2011 Japan Football League
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sagawa Shiga 3rd JFL title 3rd D3 title |
| Promoted | Machida Zelvia Matsumoto Yamaga |
| Relegated | Arte Takasaki (withdrawn) JEF Reserves (withdrawn) |
| Matches played | 289 |
| Goals scored | 792 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Masatoshi Matsuda (20 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 11,956 Yamaga vs Sony |
| Lowest attendance | 91 Printing vs Lock |
| Average attendance | 1,682 |
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The 2011 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第13回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Jūsan-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the thirteenth season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system. It was scheduled to begin at 13 March 2011 and to end at 27 November 2011;[1] however, the start of the season has been delayed to 23 April due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. As a result, the ending date of the season was moved to 11 December.[2][3]
Overview
Template:JFL map 2011 At the end of the 2010 season, two new clubs, Kamatamare Sanuki and Nagano Parceiro, were promoted from the Japanese Regional Leagues by virtue of their final placing in the Regional League promotion series.
Kamatamare Sanuki were approved as J. League associate members at the annual meeting in February. Applications by Zweigen Kanazawa and FC Ryukyu were given "continuous deliberations" status with further efforts required to obtain the membership.
The earthquake and tsunami led to significant changes in competition schedule. Besides the postponement of the tournament, Sony Sendai, who were the most affected by disaster and couldn't recover in time, asked the league to put them on temporary hiatus.[4] Missing the first eleven rounds (7th to 17th), Sony re-joined the league on 3 July and continued participation from then on. The final tournament schedule is as follows:[1][5]
- Every team in the league will play 33 games: Two against each other (home and away) and one against Sony Sendai according to the schedule of the second half of the tournament (rounds 18th to 34th).
- Sony Sendai will play 17 games against every other team in the second half of the tournament.
- Sony Sendai will also participate in the rescheduled games of rounds 1–6, called "Matches for reconstruction assistance of Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami" (東日本大震災 災害復興支援試合). Although those games are treated as official JFL matches, they will not be included into the league results.
- For the purpose of determining the relegated teams, Sony Sendai can add points gained in six aforementioned "reconstruction" games to their official 17-match outcome. Thus, Sony Sendai will be judged by 23 matches, while every other team – by 33.
On 3 August JEF Reserves had submitted a request of withdrawal from the league at the end of the season due to difficult financial conditions and poor performances of the team. The request was approved by the league Board on 12 September.[6]
In the penultimate round Sagawa Shiga won their third JFL championship in only five years of existence, firmly placing themselves among the strongest amateur teams in Japan. Two clubs, Machida Zelvia and Matsumoto Yamaga were promoted to J. League.
By virtue of their placing in the Regional League promotion series, three clubs were promoted to JFL at the end of the season: YSCC Yokohama, Fujieda MYFC, and Hoyo AC Elan Oita. Because of JEF Reserves' withdrawal, no additional promotion and relegation play-offs were held.
Table
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Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Masatoshi Matsuda
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Blaublitz Akita | |
| 2 | Ryota Arimitsu
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V-Varen Nagasaki | |
| Tetsuya Kijima
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Matsumoto Yamaga | ||
| 4 | Yoshinori Katsumata
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Machida Zelvia | |
| 5 | Yuji Unozawa
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Nagano Parceiro | |
| 6 | Shoma Mizunaga
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V-Varen Nagasaki | |
| Shunta Takahashi
|
FC Ryukyu | ||
| Masaru Takeuchi
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Tochigi Uva | ||
| 9 |  Dragan Dimić
|
Machida Zelvia | |
| 10 | Shohei Kiyohara
|
Sagawa Shiga |
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 126,830 | 11,956 | 4,032 | 7,461 | +46.9% |
| 2 | Machida Zelvia | 59,757 | 8,113 | 1,326 | 3,515 | +0.3% |
| 3 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 48,393 | 11,178 | 1,065 | 3,025 | +67.0%† |
| 4 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 40,070 | 11,234 | 446 | 2,504 | +61.8% |
| 5 | Nagano Parceiro | 36,494 | 3,849 | 1,030 | 2,281 | +41.9%† |
| 6 | FC Ryukyu | 31,620 | 3,017 | 363 | 1,860 | +4.7% |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 25,717 | 3,187 | 625 | 1,513 | −40.1% |
| 8 | Blaublitz Akita | 21,666 | 3,624 | 793 | 1,274 | +1.4% |
| 9 | Sagawa Shiga | 19,576 | 3,450 | 115 | 1,152 | −2.6% |
| 10 | Honda FC | 15,107 | 2,481 | 172 | 889 | +14.0% |
| 11 | Yokogawa Musashino | 12,179 | 1,648 | 229 | 716 | −7.7% |
| 12 | Sony Sendai | 8,155 | 1,282 | 440 | 680 | −10.5% |
| 13 | Honda Lock | 10,838 | 1,552 | 440 | 677 | +26.1% |
| 14 | MIO Biwako Kusatsu | 10,724 | 1,263 | 189 | 670 | −15.5% |
| 15 | Tochigi Uva | 9,032 | 1,436 | 295 | 531 | −29.2% |
| 16 | Arte Takasaki | 7,775 | 1,727 | 212 | 457 | +6.3% |
| 17 | SP Kyoto | 6,516 | 1,162 | 91 | 383 | −4.7% |
| 18 | JEF Reserves | 5,757 | 782 | 171 | 360 | +11.1% |
| League total | 496,206 | 11,956 | 91 | 1,682 | +14.9% |
Updated to games played on 11 December 2011
Source: Japan Football League: First round, second round
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.
References
- ^ a b "The 13th Japan Football League" (in Japanese). Japan Football League. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ 第１３回ＪＦＬ前期第１節 全９試合 開催中止のお知らせ (in Japanese). Japan Football League. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ 第１３回ＪＦＬ 前期第２節〜第３節 開催中止のお知らせ (in Japanese). Japan Football League. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ 第１３回ＪＦＬ大会方式変更点 (in Japanese). Japan Football League. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ ソニー仙台ＦＣの今季活動ならびに第１３回ＪＦＬ大会方式について (in Japanese). Japan Football League. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ お知らせ「ジェフリザーブズ、ＪＦＬからの退会について」 (in Japanese). Japan Football League. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "JFL Top Scorers". jfl.or.jp. Japan Football League. Retrieved 24 April 2011.