The 2022 J.League Asia Challenge was the 4th edition of the referred friendly association football tournament, played from 12 to 15 November on Thailand in 2 different venues. [1] Organized by the J.League, it is part of the J.LEAGUE Asian Strategy. [2]
| 2022 Ｊリーグ アジアチャレンジ (in Japanese) เจลีก เอเชีย ชาเลนจ์ 2022 (in Thai) | |
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| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 12–15 November 2022 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 17 (5.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 40,613 (13,538 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 3 players with 1 goal each |
Format edit
Two teams from J.League and two teams from Thai League 1 participated on the tournament, organized in a round-robin tournament format. Unordinarily, each Thai League 1 team will face only one J.League opponent in the tournament, while both of the two J.League teams will face only one Thai League opponent, alongside a match-up between both Japanese clubs. With the amount of matches played when comparing the four teams being unproportional, no club was awarded a trophy, or deemed champions of the tournament. [3][4]
Main attractions edit
The main individual attractions to the Thai football supporters were two national team players, as they were able to watch both players live on their own clubs, having only seen them play for the National Team. They are two of the few Thai League 1 products that went to play on the J1 League. One of two players, the current Thai national team captain, Chanathip Songkrasin, played for 5 years on Thailand for Police Tero and Muangthong United before moving abroad to play on Japan. Firstly for Consadole Sapporo, then for Kawasaki Frontale. The other player is the attacking midfielder Supachok Sarachat, product of Buriram United, who also played on loan on Surin City before joining Chanathip's former club Consadole Sapporo in 2022. [5]
Squads edit
 Kawasaki Frontale
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| Manager: Toru Oniki
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| Consadole Sapporo
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Manager:  Mihailo Petrovic
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 Buriram United
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| Manager: Masatada Ishii
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| BG Pathum United
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| Manager: Makoto Teguramori
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Teams edit
| Nation | Team | Location | Confederation | Sub-Confederation | League | Last league placement |
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| Japan
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Kawasaki Frontale | Kawasaki | AFC | EAFF | J.League | 2021 J1 Champions |
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Consadole Sapporo | Sapporo | 2021 J1 10th place | |||
| Thailand
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Pathum United | Pathum Thani | AFF | Thai League 1 | 2021–22 TL1 Champions | |
| Thailand
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Buriram United | Buri Ram | 2021–22 TL1 Runners-up |
Fixtures and results edit
All times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+7).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | Buriram United
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Consadole Sapporo
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 |
| 4 | BG Pathum United
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Matches edit
| BG Pathum United | 1–3 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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| Buriram United | 5–2 | Consadole Sapporo |
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| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–3 | Consadole Sapporo |
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Top scorers edit
- As of 15 November 2022
Broadcasting edit
In Thailand, matches were broadcast by Siamsport's YouTube Channel, and by PPTV, a digital terrestrial television. On Japan, matches were broadcast by J.League Official YouTube Channel (in Japanese). Viewers from overseas watched the matches on the J.League International YouTube channel.[6]
References edit
- ^ "コンサドーレ札幌と川崎フロンターレ出場の「２０２２Ｊリーグ アジアチャレンジinタイ」". thaich.net (in Japanese). Thai Hyper. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "J.LEAGUE to hold 2022 J.LEAGUE ASIA CHALLENGE in Thailand". jleague.co. Japan Professional Football League. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "「2022 Jリーグ アジアチャレンジinタイ」参加のお知らせ". frontale.co.jp (in Japanese). Kawasaki Frontale. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "J League Asia Challenge 2022 will be held in Thailand in November". snesports. SNE Sports. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "ใช้3สนามใหญ่! เจลีกคลอดโปรแกรม-สังเวียนบอลนัดพิเศษ ฟรอนตาเล่-คอนซาโดเล่เยือนไทย". siamsport.co.th (in Thai). Siam Sport. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Ｊリーグ公式YouTubeチャンネルでのライブ配信が決定！【２０２２Ｊリーグ アジアチャレンジinタイ】" [Live streaming on the official J.League YouTube channel has been decided! [2022 J.League Asia Challenge in Thailand]]. jleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
External links edit
J.League Asia Challenge at J.LEAGUE Official Website (in English)