| Season | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Consadole Sapporo 1st JFL title 3rd D2 title |
| Promoted | Consadole Sapporo |
| Relegated | Fukushima Seino Transportation (both were folded after the season) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 765 (3.19 per match) |
| ← 1996 1998 → | |
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 and Mito HollyHock were promoted before the season.
Clubs
The following sixteen clubs participated in Japan Football League Division 1 during the 1995 season.
- Brummell Sendai
- Consadole Sapporo
- Denso
- Fukushima
- Honda Motors
- Jatco
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Mito HollyHock
- Montedio Yamagata
- NTT Kanto
- Oita Trinity
- Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima
- Sagan Tosu
- Seino Transportation
- Tokyo Gas
- Ventforet Kofu
Personnel
Foreign players
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 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 38 | Folded |
| 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 |
| 15 | Jatco | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 11 | |
| 16 | Mito HollyHock | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 69 | −45 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- After the season, Fukushima has folded due to financial difficulties.
- Seino Transportation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brummell Sendai | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 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 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–0 | 3–4 | 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 | 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 | 4–3 | 2–2 | |
| Mito HollyHock | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 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 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Montedio Yamagata | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| NTT Kanto | 0–3 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Otsuka FC Vortis Tokushima | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Sagan Tosu | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Seino Transportation | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| Tokyo Gas | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Oita Trinity | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–7 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | |
| Ventforet Kofu | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion and relegation
Because Fukushima 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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