The 2005 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第7回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Nana-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the seventh season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Ehime FC won the championship.
Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima, Ryutsu Keizai University and Honda Lock were promoted from Regional Leagues by the virtue of their placing in the Regional League promotion series.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Ehime FC (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 66 | Promotion to 2006 J.League Division 2 |
2 | YKK AP | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 64 | |
3 | ALO's Hokuriku | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 61 | |
4 | Tochigi SC[a] | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 57 | |
5 | Honda FC[a] | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 56 | |
6 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 52 | |
7 | Sony Sendai | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 50 | |
8 | FC Horikoshi | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 48 | |
9 | Yokogawa Musashino | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 48 | |
10 | Sagawa Express Osaka | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 45 | |
11 | SP Kyoto | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 34 | |
12 | SC Tottori | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 33 | |
13 | Ryutsu Keizai University | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 79 | −40 | 22 | |
14 | Denso SC | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 19 | |
15 | Honda Lock | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 38 | 79 | −41 | 15 | |
16 | Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima | 30 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 85 | −61 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ a b One of two clubs that occupied top 2 places at the end of the first half of the season (15th week) and were seeded for 2005 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
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
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Sagawa Express Osaka | 18
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Sony Sendai | 17
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YKK AP | 16
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FC Horikoshi | 15
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ALO's Hokuriku | 14
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SC Tottori | 14
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Honda Lock | 14
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Honda FC | 14
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Tochigi SC | 14
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YKK AP | 13
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Tochigi SC | 13
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Attendance
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Ehime FC | 42,655 | 7,726 | 1,077 | 2,844 | +26.0% |
2 | Tochigi SC | 22,811 | 3,328 | 745 | 1,521 | +31.1% |
3 | Honda FC | 16,736 | 3,275 | 654 | 1,116 | −3.0% |
4 | SC Tottori | 11,663 | 1,369 | 429 | 778 | +22.3% |
5 | YKK AP | 11,535 | 1,802 | 258 | 769 | +29.5% |
6 | FC Horikoshi | 10,868 | 2,108 | 246 | 725 | +19.4% |
7 | Honda Lock | 10,701 | 2,011 | 424 | 713 | n/a† |
8 | Sony Sendai | 10,688 | 1,614 | 381 | 713 | +14.8% |
9 | Yokogawa Musashino | 10,201 | 1,123 | 448 | 680 | +18.1% |
10 | Sagawa Express Osaka | 10,133 | 4,632 | 142 | 676 | −11.1% |
11 | ALO's Hokuriku | 9,950 | 2,005 | 281 | 663 | +5.6% |
12 | Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima | 6,272 | 698 | 267 | 418 | n/a† |
13 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 5,981 | 1,013 | 107 | 399 | +6.4% |
14 | Denso SC | 5,464 | 888 | 154 | 364 | +48.0% |
15 | SP Kyoto | 5,400 | 630 | 102 | 360 | −3.5% |
16 | Ryutsu Keizai University | 4,651 | 706 | 113 | 310 | n/a† |
League total | 195,709 | 7,726 | 102 | 815 | −28.6% |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.
Promotion and relegation
No relegation has occurred due to expansion of the league to 18 teams. At the end the season, FC Ryukyu, JEF Reserves and Rosso Kumamoto were promoted from Regional leagues by the virtue of their placing in the Regional League promotion series.
References
- ^ "JFL Top Scorers". jfl.or.jp. Japan Football League. Retrieved July 7, 2010.