These y-Teams shall be promoted to the JFL automatically.
And these y'-Teams and Ehime FC shall be promoted to the JFL automatically.
The match days are 12th, 13th and 14th January 2001 at Takatsuki.
| Team | SET | YKK | KUM | TOT | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y- Sagawa Express Tokyo SC | 0:1 | 5:0 | 1:0 | 2(0)/1(0) | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| y- YKK | 1:0 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 2(0)/1(0) | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| y'- NTT Kumamoto FC | 0:5 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 2(0)/1(0) | 4 | -3 | 6 | |
| y'- SC Tottori | 0:1 | 0:2 | 1:2 | 0(0)/3(0) | 1 | -4 | 0 |
These x-Teams progress to the Final Round.
The match days are 6th, 7th and 8th January 2001 at Haruno (group A and C) and Kawagoe (group B and D).
| Team | KUM | YAZ | SEO | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- NTT Kumamoto FC (Kyushu) | 3:2 | 1:0 | 2(0)/0(0) | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Yazaki Valente FC (Tokai) | 2:3 | 0:0 (3:2) | 1(1)/1(0) | 2 | -1 | 2 | |
| Sagawa Express Osaka SC (Kansai#1) | 0:1 | 0:0 (2:3) | 0(0)/2(1) | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Team | YKK | OME | KYO | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- YKK (Hoku-shin-etsu#1) | 1:1 (4:3) | 2:1 | 2(1)/0(0) | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Ome football club (Kanto#2) | 1:1 (3:4) | ** | 0(0)/1(1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kyoto Shiko SC (Kansai#2) | 1:2 | ** | 0(0)/1(0) | 1 | -1 | 0 |
†** This match failed by snowfall.
| Team | SET | UED | EHI | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Sagawa Express Tokyo SC (Kanto#1) | 6:0 | 5:0 | 2(0)/0(0) | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| FC Ueda Gentian (Hoku-shin-etsu#2) | 0:6 | 3:2 | 1(0)/1(0) | 3 | -5 | 3 | |
| Ehime FC (Shikoku) | 0:5 | 2:3 | 0(0)/2(0) | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Team | TOT | TDK | HEP | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- SC Tottori (Chugoku) | 0:0 (4:3) | 3:1 | 2(1)/0(0) | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| TDK (Tohoku) | 0:0 (3:4) | 1:1 (7:8) | 0(0)/2(2) | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hokkaido Electric Power (Hokkaido) | 1:3 | 1:1 (8:7) | 1(1)/1(0) | 2 | -2 | 2 |
Nine champion teams of each Regional Leagues and 2nd place teams of the Regions including the top four teams of last year's tournament are qualified for the tournament.
In the tournament, when regulation time of the match play fails to determine a winner, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
All teams play each other one times.
Teams are allotted three points for a win in regulation play, two points for a shoot-out win, one point for a shoot-out loss, and no points for a loss (except shoot-out loss).
The ranking is determined as follows: 1) total of points, 2) goal difference, 3) total of goals.
NTT Kumamoto FC changes the team name from NTT Kyushu.
SC Tottori changes the team name in 1989.
The x-Teams progress to the next round.
Results of tournament are beneath.
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obihiro FC | 0:1 | Tsuda SC | 11/11/2000 | Sendai |
| Mitsubishi Mizushima | 1:3 | Ome FC | 11/11/2000 | Sendai |
| Minolta | 2:3 | Nissei Plastic | 11/11/2000 | Sendai |
| Honda Lock SC | 1:0 | Sagawa Osaka | 11/11/2000 | Sendai |
| Sagawa Pr. | 2:1 | Chuoh Bohhan | 11/11/2000 | Shichigahama |
| Kariyushi Hotels | 3:3 ext. (7:6) | Tonan SC | 11/11/2000 | Shichigahama |
| Mitsubishi Nagasaki | 1:3 | Yazaki Valente | 11/11/2000 | Shichigahama |
| Hokkaido Electric Power | 4:0 | Teijin | 11/11/2000 | Rifu |
| Sagawa Tokyo | 3:0 | Aster Aomori | 11/11/2000 | Rifu |
| Osaka Gas | 1:0 | Sunlife FC | 11/11/2000 | Rifu |
| Fujieda ofc. | 0:1 | NTT Kyoto | 11/11/2000 | Matsushima |
| Hiroshima tchr. | 1:3 | Toho Titanium | 11/11/2000 | Matsushima |
| JAERI Tokai | 4:1 | Ermanno Osaka | 11/11/2000 | Matsushima |
| Nippon Steel Kamaishi | 0:5 | Luminozo Sayama | 11/11/2000 | Naruse |
| NTT Kumamoto | 2:0 | Hanno Bruder | 11/11/2000 | Naruse |
| Sagawa Tohoku | 4:0 | Variente Toyama | 11/11/2000 | Naruse |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsuda SC | 0:2 | Ome FC | 12/11/2000 | Rifu |
| Nissei Plastic | 2:3 ext. | Honda Lock SC | 12/11/2000 | Rifu |
| Sagawa Pr. | 3:0 | Kariyushi Hotels | 12/11/2000 | Shichigahama |
| Yazaki Valente | 2:1 | Hokkaido Electric Power | 12/11/2000 | Shichigahama |
| Sagawa Tokyo | 2:0 | Osaka Gas | 12/11/2000 | Matsushima |
| NTT Kyoto | 1:2 | Toho Titanium | 12/11/2000 | Matsushima |
| JAERI Tokai | 0:3 | Luminozo Sayama | 12/11/2000 | Naruse |
| NTT Kumamoto | 1:2 | Sagawa Tohoku | 12/11/2000 | Naruse |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ome FC | 2:0 | Honda Lock SC | 13/11/2000 | Shichigahama |
| Sagawa Pr. | 1:0 | Yazaki Valente | 13/11/2000 | Shichigahama |
| Sagawa Tokyo | 2:1 ext. | Toho Titanium | 13/11/2000 | Matsushima |
| Luminozo Sayama | 2:1 | Sagawa Tohoku | 13/11/2000 | Matsushima |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ome FC | 0:1 | Sagawa Pr. | 14/11/2000 | Sendai |
| Sagawa Tokyo | 3:0 | Luminozo Sayama | 14/11/2000 | Sendai |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagawa Pr. | 2:3 | Sagawa Tokyo | 15/11/2000 | Sendai |
In the All Japan tournament, regulation time is 80 minutes.
When regulation time of the match play fails to determine a winner, teams play 'V-goal'(golden-goal) extra time for 20 minutes. If the match is still undecided, the winning team is decided in a penalty shoot-out.
NTT Kumamoto FC changes the team name from NTT Kyushu.
NTT West Kyoto changes the team name from NTT Kansai.
Aster Aomori changes the team name from Gonohe public office.
Sunlife football club changes the team name from Kagawa Shiun football club.
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Last update: 27/05/2004, except minor update
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