# Hokkaido Soccer League

Hokkaido Soccer League (北海道サッカーリーグ, Hokkaidō Sakkā Rīgu) is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers the prefecture/region of Hokkaidō.
Hokkaido is the only regional league whose clubs have never been promoted. The top representative of Hokkaido in the Japanese league system, Consadole Sapporo, entered the J.League after moving from the Kanto region in 1995.

## Overview

The Hokkaido Soccer League is the fifth tier in the Japanese soccer structure and the block leagues below corresponds to the sixth tier. There are four block leagues under the Hokkaido Soccer League, and district-based leagues are established under them. Currently, as of 2022, there are fifteen district leagues under the four main block leagues.
Eight teams from all over Hokkaido participate in the competition, and the winners participate in the Regional Football League Competition. There is relegation to the Block leagues below this level, usually the teams that finish in the bottom two places in the league standings are relegated.
Hokkaido is the only prefecture participating in this league, but it is treated as a regional league. In Hokkaido, the block league is the equivalent of the prefectural league that exists in other prefectures.

## District associations and divisions

Levels mentioned are according to overall position in the Japanese football league system.
| Regional League (level 5) | Block League (level 6) | Block League (level 6) | Block League (level 6) | District League (level 7) | Jurisdiction |
| Regional League (level 5) | Since 2019 | From 2012 to 2018 | From 2003 to 2011 | District League (level 7) | Jurisdiction |
| Hokkaido | Sapporo | Sapporo | Central Hokkaido | Sapporo | Northern Ishikari Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Central and Northern Hokkaido | Central Hokkaido | Central Hokkaido | Chitose | Southern Ishikari Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Central and Northern Hokkaido | Central Hokkaido | Central Hokkaido | Otaru | Shiribeshi Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Central and Northern Hokkaido | Central Hokkaido | Northern Hokkaido | Sorachi | Southern Sorachi Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Central and Northern Hokkaido | Northern Hokkaido | Northern Hokkaido | Kita-Sorachi | Northern Sorachi Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Central and Northern Hokkaido | Northern Hokkaido | Northern Hokkaido | Asahikawa | Southern Kamikawa Subprefecture, Southern Rumoi Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Central and Northern Hokkaido | Northern Hokkaido | Northern Hokkaido | Dōhoku | Northern Kamikawa Subprefecture, Northern Rumoi Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Central and Northern Hokkaido | Northern Hokkaido | Northern Hokkaido | Sōya | Soya Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Southern Hokkaido | Southern Hokkaido | Southern Hokkaido | Hakodate | Oshima Subprefecture, Hiyama Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Southern Hokkaido | Southern Hokkaido | Southern Hokkaido | Muroran | Western Iburi Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Southern Hokkaido | Southern Hokkaido | Southern Hokkaido | Tomakomai | Eastern Iburi Subprefecture, Hidaka Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Eastern Hokkaido | Eastern Hokkaido | Eastern Hokkaido | Tokachi | Tokachi Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Eastern Hokkaido | Eastern Hokkaido | Eastern Hokkaido | Kushiro | Kushiro Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Eastern Hokkaido | Eastern Hokkaido | Eastern Hokkaido | Nemuro | Nemuro Subprefecture |
| Hokkaido | Eastern Hokkaido | Eastern Hokkaido | Eastern Hokkaido | Okhotsk | Okhotsk Subprefecture |

## 2025 clubs

| # | Team | Hometown | Block | District | Notes |
| 1. | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth | Obihiro, Hokkaido | Eastern | Tokachi | 2024 Champions |
| 2. | BTOP Hokkaido | Kuriyama, Hokkaido | Central | Sorachi | |
| 3. | Norbritz Hokkaido FC | Ebetsu, Hokkaido | Sapporo | Sapporo | |
| 4. | Sapporo University Goal Plunderers (ja) | Sapporo, Hokkaido | Sapporo | Sapporo | |
| 5. | Canale Otaru | Otaru City, Hokkaido | Hokkaido Province North | Otaru | |
| 6. | ASC Hokkaido (ja) | Atsuma, Hokkaido | Southern | Tomakomai | |
| 7. | Japan Steel Muroran (ja) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido | Dōnan | Muroran | Promotion (1st place in Block Final) |
| 8. | Sabas FC | Sapporo, Hokkaido | Sapporo | Sapporo | Promotion (2nd place in Block Final) |

## Hokkaido Soccer League Champions

| Year | Winner |
| 1978 | Hakodate 1976 (1) |
| 1979 | Nippon Steel Muroran (1) |
| 1980 | Hakodate 1976 (2) |
| 1981 | Sapporo Mazda (1) |
| 1982 | Nippon Steel Muroran (2) |
| 1983 | Sapporo Mazda (2) |
| 1984 | Sapporo Mazda (3) |
| 1985 | Sapporo Shūkyū (1) |
| 1986 | Sapporo Shūkyū (2) |
| 1987 | Sapporo Mazda (4) |
| 1988 | Sapporo Mazda (5) |
| 1989 | Sapporo Mazda (6) |
| 1990 | Nippon Steel Muroran (3) |
| 1991 | Sapporo Mazda (7) |
| 1992 | Hokuden (1) |
| 1993 | Hokkaido Electric Power (2) |
| 1994 | Nippon Steel Muroran (4) |
| 1995 | Hokkaido Electric Power (3) |
| 1996 | Hokkaido Electric Power (4) |
| 1997 | Hokkaido Electric Power (5) |
| 1998 | Hokkaido Electric Power (6) |
| 1999 | Hokkaido Electric Power (7) |
| 2000 | Hokkaido Electric Power (8) |
| 2001 | Barefoot Hokkaido (1) |
| 2002 | Barefoot Hokkaido (2) |
| 2003 | Hokkaido Electric Power (9) |
| 2004 | Norbritz Hokkaido (10) |
| 2005 | Norbritz Hokkaido (11) |
| 2006 | Norbritz Hokkaido (12) |
| 2007 | Norbritz Hokkaido (13) |
| 2008 | Norbritz Hokkaido (14) |
| 2009 | Sapporo U. Goal Plunderers (1) |
| 2010 | Sapporo U. Goal Plunderers (2) |
| 2011 | Norbritz Hokkaido (15) |
| 2012 | Norbritz Hokkaido (16) |
| 2013 | Norbritz Hokkaido (17) |
| 2014 | Tokachi Fairsky FC (1) |
| 2015 | Sapporo Shūkyū (3) |
| 2016 | Norbritz Hokkaido (18) |
| 2017 | Tokachi FC (2) |
| 2018 | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (3) |
| 2019 | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (4) |
| 2020 | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (5) |
| 2021 | not awarded |
| 2022 | BTOP Hokkaido (1) |
| 2023 | BTOP Hokkaido (2) |
| 2024 | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (6) |
| 2025 | |
* ↑ Due to the influence of the new coronavirus pandemic, the tournament was discontinued after only 5 matchdays were played. The ranking was decided according to the ranking at that time, but no champion was declared.