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Press Release プレスリリース
2023.12.20
The J.League announces that the tournament and match formats for 2024 J3/JFL Play-Offs have been decided as follows.
[Promotion and relegation between J3 and JFL] (Loss of J3 club membership and admission of JFL club to J.League)
(1) In case that only one JFL club has been approved for J.League admission by the Board of Directors,
① If the JFL club ranked top in the JFL annual standings,
・The J3 club ranked lowest in the annual standings is relegated to JFL, and the JFL club ranked top in the annual standings will be promoted to J3.
・J3/JFL Play-Offs will not take place.
② If the JFL club ranked 2nd in the annual standings,
・The J3 club ranked lowest in the annual standings and the JFL club in question will participate in the J3/JFL Play-Offs.
・The JFL club that wins the J3/JFL Play-Offs will be promoted to J3, and the J3 club that defeats loses its membership.
(2) In case that the two JFL clubs have been approved for J.League admission by the Board of Directors,
① The J3 club ranked lowest in the annual standings is relegated to JFL, and the JFL club ranked top in the annual standings will be promoted to J3.
② The J3 club ranked 19th in the annual standings and the JFL club ranked 2nd in the annual standings will participate in the J3/JFL Play-Offs. The JFL club that wins the J3/JFL Play-Offs will be promoted to J3, and the J3 club that defeats loses its membership.
(3) If neither of the J3 clubs has been approved for J.League admission by the Board of Directors, J3/JFL Play-Offs will not take place.
| Tournament | Date | Tournament format | Match format |
| J3/JFL Play-Offs | 1st leg. Sunday, December 1 2nd leg Saturday, December 7 | Home and away Venue: 1st leg. JFL club home stadium 2nd leg: J3 club home stadium | <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. Team with higher numbers of wins will be the winner. If two teams are equal on number of wins, the following criteria are applied to determine the winner. ① Goal difference for two matches ②30-minute extra time (two halves of 15 minutes each) at the end of the second round ③ Penalty shoot-out (Five players from each team. If the winner is not decided, the sixth and subsequent players will take turns to kick until the winner is decided.) * Away goal rule will not be applied. |
