2021 Japan Football League

The 2021 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第23回日本フットボールリーグ[第23回 JFL 2021], Hepburn: Dai Nijūnikai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu [Dai Nijūnikai JFL 2021]) is the eighth season of the fourth tier in Japanese football, and the 23rd season since the establishment of Japan Football League.

Japan Football League
Season2021
DatesMarch 14 - December 5
Relegatednone (for season 2020 only)
Matches played272
← 2020
2022 →

Clubs

Template:JFL map 2021

For the first time, 17 clubs will take part to the JFL season. Last year no relegations were in place, the league had the intent of seeing two more teams joining from the start, but only Tegevajaro Miyazaki got promoted with one game to play and joined J3 for the 2021 season.[1][2]

Verspah Oita won the JFL for the first time in their history,[3] but were not promoted as they did not hold a J3 licence. FC Tiamo Hirakata and FC Kariya won promotion to the JFL by qualifying in the top two spots of the 44th Regional Pro Series.[2] For the Hirataka-based side it's the first time in JFL, but Kariya are back after a twelve-year long hiatus. There are five teams eligible for promotion, these are highlighted in green in the following table.

Club NameHome TownPositionNotes
Honda FCHamamatsu, ShizuokaJFL (4th)
Honda LockMiyazaki, MiyazakiJFL (12th)
Iwaki FCIwaki, FukushimaJFL (7th)100 Year Plan-status and J3 license holders
FC KariyaKariya, Aichi RPS 2ndWinners of TASL and runners-up in 44th RPS
Kochi United SCKōchi, KōchiJFL (14th)
Maruyasu OkazakiOkazaki, AichiJFL (16th)
Matsue City FCMatsue, ShimaneJFL (10th)
MIO Biwako ShigaKusatsu, ShigaJFL (9th)Applied for 100 Year Plan-status
Nara ClubAll cities/towns in Nara[lower-alpha 1]JFL (13th)100 Year Plan-status and J3 license holders
FC OsakaHigashiōsaka, OsakaJFL (8th)100 Year Plan-status and J3 license holders
ReinMeer AomoriAomori, AomoriJFL (15th)100 Year Plan-status and J3 license holders
Sony SendaiTagajō, MiyagiJFL (3rd)
Suzuka Point GettersSuzuka, MieJFL (5th)Applied for 100 Year Plan-status
FC Tiamo HirakataHirakata, Osaka RPS 1stWinners of KSL and 44th RPS
Tokyo Musashino United FCMusashino, TokyoJFL (11th)Renamed from "Tokyo Musashino City FC"
Veertien MieAll cities/towns in Mie[lower-alpha 2]JFL (7th)100 Year Plan-status and J3 license holders
Verspah OitaYufu & Ōita, ŌitaJFL (1st)2020 Champions, first title ever

Personnel and kits
Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Honda FC TBA Yuya Suzuki Umbro
Honda Lock SC Shinya Shirakawa Naoya Oyama Kappa
Iwaki FC Yuzo Tamura TBA Under Armour
FC Kariya Koji Kadota TBA bonera
Kochi United SC Akihiro Nishimura Tsubasa Yokotake bonera
Maruyasu Okazaki Ryuji Kitamura TBA ATHLETA
Matsue City FC Noriaki Sanenobu Yuzuru Tabira soccer junky
MIO Biwako Shiga Hiroshi Otsuki Ryo Nishiguchi JOGARBOLA
Nara Club Julián Marín Bazalo Shinichi Mukai SQUADRA
FC Osaka Shinya Tsukahara Tomoyuki Iwamoto bonera
ReinMeer Aomori Ryo Adachi TBA Umbro
Sony Sendai FC Gen Nakamura Kenta Ogihara Umbro
Suzuka Point Getters Milagros Martínez Domínguez TBA ATHLETA
FC Tiamo Hirakata Yoshizumi Ogawa TBA JOGARBOLA
Tokyo Musashino United FC Hisayuki Ikegami Koji Ishihara Yonex
Veertien Mie Nobuhiro Ueno TBA Lwond
Verspah Oita Takashi Yamahashi TBA YASUDA
  1. centering on Nara
  2. centering on Kuwana & Yokkaichi

League table

Template:2021 Japan Football League table

See also
  • 2021 Fuji Xerox Super Cup (Super Cup)
  • 2021 Emperor's Cup (National Cup)
  • 2021 J.League YBC Levain Cup (League Cup)

References
  1. "Ｊリーグ入会（Ｊ３）について：Ｊリーグ.jp".
  2. "【ＪＦＬオフィシャルサイト】お知らせ「第２３回日本フットボールリーグ新入会チームについて」". www.jfl.or.jp.
  3. "ヴェルスパ大分がJFL初優勝。テゲバジャーロ宮崎はJ3昇格に王手". フットボールチャンネル.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.