2022 J.League Asia Challenge
International football competition
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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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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 12–15 November 2022 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 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 | 3 players with 1 goal each |
← 2017 TBD →
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2022. | |
Format
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 number 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
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
 Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||
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| Manager: Toru Oniki | ||||||
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Consadole Sapporo | ||||||
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Manager:  Mihailo Petrovic | ||||||
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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 Buriram United | ||||||
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| Manager: Masatada Ishii | ||||||
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| BG Pathum United | ||||||
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| Manager: Makoto Teguramori | ||||||
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Teams
| Nation | Team | Location | Confederation | Sub-Confederation | League | Last league placement |
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| Japan |
Kawasaki Frontale | Kawasaki | AFC | EAFF | J.League | 2021 J1 Champions |
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Consadole Sapporo | Sapporo | 2021 J1 10th place | |||
| Thailand |
Pathum United | Pathum Thani | AFF | Thai League 1 | 2021–22 TL1 Champions | |
| Thailand |
Buriram United | Buri Ram | 2021–22 TL1 Runners-up |
Fixtures and results
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 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | Buriram United |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Consadole Sapporo |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 |
| 4 | BG Pathum United |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Matches
| BG Pathum United | 1–3 | Kawasaki Frontale |
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| Kawasaki Frontale | 3–3 | Consadole Sapporo |
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Top scorers
- As of 15 November 2022
Broadcasting
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]