| Season | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 April – 12 November |
| Champions | Yokohama FC 2nd JFL title 2nd D3 title |
| Promoted | Yokohama FC |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 468 (3.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kenji Arima (24 goals total) |
| Highest attendance | 5,324 (Round 1, Yokohama vs. Tochigi) |
| Lowest attendance | 84 (Round 17, Kokushinkan vs. ALO's) |
| Average attendance | 901 |
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The 2000 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第2回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Ni-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the second season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.
It was contested by 12 teams, and Yokohama FC defended their champions title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama FC[a] (C, P) | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 24 | +42 | 61 | Promotion to 2001 J. League Division 2 |
| 2 | Honda Motor[a] | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 49 | |
| 3 | Denso SC[a] | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 44 | |
| 4 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 40 | |
| 5 | Sony Sendai | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 37 | |
| 6 | Jatco SC | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 28 | |
| 7 | Kokushikan University | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 28 | |
| 8 | ALO's Hokuriku | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 22 | |
| 9 | FC Kyoken | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 19 | |
| 10 | Shizuoka Sangyo University | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 16 | |
| 11 | Tochigi SC | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 14 | |
| 12 | Yokogawa FC | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 9 |
| Home \ Away | ALO | DEN | HON | JAT | KSU | KYO | OTP | SON | SSU | TOC | YOK | YFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALO's Hokuriku | 0–1 | 1–2OT | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Denso SC | 2–0 | 1–0OT | 5–1 | 2–1OT | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2OT | 2–1 | 2–1OT | 1–0 | 1–2OT | |
| Honda Motors | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1OT | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–7 | |
| Jatco SC | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2OT | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Kokushikan University | 3–2OT | 2–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–2OT | 1–3 | 4–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
| FC Kyoken | 1–2OT | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2OT | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1OT | 0–0OT | 0–1 | |
| Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 1–0 | 1–2OT | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–1OT | 8–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | |
| Sony Sendai | 3–1 | 2–1OT | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2OT | 2–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Shizuoka Sangyo University | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2OT | 2–3OT | 2–1OT | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Tochigi SC | 0–1OT | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–0OT | 3–2OT | 0–1 | |
| Yokogawa FC | 1–2 | 2–3OT | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0OT | 2–3OT | 1–3 | |
| Yokohama FC | 3–0 | 2–2OT | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 6–5 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1OT |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenji Arima
|
Yokohama FC | 24 |
| 2 | Hidenori Tabata
|
Sony Sendai | 19 |
| 3 | Takehiro Hayashi
|
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 16 |
| 4 | Shusuke Shimada
|
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 15 |
| 5 | Tatsuya Furuhashi
|
Honda Motors | 14 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama FC | 40,293 | 5,324 | 2,808 | 3,663 | −10.2%† |
| 2 | Sony Sendai | 12,027 | 4,421 | 317 | 1,093 | +67.4%† |
| 3 | Tochigi SC | 11,543 | 2,279 | 473 | 1,049 | n/a† |
| 4 | Honda Motors | 10,982 | 3,139 | 438 | 998 | −11.9%† |
| 5 | Yokogawa FC | 7,736 | 2,744 | 265 | 703 | +17.2%† |
| 6 | Jatco SC | 7,335 | 2,803 | 210 | 667 | +7.6%† |
| 7 | Shizuoka Sangyo University | 5,763 | 1,568 | 172 | 524 | n/a‡ |
| 8 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 5,550 | 2,219 | 203 | 505 | −10.9%† |
| 9 | ALO's Hokuriku | 5,320 | 1,602 | 260 | 484 | n/a† |
| 10 | Denso SC | 4,760 | 1,168 | 241 | 433 | −17.2%† |
| 11 | FC Kyoken | 4,246 | 1,080 | 206 | 386 | n/a† |
| 12 | Kokushikan University | 3,375 | 1,786 | 84 | 307 | −13.3%† |
| League total | 118,930 | 5,324 | 84 | 901 | −16.9%† |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
† Team played previous season in Regional Leagues.
‡ Team played previous season in College Leagues.
No relegation has occurred as league continued to expand. At the end of the season, the winner and runner-up of the Regional League promotion series, Sagawa Express Tokyo and YKK FC were promoted automatically. In addition, NTT West Kumamoto, SC Tottori and Ehime FC were included by JFA recommendation.
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