Season | 2000 |
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Dates | 16 April – 12 November |
Champions | Yokohama FC 2nd JFL title 2nd D3 title |
Promoted | Yokohama FC |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 468 (3.55 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kenji Arima (24 goals total) |
Highest attendance | 5,324 (Round 1, Yokohama vs. Tochigi) |
Lowest attendance | 84 (Round 17, Kokushinkan vs. ALO's) |
Average attendance | 901 |
← 1999 2001 → |
The 2000 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第2回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Ni-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the second season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.
Overview
[edit]It was contested by 12 teams, and Yokohama FC defended their champions title.
Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Yokohama FC[a] (C, P) | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 24 | +42 | 61 | Promotion to 2001 J. League Division 2 |
2 | Honda Motor[a] | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 49 | |
3 | Denso SC[a] | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 44 | |
4 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 40 | |
5 | Sony Sendai | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 37 | |
6 | Jatco SC | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 28 | |
7 | Kokushikan University | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 28 | |
8 | ALO's Hokuriku | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 22 | |
9 | FC Kyoken | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 19 | |
10 | Shizuoka Sangyo University | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 16 | |
11 | Tochigi SC | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 14 | |
12 | Yokogawa FC | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on November 12, 2000. Source: Japan Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ a b c Occupied one of the top three places at the end of the first half of the season (11th week) and were seeded for 2000 Emperor's Cup. These clubs were automatically qualified for the tournament, while each of other JFL clubs had to go through the prefectural qualifier.
Results
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Yokohama FC | 24 |
2 | ![]() |
Sony Sendai | 19 |
3 | ![]() |
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 16 |
4 | ![]() |
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 15 |
5 | ![]() |
Honda Motors | 14 |
Attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yokohama FC | 40,293 | 5,324 | 2,808 | 3,663 | −10.2% |
2 | Sony Sendai | 12,027 | 4,421 | 317 | 1,093 | +67.4% |
3 | Tochigi SC | 11,543 | 2,279 | 473 | 1,049 | n/a† |
4 | Honda Motors | 10,982 | 3,139 | 438 | 998 | −11.9% |
5 | Yokogawa FC | 7,736 | 2,744 | 265 | 703 | +17.2% |
6 | Jatco SC | 7,335 | 2,803 | 210 | 667 | +7.6% |
7 | Shizuoka Sangyo University | 5,763 | 1,568 | 172 | 524 | n/a‡ |
8 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 5,550 | 2,219 | 203 | 505 | −10.9% |
9 | ALO's Hokuriku | 5,320 | 1,602 | 260 | 484 | n/a† |
10 | Denso SC | 4,760 | 1,168 | 241 | 433 | −17.2% |
11 | FC Kyoken | 4,246 | 1,080 | 206 | 386 | n/a† |
12 | Kokushikan University | 3,375 | 1,786 | 84 | 307 | −13.3% |
League total | 118,930 | 5,324 | 84 | 901 | −16.9% |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.
‡ Team played previous season in College Leagues.
Promotion and relegation
[edit]No relegation has occurred as league continued to expand. At the end of the season, the winner and runner-up of the Regional League promotion series, Sagawa Express Tokyo and YKK FC were promoted automatically. In addition, NTT West Kumamoto, SC Tottori and Ehime FC were included by JFA recommendation.