# 2021 Japanese Regional Leagues

The 2022 Japanese Regional Leagues, the fifth tier of the Japanese association football league system, held their regular season 2021, marking the 56th edition Japanese Regional Leagues. This edition of the Regional Leagues featured 144 teams divided across nine regional leagues. The winners of the first division of each Regional League, along with three runners-up from the nine Regional Leagues (determined by criteria set by the JFA), qualified for the 2021 Japanese Regional Football Champions League. It served as a single-elimination tournament, where the winner and the runner-up of the competition could qualify either directly for the Japan Football (JFL) or through a play-off match with one of the last-placed teams in JFL standings. The decision on how the winner (and/or runner-up) would be promoted to the JFL was made by the league board.

## Champions list

| Region | Champions |
| Hokkaido | Tokachi Sky Earth |
| Tohoku | Cobaltore Onagawa |
| Kantō | Criacao Shinjuku |
| Hokushinetsu | Fukui United |
| Tōkai | Fujieda City Hall |
| Kansai | Ococias Kyoto |
| Chūgoku | Mitsubishi Mizushima |
| Shikoku | FC Tokushima |
| Kyushu | Okinawa SV |

## Hokkaido

The tournament was terminated on August 26 due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

### League table at the time of abandonment

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tokachi Sky Earth (Q) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | +24 | 15 | Qualification for the Promotion Series |
| 2 | Norbritz Hokkaido | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 15 | |
| 3 | Sapporo U. Goal Plunderers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | |
| 4 | Sapporo FC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 9 | |
| 5 | Hokushukai Iwamizawa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Nippon Steel Muroran | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
| 7 | Shintoku FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 6 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 8 | R. Superbe Kushiro | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Nippon Express (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 3 | Relegated to Prefectural Leagues |
| 10 | Kyoku Shu-kai (R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 | Relegated to Prefectural Leagues |

## Tohoku
### Division 1

The tournament was terminated on Sep 6 due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

#### League table at the time of abandonment

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cobaltore Onagawa | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 22 | Qualification for the Promotion Series |
| 2 | Blancdieu Hirosaki | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 21 | |
| 3 | Ganju Iwate | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | |
| 4 | FC Sendai University | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 11 | |
| 5 | Shichigahama SC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 10 | |
| 6 | Fuji Club 2003 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 | |
| 7 | Dogizaka FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| 8 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8 | |
| 9 | FC Primeiro | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 6 | |
| 10 | Morioka Zebra | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 4 | |
| 11 | Saruta Kogyo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 4 | |
| 12 | Omiya SC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 0 | |

### Division 2 North

The tournament was terminated due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

#### League table at the time of abandonment

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Mizusawa SC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Akita FC Cambiare | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Lascivo Aomori | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 | NuPere Hiraizumi Maesawa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
| 5 | Tono Club | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | TDK Shinwakai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 |
| 7 | Hokuto Bank | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 |
| 8 | Gonohe SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |

### Division 2 South

The tournament was terminated due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

#### League table at the time of abandonment

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ricoh Industry Tohoku | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 8 | |
| 2 | Sendai Sasuke | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 | Parafrente Yonezawa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | |
| 4 | Oyama SC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Ardore Kuwabara | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 6 | FC La University de Sendai | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 4 | |
| 7 | Merry | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Iwaki Furukawa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Mikawa SC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | |
| 10 | Nagai Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 0 | |
| 11 | Soma SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |
| 12 | Bandits Iwaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |

## Kantō
### Division 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Criacao Shinjuku (P) | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 50 | Qualification for the Promotion Series |
| 2 | Briobecca Urayasu | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 19 | +35 | 49 | |
| 3 | Vonds Ichihara | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 45 | |
| 4 | Tochigi City | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 44 | |
| 5 | Tokyo 23 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | |
| 6 | Esperanza | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 31 | |
| 7 | RKU Dragons Ryugasaki | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 26 | |
| 8 | Tsukuba FC | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 25 | |
| 9 | Tokyo United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 24 | |
| 10 | Toin University of Yokohama FC (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 23 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Hitachi Building Systems (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 16 | Relegated to the 2022 Kantō Soccer League Division 2 |
| 12 | Ryutsu Keizai University FC (R) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 73 | −56 | 6 | Relegated to the 2022 Kantō Soccer League Division 2 |

### Division 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toho Titanium (P) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 39 | Promoted to the 2022 Kantō Soccer League Division 1 |
| 2 | Nankatsu SC (P) | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 36 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Tonan Maebashi | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 31 | |
| 4 | Yokohama Takeru | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Identy Mirai | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 27 | |
| 6 | Aventura Kawaguchi | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 26 | |
| 7 | Tokyo International University FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Vonds Ichihara Vert (res) (R) | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 22 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Saitama SC (R) | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 43 | −30 | 10 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Thespa Kusatsu Challengers (R) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 39 | −27 | 9 | Relegated to Prefectural Leagues |

### Kantō Playoffs
#### Div 2/Prefectural
## Hokushinetsu
### Division 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fukui United (Q) | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 40 | Qualification for the Promotion Series |
| 2 | Artista Asama | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 35 | |
| 3 | Niigata UHW | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 15 | +44 | 34 | |
| 4 | Toyama Shinjo | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 34 | |
| 5 | Japan Soccer College | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 24 | |
| 6 | Sakai Phoenix | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 16 | |
| 7 | 05 Kamo FC | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 12 | |
| 8 | FC Hokuriku (R) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 11 | Relegated to the 2022 Hokushinetsu Football League Division 2 |
| 9 | FC Matsucelona (R) | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 69 | −55 | 4 | Relegated to the 2022 Hokushinetsu Football League Division 2 |

### Division 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Libertas Chikuma (P) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 30 | Promoted to the 2022 Hokushinetsu Football League Division 1 |
| 2 | CUPS Seiro | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 29 | |
| 3 | Antelope Shiojiri | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 23 | |
| 4 | SR Komatsu | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 23 | |
| 5 | 09 Keidai FC | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 22 | |
| 6 | Nagaoka Billboard (R) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 16 | Relegated to Prefectural Leagues |
| 7 | AS Jamineiro (R) | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 14 | Relegated to Prefectural Leagues |
| 8 | Nagaoka Estilo (R) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 53 | −47 | 3 | Relegated to Prefectural Leagues |
| 9 | Hokuriku University Futures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |

## Tōkai
### Division 1

The tournament was terminated due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

#### League table at the time of abandonment

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fujieda City Hall | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 13 | Qualification for the Promotion Series |
| 2 | FC Ise-Shima | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 10 | |
| 3 | Chukyo University FC A | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | |
| 4 | Toyota FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 6 | |
| 5 | Chukyo University FC B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Tokai Gakuen University FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Tokoha University Hamamatsu FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 | |
| 8 | Yazaki Valente | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |

### Division 2

The tournament was terminated due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

#### League table at the time of abandonment

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bombonera Gifu | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 18 |
| 2 | Wyvern FC | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 18 |
| 3 | AS Kariya | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 16 |
| 4 | FC Gifu (res) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 12 |
| 5 | Nagara Club | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Nagoya SC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 |
| 7 | FC Ogaki K’ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 |
| 8 | Rivielta Toyokawa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 |
| 9 | Yokkaichi University FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 |

## Kansai
### Division 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ococias Kyoto (Q) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 33 | Qualification for the Promotion Series |
| 2 | Arterivo Wakayama | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 31 | |
| 3 | Porvenir Asuka | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 27 | |
| 4 | Cento Cuore Harima | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 26 | |
| 5 | AS Laranja Kyoto | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 15 | |
| 6 | Lagend Shiga | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 14 | |
| 7 | Kandai FC 2008 (R) | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 9 | Relegated to the 2022 Kansai Soccer League Division 2 |
| 8 | Kandai Club 2010 (R) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 64 | −58 | 3 | Relegated to the 2022 Kansai Soccer League Division 2 |

### Division 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Moriyama Samurai 2000 (P) | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 12 | +35 | 39 | Promoted to the 2022 Kansai Soccer League Division 1 |
| 2 | FC Awaji-shima (P) | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 12 | +32 | 37 | Promoted to the 2022 Kansai Soccer League Division 1 |
| 3 | St Andrews FC | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 35 | |
| 4 | Hannan University FC | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 26 | |
| 5 | Takasago Mineiro | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 18 | |
| 6 | Kyoto Shiko | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 15 | |
| 7 | Kobe FC 1970 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 14 | |
| 8 | FC Easy 02 Akashi | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 50 | −33 | 13 | |
| 9 | Kyoto Fire Department (R) | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 39 | −33 | 8 | Relegated to Prefectural Leagues |

#### Notes

* 1 2 The game on 13 June 2021 between Takasago Mineiro and Kyoto Shiko was declared a 3–0 loss for both teams.

## Chūgoku

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mitsubishi Mizushima (Q) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 10 | +32 | 36 | Qualification for the Promotion Series |
| 2 | FC Baleine Shimonoseki (Q) | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 35 | Qualification for the Promotion Series |
| 3 | Pacific University | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 25 | |
| 4 | Bergarosso Hamada | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 23 | |
| 5 | NTN Okayama | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 23 | |
| 6 | SRC Hiroshima | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 20 | |
| 7 | Yonago Genki | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 17 | |
| 8 | Fujifilm BIJ Hiroshima | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 15 | |
| 9 | ENEOS Mizushima (R) | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 8 | Relegated to Prefectural Leagues |

## Shikoku

The tournament was terminated on August 11 due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

### League table at the time of abandonment

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Tokushima (Q) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 21 | Qualification for the Promotion Series |
| 2 | KUFC Nankoku | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 19 | |
| 3 | Llamas Kochi | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 17 | |
| 4 | Tadotsu FC | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 15 | |
| 5 | Lavenirosso NC | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 15 | |
| 6 | FC Yanagimachi | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 7 | |
| 7 | Nakamura Club | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 4 | |
| 8 | R. Velho Takamatsu | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 1 | |

## Kyushu

In the Kyushu Soccer League, drawn games were decided on penalty shootouts. The winners of these shootouts were awarded two points, while the losers were awarded one.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Okinawa SV (Q) | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 8 | +70 | 51 | Qualification for the Promotion Series |
| 2 | Veroskronos Tsuno | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 12 | +64 | 50 | |
| 3 | J-Lease FC | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 39 | |
| 4 | Saga LIXIL FC | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 27 | |
| 5 | NIFS Kanoya FC | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 27 | |
| 6 | Kaiho Bank | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 21 | |
| 7 | Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 20 | |
| 8 | Kawasoe Club | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 78 | −51 | 17 | |
| 9 | Kumamoto Teachers | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 12 | |
| 10 | FC Nakatsu (R) | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 77 | −63 | 6 | Relegated to Prefectural Leagues |
| 11 | Nippon Steel Oita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |