What is Japan Football League?
{{Infobox football league |leaguename=Japan Football League |logo= |country=[[Japan]] |confederation=[[AFC]] |founded=1992 |folded= |level=3 |divisions= |number of teams=18 |promotion to=[[J. League Division 2]] |relegation to=[[Japanese Regional Leagues|Regional Leagues]] |domestic cup= |international cup= |current champions= |season= |most successful club= |tv partners= |website= |current season= }} The {{nihongo|'''Japan Football League,'''|日本フットボールリーグ|Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu}} also known as simply the '''JFL''' is the 4th tier of the [[Japanese association football league system]], positioned beneath three divisions of the J.League, and is the top tier of amateur football in the country. JFL has 18 amateur or semi-professional clubs which [[wikt:mirror|mirror]] the system of teams and athletes of the J-League. Promotion from JFL to the J-League is possible, but not automatic.<ref>Dobson, Stephen J. (2011). [https://books.google.com/books?id=GxyG0XXdvR4C&pg=PA398&dq= ''The Economics of Football,'' p. 398].</ref> ==Club guide== {{main|List of Japanese football teams}} The JFL has 17 teams.<ref>Soccerway.com, [https://int.soccerway.com/national/japan/japan-football-league/2012/regular-season/ Japan Football League]; retrieved 2012-3-2.</ref> In 2012, the teams are: {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *[[Blaublitz Akita]] *[[Fujieda MYFC]] *[[Honda F.C.]]<ref>[http://www.honda-fc.gr.jp/ Honda F.C. {{in lang|ja}}]; retrieved 2012-3-2.</ref> *[[Honda Lock S.C.]] *[[Hoyo A.C. Elan Oita]] *[[Kamatamare Sanuki]] *[[MIO Biwako Kusatsu]] *[[AC Nagano Parceiro]] *[[F.C. Ryūkyū]] {{col-2}} *[[Sagawa Printing S.C.]] *[[Sagawa Shiga F.C.]]<ref>[http://www.sagawa-shiga-fc.jp/ Sagawa Shiga F.C. {{in lang|ja}}]; retrieved 2012-3-2.</ref> *[[Sony Sendai F.C.]] *[[Tochigi Uva F.C.]] *[[V-Varen Nagasaki]] *[[Yokogawa Musashino F.C.]] *[[Yokohama Sports and Culture Club]] *[[Zweigen Kanazawa]] {{col-end}} In 2012, [[Arte Takasaki]] was [[wikt:remove|removed]] from the list of JFL teams.<ref>Japan Football League (JFL), [http://www.jfl.or