In the shuffle team this time, the captain of each Team A, K, B and 4 new teams announced. Team 8 member Okabe Rin becomes Team A's new captain, Komiyama Haruka becomes Team K's new captain, Takahashi Juri becomes the new captain of Team B and Murayama Yuiri becomes the new captain of Team 4. Team 8 members will hold Kennin positions in each Team A, K , B and 4.
In addition, the status of Kennin from member sister group was canceled. With this, the members of HKT48 Miyawaki Sakura, Kodama Haruka, Tomonaga Mio, Yabuki Nako, members of SKE48 Kitagawa Ryoha, NMB48 members Shiroma Miru and Shibuya Nagisa no longer hold Kennin status in AKB48.
The new Team Formation is scheduled to take effect in the coming spring.
AKB48 Shuffle Team 2017
New Team A
Captain: Okabe Rin [Team 8 Kennin]
- Chiba Erii
- Chou Kurena [Team 8 Kennin]
- Goto Moe
- Hayasaka Tsumugi [Team 8 Kennin]
- Hitomi Kotone [Team 8 Kennin]
- Iriyama Anna
- Kato Rena
- Maeda Ayaka [Promosi]
- Miyazaki Miho
- Mukaichi Mion
- Nishikawa Rei
- Oguri Yui [Team 8 Kennin]
- Okumoto Hinano [Team 8 Kennin]
- Shimoaoki Karin [Team 8 Kennin]
- Shinozaki Ayana
- Shitao Miu
- Suzuki Kurumi [Promosi]
- Taguchi Manaka [Promosi]
- Tanikawa Hijiri [Team 8 Kennin]
- Yokoyama Yui [Soukantoku / General Manager]
- Yoshida Karen [Team 8 Kennin]
New Team K
Captain: Komiyama Haruka
- Fujita Nana
- Harumoto Yuki [Team 8 Kennin]
- Hashimoto Haruna [Team 8 Kennin]
- Hidaritomo Ayaka [Team 8 Kennin]
- Ichikawa Manami
- Kojima Mako
- Kuranoo Narumi [Team 8 Kennin]
- Minegishi Minami
- Mogi Shinobu
- Muto Orin [Promosi]
- Muto Tomu
- Nagatomo Ayami [Kenkyuusei]
- Nakano Ikumi [Team 8 Kennin]
- Nozawa Rena
- Oda Erina [Team 8 Kennin]
- Shimoguchi Hinana
- Tano Yuuka
- Terada Misaki [Team 8 Kennin]
- Yaguchi Moka [Team 8 Kennin]
- Yamada Kyoka
- Yamada Nanami [Team 8 Kennin]
- Yasuda Kana [Promosi]
- Yokomichi Yuri [Team 8 Kennin]
- Yokoyama Yui [Team 8 Kennin]
- Yumoto Ami
New Team B
Captain: Takahashi Juri
- Fukuoka Seina
- Harima Nanami [Kenkyuusei]
- Hattori Yuna [Team 8 Kennin]
- Hiwatashi Yui
- Honda Hitomi [Team 8 Kennin]
- Iwatate Saho
- Kashiwagi Yuki
- Kawahara Misaki [Team 8 Kennin]
- Kitazawa Saki
- Kojima Natsuki
- Kubo Satone
- Nakanishi Chiyori
- Okuhara Hinako [Team 8 Kennin]
- Ota Nao [Team 8 Kennin]
- Oya Shizuka
- Sasaki Yukari
- Sato Akari [Team 8 Kennin]
- Sato Shiori [Team 8 Kennin]
- Shimizu Maria [Team 8 Kennin]
- Takeuchi Miyu
- Takita Kayoko
- Taniguchi Megu
- Umemoto Izumi [Kenkyuusei]
- Yamabe Ayu
- Yamamoto Ruka [Team 8 Kennin]
- Yoshikawa Nanase [Team 8 Kennin]
New Team 4
Captain: Murayama Yuiri
- Asai Nanami [Promosi]
- Gyoten Yurina [Team 8 Kennin]
- Hama Sayuna [Team 8 Kennin]
- Hirano Hikaru [Team 8 Kennin]
- Homma Mai [Kenkyuusei]
- Inagaki Kaori [Promosi]
- Kawamoto Saya
- Kurosu Haruka [Kenkyuusei]
- Ma ChiaLing
- Miyazato Rira [Team 8 Kennin]
- Nagano Serika [Team 8 Kennin]
- Noda Hinano [Team 8 Kennin]
- Okada Nana [STU48 Kennin]
- Okawa Rio
- Omori Miyuu
- Onishi Momoka [Team 8 Kennin]
- Sakaguchi Nagisa [Team 8 Kennin]
- Sato Kiara
- Sato Nanami [Team 8 Kennin]
- Takahashi Ayane [Team 8 Kennin]
- Takahashi Sayaka [Team 8 Kennin]
- Takaoka Kaoru [Team 8 Kennin]
- Tatsuya Makiho
- Taya Misaki [Promosi]
- Utada Hatsuka [Team 8 Kennin]
- Yamauchi Mizuki [Promosi]