Japanese Non-league Football News

New leaders of the JFL are Tokyo company side Yokogawa Musashino, who have quietly but confidently put together a superb start to the year. Their 1-0 defeat of Sony Sendai was their seventh win in eight... nearest challengers Fagiano Okayama and Tochigi SC both stumbled, Fagiano conceding a late goal to draw at FC Kariya and Tochigi losing against improving Ryutsu Keizai University... Honda FC crushed Sagawa Printing 6-1, but the real movers this week were New Wave Kitakyushu - up to sixth after beating Mitsubishi Mizushima - and FC Ryukyu. Philippe Troussier's expensively assembled Okinawan side are at last picking up some point, their latest success at the expense of whipping boys Arte Takasaki... JEF Reserves take on Mio Biwako Kusatsu in the round's remaining fixture on holiday Tuesday...

Sun 27 Apr: FC Kariya 2-2 Fagiano Okayama
Sun 27 Apr: FC Ryukyu 1-0 Arte Takasaki
Sun 27 Apr: Gainare Tottori 1-2 Sagawa Shiga FC
Sun 27 Apr: Mitsubishi Mizushima 1-2 New Wave Kitakyushu
Sun 27 Apr: Ryutsu Keizai University 2-1 Tochigi SC
Sun 27 Apr: Sagawa Printing 1-6 Honda FC
Sun 27 Apr: Sony Sendai 0-1 Yokogawa Musashino
Sun 27 Apr: TDK SC 1-1 Kataller Toyama

1. Yokogawa Musashino 22 (+9)
2. Fagiano Okayama 20 (+9)
3. Tochigi SC 19 (+10)
4. Honda FC 18 (+9)
5. Ryutsu Keizai University 14 (+2)
6. New Wave Kitakyushu 12 (-)
7. Kataller Toyama 11 (+3)
8. FC Kariya 11 (+2)
9. Mio Biwako Kusatsu 11 (+1)
10. Sony Sendai 10 (+3)
11. Gainare Tottori 9 (+1)
12. Sagawa Shiga FC 8 (-)
13. JEF Reserves 8 (-4)
14. FC Ryukyu 8 (-5)
15. Sagawa Printing 6 (-11)
16. Mitsubishi Mizushima 5 (-12)
17. TDK SC 3 (-8)
18. Arte Takasaki 2 (-9)