J3 League

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The J3 League is the third tier of professional football in Japan, sitting below the J1 and J2 Leagues in the national league system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf football league
professional sports league
third division football league
allowsReserveTeams true
broadcastInCountry Japan NERFINISHED
competitionFormat league system
confederation Asian Football Confederation NERFINISHED
country Japan
countryFA Japan Football Association NERFINISHED
domesticCup Emperor's Cup NERFINISHED
J.League Cup NERFINISHED
followsRegulationsOf IFAB Laws of the Game NERFINISHED
founded 2013
governingBody Japan Professional Football League NERFINISHED
governingBodyAbbreviation J.League NERFINISHED
hasAbbreviation J3 NERFINISHED
hasCompetitionType men's football
hasCurrentSeason 2024 J3 League NERFINISHED
hasLevelInPyramid 3
hasProfessionalClubs true
hasPromotionPlayoffs may use promotion-related criteria depending on season
hasRelegationPlayoffs may use relegation-related criteria depending on season
inauguralSeason 2014
languageOfOfficialWebsite Japanese
locatedInTimeZone Japan Standard Time
matchDuration 90 minutes
numberOfTeams 20
officialWebsite https://www.jleague.jp
organizer J.League NERFINISHED
parentLeague J1 League NERFINISHED
J2 League NERFINISHED
partOf J.League NERFINISHED
Japanese football league system
positionInPyramid third tier
professionalStatus fully professional
promotionSystem top clubs promoted to J2 League subject to licensing
promotionTo J2 League NERFINISHED
region Asia NERFINISHED
East Asia
relegationSystem bottom clubs may be relegated to Japan Football League
relegationTo Japan Football League NERFINISHED
seasonFormat double round-robin
seasonPeriod spring-to-autumn
shortName J3 NERFINISHED
sport association football
usesPointsSystem 3 points for win, 1 for draw, 0 for loss
usesPromotionAndRelegation true
usesSubstitutionRule FIFA substitution rules with league-specific limits

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J.League hasDivision J3 League
J1 League hasLowerDivision J3 League
J.League thirdTier J3 League