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Press Release プレスリリース
2023.12.20
The J.League can now announce that the tournament and match formats for the 2024 J2 Promotion Play-Offs have been decided as follows.
【Conditions of Participation】
■ The clubs ranked 3rd to 6th in the 2024 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE season standings will participate in the J2 Promotion Play-Offs.
■ If a club from among those ranked 3rd to 6th in the J3 annual standings does not have a J1 or J2 club license, the clubs ranked 7th and below in the J3 annual standings are not permitted to replace that club in the J2 Promotion Play-Offs.
| Tournament | Date | Tournament format | Match format |
| J2 Promotion Play-Offs | [Semi-finals] Sunday, December 1 [Final] Saturday, December 7 | (1) If four clubs participate: Knock-out tournament with single-match fixtures (3 matches in total) The clubs ranked 3rd to 6th in the MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE will play as follows: （3rd vs. 6th, 4th vs. 5th） Venue：Home stadium of the higher ranked club (2) If three clubs participate: Knock-out tournament with 1 match each (2 matches in total) The three clubs meeting the conditions of participation ranked 3rd to 6th in the MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE will play in a tournament. The lowest two clubs out of the above three clubs will play in the Semi-finals, while the winner advances to the Final. Venue：Home stadium of the higher ranked club (3) If two clubs participate: The two clubs meet the conditions of participation from ranked 3rd to 6th in the MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE will play in the Final. Venue：Home stadium of the higher ranked club (4) If only one club participates: The club meeting the conditions of participation will automatically be declared the winner of promotion. | <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 club with the higher ranking in the J3 annual standings will be declared the winner to ensure the importance of the annual table. The winner will be promoted to J2 for the 2025 season. |
