Japanese Regional Leagues 2003
Encyclopedia
Champions list
| Regional | Champions |
| Hokkaido | Hokuden |
| Tohoku | TDK TDK S.C. are a Japanese association football team based in Nikaho, Akita. They play in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese association football league system. Due to the club's former ownership by TDK, most of players are the employees of TDK's Akita factory.-History:The club was... |
| Kanto | Horikoshi Arte Takasaki are a football club based in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Japan Football League. Their team colours are black and red.Arte means art in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.-History:... |
| Hokushinetsu | Japan Soccer College |
| Tokai | Shizuoka |
| Kansai | Ain Food |
| Chugoku | Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. are a football club based in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Okayama Prefectural League Division 1.-History:The club was founded in 1946 to provide recreational activities in the war-torn Mizushima area of Kurashiki city... |
| Shikoku | Nangoku Kochi |
| Kyushu | Oknawa Kariyushi |
Hokkaido
| Pos | Club | Pts | W (90) | W (PK) | L (PK) | L (90) | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Hokuden | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 10 |
| 2 | Barefoot Hokkaido | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 21 |
| 3 | Sapporo | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 34 |
| 4 | Toyota Motors Hokkaido | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 20 |
| 5 | Blackpecker Hakodate | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 |
| 6 | Sapporo Thank | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 36 |
| 7 | Erizenmaki Vankei | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 37 |
| 8 | Chitose Bombers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 39 |
Tohoku
Division 1| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | TDK TDK S.C. are a Japanese association football team based in Nikaho, Akita. They play in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese association football league system. Due to the club's former ownership by TDK, most of players are the employees of TDK's Akita factory.-History:The club was... |
29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 12 |
| 2 | Primeiro | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 |
| 3 | Sagawa Express Tohoku | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 23 |
| 4 | NEC Tokin | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 |
| 5 | Akita City Government | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 6 | Morioka Zebra | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 |
| 7 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 |
| 8 | Aster Aomori | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 34 |
Division 2 North
| Pos | Club |
| 1 | Ashikaga Engineering Kawabe |
| 2 | Tono Club |
| 3 | Hokuto Bank |
| 4 | Villanova Morioka |
| 5 | Ground Self Defense Forces Hachinohe |
| 6 | Linemail Aomori |
Division 2 South
| Pos | Club |
| 1 | Sendai Nakata Club |
| 2 | Furukawa Battery |
| 3 | Northern Peaks Koriyama |
| 4 | Matsushima |
| 5 | Yamagata |
| 6 | Kushibiki Club |
Kanto
Division 1| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Horikoshi Arte Takasaki are a football club based in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Japan Football League. Their team colours are black and red.Arte means art in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.-History:... |
35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 13 | |
| 2 | Honda Luminozo Sayama | 27 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 19 | |
| 3 | Aries Tokyo | 27 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 16 | |
| 4 | Nirasaki Astros | 17 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| 5 | Yaita | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 38 | |
| 6 | Maritime Self Defense Forces Atsugi Base Marcus | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | |
| 7 | Ome | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 40 | |
| 8 | Toho Titanium | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 37 | |
Division 2
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Thespa Kusatsu Thespa Kusatsu is a professional football club based in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in J. League Division 2. J. League Division 2 is the second professional football league in Japan.... |
35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 11 |
| 2 | Saitama | 33 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 20 |
| 3 | JEF Ichihara Amateur JEF United Ichihara Chiba Reserves JEF United Ichihara Chiba Reserves is a Japanese football club that plays in the Japan Football League. It is the reserve team of J. League club JEF United Ichihara Chiba. They play their home games at Ichihara Seaside Stadium.-Current squad:... |
28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 27 |
| 4 | Yokohama Sports＆Culture Club | 24 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 39 |
| 5 | Kuyo | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 40 |
| 6 | Hitachi Tochigi | 12 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 55 |
| 7 | Hitachi Mito | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 43 |
| 8 | Koma Koma | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 72 |
Hokushinetsu
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Japan Soccer College | 34 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 18 |
| 2 | Nagano Elsa | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 12 |
| 3 | Ueda Gentian | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 13 |
| 4 | Kanazawa Zweigen Kanazawa Ishikawa Football Club Zweigen Kanazawa is a Japanese football club based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. They play in Japan Football League.-History:... |
18 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 21 |
| 5 | Teihens | 18 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 6 | Valiente Toyama | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 42 |
| 7 | Matto Orange Monkey | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | Nissei Plastic Industrial | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
| 9 | Yamaga Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. are a Japanese football club based in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League after being promoted in 2009.Their nickname is the , symbol birds of Nagano Prefecture.-History:... |
7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 42 |
| 10 | Niigatashuyukai | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 |
Tokai
Division 1| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Shizuoka | 39 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 10 |
| 2 | Fujieda City Government | 25 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 21 |
| 3 | Chuo Bohan | 22 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 18 |
| 4 | Minolta | 20 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 26 |
| 5 | Chukyo University | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 19 |
| 6 | Yazaki Valente | 18 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 |
| 7 | Kasugai Club | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 32 |
| 8 | Hitachi Shimizu | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 43 |
Division 2
| Pos | Club |
| 1 | Fuyo Club |
| 2 | Honda Suzuka |
| 3 | Maruyasu |
| 4 | Yamaha Motors |
| 5 | Nagoya Bank |
| 6 | Toyota |
| 7 | Nagoya |
| 8 | Matsushita Electric Iga |
| 9 | Suzuka Club |
Kansai
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Ain Food | 47 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 15 |
| 2 | Takada | 38 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 19 |
| 3 | Kobe 1970 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 28 |
| 4 | Central Kobe | 33 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 25 |
| 5 | Osaka Gas | 23 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 33 |
| 6 | Laranja Kyoto | 20 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 33 |
| 7 | Hermano Osaka | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 37 |
| 8 | Sanyo Electric Sumoto | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 35 |
| 9 | Kyoto Shiko Club | 12 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 54 |
| 10 | Renaiss College | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 54 |
Chugoku
| Pos | Club | Pts | W (90) | W (PK) | L (PK) | L(90) | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. are a football club based in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Okayama Prefectural League Division 1.-History:The club was founded in 1946 to provide recreational activities in the war-torn Mizushima area of Kurashiki city... |
37 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 |
| 2 | Tottori Kickers | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 13 |
| 3 | Iwami | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 19 |
| 4 | Hiroshima Fujita | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 24 |
| 5 | JFE Steel West Japan | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 34 |
| 6 | Hiroshima | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 30 |
| 7 | Mazda | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 31 |
| 8 | Yamaguchi Teachers | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
Shikoku
| Pos | Club | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Nangoku Kochi | 40 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 9 |
| 2 | Imao | 31 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 12 |
| 3 | Sanyo Electric Tokushima | 22 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 |
| 4 | Alex | 21 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 28 |
| 5 | Ventana | 18 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 28 |
| 6 | Sunlife Kamatamare Sanuki Kamatamare Sanuki is a football club based in Takamatsu, the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture of Japan. They play in the Japan Football League. The first part of their name was coined by combining the Japanese word Kamatama and the Italian Mare . The second part is what Kagawa Prefecture used to... |
13 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 36 |
| 7 | Sanwa Club | 12 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 51 |
| 8 | Mediafarm Yanagimachi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 57 |
Kyushu
| Pos | Club | Pts | W (90) | W (PK) | L (PK) | L(90) | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Okinawa Kariyushi | 54 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 14 |
| 2 | Volca Kagoshima | 51 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 18 |
| 3 | Nippon Steel Oita | 48 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 18 |
| 4 | New Wave Kitakyushu New Wave Kitakyushu is a Japanese football club based in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. The club's name was changed from as of 1 December 2009. They played in the Japan Football League from 2008-2009, and were promoted to J. League Division 2 for the 2010 season.-History:... |
42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 46 |
| 5 | Alouette Kumamoto Roasso Kumamoto is a Japanese football club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. Roasso Kumamoto was promoted to J. League Division 2 for the first time at the end of the 2007 season, and played their first season in 2008 where they finished 12th... |
41 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 35 |
| 6 | Honda Lock Honda Lock S.C. are a Japanese football club based in Miyazaki, the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League. Their team colour is red.-History:... |
31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 44 |
| 7 | Sun Miyazaki | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 62 |
| 8 | Okinawa Kaiho Bank | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 47 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 55 |
| 10 | Lanza Kumamoto | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 48 |
| 11 | Kyusyu Inax | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 49 |
| 12 | Kyocera Sendai | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 77 |