2024 Japanese Regional Football Champions League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Dates | 8–24 November 2024 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Asuka FC (Nara) |
| Runner-up | Vonds Ichihara (Chiba) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
All statistics correct as of 24 November 2024. | |
The 2024 Japanese Regional Football Champions League (全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2024) 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 2024 Shakaijin Cup. [1] Promoted to the JFL, the club couldn't defend their title. Tochigi City 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
[edit]Twelve teams participate in the transitional tournament for regional league teams who want to join the JFL. Nine qualified as champions of their respective Regional Leagues on 2024. 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 for the Champions League via the Regional Leagues (being placed below the champions of their league).
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 has 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 2024 Japan Football League will not be relegated, and no play-off will be held. If both the Regional Champions League winner and runner-up aim 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.
Participating teams
[edit]Returning teams from the previous season are in bold. Teams relegated from the previous JFL season were noted in italics.
| Region | Slots | Team | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 1 | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth | 1st (League) |
| Tohoku | 1 | Blancdieu Hirosaki FC | 1st (League) |
| Kantō | 1 | Vonds Ichihara | 1st (League) |
| Hokushin'etsu | 2 | Fukui United FC Japan Soccer College FC |
1st (League) Winner (Cup) |
| Tōkai | 2 | Ise-Shima FC Kariya |
1st (League) Semi-finalist (Cup) |
| Kansai | 1 | Asuka FC | 1st (League) |
| Chugoku | 1 | Fukuyama City FC | 1st (League) |
| Shikoku | 1 | FC Tokushima | 1st (League) |
| Kyushu | 2 | Veroskronos Tsuno J-Lease FC |
1st (League) Semi-finalist (Cup) |
Venues
[edit]- First round:
- Iwata, Shizuoka: Yumeria Football Stadium
- Hitachinaka, Ibaraki: Hitachinaka City Stadium
- Matsue, Shimane: Matsue City Stadium
- Final round:
First round
[edit]Each group had its matches played in a round-robin format. Each team played three matches in just three days, from 8 to 10 November.[2] The draw was held on 26 October, and it was streamed live by Kansai Soccer League's official YouTube channel.[3][4]
Group A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J-Lease | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to the final round |
| 2 | Veroskronos Tsuno | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | FC Tokushima | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | FC Ise-Shima | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| 8 November | FC Tokushima | 1–1 | Veroskronos Tsuno | Iwata |
| 10:45 | Takabatake  69' |
Report | Hiiragi 38' |
Stadium: Iwata Sports Exchange Village Yumeria Stadium Attendance: 284 Referee: Kazuyoshi Karashima |
| 8 November | J-Lease | 3–2 | FC Ise-Shima | Iwata |
| 13:30 | Sonoda 39'
Ogino 63' |
Report | Hamada 31' Miyadera 34' |
Stadium: Iwata Sports Exchange Village Yumeria Stadium Attendance: 308 Referee: Takeshi Tsukahara |
| 9 November | FC Tokushima | 0–1 | J-Lease | Iwata |
| 10:45 | Report | Watanabe 87' |
Stadium: Iwata Sports Exchange Village Yumeria Stadium Attendance: 259 Referee: Masaaki Hiratsuka |
| 9 November | Veroskronos Tsuno | 1–0 | FC Ise-Shima | Iwata |
| 13:30 | Yamada 24' |
Report | Stadium: Iwata Sports Exchange Village Yumeria Stadium Attendance: 321 Referee: Takeshi Tsukahara |
| 10 November | FC Tokushima | 3–0 | FC Ise-Shima | Iwata |
| 10:45 | Minamino 15' Yamahara 70' Nomura 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Iwata Sports Exchange Village Yumeria Stadium Attendance: 369 Referee: Masatoshi Hiratsuka |
| 10 November | Veroskronos Tsuno | 1–1 | J-Lease | Iwata |
| 13:30 | Yamada 63' |
Report | Nobu 13' |
Stadium: Iwata Sports Exchange Village Yumeria Stadium Attendance: 298 Referee: Kazuyoshi Karashima |
Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vonds Ichihara | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to the final round |
| 2 | Asuka FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | FC Kariya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Blancdieu Hirosaki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
| 8 November | Vonds Ichihara | 4–0 | Kariya | Hitachinaka |
| 10:45 | Suzuki 17' Kato 71' |
Report | Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium Attendance: 284 Referee: Ryo Munakata |
| 8 November | Asuka FC | 3–2 | Blancdieu Hirosaki | Hitachinaka |
| 13:30 | Okura 9'
Ohara 90+4' |
Report | Takagi 16' Narita 86' |
Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium Attendance: 202 Referee: Kiyoto Takeuchi |
| 9 November | Vonds Ichihara | 1–0 | Asuka FC | Hitachinaka |
| 10:45 | Numa 84' |
Report | Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium Attendance: 272 Referee: Shō Takagi |
| 9 November | FC Kariya | 7–0 | Blancdieu Hirosaki | Hitachinaka |
| 13:30 | Tanaka 12', 28', 70' Suzuki 35', 44', 85' Arai 75' |
Report | Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium Attendance: 326 Referee: Ryo Munakata |
| 10 November | Vonds Ichihara | 2–1 | Blancdieu Hirosaki | Hitachinaka |
| 10:45 | Kato 56' 75' |
Report | own goal 5' |
Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium Attendance: 367 Referee: Kiyoto Takeuchi |
| 10 November | FC Kariya | 0–2 | Asuka FC | Hitachinaka |
| 13:30 | Report | Uryu 47' Kiyokawa 59' |
Stadium: Hitachinaka City Stadium Attendance: 196 Referee: Shō Takagi |
Group C
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fukui United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Advance to the final round |
| 2 | Fukuyama City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Japan Soccer College | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 8 November | Fukui United | 0–0 | Fukuyama City | Matsue |
| 10:45 | Report | Stadium: Matsue City Stadium |
| 8 November | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth | 2–1 | Japan Soccer College | Matsue |
| 13:30 | Maruoka 23' Kaneda 57' |
Report | Miyama 90' |
Stadium: Matsue City Stadium |
| 9 November | Fukuyama City | 4–0 | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth | Matsue |
| 10:45 | Okubo 28' Takahashi 81' |
Report | Stadium: Matsue City Stadium |
| 9 November | Fukui United | 1–0 | Japan Soccer College | Matsue |
| 13:30 | Nakajima 59' |
Report | Stadium: Matsue City Stadium |
| 10 November | Fukuyama City | 0–1 | Japan Soccer College | Matsue |
| 10:45 | Report | Stadium: Matsue City Stadium |
| 10 November | Fukui United | 0–0 | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth | Matsue |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Matsue City Stadium |
Ranking of second-placed teams
[edit]The three winners of each group of the first round qualified 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 | Asuka FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Qualification for the final round |
| 2 | Veroskronos Tsuno | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Fukuyama City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
Final Round
[edit]The final round is played in single round-robin. The winner of the group is promoted to Japan Football League and the runners-up qualified for the play-out against the 16th place of the JFL. All the matches are disputed in Takebishi Stadium in the city of Kyoto.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asuka FC (P) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Promoted to the JFL |
| 2 | Vonds Ichihara | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | Qualification for JFL promotion/relegation play-off |
| 3 | Fukui United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | J-Lease | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| 20 November | Asuka FC | 2–1 | Vonds Ichihara | Kyoto |
| 10:45 | Kiyokawa 10', 90+4' |
Report | Ichiki 53' |
Stadium: Takebishi Stadium, Kyoto |
| 20 November | Fukui United | 3–3 | J-Lease | Kyoto |
| 13:30 | Takagai 5', 8' Tsugutoshi 90+3' |
Report | Sato 28' Tsunoda 38' Matsumoto 45+3' |
Stadium: Takebishi Stadium, Kyoto |
| 22 November | Fukui United | 3–0 | Asuka FC | Kyoto |
| 10:45 | Enamoto 46' Ichikawa 70' Oishi 86' |
Report | Stadium: Takebishi Stadium, Kyoto |
| 22 November | Vonds Ichihara | 0–0 | J-Lease | Kyoto |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Takebishi Stadium, Kyoto |
| 24 November | Asuka FC | 2–1 | J-Lease | Kyoto |
| 10:45 | Kiyokawa 40' Iguchi 81' |
Report | Nobe 39' |
Stadium: Takebishi Stadium, Kyoto |
| 24 November | Vonds Ichihara | 6–3 | Fukui United | Kyoto |
| 13:30 | Ryohara 7' Yoshida 40' Suzuki 69' Kato 80' Sakuraba 86' Taniguchi 90+4' |
Report | Wada 24' Tsugutoshi 73' Kitawaki 84' |
Stadium: Takebishi Stadium, Kyoto |
References
[edit]- ^ "全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2024". jffms.jp. Japan Football Federation for Members of Society. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2024" (PDF). jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "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2024". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2024 日程・結果". jffms.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2024.