Japanese Non-league Football News

Fukushima United FC won the early-season crunch match in Division 2 (South) of the Tohoku League. They beat newcomers Cobaltore Onagawa 2-0 to go top of the table, keeping their 100% record in the process... also making it three wins out of three were Soma SC, who triumphed 2-1 at shock strugglers Marysol Matsushima...

Sun 11 May: Cobaltore Onagawa 0-2 Fukushima United FC
Sun 11 May: Kureha 0-7 Shichigahama SC
Sun 11 May: Marysol Matsushima 1-2 Soma SC
Sun 11 May: Nakaniida SC 1-0 Bandits Iwaki

1. Fukushima United FC 9 (+7)
2. Soma SC 9 (+3)
3. Shichigahama SC 6 (+10)
4. Cobaltore Onagawa 6 (+9)
5. Nakaniida SC 3 (-)
6. Bandits Iwaki 0 (-3)
7. Marysol Matsushima 0 (-8)
8. Kureha 0 (-18)

Morioka Zebra look as if they may well be able to achieve promotion back out of Division 2 (North) of the Tohoku League at the first attempt. They won 2-0 at Saruta Industry on Sunday... Fuji Club 2003 surprisingly lost at home to Vanraure Hachinohe in the other match...

Sun 11 May: Fuji Club 2003 1-2 Vanraure Hachinohe
Sun 11 May: Saruta Industry 0-2 Morioka Zebra

1. Morioka Zebra 6 (+3)
2. Fuji Club 2003 3 (+1)
3. Nippon Steel Kamaishi 3 (-)
4. Vanraure Hachinohe 3 (-1)
5. = Mizusawa Club 0 (-)
5. = Shiwa FC 0 (-)
7. = Saruta Industry 0 (-2)
7. = Tono Club 0 (-2)

There were just two games played in Division 1 of the Tohoku League on Sunday, 2007 runners up NEC Tokin going clear at the top with a 2-1 win over FC Primeiro... ambitious promoted side Viancone Fukushima will be disappointed with a home defeat by Miyagi's Wiese Shiogama...

Sun 11 May: FC Primeiro 1-2 NEC Tokin
Sun 11 May: Viancone Fukushima 0-2 Wiese Shiogama

1. NEC Tokin 6 (+6)
2. Sendai Nakata Club 3 (+3)
3. FC Primeiro 3 (+2)
4. Viancone Fukushima 3 (-)
5. Wiese Shiogama 3 (-1)
6. Grulla Morioka 1 (-)
7. FC Akita Cambiare 1 (-5)
8. Furukawa Battery 0 (-5)

Newcomers Cobaltore Onagawa have stamped their mark on Division 2 (South) of the Tohoku League - they crushed Kureha 7-0 to go top of the early-season table. Favourites are arguably still Fukushima United FC, who also have maximum points following their defeat of Bandits Iwaki...

Sun 04 May: Cobaltore Onagawa 7-0 Kureha
Sun 04 May: Fukushima United FC 2-1 Bandits Iwaki
Sun 04 May: Marysol Matsushima 1-4 Shichigahama SC
Sun 04 May: Soma SC 1-0 Nakaniida SC

1. Cobaltore Onagawa 6 (+11)
2. Fukushima United FC 6 (+5)
3. Soma SC 6 (+2)
4. Shichigahama SC 3 (+3)
5. Nakaniida SC 0 (-1)
6. Bandits Iwaki 0 (-2)
7. Marysol Matsushima 0 (-7)
8. Kureha 0 (-11)

There was just one game in the infuriatingly-scheduled Tohoku League Division 2 (North) over the weekend, relegated side Morioka Zebra winning their first match of the new season against Vanraure Hachinohe...

Sun 04 May: Morioka Zebra 3-2 Vanraure Hachinohe