2008 Japanese Regional Football League Competition

2008 Japanese Regional Football League Competition
Country  Japan
Teams 16
Champions Machida Zelvia
Runners-up V-Varen Nagasaki
(Honda Lock S.C. also promoted)
Matches played 30

The 32nd annual Japanese Regional Football League Competition took place from 22 November 2008 to 30 November 2008. It took place across the prefectures of Fukuoka, Kōchi, Tottori and Okinawa. It is the tournament which decided promotion to the Japan Football League for the 2009 season. As three teams were promoted from the Japan Football League to J. League Division 2, the top three teams in this competition were promoted: Machida Zelvia, V-Varen Nagasaki and Honda Lock.

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. In the 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 loss. 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 playoff will be contested between the top two teams.

Venues

Preliminary round

Final Round

Participating teams

9 Regional League champions

Runner-Up from selected leagues

Regional Leagues whose representative reached the final round in 2007, are eligible for a second team to represent them. This would normally be four teams, however this year there were only three.

High performing teams in the All Japan Senior Football Championship

NEC Tokin were originally announced to participate, however due to poor business performances from their parent company, their entry was withdrawn and replaced by fourth place Matsumoto Yamaga.

Invited teams

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pts
Pld
W
PKW
PKL
L
GF
GA
GD
Honda Lock 631110431
Banditonce Kakogawa 531020431
Nagano Parceiro 531101660
Okinawa Kariyushi 23010235-2
22 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Nagano Parceiro 2-2
PK 4-2
Honda Lock Honjō Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu city
Okinawa Kariyushi 1-1
PK 4-3
Banditonce Kakogawa Honjō Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu city
23 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Nagano Parceiro 2–1 Okinawa Kariyushi Honjō Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu city
Honda Lock 0–0
PK 5-4
Banditonce Kakogawa Honjō Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu city
24 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Nagano Parceiro 2-3 Banditonce Kakogawa Honjō Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu city
Honda Lock 2-1 Okinawa Kariyushi Honjō Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu city

Group B

Team Pts
Pld
W
PKW
PKL
L
GF
GA
GD
V-Varen Nagasaki 933000707
Kamatamare Sanuki 531101220
Ain Food 33011115-4
Tochigi Uva 13001214-3
22 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Kamatamare Sanuki 2-0 Tochigi Uva Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Haruno
V-Varen Nagasaki 4-0 Ain Food Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Haruno
23 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Kamatamare Sanuki 0-2 V-Varen Nagasaki Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Haruno
Tochigi Uva 1-1
PK 4-5
Ain Food Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Haruno
24 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Kamatamare Sanuki 0-0
PK 4-2
Ain Food Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Haruno
Tochigi Uva 0-1 V-Varen Nagasaki Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Haruno

Group C

Team Pts
Pld
W
PKW
PKL
L
GF
GA
GD
Renofa Yamaguchi 832100532
Matsumoto Yamaga 732010642
Grulla Morioka 331002954
Shizuoka 030003210-8
22 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Renofa Yamaguchi 2-1 Shizuoka Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori city
Grulla Morioka 2-3 Matsumoto Yamaga Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori city
23 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Renofa Yamaguchi 2-1 Grulla Morioka Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori city
Shizuoka 1-2 Matsumoto Yamaga Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori city
24 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Renofa Yamaguchi 1-1
PK 5-3
Matsumoto Yamaga Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori city
Shizuoka 0–6 Grulla Morioka Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori city

Group D

Team Pts
Pld
W
PKW
PKL
L
GF
GA
GD
Machida Zelvia 832100918
Yazaki Valente 732010936
Norbritz Hokkaido 33100224-2
Sagawa Express Chugoku 030003315-12
22 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Sagawa Express Chugoku 0-7 Machida Zelvia Coca-Cola West Sports Park, Tottori city
Yazaki Valente 2-0 Norbritz Hokkaido Coca-Cola West Sports Park, Tottori city
23 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Sagawa Express Chugoku 2–6 Yazaki Valente Coca-Cola West Sports Park, Tottori city
Machida Zelvia 1–0 Norbritz Hokkaido Coca-Cola West Sports Park, Tottori city
24 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Sagawa Express Chugoku 1-2 Norbritz Hokkaido Coca-Cola West Sports Park, Tottori city
Machida Zelvia 1–1
PK 6-5
Yazaki Valente Coca-Cola West Sports Park, Tottori city

Final Round

Team Pts
Pld
W
PKW
PKL
L
GF
GA
GD
Machida Zelvia 832100413
V-Varen Nagasaki 732010606
Honda Lock 33100237-4
Renofa Yamaguchi 03000305-5
28 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Honda Lock 0-5 V-Varen Nagasaki Ishigaki Island Soccer Park Anma, Ishigaki city
Renofa Yamaguchi 0–2 Machida Zelvia Ishigaki Island Soccer Park Anma, Ishigaki city
29 November 2008 (11:00, 13:15)
Honda Lock 2-0 Renofa Yamaguchi Ishigaki Island Soccer Park Anma, Ishigaki city
V-Varen Nagasaki 0–0
PK 3-5
Machida Zelvia Ishigaki Island Soccer Park Anma, Ishigaki city
30 November 2008 (10:00, 12:15)
Honda Lock 1–2 Machida Zelvia Ishigaki Island Soccer Park Anma, Ishigaki city
V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Renofa Yamaguchi Ishigaki Island Soccer Park Anma, Ishigaki city

References

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