The first division of the Japan Soccer League, the j leaguewill reach 18 to 20 teams in the 2024 season, as the responsible association announced in a statement, representing its first expansion since 2005.
“This change is based on the new growth strategy of j leaguemaximizing the value of the top category and changing the format of the league cup to create matches between different categories and help the growth of the second and third divisions,” they explained in the statement.
Except for the 2021 season, when 20 teams competed separately in the first division after the previous year’s relegation was not applied to reduce the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. coronavirusthis was the first permanent promotion of teams to the first division to occur in 17 years.
To carry out the reorganization, in the 2023 season only one of the 18 current teams of first division (J1) will drop to second, while three clubs from second (J2) they will go up
In addition to increasing the number of teams, the economic allocations of those teams that finish at the top of the first division table will increase to encourage competition.
About second divisionin 2024 it will be reduced from 22 clubs to 20, while the third (J3) it will expand from 18 to 20 and the relegation zone for each division will be set at three teams.
Interest in local football increased in the Asian country after the participation of Japanese within Qatar World Cupwhere the “Blue Samurai” achieved victory over Spain Y Germanygoing into the round of 16 as group leaders, although they were eventually eliminated by Croatia (1-1 and 1-3 on penalties).
Source: La Verdad
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