1997 Japan Football League
Season | 1997 |
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Champions | Consadole Sapporo 1st JFL title 3rd D2 title |
Promoted | Consadole Sapporo |
Relegated | Fukushima FC (folded) Seino Transportation (folded) |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 765 (3.19 per match) |
← 1996 1998 → |
Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1997 season.
Overview[]
It was contested by 16 teams, and Consadole Sapporo won the championship.
As a result of Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi's closure the previous year, Jatco F.C. and Mito HollyHock were promoted before the season.
League standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | PKW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Consadole Sapporo (C, P) | 30 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 26 | +51 | 76 | Promoted to 1998 J.League |
2 | Tokyo Gas | 30 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 70 | 30 | +40 | 68 | |
3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 30 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 67 | |
4 | Honda Motors | 30 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 65 | |
5 | Montedio Yamagata | 30 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 56 | |
6 | Ventforet Kofu | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 52 | |
7 | Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 41 | |
8 | Brummell Sendai | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 40 | |
9 | NTT Kanto | 30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 39 | |
10 | Fukushima FC | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 38 | Folded[a] |
11 | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 38 | |
12 | Oita Trinity | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 29 | |
13 | Denso | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 27 | |
14 | Seino Transportation | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 67 | −43 | 15 | Folded[b] |
15 | Jatco SC | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 11 | |
16 | Mito HollyHock | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 69 | −45 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on November 1997. Source: Montedio Yamagata website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Promotion and Relegation[]
Because Fukushima FC and Seino Transportation were disbanded, no relegation has occurred. At the end of the season, the winner and runner-up of Regional League promotion series, Sony Sendai and Albirex Niigata were promoted automatically.
Categories:
- Japan Football League (1992–1998) seasons
- 1997 in Japanese football leagues
- 1997–98 in Asian second tier association football leagues
- 1996–97 in Asian second tier association football leagues