Interesting to see that the winter transfer window is extra long this year, thanks to the season transformation. Apparently, the rules still allow for the usual two windows during a season, so the second window has immediately started upon the end of the first window. Deadline is Apr 8 per FIFA TMS.
And the first FOUR points for a win in the JFL Cup Group Stage go to #VerspahOita with a 2–0 victory over #MaruyasuOkazaki.
No goals in the other two matches today, both #Briobecca–#YokogawaMusashino (1–3) and #CriacaoShinjuku–#ReinmeerAomori (2–4) went to penalties.
What is the record for consecutive penalties scored in a PK between both teams? Asking for a friend... #FCRyukyuOkinawa #ReilacShiga
www.transfermarkt.com/ryukyu-okina...
Crazy scenes from yesterday's Lithuanian Supercup between #KaunoŽalgiris and #Panevėžys. KŽ ultras, in joy of their first title in that competition, ignited a ton of fireworks, causing a fire in the process. The problem with that? Tthe match took place in a dome... www.sportas.lt/naujiena/535...
For those it may concern, the first half of the #ALyga... uhm, #Toplyga schedule has been released: www.transfermarkt.com/a-lyga/gesam...
The league will feature five Japanese players, with Carlos Duke ( #FCHegelmann) probably being the most prominent.
www.transfermarkt.com/a-lyga/gasta...
Wouldn't that be equal to an automatic forfeit for the respective opposition? XD
The confusion is even larger if they get subbed in at the same time, like today... #42 for Nagatomo, #18 for Tokiwa, both in the 78th minute
There is plenty of room for confusion this spring at #FCTokyo matches, at least for non-Japanese people. The only difference between #18 and #42, from a naming standpoint, is a single kanji in their first names:
#18 橋本 拳人
#42 橋本 健人
CC: @condrei.bsky.social
The owner of Iwate Grulla Morioka (relegated out of #JLeague into the JFL back in 2024) has uhh... ran away? disappeared??
grulla-morioka.jp/tab09_club/0...
These referee kits suspiciously look like 2024/26 adidas kits with a Uniqlo mark, though...
thx. Probably a problem with my ISP then, although every other of the remaining 13 team websites work like a charm...
I currently have trouble accessing JFL club websites from the Tokyo Bay area – Criacao Shinjuku, Yokogawa Musashino, and YSCC do not respond at all. Does somebody know if there is some sort of problem? #Tokyo #Yokohama #internet #blackout
kicker-Schlagzeile: "Ideallösung" – #KSC reagiert auf Beifus-Ausfall und holt Ambrosius zurück
...das heißt also, dass der KSC jetzt einen allergenen Kräutergarten eröffnet? 🤔
The J1, J2/J3 and JFL Special Seasons are added to @transfermarkt.de. For now the 5th and 6th tier leagues 2025 seasons are also visible on the Japan overview page yet so far I am only aware of CSL playing a 2026 season. Rumor has it regional leagues will switch calender for 27/28. #jleague
2026 #JFLUniform, #VeertienMie www.veertien.jp/fc/news_all/...
An announcement concerning King Kazu which does not occur on 11 January?
@condrei.bsky.social pointed out to me that #FukushimaUnited are absorbing Tohoku Soccer League D1 club Michinoku Sendai and rename it to Fukushima United Second. fufc.jp/news/12760/ #J3League
Sooo... 2026 Detroit Lions opponents as it stands now:
– NFC North ×2: Bears, Packers, Vikings
– NFC South: Panthers, Buccaneers, Falcons, Saints
– AFC East: Patriots, Bills, Dolphins, Jets
– P4: Titans, Giants, Cardinals
➡️Lions vs Titans at Munich in 2026?🤔
Yay, silly season has officially started as the first "official confirmation" for the next target of a certain Japanese Football King™ has just trickled into my TM inbox. 😵💫 January 11 is still three weeks away, guys...
Get well soon. Your bug is slightly better than mine, though – my daughter imported a nice bout of Influenza A from kindergarten, and since sharing is caring, she distributed it evenly among all family members, one after another 😝
2026 #JFLUniform, #CriacaoShinjuku criacao.co.jp/information/...
Finally – official confirmation of a #JFL intermediary tournament similar to the J League 100 Year Vision League: www.jfl.or.jp/jfl-pc/view/...
The same news also confirms that the relegation playoff between JFL and RL following the 2026–27 season has been canceled! Praised be the Football Gods!
Goodbye Azul Claro Numazu, hello Reilac Shiga!
Another prefecture joins the #JLeague for the first time. Only four (Fukui, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane) have yet to gain entry.
By the way, does somebody know if #JLeague teams will introduce a special set of uniforms for the 100 Year Vision League competitions, or if they will just re-use their current threads before eventually coming up with something in time for 2026–27?
Having seen this short, a very loose thought came into my mind – it would be cool if the 2026–27 #JEFUnited uniform design would be a modern adaptation of the 1993 set. Not sure though if the design process has already progressed too far to still include any 1993 vibes. youtube.com/shorts/pSrcn...
Not only will JEF Chiba be back in the J1 for the first time since 2009, but the nine remaining members of the #JLeague Original 10 - Kashima, JEF, Urawa, Verdy, Yokohama (F)M, Nagoya, Shimizu, Gamba, Hiroshima - will be together in the top flight for the first time since 2005.
