2018 Japan Football League
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8th JFL title
4th D4 title
| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Honda FC 8th JFL title 4th D4 title |
| Promoted | Vanraure Hachinohe |
| Relegated | Cobaltore Onagawa |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 674 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Shogo Omachi Honda FC (18 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 5,241 FC Imabari v Honda Lock SC (18 November) |
| Lowest attendance | 111 ReinMeer Aomori v Honda Lock SC (14 July) |
| Average attendance | 907 |
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The 2018 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第20回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Nijikkai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the fifth season of the nationwide fourth tier of Japanese football, and the 20th season since the establishment of Japan Football League. The season ran from 11 March to 18 November 2018.[1]
Personnel and kits
Change in rules
This season was the last to use the two-stage format, similar to the one J.League had in its early years and used in 2015 and 2016. Two single round-robin stages were held, and winners of each stage determined the champion in the post-season home and away championship playoffs. After five seasons, the JFL reverted to a one-stage double round-robin starting in 2019.[3]
League table
Top scorers
- As of match played 18 November 2018.[4]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
 Shogo Omachi |
Honda FC | 18 |
2 |
Koji Ishihara |
Tokyo Musashino City FC | 17 |
| 3 | Shogo Fujimaki |
Veertien Mie | 16 |
| Motoki Fujiwara |
Sony Sendai FC | ||
| 5 | Kazuki Sakamoto |
MIO Biwako Shiga | 15 |
| Jun Arima |
FC Imabari | ||
| 7 | Shota Suzuki |
Sony Sendai FC | 14 |
| Ryōta Kuwajima |
FC Imabari | ||
9 |
Sachio Hamada |
ReinMeer Aomori FC | 13 |
10 |
Shoma Mizunaga |
Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 12 |
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Imabari | 46,219 | 4,805 | 2,006 | 3,081 | +41.3% |
| 2 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 33,114 | 4,075 | 1,107 | 2,208 | +4.8% |
| 3 | Nara Club | 26,925 | 2,443 | 994 | 1,795 | +24.0% |
| 4 | Veertien Mie | 12,732 | 1,263 | 594 | 849 | +7.2% |
| 5 | Tokyo Musashino City | 12,657 | 1,413 | 495 | 844 | +19.5% |
| 6 | Honda FC | 12,288 | 1,753 | 489 | 819 | −4.9% |
| 7 | FC Osaka | 11,823 | 1,923 | 241 | 788 | +32.0% |
| 8 | Verspah Oita | 8,734 | 1,414 | 236 | 582 | +43.0% |
| 9 | Cobaltore Onagawa | 8,056 | 1,313 | 207 | 537 | n/a |
| 10 | ReinMeer Aomori | 7,696 | 1,337 | 111 | 513 | −28.8% |
| 11 | MIO Biwako Shiga | 7,674 | 1,526 | 182 | 512 | −21.4% |
| 12 | Sony Sendai FC | 7,014 | 1,006 | 190 | 468 | +32.6% |
| 13 | Ryutsu Keizai Dragons | 6,903 | 727 | 161 | 460 | +48.4% |
| 14 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 6,052 | 831 | 203 | 403 | n/a |
| 15 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 5,343 | 658 | 208 | 356 | −9.6% |
| 16 | Honda Lock SC | 4,581 | 626 | 160 | 305 | −7.3% |
| League total | 217,721 | 4,805 | 111 | 907 | +13.8% |
Updated to games played on 18 November 2018
Source: JFL