Japanese Non-league Football News

Details have been announced of the Prefectural Play-offs to gain entrance into the Kansai League for 2007. Two teams from each of the six prefectures in the region will participate in a First Round round-robin tournament, with the winners of each going into a knock-out Semi-Final. The eventual winners of the competition will be promoted as automatic replacements for Kansai League Division 2 bottom place side Kobe FC Senior C, while the runners-up will have an additional chance to go up in the New Year when they take on Kohga School, who finished one above Kobe FC.

Participants:

Hyogo: Estrela Tsuda エストレラ津田 and FC Nishiomiya A FC西宮A

Kyoto: Kyoto Fushimi Shuyu-kai 京都伏見蹴友会 and Kumiyama FC 久御山FC

Nara: Porvenir Kashihara ポルベニルカシハラ and Tonan Club 都南クラブ

Osaka: Hannan University Club 阪南大クラブ and FC Kishiwada FC岸和田

Shiga: Shiga FC 滋賀FC and BSC ROSAGE BSC. ROSAGE

Wakayama: Kinki University Wakayama 近大和歌山 and Kainan FC 海南FC


A Block

Sun 03 Dec: FC Kishiwada - Estrela Tsuda
Sun 10 Dec: Estrela Tsuda - Kainan FC
Sat 16 Dec: FC Kishiwada - Kainan FC

B Block

Sun 03 Dec: Kyoto Fushimi Shuyu-kai - Kinki University Wakayama
Sun 10 Dec: Kinki University Wakayama - BSC ROSAGE
Sun 17 Dec: Kyoto Fushimi Shuyu-kai - BSC ROSAGE

C Block

Sun 03 Dec: Porvenir Kashihara - FC Nishiomiya A
Sun 10 Dec: FC Nishiomiya A - Kumiyama FC
Sat 16 Dec: Porvenir Kashihara - Kumiyama FC

D Block

Sun 03 Dec: Hannan University Club - Shiga FC
Sun 10 Dec: Hannan University Club - Tonan Club
Sun 17 Dec: Shiga FC - Tonan Club

Semi-Finals

Sat 23 Dec: Winner Group D - Winner Group A
Sat 23 Dec: Winner Group B - Winner Group C

Final

Sat 23 Dec:

Kansai League Division 2 Promotion / Relegation Play-off

Mon 22 Jan: Kohga School - ?