2016 season | |
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Manager | Massimo Ficcadenti |
Stadium | Best Amenity Stadium |
J1 League | 11th |
2016 Sagan Tosu season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 52 |
10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 51 |
11 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 46 |
12 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 43 |
13 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 36 |
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