Interesting to see that the winter transfer window is extra long this year, thanks to the season transformation. Apparently, the rules still allow for the usual two windows during a season, so the second window has immediately started upon the end of the first window. Deadline is Apr 8 per FIFA TMS.

#JFLCup MD1 results, standings

And the first FOUR points for a win in the JFL Cup Group Stage go to #VerspahOita with a 2–0 victory over #MaruyasuOkazaki. No goals in the other two matches today, both #Briobecca–#YokogawaMusashino (1–3) and #CriacaoShinjuku–#ReinmeerAomori (2–4) went to penalties.

What is the record for consecutive penalties scored in a PK between both teams? Asking for a friend... #FCRyukyuOkinawa #ReilacShiga www.transfermarkt.com/ryukyu-okina...

Crazy scenes from yesterday's Lithuanian Supercup between #KaunoŽalgiris and #Panevėžys. KŽ ultras, in joy of their first title in that competition, ignited a ton of fireworks, causing a fire in the process. The problem with that? Tthe match took place in a dome... www.sportas.lt/naujiena/535...

For those it may concern, the first half of the #ALyga... uhm, #Toplyga schedule has been released: www.transfermarkt.com/a-lyga/gesam... The league will feature five Japanese players, with Carlos Duke ( #FCHegelmann) probably being the most prominent. www.transfermarkt.com/a-lyga/gasta...

There is plenty of room for confusion this spring at #FCTokyo matches, at least for non-Japanese people. The only difference between #18 and #42, from a naming standpoint, is a single kanji in their first names: #18 橋本 拳人 #42 橋本 健人 CC: @condrei.bsky.social

The owner of Iwate Grulla Morioka (relegated out of #JLeague into the JFL back in 2024) has uhh... ran away? disappeared?? grulla-morioka.jp/tab09_club/0...

I currently have trouble accessing JFL club websites from the Tokyo Bay area – Criacao Shinjuku, Yokogawa Musashino, and YSCC do not respond at all. Does somebody know if there is some sort of problem? #Tokyo #Yokohama #internet #blackout

kicker-Schlagzeile: "Ideallösung" – #KSC reagiert auf Beifus-Ausfall und holt Ambrosius zurück ...das heißt also, dass der KSC jetzt einen allergenen Kräutergarten eröffnet? 🤔

The J1, J2/J3 and JFL Special Seasons are added to @transfermarkt.de. For now the 5th and 6th tier leagues 2025 seasons are also visible on the Japan overview page yet so far I am only aware of CSL playing a 2026 season. Rumor has it regional leagues will switch calender for 27/28. #jleague

2026 #JFLUniform, #VeertienMie www.veertien.jp/fc/news_all/...

An announcement concerning King Kazu which does not occur on 11 January?

@condrei.bsky.social pointed out to me that #FukushimaUnited are absorbing Tohoku Soccer League D1 club Michinoku Sendai and rename it to Fukushima United Second. fufc.jp/news/12760/ #J3League

Sooo... 2026 Detroit Lions opponents as it stands now: – NFC North ×2: Bears, Packers, Vikings – NFC South: Panthers, Buccaneers, Falcons, Saints – AFC East: Patriots, Bills, Dolphins, Jets – P4: Titans, Giants, Cardinals ➡️Lions vs Titans at Munich in 2026?🤔

Yay, silly season has officially started as the first "official confirmation" for the next target of a certain Japanese Football King™ has just trickled into my TM inbox. 😵‍💫 January 11 is still three weeks away, guys...

2026 #JFLUniform, #CriacaoShinjuku criacao.co.jp/information/...

Finally – official confirmation of a #JFL intermediary tournament similar to the J League 100 Year Vision League: www.jfl.or.jp/jfl-pc/view/... The same news also confirms that the relegation playoff between JFL and RL following the 2026–27 season has been canceled! Praised be the Football Gods!

Goodbye Azul Claro Numazu, hello Reilac Shiga! Another prefecture joins the #JLeague for the first time. Only four (Fukui, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane) have yet to gain entry.

By the way, does somebody know if #JLeague teams will introduce a special set of uniforms for the 100 Year Vision League competitions, or if they will just re-use their current threads before eventually coming up with something in time for 2026–27?

Having seen this short, a very loose thought came into my mind – it would be cool if the 2026–27 #JEFUnited uniform design would be a modern adaptation of the 1993 set. Not sure though if the design process has already progressed too far to still include any 1993 vibes. youtube.com/shorts/pSrcn...

Not only will JEF Chiba be back in the J1 for the first time since 2009, but the nine remaining members of the #JLeague Original 10 - Kashima, JEF, Urawa, Verdy, Yokohama (F)M, Nagoya, Shimizu, Gamba, Hiroshima - will be together in the top flight for the first time since 2005.

#J1League – tables of the first half (left image, Kashima in front) and the second half (right image, Kashiwa in front) of the season. #Albirex went from bad to ridiculously bad in the second half – winless since a 1–0 against Marinos... in Round 20 on 15 June 2025(!). -_-

#JFL/ #ChiikiCL playoff result Atletico Suzuka 0–1 aet VONDS Ichihara VONDS promoted to JFL, Atletico Suzuka relegated to Tokai Soccer League.

#JFL/ #ChiikiCL playoff – No goals after 90, we are headed to extra time.

#JFL / #ChiikiCL playoff – #AtleticoSuzuka v #VONDSIchihara Kickoff on Sunday is at 13:00 JST at Suzuka Sports Garden. www.youtube.com/live/cyW3Osn...

Interesting comments from Tokyo United manager Masashi Fukuda after his team lost all three games in the final round of the Japan Regional Champions League, which determines promotion to the JFL: "This is no longer a tournament that amateurs and salaryman can train for in their free time."

#JFL – here are a few highs and lows of the season, among them the highest victory (Veertien Mie 6–0 Okinawa SV) and lowest attendance (MinebeaMitsumi 1–2 Verspah Oita; att. 118): www.transfermarkt.com/japan-footba...

2025 #ChiikiCL Final Four, MD3 results, standings Tokyo United 0–1 J-Lease FC Vonds Ichihara 1–0 Veroskronos Tsuno J‐Lease FC — 7 Pts, 2–0 Vonds Ichihara — 6 Pts, 2–1 Veroskronos Tsuno — 4 Pts, 2–2 Tokyo United — 0 Pts, 0–3 J-Lease FC promoted to #JFL. Vonds to play Atletico Suzuka in playoff.

2025 #ChiikiCL Final Four, MD3 early result, standings Tokyo United 0–1 J-Lease FC J‐Lease FC — 7 Pts, 2–0 Veroskronos Tsuno — 4 Pts, 2–1 Vonds Ichihara — 3 Pts, 1–1 Tokyo United — 0 Pts, 0–3 MD3 (Nov 24; time in JST) 1330 Vonds v Tsuno

#JFL – comparison of tables for R1–15 and R16–30 (Apertura and Clausura, if you will). The performance of Okinawa SV stands out – P1 for the first half of the season, P15 for the second half.

#JFL R30 results, final standings

In J3 news, - Congratulations Tochigi City on clinching J2 promotion in their first J3 season! - Azul Numazu Claro have clinched last place, setting up a pro-rel playoff with Reilac Shiga. First leg in Shiga on Dec. 7, second in Numazu on Dec. 14. #jleague

#JFL – Quite the plot twist on the last round of matches as the team which eventually ends up on the relegation playoff spot is ATLETICO SUZUKA.

2025 #ChiikiCL Final Four, MD2 results, standings Tokyo United 1–2 Veroskronos Tsuno Vonds Ichihara 0–1 J-Lease FC Veroskronos Tsuno — 4 Pts, 2–1 J‐Lease FC — 4 Pts, 1–0 Vonds Ichihara — 3 Pts, 1–1 Tokyo United — 0 Pts, 0–2 MD3 (Nov 24; times in JST) 1045 Tokyo Utd v J-Lease 1330 Vonds v Tsuno

2025 #ChiikiCL Final Four, MD1 results, MD2 fixtures (22 Nov, all times JST) Tokyo United 0–1 Vonds Ichihara Veroskronos Tsuno 0–0 J-Lease FC 1045 Tokyo United v Veroskronos Tsuno 1330 Vonds Ichihara v J-Lease FC

2025 #ChiikiCL Final Four, MD1 (20 Nov, all times JST) 1045 Tokyo United v Vonds Ichihara 1330 Veroskronos Tsuno v J-Lease FC

#JFL – #HondaFC clinch their 11th JFL championship with a 1–0 win at MinebeaMitsumi FC; a 2–2 tie at Briobecca UI was not enough for #ReilacShiga to keep pace. However, Shiga are now confirmed for the J3/JFL playoffs as #ReinMeerAomori lost 0–3 against Verspah Oita, thus eliminating their last hope.

#JFL – waiting for follow-up information, as this post will celebrate its anniversary in a bit over a month. Perhaps they will announce details on the same Board meeting that also confirms the promoted teams from the RL-CL Final Four. www.jfl.or.jp/jfl-pc/view/...

#JFL – Relegation of Asuka FC has been mathematically confirmed. Despite rivals Yokogawa Musashino losing 0–2 against Veertien Mie, a 1–1 vs Maruyasu Okazaki was not enough to prolong their lifeline another day. The club from Nara Prefecture will thus return to the Kansai SL after just one season.

As a bit of a follow-up, here are three ten-team divisions of a fictive JFL2, based on roughly the same matrix as the 2025 Shakaijin team allocations (I had to remove one Kanto and one Kansai team and add one Kyushu team to even things out). Division champions to JFL, bottom 3 to RLs. Your opinions?

Sustainable growth begins at the roots, so it would be about time to improve the way how teams enter the JFL. The current modus operandi via #ChiikiCL and #ShakIjin is archaic and not beneficial for promoted teams, who usually struggle at least half a season before perhaps gaining any traction.

#JFL R28 results, standings, R29 schedule J's Gatekeeper are at it again – Honda FC have secured a P2 finish. In the basement, Asuka FC can only reach P15 at best now but are not out completely yet, thanks to the better goal difference over Yokogawa Musashino.

While Honda FC's presence in the JFL frustrates some - and has for the last 25y or so - the only way they are leaving the JFL, short of a nightmare season that ends in relegation, is by Honda deciding to fold the club. There's a whole lotta what-ifs throughout their history but it is what it is.

With #HondaFC ( #JsGatekeeper) having secured a #JFL Top2 finish, #J3League P19 may now rest easily as only P20 will be considered for a team exchange. If JFL P2 #ReilacShiga win the league, it will be a direct exchange, otherwise there will be a two-legged playoff with Reilac or #ReinMeerAomori.

So, regarding the #J1League title race, we are basically waiting to see in which direction the openings of the "VV" shape in KASHI_A will point...