2011 Japan Football League
Encyclopedia
The 2011 Japan Football League is the twelfth season of the Japan Football League
, the third tier of the Japan
ese football league system. It was scheduled to begin at March 13, 2011 and to end at November 27, 2011; however, the start of the season has been delayed to April 23 due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
. As a result, the ending date of the season will be December 10.
, two new clubs, and , were promoted from the Japanese Regional Leagues by virtue of their final placing in the All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series
.
Kamatamare Sanuki were approved as J. League associate members
at the annual meeting in February. Applications by and were given "continouos deliberations" status with further efforts required to obtain the membership.
The earthquake and tsunami
led to significant changes in competition schedule. Besides the postponement of the tournament, , who were the most affected by disaster and couldn't recover in time, asked the league to put them on temporary hiatus. Missing the first eleven rounds (7th to 17th), Sony re-joined the league on July 3 and continued participation from then on. The final tournament schedule is as follows:
The promotion and relegation rules have remained intact except for Sony Sendai special treatment.
On August 3 had submitted a request of withdrawal from the league at the end of the season due to difficult financial conditions and poor performances of the team. The request was approved by the league Board on September 12.
Japan Football League
The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...
, the third tier of the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese football league system. It was scheduled to begin at March 13, 2011 and to end at November 27, 2011; however, the start of the season has been delayed to April 23 due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
. As a result, the ending date of the season will be December 10.
Overview
At the end of the 2010 season2010 Japan Football League
-Overview:At the end of the 2009 season, three new clubs were promoted from the Japanese Regional Leagues by virtue of their final placing in the All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series:...
, two new clubs, and , were promoted from the Japanese Regional Leagues by virtue of their final placing in the All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series
All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series
The All Japan Regional Promotion League Series is a play-off tournament meant as a transition for Japanese football clubs competing in regional leagues to the bottom national tier .-History:Until 1976, the main entrance route for regional clubs to the Japan Soccer League was...
.
Kamatamare Sanuki were approved as J. League associate members
J. League Associate Membership
J. League Associate Membership is a status given to Japanese non-league football clubs. The applicant must have an intention to become a professional club and to join the professional league, J. League, governed in the top two levels of the Japanese football pyramid...
at the annual meeting in February. Applications by and were given "continouos deliberations" status with further efforts required to obtain the membership.
The earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
led to significant changes in competition schedule. Besides the postponement of the tournament, , who were the most affected by disaster and couldn't recover in time, asked the league to put them on temporary hiatus. Missing the first eleven rounds (7th to 17th), Sony re-joined the league on July 3 and continued participation from then on. The final tournament schedule is as follows:
- Every team in the league will play 33 games: two against each other (home and away) and one against Sony Sendai according to the schedule of the second half of the tournament (rounds 18th to 34th).
- Sony Sendai will play 17 games against every other team in the second half of the tournament. They will be included in the general table but shall not be relegated regardless of the final position.
- Sony Sendai will also participate in the re-scheduled games of rounds 1–6 but those games, though treated as official JFL matches, will not be included into the league results.
The promotion and relegation rules have remained intact except for Sony Sendai special treatment.
On August 3 had submitted a request of withdrawal from the league at the end of the season due to difficult financial conditions and poor performances of the team. The request was approved by the league Board on September 12.
Table
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Ryota Arimitsu |
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| Tetsuya Kijima |
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| 3 | Masatoshi Matsuda |
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| 4 | Yoshinori Katsumata |
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| 5 | Shunta Takahashi |
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| Masaru Takeuchi |
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| Yuji Unozawa |
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| 8 | Dragan Dimić Dragan Dimic -External links:* at transfermarkt.co.uk* at worldfootball.net... |
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| Shoma Mizunaga |
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| 10 | Shohei Kiyohara |
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| Takafumi Suzuki |
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| Shinichi Mukai |
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