2009 Japanese Regional Football League Competition

Country

Japan

Teams

Champions

Matsumoto Yamaga F.C.

Runners-up

Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club
(Zweigen Kanazawa also promoted via play off)

Matches played

← 2008

2010 →

The 33rd annual Japanese Regional Football League Competition took place from 21 November 2009 to 6 December 2009. It took place across the prefectures of Fukushima, Toyama, Tottori, Kōchi and Nagano. It is the tournament which decided promotion to the Japan Football League for the 2010 season. The top two teams in this competition Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. and Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club) were given promotion to the Japan Football League. Third place Zweigen Kanazawa achieved promotion via a two-leg play off with F.C. Kariya.

Tournament outline

Preliminary round - Four groups of four teams play each other once in a round-robin tournament. The top placed team in each group advances to the final round. Final Round - The four winners from the preliminary round play each other once in a round-robin tournament.

Three points are awarded for a win in standard time and zero for a lose. If at the end of standard time the result is a tie, a penalty shoot-out is held; the winning team is awarded 2 points and the losing team 1.

If the number of points are the same, the league position is ordered by goal difference, then the number of goals scored, and finally the result between the respective teams. If the 1st-place position cannot be decided by these factors, a play off will be contested between top two teams.

Venues

Preliminary round

Group A - Iwaki Greenfield, Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture
Group B - Takaoka Sports Core, Takaoka, Toyama prefecture
Group C - Tottori Athletics Stadium, Tottori, Tottori prefecture
Group D - Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture

Final round

Matsumotodaira Football Stadium, Matsumoto, Nagano prefecture

Participating teams

9 Regional League champions

Hokkaido: Satsudai Goal Plunderers
Tohoku: Grulla Morioka
Kanto: Yokohama Sports and Culture Club
Hokushinetsu: College of Upward Players in Soccer
Tokai: Yazaki Valente
Kansai: Sanyo Denki Sumoto Football Club
Chugoku: Renofa Yamaguchi
Shikoku: Tokushima Vortis Second
Kyushu: Okinawa Kariyushi

Runner-Up from selected leagues

Regional Leagues whose representative reached the final round in 2008, are eligible for a second team to represent them.

Kanto: Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club
Chugoku: NTN Okayama S.C.
Kyushu: Volca Kagoshima

High performing teams in the All Japan Senior Football Championship

Matsumoto Yamaga (Hokushinetsu) (winner)
Zweigen Kanazawa (Hokushinetsu) (runner-up)

Invited teams

AS.Laranja Kyoto (Kansai)
Hamamatsu University (Tokai)

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD
Yokohama Sports and Culture Club	9	3	3	0	0	0	12	0	12
Grulla Morioka	6	3	2	0	0	1	5	3	2
NTN Okayama S.C.	2	3	0	1	0	2	4	13	-9
Satsudai Goal Plunderers	1	3	0	0	1	2	3	8	-5


21 November 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Grulla Morioka	1–0	Satsudai Goal Plunderers	Iwaki Greenfield, Iwaki
NTN Okayama S.C.	0–6	Yokohama Sports and Culture Club	Iwaki Greenfield, Iwaki
22 November 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Grulla Morioka	4–1	NTN Okayama S.C.	Iwaki Greenfield, Iwaki
Satsudai Goal Plunderers	0–4	Yokohama Sports and Culture Club	Iwaki Greenfield, Iwaki
23 November 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Grulla Morioka	0–2	Yokohama Sports and Culture Club	Iwaki Greenfield, Iwaki
NTN Okayama S.C.	3–3 PK2-4	Satsudai Goal Plunderers	Iwaki Greenfield, Iwaki

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD
Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club	7	3	2	0	1	0	9	2	7
AS.Laranja Kyoto	6	3	1	1	1	0	4	3	1
College of Upward Players in Soccer	5	3	1	1	0	1	4	4	0
Yazaki Valente	0	3	0	0	0	3	1	9	-8


21 November 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club	3–1	College of Upward Players in Soccer	Takaoka Sports Core, Takaoka
AS.Laranja Kyoto	2–1	Yazaki Valente	Takaoka Sports Core, Takaoka
22 November 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club	1–1 PK4-5	AS.Laranja Kyoto	Takaoka Sports Core, Takaoka
College of Upward Players in Soccer	2–0	Yazaki Valente	Takaoka Sports Core, Takaoka
23 November 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club	5–0	Yazaki Valente	Takaoka Sports Core, Takaoka
College of Upward Players in Soccer	1–1 PK4-2	AS.Laranja Kyoto	Takaoka Sports Core, Takaoka

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD
Matsumoto Yamaga	9	3	3	0	0	0	12	1	11
Renofa Yamaguchi	5	3	1	1	0	1	5	4	1
Okinawa Kariyushi	5	3	1	0	1	1	7	5	2
Hamamatsu University	0	3	0	0	0	3	1	15	-14


21 November 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Okinawa Kariyushi	1–1 PK6-7	Renofa Yamaguchi	Tottori Athletics Stadium, Tottori
Matsumoto Yamaga	6–0	Hamamatsu University	Tottori Athletics Stadium, Tottori
22 November 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Okinawa Kariyushi	1–3	Matsumoto Yamaga	Tottori Athletics Stadium, Tottori
Renofa Yamaguchi	4–0	Hamamatsu University	Tottori Athletics Stadium, Tottori
23 November 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Okinawa Kariyushi	5–1	Hamamatsu University	Tottori Athletics Stadium, Tottori
Renofa Yamaguchi	0–3	Matsumoto Yamaga	Tottori Athletics Stadium, Tottori

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD
Zweigen Kanazawa	8	3	2	1	0	0	5	2	3
Sanyo Denki Sumoto Football Club	5	3	1	0	2	0	3	2	1
Volca Kagoshima	5	3	1	1	0	1	4	4	0
Tokushima Vortis Second	0	3	0	0	0	3	3	7	-4


21 November 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Zweigen Kanazawa	3–1	Tokushima Vortis Second	Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Kōchi
Volca Kagoshima	1–1 PK8-7	Sanyo Denki Sumoto Football Club	Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Kōchi
22 November 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Zweigen Kanazawa	2–1	Volca Kagoshima	Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Kōchi
Tokushima Vortis Second	1–2	Sanyo Denki Sumoto Football Club	Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Kōchi
23 November 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Zweigen Kanazawa	0–0 PK8-7	Sanyo Denki Sumoto Football Club	Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Kōchi
Tokushima Vortis Second	1–2	Volca Kagoshima	Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Kōchi

Final Round

Team	Pts	Pld	W	PKW	PKL	L	GF	GA	GD
Matsumoto Yamaga	7	3	2	0	1	0	3	1	2
Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club	6	3	2	0	0	1	6	3	3
Zweigen Kanazawa	3	3	0	1	1	1	1	4	-3
Yokohama Sports and Culture Club	2	3	0	1	0	2	2	4	-2


4 December 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Yokohama Sports and Culture Club	1–2	Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club	Matsumotodaira Football Stadium, Matsumoto
Matsumoto Yamaga	0–0 PK4-5	Zweigen Kanazawa	Matsumotodaira Football Stadium, Matsumoto
5 December 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Yokohama Sports and Culture Club	0–1	Matsumoto Yamaga	Matsumotodaira Football Stadium, Matsumoto
Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club	3–0	Zweigen Kanazawa	Matsumotodaira Football Stadium, Matsumoto
6 December 2009 (11:00, 13:15)
Yokohama Sports and Culture Club	1–1 PK12-11	Zweigen Kanazawa	Matsumotodaira Football Stadium, Matsumoto
Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club	1–2	Matsumoto Yamaga	Matsumotodaira Football Stadium, Matsumoto

References

Japan Football Association - The 33rd National Regional Football League Competition - Final Round (in Japanese)
Japan Football Association - The 33rd National Regional Football League Competition - Schedule and Results (in Japanese)
Japan Football Association - The 33rd National Regional Football League Competition - Tournament Outline (in Japanese)
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Japan Fourth and Lower Levels 2009

2009 in Japanese football
Domestic leagues	J. League Division 1 J. League Division 2 Japan Football League Regional Leagues (promotion series)
Domestic cups	Emperor's Cup J. League Cup
Asian competitions	AFC Champions League
National teams	FIFA World Cup qualification AFC Asian Cup qualification East Asian Games AFC U-19 Championship qualification AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Club seasons
J. League Division 1	Albirex Niigata F.C. Tokyo Gamba Osaka JEF United Ichihara Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga F.C. Montedio Yamagata Nagoya Grampus Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos
J. League Division 2	Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Consadole Sapporo Ehime F.C. Fagiano Okayama F.C. Gifu Kataller Toyama Mito HollyHock Roasso Kumamoto Sagan Tosu Shonan Bellmare Thespa Kusatsu Tochigi S.C. Tokushima Vortis Tokyo Verdy Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Yokohama F.C.

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