Number of hometown activities performed by teams in the J. League 2006-2020
In 2020, teams in the J. League in Japan undertook in total approximately 15.8 thousand activities in and around their hometowns. Teams in Japan's professional soccer league are bound to their hometown. The intention behind this regional bounding is to create a synergy between soccer clubs and their hometowns, with the cities and localities providing support for the teams, while the soccer clubs contribute to the economic revitalization of the region.