All Japan Senior Football Championship
The All Japan Senior Football Championship (Zenkoku Shakaijin Sakkā Senshuken Taikai, 全国社会人サッカー選手権大会) is a football (soccer) cup competition in Japan. It is run by the Japan Football Association. As it only involves non-league teams (teams not affiliated to either J. League or the Japan Football League), it can be considered an equivalent of the FA Trophy or FA Vase in England.
Overview
The "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 "Regional Football League Competition" 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 entrants) 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 winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Tournament Site(s) |
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| 1965 | Nippon Kokan | 3-1 | Urawa Club | Beppu, Oita |
| 1966 | Urawa Club | 1-0 | Nippon Kokan | Omiya |
| 1967 | Nagoya Bank | 4-1 | Toyota Motors | Yokohama, Kanagawa |
| 1968 | Toyota Motors | 1-0 | Urawa Club | Shimabara, Nagasaki |
| 1969 | Kofu Club (shared) | 1-1
AET | Urawa Club (shared) | Tōno, Iwate |
| 1970 | Toyota Motors | 1-0 | Kofu Club | Fujieda, Shizuoka |
| 1971 | Towa Real Estate | 1-0 | Tanabe Pharmaceutical | Saga |
| 1972 | Eidai Industries | 5-0 | Teijin S.C. Matsuyama | Ichihara, Chiba |
| 1973 | Sumitomo | 2-1 | Hitachi Ibaraki | Hitachi, Ibaraki |
| 1974 | Honda Giken | 3-0 | Yanmar Club | Kagoshima |
| 1975 | Yanmar Club | 3-1 | Furukawa Electric Chiba | Shizuoka |
| 1976 | Nissan Motors | 1-0 | Dainichi Nippon Densen |
| 1977 | Toshiba Horikawa-cho | 2-0 | NTT Kansai |
| 1978 | Saitama Teachers | 2-0 | Hyogo Teachers | Nobeoka, Miyazaki |
| 1979 | Toho Titanium | 2-0 | Mazda Auto Hiroshima |
| 1980 | Yamato Nippon Densen | 2-0 | Osaka Gas |
| 1981 | NTT Kanto | 2-1 | Hitachi Ibaraki |
| 1982 | Osaka Gas | 3-1 | Shizuoka Gas |
| 1983 | Matsushita | 5-0 | NTT Kansai |
| 1984 | Kyoto Police Dept. | 2-1 | Shimizu Club |
| 1985 | NTT Kansai (shared) | 1-1 | Yamanashi Club (shared) |
| 1986 | Furukawa Electric Chiba | 4-3 | Tokyo Gas |
| 1987 | Akita City Hall | 1-0 | Furukawa Electric Chiba |
| 1988 | Kyoto Shiko Club | 2-0 | Mazda Auto Hiroshima |
| 1989 | Chuo Bohan | 2-0 | Furukawa Electric Chiba | Kasuga, Fukuoka |
| 1990 | Chuo Bohan | 3-1 | Hitachi Ibaraki | Kanazawa, Ishikawa |
| 1991 | PJM Futures | 2-0 | Seino Unyu | Tsuruoka, Yamagata |
| 1992 | PJM Futures | 2-0 | Nippon Denso | Takamatsu, Kagawa |
| 1993 | Yokogawa Denki | 3-2 | YKK |
| 1994 | Hitachi Ibaraki | 1-0 | Hokuriku Electric Power Co. |
| 1995 | Prima Ham F.C. Tsuchiura | 1-0 | Albireo Niigata |
| 1996 | F.C. Kyoto BAMB 1993 | 1-1
PK 4-3 | Prima Ham F.C. Tsuchiura | Takatsuki, Osaka |
| 1997 | Yokogawa Denki | 1-0
AET | Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C. | Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Yokohama, Kanagawa |
| 1998 | NTT Kyushu | 3-0 | Norbritz Hokkaido |
| 1999 | Honda Giken | 4-0 | Sony Sendai F.C. | Toyama
Takaoka, Toyama |
| 2000 | Sagawa Express Tokyo S.C. | 3-2 | Sagawa Printing S.C. | Sendai, Miyagi (final)
Naruse, Miyagi
Rifu, Miyagi
Shichigahama, Miyagi
Matsushima, Miyagi |
| 2001 | Sagawa Express Osaka S.C. | 2-1
AET | Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C. | Nankoku, Kochi (final)
Ochi, Kochi
Haruno, Kochi
Hidaka, Kochi
Noichi, Kochi |
| 2002 | Okinawa Kariyushi F.C. (shared) | 0-0
AET | Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C. (shared) | Shimizu, Shizuoka
Fujieda, Shizuoka |
| 2003 | Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C. | 3-0 | Shizuoka F.C. | Saitama
Kawagoe, Saitama |
| 2004 | Honda Luminoso Sayama F.C. | 0-0 | Okinawa Kariyushi F.C. | Okayama (final)
Kurashiki, Okayama
Oku, Okayama |
| 2005 | Rosso Kumamoto (shared) | 2-2
AET | New Nippon Steel Oita (shared) | Kobe, Hyogo (final)
Goshiki, Hyogo
Awaji, Hyogo
Kakogawa, Hyogo
Miki, Hyogo |
| 2006 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 1-0 | Shizuoka F.C. | Akita (final)
Yurihonjō, Akita
Nikaho, Akita |
| 2007 | F.C. Mi-O Biwako Kusatsu | 3-1 | Yazaki Valente | Oita
Beppu, Oita |
| 2008 | A.C. Nagano Parceiro | 2-1 | NEC Tokin | Niigata |
| 2009 | Matsumoto Yamaga !Matsumoto Yamaga | 2-1 | Zweigen Kanazawa !Zweigen Kanazawa | Ichihara, Chiba |
| 2010 | Kamatamare Sanuki !Kamatamare Sanuki | 2–0 | Nagano Parceiro !Nagano Parceiro | Yamaguchi |
| 2011 | Tokyo 23 FC | 1-0 | SC Sagamihara !SC Sagamihara | Ōgaki, Gifu |
| 2012 | F.C. Korea | 1–0
AET | Fukushima United !Fukushima United | Chōfu, Tokyo |
| 2013 | Renofa Yamaguchi !Renofa Yamaguchi | 1–1
PK 5-4 | Grulla Morioka !Grulla Morioka | Shimabara, Nagasaki |
| 2014 | FC Osaka !FC Osaka | 2–0 | Club Dragons !Club Dragons | Kamitonda, Wakayama |
| 2015 | Arterivo Wakayama | 1-1
PK 5-3 | Hannan University | Morioka, Iwate(final)
Hanamaki, Iwate
Takizawa, Iwate
Tōno, Iwate |
| 2016 | Mitsubishi Mizushima FC | 2-2
PK 5-3 | Suzuka Unlimited FC | Saijō, Ehime(final) |
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