National Regional CL Kicks Off: VONDS Dominates in Round One

November 8, 2024 Catherine Williams - Chief Editor Sports

On August 8th, the first day⁢ of the first​ round of the National Regional Soccer Champions ⁣League (National Regional CL), ⁢players competed to qualify for next season’s JFL at ⁣three venues across the country. VONDS Ichihara (Chiba), who won this⁤ season’s Kanto⁢ League, started strong with a ‍comfortable 4-0 victory in their Group ⁢B match against FC Kariya (Aichi), who qualified for this tournament by placing 4th in the National Adult Soccer Tournament.

VONDS took the lead in the 7th minute with a header from FW Kaito ​Suzuki, and FW Tatsuichi ⁤Ichiki added⁣ another point in the 23rd minute. In ⁤the‍ second half, midfielder Daiki Numa ‌and forward Yuji Kato scored ​goals to seal the ⁤victory.

[Photo]The battle for JFL promotion has begun. Players entering.

In the other Group B match, Asuka FC (Kansai/Nara) defeated ⁣Brandieu Hirosaki ​(Tohoku/Aomori) 3-2. Just before the end of the game, tied ⁢at 2-2, Ryuseki Kiyokawa made a mid-range shot to ⁣take the lead. Tomorrow’s second match card‍ features ‍VONDS Ichihara ‌vs. Asuka FC⁣ and FC Kariya vs. Brandieu Hirosaki.

A total of 12 teams, including the winning teams from the nine regional leagues‌ nationwide and the top teams from⁢ the national ⁣adult ​tournament, will compete for promotion to⁢ the JFL. In the first round, ⁣teams will be divided into three‌ groups of ‍four ⁢and compete in a league match, with the top four teams (first place in each group and ⁢second place in each group) advancing to the⁢ final round. The final ⁣round is also a league match, with the 1st place being automatically promoted to ⁢the JFL, and the 2nd place going to ‌a playoff against the lowest-placed team in the JFL for a promotion ​spot.

[Group A]

  • FC Tokushima 1-1 Veloscronos Tsuno
  • Jay Lease ‍FC – 302 3 1 1
  • FC.ISE-SHIMA ⁣- 2●3 – ⁣0 -1 4

[Group B]

  • VONDS Ichihara – 400 3 4 1
  • FC Kariya -⁤ 0●4 – 0 -4 ​4
  • Asuka FC – 302‍ 3 1 2
  • Brandew Hirosaki – 2●3 – 0 -1 3

[Group C]

  • Fukuyama City – 0△0 1 0 2
  • Fukui United – 0△0 – 1 0 ​2
  • Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth – ⁣2〇1 3 1 1
  • JAPAN Soccer College – 1●2 – 0 -1 4

Final round standings

Team A1 B1 C1 ⁣2nd ⁢place Wins and points ranking 1st place in A group – 1st place in B group – 1st place ​in C group – 2nd place Highest results –

*1st place ⁣in the ⁤final round will be automatically promoted to JFL. 2nd place is ⁤this season’s JFL 16th place and ​a replacement match.