| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 6th D2 title |
| Promoted | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Shimizu S-Pulse Cerezo Osaka |
| Relegated | Giravanz Kitakyushu |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,108 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jong Tae-se (Shimizu S-Pulse) (26 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 33,697 Sapporo vs Kanazawa (20 November) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,795 Giravanz Kitakyushu vs Kanazawa (6 June) |
| Average attendance | 6,973 |
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The 2016 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (2016 明治安田生命J2リーグ) season is the 45th season of second-tier club football in Japan and the 18th season since the establishment of J2 League.