Japan Football League 1996
Encyclopedia
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | L | GF | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1 | Honda Honda F.C. are a Japanese football club based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League.-History:The club was founded as in 1971. They were promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1975 and to the JSL Division 1 in 1981; the closest they came to the title was in... |
30 | 25 | 5 | 83 | 35 | 75 | Champions (Refused promotion) |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe Vissel Kobe is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matches are played at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Suma-ku.-History:The club was... |
30 | 25 | 5 | 78 | 32 | 75 | Promoted to J. League |
| 3 | Tokyo Gas | 30 | 24 | 6 | 63 | 28 | 73 | |
| 4 | Tosu Futures Tosu Futures was a Japanese football club that played in the former Japan Football League between 1993 and 1997.-History:PJM Futures was originally founded in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka in 1987 and moved to Tosu, Saga in 1995, changing its name to Tosu Futures. This happened one year after joining the former Japan... |
30 | 20 | 10 | 68 | 43 | 62 | Folded |
| 5 | Consadole Sapporo Consadole Sapporo is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaidō.... |
30 | 20 | 10 | 60 | 43 | 62 | |
| 6 | Brummell Sendai Vegalta Sendai is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J. League Division 1. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.-History:Founded in 1988... |
30 | 18 | 12 | 67 | 52 | 56 | |
| 7 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Tokushima VORTIS is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture... |
30 | 18 | 12 | 56 | 41 | 55 | |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata Montedio Yamagata Montedio Yamagata is a professional association football club based in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in J. League Division 1.Montedio is a coined word combining two Italian words Monte and Dio .-History:... |
30 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 49 | |
| 9 | Fujitsu Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:... |
30 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 45 | 45 | |
| 10 | Oita Trinity Oita Trinita is a J. League Division 2 team. The team name Trinita can be considered either a combination of the English word trinity and Ōita, or the Italian word trinità. The dual meaning expresses the will of the citizens, companies, and local governments to support the team.The team's home town is Ōita... |
30 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 52 | 39 | |
| 11 | Ventforet Kofu Ventforet Kofu are a Japanese football club from Kofu. They compete in the J. League Division 1, and their home ground is the Kose Sports Stadium.The word "Ventforet" is coined combining two French words Vent and Forêt... |
30 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 56 | 33 | |
| 12 | Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi | 30 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 61 | 33 | Folded |
| 13 | NTT Kanto Omiya Ardija is a professional football club which play in the J. League Division 1, and are based in Ōmiya-ku in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds... |
30 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 55 | 23 | |
| 14 | Fukushima | 30 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 63 | 22 | |
| 15 | Denso F.C. Kariya are a football club based in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Tokai Regional League Division 1. Their team colours are white and red.- History :The club was founded in 1949 as Nippon Denso Soccer Club... |
30 | 5 | 25 | 40 | 90 | 16 | |
| 16 | Seino Transportation | 30 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 82 | 15 |