1996 Japan Football League

Japan Football League

Season	1996
Champions	Honda
Promoted	Vissel Kobe
Relegated	Tosu Futures folded Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi folded
Matches played	240
Goals scored	825 (3.44 per match)
← 1995 1997 →

Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1996 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Honda won the championship. However, citing continuing corporate ownership, they were refused promotion by the J.League, who took in the runner-up, Vissel Kobe, instead.

Newly promoted before the season were Nippon Denso, later known as FC Kariya, and Oita Trinity, later known as Oita Trinita.

League standings

Pos	Club	P	W	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Honda	30	25	5	83	35	48	75	Champions (Refused promotion)
2	Vissel Kobe	30	25	5	78	32	46	75	Promoted to J.League
3	Tokyo Gas	30	24	6	63	28	35	73
4	Tosu Futures	30	20	10	68	43	25	62	Folded
5	Consadole Sapporo	30	20	10	60	43	17	62
6	Brummell Sendai	30	18	12	67	52	15	56
7	Otsuka Pharmaceutical	30	18	12	56	41	15	55
8	Montedio Yamagata	30	16	14	45	49	-4	49
9	Fujitsu Kawasaki	30	15	15	48	45	3	45
10	Oita Trinity	30	13	17	42	52	-10	39
11	Ventforet Kofu	30	11	19	50	56	-6	33
12	Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi	30	11	19	31	49	-28	33	Folded
13	NTT Kanto	30	7	23	36	55	-19	23
14	Fukushima	30	7	23	30	63	-33	22
15	Denso	30	5	25	40	90	-50	16
16	Seino Transportation	30	5	25	28	82	-54	15

Updated to match(es) played in November 1996. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

• Notes:
• Teams in Bold are the J.League associate members
• After the season Tosu Futures & Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi folded