Japanese Non-league Football News

There were expected wins for frontunners Kamatamare Sanuki and Tokushima Vortis 2nd in the Shikoku league on Sunday... but Showa Club picked up three potentially vital points in the battle to avoid the relegation play-off places, beating Tokushima Comprille SC...

Sun 11 May: Nangoku Kochi 0-3 Kamatamare Sanuki
Sun 11 May: Sanyo Electric Tokushima 1-3 Tokushima Vortis 2nd
Sun 11 May: Showa Club 3-1 Tokushima Comprille SC

1. Kamatamare Sanuki 15 (+32)
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2. Tokushima Vortis 2nd 13 (+26)
3. Sanyo Electric Tokushima 8 (+1)
4. Nangoku Kochi 7 (+6)
5. Ehime Shimanami 5 (-5)
6. Showa Club 4 (-18)
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7. Ventana AC 1 (-12)
8. Tokushima Comprille SC 0 (-30)

The top three all won in Division 2 of the Kanto League on Sunday. Hanno Bruder and Aries FC Tokyo occupy the promotion places, but FC Korea are hot on their heels. They came back from three down to beat Kanagawa Teachers 4-3... Yonoshuyonkai and TFSC are still in the relegation places...

Sun 11 May: Aries FC Tokyo 2-1 Yonoshuyonkai
Sun 11 May: FC Korea 4-3 Kanagawa Teachers
Sun 11 May: Hanno Bruder 2-1 TFSC
Sun 11 May: SAI Ichihara SC 2-3 Vertfee Takahara Nasu

1. Hanno Bruder 14 (+4)
2. Aries FC Tokyo 13 (-)
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3. FC Korea 12 (+8)
4. Vertfee Takahara Nasu 9 (+2)
5. Kanagawa Teachers 7 (-)
6. SAI Ichihara SC 6 (-4)
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7. TFSC 4 (-)
8. Yonoshuyokonkai 4 (-10)

FC Machida Zelvia cruised to victory in the Kanto League Division 1 top of the table game over the weekend, running in five against Luminozo Sayama... one of the longest-established company sides in the country, Toho Titanium, have slumped to the bottom of the table, though - they lost 5-0 to Club Dragons in Ibaraki...

Sat 10 May: MSDF Atsugi Marcus 0-0 Saitama SC
Sat 10 May: YSCC 2-1 Hitachi Tochigi Uva

Sun 11 May: Club Dragons 5-0 Toho Titanium
Sun 11 May: Luminozo Sayama 1-5 FC Machida Zelvia

1. FC Machida Zelvia 18 (+17)
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2. Luminozo Sayama 12 (+1)
3. YSCC 9 (-2)
4. Club Dragons 8 (+4)
5. Hitachi Tochigi Uva 8 (+1)
6. MSDF Atsugi Marcus 5 (-7)
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7. Saitama SC 3 (-3)
8. Toho Titanium 2 (-11)

The promoted pair of Shiga FC and Biwako SC Hira are ruling the roost in Division 2 of the Kansai League. They both won well at the weekend to go three points clear in the promotion positions... Hermano Osaka and Osaka students Riseisha FC have yet to get off the mark after five rounds...

Sat 10 May: FC Glaspo Kashiwara 3-1 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe
Sat 10 May: Hermano Osaka 0-3 Biwako SC Hira

Sun 11 May: Kyoto Shiko Club P-P Renaiss Health & Medical College
Sun 11 May: Shiga FC 4-0 Riseisha FC

1. Shiga FC 12 (+12)
2. Biwako SC Hira 12 (+6)
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3. FC Glaspo Kashiwara 9 (+2)
4. Kyoto Shiko Club 9 (+2)
5. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe 9 (-)
6. Renaiss Health & Medical College 6 (+6)
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7. Riseisha FC 0 (-13)
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8. Hermano Osaka 0 (-15)

The postponsement of Ain Food's match means that Banditonce Kakogawa are now five points clear at the top of the Kansai League Division 1. Last year's champions crushed AS Laranja Kyoto... at the other end of the table, Hannan University got their first point of the year in a draw with FC Kyoto BAMB 1993...

Sat 10 May: AS Laranja Kyoto 0-5 Banditonce Kakogawa
Sat 10 May: Kobe FC 1970 1-1 Sanyo Electric Sumoto

Sun 11 May: Diablossa Takada FC P-P Ain Food
Sun 11 May: Hannan University 1-1 FC Kyoto BAMB 1993

1. Banditonce Kakogawa 15 (+21)
2. Ain Food 10 (+8)
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3. FC Kyoto BAMB 1993 8 (-)
4. Sanyo Electric Sumoto 7 (-4)
5. AS Laranja Kyoto 6 (-4)
6. Kobe FC 1970 4 (-9)
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7. Diablossa Takada FC 3 (-2)
8. Hannan University 1 (-10)