2002 Japan Football League
Season | 2002 |
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Dates | 7 April – 10 November |
Champions | Honda FC 2nd JFL title 3rd D3 title |
Promoted | none |
Relegated | Shizuoka Sangyo University Alouette Kumamoto Profesor Miyazaki |
Matches played | 153 |
Goals scored | 457 (2.99 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Masao Yamamoto (14 goals total) |
Highest attendance | 3,783 (Round 16, Honda vs. YKK AP) |
Lowest attendance | 125 (Round 7, SE Osaka vs. Sony) |
Average attendance | 574 |
← 2001 2003 → |
The 2002 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第4回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Yon-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the fourth season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.
Overview
[edit]It was contested by 18 teams, and Honda FC won the championship.
Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Honda FC[a] (C) | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 41 | |
2 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 39 | |
3 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals[a] | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 37 | |
4 | Sony Sendai | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 30 | |
5 | Kokushikan University | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 30 | |
6 | Ehime FC | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 28 | |
7 | Yokogawa Electric | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 28 | |
8 | YKK FC | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 26 | |
9 | Sagawa Express Osaka | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 24 | |
10 | Denso SC | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 21 | |
11 | Kyoto BAMB 1993 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 21 | |
12 | Tochigi SC | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 18 | |
13 | SC Tottori | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 15 | |
14 | ALO's Hokuriku | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 15 | |
15 | Shizuoka Sangyo University (R) | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 14 | Promotion/relegation Series |
16 | Jatco SC (O) | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 13 | |
17 | Alouette Kumamoto (R) | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 13 | Relegation to Regional Leagues |
18 | Profesor Miyazaki (R) | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Denotes clubs that occupied top 2 places at the end of the previous season and were seeded for 2002 Emperor's Cup. These clubs were automatically qualified for the tournament, while each of other JFL clubs had to go through the prefectural qualifier.
Results
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Sagawa Express Tokyo | 22
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Denso SC | 22
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3 | ![]() |
Honda FC | 13
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Sagawa Express Tokyo | 13
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5 | ![]() |
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 12
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Attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Honda FC | 9,903 | 3,783 | 511 | 1,100 | +25.1% |
2 | Ehime FC | 8,724 | 1,645 | 785 | 1,091 | +65.3% |
3 | Tochigi SC | 8,110 | 1,647 | 723 | 1,014 | +56.5% |
4 | Sony Sendai | 6,868 | 1,169 | 653 | 859 | +64.9% |
5 | SC Tottori | 6,718 | 1,509 | 324 | 840 | +2.6% |
6 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 7,072 | 1,158 | 205 | 786 | +31.4% |
7 | Alouette Kumamoto | 6,049 | 863 | 412 | 672 | −3.0% |
8 | Yokogawa Electric | 4,770 | 1,057 | 252 | 530 | +8.4% |
9 | YKK FC | 4,770 | 1,141 | 238 | 489 | −9.4% |
10 | Jatco SC | 4,033 | 931 | 232 | 448 | +6.2% |
11 | Profesor Miyazaki | 2,803 | 618 | 230 | 350 | n/a† |
12 | ALO's Hokuriku | 2,716 | 501 | 202 | 340 | −20.0% |
13 | Kyoto BAMB 1993 | 2,716 | 511 | 211 | 336 | −4.3% |
14 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 2,966 | 533 | 145 | 330 | −7.8% |
15 | Kokushikan University | 2,851 | 547 | 177 | 317 | +44.1% |
16 | Shizuoka Sangyo University | 2,413 | 583 | 178 | 302 | −42.0% |
17 | Denso SC | 2,541 | 505 | 155 | 282 | −20.8% |
18 | Sagawa Express Osaka | 2,159 | 386 | 125 | 270 | n/a† |
League total | 87,789 | 3,783 | 125 | 574 | +11.5% |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.
Promotion and relegation
[edit]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.
- Leg 1
Jatco SC | 1 – 2 | Ain Food |
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河合 崇泰 ![]() |
Report | 濱中 貴志 ![]() 西村 完爾 ![]() |
Penalties | ||
河合 崇泰 ![]() 平塚 次郎 ![]() 堂森 勝利 ![]() 石川 真 ![]() |
4 – 2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Series tied 2–2. Jatco F.C. won the series 4–2 in penalty shootout and stayed in JFL.
- Leg 2
Shizuoka Sangyo University | 0 – 0 | SP Kyoto |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
田口 一成 ![]() 竹山 満 ![]() Yoshimoto ![]() Sakurada ![]() |
3 – 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Series tied 0–0. Sagawa Printing won the series 5–3 in penalty shootout and earned promotion to JFL. Shizuoka Sangyo University were relegated to Tōkai regional league.
References
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