Lending up to 5 million yen with support from local clubs Japan Football Association May 7 19:30

The Japan Football Association has announced details such as a maximum loan amount of 5 million yen for a new lending system mainly for clubs in areas where it is difficult to finance due to the influence of the new coronavirus.

The Japan Football Association announced last month that it would establish a new financing system mainly for clubs in the area where it is difficult to operate due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and Kozo Tajima on the website reported on the 7th. We had a press conference and announced the details.

Among them, as an urgent financial support measure to keep the club alive, we will accept loans until the end of next month, and the loan amount will be up to 5 million yen to cover expenses such as salaries of coaches and rent of clubhouses , With no interest and no collateral, with a repayment period of up to 10 years. Depending on the donations collected by the Football Association, some repayments may be exempted.

The target is a club that has a track record of activities last year, and has met certain conditions such as income in April or May being less than half of the previous year's, and each club in the J League and Nadeshiko League is It was removed as support from the league will be considered separately.

Then, prior to being approved by the board of directors to be held on the 14th of this month, it started accepting applications on the website from the 7th.

Chairman Tajima said, "Without club activities, people who are in need of life look for another job. It is a big loss that the underlying human resources leave the soccer world, and they are active in each place after overcoming the new coronavirus Must be able to resume. "