2020 Japanese Regional Leagues

Football league season
Japanese Regional Leagues
Season2020
PromotedTiamo Hirakata
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A total of 134 teams competed, split into 9 groups, in the Japanese Regional Leagues, the fifth tier of the Japanese association football league system, in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, all matches in all regions were changed from double round-robin into single round-robin, except Chūgoku and Tōkai.

All regional champions qualified for the Japanese Regional Football Champions League. Like the J.League, there was no relegation in this season to Prefectural Leagues (promotion and relegation between divisions were still available for some regions).

Champions list

Region Champions
Hokkaido Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth
Tohoku Blancdieu Hirosaki
Kantō Tochigi City
Hokushinetsu Fukui United FC
Tōkai FC Kariya
Kansai Tiamo Hirakata
Chūgoku SRC Hiroshima
Shikoku FC Tokushima
Kyushu Okinawa SV

Hokkaido

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth 7 7 0 0 38 4 +34 21 Qualification to the Promotion Series
2 Norbritz Hokkaido 7 6 0 1 38 5 +33 18
3 Nippon Steel Muroran 7 5 0 2 23 11 +12 15
4 Sapporo 7 4 0 3 28 10 +18 12
5 Shintoku 7 3 0 4 13 32 −19 9
6 Nippon Express 7 2 0 5 11 25 −14 6
7 Sapporo University 7 1 0 6 8 29 −21 3
8 Iwamizawa Hokushukai 7 0 0 7 7 50 −43 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored


Tohoku

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Blancdieu Hirosaki 9 8 1 0 48 4 +44 25 Qualification to the Promotion Series
2 Sendai University 9 7 1 1 29 12 +17 22
3 Cobaltore Onagawa 9 6 3 0 31 7 +24 21
4 Ganju Iwate 9 4 1 4 16 17 −1 13
5 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 9 3 3 3 15 20 −5 12
6 Primeiro 9 3 1 5 9 21 −12 10
7 Morioka Zebra 9 2 2 5 10 22 −12 8
8 Fuji Club 2003 9 1 4 4 14 23 −9 7
9 Omiya 9 2 0 7 10 27 −17 6 Relegation to the 2021 Tohoku Soccer League Division 2
10 Saruta Kōgyō S.C. [tl] 9 0 2 7 5 34 −29 2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored


Division 2

Division 2 North

Division 2 South

Kantō

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Tochigi City 9 7 2 0 25 6 +19 23 Qualification to the Promotion Series
2 Briobecca Urayasu 9 6 2 1 19 10 +9 20
3 Tokyo United 9 6 1 2 15 7 +8 19
4 Vonds Ichihara 9 5 2 2 15 7 +8 17
5 Criacao Shinjuku 9 5 0 4 11 7 +4 15
6 Hitachi Building Systems 9 3 1 5 10 17 −7 10
7 Ryutsu Keizai Dragons Ryugasaki 9 3 0 6 18 14 +4 9
8 Tokyo 23 9 2 3 4 6 14 −8 9 Qualification to the Relegation play-off
9 Ryutsu Keizai University 9 1 1 7 6 28 −22 4 Relegation to the 2021 Kantō Soccer League Division 2
10 Joyful Honda Tsukuba 9 1 0 8 8 23 −15 3
Source: Soccerway, Goal Note Cloud, Kanto Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored


Division 2

Hokushinetsu

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Fukui United 7 7 0 0 18 4 +14 21 Qualification to the Promotion Series
2 Artista Asama 7 5 1 1 11 3 +8 16
3 Toyama Shinjo 7 5 0 2 20 11 +9 15
4 Japan Soccer College 7 4 1 2 12 9 +3 13
5 Niigata UHW 7 2 0 5 13 12 +1 6
6 Hokuriku University 7 1 1 5 6 10 −4 4
7 Sakai Phoenix 7 1 0 6 8 20 −12 3 Relegation to the 2021 Hokushinetsu Soccer League Division 2
8 Kamo 7 1 0 6 6 25 −19 3
Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2020. Source: Soccerway, Hokushinetsu Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored


Division 2

Tōkai

Owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tōkai region played a knockout tournament to decide the team qualifying for the 2020 Regional Promotion Series (for Division 1 only).

In Division 1, Yazaki Valente did not participate, so Kariya received a bye to the semi-finals.

In Division 2, Bombonera Gifu did not participate, so Toyota received a bye to the semi-finals.

Division 1 Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
FC Kariya 1
Chukyo University FC 0
Fujieda City Hall SC
Chukyo University FC w/o
FC Kariya 4
Tokai Gakuen FC 1
Tokai Gakuen FC 4
Chukyo univ. FC 0
Tokai Gakuen FC 3
Tokoha University 1
FC Ise-Shima 2 (3)
Tokoha University 2 (5)

Division 2 Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Toyota
 
Nagoya SC
Nagara Club
 
 
Rivielta Toyokawa
AS Kariya
 
 
FC Gifu SECOND
Yokkaichi University

Kansai

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Tiamo Hirakata 7 3 4 0 14 6 +8 13 Qualification to the Promotion Series
2 Laranja Kyoto 7 4 1 2 14 9 +5 13
3 Cento Cuore Harima 7 4 1 2 11 6 +5 13
4 Ococias Kyoto 7 3 2 2 11 11 0 11
5 Kandai 7 3 2 2 8 8 0 11
6 Arterivo Wakayama 7 2 2 3 9 15 −6 8
7 Porvenir Kashihara 7 1 2 4 6 8 −2 5
8 Lagend Shiga 7 0 2 5 1 11 −10 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored


Division 2

Chūgoku

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Chūgoku region played in a tournament known as the CSL Championship 2020, or C-1 Cup, with 8 teams competing for a spot in the 2020 Regional Promotion Series. NTN Okayama and Dezzolla Shimane did not participate in this season.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Baleine Shimonoseki 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 6 Qualification to the Knockout stage
2 SRC Hiroshima 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3 Energy Mizushima 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
4 Yonago Genki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mitsubishi Mizushima 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Qualification to the Knockout stage
2 Fuji Xerox Hiroshima 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3 Bergarosso Hamada 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 Pacific University 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
September 20th 		Final
September 27th
      
1A FC Baleine Shimonoseki 2 (5)
2B Fuji Xerox Hiroshima 2 (3)
FC Baleine Shimonoseki 0
SRC Hiroshima 2
1B Mitsubishi Mizushima 0 (2)
2A SRC Hiroshima 0 (4)

Shikoku

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 FC Tokushima 7 7 0 0 29 3 +26 21 Qualification to the Promotion Series
2 Nankoku 7 6 0 1 26 4 +22 18
3 Llamas Kochi 7 4 0 3 14 10 +4 12
4 Tadotsu 7 4 0 3 15 13 +2 12
5 Lavenirosso 7 1 2 4 12 20 −8 5
6 R. Velho Takamatsu 7 1 2 4 15 29 −14 5
7 Yanagimachi 7 1 1 5 8 22 −14 4
8 Koyo Sealing Techno 7 1 1 5 11 29 −18 4
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored


Kyushu

On August 11, the Kyushu League was abandoned, due to Kaiho Bank's withdrawal and the spread of coronavirus in Okinawa and Kumamoto. Okinawa SV, as the 2019 Kyushu League champions, are elected to play in the Regional Promotion Series.

League table at the time of abandonment

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Okinawa 4 3 1 0 0 12 2 +10 11 Qualification to the Promotion Series
2 Miyazaki 3 3 0 0 0 12 2 +10 9
3 Kumamoto Teachers 3 2 1 0 0 6 3 +3 8
4 Saga LIXIL 3 2 1 0 0 4 2 +2 8
5 Kaiho Bank 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 −1 3
6 Kawasoe Club 4 1 0 0 3 6 10 −4 3
7 Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors 4 1 0 0 3 3 12 −9 3
8 NIFS Kanoya 4 0 0 2 2 3 6 −3 2
9 Nakatsu 4 0 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
10 Nippon Steel Oita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Source: Soccerway, KYFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored


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