This y-Team shall be promoted to the JFL automatically.
And this y'-Team 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 2003.
The match days are 22nd, 23rd and 24th November 2003 at Tsurumi green belt in Osaka.
| Team | THE | GUN | SHI | SSU | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y- Thespa KUSATSU | 0:0 (4:3) | 2:0 | 1:0 | 3(1)/0(0) | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| y'- Gunma FC Horikoshi | 0:0 (3:4) | 2:1 | 0:1 | 1(0)/2(1) | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Shizuoka FC | 0:2 | 1:2 | 3:1 | 1(0)/2(0) | 4 | -1 | 3 | |
| Shizuoka Sangyo University | 0:1 | 1:0 | 1:3 | 1(0)/2(0) | 2 | -2 | 3 |
These x-Teams progress to the Final Round.
The match days are 14th, 15th and 16th November 2003 at Takaoka (group A and B) and Naruto (group C and D).
| Team | THE | TDK | AIN | VOL | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Thespa KUSATSU (JFA recommendation) | 1:2 | 5:1 | 1:0 | 2(0)/1(0) | 7 | 4 | 6 | |
| TDK (Tohoku) | 2:1 | 2:2 (4:1) | 1:2 | 2(1)/1(0) | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ain Food (Kansai) | 1:5 | 2:2 (1:4) | 4:1 | 1(0)/2(1) | 7 | -1 | 4 | |
| Volca Kagoshima (Kyushu) | 0:1 | 2:1 | 1:4 | 1(0)/2(0) | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| Team | SSU | HEP | MMM | CUP | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Shizuoka Sangyo University (College) | 1:1 (5:4) | 5:1 | 3:1 | 3(1)/0(0) | 9 | 6 | 8 | |
| Hokkaido Electric Power (Hokkaido) | 1:1 (4:5) | 0:3 | 1:0 | 1(0)/2(1) | 2 | -2 | 4 | |
| Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima (Chugoku) | 1:5 | 3:0 | 0:1 | 1(0)/2(0) | 4 | -2 | 3 | |
| College of Upward Players in Soccer (Hoku-shin-etsu) | 1:3 | 0:1 | 1:0 | 1(0)/2(0) | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Team | SHI | KAR | TAK | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Shizuoka FC (Tokai) | 1:1 (6:5) | 5:2 | 2(1)/0(0) | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
| Okinawa Kariyushi FC (Kyushu) | 1:1 (5:6) | 3:1 | 1(0)/1(1) | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Takada football club (Kansai) | 2:5 | 1:3 | 0(0)/2(0) | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Team | GUN | FUJ | NAN | Win(s.o)/Lose(s.o) | Goals | Dif. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x- Gunma FC Horikoshi (Kanto) | 2:0 | 1:0 | 2(0)/0(0) | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Fujieda public office (Tokai) | 0:2 | 3:2 | 1(0)/1(0) | 3 | -1 | 3 | |
| Nangoku Kochi football club (Shikoku) | 0:1 | 2:3 | 0(0)/2(0) | 2 | -2 | 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, one college and one JFA recommendation teams which demand to be promoted to the JFL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luminozo Sayama | 4:0 | Nippon Steel Oita | 18/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Ain Food | 5:0 | NTN Okayama | 18/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Osaka Gas | 0:4 | Aletto Kumamoto | 18/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Sunlife FC | 0:10 | Aries Tokyo | 18/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Nippon Steel Kamaishi | 6:5 ext. | Y.S.C.C. | 18/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Sanyo Sumoto | 1:2 | Chukyo Univ. FC | 18/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Hitachi Shimizu | 0:4 | Ueda Gentian | 18/10/2003 | Urawa, Saitama |
| Gunma Horikoshi | 2:3 | Imao FC | 18/10/2003 | Urawa, Saitama |
| Volca Kagoshima | 1:2 | Thespa Kusatsu | 18/10/2003 | Urawa, Saitama |
| NEC Tokin | 1:3 | Hokkaido Electric Power | 18/10/2003 | Urawa, Saitama |
| Hanno Bruder | 1:0 ext. | Mitsubishi Mizushima | 18/10/2003 | Omiya, Saitama |
| Kobe FC 1970 | 4:1 | Sapporo Thank FC | 18/10/2003 | Omiya, Saitama |
| Tsuda SC | 1:2 | CUPS | 18/10/2003 | Kawagoe |
| Shizuoka FC | 2:1 | Ome FC | 18/10/2003 | Kawagoe |
| Hitachi Tochigi | 1:4 | Konica Minolta Toyokawa | 18/10/2003 | Kawagoe |
| Ermanno Osaka | 0:3 | Okinawa Kariyushi | 18/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luminozo Sayama | 4:2 | Ain Food | 19/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Aletto Kumamoto | 2:0 | Aries Tokyo | 19/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Nippon Steel Kamaishi | 0:5 | Chukyo Univ. FC | 19/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Ueda Gentian | 0:8 | Imao FC | 19/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Thespa Kusatsu | 2:0 | Hokkaido Electric Power | 19/10/2003 | Urawa, Saitama |
| Hanno Bruder | 2:1 | Kobe FC 1970 | 19/10/2003 | Urawa, Saitama |
| CUPS | 0:4 | Shizuoka FC | 19/10/2003 | Kawagoe |
| Konica Minolta Toyokawa | 1:0 | Okinawa Kariyushi | 19/10/2003 | Kawagoe |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luminozo Sayama | 5:0 | Aletto Kumamoto | 20/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Chukyo Univ. FC | 3:0 | Imao FC | 20/10/2003 | Saitama |
| Thespa Kusatsu | 0:0 ext. (5:4) | Hanno Bruder | 20/10/2003 | Urawa, Saitama |
| Shizuoka FC | 3:0 | Konica Minolta Toyokawa | 20/10/2003 | Kawagoe |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luminozo Sayama | 7:0 | Chukyo Univ. FC | 21/10/2003 | Omiya, Saitama |
| Thespa Kusatsu | 0:2 | Shizuoka FC | 21/10/2003 | Kawagoe |
| Team | Score | Team | Date | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luminozo Sayama | 3:0 | Shizuoka FC | 22/10/2003 | Saitama |
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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Last update: 24/05/2004, except minor update
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