2019 Japan Football League
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Season | 2019 |
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Champions | Honda FC 9th JFL title[1] |
Promoted | FC Imabari[2][3] |
Relegated | Ryutsu Keizai Dragons |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 623 (2.6 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Efrain Rintaro Suzuka Unlimited (18 goals) |
Average attendance | 939 |
← 2018 2020 → |
The 2019 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第21回日本フットボールリーグ(第21回 JFL 2019), Hepburn: Dai Nijūikkai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu (Dai Nijūikkai JFL 2019)) was the sixth season of the nationwide fourth tier of Japanese football, and the 21st season since the establishment of Japan Football League.
Starting from this season, the league reverted to a one-stage double round-robin again.
Clubs
[edit]Sixteen clubs will feature in this season of Japan Football League. There were some changes: Vanraure Hachinohe won promotion to pro football in 2018, while Cobaltore Onagawa was relegated. There are two new clubs in the JFL, debuting in this category: Matsue City won the Regional Promotion Series, while Suzuka Unlimited came second in the final phase. [4]
Personnel and kits
[edit]Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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FC Imabari | ![]() |
Adidas | |
FC Osaka | ![]() |
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bonera |
Honda FC | ![]() |
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Umbro |
Honda Lock | ![]() |
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Kappa |
Maruyasu Okazaki | ![]() |
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ATHLETA |
Matsue City | ![]() |
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GAViC |
MIO Biwako Shiga | ![]() |
JOGARBOLA | |
Nara Club | ![]() |
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SQUADRA |
ReinMeer Aomori | ![]() |
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Umbro |
Ryutsu Keizai Dragons | ![]() |
Adidas | |
Sony Sendai | ![]() |
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Umbro |
Suzuka Unlimited | ![]() |
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ATHLETA |
Tegevajaro Miyazaki | ![]() |
Penalty | |
Tokyo Musashino City | ![]() |
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Yonex |
Veertien Mie | ![]() |
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Mizuno |
Verspah Oita | ![]() |
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LINES |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Honda FC (C) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 63 | |
2 | Sony Sendai | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 55 | |
3 | FC Imabari (P) | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 51 | Promotion to 2020 J3 League[a] |
4 | Tokyo Musashino City | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 48 | |
5 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 41 | |
6 | Honda Lock | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 41 | |
7 | Verspah Oita | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 40 | |
8 | FC Osaka | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 40 | |
9 | MIO Biwako Shiga | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 40 | |
10 | Veertien Mie | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 39 | |
11 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 38 | |
12 | Suzuka Unlimited FC | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 36 | |
13 | ReinMeer Aomori | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 36 | |
14 | Nara Club | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 34 | |
15 | Matsue City FC | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 25 | |
16 | Ryutsu Keizai Dragons (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 75 | −40 | 21 | Relegation to regional leagues |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 100 Year Plan status, obtain a 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.
Top scorers
[edit]- As of match played March 25, 2020.[5]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Suzuka Unlimited | 18
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Honda Lock SC | 16
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MIO Biwako Shiga | 14
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Sony Sendai FC | 12
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ReinMeer Aomori | ||
6
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Sony Sendai FC | 11
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Veertien Mie | ||
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Tokyo Musashino City FC | 10
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Honda FC | 9
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Matsue City |
Promotion from Regional Leagues
[edit]Iwaki FC and Kochi United SC won the promotion after coming in the Top 2 of the Final Round of the 2019 Regional Promotion Series.
Attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | FC Imabari | 46,512 | 3,981 | 1,694 | 3,101 | +0.6% |
2 | Nara Club | 30,308 | 5,102 | 513 | 2,021 | +12.6% |
3 | Tokyo Musashino | 26,866 | 5,284 | 504 | 1,791 | +112.2% |
4 | FC Osaka | 16,474 | 2,685 | 157 | 1,098 | +39.3% |
5 | Veertien Mie | 15,606 | 4,014 | 492 | 1,040 | +22.5% |
6 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 13,624 | 1,976 | 514 | 908 | +125.3% |
7 | Honda FC | 12,641 | 1,612 | 616 | 843 | +2.9% |
8 | Matsue City FC | 10,482 | 1,544 | 360 | 699 | n/a |
9 | Suzuka Unlimited | 8,301 | 1,308 | 312 | 553 | n/a |
10 | MIO Biwako Shiga | 8,292 | 1,523 | 206 | 553 | +8.0% |
11 | Verspah Oita | 7,549 | 1,148 | 253 | 503 | −13.6% |
12 | Sony Sendai FC | 6,629 | 709 | 253 | 442 | −5.6% |
13 | Reinmeer Aomori | 6,575 | 630 | 217 | 438 | −14.6% |
14 | FC Maruyasu Okazaki | 5,797 | 632 | 207 | 387 | +8.7% |
15 | Honda Lock SC | 5,169 | 837 | 168 | 345 | +13.1% |
16 | Dragons Ryugasaki | 4,638 | 512 | 155 | 309 | −32.8% |
League total | 225,463 | 5,284 | 155 | 939 | +3.5% |
Updated to games played on 01/12/2019
Source: JFL
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 天皇杯で浦和破ったホンダにFCがJFL史上初の4連覇!偉業達成に「チームが一つになった結果」 Archived 2019-11-10 at the Wayback Machine - 中日スポーツ 10 November 2019
- ^ 岡ちゃんがJに帰ってくる FC今治がJ3昇格決定 - 日刊スポーツ 10 November 2019
- ^ Jリーグ入会審査(J3)結果について − J.League 18 November 2019
- ^ "鈴鹿アンリミテッドFC、JFL昇格内定!「お嬢様聖水かけ」も". Qoly. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "日本フットボールリーグオフィシャルWebサイト【得点R】".