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2022 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE - League and Match Formats

The J.League announces that the league and match formats for the 2022 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE have been decided as follows.

League

Schedule and No. of matches

Competition format

Match format

MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE
(18teams)

Saturday, March 12*
- Sunday, November 20
[34 sectors
/306 matches]

Home and away double round-robin tournament

<Match format and determination of winners>
In case a 90-minute match (two halves of 45 minutes each) is played and no winner is decided, the match ends in a tie.

<Points>
Winner: three (3) points, Tie: one (1) point, Loser: zero (0) points

<Determination of annual standing>
Ranking is determined by the total number of points at the end of the league, and the teams with a higher number of points are ranked at the top.
However, teams with the same number of points are ranked based on the following factors, in order of priority.[1] Goal difference[2] Number of goals scored[3] Head-to-head results(A: Points, B: Goal difference, C: Number of goals scored)[4] Disciplinary points[5] Draw*A draw is conducted only when deemed necessary by the Board of Directors, for example, to determine the team to be relegated.

The two J2 clubs ranked lowest in the annual standings are relegated to J3, and the two J3 clubs ranked top in the annual standings are promoted to J2.

If the two J3 clubs ranked top in the annual standings do not have a J1 or J2 club license, the J3 clubs in question cannot be promoted to J2. In this case, the J3 clubs ranked 3rd and below in the annual standings are not promoted to J2.

If only one of the two J3 clubs ranked top in the annual standings does not have a J1 or J2 club license, only the J2 club ranked the lowest in the annual standings is relegated to J3.

If neither of the two J3 clubs ranked top in the annual standings has a J1 or J2 club license, promotion and relegation between J2 and J3 will not take place.