2008 Japan Football League Explained

Competition:Japan Football League
Season:2008
Dates:16 March – 30 November
Winners:Honda FC
4th JFL title
5th D3 title
Promoted:Tochigi SC
Kataller Toyama
Fagiano Okayama
League Topscorer:Junya Nitta (25 goals total)
Matches:306
Total Goals:890
Highest Attendance:13,821 (Round 34,
Tochigi vs. Kariya)
Lowest Attendance:141 (Round 4,
Mizushima vs. Yokogawa)
Average Attendance:1,573
Prevseason:2007
Nextseason:2009

The was the tenth season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.

Overview

It was contested by 18 teams. Honda FC won the championship.

ALO's Hokuriku and YKK AP, both based in Toyama merged before the season to become Kataller Toyama.

Fagiano Okayama, New Wave Kitakyushu and MIO Biwako Kusatsu were promoted from Regional leagues by the virtue of their placing in the Regional League promotion series.

New Wave Kitakyushu and Kataller Toyama were approved as J. League associate members at the annual meeting in January. Fagiano Okayama were approved back in 2007 when playing in Regional league. FC Ryukyu's application was declined.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals[1]
1 Junya NittaHonda FC25
2 Kodai SuzukiHonda FC20
3 Yasutaka KobayashiFagiano Okayama19
4 Kohei KiyamaFagiano Okayama18
5 Yusuke SatoTochigi SC16
6 Mitsuru HasegawaKataller Toyama15
Gen NakamuraSagawa Shiga15
8 Goshi OkuboSony Sendai14
Go TogashiTDK SC14
10 Kiyohiro HirabayashiFC Kariya12
Hideyuki IshidaKataller Toyama12

Promotion and relegation

No relegation has occurred. Machida Zelvia, V-Varen Nagasaki and Honda Lock were promoted to JFL from Regional leagues at the end of the season.

References

  1. Web site: JFL Top Scorers . May 1, 2010 . jfl.or.jp . Japan Football League .