Dospo Web reported on the 15th that 52 clubs (86%) voted in favor of the switch to the autumn system at an executive committee attended by representatives of 60 J-League clubs.
With the J-League board meeting to confirm the transition to the autumn system being held on the 19th, the absolute majority of clubs are in favor of this, making it highly likely that the J-League’s plan to operate the league from the 2026-2027 season will become a reality.
In the vote of the executive committee, the J League Secretariat decided to choose one of the three items, with 52 clubs voting for “the decision to implement the autumn system from the 2026-2027 season and continuing to review the remaining tasks,” seven clubs voting for “a months of review period without deciding at this stage.”
One place that voted against was confirmed to be Albirex Niigata. Niigata has the highest snowfall in Japan.
The Japanese media seems to accept the transition to the autumn system as a fact.
The J League Secretariat has raised 10 billion yen (about 90.9 billion won) in subsidies to convert the Chunchun system, and the media is more interested in how the money will be spent than whether or not the Chunchun system will be implemented.
The tug-of-war between the clubs is expected to intensify after the conversion is confirmed over the subsidies, which are not distributed evenly and are expected to be distributed first to clubs that have a high need for the transition to the autumn system.
Junya Higuchi, head of the J League, said, “There was an opinion that (the executive committee) should review in detail what kind of support to provide regarding the use of the subsidy. In addition, some clubs said that it is necessary to verify more accurately how much burden the transition to the autumn system will be on each club.”
Japanese soccer is pushing for the transition to the autumn system because it is a global standard.
While Europe, the center of global soccer, is operated on the Chunchun system, Middle Eastern countries, which are the mainstream of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), also play leagues on the Chunchun system.
In particular, AFC has been holding continental club competitions such as the Champions League (ACL), which was held as a spring and autumn system, from the 2023-2024 season.
The FIFA Club World Cup, which will expand to 32 teams, will also be held from June to July in time for the autumn festival.안전놀이터
It is natural that clubs in the league, which are played on the autumn festival, can expect better performance on the international stage.
On top of that, the Japanese soccer community believes that avoiding the hot summer is better in terms of performance. If the recommendation system is changed, it will lower the threshold for players to move to Europe, which will help boost the national team’s performance in the long term.