2024 in Japanese football

This article summarizes Japanese football in the 2024 season.

National teams[edit]

Men's[edit]

Senior[edit]

1 January 2024 Toyo Tires Cup^[1]^[2]	Japan	5–0	Thailand	Tokyo, Japan
14:00 UTC+9	Tanaka 50' Nakamura 72' Dolah 75' (o.g.) Kawamura 82' Minamino 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 61,916 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

9 January Unofficial Friendly	Japan	6–1	Jordan	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Itakura 14' Nakamura 17' 29' (o.g.) Minamino 43' Asano 71' Maeda 81'	Report	Rateb 87'	Stadium: Al Ersal Stadium Attendance: 0

14 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Japan	4–2	Vietnam	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Minamino 11', 45' Nakamura 45+2' Ueda 85'	Report	Đình Bắc 16' Tuấn Hải 33'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 17,385 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

19 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Iraq	2–1	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Hussein 5', 45+4'	Report	Endo 90+3'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 38,663 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

24 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Japan	3–1	Indonesia	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Ueda 6' (pen.), 52' Hubner 88' (o.g.)	Report	Walsh 90+1'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 26,453 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

31 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup R16	Bahrain	1–3	Japan	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Suzuki 64' (o.g.)	Report	Doan 31' Kubo 49' Ueda 72'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 31,832 Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

3 February 2023 AFC Asian Cup QF	Iran	2–1	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Mohebi 55' Jahanbakhsh 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Morita 28'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China)

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Japan	1–0	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Tanaka 2'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

26 March 2026 World Cup qualification	North Korea	0–3 Awarded^[a]	Japan
		Report

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Myanmar	v	Japan	Yangon, Myanmar
18:40 UTC+6:30		Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

11 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Japan	v	Syria	Hiroshima, Japan
19:10 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima

Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

U-23[edit]

22 March Friendly	Japan	1–3	Mali	Kameoka, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Hirakawa 2'	Report	Sangaré 34' Tounkara 53' Traoré 90'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 11,515 Referee: William Finney (England)

25 March Friendly	Japan	2–0	Ukraine	Kitakyushu, Japan
19:15 UTC+9	Sato 48' Tanaka 76'	Report		Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Attendance: 11,756 Referee: Lewis Smith (England)

16 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Japan	1–0	China	Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3	Matsuki 8'	Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 390 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

19 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	United Arab Emirates	0–2	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3		Report	Kimura 27' Kawasaki 66'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 2,097 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

22 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Japan	0–1	South Korea	Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Kim Min-woo 75'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 2,683 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

25 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF	Qatar	2–4	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3	Al-Rawi 24' Gaber 49'	Report	Yamada 2' Kimura 67' Hosoya 101' K. Uchino 113'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 9.573 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

29 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup SF	Japan	v	Iraq	Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

May AFC U-23 Asian Cup Final/3rd	Japan	v	TBD	Qatar
18:30 UTC+3

Fixtures & Results (2024)

U-20[edit]

U-19[edit]

21 March Friendly	Jordan	1–3	Japan	Kherbet Al-Souk
23:00 UTC+3	Goal 58'	Report	Goto 2' Shiogai 52' Hiraga 66'	Stadium: Kherbet-Al Souk Stadium

23 March Friendly	Syria	2–2	Japan	Kherbet Al-Souk
23:00 UTC+3	Goal ?', ?'	Report	Hiraga 46' Sato 63'	Stadium: Kherbet-Al Souk Stadium

25 March Friendly	Jordan	2–0	Japan	Kherbet Al-Souk
23:00 UTC+3	Goal ?', ?'	Report		Stadium: Kherbet-Al Souk Stadium

4 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Italy	v	Japan	Vitrolles, France
15:00 UTC+2

8 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Japan	v	Egypt	Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+2

10 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Ukraine	v	Japan	Aubagne, France
14:30 UTC+2

12 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Japan	v	Panama	Salon-de-Provence, France
14:30 UTC+2

14 or 16 June Maurice Revello Tournament RM/F	Japan	v	TBD	Salon-de-Provence, France
14:30 UTC+2

Fixtures & Results (U-19 2024), JFA.jp

U-17[edit]

U-16[edit]

9 February U-16 Algarve Cup	Germany	3–2	Japan	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
12:00 UTC±0	Lennart Karl 11' Alexander Staff 15' Yll Gashi 29'	Report	Hiroto Asada 47' Minato Yoshida 56'	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António

11 February U-16 Algarve Cup	Netherlands	6–3	Japan	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
16:00 UTC±0	Emre Ünüvar 8', 37' Austyn Jones 10', 47' Jairo Beerens 27' Eternal Barron 58'	Report	Hiroto Asada 36' Ryota Hariu 50' Minato Yoshida 61'	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António

14 February U-16 Algarve Cup	Portugal	2–1	Japan	Albufeira, Portugal
10:30 UTC±0	Anísio Cabral 28' Tomás Soares 67'	Report	Minato Yoshida 50'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

28 February UEFA Development Tournament	Spain	2–0	Japan	Manavgat, Turkey
12:00 UTC+3	Rubén López 6' Òscar Gistau 42'	Report		Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center

1 March UEFA Development Tournament	Denmark	2–1	Japan	Manavgat, Turkey
12:00 UTC+3	Valdemar Vestergaard 17' Johan Hvistendahl 87'	Report	Raiki Anzai 19'	Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center

4 March UEFA Development Tournament	France	5–1	Japan	Manavgat, Turkey
10:00 UTC+3	Djylian N'Guessan 13', 33', 47' Paul Eymard 50' Ibrahim Mbaye 55'	Report	Hyoei Kawabata 65'	Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center

26 March Montaigu Tournament GS	Mexico	1–0	Japan	Pouzauges, France
18:30 UTC+1		Report

28 March Montaigu Tournament GS	Wales	1–2	Japan	Pouzauges, France
18:30 UTC+1	Goal 56'	Report	Kazunari Kodama 29' Minato Yoshida 50'

30 March Montaigu Tournament GS	Czech Republic	0–2	Japan	Fontenay-le-Comte, France
18:00 UTC+1		Report	Hiromu Yokka 25' Minato Yoshida 73'

19 June U-16 International Dream Cup	Japan	v	Ukraine	Hirono, Japan
15:00 UTC+9				Stadium: J-Village Stadium

21 June U-16 International Dream Cup	Japan	v	Venezuela	Hirono, Japan
15:00 UTC+9				Stadium: J-Village Stadium

23 June U-16 International Dream Cup	Japan	v	Senegal	Hirono, Japan
15:00 UTC+9				Stadium: J-Village Stadium

Fixtures & Results (U-16 2024), JFA.jp

Futsal[edit]

3 February Friendly	Portugal	4–1	Japan	Porto, Portugal
20:00 UTC±0				Stadium: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos

5 February Friendly	Portugal	2–1	Japan	Porto, Portugal
20:00 UTC±0				Stadium: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos

18 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Japan	2–3	Kyrgyzstan	Bangkok, Thailand
				Stadium: Bangkok Arena

20 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	South Korea	0–5	Japan	Bangkok, Thailand
				Stadium: Bangkok Arena

22 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Japan	1–1	Tajikistan	Bangkok, Thailand
				Stadium: Bangkok Arena

Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

U-23 futsal[edit]

U-20 futsal[edit]

Beach soccer[edit]

Esports football[edit]

Women's[edit]

Senior[edit]

24 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3	North Korea	0–0	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:04 UTC+3				Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

28 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3	Japan	2–1 (2–1 agg.)	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
18:30 UTC+9				Stadium: Japan National Stadium

6 April SheBelieves Cup SF	United States	2–1	Japan	Atlanta, United States
12:30 ET	Shaw 21' Horan 77' (pen.)	Report	Seike 1'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 50,644 Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

9 April SheBelieves Cup 3rd	Japan	1–1 (0–3 p)	Brazil	Columbus, United States
16:00 ET	Tanaka 35'	Report	Cristiane 71'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 12,001 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)
	Penalties
	Seike Nagano Hasegawa		Cristiane Tarciane Angelina

13 July MS&AD Cup	Japan	v	TBD	Kanazawa, Japan
		Source		Stadium: Kanazawa Go Go Curry Stadium

25 July 2024 Olympic Games GS	Spain	v	Japan	Nantes, France
				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

28 July 2024 Olympic Games GS	Brazil	v	Japan	Paris, France
				Stadium: Parc de Princes

31 July 2024 Olympic Games GS	Japan	v	Nigeria	Nantes, France
				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

U-20[edit]

U-17[edit]

Futsal[edit]

Club competitions[edit]

League (men)[edit]

Promotion and relegation[edit]

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
J1 League	Machida Zelvia Júbilo Iwata Tokyo Verdy	Yokohama FC
J2 League	Ehime FC Kagoshima United	Omiya Ardija Zweigen Kanazawa
J3 League	No Promotion	No relegation
Japan Football League	Tochigi City FC	No relegation

J.League[edit]

J1 League[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cerezo Osaka	10	5	4	1	15	9	+6	19	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2	Machida Zelvia	10	6	1	3	13	10	+3	19
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	9	4	5	0	14	5	+9	17	Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2 group stage
4	Vissel Kobe	10	5	2	3	14	7	+7	17
5	Nagoya Grampus	9	5	1	3	9	8	+1	16
6	Yokohama F. Marinos	9	4	3	2	14	11	+3	15
7	FC Tokyo	10	4	3	3	17	15	+2	15
8	Gamba Osaka	9	4	3	2	8	7	+1	15
9	Júbilo Iwata	10	4	1	5	15	13	+2	13
10	Kashiwa Reysol	8	3	4	1	7	6	+1	13
11	Kashima Antlers	9	4	1	4	10	10	0	13
12	Albirex Niigata	10	3	3	4	9	12	−3	12
13	Urawa Red Diamonds	9	3	2	4	12	12	0	11
14	Avispa Fukuoka	9	2	5	2	8	9	−1	11
15	Tokyo Verdy	9	1	6	2	12	13	−1	9
16	Kyoto Sanga	10	2	3	5	8	13	−5	9
17	Kawasaki Frontale	9	2	2	5	10	11	−1	8
18	Shonan Bellmare	10	1	4	5	14	20	−6	7	Relegation to the J2 League
19	Sagan Tosu	9	2	1	6	11	18	−7	7
20	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	10	1	4	5	9	20	−11	7

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.

J2 League[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Shimizu S-Pulse	11	8	1	2	19	13	+6	25	Promotion to the 2025 J1 League
2	V-Varen Nagasaki	11	7	3	1	23	10	+13	24	Promotion to the 2025 J1 League
3	Fagiano Okayama	11	6	4	1	14	7	+7	22	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Yokohama FC	11	5	3	3	16	8	+8	18
5	Ventforet Kofu	11	5	3	3	19	13	+6	18
6	Blaublitz Akita	11	5	3	3	12	8	+4	18
7	Vegalta Sendai	11	4	5	2	12	9	+3	17
8	Iwaki FC	11	4	4	3	20	10	+10	16
9	Montedio Yamagata	11	5	1	5	12	12	0	16
10	Renofa Yamaguchi	11	4	3	4	14	9	+5	15
11	Ehime FC	11	4	3	4	16	15	+1	15
12	JEF United Chiba	11	4	2	5	23	15	+8	14
13	Oita Trinita	11	3	4	4	10	11	−1	13
14	Roasso Kumamoto	11	3	3	5	15	23	−8	12
15	Kagoshima United	11	3	3	5	12	20	−8	12
16	Tochigi SC	11	3	3	5	10	24	−14	12
17	Mito HollyHock	11	2	5	4	8	10	−2	11
18	Tokushima Vortis	11	2	2	7	9	21	−12	8	Relegation to 2025 J3 League
19	Fujieda MYFC	11	2	2	7	4	17	−13	8
20	Thespa Gunma	11	1	3	7	6	19	−13	6

Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.

J3 League[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Omiya Ardija	10	7	3	0	17	6	+11	24	Promotion to the 2025 J2 League
2	Azul Claro Numazu	10	6	2	2	19	9	+10	20	Promotion to the 2025 J2 League
3	FC Imabari	10	6	2	2	13	8	+5	20	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	FC Osaka^[b]	10	5	4	1	13	4	+9	19	Ineligible for promotion
5	FC Gifu	10	5	3	2	18	11	+7	18	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
6	FC Ryukyu	10	4	4	2	16	14	+2	16	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
7	SC Sagamihara	10	4	4	2	9	7	+2	16
8	Zweigen Kanazawa	10	4	2	4	20	20	0	14
9	Kataller Toyama	10	3	5	2	8	8	0	14
10	Gainare Tottori	10	3	4	3	9	11	−2	13
11	Matsumoto Yamaga	10	3	4	3	12	16	−4	13
12	Giravanz Kitakyushu	10	2	5	3	6	6	0	11
13	Nagano Parceiro	10	2	5	3	16	17	−1	11
14	YSCC Yokohama	10	2	3	5	8	13	−5	9
15	Iwate Grulla Morioka	10	2	3	5	9	16	−7	9
16	Nara Club	10	1	5	4	12	16	−4	8
17	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	10	2	2	6	10	16	−6	8
18	Fukushima United	10	2	2	6	8	14	−6	8
19	Vanraure Hachinohe	10	1	4	5	5	11	−6	7	Possible relegation via play-offs
20	Kamatamare Sanuki	10	0	6	4	10	15	−5	6	Possible relegation to 2025 JFL^[c]

Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Meiji Yasuda J3 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Notes:

^ North Korea were originally scheduled to play host to Japan in Kim Il-sung Stadium. However, North Korea then decided against hosting it due to "a malignant infectious disease" spreading in Japan.^[3] Due to the time gap and North Korea's inability to provide an alternative venue, FIFA subsequently decided that the match shall neither be played nor rescheduled, and the matter will be decided by FIFA Disciplinary Committee.^[4] It was later announced that Japan would be awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit.^[5]
^ The team does not hold either a J1 or J2 license, and so is ineligible for promotion to the J2 League.
^ Promotion from the JFL is conditional on holding a valid J3 license. If the JFL champions hold a license, the club will be automatically promoted and the J3's 20th-placed team will be automatically relegated. If the JFL runners-up hold a license, the club will need to play promotion/relegation play-offs against J3's 19th or 20th-placed team for the season, depending on whether the JFL champions hold the J3 license. The club(s) who do not hold a license cannot be promoted.

Japan Football League (JFL)[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Kochi United	6	6	0	0	14	2	+12	18	Possible promotion to 2025 J3 League^[a]
2	Okinawa SV	6	3	3	0	13	7	+6	12	Possible qualification for promotion playoffs^[a]
3	Veertien Mie	6	3	2	1	11	8	+3	11
4	Reilac Shiga	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10
5	Tiamo Hirakata	6	3	1	2	11	10	+1	10
6	Honda FC	6	2	3	1	5	2	+3	9
7	Tochigi City	6	3	0	3	10	10	0	9
8	Yokogawa Musashino	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8
9	Atletico Suzuka	6	2	1	3	7	8	−1	7
10	Sony Sendai	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7
11	ReinMeer Aomori	6	1	3	2	4	5	−1	6
12	Maruyasu Okazaki	6	1	3	2	7	9	−2	6
13	Verspah Oita	6	1	2	3	6	9	−3	5
14	Minebea Mitsumi	6	1	2	3	3	9	−6	5
15	Criacao Shinjuku	6	1	2	3	2	10	−8	5	Qualification for relegation playoffs
16	Briobecca Urayasu	6	1	0	5	3	8	−5	3	Relegated to the Regional Leagues

Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2024. Source: Japan Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Promotion is conditional on holding a valid J3 license (marked in bold in the table). If two clubs with J3 license finish in the top two of the JFL, the 1st-placed JFL club is automatically promoted to the J3 League and the 20th-placed J3 club is relegated to the JFL. The 2nd-placed JFL club will play the 19th-placed J3 club in the J3 and JFL promotion/relegation playoffs, and the winner will be in the J3 League. If there is only one club with a J3 license in the top two places in the JFL, the licensed club will be automatically promoted to J3 if the licensed club is ranked 1st in the JFL, and the club ranked 20th in J3 will be automatically relegated; if the licensed club is ranked 2nd in the JFL, it will play off with the club ranked 20th in J3. In this case, the club ranked 19th in J3 will remain in the J3 League. If the 1st- and 2nd-placed clubs in the JFL do not both have J3 license, there will be no swap between J3 and JFL.

Regional Leagues[edit]

League (women)[edit]

Promotion and relegation[edit]

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
WE League
Nadeshiko League Division 1
Nadeshiko League Division 2

WE League[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Urawa Red Diamonds	14	11	2	1	35	13	+22	35	Qualification for the 2024–25 Champions League
2	INAC Kobe Leonessa	13	10	3	0	24	5	+19	33
3	Albirex Niigata	14	9	2	3	14	7	+7	29
4	Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza	13	7	4	2	24	10	+14	25
5	Omiya Ardija Ventus	13	5	2	6	13	16	−3	17
6	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama	13	5	1	7	12	15	−3	16
7	MyNavi Sendai	13	4	2	7	14	24	−10	14
8	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina	13	3	4	6	15	18	−3	13
9	JEF United Chiba	13	3	4	6	10	15	−5	13
10	AC Nagano Parceiro	13	3	4	6	13	21	−8	13
11	Cerezo Osaka Yanmar	13	3	2	8	10	20	−10	11
12	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara	13	0	2	11	6	26	−20	2

Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2024. Source: WE League, WE League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points;2) Goal difference;3) Number of goals scored.

Nadeshiko League[edit]

Cup competitions (men)[edit]

Fujifilm Super Cup[edit]

17 February 2024

13:35 JST

Vissel Kobe	0–1	Kawasaki Frontale
	Report	Van Wermeskerken 48'

Japan National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 52,142

Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Emperor's Cup[edit]

J.League YBC Levain Cup[edit]

Qualified teams:

Cup competitions (women)[edit]

Empress's Cup[edit]

WE League Cup[edit]

14 October 2023

16:03 JST

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina	0–0	Albirex Niigata
	Report (WE League)
Penalties
	4–2

Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Attendance: 6,261

2024–25 WE League Cup

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "TOYO TIRES CUP 2024 [1/1] TOP". jfa.jp. JFA. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Inaugural TOYO TIRES CUP to be held on January 1, 2024". toyotires.eu. Toyo Tires. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240321/p2g/00m/0sp/065000c
^ "Update on Korea DPR v Japan World Cup qualifying match". FIFA. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
^ "FIFA規律委員会の決定について　3.26 SAMURAI BLUE 対朝鮮民主主義人民共和国代表（平壌）～FIFAワールドカップ26アジア2次予選兼 AFCアジアカップサウジアラビア2027予選～". Japan Football Association. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

External links[edit]

Japan Football Association (JFA)
List of International matches, jfa.jp
Annual schedule of Japan National Teams in 2024 (as of 18 December 2023), jfa.jp

[6] North Korea were originally scheduled to play host to Japan in Kim Il-sung Stadium. However, North Korea then decided against hosting it due to "a malignant infectious disease" spreading in Japan.^[3] Due to the time gap and North Korea's inability to provide an alternative venue, FIFA subsequently decided that the match shall neither be played nor rescheduled, and the matter will be decided by FIFA Disciplinary Committee.^[4] It was later announced that Japan would be awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit.^[5]

[table_note_OSA0.95064010049712-7] The team does not hold either a J1 or J2 license, and so is ineligible for promotion to the J2 League.

[table_note_res_R10.95064010049712-8] Promotion from the JFL is conditional on holding a valid J3 license. If the JFL champions hold a license, the club will be automatically promoted and the J3's 20th-placed team will be automatically relegated. If the JFL runners-up hold a license, the club will need to play promotion/relegation play-offs against J3's 19th or 20th-placed team for the season, depending on whether the JFL champions hold the J3 license. The club(s) who do not hold a license cannot be promoted.

[table_note_res_P0.42677798142041-9] Promotion is conditional on holding a valid J3 license (marked in bold in the table). If two clubs with J3 license finish in the top two of the JFL, the 1st-placed JFL club is automatically promoted to the J3 League and the 20th-placed J3 club is relegated to the JFL. The 2nd-placed JFL club will play the 19th-placed J3 club in the J3 and JFL promotion/relegation playoffs, and the winner will be in the J3 League. If there is only one club with a J3 license in the top two places in the JFL, the licensed club will be automatically promoted to J3 if the licensed club is ranked 1st in the JFL, and the club ranked 20th in J3 will be automatically relegated; if the licensed club is ranked 2nd in the JFL, it will play off with the club ranked 20th in J3. In this case, the club ranked 19th in J3 will remain in the J3 League. If the 1st- and 2nd-placed clubs in the JFL do not both have J3 license, there will be no swap between J3 and JFL.

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