OverviewThe "Shakaijin" or "Zensha" as it is known, was first established in 1965 to determine potential entrants to the Japan Soccer League. The winner and runner-up played off in a promotion and relegation series against the bottom two clubs of the JSL. This continued even after the JSL added a Second Division in 1972. Since 1977, however, there is a system called the "All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series" to promote new league entrants (to the JSL 2nd Division, the former Japan Football League, and the current Japan Football League), thus the "Shakaijin" is now effectively a non-league cup competition. The 1999 edition was the only one to feature teams from the current JFL; otherwise, all participant clubs have been from the regional leagues.The format is a week-long elimination tournament in a host locale (originally a single city, now a major metropolitan area) chosen by the JFA beforehand, and the best clubs of the regional leagues (currently 32 entran ts) qualify. The final takes place in a major stadium in the largest host city or prefectural capital. The winner automatically qualifies to the Regional Promotion Series (runners-up and third places may also qualify depending on berth availability).Many former Shakaijin winners are now J. League members, so the cup, despite no longer guaranteeing promotion, is considered a crucial stepping stone by ambitious clubs. List of winnersYearWinnerScoreRunner-upTournament Site(s)1965Nippon Kokan3-1Urawa ClubBeppu, Oita1966Urawa Club1-0Nippon KokanOmiya1967Nagoya Bank4-1Toyota MotorsYokohama, Kanagawa1968Toyota Motors1-0Urawa ClubShimabara, Nagasaki1969Kofu Club (shared)1-1AETUrawa Club (shared)Tno, Iwate1970Toyota Motors1-0Kofu ClubFujieda, Shizuoka1971Towa Real Estate1-0Tanabe PharmaceuticalSaga1972Eidai Industries5-0Teijin S.C. MatsuyamaIchihara, Chiba1973Sumitomo2-1Hitachi IbarakiHitachi, Ibaraki1974Honda Giken3-0Yanmar ClubKagoshima1975Yanmar Club3-1Furukawa Electric ChibaShizu oka1976Nissan Motors1-0Dainichi Nippon Densen1977Toshiba Horikawa-cho2-0NTT Kansai1978Saitama Teachers2-0Hyogo TeachersNobeoka, Miyazaki1979Toho Titanium2-0Mazda Auto Hiroshima1980Yamato Nippon Densen2-0Osaka Gas1981NTT Kanto2-1Hitachi Ibaraki1982Osaka Gas3-1Shizuoka Gas1983Matsushita5-0NTT Kansai1984Kyoto Police Dept.2-1Shimizu Club1985NTT Kansai (shared)1-1Yamanashi Club (shared)1986Furukawa Electric Chiba4-3Tokyo Gas1987Akita City Hall1-0Furukawa Electric Chiba1988Kyoto Shiko Club2-0Mazda Auto Hiroshima1989Chuo Bohan2-0Furukawa Electric ChibaKasuga, Fukuoka1990Chuo Bohan3-1Hitachi IbarakiKanazawa, Ishikawa1991PJM Futures2-0Seino UnyuTsuruoka, Yamagata1992PJM Futures2-0Nippon DensoTakamatsu, Kagawa1993Yokogawa Denki3-2YKK1994Hitachi Ibaraki1-0Hokuriku Electric Power Co.1995Prima Ham F.C. Tsuchiura1-0Albireo Niigata1996F.C. Kyoto BAMB 19931-1PK 4-3Prima Ham F.C. TsuchiuraTakatsuki, Osaka1997Yokogawa Denki1-0AETHonda Luminoso Sayama F.C.Fujisawa, KanagawaYokohama, Kanagawa19 98NTT Kyushu3-0Norbritz Hokkaido1999Honda Giken4-0Sony Sendai F.C.ToyamaTakaoka, Toyama2000Sagawa Express Tokyo S.C.3-2Sagawa Printing S.C.Sendai, Miyagi (final)Naruse, MiyagiRifu, MiyagiShichigahama, MiyagiMatsushima, Miyagi2001Sagawa Express Osaka S.C.2-1AETHonda Luminoso Sayama F.C.Nankoku, Kochi (final)Ochi, KochiHaruno, KochiHidaka, KochiNoichi, Kochi2002Okinawa Kariyushi F.C. (shared)0-0AETHonda Luminoso Sayama F.C. (shared)Shimizu, ShizuokaFujieda, Shizuoka2003Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C.3-0Shizuoka F.C.SaitamaKawagoe, Saitama2004Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C.0-0Okinawa Kariyushi F.C.Okayama (final)Kurashiki, OkayamaOku, Okayama2005Rosso Kumamoto (shared)2-2AETNew Nippon Steel Oita (shared)Kobe, Hyogo (final)Goshiki, HyogoAwaji, HyogoKakogawa, HyogoMiki, Hyogo2006V-Varen Nagasaki1-0Shizuoka F.C.Akita (final)Yurihonj, AkitaNikaho, Akita2007F.C. Mi-O Biwako Kusatsu3-1Yazaki ValenteOitaBeppu, Oita2008A.C. Nagano Parceiro2-1NEC TokinNiigata2009Matsumoto Yamaga2-1Zweigen Kanazaw aIchihara, Chiba ReferencesJapanese Wikipedia pageContents of Domestic Competition of Football in Japan External linksOfficial site of the 2009 season at the JFAJapanese Non-League Football News (in English)vdeFootball in JapanJapan Football AssociationNational TeamsJapan Women's Olympic U-20 U-17 Futsal Beach soccerLeague SystemMen: J. League JFL Regional LeaguesWomen: L. League Futsal: F. LeagueDomestic CupsEmperor's Cup Women's Cup J. League Cup Super Cup JOMO Cup Shakaijin CupReserve & AcademyPrince Takamado Cup High School TournamentList of clubs List of venues Champions (J1 J2) Kirin Cup Regional Promotion Series Categories: Football competitions in Japan | 1965 establishments
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