All Japan Senior Football Championship

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) 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 Championship
Founded1965 (1965)
RegionJapan
Number of teams32
Current championsFC Tiamo Hirakata
(2019)
Most successful club(s)Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C.
(3 titles)

Overview

The "Shakaijin" 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 League Competition" 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 Promotion Series (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

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upTournament site(s)
1965Nippon Kokan31Urawa ClubBeppu, Ōita
1966Urawa Club10Nippon KokanOmiya
1967Nagoya Bank41Toyota MotorsYokohama, Kanagawa
1968Toyota Motors10Urawa ClubShimabara, Nagasaki
1969Kofu Club (shared)11
AET
Urawa Club (shared)Tōno, Iwate
1970Toyota Motors10Kofu ClubFujieda, Shizuoka
1971Towa Real Estate10Tanabe PharmaceuticalSaga
1972Eidai Industries50Teijin SC MatsuyamaIchihara, Chiba
1973Sumitomo21Hitachi Ibaraki SCHitachi, Ibaraki
1974Honda Giken30Yanmar ClubKagoshima
1975Yanmar Club31Furukawa Electric ChibaShizuoka
1976Nissan Motors10Dainichi Nippon Densen
1977Toshiba Horikawa-cho20NTT Kansai
1978Saitama Teachers20Hyōgo TeachersNobeoka, Miyazaki
1979Toho Titanium20Mazda Auto Hiroshima
1980Dainichi Nippon Cable SC20Osaka Gas
1981NTT Kanto21Hitachi Ibaraki
1982Osaka Gas31Shizuoka Gas
1983Matsushita50NTT Kansai
1984Kyoto Police Dept.21Shimizu Club
1985NTT Kansai (shared)11Yamanashi Club (shared)
1986Furukawa Electric Chiba43Tokyo Gas
1987Akita City Hall10Furukawa Electric Chiba
1988Kyoto Shiko Club20Mazda Auto Hiroshima
1989Chuo Bohan20Furukawa Electric ChibaKasuga, Fukuoka
1990Chuo Bohan31Hitachi IbarakiKanazawa
1991PJM Futures20Seino UnyuTsuruoka, Yamagata
1992PJM Futures20Nippon DensoTakamatsu, Kagawa
1993Yokogawa Denki32YKK
1994Hitachi Ibaraki10Hokuriku Electric Power Co.
1995Prima Ham FC Tsuchiura10Albireo Niigata
1996F.C. Kyoto BAMB 199311
PK 43
Prima Ham FC TsuchiuraTakatsuki, Osaka
1997Yokogawa Denki10
AET
Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C.Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Yokohama, Kanagawa
1998NTT Kyushu30Norbritz Hokkaido
1999Honda Giken40Sony Sendai FCToyama
Takaoka, Toyama
2000Sagawa Express Tokyo SC32Sagawa Printing SCSendai, Miyagi (final)
Naruse, Miyagi
Rifu, Miyagi
Shichigahama, Miyagi
Matsushima, Miyagi
2001Sagawa Express Osaka S.C.21
AET
Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C.Nankoku, Kōchi (final)
Ochi, Kōchi
Haruno, Kōchi
Hidaka, Kōchi
Noichi, Kōchi
2002Okinawa Kariyushi FC (shared)00
AET
Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C. (shared)Shimizu, Shizuoka
Fujieda, Shizuoka
2003Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C.30Shizuoka F.C.Saitama
Kawagoe, Saitama
2004Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C. (shared)00Okinawa Kariyushi FC (shared)Okayama (final)
Kurashiki, Okayama
Oku, Okayama
2005Rosso Kumamoto (shared)22
AET
New Nippon Steel Ōita (shared)Kobe, Hyōgo (final)
Goshiki, Hyōgo
Awaji, Hyōgo
Kakogawa, Hyōgo
Miki, Hyōgo
2006V-Varen Nagasaki10Shizuoka F.C.Akita (final)
Yurihonjō, Akita
Nikaho, Akita
2007F.C. Mi-O Biwako Kusatsu31Yazaki ValenteŌita
Beppu, Ōita
2008A.C. Nagano Parceiro21NEC TokinNiigata
2009Matsumoto Yamaga21Zweigen KanazawaIchihara, Chiba
2010Kamatamare Sanuki20Nagano ParceiroYamaguchi
2011Tokyo 23 FC10SC SagamiharaŌgaki, Gifu
2012F.C. Korea10
AET
Fukushima UnitedChōfu, Tokyo
2013Renofa Yamaguchi11
PK 54
Grulla MoriokaShimabara, Nagasaki
2014FC Osaka20Club DragonsKamitonda, Wakayama
2015Arterivo Wakayama11
PK 53
Hannan UniversityMorioka, Iwate(final)
Hanamaki, Iwate
Takizawa, Iwate
Tōno, Iwate
2016Mitsubishi Mizushima FC22
PK 53
Suzuka Unlimited FCSaijō, Ehime(final)
2017Suzuka Unlimited FC 2–1 Matsue City FC Sakai, Fukui
2018Matsue City FC32FC KariyaKashima, Ibaraki (final)
Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
2019FC Tiamo Hirakata10Ococias Kyoto ACKirishima, Kagoshima (final)
Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima
Shibushi, Kagoshima
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

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