Soccer J League Sagan Tosu's management correction notice September 28, 20:05
The J.League soccer team has decided to issue a notice to J1 Sagan Tosu, who posted a deficit of more than 2 billion yen last year, to correct the business situation and request regular reports on the balance of payments this year. I did.
Under the club license system established by the J.League, a third-party organization made up of lawyers and certified public accountants is required to qualify for participation in J1 and J2 after examining the financial status of each club every year.
As a result, all 52 clubs that applied for next season were licensed and qualified to participate, but last year's financial results posted a deficit of more than 2 billion yen, making it a deficit for the second consecutive year. We issued a notice to Sagan Tosu of J1 to correct the business situation.
As a result, Sagan will be required to regularly report to the J.League on efforts to improve the balance of payments and management this year, and to explain the budgeting for the next year in advance.
In addition, for this year, which is expected to be affected by the new coronavirus, a special exception that does not affect license issuance even if it falls into insolvency will be applied, but it is expected that it will fall into insolvency of about 350 million yen. As for 17 clubs such as Vegalta Sendai, it is necessary to keep an eye on the management situation, so we will conduct hearings from time to time regarding the progress of the balance.