1997 Japan Football League

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Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1997 season.

Japan Football League
Season1997
ChampionsConsadole Sapporo
1st JFL title
3rd D2 title
PromotedConsadole Sapporo
RelegatedFukushima FC (folded)
Seino Transportation (folded)
Matches played240
Goals scored765 (3.19 per match)
1996
1998

Overview

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It was contested by 16 teams, and Consadole Sapporo won the championship.

As a result of Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi's closure the previous year, Jatco F.C. and Mito HollyHock were promoted before the season.

League standings

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PosTeamPldWOTWPKWLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Consadole Sapporo (C, P)30242047726+5176Promoted to 1998 J.League
2Tokyo Gas30212167030+4068
3Kawasaki Frontale30212078736+5167
4Honda Motors30202176037+2365
5Montedio Yamagata301810115736+2156
6Ventforet Kofu301531115941+1852
7Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima301310165045+541
8Brummell Sendai301212153743−640
9NTT Kanto301130164849−139
10Fukushima FC301210174859−1138Folded[a]
11Sagan Tosu301210173854−1638
12Oita Trinity30740194264−2229
13Denso30722192949−2027
14Seino Transportation30500252467−4315Folded[b]
15Jatco SC30213242570−4511
16Mito HollyHock30301262469−4510
Updated to match(es) played on November 1997. Source: Montedio Yamagata website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ After the season Fukushima FC has folded due to financial difficulties.
  2. ^ Seino Transportation SC were disbanded by parent company after the season.
Home \ AwayBRUCONDENFROFFCHOLHONJATMONNTKOVTSAGSETTGATRIVEN
Brummel Sendai0–11–02–30–11–01–1PK 3–42–01–30–32–02–02–13–13–02–0
Consadole Sapporo3–01–04–3OT2–06–11–01–03–01–05–14–03–02–12–13–0
Denso1–0OT1–61–40–11–00–34–32–10–0PK 4–31–51–32–01–33–3PK 5–40–2
Kawasaki Frontale3–03–4OT1–03–11–01–34–02–12–11–05–03–03–04–02–3
Fukushima FC1–02–51–02–61–20–13–12–12–33–12–00–11–24–3OT2–2PK 3–4
Mito HollyHock1–20–20–12–10–20–30–0PK 5–60–42–31–60–22–01–31–21–5
Honda Motors4–02–12–12–45–03–21–53–01–02–02–11–23–24–02–1
Jatco SC2–2PK 1–40–30–10–60–11–0OT1–20–30–31–31–1PK 4–10–11–40–1OT0–3
Montedio Yamagata3–14–12–11–2OT2–12–01–0OT2–11–2OT2–12–13–01–01–22–3
NTT Kanto0–33–51–2OT0–12–03–20–13–20–22–1OT2–02–10–33–2OT0–1
Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima1–00–21–0OT0–1OT3–02–11–25–12–11–51–1PK 3–53–01–21–2OT3–0
Sagan Tosu2–10–20–0PK 3–10–34–11–1PK 3–53–01–20–14–10–12–1OT0–21–02–0
Seino Transportation1–31–20–31–50–24–12–3OT1–1PK 2–41–41–20–32–11–21–21–4
Tokyo Gas5–00–0PK 6–52–14–3OT1–01–05–04–12–13–11–05–22–03–2OT3–0
Oita Trinity1–2OT1–21–01–71–24–21–22–1OT0–12–12–32–3OT1–0OT0–42–0
Ventforet Kofu1–1PK 3–42–02–1OT3–03–02–1OT1–2OT3–02–53–24–02–3OT3–01–0OT3–1
Updated to match(es) played on November 1997. Source: Montedio Yamagata website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion and Relegation

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Because Fukushima FC and Seino Transportation were disbanded, no relegation has occurred. At the end of the season, the winner and runner-up of Regional League promotion series, Sony Sendai and Albirex Niigata were promoted automatically.