2004 Japan Football League

Japan Football League
Season2004
Dates28 March – 5 December
ChampionsOtsuka Pharmaceuticals
2nd JFL title
2nd D3 title
PromotedOtsuka Pharmaceuticals
Thespa Kusatsu
RelegatedKokushikan University
(expelled by JFA)
Matches239
Goals746 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerTakehiro Hayashi (21 goal total)
Highest attendance13,743 (Round 27,
Thespa vs. Otsuka)
Lowest attendance85 (Round 23,
Kokushikan vs. Tottori)
Average attendance1,141
← 2003
2005 →

The 2004 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第6回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Rokkai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the sixth season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.

Overview

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2004 JFL teams

It was contested by 16 teams, and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals won the championship.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Otsuka Pharmaceuticals[a] (C, P)3025327420+5478Promotion to 2005 J. League Division 2
2Honda FC[a]3019566436+2862
3Thespa Kusatsu[a] (P)3019566335+2862Promotion to 2005 J. League Division 2
4YKK AP30155105633+2350
5Ehime FC3014795342+1149
6Sony Sendai3013895042+847
7Sagawa Express Tokyo30135124339+444
8Gunma Horikoshi30118114847+141
9Tochigi SC30117124147−640
10ALO's Hokuriku30107134652−637
11Sagawa Express Osaka3098133840−235
12SP Kyoto30104163045−1534
13Yokogawa Musashino3088144151−1032
14SC Tottori3057183662−2622
15Kokushikan University (R)3055203773−3620Expelled[b]
16Denso SC3046202985−5618
Updated to match(es) played on December 5, 2004. Source: Japan Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c One of three clubs that occupied top 3 places at the end of the first half of the season (15th week) and were seeded for 2004 Emperor's Cup. These clubs were automatically qualified for the tournament, while each of other JFL clubs had to go through the prefectural qualifier.
  2. ^ Expelled by Japan Football Association after 29th week because of the scandal caused by arrest of Kokushikan players for sex attack on a minor.[1] In the remaining game against Sagawa Express Tokyo a team was awarded a default 0–3 defeat.

Results

Home \ AwayALODENEHIGUHHONKSUOTPPRISEOSETSONSPATOCTOTYKKYMC
ALO's Hokuriku1–21–13–11–23–30–10–00–01–21–20–30–22–03–21–1
Denso SC0–11–42–40–31–00–110–01–21–50–11–51–22–30–31–1
Ehime FC2–21–31–01–04–20–01–13–21–21–01–12–01–00–14–1
Gunma Horikoshi3–31–12–41–01–01–21–20–00–21–12–24–22–12–13–2
Honda FC4–03–05–41–13–00–23–13–23–23–13–01–13–10–24–1
Kokushikan University1–41–11–33–21–21–14–32–41–01–02–41–33–30–51–3
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals4–07–12–11–01–13–14–03–01–02–12–12–02–01–02–1
SP Kyoto2–15–00–20–11–21–00–32–10–32–10–10–21–02–12–1
Sagawa Express Osaka1–21–11–01–21–22–01–30–01–21–12–10–01–12–20–1
Sagawa Express Tokyo1–20–42–22–10–23–0[a]0–21–02–10–01–04–24–11–30–2
Sony Sendai3–22–12–11–31–14–32–31–03–22–22–31–05–11–12–2
Thespa Kusatsu2–13–05–21–34–25–02–01–02–10–02–21–01–01–21–0
Tochigi SC1–54–01–11–11–32–10–42–10–12–01–23–32–21–41–0
SC Tottori2–32–21–23–22–12–21–23–11–23–20–41–20–20–21–3
YKK AP2–03–12–12–22–30–23–04–10–11–00–12–30–11–12–2
Yokogawa Musashino2–36–11–22–11–11–02–31–20–40–02–10–32–20–00–3
Updated to match(es) played on December 5, 2004. Source: JFL First Round, JFL Second Round
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Kokushikan University S.C. were expelled from Japan Football League after 29th week and awarded a default 0–3 defeat in the remaining game against Sagawa Express Tokyo S.C.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals[2]
1Japan Takehiro HayashiOtsuka Pharmaceuticals21
2Japan Yasuaki OshimaOtsuka Pharmaceuticals20
3Japan Koji MurayamaYokogawa Musashino18
Japan Junya NittaHonda FC18
5Japan Mitsuru HasegawaYKK AP16
Japan Toshiro TomochikaEhime FC16
7Japan Tatsuya FuruhashiHonda FC15
8Japan Youichi MoriGunma Horikoshi14
9Japan Yosuke KobayashiYokogawa Musashino12
Japan Takeshi UshibanaYKK AP12
Japan Atsushi YoshimotoThespa Kusatsu12

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Thespa Kusatsu74,22113,7431,7244,948n/a†
2Otsuka Pharmaceuticals45,6979,5537073,046+290.0%†
3Ehime FC33,87411,0515652,258+72.6%†
4Tochigi SC17,4033,3216431,160+54.3%†
5Honda FC17,2553,5574571,150+18.4%†
6Sagawa Express Osaka11,3964,649286760+35.7%†
7SC Tottori9,5391,535287636−19.2%†
8ALO's Hokuriku9,4261,227267628+10.6%†
9Sony Sendai9,3201,406252621−9.3%†
10Gunma Horikoshi9,1033,003289607n/a†
11YKK AP8,9151,516282594+11.2%†
12Yokogawa Musashino8,645988350576+30.6%†
13Sagawa Express Tokyo5,247885202375+28.0%†
14SP Kyoto5,596585106373+38.7%†
15Denso SC3,694583126246−14.6%†
16Kokushikan University3,27752785218−4.8%†
League total272,60813,743851,141+99.1%†

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.

Promotion and relegation

Because of promotion of Otsuka Pharmaceuticals and Thespa Kusatsu and expulsion of Kokushikan University, no relegation has occurred. After the season, Honda Lock, Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima and Ryutsu Keizai University were promoted from Regional Leagues by the virtue of their placing in the Regional League promotion series.

References

  1. ^ Arrest of Kokushikan players for sex attack on minor.
  2. ^ "JFL Top Scorers". jfl.or.jp. Japan Football League. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
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