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2024 Japan Football League

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Japan Football League
Season2024
Dates10 March – 24 November
ChampionsTochigi City
PromotedTochigi City
Matches played134
Goals scored344 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerTakuya Hitomi
(14 goals)
Biggest home winReilac Shiga 5–0 Minebea Mitsumi
(5 May)
Reilac Shiga 5–0 Yokogawa Musashino
(20 October)
Biggest away winCriacao Shinjuku 0–4 Okinawa SV
(10 March)
Highest scoringTochigi City 5–3 Minebea Mitsumi
(12 October)
Highest attendance16,480
Criacao Shinjuku 1–4 Tiamo Hirakata
(7 June)
Lowest attendance108
Maruyasu Okazaki 2–2 Tiamo Hirakata
(2 October)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 21 July 2024.

The 2024 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第26回日本フットボールリーグ[第26回 JFL 2024], Hepburn: Dai Nijūrokkai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu [Dai Nijūrokkai JFL 2024]) is the eleventh season having a fourth-tier status in Japanese football and the 26th season since the establishment of the Japan Football League.[1]

Overview

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No team was promoted from the JFL to the J3, since none of the top four clubs last season met the needed requirements for promotion, which includes (but not limited to) having a J3 license.[2]

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Tochigi City, 2023 Kanto Soccer League runner-up, was the sole promoted team to the JFL as they won the 2023 Regional Champions League.[3]

Vonds Ichihara could join Briobecca Urayasu as Chiba's representatives in the JFL, had they won the 2023 JFL play-off against Okinawa SV.[4]

Promotion and relegation between J3 and JFL

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This season is the second to feature promotion/relegation between the J3 League and the Japan Football League, enabling the possibility for teams to be relegated from the J3.[5] The system of promotion/relegation between the leagues can be determined by the eligibility (Promotion to J3 requires a J.League license) of the JFL's champions and runners-up for the season.

No changes were made from the previous season:

  • If only the JFL champion holds a license, there will be automatic promotion/relegation with the J3's 20th-placed team.[6]
  • If only the JFL runner-up holds a license, there will be promotion/relegation play-offs with the J3's 20th-placed team.
  • If both the JFL champion and runner-up hold a license, there will be automatic promotion/relegation between the JFL champions and the J3's 20th-placed team, and promotion/relegation play-offs with the J3's 19th-placed team.
  • If neither the JFL champion nor the runner-up holds a license, no promotion/relegation between J3 and JFL will take place.
  • In addition, the J.League stated extra requisites for promotions, with teams needing to have an average attendance of at least 2,000 in home matches, and an annual admission revenue of at least 10 million yen.[7]

The dates and the host teams of the promotion/relegation play-off were pre-determined by the J.League. In case it happens: It will be played in two legs on 1 and 7 December, with the J3 team hosting the second leg; away-goals rule will not be applied; should the match be tied, it will require extra-time, and if the draw persists, penalty shoot-outs.[8]

Promotion and relegation between JFL and Regional Leagues

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  • The winner of the 2024 Regional Champions League (JFL promotion series) will be automatically promoted for the 2024 JFL.
  • The 15th-placed team from the JFL will play a play-off match against the runners-up of the promotion series, with the winner earning a spot at the 2025 JFL. It will be held on 30 November or 1 December, at a stadium picked by the host team from the JFL.[9]
  • The 16th-placed team will be automatically relegated to their respective Regional League.

Club name changes

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Tokyo Musashino United FC returned to its former name Yokogawa Musashino FC,[10] and Suzuka Point Getters became Atletico Suzuka Club.[11]

Participating clubs

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The teams which possess (or are applicants of) promotion-enabler licenses are highlighted in green in the following table.

Club name Home town Stadium Capacity Position Notes
ReinMeer Aomori Aomori, Aomori Kakuhiro Group Athletic Stadium 20,809 JFL (5th) J3 license applicants
Sony Sendai Tagajō, Miyagi Miyagi Co-op Megumino Soccer Field [ja] 10,000 JFL (4th)
Briobecca Urayasu Urayasu, Chiba Daiichi Cutter Field 2,100 JFL (2nd)
Criacao Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka 7,258 JFL (11th) 100 Year Plan status
J3 license applicants
Yokogawa Musashino Musashino, Tokyo Musashino Municipal Athletic Stadium 5,188 JFL (13th)
Tochigi City Tochigi, Tochigi City Football Station [ja] 5,085 JRCL (1st) J3 license applicants
Honda FC Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Honda Miyakoda Soccer Stadium 2,506 JFL (1st)
Maruyasu Okazaki Okazaki, Aichi Maruyasu Okazaki Ryuhoku Stadium [ja] 5,000 JFL (8th)
Atletico Suzuka Suzuka, Mie AGF Suzuka Athletic Stadium [ja] 1,450 JFL (9th)
Veertien Mie All cities/towns in Mie[a] La Pita Toin Stadium [ja] 5,077 JFL (10th) J3 license applicants
Tiamo Hirakata Hirakata, Osaka Tamayura Athletic Stadium [ja] 2,500 JFL (12th)
Reilac Shiga Kusatsu, Shiga Heiwado HATO Stadium [ja] 15,000 JFL (3rd) 100 Year Plan status applicants
J3 license applicants
Kochi United Kōchi, Kōchi Kōchi Haruno Athletic Stadium 25,000 JFL (7th) J3 license applicants
Verspah Oita Yufu, Beppu & Ōita, Ōita Resonac Soccer/Rugby Field [ja] 4,700 JFL (6th) J3 license applicants
Minebea Mitsumi Miyazaki, Miyazaki Hinata Athletic Stadium 20,000 JFL (14th)
Okinawa SV All cities/towns in Okinawa[b] Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium 10,189 JFL (15th)
  1. ^ centering on Kuwana & Yokkaichi
  2. ^ centering on Tomigusuku, Uruma, and Okinawa

Personnel and kits

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Club Manager Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor
ReinMeer Aomori Japan Kei Shibata England Umbro Towa
Sony Sendai Japan Jun Suzuki Germany Adidas Sony
Briobecca Urayasu Japan Satoshi Tsunami Japan soccer junky Urata
Criacao Shinjuku Japan Hideaki Kitajima Japan Mitsubishi Fashion Assetlead
Yokogawa Musashino Japan Toshiyuki Ikegami Germany Puma Yokogawa Electric
Tochigi City Japan Naoki Imaya Japan Luxperior Nippon Rika
Honda FC Japan Hidekazu Kobayashi England Umbro Honda
Maruyasu Okazaki Japan Hiroyasu Ibata Brazil Athleta Maruyasu
Atletico Suzuka South Korea Park Kang-jo Brazil Athleta Topia
Veertien Mie Japan Shuichi Mase Japan Sfida Cosmo Oil
Tiamo Hirakata Japan Takahiro Futagawa Japan Jogarbola Izawa Towel
Reilac Shiga Japan Makoto Kakuda Japan DEZ Rei Beauty
Dermatology Clinic
Kochi United Japan Takafumi Yoshimoto Brazil Athleta None
Verspah Oita Japan Takashi Yamahashi Japan Yasuda Hoyo Group
Minebea Mitsumi Japan Yosuke Miyaji England Umbro MinebeaMitsumi
Okinawa SV Japan Rei Onogi Japan XF Nescafé

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Atletico Suzuka Japan Noboru Saito Role change 30 June 2024 10th South Korea Park Kang-jo 1 July 2024 [12]
Reilac Shiga Japan Kikuchi Toshizo Sacked 15 July 2024 9th Japan Hiroki Asuma (Interim) 21 July 2024 [13]

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Reilac Shiga Japan Hiroki Asuma (Interim) Appointment of permanent coach 31 July 2024 9th Japan Makoto Kakuda 31 July 2024 [15]
Yokogawa Musashino Japan Toshihori Ishimura Appointment of new head coach 12 September 2024 15th Japan Toshiyuki Ikegami 12 September 2024 [16]

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
ReinMeer Aomori Brazil Bessa Brazil Eduardo Brazil Vinícius
Sony Sendai
Briobecca Urayasu
Criacao Shinjuku North Korea Hwang Song-su
Yokogawa Musashino
Tochigi City Brazil Carlos Eduardo Brazil Pedro Henrique
Honda FC
Maruyasu Okazaki
Atletico Suzuka
Veertien Mie North Korea Kim Song-sun North Korea Ryang Hyon-ju
Tiamo Hirakata Brazil Willian Nigeria Emeka Basil South Korea Park Kwang-gyu
Reilac Shiga
Kochi United South Korea Park Jong-seok
Verspah Oita
Minebea Mitsumi
Okinawa SV

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tochigi City 28 17 7 4 57 35 +22 58 Promotion to 2025 J3 League[a]
2 Kochi United 28 16 5 7 35 21 +14 53 Qualification for promotion playoffs[a]
3 Reilac Shiga 28 13 6 9 45 26 +19 45
4 Veertien Mie 28 12 9 7 35 29 +6 45
5 Tiamo Hirakata 28 13 5 10 45 43 +2 44
6 Okinawa SV 28 11 8 9 49 39 +10 41
7 Honda FC 28 11 8 9 33 26 +7 41
8 Verspah Oita 28 10 11 7 33 36 −3 41
9 ReinMeer Aomori 28 9 12 7 32 26 +6 39
10 Briobecca Urayasu 28 11 6 11 38 35 +3 39
11 Atletico Suzuka 28 10 6 12 38 35 +3 36
12 Sony Sendai 28 9 7 12 32 36 −4 34 Disbanded after the season[17]
13 Maruyasu Okazaki 28 6 10 12 28 37 −9 28
14 Minebea Mitsumi 28 5 7 16 24 45 −21 22
15 Criacao Shinjuku 28 4 10 14 17 43 −26 22
16 Yokogawa Musashino 28 5 7 16 24 53 −29 22 Qualification for relegation playoffs
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2024. Source: Japan Football League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Promotion is conditional on holding a valid J3 license (marked in bold in the table). If two clubs with J3 license finish in the top two of the JFL, the 1st-placed JFL club is automatically promoted to the J3 League and the 20th-placed J3 club is relegated to the JFL. The 2nd-placed JFL club will play the 19th-placed J3 club in the J3 and JFL promotion/relegation playoffs, and the winner will be in J3. If there is only one club with a J3 license in the top two places, the licensed club will be automatically promoted to J3 if it is ranked 1st in the JFL, and the 20th-ranked J3 club will be automatically relegated; if the licensed club is ranked 2nd in the JFL, it will play off with the 20th-ranked J3 club. In this case, the 19th-ranked J3 club will remain in its league. If both the 1st- and 2nd-placed JFL clubs do not have J3 licenses, there will be no swap between the leagues.

JFL/Regional Leagues promotion/relegation playoff

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2024 JFL 16th-placed teamv2024 JRFCL runners-up

Top scorers

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As of 17 November 2024.
Rank Player Club Goals[18]
1 Japan Takuya Hitomi Atletico Suzuka 14
Japan Kakeru Aoto Okinawa SV
2 Japan Atsushi Yoshida Tochigi City 12
3 Japan Hayato Mine Briobecca Urayasu 10
Brazil Bessa ReinMeer Aomori

See also

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National association
League
Cup

References

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  1. ^ "ＪＦＬチャンネル及び今季の放送について". Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ "第２６回日本フットボールリーグ参加チーム". jfl.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ "第２６回日本フットボールリーグ新入会チームについて". jfl.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ "2023年度ＪＦＬ・地域入れ替え戦「沖縄がＪＦＬ残留を決める！」". jfl.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ "2023シーズン以降のＪ３クラブ・ＪＦＬクラブの入れ替えについて". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. ^ "２０２４Ｊ３・ＪＦＬ入れ替え戦 大会方式および試合方式について". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Ｊリーグ入会要件の改定について". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Promotion and Relegation between J3 and JFL from 2023 season". jleague.co. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  9. ^ "第２６回 日本フットボールリーグ(2024)". www.jfl.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  10. ^ "チーム名・エンブレム変更のお知らせ". fc.yokogawa-musashino.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  11. ^ "新チーム名決定、及び記者会見を実施致しました". suzuka-un.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  12. ^ "トップチーム新監督就任のお知らせ". atletico-suzuka.com (in Japanese). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Kikuchi Toshizo Dismissal of Coach". reilac-shiga.co.jp. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  14. ^ "7/21 Team Coaching for the Suzuka Match". reilac-shiga.co.jp. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Makoto Tsunoda appointed as Head Coach of the First Team". reilac-shiga.co.jp. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Toshiyuki Ikegami Appointed as Head Coach". fc.yokogawa-musashino.jp. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  17. ^ "JFL退会および活動終了について". Sony Sendai FC (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  18. ^ "第２６回 日本フットボールリーグ(2024)". jfl.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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