The was the eighth season of the nationwide fourth tier of
Japan
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ese
football
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, and the 23rd season since the establishment of Japan Football League.
Clubs
For the first time, 17 clubs have taken part in the JFL season. Last year no relegations were in place in J3, the league had the intent of seeing two more teams joining from the start, but only
Tegevajaro Miyazaki got promoted with one game to play and joined J3 for the
2021 season.
won the JFL for the first time in their history, but were not promoted as they did not hold a J3 license.
FC Tiamo Hirakata
is a football (soccer) club based in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture in Japan. They currently play in the Japan Football League, the Japanese fourth tier of football league.
History
Founded in 2004 by the will of three former Gamba Osaka player ...
and
FC Kariya won promotion to the JFL by qualifying in the top two spots of the 44th Regional Pro Series.
For the Hirataka-based side it was the first time in JFL, but Kariya are back after a twelve-year long hiatus.
There are six teams eligible for promotion with J3 licenses; these are highlighted in green in the following table.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Regional Leagues Relegation Playoffs
''Honda Lock remains in the JFL; FC Ise-Shima remains in the
Tōkai Adult Soccer League
is a Japanese football league covering most of the Tōkai region, the prefectures of Aichi
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a ...
Division 1''.
''FC Kariya was relegated to the Tōkai Adult Soccer League Division 1; Criacao Shinjuku was promoted to the JFL''.
Season statistics
Top scorers
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See also
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Japan Football Association (JFA)
;League
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Japanese association football league system
The Japanese association football league system is organized in a pyramidal shape similar to football league systems in many other countries around the world. The leagues are bound by the principle of promotion and relegation; however, there are s ...
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J.League
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2021 J1 League
The 2021 J1 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993. The league began on 26 February and ended ...
(Tier 1)
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2021 J2 League
The 2021 J2 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of J2 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. The league started on 27 February 2021 and ended ...
(Tier 2)
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2021 J3 League
The 2021 J3 League, referred to as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 8th season of J3 League under its current name.
Roasso Kumamoto won the J3 title for the first time in their history, in their debut campaign at the J3 League, just three y ...
(Tier 3)
*2021 Regional Champions League (play-offs for promotion to JFL)
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2021 Regional Leagues (Tier 5/6)
;Cup(s)
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2021 Fuji Xerox Super Cup (Super Cup)
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2021 Emperor's Cup (National Open Cup)
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2021 J.League YBC Levain Cup (League Cup)
References
External links
Official website
{{Japanese Club Football, group=fourth
Japan Football League seasons
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