| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 March – 5 December |
| Champions | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals 2ndJFL title 2ndD3 title |
| Promoted | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Thespa Kusatsu |
| Relegated | Kokushikan University (expelled byJFA) |
| Matches | 239 |
| Goals | 746 (3.12 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Takehiro Hayashi (21 goal total) |
| Highest attendance | 13,743 (Round 27, Thespa vs.Otsuka) |
| Lowest attendance | 85 (Round 23, Kokushikan vs.Tottori) |
| Average attendance | 1,141 |
←2003 2005 → | |
The2004 Japan Football League (Japanese:第6回日本フットボールリーグ,Hepburn:Dai Rokkai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the sixth season of theJapan Football League, the third tier of the Japanesefootball league system.
It was contested by 16 teams, andOtsuka Pharmaceuticals won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals[a](C, P) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 20 | +54 | 78 | Promotion to2005 J. League Division 2 |
| 2 | Honda FC[a] | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 62 | |
| 3 | Thespa Kusatsu[a](P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 62 | Promotion to2005 J. League Division 2 |
| 4 | YKK AP | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 50 | |
| 5 | Ehime FC | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 49 | |
| 6 | Sony Sendai | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 47 | |
| 7 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 44 | |
| 8 | Gunma Horikoshi | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 41 | |
| 9 | Tochigi SC | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 40 | |
| 10 | ALO's Hokuriku | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 37 | |
| 11 | Sagawa Express Osaka | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 35 | |
| 12 | SP Kyoto | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 34 | |
| 13 | Yokogawa Musashino | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 32 | |
| 14 | SC Tottori | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 22 | |
| 15 | Kokushikan University(R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 73 | −36 | 20 | Expelled[b] |
| 16 | Denso SC | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 85 | −56 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | ALO | DEN | EHI | GUH | HON | KSU | OTP | PRI | SEO | SET | SON | SPA | TOC | TOT | YKK | YMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALO's Hokuriku | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Denso SC | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–11 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Ehime FC | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |
| Gunma Horikoshi | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Honda FC | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | |
| Kokushikan University | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | |
| Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 4–0 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| SP Kyoto | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Sagawa Express Osaka | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Sagawa Express Tokyo | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0[a] | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Sony Sendai | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Thespa Kusatsu | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Tochigi SC | 1–5 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | |
| SC Tottori | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| YKK AP | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Yokogawa Musashino | 2–3 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thespa Kusatsu | 74,221 | 13,743 | 1,724 | 4,948 | n/a† |
| 2 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 45,697 | 9,553 | 707 | 3,046 | +290.0%† |
| 3 | Ehime FC | 33,874 | 11,051 | 565 | 2,258 | +72.6%† |
| 4 | Tochigi SC | 17,403 | 3,321 | 643 | 1,160 | +54.3%† |
| 5 | Honda FC | 17,255 | 3,557 | 457 | 1,150 | +18.4%† |
| 6 | Sagawa Express Osaka | 11,396 | 4,649 | 286 | 760 | +35.7%† |
| 7 | SC Tottori | 9,539 | 1,535 | 287 | 636 | −19.2%† |
| 8 | ALO's Hokuriku | 9,426 | 1,227 | 267 | 628 | +10.6%† |
| 9 | Sony Sendai | 9,320 | 1,406 | 252 | 621 | −9.3%† |
| 10 | Gunma Horikoshi | 9,103 | 3,003 | 289 | 607 | n/a† |
| 11 | YKK AP | 8,915 | 1,516 | 282 | 594 | +11.2%† |
| 12 | Yokogawa Musashino | 8,645 | 988 | 350 | 576 | +30.6%† |
| 13 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 5,247 | 885 | 202 | 375 | +28.0%† |
| 14 | SP Kyoto | 5,596 | 585 | 106 | 373 | +38.7%† |
| 15 | Denso SC | 3,694 | 583 | 126 | 246 | −14.6%† |
| 16 | Kokushikan University | 3,277 | 527 | 85 | 218 | −4.8%† |
| League total | 272,608 | 13,743 | 85 | 1,141 | +99.1%† |
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.
Because of promotion ofOtsuka Pharmaceuticals andThespa Kusatsu and expulsion ofKokushikan University, no relegation has occurred. After the season,Honda Lock,Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima andRyutsu Keizai University were promoted fromRegional Leagues by the virtue of their placing in theRegional League promotion series.