The All Japan Senior Football Championship (Japanese: 全国社会人サッカー選手権大会, Hepburn: Zenkoku Shakaijin Sakkā Senshuken Taikai) , officially called the All Japan Adults Football Tournament,[1] is a football (soccer)cup competition in Japan. It is run by the Japan Football Association. As it only involves non-league teams (teams not affiliated to either J.League or the Japan Football League), it can be considered an equivalent of the FA Trophy or FA Vase in England.
The "Shakaijin", "Shakaijin Cup" or "Zensha" as it is known, was first established in 1965 to determine potential entrants to the Japan Soccer League. The winner and runner-up played off in a promotion and relegation series against the bottom two clubs of the JSL. This continued even after the JSL added a Second Division in 1972. Since 1977, however, there is a system called the "Regional Football Champions League" to promote new league entrants (to the JSL 2nd Division, the former Japan Football League, and the current Japan Football League), thus the "Shakaijin" is now effectively a non-league cup competition. The 1999 edition was the only one to feature teams from the current JFL; otherwise, all participant clubs have been from the regional leagues.
The format is a week-long elimination tournament in a host locale (originally a single city, now a major metropolitan area) chosen by the JFA beforehand, and the best clubs of the regional leagues (currently 32 entrants) qualify. The final takes place in a major stadium in the largest host city or prefectural capital. The winner automatically qualifies to the Regional Champions League (runners-up and third places may also qualify depending on berth availability).
Many former Shakaijin winners are now J.League members, so the cup, despite no longer guaranteeing promotion, is considered a crucial stepping stone by ambitious clubs.
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The All Japan Senior Football Championship Japanese 全国社会人サッカー選手権大会 Hepburn Zenkoku Shakaijin Sakka Senshuken Taikai officially called the All Japan Adults Football Tournament 1 is a football soccer cup competition in Japan It is run by the Japan Football Association As it only involves non league teams teams not affiliated to either J League or the Japan Football League it can be considered an equivalent of the FA Trophy or FA Vase in England All Japan Senior Football ChampionshipFounded1965 58 years ago 1965 RegionJapanNumber of teams32Current championsBriobecca Urayasu 1st title 2022 Most successful club s Honda Luminoso Sayama F C 3 titles 2023 All Japan Senior Football Championship Contents 1 Overview 2 List of winners 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOverview EditThe Shakaijin Shakaijin Cup or Zensha as it is known was first established in 1965 to determine potential entrants to the Japan Soccer League The winner and runner up played off in a promotion and relegation series against the bottom two clubs of the JSL This continued even after the JSL added a Second Division in 1972 Since 1977 however there is a system called the Regional Football Champions League to promote new league entrants to the JSL 2nd Division the former Japan Football League and the current Japan Football League thus the Shakaijin is now effectively a non league cup competition The 1999 edition was the only one to feature teams from the current JFL otherwise all participant clubs have been from the regional leagues The format is a week long elimination tournament in a host locale originally a single city now a major metropolitan area chosen by the JFA beforehand and the best clubs of the regional leagues currently 32 entrants qualify The final takes place in a major stadium in the largest host city or prefectural capital The winner automatically qualifies to the Regional Champions League runners up and third places may also qualify depending on berth availability Many former Shakaijin winners are now J League members so the cup despite no longer guaranteeing promotion is considered a crucial stepping stone by ambitious clubs List of winners EditYear Winner Score Runner up Location s 1965 Nippon Kokan 3 1 Urawa Club Beppu Ōita1966 Urawa Club 1 0 Nippon Kokan Omiya1967 Nagoya Bank 4 1 Toyota Motors Yokohama1968 Toyota Motors 1 0 Urawa Club Shimabara Nagasaki1969 Kofu Club shared 1 1AET Urawa Club shared Tōno Iwate1970 Toyota Motors 1 0 Kofu Club Fujieda Shizuoka1971 Towa Real Estate 1 0 Tanabe Pharmaceutical Saga1972 Eidai Industries 5 0 Teijin SC Matsuyama Ichihara Chiba1973 Sumitomo 2 1 Hitachi Ibaraki SC Hitachi Ibaraki1974 Honda Giken 3 0 Yanmar Club Kagoshima1975 Yanmar Club 3 1 Furukawa Electric Chiba Shizuoka1976 Nissan Motors 1 0 Dainichi Nippon Densen1977 Toshiba Horikawa cho 2 0 NTT Kansai1978 Saitama Teachers 2 0 Hyōgo Teachers Nobeoka Miyazaki1979 Toho Titanium 2 0 Mazda Auto Hiroshima1980 Dainichi Nippon Cable SC 2 0 Osaka Gas1981 NTT Kanto 2 1 Hitachi Ibaraki1982 Osaka Gas 3 1 Shizuoka Gas1983 Matsushita 5 0 NTT Kansai1984 Kyoto Police Dept 2 1 Shimizu Club1985 NTT Kansai shared 1 1 Yamanashi Club shared 1986 Furukawa Electric Chiba 4 3 Tokyo Gas1987 Akita City Government 1 0 Furukawa Electric Chiba1988 Kyoto Shiko Club 2 0 Mazda Auto Hiroshima1989 Chuo Bohan 2 0 Furukawa Electric Chiba Kasuga Fukuoka1990 Chuo Bohan 3 1 Hitachi Ibaraki Kanazawa1991 PJM Futures 2 0 Seino Unyu Tsuruoka Yamagata1992 PJM Futures 2 0 Nippon Denso Takamatsu Kagawa1993 Yokogawa Denki 3 2 YKK1994 Hitachi Ibaraki 1 0 Hokuriku Electric Power Co 1995 Prima Ham FC Tsuchiura 1 0 Albireo Niigata1996 F C Kyoto BAMB 1993 1 1PK 4 3 Prima Ham FC Tsuchiura Takatsuki Osaka1997 Yokogawa Denki 1 0AET Honda Luminoso Sayama F C Fujisawa KanagawaYokohama1998 NTT Kyushu 3 0 Norbritz Hokkaido1999 Honda Giken 4 0 Sony Sendai FC ToyamaTakaoka Toyama2000 Sagawa Express Tokyo SC 3 2 Sagawa Printing SC Sendai Miyagi final Naruse MiyagiRifu MiyagiShichigahama MiyagiMatsushima Miyagi2001 Sagawa Express Osaka S C 2 1AET Honda Luminoso Sayama F C Nankoku Kōchi final Ochi KōchiHaruno KōchiHidaka KōchiNoichi Kōchi2002 Okinawa Kariyushi FC shared 0 0AET Honda Luminoso Sayama F C shared Shimizu ShizuokaFujieda Shizuoka2003 Honda Luminoso Sayama F C 3 0 Shizuoka F C SaitamaKawagoe Saitama2004 Honda Luminoso Sayama F C shared 0 0 Okinawa Kariyushi FC shared Okayama final Kurashiki OkayamaOku Okayama2005 Rosso Kumamoto shared 2 2AET New Nippon Steel Ōita shared Kobe Hyōgo final Goshiki HyōgoAwaji HyōgoKakogawa HyōgoMiki Hyōgo2006 V Varen Nagasaki 1 0 Shizuoka F C Akita final Yurihonjō AkitaNikaho Akita2007 F C Mi O Biwako Kusatsu 3 1 Yazaki Valente ŌitaBeppu Ōita2008 A C Nagano Parceiro 2 1 NEC Tokin Niigata2009 Matsumoto Yamaga 2 1 Zweigen Kanazawa Ichihara Chiba2010 Kamatamare Sanuki 2 0 Nagano Parceiro Yamaguchi2011 Tokyo 23 FC 1 0 SC Sagamihara Ōgaki Gifu2012 F C Korea 1 0AET Fukushima United Chōfu Tokyo2013 Renofa Yamaguchi 1 1PK 5 4 Grulla Morioka Shimabara Nagasaki2014 FC Osaka 2 0 Club Dragons Kamitonda Wakayama2015 Arterivo Wakayama 1 1PK 5 3 Hannan University Morioka Iwate final Hanamaki IwateTakizawa IwateTōno Iwate2016 Mitsubishi Mizushima FC 2 2PK 5 3 Suzuka Unlimited FC Saijō Ehime final 2017 Suzuka Unlimited FC 2 1 Matsue City FC Sakai Fukui2018 Matsue City FC 3 2 FC Kariya Kashima Ibaraki final Hitachinaka Ibaraki2019 FC Tiamo Hirakata 1 0 Ococias Kyoto AC Kirishima Kagoshima final Minamisatsuma KagoshimaShibushi Kagoshima2020 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic in Japan20212022 Briobecca Urayasu 0 0PK 5 3 BTOP Thank Kuriyama Shibushi KagoshimaSee also EditJapanese Super Cup Emperor s Cup J League CupReferences Edit Official pageExternal links EditJFA official page Official site of the 2011 season at the JFA Contents of Domestic Competition of Football in Japan Japanese Non League Football News in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title All Japan Senior Football Championship amp oldid 1135126005, 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