A brief introduction to the Japanese professional league
What is the Nippon Professional League
The Japanese professional soccer league is referred to as the J-League, also referred to as the Nippon Professional League and the Nippon Professional League. It is the professional soccer system in Japan. The J-League is organized by the Japan Football Association (JFA) and the Japan Professional Football League (JPFL), a public interest organization composed of representatives of the franchises participating in the league's matches. The current president is Yoshikazu Nomura.
The J-League was established in 1993, and from 1993 to 1998, it organized annual seasonal tournaments under the name "J.League", with the number of participating teams ranging from 10 to 18. In 1999, it was converted to a two-division system, and was split into the Japanese professional football first division, abbreviated as "J1", and the Japanese professional football second division, abbreviated as "J2". In 1999, the J.League was changed to a two-division system, splitting the original J.League into the Japan Professional Soccer First Division, abbreviated as "J1", and the Japan Professional Soccer Second Division, abbreviated as "J2". Currently there are 40 teams from 30 prefectures in Japan, including 18 teams in the J1 division and 22 teams in the J2 division.
In addition, the J-League has proposed the J-League Centennial Plan in order to promote the development of soccer in the region and expand the scale of the J-League, and qualified clubs have been applying to join. In 2014, as the number of clubs reached a certain number, the J-League officially established the J3 League, a new Division 3 professional league, which was split from the original JFL. Currently, the champion and runner-up of the J3 League can be directly promoted if they hold a J2 license.
Philosophy and Approach
Improvement of Japanese soccer and popularization of the sport
Revitalization of the sports culture and physical and mental development of the population
Enhancing communication with the international community
Even though there was a national soccer league, the Japan Soccer League, soccer was still an amateur sport. Compared to other sports such as baseball, horse racing and sumo wrestling, soccer players were still not as popular, and even the media did not pay much attention to Japanese soccer. The Japan Football Association (JFA) wanted to break this situation, and on February 26, 1986, under the leadership of Saburo Kawabuchi, attempted to gain the attention of the public and the media by relocating the later tournaments to the Kasumigaoka National Stadium and offering free admission to spectators.[1] The JFA also tried to improve the quality of the sport by moving the tournaments to the Kasumigaoka National Stadium.
In the late 1980s, then FIFA President Zouaou Havelange wanted Asia to host a World Cup tournament and suggested that Japan study the feasibility of hosting the tournament. At that time, the Committee for the Strengthening of the Japanese Football League began to study the development of a Japanese professional soccer league in Japan. At that time, the Nippon Professional Football League (NPFL) was still based on the autumn-spring system (i.e., the season starts around August/September and ends in May/June), which is the mainstream system in Europe. At the end of 1992, the Nippon League Cup was organized as a transitional tournament, and the Nippon Professional Football League was launched in 1993.
During the period of the Japanese Football League (JFL), each participating team had a Japanese corporate background, such as the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Football Team (predecessor of Urawa Red Diamonds) and the Hitachi, Ltd. Football Team (predecessor of Kashiwa Reysol). After the establishment of the Japan Professional Football League, clubs were required to set up organizations and change their names to get rid of their Japanese corporate background and naming rights.
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