List_of_football_clubs_in_Japan Knowpia

This is a list of association football clubs in Japan from the 2024 season.

Japan Professional Football League (J.League) edit

Three leagues will consist of 20 teams from 2024 onwards.

J1 League edit

First division of the Japanese professional football system with 20 clubs:

J2 League edit

Second division of the Japanese professional football system with 20 clubs:

J3 League edit

Third and last division of the Japanese professional football system with 20 clubs:

Japan Football League (JFL) edit

First division of the Japanese amateur football system and the only nationwide division for amateur clubs, from where are located some teams aiming to be promoted to the J.League in the near future through associate membership system. Such teams are indicated with (A) in parentheses.

16 clubs:

Atletico Suzuka (formerly Suzuka Point Getters)
Briobecca Urayasu
Criacao Shinjuku (A)
Honda FC*
Kochi United (A)
Maruyasu Okazaki*
Minebea Mitsumi FC*
Okinawa SV (A)
Reilac Shiga (A)
ReinMeer Aomori (A)
Sony Sendai*
Tiamo Hirakata
Tochigi City FC
Veertien Mie (A)
Verspah Oita (A)
Yokogawa Musashino

Japanese Regional Leagues edit

It are a group of nine parallel association football leagues in Japan that are organized on the regional basis. They form the fifth and sixth tier of the Japanese association football league system.

Hokkaidō League edit

ASC Hokkaido (Tomakomai, Hokkaido)
Asahikawa FC (Muroran, Hokkaido)
BTOP Hokkaido (Kuriyama, Hokkaido)
Canale Otaru (Otaru, Hokkaido)
Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (Obihiro, Hokkaido)
Hokushukai Iwamizawa (Iwamizawa, Hokkaido)
Norbritz Hokkaido (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
Sapporo Univ. Goal Plunderers (Sapporo, Hokkaido) (Un)

Tōhoku League edit

Division 1 edit

Blancdieu Hirosaki (Hirosaki, Aomori)
Bogolle D. Tsugaru (Tsugaru, Aomori)
Cobaltore Onagawa (Onagawa, Miyagi)
Fuji Club 2003 (Hanamaki, Iwate) (Un)
Ganju Iwate (Hachimantai, Iwate)
Michinoku Sendai (Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture)
Morioka Zebra (Morioka, Iwate)
Shichigahama SC (Shichigahama, Miyagi)
FC Sendai University (Shibata, Miyagi) (Un)
FC La Universidad de Sendai (Shibata, Miyagi) (Un)

Division 2 edit

North edit

Akita Cambiare (Akita, Akita)
Kuzumaki Club (Kuzumaki, Iwate)
NewPearl Hiraizumi Maesawa (Hiraizumi, Iwate)
Nippon Steel Kamaishi* (Kamaishi, Iwate)
Omiya SC (Ōmiya-ku, Saitama)
Oshu United (Oshu, Iwate)
Saruta Kōgyō* (Akita, Akita)
Shichinohe SC (Shichinohe, Aomori)
TDK Shinwakai (Nikaho, Akita)

South edit

Iwaki Furukawa (Iwaki, Fukushima)
Merry (Fukushima, Fukushima)
Nagai Club (Nagai, Yamagata)
Oyama Club (Morioka, Iwate)
Parafrente Yonezawa (Yonezawa, Yamagata)
Primeiro Fukushima (Fukushima prefecture)
Ricoh Industry Tohoku* (Shibata, Miyagi)
Sendai Sasuke (Sendai, Miyagi)
Sendai Universität (Sendai, Miyagi) (Un)

Kantō Soccer League (KSL) edit

Division 1 edit

Aries Tokyo (Tokyo)
Joyful Honda Tsukuba* (Tsukuba, Ibaraki)
Nankatsu SC (Katsushika, Tokyo)
Toho Titanium (Kanagawa Prefecture)
Toin University of Yokohama FC (Yokohama, Kanagawa) (Un)
Tokyo International University (Sakado, Saitama) (Un)
Tokyo United (Bunkyō, Tokyo)
Vertfee Yaita (Yaita, Tochigi)
Vonds Ichihara (Ichihara, Chiba)

Division 2 edit

Atsugi Hayabusa (Atsugi, Kanagawa)
Aventura Kawaguchi (Kawaguchi, Saitama)
Coedo Kawagoe (Kawagoe, Saitama)
Esperanza SC (Yokohama, Kanagawa)
Hitachi Building System SC* (Chiyoda, Tokyo)
FC N. (Inagi, Tokyo) (Un)
RKU Dragons (Un)
Tokyo 23 (Special wards of Tokyo)
Tonan Maebashi (Maebashi, Gunma) (A)
Yokohama Takeru (Yokohama, Kanagawa)

Hokushin'etsu League (HFL) edit

Division 1 edit

'05 Kamo FC (Kamo, Niigata) (Un)
Artista Asama (Tōmi, Nagano)
Fukui United (Fukui, Fukui)
JSC FC (Seirō, Niigata) (aka. College of Upward Players in Soccer or CUPS)
Niigata UHW (Niigata, Niigata) (Un)
Sakai Phoenix (Sakai, Fukui)
SR Komatsu (Komatsu, Ishikawa)
Toyama Shinjo Club (Toyama, Toyama)

Division 2 edit

Antelope Shoijiri (Shiojiri, Nagano)
CUPS Seirō (Seirō, Niigata) (Japan Soccer College "B" team)
FC Hokuriku (Kanazawa, Ishikawa) (Un)
Libertas Chikuma (Chikuma, Nagano)
Lion Power Komatsu (Komatsu, Ishikawa)
FC Matsucelona (Matsumoto, Nagano) (Un)
N-Style Toyama (Toyama)
NUHW FC (Niigata, Niigata) (Un B team)

Tōkai League edit

Division 1 edit

Chukyo University FC (Toyota, Aichi) (Un)
Fujieda City Hall (Fujieda, Shizuoka)
Gakunan F. Mosuperio (Gakunan, Shizuoka)
FC Ise-Shima (Shima, Mie)
FC Kariya (Kariya, Aichi)
Sports & Society Izu (Izu, Shizuoka)
Wyvern FC (Kariya, Aichi)
Yazaki Valente (Shimada, Shizuoka)

Division 2 edit

Chukyo Univ. FC (Toyota, Aichi) (Un)
FC Gifu Second (Gifu, Gifu) (FC Gifu "B" team)
AS Kariya Tokoha University (Kariya, Aichi)
Nagara Club (Gifu, Gifu)
Tokoha University FC
Tokai FC (Nagoya, Aichi)
Tokai Gakuen FC (Nagoya, Aichi) (Un)
Vencendor Mie UC (Tsu, Mie)

Kansai League edit

Division 1 edit

Arterivo Wakayama (Wakayama, Wakayama)
FC Asuka (Kashihara, Nara)
FC AWJ (Awaji, Hyōgo)
Basara Hyōgo (Akashi, Hyōgo) (renamed from FC Easy 02 Akashi)
Cento Cuore Harima (Harima, Hyōgo)
Hannan University Club (Matsubara, Osaka) (Un)
Lagend Shiga (Moriyama, Shiga)
Moriyama Samurai 2000 (Moriyama, Shiga)

Division 2 edit

Hannan University Revolution (Matsubara, Osaka) (Un)
Kandai FC 2008 (Suita, Osaka) (Un)
Kobe FC 1970 (Kobe)
Kyoto Shiko Club (Kyoto, Kyoto)
Laranja Kyoto (Kyoto, Kyoto)
Middle Range (Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka)
Ococias Kyoto (Kyoto, Kyoto)
OKFC (Ikuno, Osaka)
St. Andrew's FC (Izumi, Osaka) (Un)

Notes edit

Teams with * are company teams.
Teams with "Un" are feeder (or "B") teams for their universities' main football teams.
In the Regional Leagues, First divisions equals to Japanese fifth tier of league football, while 2nd divisions equals to the sixth tier. So, regional leagues who only have one single division, such as Shikoku, have teams going straight from the seventh to the fifth tier in case of a promotion.