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:''For the league before 1998 (', referred to in this page as "the former JFL"), see Japan Football League (1992–1998).'' The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath three divisions of J. League, and the top tier of amateur football in the country. Despite its officially amateur status the league features fully professional teams that hold J. League associate membership among its ranks. ==History== The Japan Football League started from the 1999 season when the second division of J. League (J2) was also born. Until then, J. League consisted of only one division and the former JFL was the second highest division. Out of 16 teams who played the last season of the former JFL, 9 decided and were accepted to play in J2 and the other 7 teams as well as , the winners of the Regional Promotion Series, formed the new Japan Football League. These 8 teams together with that was allowed to participate as a special case after the merger of and competed in the inaugural 1999 season. The 9 teams that competed in the first season were as follows: , , , Kokushikan University F.C., , , , and . In the second season the number of clubs was increased from 9 to 12, reaching 16 in 2001. In 2002 it was briefly 18 clubs before going back to 16 the next season and settling for good at 18 in 2006. For the 2012 season it will only have 17 clubs due to the late withdrawal of . The league suffered another contraction after 2013 season, as 10 of its 18 teams have joined the newly created J3 League. It also moved the league a tier down the pyramid, making it fourth-tier league starting 2014. Three former JFL clubs have competed in the top flight: (2007), (2014, as Tokushima Vortis), and (2015). 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「Japan Football League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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