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2023 J3 League
The 2023 J3 League, referred to as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 10th season of the J3 League under its current name. Changes from the previous season Iwaki FC and Fujieda MYFC were promoted to the J2 League after being champions and runners-up of 2022 J3 League, last season's J3. FC Ryukyu and Iwate Grulla Morioka were relegated from the J2 League after relatively short stints at the 2nd division, with Ryukyu spending four seasons, and Iwate spending just a single season. The clubs finished as 21st and 22nd-placed team at the 2022 J2 League, respectively. Nara Club and FC Osaka were promoted to the J3 League after being respectively, champions and runners-up of 2022 Japan Football League, last season's JFL. Both teams are making their debut in the J3 League after obtaining a J.League License, to enable their promotion from the JFL. This season is the first of the J3 League to have 20 teams, seeing an increase from last season's 18 teams. About the number of teams, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 In Japanese Football
This article summarizes Japanese football in the 2023 season. National teams SourceJFA Men's Senior JFA.jp U-22 JFA.jp University U-20 JFA.jp U-19 JFA.jp U-18 JFA.jp U-17 JFA.jpLimoges Tournament JFA.jp U-16 JFA.jp U-15 JFA.jp EAFF.com Futsal JFA.jp U-23 futsal JFA.jp U-20 futsal ''Unofficial results:'' JFA.jp Beach soccer JFA.jp Women's Senior JFA.jp U-19 jfa.jp U-17 U-15 JFA.jp Futsal JFA.jp Club competitions League (men) Promotion and relegation J.League =J1 League |
Meiji Yasuda Life
is a Japanese life insurance company, which is headquartered in Tokyo and created in 2004 from the merger of Meiji Life and Yasuda Life. The company is one of the oldest and largest insurers in Japan. The Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company is a member of the Mitsubishi and Fuyo Group, Fuyo groups and participates in the former's Friday Conference. It is the main sponsor of the J1 League since 2015. History In 1881, entrepreneur Zenjiro Yasuda founded the Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company, making it part of the Yasuda zaibatsu. On January 1, 2004, Meiji Mutual Life Insurance Company and Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company merged to create the Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. References External links * * Meiji Yasuda Life, Insurance companies based in Tokyo Mutual insurance companies Mitsubishi companies, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Japanese brands Fuyo Group Financial services companies established in 1881 1881 establishments in Japan Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Imabari
FC Imabari (FC今治, ''Efu Shī Imabari'') is a Japanese football club based in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. They currently play in the J2 League after promotion from J3 League in 2024, Japan's second tier of professional football. History The club was founded in 1976 and were promoted to the Shikoku Football League in 2001. From 2009 to 2011, they were owned by Ehime FC as their reserve team, ''Ehime FC Shimanami''. In 2014, the majority of FC Imabari was bought by former Japan national team coach Takeshi Okada. In February 2016, the club made another step forward towards the J. League, as JFA recognised J.League Hundred Year Vision clubs. In November, they won the Regional Promotion Series and were promoted to the Japan Football League. During their debut season on the JFL, they opened their new stadium and acquired a J3 League license from the 2018 season. In 2019, after finishing on third place at the JFL, FC Imabari were promoted to Japan's professional league syste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Gifu
Football Club Gifu (フットボールクラブ岐阜, ''Futtobōrukurabu Gifu''), abbreviated as is a Japanese football club based in Gifu, capital of Gifu Prefecture, Japan. They play in the J3 League, the third tier of Japanese professional football. History During the Japan Soccer League and former Japan Football League years, the city and prefecture of Gifu were represented by the Seino Transportation Co. (西濃運輸 ''Seinō Un'yu'') works team, which was relegated from the old JFL for the last time in 1997 and folded shortly thereafter in January 1998. The modern-day Gifu club was founded in 2001 (Seino's last manager Masayuki Katsuno was among the founders, and a former Seino player, Takashi Umeda, recently returned to town and joined the club following a decade-long stint with Oita Trinita). The club was promoted to the new Japan Football League in 2007 after beating Honda Lock S.C. in the promotion/relegation play-offs. The team earned third place at the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukushima United FC
is a Japanese football club from Fukushima City, the capital of Fukushima Prefecture. They currently play in the J3 League, Japan's third tier of professional football. History The club was founded in 2006, by the merger of ''FC Pelada Fukushima'' and ''Junkers''. From the 2008 season, the club has adopted the new name as Fukushima United FC. They played in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system in 2013. Starting in 2014, they were promoted to the newly formed, J3 League. On 28 October 2022, Fukushima United acquired the J2 license, meaning that from the 2022 season, they can now be promoted to the J2 League The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yasud ... if the club finishes the league season either on 1st or 2nd place. Stadium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Football League
The , also known as simply the JFL, is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League 100 Year Plan club status, J.League associate membership among its ranks. Relationship and position of J. League and Japan Football League (JFL) According to the official document published in December 2013 when the J3 League was established, the J3 League was the 3rd level of the J.League. The J.League and non-J.League amateur leagues have different hierarchical structures, and the J3 League was ranked on the same level as the JFL. In addition, the JFL itself has the same recognition in the material showing the league composition on the official website. Therefore, the JFL is treated as equal to J3 in theory, but in practice it is considered equivalent to a 4th division. History The Japan Football League started from the 1999 Japan Football League, 1999 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yasuda Life and it is thus officially known as the . Until the 2014 season it was named the J.League Division 2. Second-tier club football has existed in Japan since 1972 during the Japan Soccer League era; however, it was only professionalized during the 1999 season with ten clubs. The league took one relegating club from the top division and nine clubs from the second-tier semi-professional Japan Football League (1992–98), former JFL to create the J2 League. The remaining seven clubs in the Japan Football League, the newly formed Yokohama FC, and one promoting club from the Japanese Regional Leagues, Regional Leagues, formed the nine-club Japan Football League, JFL, then the third tier of Japanese football. The third tier is now represented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Ryukyu
is a Japanese professional football club based in Okinawa. The club plays in the J3 League, Japanese third tier of professional football. The team's home stadium is Okinawa Athletic Park Stadium, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The team derive their name from Ryukyu, the historic name for Okinawa Prefecture. The club once had futsal and handball teams. History The club was founded in 2003. Most of the players who initially joined the club were those who had left Okinawa Kariyushi FC after a rift with their management, which were beholden to the Kariyushi hotel chain. Their first 2003 season saw them win the championship in Okinawa Prefectural Division 3 North. They were allowed to skip to Division 1 the next season, where they again succeeded in finishing top of the table. In the 2005 season, they belonged to the Kyūshū Regional League (Kyu League). After finishing 2nd and winning the Regional League play-off, they were promoted to the JFL and became the first ever Okinawan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujieda MYFC
are a Japanese professional football club based in Fujieda, Shizuoka. They currently play in J2 League, the Japanese second tier of professional football. It was previously funded by online subscribers and was the first of its kind in Japan. The club spent two seasons in the Japan Football League before having their application accepted in 2013 to participate in the inaugural season of J3 League in 2014. History The current club was formed in 2010 as a merger of two clubs, Fujieda Nelson (named after Daishiro Yoshimura's Brazilian middle name) and Shizuoka FC. The My Football Club project bought Fujieda Nelson CF in 2008 and renamed them Fujieda MYFC. Then in 2010, My Football Club bought Shizuoka FC and merged the two clubs to form Shizuoka Fujieda MYFC. Toshihide Saito was appointed player/manager of the club. In their first season the club finished 1st in the Tokai League Division 1 but was knocked out of the Regional League promotion series. On 2011, they took seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwaki FC
is a football (soccer) club based in Iwaki, a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The club competes in the J2 League, the second tier of Japanese football league system. History Founder Club Iwaki FC was founded in 2012, before getting official recognition in 2013 with the creation of their homonymous corporation. The club name got more attention when Under Armour decided to support the club in climbing the Japanese football pyramid from the bottom. The vision behind the club’s formation, was an intention of "making Iwaki the central football-city in Tohoku". In service of this, a new training field opened in November 2016 and the club-house was just launched in May 2017: two central structures necessary to rise to the top of Japanese football. Fukushima Prefectural Football League (2013–2017) Results during this period supported Iwaki FC’s rise, as they won several lesser league titles in the Fukushima Prefectural Football Leagues, eventually joining the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nara Club
is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in the Nara city, capital of Nara Prefecture. They currently play in J3 League, the third tier professional in the Japanese football. History The club was originally established in Nara in 1991 under the name and it became a member of the Football Association of Nara. The club went up to the top division in 1997. It was renamed to its current name in 2008, and was promoted to the regional league in 2009. In 2014, they won the Regional League promotion series, earning promotion to the Japan Football League, where they played from 2015 to 2022. On 5 November 2022, Nara was promoted to the J3 League for the first time in their history, after beating Veertien Mie in a narrow 1–0 win, with Sotaro Yamamoto scoring the winning goal in the 86th minute, to confirm their early access to the J3, a few rounds before the end of the season. The Nara The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 J2 League
The 2022 J2 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the J2 League, the second-tier Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. Clubs Personnel and kits Managerial changes Foreign players As of 2022 season, there are no more restrictions on a number of signed foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad. Players from J.League partner nations (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Qatar) are exempt from these restrictions. *Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the midseason transfer window. *Player's name in ''italics'' indicates the player has Japanese nationality in addition to their FIFA nationality, or is exempt from being treated as a foreign player due to having been born in Japan and being enrolled in, or having graduated from school in the country. League table ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
