List of J3 League transfers winter 2016–17

This is a list of Japanese football J3 League transfers in the winter transfer window 2016–17 by club.

Giravanz Kitakyushu

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   JPN Norihiro Yamagishi (on loan from   Montedio Yamagata)^[1] 4 DF   JPN Shuto Suzuki (on loan from   Roasso Kumamoto) 7 MF   JPN Taira Shige (from   Nara Club) 9 FW   JPN Shoma Mizunaga (on loan from   Zweigen Kanazawa) 13 DF   JPN Itsuki Urata (on loan from   JEF United Chiba) 14 FW   JPN Shoki Hirai (from   Avispa Fukuoka) 15 MF   JPN Daisuke Kanzaki (from   V-Varen Nagasaki) 21 GK   JPN Takuya Takahashi (from   Yokohama F. Marinos) 22 MF   JPN Shuto Nakahara (from   Avispa Fukuoka) 23 MF   JPN Ryuto Kito (from Umemura Gakuen High School) 24 MF   JPN Tatsuya Onodera (on loan from   V-Varen Nagasaki) 28 DF   JPN Shunsuke Fukuda (from   Omiya Ardija, previously on loan)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   JPN Nobuyuki Abe (to   Nagano Parceiro) 3 DF   JPN Keita Hoshihara (to   Matsumoto Yamaga) 4 DF   JPN Keita Ichikawa (to   Thespakusatsu Gunma) 7 MF   JPN Koki Kazama (to   Montedio Yamagata) 9 FW   JPN Kazuki Hara (to   Kamatamare Sanuki) 10 MF   JPN Koki Kotegawa (to   Oita Trinita) 13 DF   JPN Takayuki Tada (retired) 15 FW   JPN Hideo Oshima (retired) 21 GK   JPN Ayaki Suzuki (to   Yokohama F. Marinos) 22 FW   BRA Rodrigo (back to   V-Varen Nagasaki, previously on loan) 23 DF   JPN Masahiro Teraoka (to   Nagano Parceiro) 24 MF   JPN Jumpei Arai (to   Nagano Parceiro)

Tochigi SC

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JPN Takamasa Taneoka (from Komazawa University) 9 FW   JPN Koki Takenaka (from   Briobecca Urayasu) 11 MF   JPN Kenya Okazaki (from   Gamba Osaka) 13 FW   JPN Yosuke Kamigata (from   V-Varen Nagasaki, previously on loan) 15 GK   JPN Johnny Leoni (from   Nagano Parceiro)^[2] 16 MF   JPN Ren Sengoku (from   Nagano Parceiro) 17 DF   JPN Shota Fukuoka (from   Shonan Bellmare) 19 FW   JPN Kohei Hattori (from   SC Sagamihara) 21 MF   JPN Taku Ushinohama (from   Grulla Morioka) 23 GK   JPN Shuhei Kawata (from   Omiya Ardija, previously on loan) 26 DF   JPN Ryosuke Tada (from   Nagano Parceiro) 28 MF   JPN Naoto Ando (from   Renofa Yamaguchi) 33 DF   JPN Masashi Nito (from   AS Casa) 38 MF   JPN Taisuke Miyazaki (from   Machida Zelvia, previously on loan)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JPN Yohei Nishimura (to   Fujieda MYFC) 9 FW   JPN Tsugutoshi Oishi (to   Renofa Yamaguchi) 11 FW   BRA Jean Moser (back to   CA Metropolitano, previously on loan) 15 MF   JPN Daisuke Saito (to   Kochi United SC) 16 DF   JPN Takuma Nagayoshi (retired) 17 DF   JPN Tatsunori Yamagata (to   Kataller Toyama) 19 DF   JPN Hideyuki Akai (retired) 20 MF   JPN Daiki Yamamoto (to   Amitie SC Kyoto) 21 GK   JPN Daisuke Yoshimitsu (to   Renofa Yamaguchi) 25 DF   JPN Kyotaro Yamakoshi (released) 29 DF   JPN Toshio Shimakawa (back to   Renofa Yamaguchi, previously on loan) 30 MF   JPN Isao Honma (to   Albirex Niigata) 32 FW   BRA Ricardo Lobo (released) 41 MF   JPN Hayato Sasaki (retired)

Nagano Parceiro

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF   JPN Masahiro Teraoka (from   Giravanz Kitaykushu) 6 MF   JPN Shunsuke Iwanuma (from   Kyoto Sanga) 16 GK   JPN Nobuyuki Abe (from   Giravanz Kitaykushu) 19 FW   JPN Yosuke Mikami (from   Kataller Toyama) 21 GK   JPN Dai Takeda (from   Kagoshima United FC) 22 MF   JPN Ippei Kokuryo (from   Kyoto Sanga) 23 MF   JPN Masaya Nozaki (from   YSCC) 24 MF   JPN Jumpei Arai (from   Giravanz Kitaykushu) 26 DF   JPN Genichi Endo (from Sanno University) 27 DF   JPN Satoru Oki (on loan from   Tokyo Verdy) 28 FW   JPN Hidemasa Kobayashi (from   Fagiano Okayama)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF   JPN Hiroshi Sekita (retired) 6 MF   JPN Ren Sengoku (to   Tochigi SC) 14 MF   JPN Sai Kanakubo (released) 16 GK   JPN Johnny Leoni (to   Tochigi SC) 17 FW   BRA Conrado (back to   Tombense FC, previously on loan) 19 FW   JPN Ryota Watanabe (back to   Ehime FC, previously on loan) 21 GK   KOR Kim Yeong-gi (retired) 26 DF   JPN Ryosuke Tada (to   Tochigi SC) 27 MF   JPN Hideo Hashimoto (back to   Cerezo Osaka, previously on loan) 31 GK   JPN Ryuki Miura (to   Júbilo Iwata) 32 FW   JPN Yusuke Kondo (retired)^[3] 33 MF   JPN Kohei Yamada (released) — MF   KOR Park Kun (to   Thespakusatsu Gunma, previously on loan) — MF   KOR Ko Kyung-te (to   Briobecca Urayasu, previously on loan) — FW   JPN Masahide Hiraoka (to   Iwaki FC, previously on loan)

Blaublitz Akita

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   JPN Akihito Ozawa (from   Albirex Niigata) 5 DF   JPN Kaito Chida (from Kanagawa University) 6 DF   JPN Shingo Arizono (from   Machida Zelvia) 8 MF   JPN Tomofumi Fujiyama (from National Institute of Fitness & Sports in Kanoya) 9 DF   JPN Hiroyuki Furuta (on loan from   Zweigen Kanazawa) 13 FW   JPN Ginji Aki (from Ryutsu Keizai University) 15 MF   JPN Nao Eguchi (from   Ehime FC) 18 MF   JPN Keisuke Ono (promoted from youth ranks) 36 MF   JPN Ryoto Higa (from   FC Gifu, previously on loan)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   JPN Masataka Nomura (back to   Nagoya Grampus, previously on loan) 5 DF   JPN Shuhei Hotta (to   Ehime FC) 8 MF   JPN Tatsuya Kumagai (released) 9 FW   JPN Go Daimu (to   SC Sagamihara) 13 MF   JPN Shohei Shinzato (released) 14 MF   JPN Kazuhiro Kawata (retired) 15 MF   JPN Yuki Hatanaka (to   Fujieda MYFC) 18 MF   JPN Naoki Hatada (retired) 25 MF   JPN Teruyoshi Ito (to   Azul Claro Numazu) 32 FW   JPN Takunosuke Funakawa (on loan to   Artista Toubu)

Kagoshima United F.C.

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF   JPN Kaito Kimura (from   Sarcos Fukui) 20 FW   THA Sittichok Phaso (on loan from   Chonburi F.C.)^[4] 21 GK   JPN Kazusa Iwakasi (from Fukuoka University) 24 MF   JPN Toshihiro Matsushita (from   Yokohama FC) 25 MF   JPN Shota Kadono (from Kagoshima United FC Second) 29 MF   JPN Junya Nodake (from Fukuoka University) 40 DF   JPN Taikai Uemoto (from   V-Varen Nagasaki)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF   JPN Shun Aso (retired) 10 MF   JPN Hiroto Yamamoto (retired) 11 MF   JPN Tsuyoshi Shinchu (retired) 14 MF   JPN Koji Takano (retired) 21 GK   JPN Dai Takeda (to   Nagano Parceiro) 22 FW   JPN Ryuya Fukushima (to   Verspah Oita) 24 MF   JPN Sai Kanakubo (back to   Nagano Parceiro, previously on loan) 25 MF   JPN Shohei Yanagizaki (retired)

Kataller Toyama

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 6 DF   JPN Tatsunori Yamagata (from   Tochigi SC) 8 MF   JPN Ryo Kubota (from   Tokushima Vortis, previously on loan) 11 FW   BRA Pablo Augusto Carvalho (from   Gremio Osasco Audax) 13 FW   JPN Ikki Sasaki (from   Tokushima Vortis) 14 MF   JPN Yoji Sasaki (on loan from   Tokushima Vortis) 16 FW   KOR Han Seung-hyeong (on loan from   Matsumoto Yamaga) 19 FW   JPN Daiki Yagishita (from   Matsumoto Yamaga) 22 MF   JPN Nobuyuki Shiina (from   Matsumoto Yamaga, previously on loan) 28 FW   JPN Kosuke Nishi (promoted from youth ranks) 31 GK   JPN Kazuki Hattori (from Meiji University)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW   JPN Yosuke Mikami (to   Nagano Parceiro) 13 DF   JPN Renpei Uchida (to   Amitie SC Kyoto) 14 MF   JPN Shunsuke Oyama (retired) 18 DF   JPN Naoto Yoshii (retired) 19 FW   JPN Yudai Nishikawa (retired) 20 MF   JPN Hiroki Nakada (to   Vanraure Hachinohe) 21 GK   JPN Koji Ezumi (retired) 28 DF   JPN Keigo Omi (back to   FC Gifu, previously on loan) 34 FW   JPN Koki Oshima (back to   Kashiwa Reysol, previously on loan) — DF   JPN Hiroki Tanaka (to   Maruyasu Okazaki, previously on loan) — DF   JPN Takuya Yoshikawa (retired, previously on loan at   Suzuka Unlimited FC)

Fujieda MYFC

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JPN Yohei Nishimura (from   Tochigi SC) 4 DF   JPN Ryuji Ito (from   Tokyo 23 FC) 8 FW   JPN Keisuke Endo (from   Machida Zelvia, previously on loan) 9 FW   JPN Ryota Doi (from   Grulla Morioka) 11 FW   CAM Chan Vathanaka (on loan from   Boeung Ket Angkor FC) 15 MF   JPN Taisuke Mizuno (from   FC Gifu) 17 MF   JPN Hirohito Shinohara (from   Renofa Yamaguchi) 18 MF   JPN Yuki Hatanaka (from   Blaublitz Akita) 23 FW   JPN Masato Sasaki (from   YSCC) 26 GK   JPN Junto Taguchi (on loan from   Yokohama F. Marinos) 28 MF   JPN Ryuto Otake (from   Machida Zelvia) 29 DF   JPN Nobuyuki Kawashima (from   Thespakusatsu Gunma, previously on loan)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JPN Hiroki Narabayashi (retired) 4 FW   JPN Mitsuru Mansho (retired) 8 DF   JPN Takumi Hashimoto (retired) 11 FW   JPN Hayato Mine (to   VONDS Ichihara) 14 MF   JPN Kenta Nakanishi (released) 17 DF   JPN Ryuji Mochizuki (retired) 18 MF   JPN Takuya Mihashi (released) 23 DF   JPN Yujiro Haraguchi (released) 24 MF   JPN Hiroki Sasaki (to   FC Kariya) 26 GK   JPN Shuhei Yamada (to   Albirex Niigata Singapore) 28 FW   JPN Sho Kagami (back to   Shimizu S-Pulse, previously on loan) 30 DF   JPN Koichi Maeda (to   Nara Club) 32 DF   JPN Taishin Morikawa (back to   Roasso Kumamoto, previously on loan)

F.C. Ryukyu

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JPN Taishi Nishioka (from Fukuoka University) 5 MF   KOR Kang Ju-kwang (from   VONDS Ichihara) 15 MF   JPN Tatsuya Mochizuki (from Saitama Institute of Technology) 18 FW   JPN Hiroki Maeda (from Hannan University) 19 MF   KOR Choe Byeong-gil (from   Konkuk University) 20 FW   JPN Aio Fukuda (from Saitama Institute of Technology) 24 DF   KOR Kim Hyun-beom (from Yanagigaura High School) 25 DF   JPN Yu Tamagawa (from   Esperanza SC) 26 DF   JPN Mikihito Arai (from Hannan University)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JPN Kota Miyagi (retired) 5 MF   BRA Ruan (released) 7 MF   JPN Keita Tanaka (to   Mito HollyHock) 9 FW   BRA Pablo (back to   Gremio Osasco Audax, previously on loan) 15 FW   BRA Leonardo (back to   Vitoria, previously on loan) 23 DF   JPN Yukiya Tamashiro (released) 24 DF   JPN Kenichiro Hirata (released) 25 MF   JPN Kyoga Nakamura (back to   JEF United Chiba, previously on loan) 26 DF   JPN Itsuki Urata (back to   JEF United Chiba, previously on loan)

S.C. Sagamihara

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF   BRA Breno Cézar (from   Betinense) 4 DF   JPN Naoya Okane (from   FC Gifu) 5 DF   JPN Daiki Umei (from   Fukushima United FC) 6 DF   JPN Naoto Kidoku (from   Fagiano Okayama) 8 MF   BRA Samuel Alves (from   Vitoria Sernache) 9 FW   BRA João Gabriel (from   Cruzeiro) 13 FW   JPN Yuichi Kubo (from   Fagiano Okayama) 15 MF   JPN Shinji Tsujio (from   Zweigen Kanazawa) 19 DF   JPN Seiya Yamaguchi (from   Sarcos Fukui) 20 DF   JPN Natsuki Mugikura (from   Mito HollyHock) 22 DF   JPN Yu Yonehara (from Kwansei Gakuin University) 24 MF   JPN Daiki Kawato (from Nippon Sport Science University) 25 MF   JPN Tomoya Takahata (from Ritsumeikan University) 28 FW   KOR Go Daimu (from   Blaublitz Akita) 38 MF   JPN Takanori Chiaki (from   Oita Trinita)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   JPN Tsuyoshi Sato (to   VONDS Ichihara) 2 DF   JPN Kota Amano (retired) 5 MF   BRA Toró (to   Goias EC) 7 FW   JPN Taira Inoue (retired) 8 MF   JPN Keita Sogabe (released) 13 MF   JPN Yohei Sakai (released) 14 MF   JPN Ryota Iwabuchi (to   Grulla Morioka) 15 DF   JPN Masatoshi Aki (to   VONDS Ichihara, previously on loan) 18 FW   JPN Kohei Hattori (to   Tochigi SC) 19 DF   JPN Kyosuke Narita (released) 20 MF   JPN Keita Makiuchi (released) 21 MF   JPN Takahisa Kitahara (to   VONDS Ichihara) 22 DF   JPN Yosuke Terada (retired) 27 MF   JPN Yuki Handa (released) 29 FW   JPN Masatoshi Ishida (back to   Kyoto Sanga, previously on loan) 30 MF   KOR Kim Young-hwang (to   Vanraure Hachinohe) 36 FW   JPN Masaki Fukai (retired) — DF   JPN Norihiro Kawakami (to   Tegejevaro Miyazaki, previously on loan)

Grulla Morioka

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JPN Tomoya Fukuda (on loan from   Machida Zelvia) 6 MF   JPN Takuya Kakine (from   Machida Zelvia, previously on loan) 9 FW   PRK Kim Hong-yeon (from   Fukushima United FC) 17 DF   JPN Sho Tanaka (from Toin University of Yokohama) 18 FW   JPN Kohei Imazeki (from Toin University of Yokohama) 19 MF   JPN Gaku Sugamoto (from Rikkyo University) 21 GK   JPN Hiromi Nakajima (from   Briobecca Urayasu) 41 MF   JPN Ryota Iwabuchi (from   SC Sagamihara)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JPN Ryota Kobayashi (retired) 6 MF   JPN Taku Ushinohama (to   Tochigi SC) 7 FW   JPN Ryota Doi (to   Fujieda MYFC) 8 MF   JPN Kenta Matsuda (retired) 13 FW   JPN Mitsuteru Kudo (back to   Consadole Sapporo, previously on loan) 18 MF   JPN Yuma Takahashi (released) 20 MF   JPN Keita Ishii (back to   Yokohama FC, previously on loan) 21 GK   JPN Takuji Yokoyama (to   ReinMeer Aomori) 27 MF   JPN Yusaku Toyoshima (to   Tochigi UVA FC) 28 DF   JPN Yugo Iiyama (released) 29 FW   JPN Hiromu Kori (back to   Tokyo Verdy, previously on loan)

Fukushima United F.C.

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JPN Takuya Osanai (from   Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, previously on loan) 11 MF   JPN Shota Tamura (on loan from   Shonan Bellmare) 16 GK   JPN Daiki Hotta (from Tokai University) 20 MF   BRA Renan (from   Roma Esporte Apucarana)^[5] 30 DF   JPN Takaaki Kinoshita (on loan from   Mito HollyHock)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JPN Akihiro Noda (retired) 4 DF   JPN Kenta Togawa (retired) 10 FW   PRK Kim Hong-yeon (to   Grulla Morioka) 15 MF   JPN Takuya Maruoka (to   Tochigi UVA FC) 17 DF   JPN Goson Sakai (back to   Albirex Niigata, previously on loan) 22 FW   BRA Rodrigo Tiui (released) 23 DF   BRA Paulão (back to   Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, previously on loan) 28 DF   JPN Shota Fukuoka (back to   Shonan Bellmare, previously on loan) 33 GK   JPN Kei Uemura (retired) 39 DF   JPN Daiki Umei (to   SC Sagamihara)

Gainare Tottori

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JPN Yuki Uchiyama (from   Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo) 6 DF   JPN Kosei Ishigami (from   Mito HollyHock) 11 FW   JPN Takuto Haraguchi (from   Renofa Yamaguchi) 15 MF   JPN Koki Ishii (from Kansai University) 16 MF   JPN Hayato Ikegaya (from   Mito HollyHock, previously on loan) 17 FW   JPN Junya Kato (from Josai International University) 18 FW   JPN Daiki Numa (on loan from   Kyoto Sanga) 20 FW   JPN Ryuoliver Iwamoto (on loan from   Júbilo Iwata) 24 DF   JPN Yuya Nishijima (from Fukuoka University) 31 GK   JPN Ayumu Hosoda (promoted from youth ranks)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   JPN Ryosuke Kawanabe (retired) 6 DF   JPN Takanori Nakajima (released) 8 MF   JPN Kenji Koyano (retired) 10 MF   BRA Fernandinho (from   AFE) 20 FW   JPN Tsuyoshi Miyaichi (back to   Shonan Bellmare, previously on loan) 22 MF   MAS Tam Sheang Tsung (from   Melaka United) 24 FW   JPN Masayoshi Takayanagi (released) 31 GK   JPN Hironobu Yoshizaki (from   MIO Biwako Shiga) 39 GK   JPN Haruki Fukushima (to   Urawa Red Diamonds, back from loan)

YSCC Yokohama

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW   JPN Kenji Kitawaki (from   Tokyo Verdy) 14 MF   JPN Kyosuke Goto (from   FK Istra) 15 MF   JPN Koya Okuda (from Kanagawa University) 16 GK   POL Filip Wichman (from   Concordia Elbląg) 18 MF   JPN Taisei Kaneko (promoted from youth ranks) 19 MF   JPN Yusuke Nishiyama (from Yamanashi Gakuin University) 21 MF   JPN Kensho Ogasawara (from Nippon Sport Science University) 23 MF   JPN Kyoga Nakamura (from   JEF United Chiba) 24 DF   JPN Hiroki Okuda (from   Kochi United SC) 26 DF   JPN Hiroya Iwakabe (from Tokai University) 27 MF