Japanese Non-league Football News

This week's JFL fixtures are spread over three days and a couple of important top-of-the-table games were played on Friday - and there are new league leaders as a consequence. It's Rosso Kumamoto who have knocked Sagawa Kyubin SC off their perch, Yutaka Takahashi netting twice as the Kyushu side strolled to a 3-0 half-time lead at Ryutsu Keizai University, later to run out 4-1 winners. Rivals FC Gifu, however, failed to follow suit as they lost 1-0 at home to Honda FC and so provided YKK AP with an opportunity to close the gap in the front three.



Another Rosso Kumamoto goalscorer, Yoshio Kitagawa

Fri 29 Jun: FC Gifu 0-1 Honda FC
Fri 29 Jun: Ryutsu Keizai University 1-4 Rosso Kumamoto

1. Rosso Kumamoto 40 (+21)
2. Sagawa Kyubin SC 39 (+23)
3. FC Gifu 36 (+11)
4. YKK AP 31 (+10)
5. JEF Reserves 28 (+5)
6. Alo's Hokuriku 27 (-)
7. Tochigi SC 25 (+7)
8. Yokogawa Musashino 25 (+6)
9. Mitsubishi Mizushima 25 (-1)
10. Honda FC 24 (+1)
11. Ryutsu Keizai University 21 (-5)
12. TDK SC 20 (-5)
13. Sony Sendai 20 (-11)
14. Gainare Tottori 18 (-5)
15. FC Kariya 17 (-7)
16. Sagawa Printing 17 (-10)
17. FC Ryukyu 13 (-18)
18. Arte Takasaki 5 (-22)