Soccer J1 reopened with no spectators on July 4th 21:40 on May 29th

Among the official matches that have been suspended since late February, J1 will resume J1 on July 4th, and J2 and J3 have decided to play one week earlier from 27th of next month. Immediately after resuming, we will conduct it with no spectators, and after that we will assess the situation and bring in spectators.

On the 29th, the J-League held an executive committee with representatives from each club to discuss the schedule and method for resuming the official match. After that, J-League Mitsuru Murai Chairman announced a press conference on the web and announced that J1 will resume on July 4.

The match between J2 and J3, which was before the opening, will start one week earlier from the 27th of next month.

Immediately after resuming, all will be held with no spectators, but based on the policy of the government, from July 10th, it is a policy to gradually add spectators while assessing the situation.

In addition, as a measure to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, we have indicated that we will organize games so that several games in July do not involve long distance movement, and we have newly established a department in charge of PCR inspection in the league, It means that the referee will be inspected once every two weeks for over 2,300 people.

On the other hand, Murai Chairman said, "I would like to respond carefully while listening to the infection countermeasures in each region." After you put in, you may become an unspectated person depending on the area, and it is possible that you may change the schedule of individual games depending on individual circumstances, '' and respond flexibly based on the situation of each area. I showed the idea to go.

Murai Chairman "Listen to all clubs and use this style"

Chairman Mitsuru Murai of the J League said, `` J1 has a high weight in clubs based in 1 prefecture and 3 prefectures of the metropolitan area where the emergency was declared until the end and Hokkaido, and there is a voice that emphasizes conditioning of players after resumption. On the other hand, it was said that J2 and J3 could be done one week earlier. While listening carefully to the opinions of all 56 clubs, it became such a style. "

After that, about restarting with no spectators, `` Because there is a guideline that there is a possibility that it will be possible to invite spectators with a restriction from July 10th, prepare for welcoming spectators in stages. I want to go. "

In addition, as "and let us to thorough safety and health management of the players was confirmed with each club of representatives. With the prospect to perform PCR testing of all players in the sense that complement the health management" for infection prevention measures, We have clarified our intention to carry out a new coronavirus test for athletes and others.

Vissel Kobe Iniesta "I'm glad to have a match"

Former Spanish national team player Andres Iniesta of Vissel Kobe said, "We are very pleased to hear the news about the resumption of the J-League soccer schedule. It is a special situation, but we can play again." We're happy, and we're all preparing for the best possible return to the league, and we hope to see you again at the stadium in the near future. ''

Consadole Sapporo Suzuki "I want to have a hot match"

Soccer J1, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo forward Musashi Suzuki is enthusiastic about the official match that was decided to restart with no spectators on July 4th, "I want to have a hot match that will make the supporters excited" I told you.

According to an online interview, Suzuki said, “I was happy to be able to play the game during the official game interruption period, and I felt grateful to football again. It's a sensation, but I want to have a hot game where the supporters will be thrilled even through the screen. "

After that, he said, "I personally don't have any particular means or methods if I can play a game. I'm more than happy to be able to play a game. I want to achieve the goal of 20 goals in the league before the opening of the match."

Regarding practice until the resumption of the official game, "I think it is an issue to be able to play 90 minutes in a casual manner, but I think that there is a preparation period of about one month and it is long enough. Risk of injury I want to make preparations while avoiding it. "

At Consadole, we are planning to rehearse the game for the first time in about one and a half months from the first day of next month.

Movement until decision to restart J League

It is a movement from the soccer J.League to the decision to restart the official game after it has been interrupted due to the new coronavirus.

▽ On February 25, the official meeting of the country decided to postpone the official game until the first half of March after the view that the next one or two weeks was the brink of whether the speed of infection spread could be suppressed It was.

▽ On March 3, we established a "Countermeasures Liaison Meeting" with professional baseball to consider the timing of resumption of games and countermeasures, and at the second meeting held on 9th, advice from experts of infectious diseases Therefore, we decided to abandon the resumption in March and aim for the resumption on April 3.

▽ On March 19, an executive committee was held by representatives of each club, and even if league games resumed due to the prolonged suspension period, some clubs could not guarantee fairness due to consecutive away games, etc. Decided not to demote J1 and J2.

▽ On March 25th, we decided to postpone the resumption of April 3rd due to the lack of equipment for measuring body temperature, and to aim for a gradual resumption from the small holding J3 from late April to early May. ..

▽ On March 30, J1 and Takanori Sakai of VISSEL KOBE were infected with the new coronavirus for the first time in the J. League, and then the players continued to be infected with The Spaksatsu Gunma and Cerezo Osaka.

▽ From April 3rd to the beginning of May, on April 3rd, due to the rapid spread of the infection, the experts in the "Countermeasure Liaison Committee" suggested that the timing of the restart should be delayed as much as possible. The gradual restart that we were aiming for was left blank.

▽ On April 15, the Board of Directors approved the provision of special measures for loans for clubs whose cash flow became difficult due to the influence of the new coronavirus, which eased the terms of repayment period.

▽ On April 23, the executive committee confirmed that a match with no audience is also an option, and planned a minimum of June for the restart of the match while considering the situation of the emergency declaration and incorporating the restart of July. I showed the policy to prepare.

On May 11, experts in the “Countermeasures Liaison Meeting” expressed the view that it is difficult to determine the date for resuming the season at this time as the state of emergency continues to be declared.

On the other hand, it was confirmed that a guideline was prepared to summarize the precautions to prevent the spread of infection and how to operate the unaided game towards the resumption of the game, and the plan was announced on the 14th.

▽ On May 15th, except for some areas such as Tokyo, the declaration of emergency was lifted, so J1's Sagan Tosu and Sanfrecce Hiroshima restarted their practice. It was

On May 16, the German League, one of Europe's major leagues, resumed the game with no spectators as they thoroughly implemented infection control measures.

▽ 5 May 22, a policy that determines the dates of resumption to prospect the 29 days after one week in response to the opinion has been shown that it has become the situation that can be held in the match if no audience from experts Was shown.

▽ On May 29th, J1 was restarted from July 4th with no spectators, and it was decided to play J2 and J3 which was before the opening one week earlier from the 27th of next month.