The Japanese professional soccer J-League officially announced the transition to the spring season, which starts in the fall and ends the season in the spring of the following year.The J-League announced on its website on the 19th, “After today’s board meeting, we decided to change the season (operation) method starting from the 2026-2027 season.”He then explained, “We decided that a ‘season change’ was necessary to realize the vision of the J-League, and the board of directors made the decision.”Accordingly, the J-League will operate the 2026-2027 season, not the 2026 season.The season starts in August 2026 and ends in May 2027. The period from the second week of December to the third week of February is designated as winter break and no games are held.The J-League added that it would further discuss various controversies surrounding the season transition.
Local media reported on the 15th that the executive committee, attended by representatives of 60 J-League clubs, held a vote asking for opinions on the switch to the spring season, and 52 clubs were in favor.Japanese soccer has been trying to switch to the spring season in line with the ‘global standard’.This is because Europe, the center of world soccer, operates on a spring system, and the leagues of Middle Eastern countries that have grown into the mainstream of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) also run on a spring system.AFC is moving the Champions League (ACL), which was previously held as a spring and autumn festival, to a spring and autumn festival starting from the 2023-2024 season.The FIFA Club World Cup, which will be expanded to include 32 teams, is scheduled to be held in June-July to coincide with the Chunjeong Festival.In addition, it is expected that the J-League will help improve the performance of the Japanese national team in the long term by lowering the threshold for its players to transfer to Europe.Meanwhile, the K-League is aware of the situation in the J-League, but is keeping its distance from the transition to the Chuncheon system.Considering various factors such as our country’s season, grass environment, and spectator revenue, the Korea Professional Football League believes that 카지노사이트킹 there are no immediate plans to pursue it.