2018 Japan Football League
Season | 2018 |
---|---|
Champions | Honda FC 8th JFL title 4th D4 title |
Promoted | Vanraure Hachinohe |
Relegated | Cobaltore Onagawa |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 674 (2.81 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Shogo Omachi Honda FC (18 goals) |
Highest attendance | 5,241 FC Imabari v Honda Lock SC (18 November) |
Lowest attendance | 111 ReinMeer Aomori v Honda Lock SC (14 July) |
Average attendance | 907 |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第20回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Nijikkai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the fifth season of the nationwide fourth tier of Japanese football, and the 20th season since the establishment of Japan Football League. The season ran from 11 March to 18 November 2018.[1]
Clubs
[edit]Sixteen clubs participated in this season of Japan Football League. The list was announced on 15 January 2018.[2]
Personnel and kits
[edit]Change in rules
[edit]This season was the last to use the two-stage format, similar to the one J.League had in its early years and used in 2015 and 2016. Two single round-robin stages were held, and winners of each stage determined the champion in the post-season home and away championship playoffs. After five seasons, the JFL reverted to a one-stage double round-robin starting in 2019.[3]
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Honda FC (C) | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 76 | 25 | +51 | 79 | |
2 | FC Osaka | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 57 | |
3 | Vanraure Hachinohe (P) | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 56 | Promotion to 2019 J3 League[a] |
4 | Sony Sendai | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 52 | |
5 | FC Imabari | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 49 | |
6 | Tokyo Musashino City | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 49 | |
7 | MIO Biwako Shiga | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 46 | |
8 | Nara Club | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 42 | |
9 | Verspah Oita | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 39 | |
10 | ReinMeer Aomori | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 37 | |
11 | Veertien Mie | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 35 | |
12 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 32 | |
13 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 31 | |
14 | Honda Lock | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 29 | |
15 | Ryutsu Keizai Dragons | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 19 | |
16 | Cobaltore Onagawa (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 65 | −47 | 17 | Relegation to 2019 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 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 18 November 2018.[4]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1
|
Shogo Omachi | Honda FC | 18
|
2
|
Koji Ishihara | Tokyo Musashino City FC | 17
|
3 | Shogo Fujimaki | Veertien Mie | 16 |
Motoki Fujiwara | Sony Sendai FC | ||
5 | Kazuki Sakamoto | MIO Biwako Shiga | 15 |
Jun Arima | FC Imabari | ||
7 | Shota Suzuki | Sony Sendai FC | 14 |
Ryōta Kuwajima | FC Imabari | ||
9
|
Sachio Hamada | ReinMeer Aomori FC | 13
|
10
|
Shoma Mizunaga | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 12
|
Attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FC Imabari | 46,219 | 4,805 | 2,006 | 3,081 | +41.3% |
2 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 33,114 | 4,075 | 1,107 | 2,208 | +4.8% |
3 | Nara Club | 26,925 | 2,443 | 994 | 1,795 | +24.0% |
4 | Veertien Mie | 12,732 | 1,263 | 594 | 849 | +7.2% |
5 | Tokyo Musashino City | 12,657 | 1,413 | 495 | 844 | +19.5% |
6 | Honda FC | 12,288 | 1,753 | 489 | 819 | −4.9% |
7 | FC Osaka | 11,823 | 1,923 | 241 | 788 | +32.0% |
8 | Verspah Oita | 8,734 | 1,414 | 236 | 582 | +43.0% |
9 | Cobaltore Onagawa | 8,056 | 1,313 | 207 | 537 | n/a |
10 | ReinMeer Aomori | 7,696 | 1,337 | 111 | 513 | −28.8% |
11 | MIO Biwako Shiga | 7,674 | 1,526 | 182 | 512 | −21.4% |
12 | Sony Sendai FC | 7,014 | 1,006 | 190 | 468 | +32.6% |
13 | Dragons Ryugasaki | 6,903 | 727 | 161 | 460 | +48.4% |
14 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 6,052 | 831 | 203 | 403 | n/a |
15 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 5,343 | 658 | 208 | 356 | −9.6% |
16 | Honda Lock SC | 4,581 | 626 | 160 | 305 | −7.3% |
League total | 217,721 | 4,805 | 111 | 907 | +13.8% |
Updated to games played on 18 November 2018
Source: JFL
Promotion from Regional Leagues
[edit]Matsue City and Suzuka Unlimited
References
[edit]- ^ "第20回日本フットボールリーグ大会方式のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Japan Football League. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "第20回日本フットボールリーグ参加チーム" (in Japanese). Japan Football League. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "お知らせ「2019年度以降シーズンの大会方式について」" [Notice about the convention method of the season from 2019] (in Japanese). Japan Football League. 5 July 2018.
- ^ "日本フットボールリーグオフィシャルWebサイト【得点R】".