| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 April – 10 November |
| Champions | Honda FC 2ndJFL title 3rdD3 title |
| Promoted | none |
| Relegated | Shizuoka Sangyo University Alouette Kumamoto Profesor Miyazaki |
| Matches | 153 |
| Goals | 457 (2.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Masao Yamamoto (14 goals total) |
| Highest attendance | 3,783 (Round 16, Honda vs.YKK AP) |
| Lowest attendance | 125 (Round 7, SE Osaka vs.Sony) |
| Average attendance | 574 |
←2001 2003 → | |
The2002 Japan Football League (Japanese:第4回日本フットボールリーグ,Hepburn:Dai Yon-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the fourth season of theJapan Football League, the third tier of the Japanesefootball league system.
It was contested by 18 teams, andHonda FC won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda FC[a](C) | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 41 | |
| 2 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 39 | |
| 3 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals[a] | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 37 | |
| 4 | Sony Sendai | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 30 | |
| 5 | Kokushikan University | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 30 | |
| 6 | Ehime FC | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 28 | |
| 7 | Yokogawa Electric | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 28 | |
| 8 | YKK FC | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 26 | |
| 9 | Sagawa Express Osaka | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 24 | |
| 10 | Denso SC | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 21 | |
| 11 | Kyoto BAMB 1993 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 21 | |
| 12 | Tochigi SC | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 18 | |
| 13 | SC Tottori | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 15 | |
| 14 | ALO's Hokuriku | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 15 | |
| 15 | Shizuoka Sangyo University(R) | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 14 | Promotion/relegation Series |
| 16 | Jatco SC(O) | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 13 | |
| 17 | Alouette Kumamoto(R) | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 13 | Relegation toRegional Leagues |
| 18 | Profesor Miyazaki(R) | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 11 |
| Home \ Away | ALO | ALU | BAM | DEN | EHI | HON | JAT | KSU | OTP | PRO | SEO | SET | SON | SSU | TOC | TOT | YKK | YEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALO's Hokuriku | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Alouette Kumamoto | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Kyoto BAMB 1993 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Denso SC | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Ehime FC | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| Honda FC | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Jatco SC | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Kokushikan University | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 1–0 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Profesor Miyazaki | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Sagawa Express Osaka | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Sagawa Express Tokyo | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 9–0 | |||||||||
| Sony Sendai | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| Shizuoka Sangyo University | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |||||||||
| Tochigi SC | 5–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| SC Tottori | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| YKK FC | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Yokogawa Electric | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Masao Yamamoto | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 22 |
| Hideki Takayama | Denso SC | 22 | |
| 3 | Tatsuya Furuhashi | Honda FC | 13 |
| Shigeki Manome | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 13 | |
| 5 | Takehiro Hayashi | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 12 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda FC | 9,903 | 3,783 | 511 | 1,100 | +25.1%† |
| 2 | Ehime FC | 8,724 | 1,645 | 785 | 1,091 | +65.3%† |
| 3 | Tochigi SC | 8,110 | 1,647 | 723 | 1,014 | +56.5%† |
| 4 | Sony Sendai | 6,868 | 1,169 | 653 | 859 | +64.9%† |
| 5 | SC Tottori | 6,718 | 1,509 | 324 | 840 | +2.6%† |
| 6 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 7,072 | 1,158 | 205 | 786 | +31.4%† |
| 7 | Alouette Kumamoto | 6,049 | 863 | 412 | 672 | −3.0%† |
| 8 | Yokogawa Electric | 4,770 | 1,057 | 252 | 530 | +8.4%† |
| 9 | YKK FC | 4,770 | 1,141 | 238 | 489 | −9.4%† |
| 10 | Jatco SC | 4,033 | 931 | 232 | 448 | +6.2%† |
| 11 | Profesor Miyazaki | 2,803 | 618 | 230 | 350 | n/a† |
| 12 | ALO's Hokuriku | 2,716 | 501 | 202 | 340 | −20.0%† |
| 13 | Kyoto BAMB 1993 | 2,716 | 511 | 211 | 336 | −4.3%† |
| 14 | Sagawa Express Tokyo | 2,966 | 533 | 145 | 330 | −7.8%† |
| 15 | Kokushikan University | 2,851 | 547 | 177 | 317 | +44.1%† |
| 16 | Shizuoka Sangyo University | 2,413 | 583 | 178 | 302 | −42.0%† |
| 17 | Denso SC | 2,541 | 505 | 155 | 282 | −20.8%† |
| 18 | Sagawa Express Osaka | 2,159 | 386 | 125 | 270 | n/a† |
| League total | 87,789 | 3,783 | 125 | 574 | +11.5%† |
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.
After the season,Alouette Kumamoto andProfesor Miyazaki were automatically relegated toKyūshū regional league. Due to contraction of the league, the winners and runners-up of theRegional League promotion series, Ain Food andSP Kyoto, were set to compete in the promotion and relegation series with 16th and 15th placed teams –Jatco SC andShizuoka Sangyo University respectively.
| Jatco SC | 1 – 2 | Ain Food |
|---|---|---|
河合 崇泰 81' (pen.) | Report | 濱中 貴志 32' 西村 完爾 80' |
| Penalties | ||
河合 崇泰 平塚 次郎 堂森 勝利 石川 真 | 4 – 2 | Akira Honda Kiyoto Shimoyanagi Daisuke Sato Yusuke Ogura |
Series tied 2–2. Jatco F.C. won the series 4–2 in penalty shootout and stayed in JFL.
| Shizuoka Sangyo University | 0 – 0 | SP Kyoto |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 田口 一成 竹山 満 Yoshimoto Sakurada | 3 – 5 | Nakamori 森住 健吾 妹尾 将宏 山本 健二Azuma |
Series tied 0–0. Sagawa Printing won the series 5–3 in penalty shootout and earned promotion to JFL. Shizuoka Sangyo University were relegated toTōkai regional league.
