| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 March – 30 November |
| Champions | Honda FC 4thJFL title 5thD3 title |
| Promoted | Tochigi SC Kataller Toyama Fagiano Okayama |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 890 (2.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Junya Nitta (25 goals total) |
| Highest attendance | 13,821 (Round 34, Tochigi vs.Kariya) |
| Lowest attendance | 141 (Round 4, Mizushima vs.Yokogawa) |
| Average attendance | 1,573 |
←2007 2009 → | |
The2008 Japan Football League (Japanese:第10回日本フットボールリーグ,Hepburn:Dai Jikkai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the tenth season of theJapan Football League, the third tier of the Japanesefootball league system.
It was contested by 18 teams.Honda FC won the championship.
ALO's Hokuriku andYKK AP, both based inToyama merged before the season to becomeKataller Toyama.
Fagiano Okayama,New Wave Kitakyushu andMIO Biwako Kusatsu were promoted fromRegional leagues by the virtue of their placing in theRegional League promotion series.
New Wave Kitakyushu and Kataller Toyama were approved asJ. League associate members at the annual meeting in January. Fagiano Okayama were approved back in 2007 when playing in Regional league. FC Ryukyu's application was declined.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda FC(C) | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 80 | 33 | +47 | 74 | |
| 2 | Tochigi SC[a][b](P) | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 63 | Promotion to2009 J. League Division 2[c] |
| 3 | Kataller Toyama[b](P) | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 62 | |
| 4 | Fagiano Okayama[b](P) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 60 | |
| 5 | Gainare Tottori[b] | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 57 | |
| 6 | Ryutsu Keizai University | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 57 | |
| 7 | Yokogawa Musashino | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 54 | |
| 8 | FC Kariya | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 51 | |
| 9 | Sony Sendai | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 49 | |
| 10 | New Wave Kitakyushu[b] | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 49 | |
| 11 | SP Kyoto | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 49 | |
| 12 | Sagawa Shiga | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 47 | |
| 13 | TDK SC | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 41 | |
| 14 | MIO Biwako Kusatsu | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 38 | |
| 15 | JEF Reserves | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 30 | |
| 16 | FC Ryukyu | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 27 | |
| 17 | Arte Takasaki | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 40 | 107 | −67 | 20 | |
| 18 | Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 76 | −46 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | ART | FAG | GAI | HON | JER | KAR | KAT | RKU | MIO | MMM | NWK | PRI | RYU | SSH | SON | TDK | TOC | YMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arte Takasaki | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–7 | |
| Fagiano Okayama | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Gainare Tottori | 8–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Honda FC | 11–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| JEF Reserves | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| FC Kariya | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Kataller Toyama | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
| Ryutsu Keizai University | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| MIO Biwako Kusatsu | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| New Wave Kitakyushu | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| SP Kyoto | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| FC Ryukyu | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Sagawa Shiga | 7–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sony Sendai | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| TDK SC | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Tochigi SC | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Yokogawa Musashino | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tochigi SC | 85,816 | 13,821 | 2,704 | 5,048 | +13.3%† |
| 2 | Kataller Toyama | 73,205 | 10,704 | 2,008 | 4,306 | +208.9%† |
| 3 | Fagiano Okayama | 62,297 | 11,053 | 1,457 | 3,665 | +15.8%‡ |
| 4 | Gainare Tottori | 54,652 | 7,117 | 1,363 | 3,215 | +83.2%† |
| 5 | FC Ryukyu | 48,997 | 6,247 | 1,708 | 2,882 | +18.0%† |
| 6 | New Wave Kitakyushu | 19,539 | 1,752 | 725 | 1,149 | −5.0%‡ |
| 7 | Yokogawa Musashino | 17,087 | 4,101 | 384 | 1,005 | +49.3%† |
| 8 | TDK SC | 16,170 | 3,261 | 564 | 951 | −3.3%† |
| 9 | Sony Sendai | 14,788 | 2,379 | 325 | 870 | +50.3%† |
| 10 | Honda FC | 14,512 | 3,042 | 529 | 854 | +33.2%† |
| 11 | MIO Biwako Kusatsu | 14,511 | 2,102 | 307 | 854 | +243.0%‡ |
| 12 | Sagawa Shiga | 14,469 | 3,623 | 259 | 851 | −7.9%† |
| 13 | FC Kariya | 10,261 | 1,777 | 227 | 604 | +17.3%† |
| 14 | Ryutsu Keizai University | 9,246 | 1,284 | 183 | 544 | −3.0%† |
| 15 | JEF Reserves | 8,243 | 1,467 | 204 | 485 | +17.1%† |
| 16 | SP Kyoto | 6,262 | 636 | 165 | 368 | −7.3%† |
| 17 | Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima | 6,038 | 1,115 | 141 | 355 | −4.1%† |
| 18 | Arte Takasaki | 5,104 | 854 | 144 | 300 | −26.8%† |
| League total | 481,197 | 13,821 | 141 | 1,573 | +19.9%† |
Source:JFL First Round,JFL Second Round
Notes:
† Kataller Toyama attendance is compared to the combined figure of its predecessors,ALO's Hokuriku andYKK AP
‡ Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.
No relegation has occurred.Machida Zelvia,V-Varen Nagasaki andHonda Lock were promoted to JFL fromRegional leagues at the end of the season.