# 2024 Japanese Regional Football Champions League

The 2024 Japanese Regional Football Champions League (全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2024) was the 47th edition of the referred annually contested cup for the best-placed teams of each of their respective Regional Leagues, and of the 2024 Shakaijin Cup. Promoted to the JFL, the club couldn't defend their title. Tochigi City are the title holders, as they won the championship at the final round. Currently playing in the Japan Football League, they are unable to defend their title.

## Format

Twelve teams participated in the transitional tournament for regional league teams who want to join the JFL. Nine qualified as champions of their respective Regional Leagues on 2024. The other three spots were by default allocated to the best three Shakaijin Cup teams out of its semi-finalists that were not yet qualified for the Champions League via the Regional Leagues (being placed below the champions of their league).
Only teams that wanted to join the JFL can be promoted. If a team with no intention to join the JFL ended up winning the final round, the promotion spot should be allocated to the runner-up. If the runner-up also had no intention to be promoted, a spot will be allocated to the third-placed team. Should they also refuse, the bottom-placed team would be promoted instead. In all mentioned scenarios, the bottom-placed team of the 2024 Japan Football League would not be relegated, and no play-off would be held. If both the Regional Champions League winner and runner-up aimed to be promoted, the winner would be automatically promoted, whereas the runner-up would hold a play-off match with JFL's bottom-placed team.

## Participating teams

Returning teams from the previous season are highlighted in bold. Teams relegated from the previous JFL season are noted in italics.
| Region | Slots | Team | Rank |
| Hokkaido | 1 | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth | 1st (League) |
| Tohoku | 1 | Blancdieu Hirosaki FC | 1st (League) |
| Kantō | 1 | Vonds Ichihara | 1st (League) |
| Hokushin'etsu | 2 | Fukui United FC Japan Soccer College FC | 1st (League) Winner (Cup) |
| Tōkai | 2 | Ise-Shima FC Kariya | 1st (League) Semi-finalist (Cup) |
| Kansai | 1 | Asuka FC | 1st (League) |
| Chugoku | 1 | Fukuyama City FC | 1st (League) |
| Shikoku | 1 | FC Tokushima | 1st (League) |
| Kyushu | 2 | Veroskronos Tsuno J-Lease FC | 1st (League) Semi-finalist (Cup) |

## Venues

* First round:
** Iwata, Shizuoka: Iwata Sports Exchange Village Yumeria Stadium
** Hitachinaka, Ibaraki: Hitachinaka City Stadium
** Matsue, Shimane: Matsue City Athletics Stadium
* Final round:
** Kyoto: Takebishi Stadium Kyoto

## First round

Each group had its matches played in a round-robin format. Each team played three matches in just three days, from 8 to 10 November. The draw was held on 26 October, and it was streamed live by Kansai Soccer League's official YouTube channel.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | J-Lease | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to the final round |
| 2 | Veroskronos Tsuno | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | FC Tokushima | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | FC Ise-Shima | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vonds Ichihara | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to the final round |
| 2 | Asuka FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to the final round |
| 3 | FC Kariya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Blancdieu Hirosaki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fukui United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | Advance to the final round |
| 2 | Fukuyama City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Japan Soccer College | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |

### Ranking of second-placed teams

The three winners of each group of the first round qualified for the final round, alongside the best-placed team among the runners-up of each group.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Asuka FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Qualification for the final round |
| 2 | Veroskronos Tsuno | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Fukuyama City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |

## Final round

The final round was played in a single round-robin format. The winner of the group was promoted to Japan Football League and the runner-up qualified for the play-off match against the JFL 16th-placed team. Eventually, Vonds Ichihara lost the play-off.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Asuka FC (P) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Promoted to the JFL |
| 2 | Vonds Ichihara | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | Qualification for JFL promotion/relegation play-off |
| 3 | Fukui United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | J-Lease | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |