Japanese soccer: J League prepares to go public
-Supporting top 10 clubs “Two teams are preparing”-
-There are 10 open clubs in world soccer-
A summary is provided by hisayoshi-katsumata-worldview.
Japan wins consecutive games against Germany:
The other day, they defeated their strong rival Germany by a large margin in a friendly match.
Japanese soccer is attracting worldwide attention.
Top 10 teams in the J League:
Another big topic has emerged.
The J League will support the IPO (listing) of the top 10 teams in terms of sales.
Two clubs are already making concrete preparations.
Bloomberg (September 15):
-For the growth of Japanese soccer as a whole-
The J League will support the top 10 clubs as IPO candidates.
Japan Professional Soccer League (J League)
The top 10 clubs with outstanding competitive results, popularity, and management skills will be designated as IPO candidates and will receive intensive financial and informational support.
This will lead to the growth of clubs and the league as a whole through increased funding through listing.
european listed teams
Manchester United is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
There are 10 public clubs.
Significance of the club being listed:
It will be possible to raise funds domestically and internationally, improve name recognition, and strengthen the business management system.
The funds raised will be used for recruiting players, building a stadium, etc.
op 10 clubs in J League
The sales figures for the top 10 clubs in 2022 are as follows.
Urawa 8,127 million yen
Kawasaki F 6,979 million yen
Yokohama FM 6,481 million yen
Kobe 6.365 billion yen
Kashima 6,116 million yen
Nagoya 6,091 million yen
G Osaka 5,969 million yen
FC Tokyo 5.274 billion yen
Shimizu 5.087 billion yen
Kashiwa 4,632 million yen”
The above 10 clubs are candidates for public offering.
Decision to lift the listing ban:
The J.League board of directors resolved to lift the ban on listing in February 2022.
Guidance for listing:
Mr. Aokage is in charge of corporate revitalization at Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting.
Masaaki Kimura, head of fixed income sales at Goldman Sachs Securities.
Mr. Kimura is Fagiano Okayama’s largest shareholder.
Two J League teams are candidates:
Two teams currently affiliated with the J.League are considering listing.
Kentaro Nakamura, a J.League spokesperson, declined to comment.
Management information of 60 clubs:
The J.League has management information on 60 clubs at its club license office.
We will share necessary information regarding listing.
Funds allocated to J League clubs:
Last year, the league as a whole allocated 11.4 billion yen annually to clubs.
In the future, we will consider increasing the distribution of competition to the top based on competition results, popularity, etc.
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