Press Release プレスリリース
2022.12.20
The J.League announces that the league and match formats for the 2023 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE have been decided as follows.
League | Schedule and No. of matches | Competition format | Match format |
MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE (20 teams) | Saturday, March 4 ※ - Saturday, December 2 [38sectors/380matches] | 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. |