J1 League Top scorers - Japan 2016

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. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.

J1 League best goal scorers 2016

Below is the final top scorer list for the J1 League 2016, including the 19 players who scored the most goals during the season.

# Player, Team Nationality Age % team's goals GoalsGoals
1. Leandro
Vissel Kobe
Brazil
31 57.6%
19
  Peter Utaka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Nigeria
32 73.1%
19
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
6. Jay Bothroyd
Júbilo Iwata
England
34 87.5%
14
  Shinzo Koroki
Urawa Red Diamonds
Brazil
30 40.0%
14
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
  Yuki Muto
Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan 28 34.3%
12
12. Akihiro Ienaga
Omiya Ardija
Japan 30 45.8%
11
  Pedro Júnior
Vissel Kobe
Brazil
29 33.3%
11
  Rafael Silva
Albirex Niigata
Brazil
24 78.6%
11
  Robin Simovic
Nagoya Grampus
Sweden
25 78.6%
11
16. Manabu Saito
Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan 26 31.3%
10
  Mu Kanazaki
Kashima Antlers
Japan 27 41.7%
10
  Ramon Lopes
Vegalta Sendai
Brazil
27 52.6%
10
  Tadanari Lee
Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan 30 28.6%
10
The age of the players is when the season ended at 3 December 2016

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2016

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 GoalsGoals
Kensuke Nagai
Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus - Avispa Fukuoka 5-0
Sat 1 october 2016
3
36', 47', 55'
Ramon Lopes
Vegalta Sendai
Sagan Tosu - Vegalta Sendai 2-3
Sat 1 october 2016
3
26', 55', 75'
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'

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 2000-2024 here.