2016 Japan Football League
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The 2016 Japan Football League is the third season of the nationwide fourth tier of the Japanese football, and the 18th season since the establishment of Japan Football League.
Clubs
Sixteen clubs will participate in this season of Japan Football League. The list was announced on 9 December 2015.[1] A place for 2016 Emperor's Cup will be given to the winners of the first stage of the 2016 JFL.[2]
Change in rules
The tournament will continue with the system introduced in 2014: Two single round-robin stages will be held, and winners of each stage will determine the champion in the post-season home and away championship playoffs. If the same team manages to win both stages, no playoffs will be held, and they will be automatically declared champions.[5]
Two worst performing teams by aggregated results of both stages will be relegated to Regional Leagues and replaced by top two performers of Regional Promotion Series. However, if one or two teams will be admitted to J3 or withdrawn at the end of the season, the number of relegated clubs will be reduced accordingly.
According to updated J.League Terms, the clubs must comply the following requirements to be promoted to J3 League:[6]
- Play in JFL for at least one season before promotion
- Hold a J.League 100 Year Plan club status
- Finish in top 4 of the combined JFL table and finish either 1st or 2nd among associate members.
- Have an average home attendance of at least 2,000; with significant effort recognized toward reaching 3,000 spectators
- Have an annual operating revenue of 150 million yen
- Pass the J3 licensing examination conducted by J.League
First stage
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Osaka | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 15 | Qualification to championship play-offs |
| 2 | Azul Claro Numazu | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | |
| 3 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 | |
| 4 | Ryutsu Keizai Dragons | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | |
| 5 | MIO Biwako Shiga | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Sony Sendai | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | |
| 7 | ReinMeer Aomori | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
| 8 | Honda Lock | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | |
| 9 | Honda FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 10 | Verspah Oita | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 11 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 | |
| 12 | Briobecca Urayasu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 13 | Tochigi Uva | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | |
| 14 | Nara Club | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | |
| 15 | Tokyo Musashino City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama Next | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
Championship play-offs
The championship play-offs will be held after the season between two winners of each stage.
Overall table
This table is used to determine J3 promotion candidates. To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 100 Year Plan status, obtain J3 license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the JFL, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Osaka | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 15 | |
| 2 | Azul Claro Numazu | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Promotion to 2017 J3 League[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 | |
| 4 | Ryutsu Keizai Dragons | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | |
| 5 | MIO Biwako Shiga | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Sony Sendai | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | |
| 7 | ReinMeer Aomori | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
| 8 | Honda Lock | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | |
| 9 | Honda FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 10 | Verspah Oita | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 11 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 | |
| 12 | Briobecca Urayasu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 13 | Tochigi Uva | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | |
| 14 | Nara Club | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | |
| 15 | Tokyo Musashino City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | Relegation to 2017 Japanese Regional Leagues |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama Next | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
Notes:
- ↑ To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 100 Year Plan status, obtain J3 license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the JFL, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
Updated to games played on pre-season.
Source: JFL Stats & Data - Ranking:Goals (Japanese)
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 4,361 | 3,066 | 1,295 | 2,181 | +123.9% |
| 2 | Nara Club | 3,538 | 2,073 | 1,465 | 1,769 | −2.6% |
| 3 | Azul Claro Numazu | 4,437 | 1,826 | 848 | 1,479 | −32.7% |
| 4 | Tokyo Musashino City | 2,070 | 1,179 | 891 | 1,035 | +26.6% |
| 5 | FC Osaka | 2,608 | 1,068 | 688 | 869 | +25.5% |
| 6 | Honda FC | 1,443 | 860 | 583 | 722 | −32.5% |
| 7 | MIO Biwako Shiga | 1,895 | 1,003 | 431 | 632 | −29.3% |
| 8 | Sony Sendai | 535 | 535 | 535 | 535 | +0.1% |
| 9 | Verspah Oita | 1,493 | 807 | 273 | 498 | +2.0% |
| 10 | Ryutsu Keizai Dragons | 1,334 | 616 | 335 | 445 | +21.9% |
| 11 | Briobecca Urayasu | 1,273 | 493 | 305 | 424 | n/a† |
| 12 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 799 | 556 | 243 | 400 | +15.6% |
| 13 | Honda Lock | 1,125 | 438 | 316 | 375 | +5.3% |
| 14 | Tochigi Uva | 1,481 | 508 | 288 | 370 | −18.8% |
| 15 | Fagiano Okayama Next | 1,193 | 355 | 234 | 298 | −3.5% |
| League total | 29,585 | 3,066 | 234 | 740 | −17.2% |
Updated to games played on 3 April
Source: Japan Football League (1st stage, 2nd stage) (Japanese)
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.
References
- ↑ "Announcement on teams participating in the 18th Japan Football League" (in Japanese). Japan Football League. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "Announcement on format change of the Japan Football League" (in Japanese). Japan Football League. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Licenses for 2016 J3 participation announced." (in Japanese). J.League. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "Yokogawa Musashino will be renamed "Tokyo Musashino City"" (in Japanese). 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Kagoshima United becomes a 100-Year Plan club" (in Japanese). asahi.com. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "J.League Terms" (in Japanese). Japan Football League. February 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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