J League 3 new clubs, J1 license September 27, 18:32
For the first time, the Soccer J-League issued a club license to participate in J1 next season to three clubs in J2, including Machida Zelvia.
The J-League has a “club license system” for the purpose of sound management of clubs and the development of a full-fledged watching facility, so that it cannot participate in league games unless it meets the requirements such as the stadium capacity. It has become.
The J-League announced the clubs that will issue licenses for the next season on the 27th, and the first J1 club licenses were issued to Machida Zelvia, Kagoshima United, and FC Ryukyu, both of which belong to J2.
Among them, Zelvia was unable to participate in the J1 entry tournament while remaining 4th in J2 because the stadium capacity did not meet J1 standards last year.
In fact, the renovation work for the Machida Stadium in the home stadium has started, so a license was issued.
Similarly, J2's Mito Holy Hock will be issued a J1 license on condition that the home stadium will be used when it is promoted to J1.