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Japanese Regional Leagues (地域リーグ ''Chiiki Rīgu'') are a group of parallel association football leagues in Japan that are organized on the regional basis. They form the fifth tier of the Japanese association football league system below the nationwide Japan Football League. ==Overview== Japan is divided regionally in a variety of ways, some of them administrative and some more historical. For the football purposes, the country is divided into nine regions. All regional league champions earn the right to participate in the All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series at the end of the year. Runner-ups may also qualify according to criteria set by the Japan Football Association. Regional league clubs also compete in the All Japan Senior Football Championship, a cup competition. The winner of this cup also earns a berth in the All Japan Promotion Series, and the runner-up may also qualify depending on space and JFA criteria. Regional league clubs must win the qualifying cup in their home prefecture in order to compete in the Emperor's Cup. Since the divisions rarely go over 10 members, the season is shorter and long summer breaks may be taken. Among the existing Japanese clubs there are nine that have never played in the regional leagues. They are: *Japan Soccer League co-founders , , , , (listed under current names, all formed the old league in 1965); *Independent club , established as a professional club upon J. League creation in 1992; * who took over the folded in former JFL in 1997; * who were directly admitted into the Japan Football League in 1999 upon their formation; * that formed in 2008 as a result of the fusion of JFL clubs and . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Japanese Regional Leagues」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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