2016 J3 League
Football league season
Meiji Yasuda J3 League| Season | 2016 |
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| Champions | Oita Trinita |
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| Promoted | Oita Trinita |
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| Matches played | 240 |
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| Goals scored | 592 (2.47 per match) |
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| Top goalscorer | Noriaki Fujimoto
(Kagoshima United FC)
(15 goals) |
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| Highest attendance | 11,065
Ōita vs YSCC Yokohama
(13 November) |
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| Lowest attendance | 486
Morioka vs Ryukyu
(7 April) |
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| Average attendance | 2,957 |
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The 2016 Meiji Yasuda J3 League (2016 明治安田生命J3リーグ) is the 20th season of the third tier in Japanese football, and the 3rd season of the professional J3 League.
Clubs
- Cerezo Osaka U-23
- Gamba Osaka U-23
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Locations of the 2016 J3 League teams
For this season, the league is played in two rounds (home-and-away), each team playing a total of 30 matches.[1]
Each team must have at least 3 players holding professional contracts. Also for this season, three foreign players are allowed per team, plus 1 more from the ASEAN partner country of J.League or from other AFC countries. The matchday roster will consist of 18 players, and up to 3 substitutes will be allowed in a game.[2] The three under-23 clubs can have up to three overage players and one of them must be a goalkeeper.[1]
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2016. Source: 2016 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
