1993 Japan Football League
{{infobox football league season
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| competition = Japan Football League
| season = 1993
| winners = Fujita Industries
| promoted = Fujita Industries
Júbilo Iwata
| relegated =
| matches = 90
| total goals = 322
| average goals =
| league topscorer =
| prevseason = 1992
| nextseason = 1994
| updated =
}}
Statistics of Japan Football League in the 1993 season.
Division 1
=Clubs=
The following ten clubs participated in Japan Football League Division 1 during the 1993 season.
=Personnel=
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Club | Head coach |
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Fujieda Flux | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshio Kikugawa |
Fujita Industries | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mitsuru Komaeda |
Fujitsu | |
Júbilo Iwata | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuaki Nagasawa |
Kashiwa Reysol | {{flagicon|BRA}} Zé Sérgio |
Kyoto Shiko Club | |
Otsuka Pharmaceutical | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hajime Ishii |
Tokyo Gas | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiaki Imai |
Toshiba | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeo Takahashi |
Yanmar Diesel | {{flagicon|JPN}} Daishiro Yoshimura |
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=Foreign players=
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! width="170" | Club ! width="170" | Player 1 ! width="170" | Player 2 ! width="170" | Player 3 ! width="170" | Player 4 ! width="170" | Non-visa foreign ! width="170" | Former players |
Fujieda Flux
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Nestor Omar Piccoli | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Cho Min-kook | | | | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Raúl Maradona |
Fujita Industries
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Betinho | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Edson | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Mirandinha | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Wilson Mano | | |
Fujitsu
| {{flagicon|China}} Gao Sheng | | | | | |
Júbilo Iwata
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Carlos Alberto | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Vanderlei | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Walter | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Gerald Vanenburg | | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Wilson Mano |
Kashiwa Reysol
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Aílton Ferraz | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Careca | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Nelsinho | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Renato | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Wagner Lopes | |
Kyoto Shiko Club
| {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Mario López | | | | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Jair Masaoka | |
Otsuka Pharmaceutical
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Wagner | {{flagicon|China}} Wang Baoshan | | | | |
Tokyo Gas
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Amaral | | | | | |
Toshiba
| {{flagicon|Panama}} Jorge Dely Valdés | {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Pedro Pedrucci | | | | |
Yanmar Diesel
| | | | | | |
=Standings=
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|Pos | style="width:15em"|Club | P | W | L | GF | GA | Notes |
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|1 | align="left"|Fujita Industries | 18 | 16 | 2 | 49 | 12 | rowspan="2"|Promoted to J.League |
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|2 | align="left"|Júbilo Iwata | 18 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 15 | |
3 | align="left"|Toshiba | 18 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 30 | |
4 | align="left"|Otsuka Pharmaceutical | 18 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 39 | |
5 | align="left"|Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 24 | |
6 | align="left"|Fujitsu | 18 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 37 | |
7 | align="left"|Yanmar Diesel | 18 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 43 | |
8 | align="left"|Tokyo Gas | 18 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | |
9 | align="left"|Fujieda Flux | 18 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 39 | |
10 | align="left"|Kyoto Shiko | 18 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 52 |
Division 2
=Clubs=
The following ten clubs participated in Japan Football League Division 1 during the 1993 season.
=Foreign players=
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! width="170" | Club ! width="170" | Player 1 ! width="170" | Player 2 ! width="170" | Player 3 ! width="170" | Former players |
Cosmo Oil
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Kim Byung-soo | | | |
Honda
| | | | |
Kawasaki Steel
| | | | |
Kofu Club
| | | | |
NKK
| {{flagicon|China}} Duan Ju | | | |
NTT Kanto
| | | | |
PJM Futures
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Hugo Maradona | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Sergio Batista | {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Johnny Miqueiro | |
Seino Transportation
| | | | |
Toho Titanium
| | | | |
Toyota Motors Higashi-Fuji
| | | | |
=League standings=
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|Pos | style="width:15em"|Club | P | W | L | GF | GA | Notes |
1 | align="left"|Honda | 18 | 15 | 3 | 62 | 21 | |
2 | align="left"|PJM Futures | 18 | 15 | 3 | 46 | 9 | |
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|3 | align="left"|NKK | 18 | 14 | 4 | 37 | 7 | Folded |
4 | align="left"|Cosmo Oil | 18 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 26 | |
5 | align="left"|Kawasaki Steel | 18 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 23 | |
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|6 | align="left"|Toyota Motors Higashi-Fuji | 18 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 33 | Folded |
7 | align="left"|NTT Kanto | 18 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 30 | |
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|8 | align="left"|Seino Transportation | 18 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 42 | rowspan="2"|To Promotion/Relegation Playoffs |
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|9 | align="left"|Kofu Club | 18 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 37 | |
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|10 | align="left"|Toho Titanium | 18 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 57 | Relegated to Regional Leagues |
=Promotion/Relegation Playoffs=
==Semifinals==
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! JFL !! Score !! Regional Series | ||
align=center | 1-0 | NEC Yamagata (runner-up) |
align=center | 2-1 | Nippon Denso SC (champions) |
Seino Transportation and Kofu Club stay in the JFL.
==Final==
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! Loser 1 !! Score !! Loser 2 | ||
align=center | 2-0 | Nippon Denso SC |
NEC Yamagata, the future Montedio Yamagata, was promoted to the JFL next season.