The team decided to take first place from their group.
Vanfore Kofu, who plays for another Japanese division, reached the group stage of the AFC Champions League.
The team's victory in the 2022 Japan Cup helped the team qualify for the tournament;
a number of Japanese clubs, as well as teams from many of the highest-rated countries in Asia, do not play in the AFC Cup, the local equivalent of the League Europe.
At the same time, the current winner of the Asian Champions League has already left the tournament - Japanese Urawa Red Diamonds scored 7 points from her group. What was left to do to reach the playoffs through the ranking of the closest teams, as other places did?.
The draw for the playoffs of the main club tournament of Asia may begin on the 28th.