2020-21 B.LEAGUE REGULATIONS(2020. August 27th)

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FIRST up date: 2020. August 27.

UPDATE: 2020.Aug.28 ➡ Post season home court advantage require.

B1: EAST and WEST 2 Conference: (each 10 teams) ※CHANGE

■EAST (10 teams)

LEVANGA HOKKAIDO

AKITA AKITA NORTHERN HAPPINETS

UTSUNOMIYA BREX

CHIBA JETS

ALVARK TOKYO

SUN ROCKERS SHIBUYA

KAWASAKI BRAVE THUNDERS

YOKOHAMA B CORSAIRS

NIIGATA ALBIREX BB

TOYAMA GROUSES

■WEST (10 teams)

SHINSYU BRAVE WARRIORS

SAN-EN NEOPHOENIX

SEA HORSE MIKAWA

NAGOYA DIAMOND DOLPHINS

SHIGA LAKESTARS

KYOTO HANNARYS

OSAKA EVESSA

SHIMANE SUSANOO MAGIC

HIROSHIMA DRAGONFLIES

RYUKYU GOLDEN KINGS

B2: EAST and WEST 2 Conference: (each 8 teams) ※CHANGE

■EAST
AOMORI WAT'S

SENDAI 89ERS

YAMAGATA WYVERNS

FUKUSHIMA FIREBONDS

IBARAKI ROBOTS

GUNMA CRAINE THUNDERS

KOSHIGAYA ALPHAS

TOKYO EARTH FRIENDS Z

■WEST

FIGHTING EAGLES NAGOYA

NISHINOMIYA STORKS

BAMBITIOUS NARA

KAGAWA FIVE ARROWS

EHIME ORANGE VIKINGS

RIZING ZEPHYR FUKUOKA

SAGA BALLOONEERS

KUMAMOTO VOLTERS

■HOW WE FIGHT GAMES

Total: 60 games regular season. 

Same conference: 4 games each.

Other conference: 2 games each or optional 2 team has 4 games.

■PROMOTION REGULATION (Temporary rule of 2020-21 season) ※CHANGE

B1:  NO DROP to B2 even team make bottom.

B2:  FINAL top 2 teams(require B1 licence) are automatically move up B1 from 2021-22 season.

B3:  NO MOVE UP to B2 even team make Championship.

■B1 POST SEASON

B1:  8 teams: Top 3 teams from each conference + 2 wild card. 

Quater Final: Best of 3 @better regular season result team home court. 

Semi Final: Best of 3 @better regular season result team home court.

3rd place game: NO 3rd place game

FINAL: Best of 3 @Neutral location such as YOKOHAMA Arena.

■B2 POST SEASON

B2: 8 teams: Top 3 teams from each conference + 2 wild card.

Quater Final: Best of 3 @better regular season result team home court.

Semi Final: Best of 3 @better regular season result team home court.

3rd place game: Best of 3 @better regular season result team home court.  (in case team who make final has NO B1 license)

FINAL: Best of 3 @better regular season result team home court.

■IMPORT PLAYER REGULATION ※CHANGE

TOTAL ROSTER Maximum 13

3 Import players + 1 Passport change player or 1 Asian Spot player.

Option to add 2 of 16 to 22 y/o youth JAPANESE player.

GAME ROSTER 12

3 Import players + 1 Passport change player or 1 Asian Spot player.

IMPORT PLAYERS ON THE COURT RULE 2 + 1 ※CHANGE

2 Import players + 1 Passport change player or 1 Asian Spot player are able to PLAY SAME TIME.

■WHO IS ASIAN SPOT PLAYER

5 Nations:

CHINA, KOREA, CHINESE TAIPEI, PHILIPPINE, INDONESIA.

NOT COUNT

Passport change player who is NOT original 5 nations.

multiple passport holder: both passports have to be in 5 nations.

■Fans and Tickets sales regulation(against COVID-19)

50% of capacity of arena seat ONLY. (have to be less than 5000 seats)

Entrance gate body Temperature check. (less than 37.5℃)

Upgrade or Downgrade are depends on COVID-19 or government requirement. 

Continue to update necessary information is come up...

FIRST up date (2020. August 27th)

UPDATE: 2020.Aug.28: Post season home court advantage require.