List of J2 League transfers winter 2016–17

This is a list of Japanese football J2 League transfers in the winter transfer window 2016–17 by club.

Nagoya Grampus

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	JPN	Kazuki Kushibiki (from Consadole Sapporo)
4	DF	BRA	Charles (from Ceará)
8	MF	BRA	Washington (from Brasil de Pelotas)
10	FW	BRA	Felipe Garcia (from Brasil de Pelotas)
11	FW	JPN	Hisato Satō (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
15	DF	JPN	Kazuya Miyahara (from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
17	MF	JPN	Yuki Kobayashi (from Albirex Niigata)
18	GK	JPN	Tsubasa Shibuya (from Yokohama)
19	FW	JPN	Yuki Oshitani (from Fagiano Okayama)
21	MF	JPN	Kohei Hattanda (from Shimizu S-Pulse)
25	MF	JPN	Ryuji Sugimoto (from Tokyo Verdy)
28	FW	JPN	Keiji Tamada (from Cerezo Osaka)>
38	FW	JPN	Ryo Nagai (from V-Varen Nagasaki)
39	MF	JPN	Kenta Uchida (from Ehime)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	JPN	Akira Takeuchi (to Oita Trinita)
4	DF	JPN	Tulio (to Kyoto Sanga)
8	MF	KOR	Ha Dae-sung (loan return to FC Tokyo)
10	MF	JPN	Yoshizumi Ogawa (to Sagan Tosu)
11	FW	JPN	Kensuke Nagai (to Tokyo)
15	MF	KOR	Lee Seung-hee (to Pohang Steelers)
17	MF	JPN	Tomokazu Myojin (to AC Nagano Parceiro)
18	FW	JPN	Ryunosuke Noda (to Shonan Bellmare)
19	FW	JPN	Kisho Yano (to Albirex Niigata)
21	GK	JPN	Koji Nishimura (Retired)
22	FW	JPN	Tomoya Koyamatsu (to Kyoto Sanga)
26	MF	JPN	Yuto Mori (to Gamba Osaka)
31	MF	JPN	Takahiro Ogihara (to Yokohama F. Marinos)
32	FW	JPN	Kengo Kawamata (to Júbilo Iwata)
34	FW	BRA	Gustavo (to Roasso Kumamoto)
38	MF	JPN	Riki Matsuda (to Avispa Fukuoka)
—	GK	JPN	Masataka Nomura (to Roasso Kumamoto, previously on loan to Blaublitz Akita)
—	MF	JPN	Reo Mochizuki (to Kyoto Sanga, previously on loan to Renofa Yamaguchi)

Shonan Bellmare

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Yota Akimoto (from FC Tokyo)
5	MF	JPN	Hiroki Akino (on loan from Kashiwa Reysol)
10	MF	BRA	Chiquinho (on loan from Coimbra EC)
15	FW	JPN	Ryunosuke Noda (from Nagoya Grampus)
19	FW	JPN	Genta Omotehara (from Ehime FC)
26	FW	JPN	Tsuyoshi Miyaichi (back from Gainare Tottori, previously on loan)
27	MF	JPN	Akira Ando (back from Zweigen Kanazawa, previously on loan)
28	DF	JPN	Hirokazu Ishihara (promoted from youth ranks)
29	DF	JPN	Daiki Sugioka (from Ichiritsu Funabashi High School)
31	GK	JPN	Masaaki Goto (from Waseda University)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Tomohiko Murayama (to Matsumoto Yamaga)
5	MF	JPN	Tomotaka Okamoto (back to Sagan Tosu, previously on loan)
7	FW	JPN	Yohei Otake (to Fagiano Okayama)
9	FW	BRA	Thiago Quirino (released)
10	MF	JPN	Daisuke Kikuchi (to Urawa Red Diamonds)
15	MF	JPN	Ariajasuru Hasegawa (to Omiya Ardija)
19	FW	JPN	Shuhei Otsuki (to Vissel Kobe)
21	GK	JPN	Yuji Kajikawa (on loan to Tokushima Vortis)
29	FW	BRA	Weslley (back to Burinam United, previously on loan)
33	MF	JPN	Shota Tamura (on loan to Fukushima United FC)
37	DF	KOR	Park Tae-hwan (to Verspah Oita)
—	DF	JPN	Shota Fukuoka (to Tochigi SC)
—	DF	KOR	Kim Jong-pil (to Tokushima Vortis, previously on loan at Chonburi)
—	MF	JPN	Yuto Misao (to Kashima Antlers, previously on loan)

Avispa Fukuoka

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	JPN	Yūichi Komano (from FC Tokyo, previously on loan)
8	FW	JPN	Riki Matsuda (from Nagoya Grampus)
16	FW	JPN	Daisuke Ishizu (back from Vissel Kobe, previously on loan)
21	FW	BRA	Willian Popp (from Busan IPark)
23	GK	JPN	Rikihiro Sugiyama (from Shimizu S-Pulse)
29	FW	BRA	Gilsinho (from Atlético Goianiense)
31	GK	JPN	Takumi Yamanoi (from Shizuoka Gakuen High School)
32	FW	JPN	Yusuke Sakimura (promoted from youth ranks)
33	MF	JPN	Koji Yamase (from Kyoto Sanga)
36	DF	JPN	Keisuke Iwashita (from Gamba Osaka)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	JPN	Takumi Abe (to Thespakusatsu Gunma)
7	FW	JPN	Takeshi Kanamori (to Kashima Antlers)
8	MF	JPN	Shuto Nakahara (to Giravanz Kitakyushu)
14	FW	JPN	Shoki Hirai (to Giravanz Kitakyushu)
17	DF	JPN	Yu Tamura (on loan to Urawa Red Diamonds)
23	GK	KOR	Lee Bum-young (to Gangwon FC)
29	MF	JPN	Kenta Furube (to V-Varen Nagasaki)
33	MF	JPN	Jun Suzuki (on loan to Oita Trinita)
—	DF	JPN	Yuya Mitsunaga (to Roasso Kumamoto, previously on loan at Azul Claro Numazu)

Matsumoto Yamaga

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Eisuke Fujishima (on loan from Sagan Tosu)
2	DF	KOR	Yeo Sung-hye (from Gyeongnam)
8	MF	BRA	Serginho (from Ceará)
9	FW	JPN	Hiroyuki Takasaki (from Kashima Antlers, previously on loan)
16	GK	JPN	Tomohiko Murayama (from Shonan Bellmare)
17	DF	BRA	Diego (on loan from Joinville)
22	DF	JPN	Kenta Hoshihara (from Giravanz Kitakyushu)
23	MF	JPN	Tomotaka Okamoto (from Sagan Tosu)
26	FW	JPN	Yoshiki Oka (from Momoyama Gakuin University)
28	DF	JPN	Kenshiro Tanioku (back from Azul Claro Numazu, previously on loan)
30	GK	KOR	Goh Dong-min (from Daeryun High School)
31	DF	JPN	Yuya Hashiuchi (from Tokushima Vortis)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Daniel Schmidt (back to Vegalta Sendai, previously on loan)
8	FW	BRA	Willians (from Atlético Goiainiense)
9	FW	BRA	Obina (released)
11	MF	JPN	Kohei Kiyama (to Fagiano Okayama)
16	DF	JPN	Hiroshi Tetsuto (retired)
17	MF	JPN	Ryutaro Iio (to V-Varen Nagasaki)
25	GK	JPN	Yuto Shirai (to Zweigen Kanazawa)
26	FW	KOR	Han Seung-hyeong (on loan to Kataller Toyama)
35	GK	JPN	Niall Killoran (released)
38	FW	JPN	Daizen Maeda (on loan to Mito HollyHock)
41	FW	JPN	Daiki Yagishita (to Kataller Toyama)
—	MF	JPN	Kohei Kurata (to Azul Claro Numazu, previously on loan)
—	MF	JPN	Junto Matsushita (retired, previously on loan at Machida Zelvia)
—	MF	JPN	Hayato Michiue (to Veertien Mie, previously on loan at Azul Claro Numazu)
—	MF	JPN	Nobuyuki Shiina (to Kataller Toyama, previously on loan)

Kyoto Sanga FC

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	JPN	Masato Yuzawa (on loan from Kashiwa Reysol)
4	DF	JPN	Tulio (from Nagoya Grampus)
8	MF	KOR	Ha Sung-min (from Ulsan Hyundai)
9	FW	BEL	Kevin Oris (from Incheon United)
13	FW	JPN	Yuto Iwasaki (from Kyoto Tachibana High School)
14	MF	JPN	Keiya Sento (from Toyo University)
18	MF	JPN	Reo Mochizuki (from Nagoya Grampus)
19	FW	JPN	Yohei Ono (from Kyoto Tachibana High School)
20	MF	JPN	Shun Ito (from Montedio Yamagata)
22	MF	JPN	Tomoya Koyamatsu (from Nagoya Grampus)
23	MF	JPN	Takuya Shimamura (promoted from youth ranks)
25	DF	JPN	Shogo Asada (promoted from youth ranks)
29	GK	JPN	Tatsunari Nagai (from Roasso Kumamoto)
31	FW	JPN	Masashi Oguro (back from Montedio Yamagata, previously on loan)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	JPN	Shunya Suganuma (to Montedio Yamagata)
5	MF	JPN	Shunsuke Iwanuma (to Nagano Parceiro)
8	MF	BRA	Andrei Girotto (back to Palmeiras, previously on loan)
9	FW	BRA	Daniel Lovinho (released)
11	MF	JPN	Yuki Horigome (to Ventforet Kofu)
14	MF	JPN	Koji Yamase (to Avispa Fukuoka)
17	FW	JPN	Koki Arita (to Ehime FC)
19	FW	JPN	Takuro Yajima (retired)
22	MF	JPN	Kentaro Sato (released)
23	MF	JPN	Atsuki Wada (released)
25	MF	JPN	Ippei Kokuryo (to Nagano Parceiro)
27	MF	JPN	Yushi Nagashima (on loan to FC Gifu)
28	DF	JPN	Ryusei Saito (on loan to Mito HollyHock)
29	FW	JPN	Daiki Numa (on loan to Gainare Tottori)
33	GK	JPN	Genki Yamada (on loan to Renofa Yamaguchi)
36	FW	BRA	Kiros (to Resende)
—	GK	JPN	Daichi Sugimoto (to Yokohama F. Marinos, previously on loan at Tokushima Vortis)
—	FW	JPN	Masatoshi Ishida (on loan to Thespakusatsu Gunma, previously on loan at SC Sagamihara)
—	FW	JPN	Kazuki Mine (to Vanraure Hachinohe)

Fagiano Okayama

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	MF	JPN	Hideki Ishige (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
10	FW	JPN	Yohei Otake (from Shonan Bellmare)
13	GK	JPN	Masatoshi Kushibiki (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
14	MF	JPN	Kohei Kiyama (from Matsumoto Yamaga)
17	MF	KOR	Park Hyung-jin (from V-Varen Nagasaki)
22	GK	JPN	Jun Ichimori (from Renofa Yamaguchi)
24	FW	JPN	Shingo Akamine (from Gamba Osaka, previously on loan)
25	MF	JPN	Shohei Takeda (from Kanagawa University)
27	DF	JPN	Koki Tsukagawa (from Ryutsu Keizai University)
29	GK	JPN	Kota Nitadori (back from Yokohama FC, previously on loan)
31	DF	JPN	Shimoguchi Wakaba (from JFA Academy Fukushima)
33	DF	KOR	Jang Suk-won (from Seongnam)
34	FW	JPN	Ryuta Ishikawa (promoted from youth ranks)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Hirotsugu Nakabayashi (to Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
10	MF	JPN	Shinya Yajima (to Urawa Red Diamonds, back from loan)
14	FW	JPN	Yuki Oshitani (to Nagoya Grampus)
17	MF	JPN	Yuzuru Shimada (to V-Varen Nagasaki)
18	MF	JPN	Taisuke Akiyoshi (back to Ventforet Kofu, previously on loan)
23	MF	JPN	Noriyoshi Sakai (back to Albirex Niigata, previously on loan)
29	GK	JPN	Shuhei Matsubara (to Kamatamare Sanuki)
33	DF	KOR	Kim Jin-kyu (released)
34	DF	JPN	Yuki Tanaka (retired)
35	DF	JPN	Daiki Iwamasa (to Tokyo United FC)
36	DF	JPN	Naoto Kidoku (to SC Sagamihara)
—	GK	JPN	Tadashi Kiwada (on loan to Vanraure Hachinohe)
—	DF	JPN	Yoshitatsu Itano (to Tokyo 23 F.C.)
—	DF	JPN	Yasuaki Yamashita (released)
—	DF	JPN	Naoki Nishiyabashi (to Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima FC)
—	DF	JPN	Koshi Miyagawa (released)
—	DF	JPN	Mikiharu Miyamoto (retired)
—	DF	JPN	Kento Sasaki (to MIO Biwako Shiga)
—	DF	JPN	Hiromasa Tanaka (retired)
—	DF	JPN	Koki Yamashita (to Iwaki FC)
—	MF	JPN	Kazuki Chibu (to Verspah Oita)
—	MF	JPN	Ryobu Watanabe (released)
—	FW	JPN	Kosuke Fujioka (released)
—	FW	JPN	Kwon Roan (released)
—	FW	JPN	Hideya Okamoto (to Renofa Yamaguchi, previously on loan)
—	FW	JPN	Hidemasa Kobayashi (to Nagano Parceiro)
—	FW	JPN	Yuichi Kubo (to SC Sagamihara, previously on loan at Mito HollyHock)

Machida Zelvia

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Kempei Usui (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
2	DF	JPN	Masayuki Okuyama (from Renofa Yamaguchi)
3	DF	JPN	Kodai Fujii (from Kamatamare Sanuki)
4	DF	MNE	Boris Tatar (from F.C. Lahti)
8	MF	JPN	Tatsuya Yazawa (from JEF United Chiba, previously on loan)
13	DF	JPN	Shunsuke Ota (from Ritsumeikan University)
14	MF	JPN	Shohei Yokoyama (from Thespakusatsu Gunma, previously on loan)
17	FW	JPN	Junki Endo (from FC Gifu)
18	MF	JPN	Taiki Hirato (on loan from Kashima Antlers)
31	GK	JPN	Kenta Watanabe (from Gamba Osaka Youth)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Keisuke Naito (to Tokyo Verdy)
3	DF	JPN	Shinnosuke Hatanaka (back to Tokyo Verdy, previously on loan)
13	MF	JPN	Ryuto Otake (to Fujieda MYFC)
16	DF	JPN	Shingo Arizono (to Blaublitz Akita)
17	MF	JPN	Takafumi Suzuki (to Thespakusatsu Gunma)
18	MF	JPN	Taisuke Miyazaki (to Tochigi SC, previously on loan)
19	MF	JPN	Teruhito Nakagawa (back to Yokohama F. Marinos, previously on loan)
20	MF	JPN	Junto Matsushita (back to Matsumoto Yamaga, previously on loan)
22	GK	JPN	Kyohei Shimazaki (to FC Kariya)
27	DF	JPN	Tomoya Fukuda (on loan to Grulla Morioka)
37	DF	NED	Calvin Jong-A-Pin (to Yokohama FC)
38	FW	JPN	Satoshi Kukino (retired)
—	GK	JPN	Sota Chiba (to Sarcos Fukui, previously on loan)
—	MF	JPN	Takuya Kakine (to Grulla Morioka, previously on loan)
—	MF	JPN	Yuta Inagaki (to MIO Biwako Shiga, previously on loan)
—	FW	JPN	Shota Saito (to Tokyo 23 FC, previously on loan)
—	FW	JPN	Keisuke Endo (to Fujieda MYFC, previously on loan)

Yokohama FC

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	JPN	Masaki Watanabe (from Ventforet Kofu)
15	FW	JPN	Yuki Nakayama (from Waseda University)
16	DF	JPN	Jumpei Arai (from Waseda University)
19	MF	KOR	Jeong Chung-geun (from FC Nantes)
20	DF	NED	Calvin Jong-A-Pin (from Machida Zelvia)
21	MF	JPN	Asahi Masuyama (on loan from Vissel Kobe)
25	MF	JPN	Keita Ishii (back from Grulla Morioka, previously on loan)
26	GK	JPN	Akinori Ichikawa (from Seisa Kokusai Shonan High School)
29	MF	JPN	Ryotaro Yamamoto (promoted from youth ranks)
30	DF	JPN	Takanobu Komiyama (from Kawasaki Frontale)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Tsubasa Shibuya (to Nagoya Grampus)
7	MF	JPN	Tomoya Uchida (to Southern District FC)
15	DF	JPN	Atsushi Ichimura (to Kamatamare Sanuki)
17	MF	PRK	An Yong-hak (released)
19	MF	JPN	Kosuke Onose (to Renofa Yamaguchi)
20	MF	JPN	Reo Osaki (to Tokushima Vortis)
24	MF	JPN	Toshihiro Matsushita (to Kagoshima United FC)
20	MF	SVN	Rok Straus (released)
32	MF	VIE	Nguyễn Tuấn Anh (back to Hoàng Anh Gia Lai F.C., previously on loan)
36	GK	JPN	Kota Nitadori (back to Fagiano Okayama, previously on loan)

Tokushima Vortis

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	SRB	Nikola Vasiljević (from Pandurii Târgu Jiu)
3	MF	JPN	Reo Osaki (from Yokohama FC)
9	FW	SRB	Nikola Ašćerić (from FK Vojvodina)
11	MF	JPN	Yatsunori Shimaya (from Renofa Yamaguchi)
17	FW	JPN	Ryogo Yamasaki (from Sagan Tosu, previously on loan)
20	DF	KOR	Kim Jong-pil (from Shonan Bellmare)
21	GK	JPN	Yuji Kajikawa (on loan from Shonan Bellmare)
24	FW	JPN	Chie Edoojon Kawakami (from Urawa Red Diamonds Youth)
26	MF	JPN	Taro Sugimoto (on loan from Kashima Antlers)
27	DF	JPN	Kazuaki Mawatari (from Zweigen Kanazawa)
29	GK	JPN	Koki Matsuzawa (from Vissel Kobe)
32	FW	JPN	Yudai Konishi (from Gamba Osaka Youth)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	JPN	Yohei Fukumoto (to Renofa Yamaguchi)
3	MF	BRA	Alex (released)
8	MF	KOR	Kim Kyung-jung (to Gangwon FC)
13	FW	JPN	Ikki Sasaki (to Kataller Toyama)
20	FW	CMR	Achille Emana (to Gimnàstic de Tarragona)
21	GK	JPN	Yasuhiro Watanabe (back to Albirex Niigata, previously on loan)
24	MF	JPN	Yoji Sasaki (on loan to Kataller Toyama)
26	DF	JPN	Yuya Hashiuchi (to Matsumoto Yamaga)
29	GK	JPN	Daichi Sugimoto (back to Kyoto Sanga, previously on loan)

Ehime FC

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	JPN	Koki Arita (from Kyoto Sanga)
11	MF	JPN	Yumemi Kanda (from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo)
15	FW	JPN	Shion Niwa (from Meiji University)
16	MF	JPN	Hiroto Tanaka (on loan from Júbilo Iwata)
17	MF	JPN	Daiki Kogure (from Cerezo Osaka)
19	DF	JPN	Shuhei Hotta (from Blaublitz Akita)
21	GK	JPN	Hiroki Mawatari (from National Institute of Fitness & Sports Kanoya)
37	GK	JPN	Yutaro Hara (from Roasso Kumamoto, previously on loan)
41	MF	JPN	Junki Koike (on loan from JEF United Chiba)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Tsuyoshi Kodama (to Montedio Yamagata)
10	FW	JPN	Yuji Senuma (back to Shimizu S-Pulse, previously on loan)
11	FW	JPN	Genta Omotehara (to Shonan Bellmare)
15	DF	JPN	Rikiya Motegi (back to Urawa Red Diamonds, previously on loan)
16	MF	JPN	Nao Eguchi (from Blaublitz Akita)
17	MF	JPN	Toyofumi Sakano (back to Urawa Red Diamonds, previously on loan)
21	GK	JPN	Yuya Hikichi (to Suzuka Unlimited FC)
25	DF	KOR	Park Chan-yong (to Renofa Yamaguchi)
26	MF	JPN	Naoya Fuji (retired)
31	GK	JPN	Shogo Onishi (to Azul Claro Numazu)
36	MF	PRK	Park Kwang-il (released)
39	MF	JPN	Kenta Uchida (to Nagoya Grampus)
—	FW	JPN	Ryota Watanabe (to Azul Claro Numazu, previously on loan at Nagano Parceiro)

JEF United Chiba

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	MF	JPN	Koki Kiyotake (from Sagan Tosu)
9	FW	ARG	Joaquin Larrivey (from Baniyas)
14	MF	JPN	Andrew Kumagai (on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos)
21	MF	PAR	Jorge Salinas (from Olimpia)
22	MF	JPN	Naotake Hanyu (from FC Tokyo)
29	GK	JPN	Kaito Yamamoto (from Vissel Kobe)
30	DF	JPN	Yushi Mizubochi (from Keio University)
32	MF	JPN	Issei Takahashi (from Aomori Yamada High School)
33	DF	JPN	Takaharu Nishino (on loan from Gamba Osaka)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	MF	JPN	Haruya Ide (from Gamba Osaka)
9	FW	BRA	Élton (to Corinthians)
10	MF	JPN	Kazuki Nagasawa (to Urawa Red Diamonds, previously on loan)
15	DF	JPN	Seitaro Tomisawa (to Albirex Niigata)
16	MF	JPN	Junki Koike (on loan to Ehime FC)
19	FW	JPN	Ado Onaiwu (to Urawa Red Diamonds)
21	GK	JPN	Eisuke Fujishima (back to Sagan Tosu, previously on loan)
29	DF	JPN	Itsuki Urata (on loan to Giravanz Kitakyushu)
33	DF	JPN	Ryuhei Niwa (back to Sagan Tosu, previously on loan)
—	MF	JPN	Kyoga Nakamura (to YSCC, previously on loan at FC Ryukyu)
—	MF	JPN	Tatsuya Yazawa (to Machida Zelvia, previously on loan)

Renofa Yamaguchi

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	JPN	Kodai Watanabe (from Montedio Yamagata)
4	DF	JPN	Yohei Fukumoto (from Tokushima Vortis)
6	MF	JPN	Takayuki Mae (on loan from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo)
7	FW	JPN	Hideya Okamoto (from Fagiano Okayama, previously on loan)
8	MF	JPN	Kosuke Onose (from Yokohama FC)
13	FW	JPN	Rei Yonezawa (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
14	MF	JPN	Issei Takayanagi (from Roasso Kumamoto)
15	MF	JPN	Joji Ikegami (from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences)
16	DF	KOR	Park Chan-yong (from Ehime FC)
20	MF	JPN	Takeru Kiyonaga (from Kansai University)
22	FW	JPN	Masashi Wada (on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos)
27	FW	JPN	Tsugutoshi Oishi (from Tochigi SC)
42	GK	JPN	Daisuke Yoshimitsu (from Tochigi SC)
33	GK	JPN	Genki Yamada (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)
40	MF	JPN	Kazuki Kozuka (on loan from Albirex Niigata)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Jun Ichimori (to Fagiano Okayama)
4	DF	JPN	Ryuta Koike (to Kashiwa Reysol)
5	DF	JPN	Kyohei Kuroki (to Oita Trinita)
6	MF	JPN	Reo Mochizuki (back to Nagoya Grampus, previously on loan)
7	MF	JPN	Takaki Fukimitsu (to Cerezo Osaka)
8	MF	JPN	Yatsunori Shimaya (to Tokushima Vortis)
10	MF	JPN	Yoshihiro Shoji (to FC Gifu)
13	MF	JPN	Naoto Ando (to Tochigi SC)
14	DF	JPN	Ryoji Fukui (to Mito HollyHock, previously on loan)
15	MF	JPN	Shuto Kono (back to FC Tokyo, previously on loan)
16	GK	JPN	Nobushige Tabata (retired])
18	FW	JPN	Takuto Haraguchi (to Gainare Tottori)
22	DF	KOR	Yoon Shin-young (to Daejon Citizen)
24	MF	JPN	Hirohito Shinohara (to Fujieda MYFC)
26	MF	ARG	Luciano Romero (released)
32	FW	JPN	Masato Nakayama (to Montedio Yamagata)
33	DF	JPN	Fumitaka Kitakani (back to Yokohama F. Marinos, previously on loan)
34	DF	JPN	Masayuki Okuyama (to Machida Zelvia)
39	MF	JPN	Kiyohiro Hirabayashi (retired)
—	DF	JPN	Keita Furusawa (to Tokyo Musashino City FC, previously on loan)
—	MF	JPN	Toshio Shimakawa (to Ventforet Kofu, previously on loan at Tochigi SC)

Mito HollyHock

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	FW	JPN	Ryohei Hayashi (from Montedio Yamagata)
13	MF	JPN	Keita Tanaka (from FC Ryukyu)
15	FW	JPN	Taisei Kadoguchi (back from Suzuka Unlimited FC, previously on loan)
22	MF	JPN	Yosuke Nakagawa (promoted from youth ranks)
23	GK	JPN	Akihisa Okada (back from Suzuka Unlimited FC, previously on loan)
25	DF	JPN	Takuma Hamasaki (from FC Osaka)
26	MF	JPN	Masato Kojima (on loan from Omiya Ardija)
27	MF	JPN	Shota Saito (on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds)
30	MF	JPN	Ryo Toyama (from Hannan University)
31	DF	KOR	Kwon Young-jin (from Gangneung City FC)
32	DF	JPN	Paulão (on loan from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo)
33	DF	JPN	Ryoji Fukui (from Renofa Yamaguchi, previously on loan)
35	DF	JPN	Ryusei Saito (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)
38	FW	JPN	Daizen Maeda (on loan from Matsumoto Yamaga)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	JPN	Takaaki Kinoshita (on loan to Fukushima United FC)
6	DF	JPN	Kosei Ishigami (to Gainare Tottori)
7	MF	JPN	Akihiro Hyodo (to Ventforet Kofu)
8	MF	PER	Romero Frank (back to Albirex Niigata, previously on loan)
13	DF	JPN	Natsuki Mugikura (to SC Sagamihara)
28	GK	JPN	Ryo Ishii (on loan to Azul Claro Numazu)
30	DF	KOR	Song Ju-hun (back to Albirex Niigata, previously on loan)
32	FW	VIE	Nguyễn Công Phượng (back to Hoàng Anh Gia Lai F.C., previously on loan)
34	FW	JPN	Shu Hiramatsu (back to Albirex Niigata, previously on loan)
36	DF	KOR	Yoo Lo-mon (released)
—	MF	JPN	Ryuya Motoda (on loan to Albirex Niigata Singapore)
—	DF	JPN	Takamasa Yamazaki (to Vanraure Hachinohe, previously on loan)
—	MF	JPN	Hayato Ikegaya (to Gainare Tottori, previously on loan)

Montedio Yamagata

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Tsuyoshi Kodama (from Ehime FC)
2	DF	JPN	Kenichi Kaga (from Urawa Red Diamonds)
8	MF	JPN	Koki Kazama (from Giravanz Kitakyushu)
9	FW	JPN	Yuji Senuma (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
11	FW	JPN	Toyofumi Sakano (from Urawa Red Diamonds)
14	MF	JPN	Takuya Honda (from Shimizu S-Pulse)
17	MF	JPN	Shun Nakamura (from Thespakusatsu Gunma)
18	MF	JPN	Shuto Minami (from Tokyo Verdy)
20	DF	JPN	Rikiya Motegi (on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds)
30	DF	JPN	Naruki Takahashi (promoted from youth ranks)
39	FW	JPN	Masato Nakayama (from Renofa Yamaguchi)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Norihiro Yamagishi (on loan to Giravanz Kitakyushu)
2	DF	JPN	Masakazu Tashiro (to V-Varen Nagasaki)
3	DF	JPN	Kodai Watanabe (to Renofa Yamaguchi)
5	MF	BRA	Alceu (released)
8	FW	JPN	Ryohei Hayashi (to Mito HollyHock)
9	FW	BRA	Diego Rosa (to EC Bahia)
10	MF	JPN	Shun Ito (to Kyoto Sanga)
11	FW	BRA	Diego Souza (to Volta Redonda)
14	MF	JPN	Kohei Higa (retired)
18	MF	JPN	Shota Kawanishi (to Oita Trinita)
19	MF	JPN	Takahide Umebachi (back to Kashima Antlers, previously on loan)
21	GK	JPN	Hayato Nakamura (released)
33	FW	JPN	Masashi Oguro (back to Kyoto Sanga, previously on loan)

V-Varen Nagasaki

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Takuya Masuda (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
2	DF	JPN	Masakazu Tashiro (from Montedio Yamagata)
3	MF	JPN	Ryutaro Iio (from Matsumoto Yamaga)
7	MF	JPN	Shuto Kono (from FC Tokyo)
8	MF	JPN	Yu Kimura (from Kashiwa Reysol, previously on loan)
9	FW	ESP	Juanma (from Heart of Midlothian)
11	FW	JPN	Junki Hata (from Tokai Gakuen University)
13	DF	JPN	Daichi Inui (from Thespakusatsu Gunma)
15	MF	JPN	Yuzuru Shimada (from Fagiano Okayama)
17	MF	JPN	Kenta Furube (from Avispa Fukuoka)
18	MF	JPN	Masakazu Yoshioka (from Komazawa University)
19	FW	JPN	Takeshi Sawada (from Shimizu S-Pulse)
22	GK	JPN	Tatsuro Okuda (from Júbilo Iwata)
23	DF	JPN	Fumitaka Kitatani (from Yokohama F. Marinos)
24	MF	JPN	Ryusuke Hayashida (promoted from youth ranks)
28	MF	JPN	Hijiri Onaga (from Chuo University)
29	DF	JPN	Kensuke Fukuda (from Ventforet Kofu)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Takuo Okubo (to FC Tokyo)
2	DF	JPN	Tatsuya Sakai (back to Sagan Tosu, previously on loan)
3	GK	KOR	Cho Min-woo (to Pohang Steelers)
6	MF	KOR	Lee Yon-jick (to Kamatamare Sanuki)
9	FW	JPN	Ryo Nagai (to Nagoya Grampus)
11	MF	JPN	Daisuke Kanzaki (to Giravanz Kitakyushu)
13	MF	KOR	Park Hyung-jin (to Fagiano Okayama)
15	DF	JPN	Shohei Kishida (back to Sagan Tosu, previously on loan)
16	MF	JPN	Hiroto Tanaka (back to Júbilo Iwata, previously on loan)
18	FW	JPN	Koichi Sato (to Zweigen Kanazawa)
23	MF	JPN	Ryota Kajikawa (to Tokyo Verdy)
24	MF	JPN	Tatsuya Onodera (on loan to Giravanz Kitakyushu)
29	DF	JPN	Taikai Uemoto (to Kagoshima United FC)
33	MF	KOR	Baek Sung-dong (back to Sagan Tosu, previously on loan)
—	FW	JPN	Yosuke Kamigata (to Tochigi SC, previously on loan)
—	FW	BRA	Rodrigo (released, previously on loan at Giravanz Kitakyushu)

Roasso Kumamoto

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	KOR	Lim Jin-woo (from Yeungnam University)
9	FW	PRK	An Byong-jun (from Kawasaki Frontale)
11	FW	BRA	Gustavo (from Nagoya Grampus)
13	DF	JPN	Kai Miki (from Machida Zelvia)
14	FW	JPN	Tatsuya Tanaka (back from FC Gifu, previously on loan)
16	DF	KOR	Yang Sang-jun (from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
20	MF	JPN	Kazumasa Uesato (from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo)
21	GK	JPN	Masataka Nomura (from Nagoya Grampus)
23	DF	JPN	Yuki Kotani (on loan from Cerezo Osaka, previously on loan)
26	DF	JPN	Yuya Mitsunaga (from Avispa Fukuoka)
28	FW	JPN	Shota Hayashi (from Kokushikan University)
32	MF	JPN	Shunsuke Yonehara (promoted from youth ranks)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	JPN	Shuto Suzuki (on loan to Giravanz Kitakyushu)
8	MF	JPN	Issei Takayanagi (to Renofa Yamaguchi)
10	MF	JPN	Koki Kiyotake (back to Sagan Tosu, previously on loan)
14	MF	KOR	Kim Tae-hyon (released)
16	MF	JPN	Masanobu Komaki (on loanto Azul Claro Numazu)
18	GK	JPN	Tatsunari Nagai (to Kyoto Sanga)
21	GK	JPN	Daiki Kanei (released)
23	DF	JPN	Yohei Kurakawa (released)
25	FW	JPN	Takuya Wakasugi (released)
—	GK	JPN	Yutaro Hara (to Ehime FC, previously on loan)
—	DF	JPN	Taishin Morikawa (to Verspah Oita, previously on loan at Fujieda MYFC)

Thespakusatsu Gunma

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	JPN	Takumi Abe (from Avispa Fukuoka)
8	MF	JPN	Takafumi Suzuki (from Machida Zelvia)
14	FW	JPN	Masatoshi Ishida (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)
15	FW	JPN	Shohei Okada (from Sagan Tosu)
16	DF	JPN	Keita Ichikawa (from Giravanz Kitakyushu)
17	DF	JPN	Masato Fujiwara (from Ryutsu Keizai University)
18	FW	JPN	Kento Kawata (on loan from Omiya Ardija)
20	MF	KOR	Park Kun (from Nagano Parceiro, previously on loan)
22	MF	JPN	Sho Murata (from Briobecca Urayasu)
25	FW	JPN	Takuya Iwata (from Meiji University)
26	MF	JPN	Kazuma Takai (from Nippon Sport Science University)
27	MF	JPN	Daiki Deoka (from Kwansei Gakuin University)
28	MF	JPN	Yuki Okaniwa (from Tokyo University of Agriculture)
29	MF	JPN	Junki Sato (from Senshu University)
32	DF	JPN	Toshiki Nakamura (from Tonan Maebashi)
35	FW	JPN	Yuta Kobayashi (from Honjo Daiichi High School)
39	MF	JPN	Ryonosuke Hayasaka (from Meiji University)
40	FW	JPN	Kohei Morita (from Ventforet Kofu)
41	GK	JPN	Ayumi Niekawa (on loan from Júbilo Iwata)
42	GK	KOR	Han Ho-dong (from Hankuk University)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	JPN	Ryota Aoki (retired)
5	DF	JPN	Daichi Inui (to V-Varen Nagasaki)
9	FW	BRA	Lucas Gaúcho (released)
14	MF	KOR	Lim Jung-bim (released)
15	MF	JPN	Ryohei Yoshihama (released)
17	FW	JPN	Satoshi Tokiwa (retired)
20	DF	JPN	Hironori Ishikawa (retired)
22	DF	JPN	Ryota Ukai (to Tochigi UVA F.C.)
26	MF	JPN	Yusuke Segawa (to Omiya Ardija)
27	FW	JPN	Ryota Oiwa (released)
32	MF	JPN	Shun Nakamura (to Montedio Yamagata)
35	FW	JPN	Ryo Fukushima (retired)
38	FW	KOR	Oh Han-bin (released)
—	DF	JPN	Nobuyuki Kawashima (to Fujieda MYFC, previously on loan)
—	MF	JPN	Shohei Yokoyama (to Machida Zelvia, previously on loan)
—	FW	JPN	Yosei Otsu (to Oita Trinita, previously on loan)

Tokyo Verdy

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	JPN	Shinnosuke Hatanaka (back from Machida Zelvia, previously on loan)
10	MF	JPN	Yoshiaki Takagi (from Shimizu S-Pulse, previously on loan)
17	MF	JPN	Tatsuya Uchida (on loan from Gamba Osaka)
19	DF	JPN	Mitsuru Nagata (from Urawa Red Diamonds)
27	MF	JPN	Hideo Hashimoto (from Cerezo Osaka)
31	GK	JPN	Hiroyuki Takeda (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
33	FW	JPN	Kota Watanabe (promoted from youth ranks)
34	GK	JPN	Keisuke Naito (from Machida Zelvia)
38	MF	JPN	Ryota Kajikawa (from V-Varen Nagasaki)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	MF	JPN	Ryuji Sugimoto (to Nagoya Grampus)
11	MF	JPN	Shuto Minami (to Montedio Yamagata)
13	MF	JPN	Yuji Funayama (retired)
15	DF	BRA	Weslley (to Anapolis FC)
19	GK	JPN	Satoru Oki (on loan to Nagano Parceiro)
27	FW	JPN	Hiromu Kori (on loan to Gamba Osaka)
28	MF	JPN	Keishi Kusumi (to FC Imabari)
29	FW	JPN	Kenji Kitawaki (to YSCC)
31	GK	JPN	Ryota Suzuki (back to Yokohama F. Marinos, previously on loan)
45	MF	JPN	Hideki Nagai (retired)
—	GK	JPN	William Popp (on loan to Kawasaki Frontale, previously on loan at FC Gifu)
—	MF	JPN	Ryo Shibuya (on loan to ReinMeer Aomori)

Kamatamare Sanuki

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	JPN	Taiki Nakashima (from Fukuoka University)
6	DF	JPN	Atsushi Ichimura (from Yokohama FC)
7	MF	KOR	Lee Yon-jick (from V-Varen Nagasaki)
16	GK	JPN	Shuhei Matsubara (from Fagiano Okayama)
20	FW	JPN	Kazuki Hara (from Giravanz Kitakyushu)
28	DF	JPN	Takuya Nagasawa (from Ryukoku University)
30	DF	BRA	Evson (from Corinthians Alagoano, previously on loan)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	JPN	Yuki Ozawa (released)
3	DF	JPN	Kodai Fujii (to Machida Zelvia)
6	MF	JPN	Kohei Fujita (to Suzuka Unlimited FC)
16	GK	JPN	Kenta Ishii (released)
18	FW	BRA	Miguel Bianconi (back to Palmeiras, previously on loan)
27	GK	JPN	Daiki Shinagawa (released)
31	MF	KOR	Han Chang-joo (released)

FC Gifu

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	JPN	Kentaro Kai (from Hannan University)
6	MF	ESP	Sisinio (from Veria FC)
8	MF	JPN	Hideyuki Nozawa (on loan from FC Tokyo)
9	FW	BRA	Cristian (from FC Stumbras)
10	MF	JPN	Yoshihiro Shoji (from Renofa Yamaguchi)
11	FW	JPN	Kyogo Furuhashi (from Chuo University)
16	DF	JPN	Takayuki Fukumura (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
17	MF	JPN	Yuki Omoto (from Hannan University)
19	FW	JPN	Kento Yabuuchi (from Osaka Sangyo University)
25	GK	ESP	Víctor (from CE L'Hospitalet)
27	DF	BRA	Henik (from Botafogo)
28	MF	JPN	Yushi Nagashima (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	JPN	Naoya Okane (to SC Sagamihara)
6	MF	JPN	Keiji Takachi (released)
9	FW	BRA	Evandro (released)
10	MF	BRA	Leonardo Rocha (released)
11	FW	JPN	Junki Endo (to Machida Zelvia)
17	DF	JPN	Shun Nogaito (to Vanraure Hachinohe)
18	DF	JPN	Yuki Fuji (to Suzuka Unlimited FC)
19	MF	JPN	Tsukasa Masuyama (retired)
22	GK	JPN	William Popp (back to Tokyo Verdy, previously on loan)
26	DF	JPN	Keigo Omi (to Kochi United SC)
28	MF	JPN	Taisuke Mizuno (to Fujieda MYFC)
29	FW	JPN	Bruno Suzuki (to Negeri Sembilan FA)
32	MF	JPN	Yudai Ogawa (released)
33	FW	BRA	Léo Mineiro (back to Atletico Paranaense, previously on loan)
34	FW	JPN	Tatsuya Tanaka (back to Roasso Kumamoto, previously on loan)
37	MF	KOR	Choi Sung-keun (back to Sagan Tosu, previously on loan)
—	MF	JPN	Masaru Akiba (to Zweigen Kanazawa, previously on loan)
—	MF	JPN	Ryoto Higa (to Blaublitz Akita, previously on loan)
—	MF	JPN	Takumi Kiyomoto (to Oita Trinita, previously on loan)

Zweigen Kanazawa

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	MF	JPN	Hisashi Ohashi (from Kashima Antlers)
7	MF	JPN	Masaru Akiba (from FC Gifu, previously on loan)
9	FW	JPN	Koichi Sato (from V-Varen Nagasaki)
11	MF	JPN	Kyohei Sugiura (from Vegalta Sendai)
13	DF	JPN	Kodai Enomoto (from Senshu University)
19	FW	JPN	Yuki Kakita (on loan from Kashima Antlers)
23	GK	JPN	Yuto Shirai (from Matsumoto Yamaga)
28	DF	JPN	Ryoma Ishida (on loan from Júbilo Iwata)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	MF	JPN	Akira Ando (back to Shonan Bellmare, previously on loan)
7	MF	JPN	Masataka Kani (back to Kawasaki Frontale, previously on loan)
9	FW	PRK	An Byong-jun (back to Kawasaki Frontale, previously on loan)
10	MF	JPN	Andrew Kumagai (back to Yokohama F. Marinos, previously on loan)
11	DF	JPN	Hiroyuki Furuta (on loan to Blaublitz Akita)
13	FW	JPN	Shoma Mizunaga (on loan to Giravanz Kitakyushu)
15	MF	JPN	Shinji Tsujio (to SC Sagamihara)
17	FW	BRA	Romarinho (to Macaé)
19	MF	JPN	Shungo Tamashiro (to FC Imabari)
21	GK	JPN	Motofumi Ohashi (retired)
23	DF	JPN	Kazuaki Mawatari (to Tokushima Vortis)
39	FW	BRA	David (to Qadsia SC)
—	MF	JPN	Shingo Honda (released, previously on loan at Honda FC)
—	FW	JPN	Shoichiro Sakamoto (to Albirex Niigata Singapore, previously on loan at Tegevajaro Miyazaki)
—	FW	JPN	Shogo Yoshikawa (to Vanraure Hachinohe, previously on loan)

Oita Trinita

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	JPN	Kyohei Kuroki (from Renofa Yamaguchi)
4	DF	JPN	Akira Takeuchi (from Nagoya Grampus)
11	FW	JPN	Yohei Hayashi (from FC Tokyo)
14	DF	JPN	Shohei Kishida (from Sagan Tosu)
15	MF	JPN	Takumi Kiyomoto (from FC Gifu, previously on loan)
17	MF	JPN	Shintaro Kobuku (from Ritsumeikan University)
19	FW	JPN	Yosei Otsu (from Thespakusatsu Gunma, previously on loan)
20	MF	JPN	Koki Kotegawa (from Giravanz Kitakyushu)
29	GK	JPN	Shun Takagi (from Kawasaki Frontale)
32	MF	JPN	Ryosuke Maeda (on loan from Vissel Kobe)
33	MF	JPN	Jun Suzuki (on loan from Avispa Fukuoka)
35	DF	JPN	Tatsuya Sakai (on loan from Sagan Tosu, previously on loan at V-Varen Nagasaki)
36	MF	JPN	Takuya Nogami (promoted from youth ranks)
48	MF	JPN	Shota Kawanishi (from Montedio Yamagata)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	MF	JPN	Masaya Matsumoto (to Júbilo Iwata)
11	FW	BRA	Paulinho (released)
13	FW	JPN	Daiki Takamatsu (retired)
14	MF	JPN	Takanori Chiaki (to SC Sagamihara)
17	FW	BRA	Thiago Quirino (back to Shonan Bellmare, previously on loan)
22	MF	JPN	Yuki Yamanouchi (to Albirex Niigata Singapore)
26	MF	JPN	Kazuki Egashira (on loan to Suzuka Unlimited FC)
31	GK	JPN	Kenshin Yoshimaru (back to Vissel Kobe, previously on loan)
35	DF	BRA	Daniel Silva dos Santos (to Cabofriense)
38	FW	KOR	Kim Dong-wook (released)
50	DF	JPN	Shinji Yamaguchi (back to Vissel Kobe, previously on loan)

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^ "竹内彬選手、大分トリニータへ完全移籍のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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"ハデソン選手、期限付き移籍満了のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
"小川佳純選手、サガン鳥栖へ完全移籍のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
"永井謙佑選手、FC東京へ完全移籍のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
"イスンヒ選手、韓国Kリーグの浦項スティーラーズへ完全移籍のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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Football in Japan

National association

Japan Football Association (JFA)

National teams
(2025)

Men	Japan results footballers managers B U-23 results footballers managers U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer FIFAe
Women	Japan results footballers managers B U-23 results footballers managers U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer

Leagues
(2025)

Men	J.League J1 League J2 League J3 League Japan Football League (JFL) Regional Leagues Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Premier League U-18 Prince Leagues
Women	WE League Nadeshiko League Division 1 Division 2

Cups
(2025)

Men	Emperor's Cup YBC Levain Cup Fujifilm Super Cup Shakaijin Cup Club Teams Cup Intercollegiate Cup All Japan High School Cup Inter-High Club Youth Cup
Women	Empress's Cup WE League Cup Intercollegiate

International cups

Men	Kirin Cup Soccer (Senior) Kirin Challenge Cup (Senior / U-23) SBS Cup (U-18) Ibaraki Next Generation Cup (U-18) International Youth Soccer in Niigata (U-17) U-16 International Dream Cup
Women	MS&AD Cup (Senior) JENESYS U-17 Women’s Football Memorial Cup

Culture

Historical matches	Japan v Iraq (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Anime and Manga	Aoashi Blue Lock Captain Tsubasa Days Giant Killing Inazuma Eleven
Rivalries	National teams Japan–South Korea Australia–Japan China–Japan North Korea–Japan

Football in Japan by prefecture
- Tokyo
- Osaka
by city
Competitions

Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present

Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
J.League 1993–present J.League Division 1/J1 League since 1999	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions J.League Championship Promotion / Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present

Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
(former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
J2 League 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present

(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93	1992 1993
No national third tier, 1994–1998
Japan Football League 1999–2013	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present

Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present

Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Regional Champions League Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup
1921–present

Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present

JSL Cup 1976–1991	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
J.League Cup 1992–present	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2025

J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Fagiano Okayama Gamba Osaka Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama FC
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fujieda MYFC Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo FC Imabari Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kataller Toyama Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Sagan Tosu Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Kagoshima United FC Kamatamare Sanuki Kochi United Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Thespa Gunma Tochigi City Tochigi SC Vanraure Hachinohe Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Asuka FC Atletico Suzuka Club Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Iwate Grulla Morioka Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori FC Tiamo Hirakata Veertien Mie Verspah Oita Yokogawa Musashino YSCC Yokohama
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	Sony Sendai Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga NTT Kinki/Kansai SP Kyoto Tanabe Pharmaceutical Dainichi Cable Industries Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Kagura Shimane Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23

2017 in Japanese football

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League competitions

Men	J1 League J2 League J3 League Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Women	L.League

Cup competitions

Men	Emperor's Cup (Final) J.League Cup (Final) Super Cup
Women	Empress's Cup (Final) Nadeshiko League Cup (Final)

AFC competitions

Men	AFC Champions League FIFA Club World Cup Suruga Bank Championship

Related to national teams

Men	Summary Qualification for the FIFA World Cup Qualification for the AFC Asian Cup
Women	Summary

Club seasons
J1 League	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Vegalta Sendai Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds Omiya Ardija Kashiwa Reysol FC Tokyo Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F. Marinos Ventforet Kofu Albirex Niigata Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sagan Tosu
J2 League	Montedio Yamagata Mito HollyHock Thespakusatsu Gunma JEF United Chiba Tokyo Verdy FC Machida Zelvia Yokohama FC Shonan Bellmare Matsumoto Yamaga FC Zweigen Kanazawa Nagoya Grampus FC Gifu Kyoto Sanga FC Fagiano Okayama Renofa Yamaguchi FC Kamatamare Sanuki Tokushima Vortis Ehime FC Avispa Fukuoka V-Varen Nagasaki Roasso Kumamoto Oita Trinita
J3 League	Grulla Morioka Blaublitz Akita Fukushima United FC Tochigi SC YSCC Yokohama SC Sagamihara AC Nagano Parceiro Kataller Toyama Fujieda MYFC Azul Claro Numazu Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Kagoshima United FC FC Ryukyu FC Tokyo U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23

v t e Japanese football transfer lists
J.League	2010 W S 2011 W S 2012 W S 2013 W S 2014 W S 2015 W S
J1 League	2016 W S 2017 W S 2018 W S 2019 W S 2020 W S 2021 W S 2022 W S 2023 W S 2024 W S 2025 W S
J2 League	2016 W S 2017 W S 2018 W S 2019 W S 2020 W S 2021 W S 2022 W S 2023 W S 2024 W S 2025 W S
J3 League	2016 W S 2017 W S 2018 W S 2019 W S 2020 W S 2021 W S 2022 W S 2023 W S 2024 W S 2025 W S
Japan Football League (JFL)	2023 W S 2024 W S 2025 W S

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