| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Honda FC |
| Relegated | Tochigi Uva FC Briobecca Urayasu |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 669 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Shusuke Sakamoto Nara Club (18 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 5,241 FC Imabari vVerspah Oita (10 September 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 100 Honda Lock SC |
| Average attendance | 797 |
←2016 2018 → | |
The2017Japan Football League (Japanese:第19回日本フットボールリーグ,Hepburn:Dai Jūkyū-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the fourth season of the nationwide fourth tier ofJapanesefootball, and the 19th season since the establishment of Japan Football League.
Azul Claro Numazu leave from Japan Football League after promotion toJ3 League forupcoming season after finished third place in2016 season.
Veertien Mie andFC Imabari promoted fromRegional Leagues for the first time in their history. Imabari return to fourth tier since 2011.
Sixteen clubs participated in this season of Japan Football League. The list was announced on 16 January 2017.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda FC(C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 20 | +52 | 70 | [a] |
| 2 | ReinMeer Aomori | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 61 | |
| 3 | Sony Sendai | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 59 | |
| 4 | FC Osaka | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 55 | |
| 5 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 51 | |
| 6 | FC Imabari | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 48 | |
| 7 | Nara Club | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 40 | |
| 8 | Honda Lock | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 34 | |
| 9 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 34 | |
| 10 | Ryutsu Keizai Dragons | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 34 | |
| 11 | Tokyo Musashino City | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 33 | |
| 12 | Veertien Mie | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 29 | |
| 13 | MIO Biwako Shiga | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 27 | |
| 14 | Verspah Oita | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 27 | |
| 15 | Briobecca Urayasu(R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 26 | Relegation to 2018 Regional Leagues |
| 16 | Tochigi Uva(R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 24 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Shusuke Sakamoto | Nara Club | 18 |
| 2 | Ryota Kuwajima | FC Imabari | 17 |
| Jun Arima | Sony Sendai FC | ||
4 | Shogo Omachi | Honda FC | 16 |
5 | Koji Ishihara | Tokyo Musashino City FC | 15 |
6 | Tatsuya Furuhashi | Honda FC | 14 |
7 | Yuta Uchino | Sony Sendai FC | 13 |
8 | Makoto Kawanishi | FC Osaka | 12 |
9 | Taichi Nakamura | ReinMeer Aomori | 11 |
| 10 | Junki Yokono | 10 | |
| Shogo Fujimaki | Veertien Mie | ||
| Junya Kitano |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Imabari | 32,724 | 5,241 | 764 | 2,182 | n/a† |
| 2 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 31,596 | 4,122 | 719 | 2,106 | +20.1%† |
| 3 | Nara Club | 21,703 | 2,868 | 763 | 1,447 | −4.0%† |
| 4 | Honda FC | 12,915 | 1,504 | 477 | 861 | +8.4%† |
| 5 | Veertien Mie | 11,879 | 1,343 | 242 | 792 | n/a† |
| 6 | ReinMeer Aomori | 10,819 | 2,098 | 353 | 721 | +2.4%† |
| 7 | Tokyo Musashino City | 10,595 | 1,438 | 307 | 706 | −17.2%† |
| 8 | MIO Biwako Shiga | 9,771 | 1,955 | 191 | 651 | −4.3%† |
| 9 | FC Osaka | 8,960 | 1,523 | 232 | 597 | −33.4%† |
| 10 | Briobecca Urayasu | 7,579 | 1,049 | 234 | 505 | +5.0%† |
| 11 | Verspah Oita | 6,108 | 746 | 223 | 407 | −16.6%† |
| 12 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 5,911 | 703 | 159 | 394 | +3.1%† |
| 13 | Tochigi Uva | 5,844 | 1,116 | 179 | 390 | −3.0%† |
| 14 | Sony Sendai | 5,298 | 566 | 171 | 353 | −51.7%† |
| 15 | Honda Lock | 4,930 | 746 | 100 | 329 | −11.6%† |
| 16 | Ryutsu Keizai Dragons | 4,644 | 691 | 137 | 310 | −20.1%† |
| League total | 191,276 | 5,241 | 100 | 797 | −2.4%† |
Updated to games played on 3 December
Source: Japan Football League (1st stage,2nd stage)
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.
Cobaltore Onagawa andTegevajaro Miyazaki