1997 Japan Football League

Football league season
Japan Football League
Season1997
ChampionsConsadole Sapporo
1st JFL title
3rd D2 title
PromotedConsadole Sapporo
RelegatedFukushima FC (folded)
Seino Transportation (folded)
Matches played240
Goals scored765 (3.19 per match)
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Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1997 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Consadole Sapporo won the championship.

As a result of Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi's closure the previous year, Jatco F.C. and Mito HollyHock were promoted before the season.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW PKW L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Consadole Sapporo (C, P) 30 24 2 0 4 77 26 +51 76 Promoted to 1998 J.League
2 Tokyo Gas 30 21 2 1 6 70 30 +40 68
3 Kawasaki Frontale 30 21 2 0 7 87 36 +51 67
4 Honda Motors 30 20 2 1 7 60 37 +23 65
5 Montedio Yamagata 30 18 1 0 11 57 36 +21 56
6 Ventforet Kofu 30 15 3 1 11 59 41 +18 52
7 Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima 30 13 1 0 16 50 45 +5 41
8 Brummell Sendai 30 12 1 2 15 37 43 −6 40
9 NTT Kanto 30 11 3 0 16 48 49 −1 39
10 Fukushima FC 30 12 1 0 17 48 59 −11 38 Folded[a]
11 Sagan Tosu 30 12 1 0 17 38 54 −16 38
12 Oita Trinity 30 7 4 0 19 42 64 −22 29
13 Denso 30 7 2 2 19 29 49 −20 27
14 Seino Transportation 30 5 0 0 25 24 67 −43 15 Folded[b]
15 Jatco SC 30 2 1 3 24 25 70 −45 11
16 Mito HollyHock 30 3 0 1 26 24 69 −45 10
Updated to match(es) played on November 1997. Source: Montedio Yamagata website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ After the season Fukushima FC has folded due to financial difficulties.
  2. ^ Seino Transportation SC were disbanded by parent company after the season.
Home \ Away BRU CON DEN FRO FFC HOL HON JAT MON NTK OVT SAG SET TGA TRI VEN
Brummel Sendai 0–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–1PK 3–4 2–0 1–3 0–3 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–0
Consadole Sapporo 3–0 1–0 4–3OT 2–0 6–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 5–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0
Denso 1–0OT 1–6 1–4 0–1 1–0 0–3 4–3 2–1 0–0PK 4–3 1–5 1–3 2–0 1–3 3–3PK 5–4 0–2
Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 3–4OT 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–3 4–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 2–3
Fukushima FC 1–0 2–5 1–0 2–6 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 4–3OT 2–2PK 3–4
Mito HollyHock 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–0PK 5–6 0–4 2–3 1–6 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–5
Honda Motors 4–0 2–1 2–1 2–4 5–0 3–2 1–5 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 4–0 2–1
Jatco SC 2–2PK 1–4 0–3 0–1 0–6 0–1 1–0OT 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–3 1–1PK 4–1 0–1 1–4 0–1OT 0–3
Montedio Yamagata 3–1 4–1 2–1 1–2OT 2–1 2–0 1–0OT 2–1 1–2OT 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–3
NTT Kanto 0–3 3–5 1–2OT 0–1 2–0 3–2 0–1 3–2 0–2 2–1OT 2–0 2–1 0–3 3–2OT 0–1
Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima 1–0 0–2 1–0OT 0–1OT 3–0 2–1 1–2 5–1 2–1 1–5 1–1PK 3–5 3–0 1–2 1–2OT 3–0
Sagan Tosu 2–1 0–2 0–0PK 3–1 0–3 4–1 1–1PK 3–5 3–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–1OT 0–2 1–0 2–0
Seino Transportation 1–3 1–2 0–3 1–5 0–2 4–1 2–3OT 1–1PK 2–4 1–4 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–4
Tokyo Gas 5–0 0–0PK 6–5 2–1 4–3OT 1–0 1–0 5–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 5–2 2–0 3–2OT 3–0
Oita Trinity 1–2OT 1–2 1–0 1–7 1–2 4–2 1–2 2–1OT 0–1 2–1 2–3 2–3OT 1–0OT 0–4 2–0
Ventforet Kofu 1–1PK 3–4 2–0 2–1OT 3–0 3–0 2–1OT 1–2OT 3–0 2–5 3–2 4–0 2–3OT 3–0 1–0OT 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on November 1997. Source: Montedio Yamagata website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion and Relegation

Because Fukushima FC and Seino Transportation were disbanded, no relegation has occurred. At the end of the season, the winner and runner-up of Regional League promotion series, Sony Sendai and Albirex Niigata were promoted automatically.

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