2000 Japanese Regional Leagues

Football league season

Japanese Regional Leagues
Season	2000
← 1999 2001 →

Statistics of Japanese Regional Leagues for the 2000 season.

Champions list

Region	Champions
Hokkaido	Hokuden
Tohoku	TDK
Kanto	Sagawa Express Tokyo
Hokushinetsu	YKK
Tokai	Yazaki Valente
Kansai	Sagawa Express Osaka
Chugoku	Tottori
Shikoku	Ehime
Kyushu	NTT Kumamoto

League standings

Hokkaido

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hokuden	10	10	0	0	0	38	2	+36	30
2	Sapporo	10	7	1	0	2	21	14	+7	23
3	Obihiro	10	4	0	0	6	24	20	+4	12
4	Blackpecker Hakodate	10	3	0	2	5	18	25	−7	11
5	Nippon Steel Muroran	10	3	1	0	6	20	34	−14	11
6	Nippon Paper Tomakomai	10	1	0	0	9	8	34	−26	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Division 2
Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Yuubari Barefoot	10	8	0	1	1	51	9	+42	25
2	Sapporo University OB	10	6	1	0	3	30	26	+4	20
3	Vankei	10	5	0	0	5	24	30	−6	15
4	JSW Muroran	10	4	1	0	5	22	30	−8	14
5	Chitose Bombers	10	2	1	1	6	23	36	−13	9
6	Hakodate Mazda	10	2	0	1	7	18	37	−19	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Tohoku

Division 1
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	TDK	14	11	2	1	41	11	+30	35
2	NEC Tokin	14	9	4	1	19	12	+7	31
3	Aster Aomori	14	6	4	4	36	27	+9	22
4	Primeiro	14	5	5	4	24	17	+7	20
5	Yamagata	14	4	3	7	27	33	−6	15
6	Nippon Steel Kamaishi	14	4	3	7	13	20	−7	15
7	Morioka Zebra	14	3	4	7	15	25	−10	13
8	Akita City Government	14	1	1	12	9	39	−30	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Division 2 North
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hokuto Bank SC	10	9	0	1	46	14	+32	27
2	Tono Club	10	7	1	2	36	17	+19	22
3	Omiya	10	5	2	3	22	14	+8	17
4	Akisho Club	10	5	1	4	26	16	+10	16
5	Towada Kickers	10	1	0	9	14	39	−25	3
6	Hachinohe Kosei	10	1	0	9	15	59	−44	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Division 2 South
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Matsushima	10	7	1	2	37	12	+25	22
2	Shichigahama	10	6	2	2	29	18	+11	20
3	Kirsch Tsuruoka	9	6	1	2	21	15	+6	19
4	Furukawa Battery	9	5	0	4	24	15	+9	15
5	NEC Yonezawa	10	2	0	8	12	34	−22	6
6	Matsushita Electric Fukushima	10	1	0	9	7	36	−29	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Kanto

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sagawa Express Tokyo	18	14	0	4	54	16	+38	42
2	Ome	18	13	1	4	50	30	+20	40
3	Honda Luminozo Sayama	18	11	1	6	41	22	+19	34
4	Toho Titanium	18	8	5	5	27	23	+4	29
5	Saitama	18	7	3	8	31	35	−4	24
6	Nirasaki Astros	18	8	0	10	42	47	−5	24
7	Aries Tokyo	18	6	4	8	19	26	−7	22
8	Kuyo	18	4	4	10	24	38	−14	16
9	Kanagawa Teachers	18	3	5	10	24	39	−15	14
10	Ibaraki Teachers	18	2	5	11	25	61	−36	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Hokushinetsu

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	YKK	8	7	1	0	26	3	+23	22
2	Ueda Gentian	8	6	0	2	19	16	+3	18
3	Fukui Teachers	8	5	0	3	16	12	+4	14^[a]
4	Nissei Plastic Industrial	8	4	1	3	17	12	+5	13
5	Teihens	8	4	0	4	8	10	−2	12
6	Valiente Toyama	8	4	0	4	14	17	−3	12
7	Niigatashuyukai	8	3	0	5	12	14	−2	9
8	Yamaga	8	1	0	7	6	18	−12	3
9	Renaiss College	8	1	0	7	8	24	−16	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 1 point deducted?

Tokai

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Yazaki Valente	15	12	0	3	56	23	+33	36
2	Hitachi Shimizu	15	8	6	1	37	19	+18	30
3	Matsushita Electric Iga	15	8	5	2	32	23	+9	29
4	Nagoya	15	9	1	5	35	32	+3	28
5	Chuo Bohan	15	7	5	3	25	15	+10	26
6	Minolta	15	7	5	3	32	26	+6	26
7	Fujieda City Government	15	8	1	6	35	22	+13	25
8	Nagoya Bank	15	7	2	6	37	42	−5	23
9	Toyoda Machine Works	15	6	2	7	17	25	−8	20
10	Chukyo University	15	4	3	8	19	21	−2	15
11	Maruyasu	15	4	3	8	19	28	−9	15
12	Toyota	15	3	5	7	30	32	−2	14
13	Yamaha Motors	15	4	2	9	19	32	−13	14
14	Kasugai Club	15	4	2	9	17	32	−15	14
15	Toyoda Automatic Loom Works	15	3	3	9	21	35	−14	12
16	Shizuoka Subaru	15	3	1	11	14	38	−24	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Kansai

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sagawa Express Osaka	18	14	2	2	58	14	+44	44
2	Kyoto Shiko Club	18	9	5	4	32	21	+11	32
3	Osaka Gas	18	9	4	5	34	30	+4	31
4	Sagawa Printing	18	7	5	6	36	34	+2	26
5	Takada	18	7	5	6	25	25	0	26
6	Hermano Osaka	18	7	1	10	39	39	0	22
7	NTT West Japan Kyoto	18	7	1	10	32	38	−6	22
8	Kobe 1970	18	5	4	9	32	39	−7	19
9	Sanyo Electric Sumoto	18	5	4	9	35	46	−11	19
10	West Osaka	18	3	3	12	24	61	−37	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Chugoku

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Tottori	14	11	0	0	3	40	14	+26	33
2	Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima	14	8	3	1	2	46	20	+26	31
3	Hiroshima Teachers	14	5	2	3	4	37	27	+10	22
4	Hiroshima Fujita	14	6	1	2	5	29	31	−2	22
5	Yamaguchi Teachers	14	6	1	0	7	20	34	−14	20
6	Nisshin Steel Kure	14	5	1	1	7	36	40	−4	18
7	Mazda	14	4	1	1	8	26	44	−18	15
8	Nippon Mitsubishi Oil	14	1	1	2	10	16	40	−24	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Shikoku

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ehime	14	11	2	1	53	16	+37	35
2	Nangoku Kochi	14	11	1	2	47	17	+30	34
3	Teijin	14	8	2	4	25	15	+10	26
4	Sunlife	14	8	1	5	35	32	+3	25
5	Sanyo Electric Tokushima	14	6	1	7	23	43	−20	19
6	Prima Meat Packers	14	3	2	9	25	39	−14	11
7	Showa Club	14	2	1	11	15	41	−26	7
8	NTT Shikoku	14	1	2	11	21	41	−20	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Kyushu

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NTT Kumamoto	18	11	3	0	4	47	18	+29	39
2	Honda Lock	18	12	0	1	5	54	24	+30	37
3	Nippon Steel Oita	18	9	3	1	5	32	24	+8	34
4	Volca Kagoshima	18	10	0	1	7	44	28	+16	31
5	Kyocera Sendai	18	8	1	2	7	26	31	−5	28
6	Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki	18	6	3	2	7	28	31	−3	26
7	Lanza Kumamoto	18	6	1	4	7	19	27	−8	24
8	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki	18	6	2	2	8	24	38	−14	24
9	Blaze Kumamoto	18	4	3	1	10	20	34	−14	19
10	Okinawa Kaiho Bank	18	2	0	2	14	14	53	−39	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Japanese club football

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Football clubs in Japan, 2024
J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama Fujieda MYFC Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Kagoshima United FC Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Shimizu S-Pulse Thespakusatsu Gunma Tochigi SC Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Yokohama FC
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu FC Imabari Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Iwate Grulla Morioka Kamatamare Sanuki Kataller Toyama Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club Omiya Ardija FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Vanraure Hachinohe YSCC Yokohama Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Reilac Shiga Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Kochi United Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori Sony Sendai FC Tiamo Hirakata Tochigi City Tokyo Musashino United Suzuka Point Getters Veertien Mie Verspah Oita
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga NTT Kinki/Kansai SP Kyoto Tanabe Pharmaceutical Dainichi Cable Industries Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 Kagura Shimane

2000 in Japanese football

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League competitions

Men	J.League Division 1 J.League Division 2 Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Women	L.League

Cup competitions

Men	Emperor's Cup (Final) J.League Cup (Final) Super Cup
Women	Empress's Cup (Final)

AFC competitions

Men	Asian Club Championship 1999–00 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners Cup Asian Super Cup

Related to national teams

Men	Summary AFC Asian Cup (qualification)
Women	Summary

Club seasons
J.League Division 1	Kashima Antlers JEF United Ichihara Kashiwa Reysol FC Tokyo Verdy Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F. Marinos Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata Nagoya Grampus Eight Kyoto Purple Sanga Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Avispa Fukuoka
J.League Division 2	Consadole Sapporo Vegalta Sendai Montedio Yamagata Mito HollyHock Urawa Red Diamonds Omiya Ardija Shonan Bellmare Ventforet Kofu Albirex Niigata Sagan Tosu Oita Trinita