Japan Football League
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The Japan Football League is a nationwide semi-professional football league in Japan that sits below the fully professional J.League in the country’s league system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japan Football League (former third tier) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football competition
ⓘ
football league ⓘ |
| abbreviation | JFL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | New Japan Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballType | football ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | semi-professional ⓘ |
| competitionType | league competition ⓘ |
| confederation | Asian Football Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| domesticCup |
Emperor's Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J.League Cup (for promoted clubs after joining J.League) ⓘ |
| eligibilityForPromotion | clubs meeting J.League licensing criteria ⓘ |
| format | double round-robin ⓘ |
| founded | 1999 ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's football ⓘ |
| governingBody | Japan Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlayoffWith | Regional League promotion series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPromotionPlayoffs | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | Japan Football League (1992–1998) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesClubTypes |
community clubs
ⓘ
company teams ⓘ university-affiliated clubs ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | Japanese ⓘ |
| matchPointsForDraw | 1 ⓘ |
| matchPointsForLoss | 0 ⓘ |
| matchPointsForWin | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 14 ⓘ |
| organizer | Japan Football League Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInLeagueSystem | below J.League ⓘ |
| professionalStatus |
non-professional
ⓘ
semi-professional ⓘ |
| promotionMechanism | top clubs can be promoted to J3 League if licensed ⓘ |
| promotionTo | J3 League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pyramidLevel | fourth tier of Japanese football ⓘ |
| regionCoverage | all regions of Japan ⓘ |
| relegationMechanism | bottom clubs may be relegated to Regional Leagues ⓘ |
| relegationTo | Japanese Regional Leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | former Japan Football League (1992–1998) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rules | Laws of the Game (IFAB) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| seasonPeriod | spring-to-autumn ⓘ |
| shortName | JFL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| tierRelativeToJ1 | three levels below J1 League ⓘ |
| typicalSeasonEndMonth | December ⓘ |
| typicalSeasonStartMonth | March ⓘ |
| usesSystem | promotion and relegation system ⓘ |
| website | http://www.jfl.or.jp ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Japan Football League (former third tier)