Japan Football League

The Japan Football League, (日本フットボールリーグ, Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath three divisions of the J.League, and is the top tier of amateur football in the country.

Japan Football League
Founded1992
CountryJapan
Level on pyramid3

JFL has 18 amateur or semi-professional clubs which mirror the system of teams and athletes of the J-League. Promotion from JFL to the J-League is possible, but not automatic.[1]

Club guide
See the main article: List of Japanese football teams

The JFL has 17 teams.[2] In 2012, the teams are:

In 2012, Arte Takasaki was removed from the list of JFL teams.[5]

Champions
SeasonChampionsRunner-upThird place
1999YokohamaHondaMito Hollyhock
2000YokohamaHondaDenso
2001HondaOtsuka PharmaceuticalsJatco
2002HondaSagawa Express TokyoOtsuka Pharmaceuticals
2003Otsuka PharmaceuticalsHondaEhime
2004Otsuka PharmaceuticalsHondaThespa Kusatsu
2005EhimeYKK APAlo's Hokuriku
2006HondaSagawa Express TokyoSagawa Express Osaka
2007Sagawa ExpressRosso KumamotoGifu
2008HondaTochigiKataller Toyama
2009Sagawa ShigaYokogawa MusashinoSony Sendai
2010
2011
2012

Former champions
SeasonDivision 1Division 2
1992Yamaha MotorsChuo Bohan
1993FujitaHonda
1994Cerezo Osaka-
1995Fukuoka Blux-
1996Honda-
1997Consadole Sapporo-
1998Tokyo Gas-

References
  1. Dobson, Stephen J. (2011). The Economics of Football, p. 398.
  2. Soccerway.com, Japan Football League; retrieved 2012-3-2.
  3. Honda F.C. (in Japanese); retrieved 2012-3-2.
  4. Sagawa Shiga F.C. (in Japanese); retrieved 2012-3-2.
  5. Japan Football League (JFL), アルテ高崎、JFLからの退会について ("Arte Takasaki withdrawal from the JFL"), 13 January 2012; retrieved 2012-3-2.

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