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2008 Japanese Regional Football League Competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Japanese Regional Football League Competition |
| year | 2008 |
| country | Japan |
| num_teams | 16 |
| champions | Machida Zelvia |
| runner-up | V-Varen Nagasaki |
| (Honda Lock S.C. also promoted) | |
| matches | 30 |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
| runner-up = V-Varen Nagasaki (Honda Lock S.C. also promoted) The 32nd annual Japanese Regional Football League Competition took place from 22 November 2008 to 30 November 2008. It took place across the prefectures of Fukuoka, Kōchi, Tottori and Okinawa. It is the tournament which decided promotion to the Japan Football League for the 2009 season. As three teams were promoted from the Japan Football League to J. League Division 2, the top three teams in this competition were promoted: Machida Zelvia, V-Varen Nagasaki and Honda Lock.
Tournament outline
Main article: Japanese Regional Football League Competition
Preliminary round – Four groups of four teams play each other once in a round-robin tournament. The top-placed team in each group advances to the final round. In the final round, the four winners from the preliminary round play each other once in a round-robin tournament.
Three points are awarded for a win in standard time and zero for a loss. If at the end of standard time the result is a tie, a penalty shoot-out is held; the winning team is awarded 2 points and the losing team 1.
If the number of points are the same, the league position is ordered by goal difference, then the number of goals scored, and finally the result between the respective teams. If the 1st-place position cannot be decided by these factors, a playoff will be contested between the top two teams.
Venues
Preliminary round
- Group A - Honjō Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu city, Fukuoka prefecture
- Group B - Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Haruno, Kōchi Prefecture
- Group C - Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori city, Tottori prefecture
- Group D - Coca-Cola West Sports Park, Tottori city, Tottori prefecture
Final Round
- Ishigaki Island Soccer Park Anma, Ishigaki city, Okinawa prefecture
Participating teams
[[2008 Japanese Regional Leagues|9 Regional League champions]]
- Hokkaido: Norbritz Hokkaido
- Tohoku: Grulla Morioka
- Kanto: Machida Zelvia
- Hokushinetsu: Nagano Parceiro
- Tokai: Shizuoka
- Kansai: Banditonce Kakogawa
- Chugoku: Renofa Yamaguchi
- Shikoku: Kamatamare Sanuki
- Kyushu: Okinawa Kariyushi
Runner-Up from selected leagues
Regional Leagues whose representative reached the final round in 2007, are eligible for a second team to represent them. This would normally be four teams, however this year there were only three.
- Kansai: Ain Food
- Chugoku: Sagawa Express Chugoku
- Kyushu: V-Varen Nagasaki
High performing teams in the [[All Japan Senior Football Championship]]
- NEC Tokin (Tohoku) (runner up)
- Honda Lock (Kyushu) (third place)
- Matsumoto Yamaga (Hokushinetsu) (fourth place) NEC Tokin were originally announced to participate, however due to poor business performances from their parent company, their entry was withdrawn and replaced by fourth place Matsumoto Yamaga.
Invited teams
- Tochigi Uva (Kanto)
- Yazaki Valente (Tokai)
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
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| Honda Lock | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Banditonce Kakogawa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Nagano Parceiro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Okinawa Kariyushi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Honda Lock | 2-1 | Okinawa Kariyushi | Honjō Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu city |
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Group B
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| V-Varen Nagasaki | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| Kamatamare Sanuki | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Ain Food | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| Tochigi Uva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| Tochigi Uva | 0-1 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium, Haruno |
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Group C
| Team | Pld | ||||||||
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| Renofa Yamaguchi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Grulla Morioka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Shizuoka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 |
| Shizuoka | 0–6 | Grulla Morioka | Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Tottori city |
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Group D
| Team | Pld | ||||||||
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| Machida Zelvia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Yazaki Valente | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Norbritz Hokkaido | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Sagawa Express Chugoku | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 0 |
| Machida Zelvia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| PK 6-5 | Yazaki Valente | Coca-Cola West Sports Park, Tottori city |
Final Round
| Team | Pld | ||||||||
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| Machida Zelvia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Honda Lock | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| Renofa Yamaguchi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 1–0 | Renofa Yamaguchi | Ishigaki Island Soccer Park Anma, Ishigaki city |
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References
- Japan Football Association - The 32nd National Regional Football League Competition - Schedule and Results
- Japan Football Association - The 32nd National Regional Football League Competition - Tournament Outline
- Japan Football Association - The 32nd National Regional Football League Competition - Final Round
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Japan Fourth and Lower Levels 2008 - All-Syakaijin Cup
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