The was the fourth season of the

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, the third tier of the Japanese

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league system.

Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and

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won the championship.

Table

Results

Top scorers

Attendances

Promotion and relegation

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 –

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and

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respectively. ;Leg 1 ---- Series tied 2–2. Jatco F.C. won the series 4–2 in penalty shootout and stayed in JFL. ;Leg 2 ---- 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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