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Asuka FC
, commonly known as is a semi-professional football club based in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The team currently play in Japan Football League, the fourth tier of Japanese football. The club was founded on 6 December, 2003, and has undergone several name changes throughout its history, including Porvenir Kashihara and from Porvenir Asuka in 2022. History Asuka FC has steadily progressed through the Japanese football league system. The club has participated in regional leagues, notably the Kansai Soccer League, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues and represents the fifth tier of Japanese football. In the 2024 season, Asuka FC clinched the Kansai Soccer League Division 1 title, marking a significant achievement in the club's history. This victory earned them promotion to the Japan Football League (JFL), the fourth tier of Japanese football, for the 2025 season. Early foundations Kashihara FC was founded in 1979, followed by Shirakashi FC in 1984, and Unebi FC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashihara, Nara
file:Kashihara City Hall.jpg, 280px, Kashihara City Hall is a Cities of Japan, city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 118,674 in 56,013 households, and a population density of 3000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . A number of historical sites in Kashihara are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage (Cultural Heritage) Tentative List as "The Asuka and Fujiwara Imperial Capitals and Related Properties," including the remains of Fujiwara-kyō, Hon-Yakushi-ji temple ruins, Maruyama Kofun (Kashihara), Maruyama Kofun, and the Yamato Sanzan. Geography Kashihara is located at the southern edge of the Nara Basin. The city encompasses the Yamato Sanzan, "the three mountains of Yamato Province, Yamato", (, , and ), which are celebrated in Japanese poetry, and have been jointly Cultural Properties of Japan, designated a Monuments of Japan, Place of Scenic Beauty. Surrounding municipalities Nara Prefecture * Gose, Nara, Gose * Sakurai, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promotion And Relegation
Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes called open leagues. In a system of promotion and relegation, the best-ranked team(s) in a lower division are ''promoted'' to a higher division for the next season, and the worst-ranked team(s) in the higher division are ''relegated'' to the lower division for the next season. During the season, teams that are high enough in the league table that they would qualify for promotion are sometimes said to be in the ''promotion zone'', and those at the bottom are in the ''relegation zone'' (colloquially the ''drop zone'' or ''facing the drop''). These can also involve being in zones where promotion and relegation is not automatic but subject to a playoff, such as in the EFL Championship where teams 3rd to 6th enter a playoff for promotion to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoki Ohara
Shoki or Shōki may refer to: * the Japanese pronunciation of Zhong Kui, a figure in Chinese mythology, traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings * Nakajima Ki-44 Shōki, a single-engine fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II * Nihon Shoki, sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, the second oldest book of classical Japanese history * Kamen Rider Shōki, a fictional character from ''Kamen Rider Hibiki'' People with the given name * Shoki Coe Shoki Coe (; 20 August 1914 – 28 October 1988) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, erstwhile principal of Tainan Theological Seminary (1949–1965) and director of the Theological Education Fund of the World Council of Churches. ..., Taiwanese-British theologian *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese former professional baseball * Shoki Mokgapa (1984–2018), South African actress *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer * Shoki Sebotsane (born 1977) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuki Shinohara
Kazuki (written: , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese wrestler *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese manga artist and game creator *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese musician *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese sumo wrestler *Kazuki Watanabe (other), multiple people *, Japanese conductor *Kazuki Yamaguchi (other), multiple people *, Japanese voice actor and actor *Kazuki Yazawa (born 1989), J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotaro Maruyama
, known as , is an American actor and model in Japan. He was born in Newport Beach, California. He is best known for his portrayal of Ken Hisatsu/Geki Chopper in the 2007 Super Sentai series ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger''. Biography Sotaro was born in Newport Beach, California. He attended Corona del Mar High School and University High School in Irvine, where he was the club president for the Japanese Club. He is attended at Keio University in Japan as an economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ... major. He is the youngest of three brothers, one of which is , who was known for his role as in '' B-Fighter Kabuto''. Filmography External linksSotaro's Official Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Emperor's Cup
The 2025 Emperor's Cup or the JFA 105th Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第105回全日本サッカー選手権大会) is the 105th edition of the annually known contested cup. It features 88 teams representing the prefectural football associations, university football federation, J1 League and the J2 League. Vissel Kobe are the defending champions, winning the 2024 final by 1–0 against Gamba Osaka, just before becoming 2025 J1 League champions, winning the domestic double. They join the competition along other J1 and J2 League teams in the second round. Due to the participation of Urawa Red Diamonds in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, they were given automatic qualification to the Round of 16 of the Emperor's Cup, as the Club World Cup takes place between June and July, just when the rest of the J1 League teams are participating in the second and third round of the Emperor's Cup. Calendar The schedule for the first round to the Round of 16 was announced o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Japan Football League
The will be the 27th season of JFL, since its establishment in 1999. This will be the twelfth season of the league having a fourth-tier status in Japanese football since 2014. Overview This marks the final Japan Football League season scheduled within a single calendar year, running from late winter to early winter, as future seasons will shift to a summer-to-spring format. The number of teams has stayed the same at 16 for the 2025 season, just as it was in 2024. The league's champion team earns automatic promotion to the J3 League, while the 2nd place team competes in a promotion/relegation play-off against the 19th-placed team from the J3 League. Schedule The league and match format was revealed on December 21, 2024. The league kicked off on March 8 and is set to wrap up on November 23. The format consists of a round-robin with 30 matches. The J3/JFL play-offs will be held over two legs, with the dates to be confirmed in December. Changes from the previous season Iwate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Japanese Regional Leagues
The was the 59th edition of the Japanese Regional Leagues, which comprises the fifth and sixth tier of the Japanese football league system. The winners of the first division of each Regional League, along with the three best-placed teams of the Shakaijin Cup, will qualify for the 2024 Regional Champions League, competing for a spot in the 2025 JFL. Currently, no changes were publicly presented from the 2023 format of JFL promotion. Champions list Regional League Standings Hokkaido Results Tohoku Division 1 = Results = Division 2 North * The top teams of the Aomori and Akita prefectural leagues declined to participate, so there was no entry match, and the Iwate Prefecture league champion Nu Pele Hiraizumi Maezawa was automatically promoted. * Akita FC Cambiare was not relegated after the end of the season, as Morioka Zebra was not included in the 2025 schedule. Division 2 South Promotion Relegation Playoffs * Chaneaule Koriyama retained their position in D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Japanese Regional Leagues
The was the 58th edition of the Japanese Regional Leagues, the fifth tier of the Japanese football league system. The winners of the first division of each Regional League, along with other three best-placed teams of the Shakaijin Cup, qualified for the 2023 Regional Champions League, competing for a spot in the 2024 JFL. Champions list Regional League Standings Hokkaido Tohoku Division 1 Division 2 North The season is divided in two phases, each club plays 1 game against every other team. After the first phase of matches, by which all clubs will have played nine games, the league splits into two halves - a 'top five section' and a 'bottom five section'. Each club plays a further four matches, one against each of the other four teams in their own section. Points achieved during the first phase of nice matches are carried forward to the second phase, but the teams compete only within their own sections during the second phase. After the first phase is completed, clubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Japanese Regional Leagues
The was the 57th edition of the Japanese Regional Leagues, the fifth tier of the Football in Japan, Japanese football league system. As usual, this edition of the Regional Leagues was divided with 84 teams distributed in nine regional leagues. The winners of the first division of each Regional League along with other three between the nine Regional Leagues runners-up (determined by criteria set by the Japan Football Association, JFA), qualified for the 2022 Japanese Regional Football Champions League. It served as a single-elimination tournament, in which the winner and the runner-up of the competition can also qualify either directly for the Japan Football League (JFL), or by a play-off match with one of the last-placed teams at the JFL table, with the confirmation of how must the winner (and/or runner-up) get promoted to the JFL being made by the league board. Champions list Regional League Standings Hokkaido Soccer League, Hokkaido Tohoku Soccer League, Tohoku For the 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Emperor's Cup
The 2021 Emperor's Cup (Emperor's Cup JFA 101st Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第101回全日本サッカー選手権大会)) was the 101st annual Japanese national football cup tournament, which began on 22 May 2021 and ended with the final on 19 December that year. Following the compressed format of the 2020 tournament, the 2021 Emperor's Cup was restored to its usual format, featuring 90 teams representing prefectural football associations as well as the J1 and J2 Leagues. Verspah Oita was also awarded a seeded entry as the JFA's annually designated amateur club. Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions. They were eliminated by Oita Trinita in the semi-finals. Urawa Red Diamonds won their eighth title and qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage. Calendar The schedule was announced on 2 April 2021. Participating clubs There are 90 clubs compete in the tournament. The representatives for the prefectures of Tottori and Kumamoto h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Japanese Regional Leagues
The 2022 Japanese Regional Leagues, the fifth tier of the Japanese association football league system, held their regular season 2021, marking the 56th edition Japanese Regional Leagues. This edition of the Regional Leagues featured 144 teams divided across nine regional leagues. The winners of the first division of each Regional League, along with three runners-up from the nine Regional Leagues (determined by criteria set by the JFA), qualified for the 2021 Japanese Regional Football Champions League. It served as a single-elimination tournament, where the winner and the runner-up of the competition could qualify either directly for the Japan Football (JFL) or through a play-off match with one of the last-placed teams in JFL standings. The decision on how the winner (and/or runner-up) would be promoted to the JFL was made by the league board. Champions list Hokkaido The tournament was terminated on August 26 due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. League tab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
