National Regional ⁣Soccer Champions League: Road to JFL Promotion

The​ lottery for the National Regional​ Soccer Champions League‌ (National Regional CL) was held ⁢in​ Tokyo ⁤on the 26th, marking the beginning of the journey to promotion to the ‍JFL.

A total of 12 teams‌ will participate ​in the tournament, comprising the top league championship teams from​ nine⁢ regions across the country and the top three teams that have not yet⁢ qualified for the national regional CL ⁣at the National⁣ Adult Soccer Tournament. The teams will be divided into three groups of four teams ⁤each​ and compete in a league match, with a total of four ‌teams advancing to the final‌ round: the ‌three first-place teams in each group ⁣and the one second-best team ⁢in each group.

The first round will take place over three days from November 8th at three‍ venues ‍nationwide (Ibaraki, Shizuoka, and Shimane), while the ​final round will be held at Takebishi Stadium Kyoto in Kyoto City,‍ Kyoto Prefecture on November 20th, 22nd, and ⁢24th. The first-place team in the final round ​will be automatically promoted to JFL, while the 2nd place team will play a replacement match against the lowest ranked team in‌ the JFL this season ⁢(excluding​ Sony Sendai FC), with a ⁣win securing ​promotion.

Participating Teams

• Hokkaido: Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (Hokkaido)
• Tohoku: Brandieu Hirosaki FC⁢ (Aomori)
• Kanto: VONDS Ichihara FC (Chiba)
• Hokushinetsu: Fukui United FC (Fukui)
• East Sea: FC.ISE-SHIMA (Mie)
• Kansai: Asuka FC (Nara)
• China: Fukuyama ⁤City FC (Hiroshima)
• Shikoku: FC Tokushima⁢ (Tokushima)
• Kyushu: Veloscronos Tsuno ⁢(Miyazaki)
• National Adult 1: JAPAN Soccer ⁤College (Niigata)
• National Adult 2: ​J-Lease FC⁤ (Oita)
• National Social Person 3: FC Kariya (Aichi)

First Round Groupings

The teams⁢ have been divided into three ‍groups, with the following matchups:

Group A ⁢(Shizuoka venue – Yumeria Iwata)

Group B‌ (Ibaraki venue – Hitachinaka Athletics)

Group C (Shimane venue – Matsue Athletics)

The teams will compete in a league match, with ‌the top ​teams advancing to the final round.

Past Winners

Tochigi City won the tournament last year, earning promotion to the JFL. VONDS​ Ichihara FC finished in second place and‌ played in the replacement match.