2013 All Japan Senior Football Championship

The 49th All Japan Senior Football Championship (Japanese: 第49回全国社会人サッカー選手権大会, Hepburn: Dai 49-kai zenkoku shakai hito sakkā senshuken taikai), officially the 2013 All Japan Adults Football Tournament, and most known as the 2013 Shakaijin Cup, was the 49th edition of the annually contested single-elimination tournament (or cup) for non-league clubs. The competition was held in Shimabara and Unzen in Nagasaki Prefecture. == Tournament rules == The tournament followed a knockout format with 32 teams. Teams were chosen through a qualifying round across nine regions, with one team from each region. In FY2012, twenty-two teams were allocated based on the number of company-wide registrations in each region. Additionally, One team represented the host prefecture. Matches consisted of two 40-minute halves, and if drawn, then two 10-minute extra-time halves were played, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary. The top three teams earned spots in the 37th National Regional Soccer League Finals, but if any had already qualified as regional league representatives, the fourth-place team would take their spot. == Calendar == == Participating teams == Bold is a team that has already qualified for the regional finals by winning the regional league == Schedule == === Round of 32 === === Round of 16 === === Quarter-finals === === Semi-finals === === Third place match === === Final === == Final result == Winner: Renofa Yamaguchi - Qualified for the 37th Regional Finals Runner-up: Grulla Morioka - Won the regional league and qualified for the 37th regional finals 3rd place: FC Gifu SECOND - Withdrawn from the 37th regional finals 4th place: Joyful Honda Tsukuba FC - Qualified for the 37th regional finals As a result of the above results, Consequently, two clubs advanced to the regional finals from this tournament, FC Kagoshima, who were runner's up in the Kyushu League, has won the right to participate in the regional finals ahead of schedule due to the tournament regulations of the regional finals. == References == == See also == 2013 J.League Division 1 2013 J.League Division 2 2013 Japan Football League 2013 Japanese Regional Leagues 2013 Emperor's Cup 2013 J.League Cup