I doubt it'll be J3, sorry for the confusion but it sounds like they're still figuring out what football they want to show in Indonesia. http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140122-00000026-asahi-bus_all It'll be called "Wakuwaku Japan" and start showing on Feb 22 through Indovision. Mainly drama reruns, anime and music programs to start.
Ah, I was heard about the channel and the contents. But maybe it will be included Japanese football, highlights, info etc. Indovision is a part of MNC Group, they also produced an Indonesian tokusatu hero with Ishimori Pro. I guess the cooperation between Indonesia and Japan improved a lot recently, bridged by MNC Group. Not a fan of that company actually - they involved in politics.
Should we have a 2014 J3 thread? Quick rundown article on J3 (tl;dr) http://www.oneworldsports.com/blogs/analyzing-all-new-j3-soccer-league
We should if some of you will keep us updated. I would sometimes watch J2 match and so on. I recon that wont be really possible with J3, but if someone keeps us updated on the happening there, at least the clubs which are going to go up to J2, or some really interesting players, that would be great
Personally I put Kanazawa much higher than Matsu did on the J3 article. Firstly last year they had some of the best profiles in JFL, however the overall Nagano team is better. They have bought really solidly this winter. Also they are financially much stronger than Nagano, the club now owned by some of Hokuriku areas biggest companies and the club now has corporatewise the the best board. Their budget was last year bigger than Nagano and the team has better training facilities and clubhouse although its rented and shared with a major university.
So is the FC Ryukyu team completely based in Okinawa? Must be a pain since they have to fly a few hours for every single away game.
cute little analyzis on japanese about the j3 clubs http://www.plus-blog.sportsnavi.com/nocarpnolife/article/63
J-League regulations have been updated for 2014, including J3 entry criteria. http://www.j-league.or.jp/aboutj/document/2014kiyakukitei/02.pdf A few key requirements: Must be playing in the JFL in the season previous to their first J3 season Need to average 2,000 spectators per JFL home match, with significant effort recognized toward reaching 3,000 spectators Annual operating revenue of 150 million yen Finish 4th or higher in the JFL table and be one of the top 2 finishers among teams designated as J.League 100 Year Plan clubs Meet the usual stadium and licensing requirements, etc. Implication: future J3 entrants will no longer be allowed to skip directly from Regional Leagues and bypass JFL. Also, finishing in the top tier of the table is now a hard requirement for promotion.
The J-League U-22 Selection has announced its initial player pool consisting of 89 J1 and J2 players. http://www.j3league.jp/news/2014/02/24/20140224-1.html 16 players will be called up for each J3 matchday. Players must be born after 1 January 1992, be under contract to a J1 or J2 team, and hold Japanese nationality. New players can be registered until March 28, or during the summer window of July 18 - August 15. Some key names: Naomichi Ueda (Kashima) Andrew Kumagai (Marinos) Naoki Kawaguchi, Goson Sakai, Musashi Suzuki (Niigata) Hideki Ishige (Shimizu) Ryota Tanabe, Nikki Havenaar (Nagoya) Takaharu Nishino (Gamba) Gakuto Notsuda, Takuma Asano (Hiroshima) Tsuyoshi Miyaichi (Shonan) Shoya Nakajima (Toyama)
[quote="naopon, post: 29621304, member: 94504" Finish 4th or higher in the JFL table and be one of the top 2 finishers among teams designated as J.League 100 Year Plan clubs [/quote] I am intrigued about that rule, guess what that means, on several boards there have been talking for a month now about the top 4 finish, however the second part I dont get? Why not just say top 2 finish? Whats really interesting about those rule changes is that JFL are to be considered 4th division and not a seperate paralell system as a person here once stated was the reason to make J3. But now we at least know whats going to be the criteria for J3 in the future. Personally I think its a good thing that JFL will once again be a feeder to J-League since it would be a too big step to jump directly from Regional leagues to J3 and would only create clubs as Mito in 2000 that are not ready for J-League.
The big question here is what if players like Notsuda and Asano gets playing time in their homeclubs as they did in the supercup final?
This second part is needed to limit possible promotion/exchange to 2 clubs per year – i.e. repetition of 2008 will no longer be possible. And this year also serves as a great example to explain how the new rules are supposed to work, let's see it in detail. The final JFL table of 2008 looked this way: 1. Honda FC – amateur 2. Tochigi SC – associate member 3. Kataller Toyama – associate member 4. Fagiano Okayama – associate member 5. Gainare Tottori – associate member Now, if the league had required Top 2 finish then only Tochigi would have been eligible for promotion. If only Top 4 would have been required, then three clubs were eligible (as it was the case back then). Under the new rules, however, only Tochigi and Kataller would have been eligible for promotion, as they are "top 2 of top 4" promotion-eligible finishers. So there is a strict upper limit, but it is kinda relaxed clubs are not required to break their necks in title chase (and it probably will satisfy company teams like Honda or Sony – they are free to enjoy their "amateur" trophies) but might do just fine with finishing 3rd or 4th.
Finally I understood thanks for the simple explanation Artml. Personally dont underestimate Honda this year they could easily become 1 or 2 depending on Kagoshima United who will be a contender for the 2nd. of the 2 top spots.
Also, I noticed that an associate membership system has been renamed – the clubs are referred to as "J. League 100 Year Plan" club. Is is only a name change, or the system has been altered in some way?
Well yes and no. The thing is associate member is originally a wrong interpretation that makes all this complicated. The thing is the membership for the J3 clubs are not as full as J1 and J2 clubs. The model is taken from the Football League model pre premierleague where clubs in top 2 leagues were called full members and bottom 2 clubs called associate members. So since J3 clubs are associate members, a new name was needed. You can also see this on the japanese names. 準加盟 was used for the clubs as associate members from 2004-2012 準会員 while are used for the J3 clubs, both means translated Associated members.
Yeah, actually I was a bit confused about that as well. They use very similar language which doesn't help.... I guess the nuance is 百年構想クラブ (100 Year Plan Club, formerly 準加盟 "associate/affiliate"): basically clubs which formerly cleared the 1st step to J3 membership but was subsequently rejected for one reason or another Current clubs: Vanraure Hachinohe (JFL, tonan Maebashi (Kanto Div 1), Azul claro Numazu (JFL), Nara Club (Kansai 1),, Renofa Yamaguchi FC (JFL) 準会員 (Associate Member): J3 clubs - the language here is subtly different from 準加盟 to imply that the club is actually a member (just not a "full" one), rather than just an affiliate
Japanese language are much more detailed than western languages. However the Associated membership JFL clubs going to J-League between 1993 and 1998 were called . 準会員 準加盟 were probably chosen in 2004 to distinguish the situations those going to J-League before J1 and J2 created and those going to J2 after creation of J2. So its an irony that membership in J3 also are called 準会員. But 百年構想クラブ are definately chosen to destinguish the situation once more again. But very confusing yes.
Some of the names on the list are surprises if only because their home clubs will want to keep them around for most matches. Takahata will draw up a list of players he wants to call up for the weekend match, check with their clubs for availability, and keep going down the list until he has a matchday 16. Keep in mind that J3 will have 5 subs/team so every player called up can play in theory.