2017 Japan Football League
Season | 2017 |
---|---|
Champions | Honda FC |
Relegated | Tochigi Uva FC Briobecca Urayasu |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 669 (2.79 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Shusuke Sakamoto Nara Club (18 goals) |
Highest attendance | 5,241 FC Imabari v Verspah Oita (10 September 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 100 Honda Lock SC |
Average attendance | 797 |
← 2016 2018 → |
The 2017 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第19回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Jūkyū-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) is the fourth season of the nationwide fourth tier of the Japanese football, and the 19th season since the establishment of Japan Football League.
Clubs[]
Sixteen clubs participated in this season of Japan Football League. The list was announced on 16 January 2017.[1]
Club Name | Home Town | Kit Manufacturer |
Notes |
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Briobecca Urayasu | Urayasu, Chiba | Nike | |
FC Imabari | Imabari, Ehime | Adidas | J.League 100 Year Plan club status holders[2] Promoted from Shikoku Soccer League after 1st place in 40th Regional Promotion Series |
Honda FC | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka | Umbro | Defending champions of 2016 |
Honda Lock | Miyazaki, Miyazaki | Kappa | |
Maruyasu Okazaki | Okazaki, Aichi | Penalty | |
MIO Biwako Shiga | Kusatsu, Shiga | Nike | |
Nara Club | All cities/towns in Nara[a] | J.League 100 Year Plan club status and J3 license holders | |
FC Osaka | All cities/towns in Osaka | Mitre | |
ReinMeer Aomori | Aomori, Aomori | Under Armour | |
Ryutsu Keizai Dragons | Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki | Adidas | |
Sony Sendai | Tagajō, Miyagi | Umbro | |
Tokyo Musashino City | Musashino, Tokyo | Yonex | J.League 100 Year Plan club status holders |
Tochigi Uva | Tochigi, Tochigi | Mitre | J.League 100 Year Plan club status holders |
Vanraure Hachinohe | Eastern cities/towns in Aomori[b] | Athleta | J.League 100 Year Plan club status and J3 license holders |
Veertien Mie | All cities/towns in Mie[c] | Mizuno | Promoted from Tōkai Adult Soccer League Div. 1 after 2nd place in 40th Regional Promotion Series |
Verspah Oita | Yufu & Ōita, Ōita |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Honda FC (C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 20 | +52 | 70 | [a] |
2 | ReinMeer Aomori | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 61 | |
3 | Sony Sendai | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 59 | |
4 | FC Osaka | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 55 | |
5 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 51 | |
6 | FC Imabari | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 48 | |
7 | Nara Club | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 40 | |
8 | Honda Lock | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 34 | |
9 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 34 | |
10 | Ryutsu Keizai Dragons | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 34 | |
11 | Tokyo Musashino City | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 33 | |
12 | Veertien Mie | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 29 | |
13 | MIO Biwako Shiga | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 27 | |
14 | Verspah Oita | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 27 | |
15 | Briobecca Urayasu (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 26 | Relegation to 2018 Regional Leagues |
16 | Tochigi Uva (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 24 |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2017. Source: JFL website (in Japanese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Draw
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Draw
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 100 Year Plan status, obtain J3 license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the JFL, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.
Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]
- As of match played 13 November 2017.[3]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Nara Club | ||
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FC Imabari | 17 |
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Sony Sendai FC | ||
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Honda FC | ||
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Tokyo Musashino City FC | ||
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Honda FC | ||
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Sony Sendai FC | ||
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FC Osaka | ||
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ReinMeer Aomori | ||
10 | ![]() |
10 | |
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Veertien Mie | ||
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Attendances[]
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | FC Imabari | 32,724 | 5,241 | 764 | 2,182 | n/a† |
2 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 31,596 | 4,122 | 719 | 2,106 | +20.1% |
3 | Nara Club | 21,703 | 2,868 | 763 | 1,447 | −4.0% |
4 | Honda FC | 12,915 | 1,504 | 477 | 861 | +8.4% |
5 | Veertien Mie | 11,879 | 1,343 | 242 | 792 | n/a† |
6 | ReinMeer Aomori | 10,819 | 2,098 | 353 | 721 | +2.4% |
7 | Tokyo Musashino City | 10,595 | 1,438 | 307 | 706 | −17.2% |
8 | MIO Biwako Shiga | 9,771 | 1,955 | 191 | 651 | −4.3% |
9 | FC Osaka | 8,960 | 1,523 | 232 | 597 | −33.4% |
10 | Briobecca Urayasu | 7,579 | 1,049 | 234 | 505 | +5.0% |
11 | Verspah Oita | 6,108 | 746 | 223 | 407 | −16.6% |
12 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 5,911 | 703 | 159 | 394 | +3.1% |
13 | Tochigi Uva | 5,844 | 1,116 | 179 | 390 | −3.0% |
14 | Sony Sendai | 5,298 | 566 | 171 | 353 | −51.7% |
15 | Honda Lock | 4,930 | 746 | 100 | 329 | −11.6% |
16 | Ryutsu Keizai Dragons | 4,644 | 691 | 137 | 310 | −20.1% |
League total | 191,276 | 5,241 | 100 | 797 | −2.4% |
Updated to games played on 3 December
Source: Japan Football League (1st stage, 2nd stage)
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.
Promotion from Regional Leagues[]
Cobaltore Onagawa and Tegevajaro Miyazaki
References[]
- ^ "Announcement on teams participating in the 19th Japan Football League" (in Japanese). Japan Football League. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.jfl.or.jp/jfl-pc/view/s.php?a=1148
Categories:
- Japan Football League seasons
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