2008 Japan Football League
The 2008 Japan Football League was the tenth season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.Overview
It was contested by 18 teams. Honda FC won the championship.
ALO's Hokuriku and YKK AP, both based in Toyama merged before the season to become Kataller Toyama.
Fagiano Okayama, New Wave Kitakyushu and MIO Biwako Kusatsu were promoted from Regional leagues by the virtue of their placing in the Regional League promotion series.
New Wave Kitakyushu and Kataller Toyama were approved as J. League associate members at the annual meeting in January. Fagiano Okayama were approved back in 2007 when playing in Regional league. FC Ryukyu's application was declined.Table
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
1 | Junya Nitta | Honda FC | 25 |
2 | Kodai Suzuki | Honda FC | 20 |
3 | Yasutaka Kobayashi | Fagiano Okayama | 19 |
4 | Kohei Kiyama | Fagiano Okayama | 18 |
5 | Yusuke Sato | Tochigi SC | 16 |
6 | Mitsuru Hasegawa | Kataller Toyama | 15 |
6 | Gen Nakamura | Sagawa Shiga | 15 |
8 | Goshi Okubo | Sony Sendai | 14 |
8 | Go Togashi | TDK SC | 14 |
10 | Kiyohiro Hirabayashi | FC Kariya | 12 |
10 | Hideyuki Ishida | Kataller Toyama | 12 |
Attendance
No relegation has occurred. Machida Zelvia, V-Varen Nagasaki and Honda Lock were promoted to JFL from Regional leagues at the end of the season.