2008 Japanese Regional Leagues

Football league season

Japanese Regional Leagues
Season	2008
Promoted	Machida Zelvia V-Varen Nagasaki Honda Lock S.C.
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Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues for the 2008 season.

Champions list

Region	Champions
Hokkaido	Norbritz Hokkaido
Tohoku	Grulla Morioka
Kanto	Machida Zelvia
Hokushinetsu	Nagano Parceiro
Tokai	Shizuoka
Kansai	Banditonce Kakogawa
Chūgoku	Renofa Yamaguchi
Shikoku	Kamatamare Sanuki
Kyushu	Okinawa Kariyushi

League standings

Hokkaido

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Norbritz Hokkaido	14	9	4	1	54	19	+35	31
2	Sapporo Shūkyūdan	14	10	1	3	45	16	+29	31
3	Barefoot Hokkaidō	14	7	5	2	36	21	+15	26
4	Toyota Motors Hokkaidō	14	7	3	4	30	26	+4	24
5	Sapporo Wins	14	6	0	8	41	35	+6	18
6	R. Superb Kushiro	14	4	3	7	24	26	−2	15
7	Blackpecker Hakodate	14	3	2	9	29	51	−22	11
8	SSS Sheffield	14	1	0	13	9	74	−65	3

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Tohoku

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Grulla Morioka	14	12	2	0	63	8	+55	38
2	NEC Tokin	14	12	1	1	59	6	+53	37
3	Primeiro	14	8	0	6	35	32	+3	24
4	Akita Cambiare	14	7	2	5	18	24	−6	23
5	Shiogama Wiese	14	4	1	9	24	49	−25	13
6	Sendai Nakada	14	4	0	10	17	38	−21	12
7	Viancone Fukushima	14	3	0	11	17	39	−22	9
8	Furukawa Battery	14	3	0	11	11	48	−37	9

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Division 2 North
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Morioka Zebra	14	10	2	2	40	15	+25	32
2	Mizusawa Club	14	9	2	3	29	15	+14	29
3	Nippon Steel Kamaishi	14	8	3	3	29	17	+12	27
4	Vanraure Hachinohe	14	7	2	5	31	26	+5	23
5	Fuji Club	14	6	1	7	22	21	+1	19
6	Tōno Club	14	5	2	7	30	28	+2	17
7	Saruta Kōgyō S.C.	14	2	3	9	15	25	−10	9
8	Shiwa	14	1	1	12	12	61	−49	4

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Division 2 South
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fukushima United	14	14	0	0	76	8	+68	42
2	Cobaltore Onagawa	14	11	0	3	53	9	+44	33
3	Sōma	14	6	3	5	30	25	+5	21
4	Bandits Iwaki	14	6	2	6	27	34	−7	20
5	Nakaniida	14	6	1	7	27	30	−3	19
6	Marysol Matsushima	14	5	1	8	35	39	−4	16
7	Shichigahama	14	3	3	8	26	50	−24	12
8	Kureha	14	0	0	14	5	84	−79	0

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Kanto

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Machida Zelvia	14	12	2	0	58	11	+47	38
2	Hitachi Tochigi Uva	14	8	2	4	24	19	+5	26
3	Yokohama Sports and Culture Club	14	6	5	3	21	22	−1	23
4	Club Dragons	14	5	3	6	33	27	+6	18
5	Saitama	14	4	4	6	20	22	−2	16
6	Honda Luminozo Sayama	14	5	0	9	17	30	−13	15
7	Maritime Self Defence Forces Atsugi Base Marcus	14	2	5	7	12	27	−15	11
8	Toho Titanium	14	2	3	9	8	35	−27	9

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Division 2
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hanno Bruder	14	10	3	1	20	14	+6	33
2	Korea	14	10	0	4	40	25	+15	30
3	Vertfee Takahara Nasu	14	8	1	5	26	15	+11	25
4	Aries Tōkyō	14	7	2	5	25	25	0	23
5	Kanagawa Teachers	14	4	2	8	25	31	−6	14
6	S.A.I. Ichihara	14	4	1	9	21	28	−7	13
7	Yono Shūkonkai	14	4	1	9	20	43	−23	13
8	TFSC	14	3	2	9	23	23	0	11

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Hokushinetsu

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nagano Parceiro	14	11	2	1	55	11	+44	35
2	Japan Soccer College	14	10	1	3	46	18	+28	31
3	Zweigen Kanazawa	14	10	0	4	50	15	+35	30
4	Matsumoto Yamaga	14	7	3	4	31	18	+13	24
5	Granscena Niigata	14	5	2	7	28	46	−18	17
6	Valiente Toyama	14	3	1	10	20	47	−27	10
7	Saurcos Fukui	14	2	3	9	18	41	−23	9
8	Fervorosa Ishikawa Hakuzan	14	2	0	12	9	61	−52	6

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Division 2
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ueda Gentian	14	11	1	2	48	21	+27	34
2	Cups Niigata	14	8	2	4	30	15	+15	26
3	Niigata University of Health and Welfare	14	7	3	4	34	21	+13	24
4	Antelope Shiojiri	14	7	3	4	24	21	+3	24
5	Niigata University of Management	14	6	1	7	21	28	−7	19
6	Ohara JaSRA	14	3	4	7	20	31	−11	13
7	Maruoka Phoenix	14	4	1	9	21	39	−18	13
8	Nissei Plastic Industrial	14	1	3	10	17	39	−22	6

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Tokai

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Shizuoka	14	10	4	0	45	12	+33	34
2	Yazaki Valente	14	9	2	3	35	10	+25	29
3	Fujieda City Government	14	8	3	3	31	21	+10	27
4	Chukyo University	14	6	2	6	28	21	+7	20
5	Konica Minolta Toyokawa	14	5	1	8	20	35	−15	16
6	Maruyasu	14	4	3	7	15	24	−9	15
7	Mind House Yokkaichi	14	3	1	10	17	41	−24	10
8	Sagawa Express Chukyo	14	3	0	11	10	37	−27	9

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Division 2
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hamamatsu University	14	8	3	3	41	18	+23	27
2	Toyota	14	8	2	4	30	20	+10	26
3	M.I.E Rampole	14	7	4	3	21	13	+8	25
4	Kasugai Club	14	7	4	3	19	15	+4	25
5	Nagoya	14	5	4	5	16	26	−10	19
6	Fuyo Club	14	4	6	4	23	26	−3	18
7	KMEW Iga	14	1	4	9	15	34	−19	7
8	Honda Suzuka	14	1	3	10	17	30	−13	6

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Kansai

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Banditonce Kakogawa	14	13	1	0	53	12	+41	40
2	Ain Food	14	9	1	4	33	12	+21	28
3	Sanyo Electric Sumoto	14	6	3	5	27	27	0	21
4	Hannan University Club	14	6	1	7	33	26	+7	19
5	Laranja Kyoto	14	6	1	7	18	28	−10	19
6	Kyoto BAMB	14	3	4	7	14	30	−16	13
7	Kobe 1970	14	3	3	8	12	36	−24	12
8	Diablossa Takada	14	2	2	10	11	30	−19	8

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Division 2
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Shiga	14	12	1	1	54	17	+37	37
2	Biwako Hira	14	11	1	2	38	22	+16	34
3	Kyoto Shiko Club	14	9	0	5	33	23	+10	27
4	Renaiss College	14	7	0	7	42	29	+13	21
5	Glaspo Kashiwara	14	7	0	7	31	28	+3	21
6	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe	14	4	0	10	22	48	−26	12
7	Riseisha	14	2	1	11	16	40	−24	7
8	Hermano Osaka	14	2	1	11	13	42	−29	7

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Chūgoku

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Renofa Yamaguchi	16	11	5	0	45	15	+30	38
2	Sagawa Express Chugoku	16	10	2	4	36	12	+24	32
3	NTN Okayama	16	10	2	4	42	22	+20	32
4	Ube Yahhh-Man	16	9	3	4	26	21	+5	30
5	Dezzolla Shimane	16	8	2	6	26	26	0	26
6	Hitachi Kasado	16	5	2	9	21	44	−23	17
7	Mazda	16	4	1	11	17	37	−20	13
8	JFE Steel West Japan	16	2	3	11	15	39	−24	9
9	Hiroshima Fujita	16	2	2	12	17	29	−12	8

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Shikoku

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kamatamare Sanuki	14	13	1	0	62	4	+58	40
2	Tokushima Vortis Second	14	11	2	1	68	5	+63	35
3	Ehime Shimanami	14	7	3	4	19	19	0	24
4	Nangoku Kochi	14	6	2	6	36	23	+13	20
5	Sanyo Electric Tokushima	14	4	3	7	12	29	−17	15
6	Ventana	14	3	4	7	15	26	−11	13
7	Showa Club	14	3	3	8	8	43	−35	12
8	Tokushima Comprille	14	0	0	14	12	83	−71	0

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Kyushu

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Okinawa Kariyushi	18	15	1	0	2	56	16	+40	47
2	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	14	1	2	1	76	10	+66	46
3	Honda Lock	18	14	2	0	2	62	14	+48	46
4	Nippon Steel Oita	18	10	1	2	5	44	21	+23	34
5	Volca Kagoshima	18	8	0	4	6	32	29	+3	28
6	Okinawa Kaiho Bank	18	5	2	2	9	18	44	−26	21
7	Vainqueur Kumamoto	18	6	1	0	11	25	73	−48	20
8	Kyushu Inax	18	3	3	0	12	15	48	−33	15
9	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki	18	2	1	1	14	20	60	−40	9
10	Osumi NIFS United	18	0	1	2	15	11	44	−33	4

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2008 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 FIFA Club World Cup Suruga Bank Championship

Related to national teams

Men	Summary FIFA World Cup qualification East Asian Football Championship
Women	Summary
Youth	AFC U-19 Championship qualification AFC U-16 Championship qualification

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

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