JFA Japan Beach Soccer Tournament

The JFA All Japan Beach Soccer Tournament (JFA全日本ビーチサッカー大会, JFA zen'nihon bīchisakkā taikai) is a national beach soccer tournament hosted by the Japan Football Association (JFA). The competition was founded on 2006, and ever since then, the competition is always hosted either on September or October.

JFA Japan Beach Soccer Tournament

Founded	2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Region	Japan
Number of teams	16
Current champions	Tokyo Verdy BS (2023, 5th title)
Most successful club(s)	Tokyo Lequios BS (7 titles)
Website	JFA JBSF

Current format

The 16 participating teams (12 teams up to the 6th edition in 2011) in the current format qualifies by regional qualifications.

The distribution of slots are made considering these factors:^[1]

• The current champions of each of the nine regional football associations
• One team from the host prefecture's football association (On 2023, Hyogo Prefecture)
• One team from the regional football association that won the previous tournament (On 2023, Kanto)
• One team from the regional football association that ended as runners-up in the previous tournament (On 2023, Kyushu)
• One extra team from each of the four regions with the highest number of teams participating in the preliminary rounds of the previous tournament. (On 2023, Kanto, Kansai, Chugoku and Kyushu)

The competition starts on the Round of 16, with all qualified teams entering this round.

Winners

Year	Date	Winner ^[2]	Venue
2006	14–15 October	Lequios FC	Emerald Beach (Motobu, Okinawa)
2007	20–21 October	Lequios FC	Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2008	18–19 October	Lequios FC	Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2009	24–25 October	Cancelled ^[a]	Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2010	16–17 October	Sol Mar Praia Okinawa	Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2011	24–25 September	Tokyo Lequios BS	Otachimisaki Park (Ashikita, Kumamoto)
2012	21–23 September	Sol Mar Praia Okinawa	Shirahama Beach (Shirahama, Wakayama)
2013	18–20 October	Tokyo Lequios BS	Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2014	13–15 September	Tokyo Lequios BS	Shibukawa Beach (Tamano, Okayama)
2015	11–13 September	Lazo Apego Kitakyusyu	Okura Coast (Akashi, Hyogo)
2016	14–16 October	Fusion	Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2017	8–10 September	Tokyo Verdy BS	Okura Coast (Akashi, Hyogo)
2018	12–14 October	Tokyo Verdy BS	Tropical Beach (Ginowan, Okinawa)
2019	6–8 September	Tokyo Verdy BS	Playa Karo-Minato (Tottori, Tottori)
2020	11–13 September	Cancelled ^[b]	Okura Coast (Akashi, Hyogo)
2021	24–26 September	Cancelled ^[b]	Okura Coast (Akashi, Hyogo)
2022	9–11 September	Tokyo Verdy BS	Okura Coast (Akashi, Hyogo)
2023	8–10 September	Tokyo Verdy BS	Okura Coast (Akashi, Hyogo)

1. Mid-competition, the semi-finals and finals were cancelled due to the approach of a Typhoon in the region.
2. The competition was cancelled due to COVID-19 extended protective measures.

References

1. "JFA 第18回全日本ビーチサッカー大会". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
2. "JFA 全日本ビーチサッカー大会". JFA (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 September 2023.