The F. League is the top league for Futsal in Japan. The winning team obtains the participation right to the AFC Futsal Club Championship.
The league was formed in 2007 as a compliment for the elimination tournament, (the current Puma Cup) which groups regional futsal champions into a final elimination phase.
The league operates on the sports franchise system, with no promotion or relegation of clubs. The clubs are thus expansion teams. In 2009 the number of clubs was increased from 8 to 10 with the addition of Fuchu Athletic and Espolada Hokkaido.
In F. League play, the clubs battle each other three times: once at home, once away and once in a neutral venue (generally Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo). The season runs from August to February.
An elimination league cup, the Ocean Cup is played every season by the 12 F.League teams.
Japan Futsal League (Japan Futsal League) is a national league of futsal, which was established in 2007 (2007) by the Japan Futsal Federation. Nicknamed "F.LEAGUE (F league)."
In Japan, it has been carried out large number of official game, such as the tournament from before, but the creation of a full-fledged national league is the first. September in the opening 2007, eight of the team that was able to across the country is subjected to league per total, compete for the ranking. Place a home town system in which the J-League as a model, have banned that bears the company name in the team name.
At the moment is a professional team Nagoya Oceans is the only league. Other teams have many amateur players, it is a so-called semi-professional league. However, it is envisaged in the future of professionalization. Operating costs per team, but had been expected to about 45 million yen, in fact, suffering from five to seven million yen.
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Teva Ocean Arena, is Japan's first futsal-only arena in Kinjofuto Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Minato-ku.
Is Japan's first professional Futsal Club as the home arena of the "Nagoya Oceans", completed in May 2, 2008, was opened in the same year on June 13. It should be noted that three days from the opening date, the "ocean chemical Ocean Arena Cup 2008" as "Kokeraotoshi" was held.
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