2003 Japan Football League
Season | 2003 |
---|---|
Dates | 30 March – 23 November |
Champions | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals 1st JFL title 1st D3 title |
Promoted | none |
Relegated | Kyoto BAMB 1993 Jatco SC (folded) |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 724 (3.02 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tatsuya Furuhashi (31 goal total) |
Highest attendance | 4,123 (Round 18, SE Osaka vs. SE Tokyo) |
Lowest attendance | 83 (Round 24, Kokushikan vs. Printing) |
Average attendance | 573 |
← 2002 2004 → |
The 2003 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第5回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Go-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the fifth season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.
Overview[]
Sony Sendai
Tochigi S.C.
Sagawa Express
Yokogawa Musashino
Kokushikan
University
University
Jatco F.C.
Honda
F.C.
F.C.
Denso S.C.
YKK F.C.
Sagawa Express Osaka
Sagawa
Printing
Printing
Kyoto BAMB 1993
S.C. Tottori
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
Ehime F.C.
It was contested by 16 teams, and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals won the championship.
Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals[a] (C) | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 72 | |
2 | Honda FC[a] | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 73 | 30 | +43 | 67 | |
3 | Ehime FC | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 56 | |
4 | Sagawa Express Osaka | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 54 | |
5 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 52 | |
6 | YKK FC | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 50 | |
7 | Jatco SC | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 48 | Folded[b] |
8 | Tochigi SC | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 45 | |
9 | Sony Sendai | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 45 | |
10 | SC Tottori | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 37 | |
11 | Kokushikan University | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 34 | |
12 | Denso SC | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 32 | |
13 | Yokogawa Musashino | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 32 | 65 | −33 | 29 | |
14 | ALO's Hokuriku | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 27 | |
15 | SP Kyoto | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 62 | −31 | 21 | |
16 | Kyoto BAMB 1993 (R) | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 68 | −42 | 10 | Promotion/Relegation Series |
Updated to match(es) played on November 23, 2003. Source: Japan Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Jump up to: a b One of two clubs that occupied top 2 places at the end of the 2001 season and were seeded for 2003 Emperor's Cup. These clubs were automatically qualified for the tournament, while each of other JFL clubs had to go through the prefectural qualifier.
- ^ After the season Jatco F.C. submitted the letter of resignation to the league and disbanded the team.
Results[]
Top scorers[]
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tatsuya Furuhashi | Honda FC | 31
|
2 | Yasuaki Oshima | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 19
|
3 | Toshiro Tomochika | Ehime FC | 18
|
Attendance[]
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ehime FC | 19,615 | 3,284 | 412 | 1,308 | +19.9% |
2 | Honda FC | 14,569 | 3,385 | 330 | 971 | −11.7% |
3 | SC Tottori | 11,800 | 1,412 | 251 | 787 | −6.3% |
4 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 11,720 | 1,765 | 223 | 781 | −0.6% |
5 | Tochigi SC | 11,286 | 1,215 | 454 | 752 | −25.8% |
6 | Sony Sendai | 10,276 | 1,688 | 259 | 685 | −20.3% |
7 | ALO's Hokuriku | 8,526 | 788 | 155 | 568 | +67.1% |
8 | Sagawa Express Osaka | 8,403 | 4,123 | 114 | 560 | +107.4% |
9 | YKK FC | 8,017 | 849 | 209 | 534 | +9.2% |
10 | Yokogawa Musashino | 6,610 | 777 | 215 | 441 | −16.8% |
11 | Jatco SC | 5,871 | 964 | 179 | 391 | −12.7% |
12 | Kyoto BAMB 1993 | 4,745 | 423 | 255 | 316 | −6.0% |
13 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 4,400 | 681 | 103 | 293 | −11.2% |
14 | Denso SC | 4,317 | 475 | 155 | 288 | +2.1% |
15 | SP Kyoto | 4,041 | 604 | 104 | 269 | n/a† |
16 | Kokushikan University | 3,437 | 421 | 83 | 229 | −24.2% |
League total | 137,633 | 4,123 | 83 | 573 | −0.2% |
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.
Promotion and relegation[]
Due to the Jatco team disbanding, the Regional League promotion series winner Thespa Kusatsu were promoted automatically. Runner-up Gunma Horikoshi were set to play Kyoto BAMB 1993 in the promotion and relegation series.
Gunma Horikoshi | 3 – 2 | Kyoto BAMB 1993 |
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20' 46' Kurakawa 57' |
Report | 丸山 展生 18' 85' |
Shikishima Stadium, Maebashi
Attendance: 735
Referee: 鈴木 亮哉
Kyoto BAMB 1993 | 0 – 5 | Gunma Horikoshi |
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Report | 43' (pen.), 84', 89' Kurakawa 50' 60' |
, Nantan
Attendance: 331
Referee: 鈴木 亮哉
Gunma Horikoshi won the series at 8–2 aggregate score and earned promotion to JFL. Kyoto BAMB 1993 were relegated to Kansai regional league.
References[]
Categories:
- Japan Football League seasons
- 2003 in Japanese football leagues