Japan's soccer shock couldn't avoid the blade of FIFA...J-League ban on registration in a row → Gwangju case board

Oct 02, 2025

Japan's soccer shock couldn't avoid the blade of FIFA...J-League ban on registration in a row → Gwangju case board
Source=Jeff United Chiba homepage capture



Gwangju FC's ban on player registration, which made the Korean soccer world noisy, also occurred in Japan.

Japanese soccer magazine 『Football Zone』 reported on the 1st that J2 League Jeff United Ichihara Chiba (hereinafter referred to as Chiba) was placed on the list of FIFA's transfer ban on September 30. Chiba was included in the list of "clubs temporarily prohibited from registering new players due to money problems or rule violations". This prohibition is effective until ' (disciplinary action) is lifted. A club official said in a media interview that 'We are investigating the matter' The media did not specifically explain what issue he was disciplined for.

Chiba is well known as a team that former Gangwon coach Choi Yong-soo, Kim Bum-yong (Lenopa Yamaguchi), and Jang Min-gyu (Jeju) played in the past, and current Incheon coach Yoon Jung-hwan led from 2020 to 2022. As of the 31st round of the 2025 season, Chiba was disciplined in a situation in which he ran third, the promotion playoff spot.




Japan's soccer shock couldn't avoid the blade of FIFA...J-League ban on registration in a row → Gwangju case board
출처=FIFA
The 'football zone' was very shocked when Kohu Banore was placed on the transfer ban list on September 26 in the J-League, according to the response of the Japanese soccer community after a series of disciplinary measures. Kohu was reportedly disciplined for a transfer fee mismatch between August 2022 and December 2023 for striker Zetulio, who was on loan from Brazil's Thombense. Kohu negotiated with Thombense through the agent, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement. Koh Hu was excluded from the list on the 30th after paying the unpaid transfer fee.

In 2022, Jubilo Iwata was banned from registering for two transfer periods due to the transfer fee of a foreign player.

In the K-League, Gwangju was also banned from registering new players in May for non-payment of solidarity contributions from Asani (Estegral), his then-player. Gwangju recruited 10 new players through the transfer market last winter during the registration ban and was embroiled in controversy over the use of unqualified players, but the Korea Football Association (KFA) and the Professional Football Federation did not take any disciplinary action.




Japan's soccer shock couldn't avoid the blade of FIFA...J-League ban on registration in a row → Gwangju case board
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
However, FIFA decided that it was clear that the disciplinary action had not been followed. In an official letter on the 14th, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee fined KFA 30,000 Swiss francs (about 52.5 million won) for failing to comply with the registration ban, and Gwangju banned the registration of new players and fined 10,000 Swiss francs (about 17.5 million won) for the next two registration periods.

In the case of Gwangju, the registration ban for the second registration period will be suspended for one year. Gwangju is subject to sanctions on player registration during the regular registration period in the first half of 2026, but new player registration is possible during the additional registration period in the second half of the year.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.