2011 Japan Football League
| Season | 2011 |
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| Champions |
Sagawa Shiga 3rd JFL title 3rd D3 title |
| Promoted |
Machida Zelvia Matsumoto Yamaga |
| Relegated |
Arte Takasaki (withdrawn) JEF Reserves (withdrawn) |
| Matches played | 289 |
| Goals scored | 792 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Masatoshi Matsuda (20 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 11,956 Yamaga vs Sony |
| Lowest attendance | 91 Printing vs Lock |
| Average attendance | 1,682 |
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The 2011 Japan Football League was the thirteenth season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system. It was scheduled to begin at 13 March 2011 and to end at 27 November 2011; however, the start of the season has been delayed to 23 April due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. As a result, the ending date of the season was moved to 11 December.
At the end of the 2010 season, two new clubs, Kamatamare Sanuki and Nagano Parceiro, were promoted from the Japanese Regional Leagues by virtue of their final placing in the Regional League promotion series.
Kamatamare Sanuki were approved as J. League associate members at the annual meeting in February. Applications by Zweigen Kanazawa and FC Ryukyu were given "continuous deliberations" status with further efforts required to obtain the membership.
The earthquake and tsunami led to significant changes in competition schedule. Besides the postponement of the tournament, Sony Sendai, who were the most affected by disaster and couldn't recover in time, asked the league to put them on temporary hiatus. Missing the first eleven rounds (7th to 17th), Sony re-joined the league on 3 July and continued participation from then on. The final tournament schedule is as follows:
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