Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 10 March – 24 November |
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 139 (2.48 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Takuya Hitomi (5 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Veertien Mie 4–0
Criacao Shinjuku (17 March) |
Biggest away win |
Criacao Shinjuku 0–4
Okinawa SV (10 March) |
Highest scoring |
Veertien Mie 3–3
Okinawa SV (31 March) |
Highest attendance | 4,152 Reilac Shiga 3–1 Tochigi City (10 March) |
Lowest attendance | 143 Minebea Mitsumi 0–2 Tochigi City (24 March) |
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2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 29 April 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]
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]
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]
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:
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]
Tokyo Musashino United FC returned to its former name Yokogawa Musashino FC, [10] and Suzuka Point Getters became Atletico Suzuka Club. [11]
The teams which possess promotion-enabler licenses are highlighted in green in the following table.
Club | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
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ReinMeer Aomori | Kei Shibata | Umbro | Towa |
Sony Sendai | Jun Suzuki | Adidas | Sony |
Briobecca Urayasu | Satoshi Tsunami | soccer junky | Urata |
Criacao Shinjuku | Hideaki Kitajima | Mitsubishi Fashion | Assetlead |
Yokogawa Musashino | Toshihiro Ishimura | Puma | Yokogawa Electric |
Tochigi City | Naoki Imaya | Luxperior | Nippon Rika |
Honda FC | Hidekazu Kobayashi | Umbro | Honda |
Maruyasu Okazaki | Hiroyasu Ibata | Athleta | Maruyasu |
Atletico Suzuka | Noboru Saito | Athleta | Topia |
Veertien Mie | Shuichi Mase | Sfida | Cosmo Oil |
Tiamo Hirakata | Takahiro Futagawa | Jogarbola | Izawa Towel |
Reilac Shiga | Toshimi Kikuchi | DEZ | Rei Beauty Dermatology Clinic |
Kochi United | Takafumi Yoshimoto | Athleta | None |
Verspah Oita | Takashi Yamahashi | Yasuda | Hoyo Group |
Minebea Mitsumi | Yosuke Miyaji | Umbro | MinebeaMitsumi |
Okinawa SV | Rei Onogi | XF | Nescafé |
No mid-season change was made so far.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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ReinMeer Aomori | Bessa | Eduardo | Vinícius |
Sony Sendai | |||
Briobecca Urayasu | |||
Criacao Shinjuku | Hwang Song-su | ||
Yokogawa Musashino | |||
Tochigi City | Carlos Eduardo | Pedro Henrique | |
Honda FC | |||
Maruyasu Okazaki | |||
Atletico Suzuka | |||
Veertien Mie | Kim Song-sun | Ryang Hyon-ju | |
Tiamo Hirakata | Willian | Park Kwang-gyu | Emeka Basil |
Reilac Shiga | |||
Kochi United | Park Jong-seok | ||
Verspah Oita | |||
Minebea Mitsumi | |||
Okinawa SV |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kochi United | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 21 | Possible promotion to 2025 J3 League [a] |
2 | Veertien Mie | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 14 | Possible qualification for promotion playoffs [a] |
3 | Tiamo Hirakata | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 13 | |
4 | Okinawa SV | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 12 | |
5 | Tochigi City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 12 | |
6 | Reilac Shiga | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
7 | Atletico Suzuka | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
8 | Sony Sendai | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |
9 | Honda FC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | |
10 | Verspah Oita | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | |
11 | Yokogawa Musashino | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | |
12 | ReinMeer Aomori | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | |
13 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
14 | Minebea Mitsumi | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 5 | |
15 | Criacao Shinjuku | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 5 | Qualification for relegation playoffs |
16 | Briobecca Urayasu | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | Relegated to the Regional Leagues |
2024 JFL 15th-placed team | v | 2024 JRFCL runners-up |
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Rank | Player | Club | Goals [13] |
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1 | Takuya Hitomi | Atletico Suzuka | 5 |
2 | Shuga Arai | Okinawa SV | 4 |
Kokoro Kobayashi | Kochi United | ||
Shota Tamura | Veertien Mie | ||
5 | Emeka Basil | Tiamo Hirakata | 3 |
Kyosuke Goto | Yokogawa Musashino | ||
Kakeru Higuchi | Kochi United | ||
Toshiki Toya | Kochi United | ||
Shimpei Yamada | Sony Sendai | ||
Atsushi Yoshida | Tochigi City |