K-League is in place... The smooth J-League Autumn Spring Festival outlined the opening day of August next year...Continuing the tradition of 金J, the schedule of the Emperor's Cup is a variable
May 09, 2025
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According to Japanese media on the 9th, the J League Secretariat held a meeting with each club's reinforcement and operation managers on the schedule of the next season and narrowed their opinions to set the opening date of the 2026-2027 season as the second weekend of August.
Japan's J-League has decided to operate the league from 2026 to 2027 in line with the change of the Asian club competition. In the case of the Korean K-League, it is still in the process of reviewing, and there is no progress.
On the other hand, Japan is currently preparing step by step as it has decided to implement it from next year. As a result, the opening day of the first Chuchun Festival season is likely to be on the 7th, the first weekend of the second week of August.
The J-League has continued its tradition of opening '金JJ' since 2018. '金JJ' refers to playing the official opening game of the J-League on Friday, which is played simultaneously. August 7th next year is Friday.
Japanese media 'Sponichi' reported that the plan regarding the schedule was shared with the officials of each club attending the meeting.
However, there is a possibility that it will be reviewed as the date of hosting the Japan Football Association (JFA) All-Japan Football Championship (Cheonhwangbae) is scheduled for August 1. J-League teams will also participate in the Emperor's Cup, as some clubs objected to playing before the opening of the regular league.
In addition, it is said that discussions were made on the problems that may arise from the implementation of the autumn system. Currently, the J-League will have 'Winterbreak' from the third week of December to the second week of February. However, clubs in snowy regions with a lot of snow in winter cannot play home games from the second week of December to the third week of March at the longest, which could lead to unfair controversy.
In response, the J-League is reportedly considering playing seven games in May when the season ends in order to cover the entire schedule.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
