These y'-Teams shall be eligible to play in play-off match to decide entry into JFL.
Results of play-off matches are in a file of J.League 2002.
The match days are 22nd, 23rd and 24th November 2002 at Tsurumi green belt in Osaka.
| Team | AIN | SPR | SHI | KAG | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y'- Ain Food | 0:0 (4:3) | 4:2 | 4:2 | 3(1)/0(0) | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
| y'- Sagawa Printing SC | 0:0 (3:4) | 5:3 | 3:2 | 2(0)/1(1) | 8 | 3 | 7 | |
| Shizuoka FC | 2:4 | 3:5 | 3:1 | 1(0)/2(0) | 8 | -2 | 3 | |
| Volca Kagoshima | 2:4 | 2:3 | 1:3 | 0(0)/3(0) | 5 | -5 | 0 |
These x-Teams progress to the Final Round.
The match days are 15th, 16th and 17th November 2002 at Takaoka (group A and B) and Miyazaki (group C and D).
| Team | SHI | TDK | MMM | KAN | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Shizuoka FC (Tokai) | 1:1 (9:10) | 3:0 | 3:0 | 2(0)/1(1) | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
| TDK (Tohoku) | 1:1 (10:9) | 2:1 | 1:2 | 2(1)/1(0) | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima (Chugoku) | 0:3 | 1:2 | 3:1 | 1(0)/2(0) | 4 | -2 | 3 | |
| Kanazawa soccer club (Hoku-shin-etsu#2) | 0:3 | 2:1 | 1:3 | 1(0)/2(0) | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| Team | SPR | NAG | OME | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Sagawa Printing SC (Kansai#1) | 2:0 | 3:0 | 2(0)/0(0) | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| Nagano Elsa SC (Hoku-shin-etsu#1) | 0:2 | 5:4 | 1(0)/1(0) | 5 | -1 | 3 | |
| Ome football club (Kanto) | 0:3 | 4:5 | 0(0)/2(0) | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Team | AIN | OKI | SUN | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Ain Food (Kansai#2) | 0:0 (4:3) | 5:0 | 2(1)/0(0) | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Okinawa Kariyushi FC (Kyushu#1) | 0:0 (3:4) | 6:3 | 1(0)/1(1) | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
| Sunlife football club (Shikoku#2) | 0:5 | 3:6 | 0(0)/2(0) | 3 | -8 | 0 |
| Team | KAG | NAN | YUB | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Volca Kagoshima (Kyushu#2) | 4:2 | 2:0 | 2(0)/0(0) | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| Nangoku Kochi football club (Shikoku#1) | 2:4 | 4:3 | 1(0)/1(0) | 6 | -1 | 3 | |
| Yubari Bearfoot (Hokkaido) | 0:2 | 3:4 | 0(0)/2(0) | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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.
The x-Teams progress to the next round.
Results of tournament are beneath.
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagawa Pr. | 1:0 ext. | Hokkaido Electric Power | 19/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Honda Lock SC | 3:1 | Fuyo club | 19/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Central Kobe | 1:3 | Mitsubishi Mizushima | 19/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Imao FC | 3:2 ext. | Nagoya SC | 19/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Saitama SC | 1:2 ext. | Sapporo Thank | 19/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Aries Tokyo | 2:0 | Hitachi Shimizu | 19/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Sunlife FC | 0:2 | Toho Titanium | 19/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Kyoto Shiko | 0:11 | Okinawa Kariyushi | 19/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Ain Food | 0:2 | Kyocera Sendai | 19/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Ome FC | 4:1 | Kyoto Fushimi | 19/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| CUPS | 2:1 | Yaita SC | 19/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Osaka Gas | 1:2 | Volca Kagoshima | 19/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Hiroshima FC | 2:1 ext. | NEC Tokin | 19/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Hitachi Building Syst. | 1:2 | Sagawa Tohoku | 19/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Ueda Gentian | 1:3 | Chuoh Bohhan Fujieda | 19/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Yamaha Motor | 2:3 ext. | Luminozo Sayama | 19/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagawa Pr. | 3:2 ext. | Honda Lock SC | 20/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Mitsubishi Mizushima | 1:2 | Imao FC | 20/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Sapporo Thank | 3:4 | Aries Tokyo | 20/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Toho Titanium | 1:2 ext. | Okinawa Kariyushi | 20/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Kyocera Sendai | 3:2 ext. | Ome FC | 20/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| CUPS | 1:1 ext. (4:2) | Volca Kagoshima | 20/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Hiroshima FC | 3:5 | Sagawa Tohoku | 20/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Chuoh Bohhan Fujieda | 1:2 | Luminozo Sayama | 20/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagawa Pr. | 1:2 | Imao FC | 21/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Aries Tokyo | 0:3 | Okinawa Kariyushi | 21/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Kyocera Sendai | 1:0 | CUPS | 21/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Sagawa Tohoku | 0:1 | Luminozo Sayama | 21/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imao FC | 1:3 | Okinawa Kariyushi | 22/10/2002 | Shimizu |
| Kyocera Sendai | 1:1 ext. (2:4) | Luminozo Sayama | 22/10/2002 | Fujieda |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okinawa Kariyushi | 0:0 ext. | Luminozo Sayama | 23/10/2002 | Shimizu |
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.
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