2004 Japanese Regional Leagues

Football league season

Japanese Regional Leagues
Season	2004
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Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues for the 2004 season.

Champions list

Region	Champions
Hokkaido	Norbritz Hokkaido
Tohoku	TDK
Kanto	Honda Luminozo Sayama
Hokushinetsu	Kanazawa
Tokai	Yazaki Valente
Kansai	Laranja Kyoto
Chugoku	Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima
Shikoku	Nangoku Kochi
Kyushu	Honda Lock

League standings

Hokkaido

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Norbritz Hokkaido	14	12	1	1	35	10	+25	37
2	Barefoot Hokkaido	14	9	2	3	45	22	+23	29
3	Blackpecker Hakodate	14	9	2	3	28	22	+6	29
4	Thank Kuriyama	14	8	1	5	25	18	+7	25
5	Toyota Motors Hokkaido	14	5	2	7	26	27	−1	17
6	Sapporo	14	2	4	8	22	42	−20	10
7	R. Superb Kushiro	14	1	4	9	13	31	−18	7
8	Erizenmaki Vankei	14	1	2	11	14	36	−22	5

Source:

Tohoku

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	TDK	14	11	1	2	43	10	+33	34
2	Shiogama Wiese	14	8	2	4	37	28	+9	26
3	NEC Tokin	14	7	2	5	21	18	+3	23
4	Akita City Government	14	6	2	6	25	25	0	20
5	Nippon Steel Kamaishi	14	5	4	5	24	21	+3	19
6	Primeiro	14	4	7	3	30	28	+2	19
7	Morioka Zebra	14	4	2	8	22	26	−4	14
8	Ashikaga Engineering Kawabe	14	0	2	12	11	57	−46	2

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Division 2 North
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Grulla Morioka	10	9	1	0	54	9	+45	28
2	Hokuto Bank SC	10	6	0	4	30	23	+7	18
3	Tono Club	10	5	0	5	30	22	+8	15
4	Aster Aomori	10	4	1	5	16	18	−2	13
5	Sanno Club	10	4	0	6	19	39	−20	12
6	Ground Self Defence Forces Hachinohe	10	1	0	9	13	51	−38	3

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Division 2 South
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Northern Peaks Koriyama	10	8	0	2	29	13	+16	24
2	Furukawa Battery	10	7	1	2	31	11	+20	22
3	Sendai Nakada Club	10	6	1	3	25	16	+9	19
4	Marysol Matsushima	10	4	0	6	22	29	−7	12
5	Kureha	10	3	1	6	15	27	−12	10
6	Yamagata	10	0	1	9	9	35	−26	1

Source:

Kanto

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Honda Luminozo Sayama	14	10	3	1	43	14	+29	33
2	Maritime Self Defence Forces Atsugi Base Marcus	14	6	2	6	26	26	0	20
3	Saitama	14	6	2	6	19	24	−5	20
4	Toho Titanium	14	6	2	6	16	23	−7	20
5	Aries Tokyo	14	6	1	7	23	19	+4	19
6	Yaita	14	6	1	7	21	28	−7	19
7	Nirasaki Astros	14	5	3	6	26	25	+1	18
8	Ome	14	4	0	10	22	37	−15	12

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Division 2
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	JEF United Ichihara Amateur	14	12	0	2	61	17	+44	36
2	Yokohama Sports and Culture Club	14	10	1	3	51	18	+33	31
3	Kanagawa Teachers	14	8	3	3	30	26	+4	27
4	Hitachi Tochigi	14	6	3	5	24	19	+5	21
5	Kuyo	14	4	4	6	35	26	+9	16
6	Furukawa Chiba	14	5	1	8	25	35	−10	16
7	Hitachi Mito	14	5	0	9	27	31	−4	15
8	Minami Alps	14	0	0	14	4	85	−81	0

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Hokushinetsu

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kanazawa	14	9	1	4	41	19	+22	28
2	Japan Soccer College	14	9	1	4	35	15	+20	28
3	Nagano Elsa	14	9	1	4	33	16	+17	28
4	Ueda Gentian	14	9	1	4	39	25	+14	28
5	Matto	14	6	4	4	27	28	−1	22
6	Teihens	14	3	3	8	22	30	−8	12
7	Nissei Plastic Industrial	14	2	3	9	21	46	−25	9
8	Valiente Toyama	14	1	2	11	15	54	−39	5

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Division 2
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Niigata University of Management	14	11	0	3	32	10	+22	33
2	Antelope Shiojiri	14	10	0	4	33	19	+14	30
3	Giocatore Takaoka	14	7	1	6	32	18	+14	22
4	Fukui	14	7	1	6	27	30	−3	22
5	TOP Niigata	14	6	1	7	20	19	+1	19
6	Yamaga	14	4	2	8	16	27	−11	14
7	PFU	14	4	2	8	17	30	−13	14
8	Billboard	14	0	5	9	9	33	−24	5

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Tokai

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Yazaki Valente	14	8	5	1	32	19	+13	29
2	Chukyo University	14	9	1	4	26	15	+11	28
3	Shizuoka	14	7	1	6	37	26	+11	22
4	Fujieda City Government	14	6	4	4	21	17	+4	22
5	Chuo Bohan	14	5	2	7	24	30	−6	17
6	Honda Suzuka	14	5	2	7	17	32	−15	17
7	Konica Minolta Toyokawa	14	4	4	6	22	26	−4	16
8	Fuyo Club	14	2	1	11	17	31	−14	7

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Division 2
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Maruyasu	14	10	2	2	28	15	+13	32
2	Nagoya	14	6	6	2	29	22	+7	24
3	Gifu	14	8	0	6	22	21	+1	24
4	Toyoda Automatic Loom Works	14	6	3	5	30	28	+2	21
5	Nagoya Bank	14	6	3	5	20	25	−5	21
6	Kasugai Club	14	6	2	6	26	22	+4	20
7	Yamaha Motors	14	3	3	8	27	26	+1	12
8	Toyota	14	0	3	11	14	37	−23	3

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Kansai

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Laranja Kyoto	20	16	2	2	52	15	+37	50
2	Ain Food	20	12	5	3	55	14	+41	41
3	Kyoto BAMB	20	10	9	1	34	16	+18	39
4	Central Kobe	20	11	4	5	55	21	+34	37
5	Kobe 1970	20	11	2	7	63	41	+22	35
6	Hermano Osaka	20	10	3	7	44	33	+11	33
7	Takada	20	8	3	9	39	32	+7	27
8	Sanyo Electric Sumoto	20	6	5	9	30	36	−6	23
9	Kyoto Shiko Club	20	6	2	12	26	51	−25	20
10	Kihoku	20	1	2	17	22	102	−80	5
11	Osaka Gas	20	0	1	19	10	69	−59	1

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Chugoku

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima	14	13	1	0	0	40	6	+34	41	Qualification for the 2004 Japanese Regional Football League Competition
2	Hiroshima Fujita	14	8	2	1	3	30	15	+15	29
3	Sagawa Express Chugoku	14	8	1	0	5	30	19	+11	26
4	Hitachi Kasado	14	6	1	0	7	25	31	−6	20
5	Iwami	14	4	2	1	7	20	26	−6	17
6	JFE Steel West Japan	14	3	1	4	6	19	29	−10	15
7	Tottori Kickers	14	4	0	1	9	19	25	−6	13	Playoff against the Prefectural qualifiers
8	Hiroshima F.C.	14	2	0	1	11	14	46	−32	7	Playoff against the Prefectural qualifiers

Source: RSSSF Japanese Regional Leagues 2004
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Promotion/relegation playoff

12 December 2004

Hiroshima FC (Chugoku Soccer League 8th place)	0–1	Yamaguchi Teachers SC

19 December 2004

Yamaguchi Teachers SC	2-1	Hiroshima FC

12 December 2004

Tottori Kickers FC (Chugoku Soccer League 7th place)	1–2	Fagiano Okayama

19 December 2004

Fagiano Okayama	2-0	Tottori Kickers FC

Shikoku

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Nangoku Kochi	14	12	1	1	63	10	+53	37	Qualification for the 2004 Japanese Regional Football League Competition
2	Ehime Shimanami	14	10	2	2	48	19	+29	32
3	Sunlife	14	8	0	6	29	26	+3	24
4	Sanwa Club	14	5	2	7	16	30	−14	17
5	Alex	14	5	0	9	24	36	−12	15
6	Sanyo Electric Tokushima	14	4	2	8	24	35	−11	14
7	Mediafarm Yanagimachi	14	3	5	6	20	34	−14	14	Playoff against the Prefectural qualifiers
8	Ventana	14	1	4	9	17	51	−34	7	Playoff against the Prefectural qualifiers

Source: RSSSF Japanese Regional Leagues 2004

Promotion/relegation playoff

30 January 2005

FC Yanagimachi (Shikoku Football League 7th place)	0–4	Showa Club

6 February 2005

Showa Club	0-2	FC Yanagimachi

30 January 2005

Ventana AC (Shikoku Football League 8th place)	3–4	Tokushima FC Caballos 2002

6 February 2005

Tokushima FC Caballos 2002	0-3	Ventana AC

Kyushu

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Honda Lock	18	14	2	1	1	52	16	+36	47	Qualification for the 2004 Japanese Regional Football League Competition
2	Okinawa Kariyushi	18	14	1	0	3	54	15	+39	44
3	Volca Kagoshima	18	12	1	0	5	41	26	+15	38
4	Alouette Kumamoto	18	10	0	1	7	63	38	+25	31
5	Nippon Steel Oita	18	9	0	3	6	35	24	+11	30
6	New Wave Kitakyushu	18	9	0	1	8	41	39	+2	28
7	Okinawa Kaiho Bank	18	6	1	0	11	22	51	−29	20
8	Sun Miyazaki	18	3	1	2	12	33	65	−32	13
9	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki	18	3	1	0	14	34	55	−21	11
10	Osumi NIFS United	18	2	1	0	15	27	73	−46	8	Relegated to the Prefectural Leagues

Source: RSSSF Japanese Regional Leagues 2004
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Drawn matches are decided by penalty shoot-out; winner gets 2 pts, loser gets 1 pt.

Japanese club football

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Football clubs in Japan, 2025

J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Fagiano Okayama Gamba Osaka Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama FC
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fujieda MYFC Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo FC Imabari Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kataller Toyama Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Sagan Tosu Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Kagoshima United FC Kamatamare Sanuki Kochi United Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Thespa Gunma Tochigi City Tochigi SC Vanraure Hachinohe Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Asuka FC Atletico Suzuka Club Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Iwate Grulla Morioka Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori FC Tiamo Hirakata Veertien Mie Verspah Oita Yokogawa Musashino YSCC Yokohama
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	Sony Sendai Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga NTT Kinki/Kansai SP Kyoto Tanabe Pharmaceutical Dainichi Cable Industries Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Kagura Shimane Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23

2004 in Japanese football

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League competitions

Men	J.League Division 1 J.League Division 2 Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Women	L.League

Cup competitions

Men	Emperor's Cup (Final) J.League Cup (Final) Super Cup
Women	Empress's Cup (Final)

AFC competitions

Men	AFC Champions League

Related to national teams

Men	Summary AFC Asian Cup FIFA World Cup qualification
Women	Summary Summer Olympics

Club seasons
J.League Division 1	Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds JEF United Ichihara Kashiwa Reysol FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy 1969 Yokohama F. Marinos Albirex Niigata Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata Nagoya Grampus Eight Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Oita Trinita
J.League Division 2	Consadole Sapporo Vegalta Sendai Montedio Yamagata Mito HollyHock Omiya Ardija Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama FC Shonan Bellmare Ventforet Kofu Kyoto Purple Sanga Avispa Fukuoka Sagan Tosu

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