{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = Meiji Yasuda J3 League | season = 2017 | winners = [[Blaublitz Akita]]<br />1st title | promoted = [[Tochigi SC]] | relegated = | league topscorer = [[Noriaki Fujimoto]] ([[Kagoshima United FC]])<br>(24 goals)<ref name="scorer">[http://www.jleague.jp/en/stats/goal.html?s=J3 STATS:J. LEAGUE.JP]</ref> | matches = 272 | total goals = 698 | highest attendance = 14,935<ref name="attendance">{{cite web |url=http://data.jleague.jp/SFTD11/search?competition_year=2017&competition_frame=3&teamFlag=1 |title=2017J3 LEAGUE Attendance |publisher=J. League |access-date=3 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313041541/http://data.jleague.jp/SFTD11/search?competition_year=2017&competition_frame=3&teamFlag=1 |archive-date=13 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />{{nobreak|[[Giravanz Kitakyushu|Kitakyushu]] 1–1 [[Blaublitz Akita|Akita]]}}<br />(12 Mar 2017) | lowest attendance = 273<ref name="attendance" /><br />{{nobreak|[[Cerezo Osaka U-23|C-Osaka U-23]] 2-2 [[YSCC Yokohama|YS Yokohama]]}}<br />(22 Oct 2017) | average attendance = 2,613<ref name="attendance" /> | prevseason = [[2016 J3 League|2016]] | nextseason = [[2018 J3 League|2018]] }}
The '''2017 J3 League''' (referred to as the '''2017 [[Meiji Yasuda Life|Meiji Yasuda]] J3 League''' (2017 明治安田生命J3リーグ) for sponsorship reasons) was the 4th season of the [[J3 League]] under its current name. The fixtures were announced on 26 January 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/8315/ |title=017 J.League schedule announced|website=J. League |date= January 2017 |access-date= 24 February 2017}}</ref> The 2017 season started on 11 March, then ended on 3 December.
[[Blaublitz Akita]] won their first title as a J.League club.
==Clubs== {{location map+ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|float=right |width=450 |caption=Locations of the 2017 J3 League teams |places= {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=39.647931 |long=141.137815 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[Grulla Morioka]]}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=39.721555 |long=140.095671 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[Blaublitz Akita]]}} |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=37.723292 |long=140.361286 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[Fukushima United FC|Fukushima United]]}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=36.580353 |long=138.167556 |label_size=80|label= {{nowrap|[[AC Nagano Parceiro|Nagano Parceiro]]}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=36.625003 |long=137.195638 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[Kataller Toyama]]}} |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=34.881469 |long=138.232764 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[Fujieda MYFC]]}} |position=bottom }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.458232 |long=134.221775 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[Gainare Tottori]]}} |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=31.564831 |long=130.560186 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[Kagoshima United FC|Kagoshima United]]}} |position=top }} {{Location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=34.810350 |long=135.542732 |label_size=80|label='''{{nowrap|‡ [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] teams}}''' {{ubl|{{nowrap|[[Cerezo Osaka U-23]]}}|{{nowrap|[[Gamba Osaka U-23]]}}}}|position=right}} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=32.833014 |long=145.688526 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[FC Ryukyu]]}} |position=bottom }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=36.556667 |long=139.986667 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[Tochigi SC]]}} |position=top }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.664278 |long=139.527139 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[FC Tokyo U-23]]}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.527904 |long=139.386034 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[SC Sagamihara]]}} |position=left }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.470029 |long=139.601528 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[YSCC Yokohama]]}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=35.155939 |long=138.853631 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[Azul Claro Numazu]]}} |position=right }} {{location map~ |Japan Greater Tokyo area|lat=33.891444 |long=130.888861 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|[[Giravanz Kitakyushu]]}} |position=top }} }} 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. {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Club ! Location ! Venue ! Capacity |- |[[Azul Claro Numazu]]||[[Numazu, Shizuoka|Numazu]]||[[Shizuoka Ashitaka Athletic Stadium|Ashitaka Stadium]]||10,000 |- |[[Blaublitz Akita]]||[[Akita, Akita|Akita]]||[[Akigin Stadium]]||4,992 |- |[[Cerezo Osaka U-23]]||[[Osaka]]||[[Kincho Stadium]]||19,904 |- |[[Fukushima United FC|Fukushima United]]||[[Fukushima, Fukushima|Fukushima]]||[[Toho Stadium]]||21,000 |- |[[Gamba Osaka U-23]]||[[Suita, Osaka|Suita]]||[[Osaka Expo '70 Stadium]]||21,000 |- |[[Gainare Tottori]]||[[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]]||[[Tottori Bank Bird Stadium|Bird Stadium]]||16,033 |- |[[Giravanz Kitakyushu]]||[[Kitakyushu]]||[[Kitakyushu Stadium]]||15,066 |- |[[Grulla Morioka]]||[[Morioka]]||[[Iwagin Stadium]]||4,946 |- |[[Kagoshima United FC|Kagoshima United]]||[[Kagoshima]]||[[Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium|Kamoike Stadium]]||19,934 |- |[[Kataller Toyama]]||[[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama]]||[[Toyama Athletic Stadium]]||25,251 |- |[[Fujieda MYFC]]||[[Fujieda, Shizuoka|Fujieda]]||[[Fujieda Sports Complex Park|Fujieda Soccer Field]]||13,000 |- |[[AC Nagano Parceiro|Nagano Parceiro]]||[[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]]||[[Nagano U Stadium]]||15,491 |- |[[FC Ryukyu]]||[[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]||[[Okinawa Athletic Stadium]]||25,000 |- |[[SC Sagamihara]]||[[Sagamihara]]||[[Sagamihara Gion Stadium|Gion Stadium]]||15,300 |- |[[Tochigi SC]]||[[Utsunomiya]]||[[Tochigi Green Stadium|Green Stadium]]||18,025 |- |[[FC Tokyo U-23]]||[[Tokyo]]||[[Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka]]||7,137 |- |[[YSCC Yokohama]]||[[Yokohama]]||[[Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium|Mitsuzawa Stadium]]||15,454 |}
===Personnel and kits=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Club ! Manager ! Captain ! Kit manufacturer |- | [[Azul Claro Numazu]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Ken Yoshida]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Eiichiro Ozaki]] | [[Puma SE|Puma]] |- | [[Blaublitz Akita]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Koichi Sugiyama (footballer)|Koichi Sugiyama]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Naoyuki Yamada]] | ATHLETA |- | [[Cerezo Osaka U-23]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuji Okuma]] | none | [[Puma SE|Puma]] |- | [[Fukushima United FC|Fukushima United]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kazuaki Tasaka]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takumi Watanabe]] | [[Hummel International|hummel]] |- | [[Gainare Tottori]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryuzo Morioka]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takuya Sugimoto]] | [[Hummel International|hummel]] |- | [[Gamba Osaka U-23]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tsuneyasu Miyamoto]] | none | [[Umbro]] |- | [[Giravanz Kitakyushu]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takeo Harada]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tomoki Ikemoto]] | bonera |- | [[Grulla Morioka]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Toshimi Kikuchi]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kohei Doi]] | [[Under Armour]] |- | [[Kagoshima United FC|Kagoshima United]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yasutoshi Miura]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Akira Akao]] | [[Mitre Sports International|mitre]] |- | [[Kataller Toyama]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tetsuro Uki]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryo Kubota (footballer, born 1991)|Ryo Kubota]] | Goldwin |- | [[Fujieda MYFC]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Atsuto Oishi]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tadayo Fukuo]] | gol. |- | [[AC Nagano Parceiro|Nagano Parceiro]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tetsuya Asano]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tomokazu Myojin]] | [[Penalty (sports manufacturer)|Penalty]] |- | [[FC Ryukyu]] | {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Kim Jong-song]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Noritaka Fujisawa]] | sfida |- | [[SC Sagamihara]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Sotaro Yasunaga]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi]] | gol. |- | [[Tochigi SC]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuji Yokoyama]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Koji Hirose]] | ATHLETA |- | [[F.C. Tokyo U-23]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tadashi Nakamura (footballer)|Tadashi Nakamura]] | none | [[Umbro]] |- | [[YSCC Yokohama]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yasuhiro Higuchi]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Masao Tsuji]] | SVOLME |} {{notelist}}
==Results== ===League table=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |team1=BLA|team2=TOC|team3=AZU|team4=KAG|team5=PAR|team6=RYU|team7=MYF |team8=KAT|team9=GIR|team10=FUK|team11=TOK|team12=SGM|team13=CER|team14=YSC |team15=GRU|team16=GAM|team17=GAI
|result1=IFP |result2=P
|update=complete |win_BLA=18|draw_BLA=7|loss_BLA=7|gf_BLA=53|ga_BLA=31 |win_KAT=13|draw_KAT=8|loss_KAT=11|gf_KAT=37|ga_KAT=33 |win_AZU=16|draw_AZU=11|loss_AZU=5|gf_AZU=60|ga_AZU=27 |win_TOC=16|draw_TOC=12|loss_TOC=4|gf_TOC=44|ga_TOC=24 |win_KAG=17|draw_KAG=4|loss_KAG=11|gf_KAG=49|ga_KAG=37 |win_PAR=13|draw_PAR=11|loss_PAR=8|gf_PAR=34|ga_PAR=25 |win_RYU=13|draw_RYU=11|loss_RYU=8|gf_RYU=44|ga_RYU=36 |win_GIR=13|draw_GIR=7|loss_GIR=12|gf_GIR=44|ga_GIR=37 |win_MYF=12|draw_MYF=11|loss_MYF=9|gf_MYF=50|ga_MYF=43 |win_FUK=13|draw_FUK=4|loss_FUK=15|gf_FUK=39|ga_FUK=43 |win_SGM=9|draw_SGM=12|loss_SGM=11|gf_SGM=34|ga_SGM=41 |win_TOK=12|draw_TOK=7|loss_TOK=13|gf_TOK=36|ga_TOK=47 |win_GRU=7|draw_GRU=8|loss_GRU=17|gf_GRU=32|ga_GRU=49 |win_GAI=4|draw_GAI=9|loss_GAI=19|gf_GAI=31|ga_GAI=63 |win_GAM=7|draw_GAM=5|loss_GAM=20|gf_GAM=31|ga_GAM=65 |win_CER=8|draw_CER=11|loss_CER=13|gf_CER=39|ga_CER=43 |win_YSC=8|draw_YSC=8|loss_YSC=16|gf_YSC=41|ga_YSC=54
|name_AZU=[[Azul Claro Numazu]] |name_BLA=[[Blaublitz Akita]] |name_CER=[[Cerezo Osaka U-23]]
|name_FUK=[[Fukushima United FC|Fukushima United]] |name_GAI=[[Gainare Tottori]] |name_GAM=[[Gamba Osaka U-23]]
|name_GIR=[[Giravanz Kitakyushu]] |name_GRU=[[Grulla Morioka]] |name_KAG=[[Kagoshima United FC|Kagoshima United]] |name_KAT=[[Kataller Toyama]] |name_MYF=[[Fujieda MYFC]] |name_PAR=[[AC Nagano Parceiro|Nagano Parceiro]] |name_RYU=[[FC Ryukyu]] |name_SGM=[[SC Sagamihara]] |name_TOC=[[Tochigi SC]] |name_TOK=[[FC Tokyo U-23]]
|name_YSC=[[YSCC Yokohama]] |show_limit=6 |class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
|status_BLA=C |status_TOC=P
|source=[http://www.jleague.jp/en/standings/j3.html 2017 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE League table] |res_col_header=P |col_P=green1 |text_P=Promotion to [[2018 J2 League]] |note_res_P=Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion. |col_IFP=#f8f9fa|text_IFP=Ineligible for promotion to [[2018 J2 League]]
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===Results table=== {{#invoke:sports results|main |matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey |team1=AZU|team2=BLA|team3=C23|team4=FUK|team5=GAI |team6=G23|team7=GIR|team8=GRU|team9=KGU|team10=KAT |team11=MYF|team12=PAR|team13=RYU|team14=SGM|team15=TOC |team16=T23|team17=YSC
|name_AZU=[[Azul Claro Numazu]] |match_AZU_BLA=0–1 |match_AZU_C23=1–0 |match_AZU_FUK=1–2 |match_AZU_GAI=1–1 |match_AZU_G23=4–0 |match_AZU_GIR=1–0 |match_AZU_GRU=1–0 |match_AZU_KGU=2–0 |match_AZU_KAT=2–0 |match_AZU_MYF=4–1 |match_AZU_PAR=1–1 |match_AZU_RYU=1–0 |match_AZU_SGM=1–2 |match_AZU_TOC=1–1 |match_AZU_T23=5–0 |match_AZU_YSC=1–1
|name_BLA=[[Blaublitz Akita]] |match_BLA_AZU=0–2 |match_BLA_C23=0–3 |match_BLA_FUK=2–1 |match_BLA_GAI=3–1 |match_BLA_G23=1–0 |match_BLA_GIR=2–0 |match_BLA_GRU=1–0 |match_BLA_KGU=1–0 |match_BLA_KAT=1–1 |match_BLA_MYF=3–0 |match_BLA_PAR=0–0 |match_BLA_RYU=1–2 |match_BLA_SGM=1–0 |match_BLA_TOC=1–2 |match_BLA_T23=1–1 |match_BLA_YSC=4–3
|name_C23=[[Cerezo Osaka U-23]] |match_C23_AZU=1–4 |match_C23_BLA=1–3 |match_C23_FUK=2–1 |match_C23_GAI=2–0 |match_C23_G23=3–2 |match_C23_GIR=2–2 |match_C23_GRU=2–2 |match_C23_KGU=1–3 |match_C23_KAT=1–1 |match_C23_MYF=0–0 |match_C23_PAR=0–0 |match_C23_RYU=1–2 |match_C23_SGM=2–2 |match_C23_TOC=0–1 |match_C23_T23=0–1 |match_C23_YSC=2–2
|name_FUK=[[Fukushima United FC|Fukushima United]] |match_FUK_AZU=0–0 |match_FUK_BLA=0–2 |match_FUK_C23=3–2 |match_FUK_GAI=2–0 |match_FUK_G23=0–1 |match_FUK_GIR=0–3 |match_FUK_GRU=3–1 |match_FUK_KGU=2–1 |match_FUK_KAT=0–1 |match_FUK_MYF=1–2 |match_FUK_PAR=2–0 |match_FUK_RYU=1–0 |match_FUK_SGM=1–1 |match_FUK_TOC=0–2 |match_FUK_T23=2–2 |match_FUK_YSC=3–0
|name_GAI=[[Gainare Tottori]] |match_GAI_AZU=2–2 |match_GAI_BLA=0–3 |match_GAI_C23=1–3 |match_GAI_FUK=1–2 |match_GAI_G23=0–0 |match_GAI_GIR=3–4 |match_GAI_GRU=2–2 |match_GAI_KGU=1–2 |match_GAI_KAT=0–1 |match_GAI_MYF=1–6 |match_GAI_PAR=1–0 |match_GAI_RYU=2–3 |match_GAI_SGM=1–2 |match_GAI_TOC=1–1 |match_GAI_T23=0–6 |match_GAI_YSC=1–2
|name_G23=[[Gamba Osaka U-23]] |match_G23_AZU=2–3 |match_G23_BLA=2–1 |match_G23_C23=0–0 |match_G23_FUK=1–2 |match_G23_GAI=0–2 |match_G23_GIR=2–2 |match_G23_GRU=1–0 |match_G23_KGU=0–0 |match_G23_KAT=0–2 |match_G23_MYF=1–6 |match_G23_PAR=0–2 |match_G23_RYU=1–7 |match_G23_SGM=0–1 |match_G23_TOC=3–2 |match_G23_T23=4–3 |match_G23_YSC=1–2
|name_GIR=[[Giravanz Kitakyushu]] |match_GIR_AZU=0–0 |match_GIR_BLA=1–1 |match_GIR_C23=1–0 |match_GIR_FUK=0–1 |match_GIR_GAI=2–0 |match_GIR_G23=2–1 |match_GIR_GRU=5–1 |match_GIR_KGU=0–4 |match_GIR_KAT=0–2 |match_GIR_MYF=0–1 |match_GIR_PAR=1–2 |match_GIR_RYU=2–0 |match_GIR_SGM=3–0 |match_GIR_TOC=3–2 |match_GIR_T23=1–0 |match_GIR_YSC=3–2
|name_GRU=[[Grulla Morioka]] |match_GRU_AZU=2–1 |match_GRU_BLA=1–3 |match_GRU_C23=2–3 |match_GRU_FUK=5–1 |match_GRU_GAI=1–2 |match_GRU_G23=0–2 |match_GRU_GIR=0–3 |match_GRU_KGU=0–0 |match_GRU_KAT=0–3 |match_GRU_MYF=1–0 |match_GRU_PAR=0–0 |match_GRU_RYU=0–0 |match_GRU_SGM=0–2 |match_GRU_TOC=1–2 |match_GRU_T23=0–0 |match_GRU_YSC=0–1
|name_KGU=[[Kagoshima United FC|Kagoshima United]] |match_KGU_AZU=1–2 |match_KGU_BLA=1–1 |match_KGU_C23=0–1 |match_KGU_FUK=2–1 |match_KGU_GAI=2–1 |match_KGU_G23=1–0 |match_KGU_GIR=2–1 |match_KGU_GRU=1–0 |match_KGU_KAT=2–1 |match_KGU_MYF=5–0 |match_KGU_PAR=2–1 |match_KGU_RYU=0–1 |match_KGU_SGM=5–2 |match_KGU_TOC=1–5 |match_KGU_T23=3–0 |match_KGU_YSC=1–0
|name_KAT=[[Kataller Toyama]] |match_KAT_AZU=0–3 |match_KAT_BLA=0–4 |match_KAT_C23=2–0 |match_KAT_FUK=0–0 |match_KAT_GAI=1–1 |match_KAT_G23=2–0 |match_KAT_GIR=2–1 |match_KAT_GRU=0–2 |match_KAT_KGU=1–0 |match_KAT_MYF=4–2 |match_KAT_PAR=1–2 |match_KAT_RYU=0–0 |match_KAT_SGM=2–0 |match_KAT_TOC=1–2 |match_KAT_T23=1–2 |match_KAT_YSC=1–0
|name_MYF=[[Fujieda MYFC]] |match_MYF_AZU=2–2 |match_MYF_BLA=3–0 |match_MYF_C23=1–0 |match_MYF_FUK=2–0 |match_MYF_GAI=1–1 |match_MYF_G23=2–1 |match_MYF_GIR=2–0 |match_MYF_GRU=1–1 |match_MYF_KGU=1–1 |match_MYF_KAT=1–1 |match_MYF_PAR=4–2 |match_MYF_RYU=1–2 |match_MYF_SGM=1–1 |match_MYF_TOC=2–2 |match_MYF_T23=2–1 |match_MYF_YSC=1–1
|name_PAR=[[AC Nagano Parceiro|Nagano Parceiro]] |match_PAR_AZU=1–0 |match_PAR_BLA=1–2 |match_PAR_C23=1–1 |match_PAR_FUK=0–1 |match_PAR_GAI=3–0 |match_PAR_G23=3–0 |match_PAR_GIR=1–1 |match_PAR_GRU=1–1 |match_PAR_KGU=2–1 |match_PAR_KAT=1–0 |match_PAR_MYF=0–3 |match_PAR_RYU=1–0 |match_PAR_SGM=1–0 |match_PAR_TOC=0–0 |match_PAR_T23=0–0 |match_PAR_YSC=3–0
|name_RYU=[[FC Ryukyu]] |match_RYU_AZU=2–2 |match_RYU_BLA=1–6 |match_RYU_C23=1–0 |match_RYU_FUK=2–1 |match_RYU_GAI=2–1 |match_RYU_G23=3–0 |match_RYU_GIR=0–0 |match_RYU_GRU=1–2 |match_RYU_KGU=0–1 |match_RYU_KAT=1–0 |match_RYU_MYF=2–2 |match_RYU_PAR=1–1 |match_RYU_SGM=1–1 |match_RYU_TOC=0–0 |match_RYU_T23=1–1 |match_RYU_YSC=2–1
|name_SGM=[[SC Sagamihara]] |match_SGM_AZU=2–2 |match_SGM_BLA=1–1 |match_SGM_C23=1–3 |match_SGM_FUK=2–1 |match_SGM_GAI=1–1 |match_SGM_G23=2–2 |match_SGM_GIR=1–0 |match_SGM_GRU=1–1 |match_SGM_KGU=1–3 |match_SGM_KAT=3–2 |match_SGM_MYF=1–0 |match_SGM_PAR=0–1 |match_SGM_RYU=0–0 |match_SGM_TOC=1–0 |match_SGM_T23=0–0 |match_SGM_YSC=1–2
|name_TOC=[[Tochigi SC]] |match_TOC_AZU=2–1 |match_TOC_BLA=0–1 |match_TOC_C23=1–0 |match_TOC_FUK=2–1 |match_TOC_GAI=1–1 |match_TOC_G23=2–0 |match_TOC_GIR=0–0 |match_TOC_GRU=3–2 |match_TOC_KGU=2–1 |match_TOC_KAT=1–1 |match_TOC_MYF=0–0 |match_TOC_PAR=0–0 |match_TOC_RYU=0–0 |match_TOC_SGM=1–0 |match_TOC_T23=4–1 |match_TOC_YSC=1–0
|name_T23=[[FC Tokyo U-23]] |match_T23_AZU=1–6 |match_T23_BLA=1–1 |match_T23_C23=2–1 |match_T23_FUK=1–1 |match_T23_GAI=1–0 |match_T23_G23=1–0 |match_T23_GIR=1–2 |match_T23_GRU=3–1 |match_T23_KGU=1–2 |match_T23_KAT=0–2 |match_T23_MYF=2–0 |match_T23_PAR=1–0 |match_T23_RYU=0–3 |match_T23_SGM=1–0 |match_T23_TOC=0–1 |match_T23_YSC=0–3
|name_YSC=[[YSCC Yokohama]] |match_YSC_AZU=1–4 |match_YSC_BLA=2–1 |match_YSC_C23=2–2 |match_YSC_FUK=0–2 |match_YSC_GAI=1–2 |match_YSC_G23=2–1 |match_YSC_GIR=3–4 |match_YSC_GRU=1–2 |match_YSC_KGU=4–1 |match_YSC_KAT=1–1 |match_YSC_MYF=1–1 |match_YSC_PAR=1–3 |match_YSC_RYU=2–2 |match_YSC_SGM=0–0 |match_YSC_TOC=0–2 |match_YSC_T23=0–1
|update=3 December 2017 |source= [http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS01/search?competition_years=017&competition_frame_ids=&competition_ids=30 J. League data site] }}
==Season statistics== ===Top scorers=== {{updated|match played 3 December 2017}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jleague.jp/en/stats/goal.html?s=J3|title = J.league.jp Japan Professional Football League}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:central" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Goals |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Noriaki Fujimoto]] |[[Kagoshima United FC]] |style="text-align:center;"| 24 |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuma Sonoda]] |[[Azul Claro Numazu]] |style="text-align:center;"| 19 |- |style="text-align:center;"| 3 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tomoki Ikemoto]] |[[Giravanz Kitakyushu]] |style="text-align:center;"| 16 |- |style="text-align:center;"| 4 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tomohiro Tanaka (footballer)|Tomohiro Tanaka]] |[[Blaublitz Akita]] |style="text-align:center;"| 15 |- |style="text-align:center;"| 5 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masao Tsuji]] |[[YSCC Yokohama]] |style="text-align:center;"| 14 |- |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 6 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yu Tomidokoro]] |[[FC Ryukyu]] |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 13 |- |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuichiro Edamoto]] |[[Fujieda MYFC]] |- |style="text-align:center;"| 8 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keisuke Endo]] |[[Fujieda MYFC]] |style="text-align:center;"| 12 |- |style="text-align:center;"| 9 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Junya Kato]] |[[Gainare Tottori]] |style="text-align:center;"| 11 |- |style="text-align:center;"| 10 |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ken Hisatomi]] |[[Blaublitz Akita]] |style="text-align:center;"| 10 |}
== Attendances == {{fb a header}} {{fb a2 team|p= 1|t=[[Giravanz Kitakyushu]]|s=95023|h=14935|l= 3864|a=5939|pr= 3224|nt=†}} {{fb a2 team|p= 2|t=[[Tochigi SC]]|s=82352|h=11191|l= 2758|a= 5147|pr= 4917}} {{fb a2 team|p= 3|t=[[AC Nagano Parceiro|Nagano Parceiro]]|s=68095|h= 8049|l= 2652|a= 4256|pr= 5018}} {{fb a2 team|p= 4|t=[[SC Sagamihara]]|s=58517|h= 6122|l= 1548|a= 3657|pr= 4344}} {{fb a2 team|p= 5|t=[[Kagoshima United FC|Kagoshima United]]|s=56128|h= 5157|l= 1854|a= 3508|pr= 3665}} {{fb a2 team|p= 6|t=[[Kataller Toyama]]|s=50536|h= 6383|l= 1917|a= 3159|pr= 3608}} {{fb a2 team|p= 7|t=[[Azul Claro Numazu]]|s=48462|h= 8649|l= 753|a= 3029|pr= 2332|nt=‡}} {{fb a2 team|p= 8|t=[[FC Ryukyu]]|s=40132|h= 6888|l= 1032|a= 2508|pr= 1561}} {{fb a2 team|p= 9|t=[[Blaublitz Akita]]|s=37819|h= 3933|l= 1355|a= 2364|pr= 2425}} {{fb a2 team|p=10|t=[[FC Tokyo U-23]]|s=30923|h= 6338|l= 864|a= 1933|pr= 2797}} {{fb a2 team|p=11|t=[[Gainare Tottori]]|s=24938|h= 2435|l= 573|a= 1559|pr= 1898}} {{fb a2 team|p=12|t=[[Fukushima United FC|Fukushima United]]|s=23762|h= 3897|l= 629|a= 1485|pr= 1678}} {{fb a2 team|p=13|t=[[Fujieda MYFC]]|s=23162|h= 2577|l= 722|a= 1448|pr= 1531}} {{fb a2 team|p=14|t=[[Grulla Morioka]]|s=21385|h= 3590|l= 520|a= 1337|pr= 1188}} {{fb a2 team|p=15|t=[[Gamba Osaka U-23]]|s=19620|h= 2317|l= 523|a= 1226|pr= 2401}} {{fb a2 team|p=16|t=[[YSCC Yokohama]]|s=15222|h= 1264|l= 559|a= 951|pr= 1018}} {{fb a2 team|p=17|t=[[Cerezo Osaka U-23]]|s=14545|h= 1653|l= 273|a= 909|pr= 1488}} {{fb a footer|s=710621|h=14935|l= 273|a= 2613|pr= 2957|u=3 December 2017|source=[http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFTD14/search?endDayNum=8&competition_year=2017&competition_frame=3 J. League Data]|notes=<sup>†</sup> Relegated from J2. <sup>‡</sup> Promoted from JFL.|date=March 2017}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{2017 in Japanese football}} {{Japanese Club Football|group=third}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:J3 League}} [[Category:2017 J.League|3]] [[Category:J3 League seasons|2017]] [[Category:2016–17 in Asian third-tier association football leagues|J3]]