Hokushinetsu League Division 1 season, 2007 champions Matsumoto Yamaga Club can almost be considered out of the title race this year, as their failure on Sunday to beat the other promoted side, Granscena Niigata, means they've already dropped four crucial points... Zweigen Kanazawa, AC Nagano Parceiro and the students of Japan Soccer College have made no such mistake and all have their 100% records intact... Fervorosa Ishikawa Hakusan's days as serious challengers at this level would nevertheless appear to be over...
Sat 19 Apr: Saurcos Fukui 3-4 AC Nagano Parceiro
Sun 20 Apr: Fervorosa Ishikawa Hakusan 0-4 Japan Soccer College
Sun 20 Apr: Granscena Niigata 1-1 Matsumoto Yamaga Club
Sun 20 Apr: Valiente Toyama 0-2 Zweigen Kanazawa
1. Zweigen Kanazawa 6 (+11)
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2. Japan Soccer College 6 (+8)
3. AC Nagano Parceiro 6 (+3)
4. Matsumoto Yamaga Club 2 (-)
5. Saurcos Fukui 1 (-1)
6. Granscena Niigata 1 (-2)
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7. Valiente Toyama 0 (-6)
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8. Fervorosa Ishikawa Hakusan 0 (-13)
Sat 19 Apr: Saurcos Fukui 3-4 AC Nagano Parceiro
Sun 20 Apr: Fervorosa Ishikawa Hakusan 0-4 Japan Soccer College
Sun 20 Apr: Granscena Niigata 1-1 Matsumoto Yamaga Club
Sun 20 Apr: Valiente Toyama 0-2 Zweigen Kanazawa
1. Zweigen Kanazawa 6 (+11)
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2. Japan Soccer College 6 (+8)
3. AC Nagano Parceiro 6 (+3)
4. Matsumoto Yamaga Club 2 (-)
5. Saurcos Fukui 1 (-1)
6. Granscena Niigata 1 (-2)
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7. Valiente Toyama 0 (-6)
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8. Fervorosa Ishikawa Hakusan 0 (-13)
Playing their first ever match at regional level, Niigata University of Health & Welfare beat fellow students Niigata University of Management 4-1 as Division 2 of the Hokushinetsu League commenced on Sunday... fellow newcomers Nissei Resin went down by the same score at Ueda Gentian...
Sun 13 Apr: FC Antelope Shiojiri 2-1 CUPS Niigata
Sun 13 Apr: Niigata U of Management 1-4 Niigata U of Health & Welfare
Sun 13 Apr: Ohara School JaSRA 4-1 Maruoka Phoenix
Sun 13 Apr: Ueda Gentian 4-1 Nissei Resin
Sun 13 Apr: FC Antelope Shiojiri 2-1 CUPS Niigata
Sun 13 Apr: Niigata U of Management 1-4 Niigata U of Health & Welfare
Sun 13 Apr: Ohara School JaSRA 4-1 Maruoka Phoenix
Sun 13 Apr: Ueda Gentian 4-1 Nissei Resin
A major shock on day 1 of the season in Division 1 of the Hokushinetsu League, as title holders Matsumoto Yamaga Club were held to a goalless draw by promoted side Saurcos Fukui... the Ishikawa prefecture derby was won in convincing style by Zweigen Kanazawa, who crushed Fervorosa 10-1... AC Nagano Parceiro and Japan Soccer College both kicked off with expected wins...
Sun 13 Apr: AC Nagano Parceiro 3-1 Granscena Niigata
Sun 13 Apr: Japan Soccer College 5-1 Valiente Toyama
Sun 13 Apr: Matsumoto Yamaga Club 0-0 Saurcos Fukui
Sun 13 Apr: Zweigen Kanazawa 10-1 Fervorosa Ishikawa Hakusan
Sun 13 Apr: AC Nagano Parceiro 3-1 Granscena Niigata
Sun 13 Apr: Japan Soccer College 5-1 Valiente Toyama
Sun 13 Apr: Matsumoto Yamaga Club 0-0 Saurcos Fukui
Sun 13 Apr: Zweigen Kanazawa 10-1 Fervorosa Ishikawa Hakusan
Just twelve months after having been relegated from the Hokushinetsu League Division 1, Teihens FC have been demoted from Regional League football altogether, after they lost 3-2 on aggregate to Niigata University of Health & Welfare in the Division 2 / Prefectural Leagues Play-off. They will therefore compete in the Ishikawa Prefectural League next season, bringing to an end a tenure in the Hokushinetsu League of fully thirty years.
The students, meanwhile, had earned the right to take on Teihens after having finished runner-up in the recent Prefectural Leagues Play-off tournament. They will in turn play Regional League football in 2008 for the first time and are promoted alongside Nagano's Nissei Resin.
Sun 04 Nov: Niigata University of Health & Welfare 1-1 Teihens FC
Sun 11 Nov: Teihens FC 1-2 Niigata University of Health & Welfare
The students, meanwhile, had earned the right to take on Teihens after having finished runner-up in the recent Prefectural Leagues Play-off tournament. They will in turn play Regional League football in 2008 for the first time and are promoted alongside Nagano's Nissei Resin.
Sun 04 Nov: Niigata University of Health & Welfare 1-1 Teihens FC
Sun 11 Nov: Teihens FC 1-2 Niigata University of Health & Welfare
In the second leg of their Play-off last weekend, ambitious Saurcos Fukui netted a crucial extra time to goal to defeat Niigata University of Management and replace them in next season's Division 1 of the Hokushinetsu League. Saurcos, who were previously known as FC Kanazu and who are aiming ultimately to become their home prefecture's J-League franchise, thereby gained a 4-3 aggregate win and will join one of the most competitive Regional League divisions in Japan.
Sun 04 Nov: Saurcos Fukui 2-1 Niigata University of Management
Sun 11 Nov: Niigata University of Management 2-2 Saurcos Fukui (AET)
Sun 04 Nov: Saurcos Fukui 2-1 Niigata University of Management
Sun 11 Nov: Niigata University of Management 2-2 Saurcos Fukui (AET)
