The was the first season of the
Japan Football League
The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership am ...
, the third tier of the Japanese
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
league system.
Overview
After the dissolution of
former Japan Football League in order to form
J. League Division 2
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Ya ...
, the new
Japan Football League
The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership am ...
was established from this season as the nationwide top division for amateur clubs. It was originally planned to have 8 clubs, including seven former JFL clubs and
Yokogawa Electric
is a Japanese multinational electrical engineering and software company, with businesses based on its measurement, control, and information technologies.
It has a global workforce of over 19,000 employees, 84 subsidiary and 3 Affiliate (commer ...
, promoted from Kantō Soccer League, one of nine
Japanese Regional Leagues
are a group of parallel association football leagues in Japan that are organized on the regional basis. They form the fifth tier of the Japanese association football league system below the nationwide Japan Football League.
Overview
Japan is ...
. But it eventually became nine-club structure by accepting
Yokohama FC
is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the first tier of football in the country. The club was formed by fans of Yokoh ...
, which was established by supporters of defunct
Yokohama Flügels
was a Japanese football club that played in the J.League between 1993 and 1998. The club was an original member ("Original Ten") of the J.League in 1993. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two tea ...
, as an associate member as an extralegal measures. Nine clubs played 24 matches each, in triple round-robin format. Yokohama F.C. won the championship but under the conditions of their associate membership were not eligible to promotion and had to stay in JFL for the next year.
Table
Results
;Round 1
;Round 2
;Round 3
Top scorers
Attendances
Promotion and relegation
No relegation has occurred because the league was expanding to 12 teams. At the end of the season, the winner and runner-up of the
Regional League promotion series,
ALO's Hokuriku and
Tochigi SC
, commonly referred to as Tochigi SC are a football club based in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. They currently play in the J2 League.
History
Teachers in Tochigi Prefecture founded the club in 1953. They were initially called self-exp ...
were promoted automatically. In addition,
FC Kyoken and
Shizuoka Sangyo University
is a private university in Iwata city, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, established in 1988.
Location
* Iwata Campus (1572-1 Ohara, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture)
* Fujieda Campus (4-1-1 Surugadai, Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture)
Organiza ...
were included by
JFA and College FA recommendations.
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1999
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