2002 Japan Football League

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Japan Football League
Season2002
Dates7 April – 10 November
ChampionsHonda FC
2nd JFL title
3rd D3 title
Promotednone
RelegatedShizuoka Sangyo University
Alouette Kumamoto
Profesor Miyazaki
Matches played153
Goals scored457 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorer (14 goals total)
Highest attendance3,783 (Round 16,
Honda vs. YKK AP)
Lowest attendance125 (Round 7,
SE Osaka vs. Sony)
Average attendance574
← 2001
2003 →

The 2002 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第4回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Yon-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the fourth season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.

Overview[]

2002 Japan Football League is located in Japan
Sony Sendai
Sony Sendai
Tochigi S.C.
Tochigi S.C.
Sagawa Express
Sagawa Express
Yokogawa Electric
Yokogawa Electric
Kokushikan University
Kokushikan
University
Jatco F.C.
Jatco F.C.
Shizuoka Sangyo University
Shizuoka Sangyo University
Honda F.C.
Honda
F.C.
Denso S.C.
Denso S.C.
YKK F.C.
YKK F.C.
ALO's Hokuriku
Sagawa Express Osaka
Sagawa Express Osaka
Kyoto BAMB 1993
Kyoto BAMB 1993
S.C. Tottori
S.C. Tottori
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
Ehime F.C.
Ehime F.C.
Alouette Kumamoto
Alouette Kumamoto
Profesor Miyazaki
Profesor Miyazaki
2002 JFL teams

It was contested by 18 teams, and Honda FC won the championship.

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Honda FC[a] (C) 17 13 2 2 39 14 +25 41
2 Sagawa Express Tokyo 17 12 3 2 49 22 +27 39
3 Otsuka Pharmaceuticals[a] 17 10 7 0 38 22 +16 37
4 Sony Sendai 17 8 6 3 25 16 +9 30
5 Kokushikan University 17 9 3 5 28 20 +8 30
6 Ehime FC 17 8 4 5 29 18 +11 28
7 Yokogawa Electric 17 8 4 5 21 26 −5 28
8 YKK FC 17 7 5 5 24 16 +8 26
9 Sagawa Express Osaka 17 6 6 5 27 23 +4 24
10 Denso SC 17 6 3 8 32 30 +2 21
11 Kyoto BAMB 1993 17 6 3 8 21 25 −4 21
12 Tochigi SC 17 5 3 9 21 27 −6 18
13 SC Tottori 17 4 3 10 18 33 −15 15
14 ALO's Hokuriku 17 3 6 8 16 34 −18 15
15 Shizuoka Sangyo University (R) 17 4 2 11 20 32 −12 14 Promotion/Relegation Series
16 Jatco SC (O) 17 3 4 10 16 28 −12 13
17 Alouette Kumamoto (R) 17 3 4 10 16 28 −12 13 Relegation to Regional Leagues
18 Profesor Miyazaki (R) 17 2 5 10 20 40 −20 11
Updated to match(es) played on November 10, 2002. Source: Japan Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Denotes clubs that occupied top 2 places at the end of the previous season and were seeded for 2002 Emperor's Cup. These clubs were automatically qualified for the tournament, while each of other JFL clubs had to go through the prefectural qualifier.

Results[]

Home \ Away ALO ALU BAM DEN EHI HON JAT KSU OTP PRO SEO SET SON SSU TOC TOT YKK YEL
ALO's Hokuriku 0–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–2
Alouette Kumamoto 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 4–4 2–1 3–2 0–1 0–1
Kyoto BAMB 1993 1–2 1–4 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–2 4–0 0–0
Denso SC 3–2 2–3 3–0 2–3 1–1 3–1 2–4 3–2 0–1
Ehime FC 4–0 0–1 1–4 5–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
Honda FC 5–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 7–1 1–3 3–2 1–0
Jatco SC 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–1
Kokushikan University 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–0
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals 1–0 4–4 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 1–1 1–0
Profesor Miyazaki 1–1 2–2 4–2 0–5 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–1
Sagawa Express Osaka 6–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–0
Sagawa Express Tokyo 5–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 5–3 9–0
Sony Sendai 0–0 2–0 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–0
Shizuoka Sangyo University 3–0 2–5 1–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2
Tochigi SC 5–0 1–3 0–2 0–4 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–2
SC Tottori 1–0 0–1 1–4 1–4 1–3 0–2 0–3 1–2
YKK FC 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–1
Yokogawa Electric 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on November 10, 2002. Source: Japan Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers[]

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Japan Sagawa Express Tokyo
22
Japan Hideki Takayama Denso SC
22
3 Japan Tatsuya Furuhashi Honda FC
13
Japan Shigeki Manome Sagawa Express Tokyo
13
5 Japan Takehiro Hayashi Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
12

Attendances[]

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Honda FC 9,903 3,783 511 1,100 +25.1%†
2 Ehime FC 8,724 1,645 785 1,091 +65.3%†
3 Tochigi SC 8,110 1,647 723 1,014 +56.5%†
4 Sony Sendai 6,868 1,169 653 859 +64.9%†
5 SC Tottori 6,718 1,509 324 840 +2.6%†
6 Otsuka Pharmaceuticals 7,072 1,158 205 786 +31.4%†
7 Alouette Kumamoto 6,049 863 412 672 −3.0%†
8 Yokogawa Electric 4,770 1,057 252 530 +8.4%†
9 YKK FC 4,770 1,141 238 489 −9.4%†
10 Jatco SC 4,033 931 232 448 +6.2%†
11 Profesor Miyazaki 2,803 618 230 350 n/a†
12 ALO's Hokuriku 2,716 501 202 340 −20.0%†
13 Kyoto BAMB 1993 2,716 511 211 336 −4.3%†
14 Sagawa Express Tokyo 2,966 533 145 330 −7.8%†
15 Kokushikan University 2,851 547 177 317 +44.1%†
16 Shizuoka Sangyo University 2,413 583 178 302 −42.0%†
17 Denso SC 2,541 505 155 282 −20.8%†
18 Sagawa Express Osaka 2,159 386 125 270 n/a†
League total 87,789 3,783 125 574 +11.5%†

Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.

Promotion and relegation[]

After the season, Alouette Kumamoto and Profesor Miyazaki were automatically relegated to Kyūshū regional league. Due to contraction of the league, the winners and runners-up of the Regional League promotion series, Ain Food and SP Kyoto, were set to compete in the promotion and relegation series with 16th and 15th placed teams – Jatco SC and Shizuoka Sangyo University respectively.

Leg 1
Ain Food0 – 1Jatco SC
Report 井上 祥司 Goal 72'
Nagai Aid Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 452
Referee:
Jatco SC1 – 2Ain Food
河合 崇泰 Goal 81' (pen) Report 濱中 貴志 Goal 32'
西村 完爾 Goal 80'
Penalties
河合 崇泰 Penalty scored
平塚 次郎 Penalty scored
堂森 勝利 Penalty scored
石川 真 Penalty scored		 4 – 2 Penalty scored Akira Honda
Penalty missed Kiyoto Shimoyanagi
Penalty scored Daisuke Sato
Penalty missed Yusuke Ogura
, Numazu
Attendance: 475
Referee: 山口 博司

Series tied 2–2. Jatco F.C. won the series 4–2 in penalty shootout and stayed in JFL.

Leg 2
SP Kyoto0 – 0Shizuoka Sangyo University
Report
Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto
Attendance: 519
Referee:
Shizuoka Sangyo University0 – 0SP Kyoto
Report
Penalties
田口 一成 Penalty scored
竹山 満 Penalty missed
Yoshimoto Penalty scored
Sakurada Penalty scored		 3 – 5 Penalty scored Nakamori
Penalty scored 森住 健吾
Penalty scored 妹尾 将宏
Penalty scored 山本 健二
Penalty scored
Yamaha Stadium, Iwata
Attendance: 1,729
Referee: 野田 祐樹

Series tied 0–0. Sagawa Printing won the series 5–3 in penalty shootout and earned promotion to JFL. Shizuoka Sangyo University were relegated to Tōkai regional league.

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