# Kansai Soccer League

Kansai Soccer League (関西サッカーリーグ, Kansai Sakkā Rīgu) is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers most of the Kansai region, as well as the prefectures of Hyōgo, Kyōto, Nara, Osaka, Shiga and Wakayama. Mie, usually considered part of Kansai in non-football usage, but is allotted to the Tōkai Adult Soccer League.

## Overview

The Kansai Soccer League commenced in 1966 as the Kansai Adult Soccer League. The first tournament had eight clubs, these were: -
* Osaka Sportsman Club
* Kyoto Shiko Club
* Dainichi Nippon Cable
* NTT Kinki
* Fuji Steel Hirohata
* Wakayama Club
* Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe
* Shiga Club
The tournament was played in a single division, until a second division commenced in 2005, this introduced promotion and relegation at this regional level. Team in the second tier get relegated to the provincial leagues. In 2005, the name was changed to "Kansai Soccer League" and scoreboards are required to be installed at every venue (if the stadium does not have this facility, the league will lend a portable scoreboard).
"SiMSEED" (formerly SiMS), which manages official records and posts information online, was jointly developed with NTT West Japan-Hyogo (formerly NTT Marketing Act Hyogo). Since 2012, the company commenced its official channel "KSLTV", which is now available on the KSLTV platform, where some of the matches are streamed live.

## 2025 clubs
### Division 1

| Teams | Hometown | Notes |
| Arterivo Wakayama | Wakayama, Wakayama | |
| FC AWJ | Awaji, Hyōgo | |
| Basara Hyōgo | Akashi, Hyōgo | |
| Cento Cuore Harima | Kakogawa, Hyōgo | |
| Kobe FC 1970 | Kobe, Kobe | Promoted from Division 2, Runner-up |
| Laranja Kyoto | Kyoto, Kyoto | Promoted from Division 2, Champions |
| Moriyama Samurai 2000 | Moriyama, Shiga | |
| Velago Ikoma | Ikoma, Nara | Moved to Ikoma, Nara and renamed from Lagend Shiga |

### Division 2

| Teams | Hometown | Notes |
| Hannan University SC | Matsubara, Osaka | Relegated from Division 1, 8th place |
| Kandai FC 2008 | Osaka, Osaka | |
| Kyoto Shiko Club | Kita-ku, Kyoto | |
| AC Middle Range | Higashiyodogawa, Osaka | |
| Ococias Kyoto | Kyoto, Kyoto | |
| Osaka Korean FC | Ikuno, Osaka | |
| Route 11 | Kishiwada, Osaka | Promoted by finishing 1st place in the Kansai Prefectural Final & winning in the playoff match |
| St. Andrew's FC | Izumi, Osaka | |

## Kansai Soccer League Champions

| Year | Winner |
| 1966 | Osaka Sportsman Club (1) |
| 1967 | Osaka Sportsman Club (2) |
| 1968 | Dainichi Nippon Cable (1) |
| 1969 | Kyoto Shiko Club (1) |
| 1970 | Tanabe Pharmaceuticals SC (1) |
| 1971 | Kyoto Shiko Club (2) |
| 1972 | Nippon Steel Hirohata (1) |
| 1973 | Sumitomo Metals (1) |
| 1974 | Yanmar Club (1) |
| 1975 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe (1) |
| 1976 | Dainichi Nippon Cable (2) |
| 1977 | NTT Kinki SC (1) |
| 1978 | Dainichi Nippon Cable (3) |
| 1979 | Kyoto Shiko Club (3) |
| 1980 | NTT Kinki SC (2) |
| 1981 | NTT Kinki SC (3) |
| 1982 | Hyogo Teachers (1) |
| 1983 | Matsushita Electric (1) |
| 1984 | Kyoto Police (1) |
| 1985 | NTT Kansai FC (4) |
| 1986 | Osaka Teachers SC (1) |
| 1987 | Kyoto Police SC (2) |
| 1988 | Kyoto Shiko Club (4) |
| 1989 | Sanyo Electric Sumoto SC (1) |
| 1990 | Kyoto Police SC (3) |
| 1991 | Osaka Gas SC (1) |
| 1992 | NTT Kansai FC (5) |
| 1993 | Tanabe Pharmaceutical (2) |
| 1994 | NTT Kansai FC (6) |
| 1995 | NTT Kansai FC (7) |
| 1996 | NTT Kansai FC (8) |
| 1997 | Sagawa Express Osaka SC (1) |
| 1998 | Sagawa Express Osaka SC (2) |
| 1999 | FC Kyoto BAMB 1993 (1) |
| 2000 | Sagawa Express Osaka SC (3) |
| 2001 | Sagawa Express Osaka SC (4) |
| 2002 | SP Kyoto FC (1) |
| 2003 | Ain Foods FC (1) |
| 2004 | Laranja Kyoto (1) |
| 2005 | Banditonce Kobe (2) |
| 2006 | Banditonce Kobe (3) |
| 2007 | Banditonce Kobe (4) |
| 2008 | Banditonce Kakogawa (5) |
| 2009 | Sanyo Electric Sumoto SC (2) |
| 2010 | Sanyo Electric Sumoto SC (3) |
| 2011 | Nara Club (1) |
| 2012 | Amitie SC (2) |
| 2013 | FC Osaka (1) |
| 2014 | Nara Club (2) |
| 2015 | Arterivo Wakayama (1) |
| 2016 | Arterivo Wakayama (2) |
| 2017 | Amitie Kyoto (3) |
| 2018 | Banditonce Kakogawa (6) |
| 2019 | Ococias Kyoto (4) |
| 2020 | Tiamo Hirakata (1) |
| 2021 | Ococias Kyoto AC (5) |
| 2022 | Arterivo Wakayama (3) |
| 2023 | Arterivo Wakayama (4) |
| 2024 | Asuka FC (ja) (1) |
| 2025 |