2020 Japanese Regional Football Champions League

Overview

Venue

Participating teams

1. The champion team from each regional league 2020.
2. :In a typical year, the winner of the highest category in each league is. However, this year, due to the of the new coronavirus the selection method has been altered in some regions.
3. *Hokkaido: Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth
4. *Tohoku Division 1: Blancdieu Hirosaki
5. *Kanto Division 1: Tochigi City
6. *Hokushinetsu 1st Division: Fukui United
7. *Tokai Division 1: FC Kariya
8. *Kansai 1st Division: Tiamo Hirakata
9. *Chugoku: SRC Hiroshima
10. *Shikoku:FC Tokushima
11. *Kyushu: Okinawa SV
12. If the number of teams falls below 12 under conditions 1 and 2, the second-place teams from the regional league that wish to join the JFL will be replenished in rotating order based on the number of teams with the All Japan Football Federation as of the end of June 2010. ".
13. *Kanto Division 1 2nd Place: Briobecca Urayasu
14. *Kansai Division 1 2nd Place: Laranja Kyoto
15. *Kyushu 2nd place: J.FC Miyazaki
16. If there are no participating teams from the region under the specified conditions the All-Japan Adult Football Federation will determine and allocate the results.

Match format

• In the first round, the twelve participating teams will be divided into three groups, each consisting of four teams, to compete in a round-robin league format. Four teams will advance to the final round: the three group winners and the best performing team among the second-place finishers. In the final round, these four teams will again compete in a round-robin league format.
• The grouping remained consistent with the previous year and took place on October 24, 2020, at the Japan Football Association Headquarters. It was conducted in the same manner and broadcast on the official Kansai Soccer League YouTube channel.

1. Three of the regional league champions are from the region that includes the venue of the first round, the other six regional league champions, and the three teams that will compete in the rotating slot and "Pot 2" with two balls each, three types of "Pot A, B, C" with balls with the position number for each group, and a "lottery box" with numbers 1 to 4.
2. First, three "lottery boxes" will be drawn to determine the position of each group in the final round. The remaining positions will be reserved for the wild card.
3. Next, the three teams in the first group will draw "Pot 1" and the corresponding "Pot A, B, and C" were drawn to link the group to the venue of the first-round games and determine the position of each team.
4. Next, the six teams in the second group were drawn from "Pot 2" and the corresponding "Pot A, B, and C" to determine the position of each team.
5. Finally, the three teams in the third group will draw from "Pot 3" to determine their respective positions. In this scenario, the possibility of teams from the same regional league being placed in the same group is disregarded.

• The games consisted of two 45-minute halves, with no provision for extra time or penalty shootouts.
• In both first and final rounds, points will be awarded for each win over the course of 90 minutes = 3, a draw = 1, a loss = 0), rankings will be determined the cumulative points earned across the three matches. In the event of a draw, the difference, total number of goals scored, then head-to-head record between the concerned teams, foul points, will also be considered. If there is still no, a lottery draw will be conducted.

Match schedule

Group A

Group B

Group C

Ranking of second-placed teams

Final round

Final result

• 1. Tiamo Hirakata
• 2. FC Kariya
• 3. Tochigi City
• 4. Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth