The soccer J League has decided to increase the number of J1 clubs by two to 20 teams from the 2024 season, in order to increase the competitiveness between clubs.
Last season, the J League had
18 teams in J1
, 22 teams in J2,
and 18 teams in J3
. , It was a form of going around the J1 entry playoff with the J2 team.
The J.League held a board meeting on the 20th and decided to increase the number of J1 clubs by two to 20 teams from the 2024 season.
Specifically, J1, J2, and J3 will each have 20 teams, and in J1, the bottom three teams will be automatically relegated.
Next season will be a transition period, and only one team will be demoted from J1 to J2, and three teams will be promoted from J2 to J1.
In addition, the format of the J.League Cup has also changed. Until now, only two teams, J1 and J2, competed, but from the 2024 season, all clubs from J1 to J3 will compete. I will participate and hold it.
Yoshikazu Nonomura, Chairman of the J. If we go to the region and play the first round, it will be an interesting match-up and I think it will have an economic effect."