- Source: 1996 Japan Football League
- Liga Utama Inggris
- J.League 1996
- J1 League
- Daftar juara sepak bola Jepang
- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
- K League 1
- Tim nasional sepak bola Jepang
- Piala Kaisar
- Satoshi Tsunami
- Shunsuke Nakamura
- 1996 Japan Football League
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Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1996 season.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Honda won the championship. However, citing continuing corporate ownership, they were refused promotion by the J.League, who took in the runner-up, Vissel Kobe, instead.
Newly promoted before the season were Nippon Denso, later known as FC Kariya, and Oita Trinity, later known as Oita Trinita.
Clubs
The following sixteen clubs participated in Japan Football League Division 1 during the 1995 season.
Brummell Sendai
Consadole Sapporo
Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi
Denso
Fujitsu Kawasaki
Fukushima
Honda
Montedio Yamagata
NTT Kanto
Oita Trinity
Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Seino Transportation
Tokyo Gas
Tosu Futures
Ventforet Kofu
Vissel Kobe
= Personnel
== Foreign players
=League standings
Updated to match(es) played in November 1996. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Teams in Bold are the J.League associate members
After the season Tosu Futures & Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi folded