2023 Japanese Regional Football Champions League
Tournament details | |
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Country | Japan |
Dates | 10–26 November 2023 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tochigi City FC (1st title) |
Runner-up | Vonds Ichihara |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 64 (2.67 per match) |
Attendance | 9,411 (392 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Ryunosuke Suzuki Paulo Junichi Tanaka (4 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 26 November 2023. |
The 2023 Japanese Regional Football Champions League (全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2023) is the 47th edition of the referred annually contested cup for the best-placed teams of each of their respective Regional Leagues, and of the 2023 Shakaijin Cup. [1] Promoted to the JFL, the club couldn't defend their title. Briobecca Urayasu are the title holders, as they won the championship at the final round. Currently playing in the Japan Football League, they are unable to defend their title.
Format
As usual, 12 teams will participate in the transitional tournament for regional league teams who want to join the JFL. Nine qualifies as champions of their respective Regional Leagues on 2023. The other three spots are by default allocated to the best three Shakaijin Cup teams out of its semi-finalists that were not yet qualified to the Champions League via the Regional Leagues (being placed below the champions of their league).
In case the slot (s) can't be filled, in a situation where more than one semi-finalist has already qualified to the Champions League as Regional champions, the empty slot (s) is rewarded to the J.League 100 Year Plan club status holders that finished the season as a Regional League runner (s)-up. If more than one "status holders" finishes the season as the 2nd-placed team in their respective Regional Leagues, an annually-rotated order of priority will be taken into consideration. This year, the order is: Tohoku, Shikoku and Kanto. Tohoku and Shikoku's runners-up Cobaltore Onagawa and Lvnirosso NC are not "status holders". The slot was then assigned to Kanto's runners-up Tochigi City FC, the only status holder out of the three.
Only teams that want to join the JFL can be promoted. If a team with no intention to join the JFL ends up winning the final round, the promotion spot will be allocated to the runner-up. If the runner-up also have no intention to be promoted, a spot will be allocated to the third-placed team. If they also refuse, the bottom-placed team will be promoted instead. In all mentioned scenarios, the bottom-placed team of the 2023 Japan Football League will not be relegated, and no play-off will be held. If both Regional Champions League winner and runner-up aims to be promoted, the winner will be automatically promoted, whereas the runner-up will hold a play-off match with JFL's bottom-placed team.[2]
Depending on the clubs that ended up as the top three teams in the Shakaijin Cup, a specific rank that would take the J.League 100 Year Plan club status clubs and its performances in the 2023 Regional Leagues into account would be applied to determine the final teams on this competition.[3][4]
Participating teams
Returning teams from the previous season were noted in bold. Teams relegated from the previous JFL season were noted in italics.
Region | Slots | Team | Rank |
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Hokkaido | 1 | BTOP Hokkaido | 1st (League) |
Tohoku | 1 | Blancdieu Hirosaki FC | 1st (League) |
Kantō | 3 | Vonds Ichihara Tsukuba FC Tochigi City FC | 1st (League) Semi-finalist (Cup) Selected team (100 Year Plan) |
Hokushin'etsu | 1 | Fukui United FC | 1st (League) |
Tōkai | 2 | Wyvern FC FC Kariya | 1st (League) Finalist (Cup) |
Kansai | 1 | Arterivo Wakayama | 1st (League) |
Chugoku | 1 | Fukuyama City FC | 1st (League) |
Shikoku | 1 | FC Tokushima | 1st (League) |
Kyushu | 1 | Veroskronos Tsuno | 1st (League) |
Venues
- First round:
- Rifu, Miyagi: Miyagi Co-op Megumino Soccer Field
- Hikone, Shiga: Heiwado HATO Stadium
- Miyazaki, Miyazaki: Hinata Miyazaki Prefectural Comprehensive Sports Park
- Final round:
First round
Each group had its matches played in a round-robin format. Each team played three matches in just three days, from 11 to 13 November, with one being played at each day.[5] The draw was held on 28 October, and it was streamed live by Kansai Soccer League's official YouTube channel.[6][7]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tochigi City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to the final round |
2 | Vonds Ichihara | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | FC Tokushima | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | Veroskronos Tsuno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
10 November | Veroskronos Tsuno | 0–1 | Vonds Ichihara | Miyazaki |
10:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Hinata Miyazaki Prefectural Comprehensive Sports Park Attendance: 341 Referee: Ryo Munakata |
10 November | Tochigi City | 4–1 | FC Tokushima | Miyazaki |
13:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Hinata Miyazaki Prefectural Comprehensive Sports Park Attendance: 198 Referee: Takeshi Tsukahara |
11 November | Veroskronos Tsuno | 1–3 | Tochigi City | Miyazaki |
10:45 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Hinata Miyazaki Prefectural Comprehensive Sports Park Attendance: 384 Referee: Shohei Ofuji |
11 November | Vonds Ichihara | 2–0 | FC Tokushima | Miyazaki |
13:30 |
| Report | Stadium: Hinata Miyazaki Prefectural Comprehensive Sports Park Attendance: 143 Referee: Ryo Munakata |
12 November | Veroskronos Tsuno | 1–2 | FC Tokushima | Miyazaki |
10:45 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Hinata Miyazaki Prefectural Comprehensive Sports Park Attendance: 272 Referee: Takeshi Tsukahara |
12 November | Vonds Ichihara | 0–1 | Tochigi City | Miyazaki |
13:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Hinata Miyazaki Prefectural Comprehensive Sports Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Shohei Ofuji |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fukuyama City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Advance to the final round |
2 | Wyvern FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
3 | Blancdieu Hirosaki | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | FC Kariya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
10 November | FC Kariya | 2–2 | Blancdieu Hirosaki | Rifu |
10:45 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Miyagi Co-op Megumino Soccer Field Attendance: 165 Referee: Yoshihito Hori |
10 November | Fukuyama City | 5–2 | Wyvern FC | Rifu |
13:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Miyagi Co-op Megumino Soccer Field Attendance: 102 Referee: Yuki Nishida |
11 November | FC Kariya | 2–3 | Fukuyama City | Rifu |
10:45 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Miyagi Co-op Megumino Soccer Field Attendance: 185 Referee: Yoshihito Hori |
11 November | Blancdieu Hirosaki | 0–1 | Wyvern FC | Rifu |
13:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Miyagi Co-op Megumino Soccer Field Attendance: 244 Referee: Kakuro Hori |
12 November | FC Kariya | 0–1 | Wyvern FC | Rifu |
10:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Miyagi Co-op Megumino Soccer Field Attendance: 150 Referee: Kakuro Hori |
12 November | Blancdieu Hirosaki | 1–1 | Fukuyama City | Rifu |
13:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Miyagi Co-op Megumino Soccer Field Attendance: 190 Referee: Yuki Nishida |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joyful Honda Tsukuba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to the final round |
2 | Fukui United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | BTOP Hokkaido | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | Arterivo Wakayama | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
10 November | Arterivo Wakayama | 0–0 | Fukui United | Hikone |
10:45 | Report | Stadium: Heiwado HATO Stadium Attendance: 274 Referee: Masakazu Kato |
10 November | Joyful Honda Tsukuba | 3–2 | BTOP Hokkaido | Hikone |
13:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Heiwado HATO Stadium Attendance: 148 Referee: Yu Tezuka |
11 November | Arterivo Wakayama | 0–0 | Joyful Honda Tsukuba | Hikone |
10:45 | Report | Stadium: Heiwado HATO Stadium Attendance: 471 Referee: Yasuhiro Udagawa |
11 November | Fukui United | 2–1 | BTOP Hokkaido | Hikone |
13:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Heiwado HATO Stadium Attendance: 625 Referee: Yu Tezuka |
12 November | Arterivo Wakayama | 1–4 | BTOP Hokkaido | Hikone |
10:45 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Heiwado HATO Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Yasuhiro Udagawa |
12 November | Fukui United | 1–1 | Joyful Honda Tsukuba | Hikone |
13:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Heiwado HATO Stadium Attendance: 415 Referee: Masakazu Kato |
Ranking of second-placed teams
The three winners of each group of the first round will qualify for the final round, alongside the best-placed team among the runners-up of each group.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vonds Ichihara | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Qualification for the final round |
2 | Wyvern FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
3 | Fukui United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
Final round
The group had its matches played in a round-robin format, held in a five-days span, from 22 to 26 November.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tochigi City (P) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Promoted to the JFL |
2 | Vonds Ichihara | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Qualification for JFL promotion/relegation play-off |
3 | Joyful Honda Tsukuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Fukuyama City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
(P) Promoted
22 November | Vonds Ichihara | 1–0 | Joyful Honda Tsukuba | Utsunomiya |
10:45 |
| Report | Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium Attendance: 384 Referee: Yuki Tanabe |
22 November | Tochigi City | 1–2 | Fukuyama City | Utsunomiya |
13:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium Attendance: 567 Referee: Masaki Adachi |
24 November | Vonds Ichihara | 0–1 | Tochigi City | Utsunomiya |
10:45 | Report | Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium Attendance: 691 Referee: Kenya Ohara |
24 November | Joyful Honda Tsukuba | 2–0 | Fukuyama City | Utsunomiya |
13:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium Attendance: 416 Referee: Daichi Shiino |
26 November | Vonds Ichihara | 2–0 | Fukuyama City | Utsunomiya |
10:45 |
| Report | Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium Attendance: 923 Referee: Yoshihito Hori |
26 November | Joyful Honda Tsukuba | 0–4 | Tochigi City | Utsunomiya |
13:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium Attendance: 1,673 Referee: Takamasa Funahashi |
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Joyful Honda Tsukuba | 4 |
![]() | Tochigi City | ||
3 | ![]() | BTOP Hokkaido | 2 |
![]() | Fukuyama City | ||
![]() | Fukuyama City | ||
![]() | Tochigi City | ||
![]() | Vonds Ichihara | ||
![]() | Tochigi City | ||
![]() | Blancdieu Hirosaki | ||
![]() | Fukuyama City | ||
![]() | Fukuyama City | ||
![]() | Tochigi City |
References
- ^ "全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2023". jffms.jp. Japan Football Federation for Members of Society. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "【2023】JFL・地域サッカーリーグ入れ替え方式". ginnojo.com. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "2023年全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2023". soccergen.info (in Japanese). Soccer Gen. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2023 大会要項". jffms.jp. Japan Football Federation for Members of Society. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2023" (PDF). jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "開催概要及び抽選結果について 全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2023". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2023 日程・結果". jffms.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
External links
- About the Tournament (JFA)
- Schedule/Result (JFA)
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