| Founded | 1965; 60 years ago (1965) |
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| Region | Japan |
| Teams | 32 |
| Current champions | Japan Soccer College (1st title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Honda Luminoso Sayama FC (3 titles) |
 2024 All Japan Senior Football Championship | |
TheAll Japan Senior Football Championship (Japanese:全国社会人サッカー選手権大会,Hepburn:Zenkoku Shakaijin Sakkā Senshuken Taikai) , officially called theAll Japan Adults Football Tournament,[1] is afootball (soccer)cup competition in Japan. It is run by theJapan Football Association. As it only involves non-league teams (teams not affiliated to eitherJ.League or theJapan Football League), it can be considered an equivalent of theFA Trophy orFA Vase in England.
The "Shakaijin", "Shakaijin Cup" or "Zensha" as it is known, was first established in 1965 to determine potential entrants to theJapan Soccer League. The winner and runner-up played off in apromotion and relegation series against the bottom two clubs of the JSL. This continued even after the JSL added a Second Division in 1972. Since 1977, however, there is a system called the "Regional Football Champions League" to promote new league entrants (to the JSL 2nd Division, theformer Japan Football League, and the currentJapan Football League), thus the "Shakaijin" is now effectively a non-league cup competition. The 1999 edition was the only one to feature teams from the current JFL; otherwise, all participant clubs have been from the regional leagues.
The format is a week-long elimination tournament in a host locale (originally a single city, now a major metropolitan area) chosen by the JFA beforehand, and the best clubs of the regional leagues (currently 32 entrants) qualify. The final takes place in a major stadium in the largest host city or prefectural capital. The winner automatically qualifies to the Regional Champions League (runners-up andthird places may also qualify depending on berth availability).
Many former Shakaijin winners are now J.League members, so the cup, despite no longer guaranteeing promotion, is considered a crucial stepping stone by ambitious clubs.
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