The F. League (in Japanese: F・リーグ, officially 日本フットサルリーグ, Nihon Futtosaru Rīgu) is the top league for Futsal in Japan. The winning team obtains the participation right to the AFC Futsal Club Championship.
History
The league was formed in 2007 as a complement for the elimination tournament, (the current Puma Cup) which groups regional futsal champions into a final elimination phase.
The league operates on the sports franchise system, with no promotion or relegation of clubs. The clubs are thus expansion teams. In 2009 the number of clubs was increased from 8 to 10 with the addition of Fuchu Athletic and Espolada Hokkaido.
In F. League play, the clubs battle each other three times: once at home, once away and once in a neutral venue (generally Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo). The season runs from August to February.
An elimination league cup, the Ocean Cup is played every season by the 12 F.League teams.
2022–23 season
Participating clubs
Division 1
Division 2
Withdrawing clubs
Statistics
Champions
Most Valuable Player (MVP)
See also
- Sport in Japan
- Futsal in Japan
- Japan Football Association (JFA)
- Futsal Championship (Futsal National Open Cup)
- F.League Ocean Cup (Futsal League Cup)
- Women's F.League (Women's Futsal League)
- Futsal national teams
- Men's
- Japan national futsal team
- Japan national under-20 futsal team
- Women's
- Japan women's national futsal team
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
