2008 Japan Football League

The 2008 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第10回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Jikkai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the tenth season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.

Japan Football League
Season2008
Dates16 March – 30 November
ChampionsHonda FC
4th JFL title
5th D3 title
PromotedTochigi SC
Kataller Toyama
Fagiano Okayama
Matches played306
Goals scored890 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorerJunya Nitta (25 goals total)
Highest attendance13,821 (Round 34,
Tochigi vs. Kariya)
Lowest attendance141 (Round 4,
Mizushima vs. Yokogawa)
Average attendance1,573
2007
2009

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.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Honda FC (C)3422848033+4774
2Tochigi SC[a][b] (P)3418976537+2863Promotion to 2009 J. League Division 2[c]
3Kataller Toyama[b] (P)3418886136+2562
4Fagiano Okayama[b] (P)3417986343+2060
5Gainare Tottori[b]34176115737+2057
6Ryutsu Keizai University34176115648+857
7Yokogawa Musashino34159104334+954
8FC Kariya34131294740+751
9Sony Sendai34154155342+1149
10New Wave Kitakyushu[b]341310114948+149
11SP Kyoto34121394342+149
12Sagawa Shiga341211115347+647
13TDK SC341011134847+141
14MIO Biwako Kusatsu34108164062−2238
15JEF Reserves3486203153−2230
16FC Ryukyu3476213158−2727
17Arte Takasaki34552440107−6720
18Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima3437243076−4616
Updated to match(es) played on November 30, 2008. Source: Japan Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayARTFAGGAIHONJERKARKATRKUMIOMMMNWKPRIRYUSSHSONTDKTOCYMC
Arte Takasaki1–31–10–32–11–20–51–03–13–21–30–51–11–12–61–32–31–7
Fagiano Okayama5–10–12–33–10–03–22–22–02–04–20–02–20–12–21–20–02–0
Gainare Tottori8–12–34–10–11–31–23–12–12–11–01–05–11–20–04–00–11–0
Honda FC11–12–35–13–16–12–10–04–01–02–21–11–00–01–04–22–11–0
JEF Reserves1–11–20–11–00–31–20–20–11–12–31–21–02–11–21–11–11–2
FC Kariya3–12–20–11–21–01–21–10–11–01–12–24–12–10–31–10–11–2
Kataller Toyama2–11–11–02–20–10–13–25–13–02–21–11–01–13–03–10–04–1
Ryutsu Keizai University3–22–12–00–21–00–21–04–31–12–11–21–33–11–31–12–11–2
MIO Biwako Kusatsu2–21–20–32–40–30–01–21–22–01–01–11–03–31–01–42–20–2
Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima3–10–30–21–21–13–30–41–43–01–20–11–11–30–10–20–30–2
New Wave Kitakyushu1–03–11–12–23–21–02–04–20–12–01–10–11–10–30–22–32–1
SP Kyoto1–00–03–01–62–01–20–10–21–13–30–02–00–11–01–12–21–1
FC Ryukyu1–01–20–40–24–01–42–11–41–14–11–11–20–20–20–10–11–2
Sagawa Shiga7–41–21–11–11–20–02–22–31–21–22–01–33–02–11–03–21–1
Sony Sendai1–23–21–20–21–10–12–00–11–34–33–15–10–11–23–23–20–1
TDK SC3–01–21–11–11–21–11–10–11–15–02–31–21–03–20–20–01–3
Tochigi SC6–12–11–11–04–01–11–24–34–35–01–14–03–12–11–02–10–1
Yokogawa Musashino2–11–32–10–11–02–21–20–00–11–11–21–01–10–00–01–11–0
Updated to match(es) played on November 30, 2008. Source: JFL First Round, JFL Second Round
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Tochigi SC85,81613,8212,7045,048+13.3%
2Kataller Toyama73,20510,7042,0084,306+208.9%
3Fagiano Okayama62,29711,0531,4573,665+15.8%
4Gainare Tottori54,6527,1171,3633,215+83.2%
5FC Ryukyu48,9976,2471,7082,882+18.0%
6New Wave Kitakyushu19,5391,7527251,149−5.0%
7Yokogawa Musashino17,0874,1013841,005+49.3%
8TDK SC16,1703,261564951−3.3%
9Sony Sendai14,7882,379325870+50.3%
10Honda FC14,5123,042529854+33.2%
11MIO Biwako Kusatsu14,5112,102307854+243.0%
12Sagawa Shiga14,4693,623259851−7.9%
13FC Kariya10,2611,777227604+17.3%
14Ryutsu Keizai University9,2461,284183544−3.0%
15JEF Reserves8,2431,467204485+17.1%
16SP Kyoto6,262636165368−7.3%
17Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima6,0381,115141355−4.1%
18Arte Takasaki5,104854144300−26.8%
League total481,19713,8211411,573+19.9%

Source: JFL First Round, JFL Second Round
Notes:
Kataller Toyama attendance is compared to the combined figure of its predecessors, ALO's Hokuriku and YKK AP
Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.

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