FIFA Imposes Multi-Window Registration Ban on Ventforet Kofu Through Winter 2026–27
The undisclosed penalty echoes the 2022 case that saw Júbilo Iwata barred over foreign‑player contract violations.
Overview
- FIFA has added the J2 club to its list of teams prohibited from registering new players.
- The sanction is dated September 24 and blocks signings across the next three transfer periods.
- The restriction runs until the end of the 2026–27 winter transfer window.
- FIFA has not disclosed the reason for the action against Kofu.
- Kofu sits 12th in J2 on 39 points after 30 matches as the J.League prepares a Feb–Jun special tournament and a switch to an autumn–spring schedule from August.