JFA Japan Beach Soccer Tournament

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JFA Japan Beach Soccer Tournament
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
RegionJapan
Number of teams16
Current championsTokyo Verdy BS
(2023, 5th title)
Most successful club(s)Tokyo Lequios BS (7 titles)
WebsiteJFA
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The JFA All Japan Beach Soccer Tournament (JFA全日本ビーチサッカー大会, JFA zen'nihon bīchisakkā taikai) is a national beach soccer tournament hosted by the Japan Football Association (JFA). The competition was founded on 2006, and ever since then, the competition is always hosted either on September or October.

Current format[edit]

The 16 participating teams (12 teams up to the 6th edition in 2011) in the current format qualifies by regional qualifications.

The distribution of slots are made considering these factors:[1]

  • The current champions of each of the nine regional football associations
  • One team from the host prefecture's football association (On 2023, Hyogo Prefecture)
  • One team from the regional football association that won the previous tournament (On 2023, Kanto)
  • One team from the regional football association that ended as runners-up in the previous tournament (On 2023, Kyushu)
  • One extra team from each of the four regions with the highest number of teams participating in the preliminary rounds of the previous tournament. (On 2023, Kanto, Kansai, Chugoku and Kyushu)

The competition starts on the Round of 16, with all qualified teams entering this round.

Winners[edit]

Year Date Winner [2] Venue
2006 14–15 October Lequios FC Emerald Beach (Motobu, Okinawa)
2007 20–21 October Lequios FC Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2008 18–19 October Lequios FC Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2009 24–25 October Cancelled [a] Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2010 16–17 October Sol Mar Praia Okinawa Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2011 24–25 September Tokyo Lequios BS Otachimisaki Park (Ashikita, Kumamoto)
2012 21–23 September Sol Mar Praia Okinawa Shirahama Beach (Shirahama, Wakayama)
2013 18–20 October Tokyo Lequios BS Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2014 13–15 September Tokyo Lequios BS Shibukawa Beach (Tamano, Okayama)
2015 11–13 September Lazo Apego Kitakyusyu Okura Coast (Akashi, Hyogo)
2016 14–16 October Fusion Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2017 8–10 September Tokyo Verdy BS Okura Coast (Akashi, Hyogo)
2018 12–14 October Tokyo Verdy BS Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2019 6–8 September Tokyo Verdy BS Playa Karo-Minato (Tottori, Tottori)
2020 11–13 September Cancelled [b] Okura Coast (Akashi, Hyogo)
2021 24–26 September Cancelled [b] Okura Coast (Akashi, Hyogo)
2022 9–11 September Tokyo Verdy BS Okura Coast (Akashi, Hyogo)
2023 8–10 September Tokyo Verdy BS Okura Coast (Akashi, Hyogo)
  1. ^ Mid-competition, the semi-finals and finals were cancelled due to the approach of a Typhoon in the region.
  2. ^ a b The competition was cancelled due to COVID-19 extended protective measures.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "JFA 第18回全日本ビーチサッカー大会". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ "JFA 全日本ビーチサッカー大会". JFA (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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