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The 2013 Japan Football League is the 17th season of the third tier of the Japanese football, and the 15th season since the establishment of Japan Football League. It started on 10 March and finished on 24 November. ==Clubs== Due to unfortunate withdrawal of , the previous season has featured only 17 teams, but for 2013 the league has brought the number of teams back to 18. After having another team () ceasing its operations and withdrawing after the season, the league has welcomed into its ranks two newcomers, and . Both clubs are looking forward to eventual J. League promotion, with Sagamihara holding the associate membership status, and Fukushima having applied for it in 2007, though unsuccessfully. Last season has for the first time ever featured direct exchange of teams between JFL and J. League. JFL champions and J. League associate members were promoted at the expense of , who returned to JFL after only a single season in J2. were on the brink of relegation, as their play-off series against was tied after two rounds. It was decided in penalty shootout, which Tochigi club has won 4–1 and retained their place in the JFL. On 26 February and were granted J. League associate membership status, bringing the number of such clubs to six, an all-time high mark for the league. On 20 August 's application was also granted by J. League, further increasing associate members count to seven. It raised again to 10 members after another J. League board session on 16 September, when applications of , and were approved. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2013 Japan Football League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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