2017 in Japanese football

2017 season
2017 season
J1, J2, J3	Kawasaki Frontale ; Shonan Bellmare ; Blaublitz Akita
J.League Cup	Cerezo Osaka
Top goalscorer	J1 – Yu Kobayashi (Kawasaki Frontale, 23 goals) ; J2 – Ibba Laajab (Yokohama FC, 24) ; J3 – Noriaki Fujimoto (Kagoshima United FC, 24)
	← 2016 2018 →

Japanese football in 2017.

Promotion and relegation[edit]

Teams relegated from J1 League

Teams promoted to J1 League

Teams relegated from J2 League

Giravanz Kitakyushu

Teams promoted to J2 League

Oita Trinita

Teams relegated from J3 League

No relegation to the Japan Football League

Teams promoted to J3 League

Azul Claro Numazu

Teams promoted to Japan Football League

J1 League[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kawasaki Frontale (C)	34	21	9	4	71	32	+39	72	Champions League group stage
2	Kashima Antlers	34	23	3	8	53	31	+22	72
3	Cerezo Osaka	34	19	6	9	65	43	+22	63
4	Kashiwa Reysol	34	18	8	8	49	33	+16	62	Champions League play-off round^[a]
5	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	17	8	9	45	36	+9	59
6	Júbilo Iwata	34	16	10	8	50	30	+20	58
7	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	14	7	13	64	54	+10	49
8	Sagan Tosu	34	13	8	13	41	44	−3	47
9	Vissel Kobe	34	13	5	16	40	45	−5	44
10	Gamba Osaka	34	11	10	13	48	41	+7	43
11	Consadole Sapporo	34	12	7	15	39	47	−8	43
12	Vegalta Sendai	34	11	8	15	44	53	−9	41
13	FC Tokyo	34	10	10	14	37	42	−5	40
14	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	8	10	16	36	54	−18	34
15	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	8	9	17	32	49	−17	33
16	Ventforet Kofu (R)	34	7	11	16	23	39	−16	32	Relegation to 2018 J2 League
17	Albirex Niigata (R)	34	7	7	20	28	60	−32	28
18	Omiya Ardija (R)	34	5	10	19	28	60	−32	25

Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ The winner of the 2017 Emperor's Cup qualified for the Group Stage of the 2018 AFC Champions League. Since the Emperor's Cup winner Cerezo Osaka had already qualified for the AFC Champions League, the play-off round spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.

J2 League[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Shonan Bellmare (C, P)	42	24	11	7	58	36	+22	83	Promotion to 2018 J1 League
2	V-Varen Nagasaki (P)	42	24	8	10	59	41	+18	80	Promotion to 2018 J1 League
3	Nagoya Grampus (O, P)	42	23	6	13	85	65	+20	75	Qualification for promotion playoffs^[a]
4	Avispa Fukuoka	42	21	11	10	54	36	+18	74
5	Tokyo Verdy	42	20	10	12	64	49	+15	70
6	JEF United Chiba	42	20	8	14	70	58	+12	68
7	Tokushima Vortis	42	18	13	11	71	45	+26	67
8	Matsumoto Yamaga	42	19	9	14	61	45	+16	66
9	Oita Trinita	42	17	13	12	58	50	+8	64
10	Yokohama FC	42	17	12	13	60	49	+11	63
11	Montedio Yamagata	42	14	17	11	45	47	−2	59
12	Kyoto Sanga	42	14	15	13	55	47	+8	57
13	Fagiano Okayama	42	13	16	13	44	49	−5	55
14	Mito HollyHock	42	14	12	16	45	48	−3	54
15	Ehime FC	42	14	9	19	54	68	−14	51
16	Machida Zelvia	42	11	17	14	53	53	0	50
17	Zweigen Kanazawa	42	13	10	19	49	67	−18	49
18	FC Gifu	42	11	13	18	56	68	−12	46
19	Kamatamare Sanuki	42	8	14	20	41	61	−20	38
20	Renofa Yamaguchi	42	11	5	26	48	69	−21	38
21	Roasso Kumamoto	42	9	10	23	36	59	−23	37
22	Thespakusatsu Gunma (R)	42	5	5	32	32	88	−56	20	Relegation to 2018 J3 League

Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2017. Source: 2017 MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.

J3 League[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Blaublitz Akita (C)	32	18	7	7	53	31	+22	61
2	Tochigi SC (P)	32	16	12	4	44	24	+20	60	Promotion to 2018 J2 League
3	Azul Claro Numazu	32	16	11	5	60	27	+33	59
4	Kagoshima United	32	17	4	11	49	37	+12	55
5	Nagano Parceiro	32	13	11	8	34	25	+9	50
6	FC Ryukyu	32	13	11	8	44	36	+8	50
7	Fujieda MYFC	32	12	11	9	50	43	+7	47
8	Kataller Toyama	32	13	8	11	37	33	+4	47
9	Giravanz Kitakyushu	32	13	7	12	44	37	+7	46
10	Fukushima United	32	13	4	15	39	43	−4	43
11	FC Tokyo U-23	32	12	7	13	36	47	−11	43
12	SC Sagamihara	32	9	12	11	34	41	−7	39
13	Cerezo Osaka U-23	32	8	11	13	39	43	−4	35
14	YSCC Yokohama	32	8	8	16	41	54	−13	32
15	Grulla Morioka	32	7	8	17	32	49	−17	29
16	Gamba Osaka U-23	32	7	5	20	31	65	−34	26
17	Gainare Tottori	32	4	9	19	31	63	−32	21

Source: 2017 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

Japan Football League[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Honda FC (C)	30	21	7	2	72	20	+52	70	^[a]
2	ReinMeer Aomori	30	17	10	3	44	28	+16	61
3	Sony Sendai	30	18	5	7	64	36	+28	59
4	FC Osaka	30	16	7	7	59	32	+27	55
5	Vanraure Hachinohe	30	15	6	9	41	31	+10	51
6	FC Imabari	30	12	12	6	54	36	+18	48
7	Nara Club	30	10	10	10	41	51	−10	40
8	Honda Lock	30	9	7	14	36	46	−10	34
9	Maruyasu Okazaki	30	9	7	14	35	46	−11	34
10	Ryutsu Keizai Dragons	30	8	10	12	38	51	−13	34
11	Tokyo Musashino City	30	8	9	13	44	47	−3	33
12	Veertien Mie	30	7	8	15	35	46	−11	29
13	MIO Biwako Shiga	30	6	9	15	33	51	−18	27
14	Verspah Oita	30	5	12	13	27	46	−19	27
15	Briobecca Urayasu (R)	30	6	8	16	24	46	−22	26	Relegation to 2018 Regional Leagues
16	Tochigi Uva (R)	30	5	9	16	22	56	−34	24	Relegation to 2018 Regional Leagues

Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2017. Source: JFL website (in Japanese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Draw
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 100 Year Plan status, obtain J3 license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the JFL, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.

Regional Leagues[edit]

National team (Men)[edit]

Results[edit]

November 3 (3-23) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3	United Arab Emirates	0–2	Japan	Al Ain, UAE
19:30 UTC+4		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Kubo 14' Konno 52'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 23,725 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

April 3 (3-28) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3	Japan	4–0	Thailand	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Kagawa 8' Okazaki 19' Kubo 57' Yoshida 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 59,003 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

June 7 2017 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	1−1	Syria	Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
19:30 JST	Konno 58'	Report (PDF)	Mardikian 48'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 43,608 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

January 6 (6-13) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3	Iraq	1–1	Japan	Tehran, Iran^[2]
16:55 UTC+4:30	Kamel 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Osako 8'	Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium Attendance: 983 Referee: Fu Ming (China PR)

July 8 (8-31) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3	Japan	2–0	Australia	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Asano 41' Ideguchi 82'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 59,492 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

May 9 (9-05) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3	Al-Muwallad 63'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 62,165 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

October 6 2017 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	2−1	New Zealand	Toyota, Japan
19:30 JST	Osako 50' (pen.) Kurata 87'	Report (PDF)	Wood 58'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 38,461 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

October 10 2017 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	3−3	Haiti	Yokohama, Japan
19:30 JST	Kurata 7' Sugimoto 17' Kagawa 90+2'	Report (PDF)	Lafrance 28' Nazon 53', 78'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 47,420 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

October 11 (11-10) International friendly	Japan	1–3	Brazil	Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
13:00 UTC+1	Makino 63'	Report (ESPN)	Neymar 10' (pen.) Marcelo 17' Gabriel Jesus 36'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 16,922 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

February 11 (11-14) International friendly	Belgium	1–0	Japan	Bruges, Belgium
20:45 UTC+1	Lukaku 72'	Report (ESPN) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

September 12 (12-09) 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final Round	Japan	1–0	North Korea	Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
19:15 UTC+9	Ideguchi 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 20,806^[3] Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)^[3]

December 12 (12-12) 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final Round	Japan	2–1	China	Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
19:15 UTC+9	Kobayashi 84' Shōji 88'	Report	Yu Dabao 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 17,220^[4] Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)^[4]

April 12 (12-16) 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final Round	Japan	1–4	South Korea	Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
19:15 UTC+9	Kobayashi 3' (pen.)	Report	Kim Shin-wook 13', 35' Jung Woo-young 23' Yeom Ki-hun 69'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 36,645^[5] Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)^[5]

Win　 Draw　 Loss

Players statistics[edit]

Player	-2016	03.23	03.28	06.07	06.13	08.31	09.05	10.06	10.10	11.10	11.14	12.09	12.12	12.16	2017	Total
Shinji Okazaki	106(49)	O	O(1)	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5(1)	111(50)
Makoto Hasebe	104(2)	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	2(0)	106(2)
Yuto Nagatomo	91(3)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	10(0)	101(3)
Yasuyuki Konno	87(2)	O(1)	-	O(1)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	6(2)	93(4)
Keisuke Honda	86(36)	O	O	O	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5(0)	91(36)
Shinji Kagawa	84(27)	O	O(1)	O	-	-	-	O	O(1)	-	-	-	-	-	5(2)	89(29)
Eiji Kawashima	72(0)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	9(0)	81(0)
Maya Yoshida	71(9)	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	9(1)	80(10)
Hiroshi Kiyotake	42(5)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	43(5)
Masato Morishige	39(2)	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	41(2)
Hiroki Sakai	32(0)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	9(0)	41(0)
Gotoku Sakai	32(0)	-	O	-	O	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	-	-	4(0)	36(0)
Hotaru Yamaguchi	30(2)	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	8(0)	38(2)
Tomoaki Makino	24(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O(1)	O	-	-	-	4(1)	28(3)
Genki Haraguchi	20(6)	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	-	-	-	9(0)	29(6)
Takashi Inui	19(2)	-	-	O	-	O	-	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	6(0)	25(2)
Yoshinori Muto	19(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	21(2)
Takashi Usami	18(3)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	19(3)
Yuya Osako	17(5)	O	-	O	O(1)	O	-	O(1)	O	O	O	-	-	-	8(2)	25(7)
Gaku Shibasaki	13(3)	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	14(3)
Takuma Asano	10(2)	-	-	O	-	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	7(1)	17(3)
Mu Kanazaki	10(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	1(0)	11(2)
Yu Kobayashi	8(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O(1)	O(1)	3(2)	11(2)
Wataru Endo	7(0)	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	4(0)	11(0)
Kengo Kawamata	5(1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	3(0)	8(1)
Yuki Kobayashi	2(1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	4(1)
Yuya Kubo	2(0)	O(1)	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	9(2)	11(2)
Gen Shoji	2(0)	-	-	O	O	O	O	-	O	-	-	O	O(1)	O	8(1)	10(1)
Masaaki Higashiguchi	2(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	O	-	2(0)	4(0)
Ryota Morioka	2(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	2(0)	4(0)
Shogo Taniguchi	2(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	1(0)	3(0)
Yojiro Takahagi	2(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	1(0)	3(0)
Shu Kurata	1(0)	O	-	O	O	-	-	O(1)	O(1)	-	-	O	O	O	8(2)	9(2)
Ryota Oshima	1(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	1(0)	2(0)
Yosuke Ideguchi	0(0)	-	-	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	11(2)	11(2)
Kenyu Sugimoto	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O(1)	O	O	-	-	-	5(1)	5(1)
Shintaro Kurumaya	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	-	O	3(0)	3(0)
Junya Ito	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	3(0)	3(0)
Hiroyuki Abe	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	3(0)	3(0)
Kosuke Nakamura	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	2(0)	2(0)
Naomichi Ueda	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	2(0)	2(0)
Genta Miura	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	2(0)	2(0)
Shoma Doi	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	2(0)	2(0)
Kazuki Nagasawa	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Sei Muroya	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Shuto Yamamoto	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	1(0)	1(0)
Kento Misao	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	1(0)	1(0)

National team (Women)[edit]

Results[edit]

2017.03.01	Japan	1–2	Spain	Portugal
	Yokoyama ?'		? ?' ? ?'

2017.03.03	Japan	2–0	Iceland	Portugal
	Hasegawa ?', ?'

2017.03.06	Japan	2–0	Norway	Portugal
	Yokoyama ?', ?'

2017.03.08	Japan	2–3	Netherlands	Portugal
	Yokoyama ?' ?' (o.g.)		? ?' ? ?' ? ?'

2017.04.09	Japan	3–0	Costa Rica	Kumamoto, Japan
	Yokoyama ?' Tanaka ?' Momiki ?'			Stadium: Kumamoto Athletics Stadium

2017.06.09	Japan	1–0	Netherlands	Netherlands
	Yokoyama ?'

2017.06.13	Japan	1–1	Belgium	Belgium
	Sugasawa ?'		? ?'

2017.07.27	Japan	1–1	Brazil	United States
	Momiki ?'		? ?'

2017.07.30	Japan	2–4	Australia	United States
	Tanaka ?' Momiki ?'		? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?'

2017.08.03	Japan	0–3	United States	United States
			? ?' ? ?' ? ?'

2017.10.22	Japan	2–0	Switzerland	Nagano, Japan
	Nakajima ?' Tanaka ?'			Stadium: Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium

2017.11.24	Japan	2–0	Jordan	Jordan
	Iwabuchi ?', ?'

2017.12.08	Japan	3–2	South Korea	Chiba, Japan
	Tanaka ?' Nakajima ?' Iwabuchi ?'		? ?' ? ?'	Stadium: Chiba Soga Football Stadium

2017.12.11	Japan	1–0	China	Chiba, Japan
	Tanaka ?'			Stadium: Chiba Soga Football Stadium

2017.12.15	Japan	0–2	North Korea	Chiba, Japan
			? ?' ? ?'	Stadium: Chiba Soga Football Stadium

Players statistics[edit]

Player	-2016	03.01	03.03	03.06	03.08	04.09	06.09	06.13	07.27	07.30	08.03	10.22	11.24	12.08	12.11	12.15	2017	Total
Mizuho Sakaguchi	103(28)	O	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	13(0)	116(28)
Rumi Utsugi	90(5)	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	13(0)	103(5)
Saki Kumagai	81(0)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	9(0)	90(0)
Aya Sameshima	72(4)	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	13(0)	85(4)
Yuika Sugasawa	39(10)	-	-	-	-	-	O	O(1)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	4(1)	43(11)
Mana Iwabuchi	37(8)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O(2)	O(1)	O	O	6(3)	43(11)
Emi Nakajima	31(7)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O(1)	O	O	15(2)	46(9)
Yuri Kawamura	29(2)	-	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3(0)	32(2)
Erina Yamane	21(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	23(0)
Kumi Yokoyama	13(5)	O(1)	O	O(2)	O(1)	O(1)	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	11(6)	24(11)
Rika Masuya	13(3)	O	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	15(3)
Hikaru Naomoto	8(0)	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	-	O	-	7(0)	15(0)
Mina Tanaka	6(1)	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O(1)	-	O(1)	O(1)	O	14(5)	20(6)
Ayaka Yamashita	6(0)	-	O	-	O	-	O	-	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	5(0)	11(0)
Ami Sugita	5(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	6(2)
Yu Nakasato	3(0)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	13(0)	16(0)
Mayu Sasaki	3(0)	O	-	O	O	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5(0)	8(0)
Sonoko Chiba	3(0)	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	5(0)
Hikari Takagi	1(0)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	-	O	12(0)	13(0)
Shiori Miyake	1(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	5(0)	6(0)
Yuka Momiki	0(0)	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O(1)	O(1)	O	O	-	O	O	O	14(3)	14(3)
Yui Hasegawa	0(0)	O	O(2)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	13(2)	13(2)
Sakiko Ikeda	0(0)	-	-	O	-	O	-	-	-	O	-	O	O	O	O	O	8(0)	8(0)
Ayumi Oya	0(0)	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	O	-	8(0)	8(0)
Rin Sumida	0(0)	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	O	O	-	O	-	O	O	7(0)	7(0)
Miho Manya	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	7(0)	7(0)
Nana Ichise	0(0)	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	6(0)	6(0)
Madoka Haji	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	6(0)	6(0)
Hikaru Kitagawa	0(0)	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	5(0)	5(0)
Kaede Nakamura	0(0)	-	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3(0)	3(0)
Mami Ueno	0(0)	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	3(0)	3(0)
Shiho Tomari	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	2(0)
Riho Sakamoto	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)

References[edit]

^ "AFC deny Iraq's demand to play Saudi Arabia in Iran". Goal.com. 29 April 2016.
^ Iraq played their home matches in Iran due to security concerns from the Iraqi Civil War. However, due to Saudi Arabia's refusal to play in Iran after the attack on their diplomatic missions in Iran, the first match was played in Malaysia.^[1] Also, due to United Arab Emirates' refusal to play in Iran after the diplomatic crisis in Qatar, the final match was played in Jordan.
^ ^a ^b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
^ ^a ^b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
^ ^a ^b "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.

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[table_note_res_CLPO0.073531001374838-1] The winner of the 2017 Emperor's Cup qualified for the Group Stage of the 2018 AFC Champions League. Since the Emperor's Cup winner Cerezo Osaka had already qualified for the AFC Champions League, the play-off round spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.

[table_note_res_PO0.52000378375873-2] Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.

[table_note_res_P0.58244842411133-3] To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 100 Year Plan status, obtain J3 license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the JFL, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.

[4] "AFC deny Iraq's demand to play Saudi Arabia in Iran". Goal.com. 29 April 2016.

[5] Iraq played their home matches in Iran due to security concerns from the Iraqi Civil War. However, due to Saudi Arabia's refusal to play in Iran after the attack on their diplomatic missions in Iran, the first match was played in Malaysia.^[1] Also, due to United Arab Emirates' refusal to play in Iran after the diplomatic crisis in Qatar, the final match was played in Jordan.

[Match_2-6] "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.

[Match_4-7] "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.

[Match_6-8] "マッチレポート" [Match Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). JFA. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.

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