The winning top scorers in J1 League, Japan during the season 2016 were Leandro and Peter Utaka with 19 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season.
# | Player | Team | Nationality | Age | % team's goals | Goals |
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1. | Leandro | Vissel Kobe | Brazil | 31 | 57.6% | 19 |
Peter Utaka | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Nigeria | 32 | 73.1% | 19 |
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3. | Cristiano | Kashiwa Reysol/Ventforet Kofu | Brazil | 29 | - | 16 |
4. | Yoshito Okubo | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | 34 | 42.9% | 15 |
Yu Kobayashi | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | 29 | 42.9% | 15 |
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6. | Jay Bothroyd | Júbilo Iwata | England | 34 | 87.5% | 14 |
Shinzo Koroki | Urawa Red Diamonds | Brazil | 30 | 40.0% | 14 |
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8. | Yohei Toyoda | Sagan Tosu | Japan | 31 | 50.0% | 13 |
9. | Diego Oliveira | Kashiwa Reysol | Brazil | 26 | 37.5% | 12 |
Kazuma Watanabe | Vissel Kobe | Japan | 30 | 36.4% | 12 |
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Yuki Muto | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan | 28 | 34.3% | 12 |
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12. | Akihiro Ienaga | Omiya Ardija | Japan | 30 | 45.8% | 11 |
Pedro Júnior | Vissel Kobe | Brazil | 29 | 33.3% | 11 |
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Rafael Silva | Albirex Niigata | Brazil | 24 | 78.6% | 11 |
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Robin Simovic | Nagoya Grampus | Sweden | 25 | 78.6% | 11 |
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16. | Manabu Saito | Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan | 26 | 31.3% | 10 |
Mu Kanazaki | Kashima Antlers | Japan | 27 | 41.7% | 10 |
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Ramon Lopes | Vegalta Sendai | Brazil | 27 | 52.6% | 10 |
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Tadanari Lee | Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan | 30 | 28.6% | 10 |
The season started 27 February 2016 and the last game of the season was played at 3 December 2016. More information and the winning top scorers in J1 League between the seasons 2000-2023 here.
In total there were 4 scored hat-tricks during the season 2016 in J1 League, Japan. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.
Player, Team | Match | Goals |
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Ramon Lopes Vegalta Sendai |
Sagan Tosu - Vegalta Sendai 2-3 Sat 1 october 2016 |
3 26', 55', 75' |
Kensuke Nagai Nagoya Grampus |
Nagoya Grampus - Avispa Fukuoka 5-0 Sat 1 october 2016 |
3 36', 47', 55' |
Diego Oliveira Kashiwa Reysol |
Kawasaki Frontale - Kashiwa Reysol 2-5 Sat 27 august 2016 |
3 4', 5', 32' |
Cristiano Kashiwa Reysol |
Kashiwa Reysol - Gamba Osaka 3-2 Sat 23 july 2016 |
3 9', 14', 54' |
This was the final standings in the 2016 J1 League season.
# | Team | Matches | WinsW | DrawsD | LossesL | Goals | Points |
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1. | Urawa Red Diamonds | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 35-12 | 41 |
2. | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33-18 | 35 |
3. | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35-24 | 34 |
4. | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31-22 | 34 |
5. | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32-23 | 30 |
6. | Omiya Ardija | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24-18 | 30 |
7. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 32-19 | 29 |
8. | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26-22 | 29 |
9. | FC Tokyo | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23-21 | 29 |
10. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26-22 | 26 |
11. | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 24-24 | 20 |
12. | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19-23 | 20 |
13. | Ventforet Kofu | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14-27 | 16 |
14. | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16-27 | 13 |
15. | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14-29 | 13 |
16. | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 14-24 | 12 |
17. | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12-29 | 11 |
18. | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15-41 | 8 |