1996 Japan Football League

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 F.C. Kariya, and Oita Trinity, later known as Oita Trinita.

League standings

Pos	Club	P	W	L	GF	GA	Pts	Notes
1	Honda	30	25	5	83	35	75	Champions (Refused promotion)
2	Vissel Kobe	30	25	5	78	32	75	Promoted to J. League
3	Tokyo Gas	30	24	6	63	28	73
4	Tosu Futures	30	20	10	68	43	62	Folded
5	Consadole Sapporo	30	20	10	60	43	62
6	Brummell Sendai	30	18	12	67	52	56
7	Otsuka Pharmaceuticals	30	18	12	56	41	55
8	Montedio Yamagata	30	16	14	45	49	49
9	Fujitsu Kawasaki	30	15	15	48	45	45
10	Oita Trinity	30	13	17	42	52	39
11	Ventforet Kofu	30	11	19	50	56	33
12	Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi	30	11	19	45	61	33	Folded
13	NTT Kanto	30	7	23	36	55	23
14	Fukushima	30	7	23	30	63	22
15	Denso	30	5	25	40	90	16
16	Seino Transportation	30	5	25	28	82	15