| Competition: | Meiji Yasuda J2 League |
| Winners: | Shonan Bellmare 2nd J2 title 4th D2 title |
| Promoted: | Shonan Bellmare V-Varen Nagasaki Nagoya Grampus |
| Relegated: | Thespakusatsu Gunma |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1198 |
| League Topscorer: | Ibba Laajab (Yokohama FC) (25 goals)[1] |
| Highest Attendance: | 36,755[2] (3 May 2017) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,191 (22 Oct 2017) |
| Average Attendance: | 6,970 |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
| Season: | 2017 |
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.
The participating clubs are listed in the following table:
| Club Name | Home Town(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of separation | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of announcement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya Grampus |  Boško Gjurovski | 6 November 2016[3] | End of caretaker spell |  Yahiro Kazama | 4 January 2017[4] | |
| Renofa Yamaguchi | Nobuhiro Ueno | 23 May 2017[5] | Sacked |  Carlos Mayor | 5 June 2017[6] | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Hiroyuki Kiyokawa | 14 June 2017[7] | Sacked | Tomoyoshi Ikeya | 14 June 2017 | |
| Yokohama FC | Hitoshi Nakata | 15 October 2017[8] | Sacked |  Edson Tavares | 24 October 2017[9] |
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the summer transfer window.
2017 J.League Road To J1 Play-Offs (2017 J1昇格プレーオフ)
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----Nagoya Grampus was promoted to J1 League.
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