2003 Japan Football League

The 2003 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第5回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Go-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the fifth season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.

Japan Football League
Season2003
Dates30 March – 23 November
ChampionsOtsuka Pharmaceuticals
1st JFL title
1st D3 title
Promotednone
RelegatedKyoto BAMB 1993
Jatco SC (folded)
Matches played240
Goals scored724 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorerTatsuya Furuhashi (31 goal total)
Highest attendance4,123 (Round 18,
SE Osaka vs. SE Tokyo)
Lowest attendance83 (Round 24,
Kokushikan vs. Printing)
Average attendance573
2002
2004

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals won the championship.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Otsuka Pharmaceuticals[a] (C)3023346521+4472
2Honda FC[a]3021457330+4367
3Ehime FC3017585539+1656
4Sagawa Express Osaka3016684829+1954
5Sagawa Express Tokyo3015785437+1752
6YKK FC30155105638+1850
7Jatco SC30153124544+148Folded[b]
8Tochigi SC3012994835+1345
9Sony Sendai30136114644+245
10SC Tottori30107134550−537
11Kokushikan University30104163664−2834
12Denso SC3095164151−1032
13Yokogawa Musashino3092193265−3329
14ALO's Hokuriku3076172347−2427
15SP Kyoto3056193162−3121
16Kyoto BAMB 1993 (R)3024242668−4210Promotion/relegation Series
Updated to match(es) played on November 23, 2003. Source: Japan Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayALOBAMDENEHIHONJATKSUOTPPRISEOSETSONTOCTOTYKKYMC
ALO's Hokuriku1–00–30–31–20–11–31–21–10–11–12–40–22–11–42–0
Kyoto BAMB 19932–01–11–20–22–01–20–30–30–21–21–32–51–22–22–3
Denso SC3–12–01–02–40–32–00–31–21–21–43–02–31–11–21–0
Ehime FC1–31–12–12–12–20–10–11–02–14–13–32–12–12–12–0
Honda FC5–03–02–22–13–05–33–34–11–23–22–02–04–11–03–1
Jatco SC2–01–01–21–22–14–10–31–01–33–21–02–20–10–33–1
Kokushikan University1–02–22–11–00–35–10–32–01–42–21–50–21–60–01–2
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals1–01–03–11–02–10–15–16–00–21–00–02–03–13–23–2
SP Kyoto0–12–11–32–20–11–22–20–00–21–41–20–22–21–31–2
Sagawa Express Osaka1–13–10–01–31–01–31–20–14–01–01–10–02–12–05–1
Sagawa Express Tokyo2–23–23–02–40–11–12–03–00–01–03–20–03–02–10–2
Sony Sendai1–04–02–12–40–42–12–01–52–01–21–21–10–01–22–0
Tochigi SC0–05–13–31–21–10–23–10–13–42–21–10–11–21–02–0
SC Tottori0–12–12–11–10–12–00–10–35–33–11–31–10–21–14–2
YKK FC0–14–02–14–13–33–04–02–12–11–00–33–01–33–30–1
Yokogawa Musashino0–02–12–01–40–51–61–00–51–21–11–20–20–23–12–3
Updated to match(es) played on November 23, 2003. Source: Japan Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Tatsuya FuruhashiHonda FC
31
2 Yasuaki OshimaOtsuka Pharmaceuticals
19
3 Toshiro TomochikaEhime FC
18

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Ehime FC19,6153,2844121,308+19.9%
2Honda FC14,5693,385330971−11.7%
3SC Tottori11,8001,412251787−6.3%
4Otsuka Pharmaceuticals11,7201,765223781−0.6%
5Tochigi SC11,2861,215454752−25.8%
6Sony Sendai10,2761,688259685−20.3%
7ALO's Hokuriku8,526788155568+67.1%
8Sagawa Express Osaka8,4034,123114560+107.4%
9YKK FC8,017849209534+9.2%
10Yokogawa Musashino6,610777215441−16.8%
11Jatco SC5,871964179391−12.7%
12Kyoto BAMB 19934,745423255316−6.0%
13Sagawa Express Tokyo4,400681103293−11.2%
14Denso SC4,317475155288+2.1%
15SP Kyoto4,041604104269n/a
16Kokushikan University3,43742183229−24.2%
League total137,6334,12383573−0.2%

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.

Promotion and relegation

Due to the Jatco team disbanding, the Regional League promotion series winner Thespa Kusatsu were promoted automatically. Runner-up Gunma Horikoshi were set to play Kyoto BAMB 1993 in the promotion and relegation series.

Gunma Horikoshi3 – 2Kyoto BAMB 1993
Koyama 20'
Mori 46'
Kurakawa 57'
Report丸山 展生 18'
Ezawa 85'
Attendance: 735
Referee: 鈴木 亮哉

Kyoto BAMB 19930 – 5Gunma Horikoshi
ReportMori 43' (pen.), 84', 89'
Kurakawa 50'
Danilo 60'
City Park Stadium Sonobe, Nantan
Attendance: 331
Referee: 鈴木 亮哉

Gunma Horikoshi won the series at 8–2 aggregate score and earned promotion to JFL. Kyoto BAMB 1993 were relegated to Kansai regional league.

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