491
FC RyukyuOkinawaOkinawa Athletic Stadium25,000
SC SagamiharaSagamiharaGion Stadium15,300
Tochigi SCUtsunomiyaGreen Stadium18,025
FC Tokyo U-23TokyoAjinomoto Field Nishigaoka7,137
YSCC YokohamaYokohamaMitsuzawa Stadium15,454

Personnel and kits

Results

League table

Results table

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1
 Noriaki FujimotoKagoshima United FC
24
2
 Takuma SonodaAzul Claro Numazu
19
3
 Tomoki IkemotoGiravanz Kitakyushu
16
4
 Tomohiro TanakaBlaublitz Akita
15
5
 Masao TsujiYSCC Yokohama
14
6
 Yu TomidokoroFC Ryukyu
13
6
 Yuichiro EdamotoFujieda MYFC
13
8
 Keisuke EndoFujieda MYFC
12
9
 Junya KatoGainare Tottori
11
10
 Ken HisatomiBlaublitz Akita
10

Attendances