| Competition: | Japan Football League |
| Season: | 2002 |
| Dates: | 7 April – 10 November |
| Winners: | Honda FC 2nd JFL title 3rd D3 title |
| Promoted: | none |
| Relegated: | Shizuoka Sangyo University Alouette Kumamoto Profesor Miyazaki |
| League Topscorer: | Masao Yamamoto (14 goals total) |
| Matches: | 153 |
| Total Goals: | 457 |
| Highest Attendance: | 3,783 (Round 16, Honda vs. YKK AP) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 125 (Round 7, SE Osaka vs. Sony) |
| Average Attendance: | 574 |
| Prevseason: | 2001 |
| Nextseason: | 2003 |
The was the fourth season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.
It was contested by 18 teams, and Honda FC won the championship.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Masao Yamamoto | Sagawa Express Tokyo | |
| Hideki Takayama | Denso SC | ||
| 3 | Tatsuya Furuhashi | Honda FC | |
| Shigeki Manome | Sagawa Express Tokyo | ||
| 5 | Takehiro Hayashi | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | |
After the season, Alouette Kumamoto and Profesor Miyazaki were automatically relegated to Kyūshū regional league. Due to contraction of the league, the winners and runners-up of the Regional League promotion series, Ain Food and SP Kyoto, were set to compete in the promotion and relegation series with 16th and 15th placed teams – Jatco SC and Shizuoka Sangyo University respectively.
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