2016 First stage
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29:10 | 19 | 39 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 33:15 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26:16 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32:18 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | Omiya Ardija | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17:18 | -1 | 26 |
| 6 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22:20 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20:21 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | Iwata | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21:23 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16:18 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20:25 | -5 | 23 |
| 11 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21:19 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23:25 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19:25 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24:29 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10:15 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18:27 | -9 | 16 |
| 17 | Kofu | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18:31 | -13 | 15 |
| 18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11:25 | -14 | 11 |
Promotion ~ J1 League (Play Offs: )
2016 Play Offs
Semi-finals
| 1 | Urawa Reds | Bye | |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Kashima Antlers | 0 : 1 |
Final
| 1 | Urawa Reds | Kashima Antlers | 1 : 2, 1 : 0 |
2016 Second stage
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 35:12 | 23 | 41 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33:18 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35:24 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31:22 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32:23 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Omiya Ardija | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24:18 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 32:19 | 13 | 29 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26:22 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23:21 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26:22 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 24:24 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19:23 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Kofu | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14:27 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Iwata | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16:27 | -11 | 13 |
| 15 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14:29 | -15 | 13 |
| 16 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 14:24 | -10 | 12 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12:29 | -17 | 11 |
| 18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15:41 | -26 | 8 |
Promotion ~ J1 League (Play Offs: )
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