Shonan Bellmare have stayed in the second division for just a year, winning promotion as the champions.
Sixth-placed Montedio Yamagata won the promotion playoffs and will return in the first division after playing in the J2 for 3 years.
The participating clubs are listed in the following table: 2015 J.League Road To J1 Play-Offs (2015 J1昇格プレーオフ) Avispa Fukuoka was promoted to J1 League.
2015 J2/J3 Play-Offs (2015 J2・J3入れ替え戦) Oita Trinita was relegated to J3 League.Machida Zelvia was promoted to J2 League.
Updated to games played on 23 November 2015Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League Stats & Data - Ranking:Goals Updated to games played on 23 November 2015Source: J.