2024 Japanese Regional Football Champions League

2024 Japanese Regional Champions League
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates8–24 November 2024
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsAsuka FC (Nara)
Runner-upVonds Ichihara (Chiba)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
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2025 →

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

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

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

First round

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

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
Source: JFA
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 58'

Shimazu 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

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
Source: JFA
8 November Vonds Ichihara 4–0 Kariya Hitachinaka
10:45 Suzuki 17'

Ichiki 23'
Nakamura 64'

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 40'

Kiyokawa 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

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
Source: JFA
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'

Yoshii 31'
Fujii 45+2'

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

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
Source: JFA

Final Round

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
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: JFA
(P) Promoted
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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.