2013 All Japan Senior Football Championship

2013 All Japan Senior Football Championship
Shakaijin Cup
Tournament details
CountryJapan
CityShimabara and Unzen Nagasaki
Dates19–23 September 2013
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsRenofa Yamaguchi FC (1st title)
Runners-upGrulla Morioka
Tournament statistics
Matches played32

The 49th All Japan Senior Football Championship (Japanese: 第49回全国社会人サッカー選手権大会, Hepburn: Dai 49-kai zenkoku shakai hito sakkā senshuken taikai), officially the 2013 All Japan Adults Football Tournament, and most known as the 2013 Shakaijin Cup,[1] was the 49th edition of the annually contested single-elimination tournament (or cup) for non-league clubs. The competition was held in Shimabara and Unzen in Nagasaki Prefecture.

Tournament rules

  • The tournament followed a knockout format with 32 teams.
    • Teams were chosen through a qualifying round across nine regions, with one team from each region.
    • In FY2012, twenty-two teams were allocated based on the number of company-wide registrations in each region. Additionally,
    • One team represented the host prefecture.
  • Matches consisted of two 40-minute halves, and if drawn, then two 10-minute extra-time halves were played, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.
  • The top three teams earned spots in the 37th National Regional Soccer League Finals, but if any had already qualified as regional league representatives, the fourth-place team would take their spot.


Calendar

Round Date Matches Teams
Round of 32 19 October 2013 16 32 → 16
Round of 16 20 October 2013 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 21 October 2013 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 22 October 2013 2 4 → 2
3rd place match 23 October 2013 1 2
Final 23 October 2013 1 2 → 1

Participating teams

Bold is a team that has already qualified for the regional finals by winning the regional league

Schedule

Round of 32

No. Home Score Away
1 Fagiano Okayama Next 1–2 Lagend Shiga
2 Toyota Motors Hokkaido FC 0–13 Iwate Grulla Morioka
3 Vonds Ichihara 2–1 FC Imabari
4 Saurcos Fukui 5–1 Sapporo FC
5 Joyful Honda Tsukuba 1–0 Mitsubishi Nagasaki SC
6 Yazaki Valente FC 1–7 Kandai FC 2008
7 Vertfee Takahara Nasu 0–1 FC Osaka
8 FC Kagoshima 3–2 Fujieda City Hall SC
9 Togitsu SC 0–10 Urayasu SC
10 Toyota SC 1–3 Amitie SC
11 FC Hokuriku 1–2 Nippon Steel Oita FC
12 Renofa Yamaguchi FC 3–2 Tonan Maebashi
13 Chiba Teachers SC 1–0 Rokkatei Maruseizu
14 FC Gifu SECOND 3–0 Kochi U Torastar FC
15 Vanraure Hachinohe 1–0 Dezzolla Shimane
16 Volca Kagoshima 2–0 Banditonce Kakogawa

Round of 16

No. Home Score Away
17 Lagend Shiga 0–3 Grulla Morioka
18 Vonds Ichihara 1–2 Saurcos Fukui
19 Joyful Honda Tsukuba 3–2 Kandai FC 2008
20 FC Osaka 1–0 FC Kagoshima
21 Urayasu SC 2–0 Amitie SC
22 Nippon Steel Oita FC 1–3 Renofa Yamaguchi FC
23 Chiba Teachers FC 1–3 FC Gifu SECOND
24 Vanraure Hachinohe 0–1 Volca Kagoshima

Quarter-finals

No. Home Score Away
25 Grulla Morioka 1–0 Saurcos Fukui
26 Joyful Honda Tsukuba FC 1–0 FC Osaka
27 Urayasu SC 0–1 Renofa Yamaguchi FC
28 FC Gifu SECOND 3–2 Volca Kagoshima

Semi-finals

No. Home Score Away
29 Iwate Grulla Morioka 2–1 Joyful Honda Tsukuba
30 Renofa Yamaguchi FC 2–0 FC Gifu SECOND

Third place match

No. Home Score Away
31 Joyful Honda Tsukuba FC 1–3 FC Gifu SECOND

Final

No. Home Score Away
32 Iwate Grulla Morioka 1–1
(4–5 pen.)
Renofa Yamaguchi FC

Final result

  • Winner: Renofa Yamaguchi - Qualified for the 37th Regional Finals
  • Runner-up: Grulla Morioka - Won the regional league and qualified for the 37th regional finals
  • 3rd place: FC Gifu SECOND - Withdrawn from the 37th regional finals
  • 4th place: Joyful Honda Tsukuba FC - Qualified for the 37th regional finals

As a result of the above results, Consequently, two clubs advanced to the regional finals from this tournament, FC Kagoshima, who were runner's up in the Kyushu League, has won the right to participate in the regional finals ahead of schedule due to the tournament regulations of the regional finals.

References

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