2017 J2 League

The 2017 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (2017 明治安田生命J2リーグ) season was the 46th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 19th season since the establishment of J2 League.

Clubs
The participating clubs are listed in the following table:

Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the summer transfer window.

J1 League Promotion Playoffs
2017 J.League Road To J1 Play-Offs (2017 J1昇格プレーオフ)

Final
Nagoya Grampus was promoted to J1 League.

Top scorers
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