Japanese Non-league Football News

Grulla Morioka and NEC Tokin are already confirmed as the teams who will proceed to the Regional League Championship Winners' Play-off tournament from Division 1 of the Tohoku League. Champions Grulla have won all twelve of their games so far this season, while runners up NEC are able to take advantage of the allocation of one extra place in the Play-offs on account of last year's dramatic success by TDK.

There is little to choose between the mid-ranking teams in this league, with Fukushima's FC Primeiro the best of the rest. Meanwhile at the bottom of the table, it's Nippon Steel Kamaishi who are most under threat of the drop but Morioka Zebra - currently celebrating their fiftieth anniversary - who are also in danger. The two teams are in action against each other this coming weekend in what could turn out to be a relegation decider.

Sun 09 Sep: FC Primeiro 1-9 NEC Tokin
Sun 09 Sep: Grulla Morioka 4-2 Morioka Zebra
Sun 09 Sep: Nippon Steel Kamaishi 1-3 Wiese Shiogama
Sun 09 Sep: Sendai Nakata Club 7-1 Furukawa Battery

Sun 16 Sep: Sendai Nakata Club 2-5 FC Primeiro
Sun 16 Sep: Wiese Shiogama 0-0 NEC Tokin

Sun 23 Sep: FC Primeiro 3-0 Nippon Steel Kamaishi
Sun 23 Sep: Morioka Zebra 1-2 Sendai Nakata Club
Sun 23 Sep: NEC Tokin 7-0 Furukawa Battery
Sun 23 Sep: Wiese Shiogama 1-6 Grulla Morioka

Sun 30 Sep: NEC Tokin 1-0 Sendai Nakata Club

Sun 07 Oct: FC Primeiro 3-1 Wiese Shiogama
Sun 07 Oct: Grulla Morioka 7-1 Sendai Nakata Club
Sun 07 Oct: Morioka Zebra 0-1 NEC Tokin
Sun 07 Oct: Nippon Steel Kamaishi 1-1 Furukawa Battery

1. Grulla Morioka 36 (+45)
2. NEC Tokin 31 (+40)
3. FC Primeiro 22 (+5)
4. Wiese Shiogama 14 (-5)
5. Sendai Nakata Club 13 (-13)
6. Furukawa Battery 11 (-27)
7. Morioka Zebra 10 (-18)
8. Nippon Steel Kamaishi 5 (-27)