F.League Ocean Cup Explained

F.League Ocean Cup
Country:Japan
Founded:2008
Teams:20
Champions:Nagoya Oceans
Season:2023
Most Successful Club:Nagoya Oceans (10 titles)
Website:www.fleague.jp/leaguecup
Current:2023 F.League Ocean Cup

F.League Ocean Cup (in Japanese: "Fリーグオーシャンカップ") is a futsal tournament held in Japan. The organizer is the Japan Football Association (JFA) and Japan Futsal Federation (JFF). This tournament is a league cup of the F.League. In 2019, 20 teams participated in this tournament.

History

In 2008, Takeda Teva Ocean Arena was completed as Asia's first full-scale futsal arena.[1] In June 2008 this tournament was held for the first time. The organizer of the first tournament was not the Japan Football Association (JFA) but the Aichi Football Association. As of 2009, this tournament is the official league cup of the F.League.

In 2013, Teva Takeda Pharma Ltd. withdrew from the tournament sponsors, so this tournament name was changed to the F.League Ocean Arena Cup. In 2014, the venue was moved from the Takeda Teva Ocean Arena to the Odawara Arena, so this tournament name was changed to the F.League Ocean Cup.[2] In 2015, this tournament was held at the Kobe Green Arena and Kobe Central Gymnasium.[3] In 2016, this tournament was not held.

Competition name

Results

Year Final 3rd place playoff
Champions result 2nd place 3rd place result 4th place
12008[4] Shriker Osaka4–4
Nagoya OceansBardral Urayasu6–2Pescadola Machida
22009Shriker Osaka2–2
(PK 5–4)
Nagoya OceansDeução Kobe5–2Espolada Hokkaido
32010Nagoya Oceans4–0Shriker OsakaEspolada Hokkaido8–4Vasagey Oita
42011Nagoya Oceans5–0Shriker OsakaVasagey Oita2–1Espolada Hokkaido
52012Nagoya Oceans5–1Shriker OsakaEspolada Hokkaido6–5Shonan Bellmare
62013Nagoya Oceans5–1Fuchu Athletic FCShriker Osaka3–1Shonan Bellmare
72014Nagoya Oceans4–3Pescadola MachidaShonan Bellmare1–1
Shriker Osaka
8 2015Fuchu Athletic FC6–0Nagoya Oceans FK Nikars1–1
(PK 4–3)
Espolada Hokkaido
92017Nagoya Oceans5–0Bardral UrayasuShriker Osaka3–3
(PK 3–2)
Shonan Bellmare
102018Nagoya Oceans3–0Shriker OsakaPescadola Machida4–1Fugador Sumida
112019[5] Nagoya Oceans7–0Shonan BellmarePescadola Machida10–6Tachikawa Fuchu Athletic
122022Nagoya Oceans4–3Tachikawa AthleticPescadola Machida3–2Shinagawa City
132023Nagoya Oceans5–1Bardral UrayasuTachikawa Athletic5–3Shriker Osaka

Number of wins by club

ClubsYear
10Nagoya Oceans2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
2Shriker Osaka2008, 2009
1Tachikawa Fuchu Athletic FC2015

Notes and References

  1. https://www.iwasaki.co.jp/projects/examples/detail/id/spgy11/cid/6/sid/23/ 武田テバオーシャンアリーナ
  2. https://www.fleague.jp/leaguecup/archive/2014/ OCEAN CUP 2014
  3. https://www.fleague.jp/leaguecup/archive/2015/outline.html Outline of OCEAN CUP 2015
  4. https://www.fleague.jp/leaguecup/archive/ Archives 過去のオーシャンカップ
  5. https://www.fleague.jp/leaguecup/ Matches Fリーグオーシャンカップ2019