TOKYO, Jan 24 (News On Japan) –
The J1 League, Japan’s high stage {of professional} soccer, has introduced the schedule and venues for its opening matches, with the brand new season kicking off on the twenty third of February at Hiroshima’s new stadium the place Sanfrecce Hiroshima will face Urawa Reds.
This season, J1 has expanded to incorporate 20 groups, a rise of two groups from the earlier season. While the matchups for the primary spherical, set to happen from the twenty third to the twenty fifth of subsequent month, had already been decided, the J.League has now disclosed the particular dates and places for every match.
On the twenty third, two matches will function the “Original 10” groups which were a part of the league since its inception. The season will begin with a match between Sanfrecce and Reds on the new stadium in Hiroshima, beginning at 2 PM. At 6 PM, Nagoya Grampus will go head-to-head with Kashima Antlers in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. The following day, on the twenty fourth, six matches are scheduled, and two extra can be performed on the twenty fifth. On the twenty fifth, the National Stadium will host a match between Tokyo Verdy, who’ve returned to J1 for the primary time in 16 seasons because the league’s inaugural champions, and Yokohama F. Marinos, paying homage to the J.League’s opening match in 1993.
NHK is ready to broadcast the opening match between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Reds on the twenty third on its General TV channel.
Source: NHK