2017 J2 League
The 2017 Meiji Yasuda J2 League 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:| Club name | Home town | Note |
| Fukuoka City, Fukuoka | Relegated from J1 League in 2016 | |
| Ehime FC | All cities/towns in Ehime | |
| Fagiano Okayama | All cities/towns in Okayama | |
| All cities/towns in Gifu | ||
| JEF United Chiba | Chiba & Ichihara, Chiba | |
| Kamatamare Sanuki | Takamatsu, Kagawa | |
| Southwestern cities/towns in Kyoto | ||
| Machida Zelvia | Machida, Tokyo | |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | Central cities/towns in Nagano | |
| Mito, Ibaraki | ||
| All cities/towns in Yamagata | ||
| All Aichi Prefecture | Relegated from J1 League in 2016 | |
| Oita Trinita | Ōita | Promoted from J3 League in 2016 |
| Renofa Yamaguchi | All cities/towns in Yamaguchi | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Kumamoto | |
| Shonan part of Kanagawa | Relegated from J1 League in 2016 | |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | All cities/towns in Gunma | |
| All cities/towns in Tokushima | ||
| All cities/towns in Tokyo | ||
| V-Varen Nagasaki | All cities/towns in Nagasaki | |
| Yokohama FC | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |
| Zweigen Kanazawa | Kanazawa | Won J2-J3 Relegation Playoff |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the summer transfer window.| Clubs | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Other | Former |
| Nagoya Grampus |  League tableResultsPlay-offsJ1 League Promotion Playoffs2017 J.League Road To J1 Play-OffsSemifinals-------- Final----Nagoya Grampus was promoted to J1 League. Season statisticsTop scorers
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