# Japanese Regional Leagues

Japanese Regional Leagues (Japanese: 地域リーグ, Hepburn: Chiiki Rīgu) are a group of 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 below the nationwide Japan Football League.

## Overview

Japan is divided regionally in a variety of ways, some of them administrative and some more historical. For football purposes, the country is divided into nine regions. All regional league champions earn the right to participate in the Regional Football League Competition (since 2016 renamed Japanese Regional Football Champions League) at the end of the year. Runners-up may also qualify according to criteria set by the Japan Football Association.
Regional league clubs also compete in the All Japan Senior Football Championship, a cup competition. The winner of this cup also earns a berth in the Regional League promotion series, and the runner-up may also qualify depending on space and JFA criteria.
Regional league clubs must win the qualifying cup in their home prefecture in order to compete in the Emperor's Cup.
Since the divisions rarely go over 10 members, the season is shorter and long summer breaks may be taken.
Among the existing Japanese clubs there are ten that have never played in the regional leagues. They are:
* Japan Soccer League co-founders Urawa Red Diamonds, JEF United Chiba, Kashiwa Reysol, Cerezo Osaka, Sanfrecce Hiroshima (listed under current names, all formed the old league in 1965);
* Independent club Shimizu S-Pulse, established as a professional club upon J. League creation in 1992;
* Sagan Tosu, took over the folded Tosu Futures in the former JFL in 1997;
* Yokohama FC, directly admitted into the Japan Football League in 1999 upon their formation;
* Kataller Toyama, formed in 2008 as a result of the fusion of JFL clubs ALO's Hokuriku and YKK AP.
* Kagoshima United FC, formed in 2014 as a result of the fusion of Kyushu League clubs Volca Kagoshima and FC Kagoshima, top two in the 2013 Regional Promotion Series, and which joined the JFL as a merged club
Additionally, the forerunners to Tosu Futures, Kashima Antlers, Avispa Fukuoka and Vissel Kobe were originally based in different regions (and won or were promoted from those regions) from where they, or their successors, are based today:
* Kashima Antlers were originally based in Kansai but moved to Kantō in 1975 after reaching the JSL;
* Tosu Futures were originally based in Tōkai but moved to Kyushu in 1994 after reaching the former JFL;
* Avispa Fukuoka was originally based in Tōkai but moved to Kyushu in 1994 after reaching the former JFL;
* Vissel Kobe was originally based in Chūgoku but moved to Kansai in 1995 after reaching the former JFL.

## Regional Leagues clubs, 2025
### Hokkaido Soccer League

| League | Teams | Hometown |
| Hokkaido Soccer League 北海道サッカーリーグ | ASC Hokkaido (ja) | Tomakomai, Hokkaido |
| Hokkaido Soccer League 北海道サッカーリーグ | BTOP Hokkaido | Kuriyama, Hokkaido |
| Hokkaido Soccer League 北海道サッカーリーグ | Canale Otaru (ja) | Otaru City, Hokkaido |
| Hokkaido Soccer League 北海道サッカーリーグ | Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth | Obihiro, Hokkaido |
| Hokkaido Soccer League 北海道サッカーリーグ | Japan Steel Muroran (ja) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido |
| Hokkaido Soccer League 北海道サッカーリーグ | Norbritz Hokkaido | Ebetsu, Hokkaido |
| Hokkaido Soccer League 北海道サッカーリーグ | Sabas FC | Sapporo, Hokkaido |
| Hokkaido Soccer League 北海道サッカーリーグ | Sapporo University Goal Plunderers (ja) | Sapporo, Hokkaido |

### Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League

| League | Division | Teams | Hometown |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Blancdieu Hirosaki | Hirosaki, Aomori |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Cobaltore Onagawa | Onagawa, Miyagi |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Fuji Club 2003 (ja) | Hanamaki, Iwate |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Ganju Iwate | Morioka, Iwate |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Hitome Senbonzakura SUFT (ja) | Sendai, Miyagi |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | FC LA U. de Sendai (ja) | Sendai, Miyagi |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Michinoku Sendai [ja] | Iwanuma, Miyagi |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Sendai Sasuke [ja] | Sendai, Miyagi |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Shichigahama SC [ja] | Shichigahama, Miyagi |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Shichinohe SC [ja] | Shichinohe, Aomori |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 North | Bogolle D. Tsugaru [ja] | Tsugaru, Aomori |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 North | Morioka Zebra [ja] | Morioka, Iwate |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 North | Saruta Kogyo | Akita, Akita |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 North | TDK Shinwakai | Nikaho, Akita |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 North | Nippon Steel Corp. Kamaishi (ja) | Kamaishi, Iwate |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 North | Omiya SC [ja] | Morioka, Iwate |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 North | Oshu United [ja] | Ōshū, Iwate |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 North | Nu Perle Hiraizumi Maesawa | Hiraizumi, Iwate |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 South | Chaneaule Koriyama [ja] | Kōriyama, Fukushima |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 South | Iwaki Furukawa [ja] | Iwaki, Fukushima |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 South | FC La U. de Sendai Second (ja) | Sendai, Miyagi |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 South | Merry FC (ja) | Fukushima, Fukushima |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 South | Parafrente Yonezawa (ja) | Yamagata |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 South | Oyama SC | Tsuruoka, Yamagata |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 South | Primeiro Fukushima [ja] | Kōriyama, Fukushima |
| Tohoku Member-of-Society Soccer League 東北社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 South | RICOH Industry Tohoku [ja] | Shibata, Miyagi |

### Kantō Soccer League

| League | Division | Teams | Hometown |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Aries Toshima [ja] | Toshima, Tokyo |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Joyful Honda Tsukuba | Tsukuba, Ibaraki |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Nankatsu SC | Katsushika, Tokyo |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Nihon University N. (ja) | Inagi, Tokyo |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | RKD Ryugasaki | Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Toho Titanium SC | Chigasaki, Kanagawa |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Toin University of Yokohama FC (ja) | Yokohama, Kanagawa |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Tokyo 23 | Special wards of Tokyo |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Tokyo United | Bunkyō, Tokyo |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Vonds Ichihara | Ichihara, Chiba |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Atsugi Hayabusa FC [ja] | Atsugi, Kanagawa |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Coedo Kawagoe [ja] | Kawagoe, Saitama |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Edo All United [ja] | Chūō, Kōtō, Tokyo |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Esperanza SC [ja] | Yokohama, Kanagawa |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Hitachi Building System SC [ja] | Chiyoda, Tokyo |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Shibuya City FC [ja] | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Tokyo International University FC (ja) | Sakado, Saitama |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Tonan Maebashi | Maebashi, Gunma |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Vertfee Yaita | Yaita, Tochigi |
| Kanto Soccer League 関東サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Yokohama Takeru [ja] | Yokohama, Kanagawa |

### Hokushinetsu Football League

| League | Division | Teams | Hometown |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 1 | Artista Asama | Tōmi, Nagano |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 1 | Fukui United | Fukui, Fukui |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 1 | FC Hokuriku (ja) | Kanazawa, Ishikawa |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 1 | Japan Soccer College | Seiro, Niigata |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 1 | Niigata University of Health and Welfare FC (ja) | Niigata, Niigata |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 1 | Niigata University of Management FC (ja) | Kamo, Niigata |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 1 | SR Komatsu [ja] | Komatsu, Ishikawa |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 1 | Toyama Shinjo Club | Toyama, Toyama |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 2 | FC Abies [ja] | Chino, Nagano |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 2 | Antelope Shiojiri [ja] | Shiojiri, Nagano |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 2 | CUPS Seiro | Seiro, Niigata |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 2 | Kanazawa Gakuin University FC [ja] | Kanazawa, Ishikawa |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 2 | FC Matsucelona (ja) | Matsumoto, Nagano |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 2 | N-Style [ja] | Toyama, Toyama |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 2 | NUHW FC (ja) | Niigata, Niigata |
| Hokushinetsu Football League 北信越フットボールリーグ | Division 2 | Sakai Phoenix [ja] | Sakai, Fukui |

### Tōkai Adult Soccer League

| League | Division | Teams | Hometown |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Chukyo University FC (ja) | Nagoya, Aichi |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Fujieda City Hall SC | Fujieda, Shizuoka |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Gakunan F. Mosuperio [ja] | Fuji, Shizuoka and Fujinomiya, Shizuoka |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | FC Ise-Shima | Shima, Mie |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | AS Kariya [ja] | Kariya, Aichi |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | FC Kariya | Kariya, Aichi |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Vencedor Mie [ja] | Tsu, Mie |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Wyvern FC | Kariya, Aichi |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Chukyo Univ.FC (ja) | Toyota, Aichi |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | FC Gifu SECOND (ja) | Gifu, Gifu |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Nagoya SC | Nagoya, Aichi |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Rajil FC Higashimikawa [ja] | Toyokawa, Toyohashi, Aichi |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Sports & Society Izu [ja] | Izu, Shizuoka |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Tokai FC [ja] | Yatomi, Aichi |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Tokai Gakuen University FC (ja) | Miyoshi, Aichi |
| Tōkai Adult Soccer League 東海社会人サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Yazaki Valente [ja] | Shimada, Shizuoka |

### Kansai Soccer League

| League | Division | Teams | Hometown |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Arterivo Wakayama | Wakayama, Wakayama |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | FC AWJ [ja] | Awaji Island |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | FC Basara Hyogo [ja] | Akashi, Hyōgo |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Cento Cuore Harima | Kakogawa, Hyogo |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Kobe FC 1970 [ja] | Kobe, Hyogo |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Laranja Kyoto | Kyoto, Kyoto |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Moriyama Samurai 2000 [ja] | Moriyama, Shiga |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 1 | Velago Ikoma [ja] | Ikoma, Nara |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Hannan University Club (ja) | Matsubara, Osaka |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Kandai FC 2008 (ja) | Suita, Osaka |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Kyoto Shiko Club [ja] | Kyoto, Kyoto |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | AC Middle Range [ja] | Osaka, Osaka |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Ococias Kyoto | Kyoto, Kyoto |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Osaka Korean FC [ja] | Osaka, Osaka |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | Route 11 [ja] | Kishiwada, Osaka |
| Kansai Soccer League 関西サッカーリーグ | Division 2 | St.Andrew's FC (ja) | Izumi, Osaka |

### Chūgoku Soccer League

| League | Teams | Hometown |
| Chūgoku Soccer League 中国サッカーリーグ | Baleine Shimonoseki | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi |
| Chūgoku Soccer League 中国サッカーリーグ | Banmel Tottori [ja] | Tottori, Tottori |
| Chūgoku Soccer League 中国サッカーリーグ | Belugarosso Iwami | Iwami, Shimane |
| Chūgoku Soccer League 中国サッカーリーグ | ENEOS Mizushima (ja) | Kurashiki, Okayama |
| Chūgoku Soccer League 中国サッカーリーグ | Fukuyama City FC | Fukuyama, Hiroshima |
| Chūgoku Soccer League 中国サッカーリーグ | Hatsukaichi FC [ja] | Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima |
| Chūgoku Soccer League 中国サッカーリーグ | International Pacific University FC (ja) | Okayama, Okayama |
| Chūgoku Soccer League 中国サッカーリーグ | Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima FC | Kurashiki, Okayama |
| Chūgoku Soccer League 中国サッカーリーグ | SRC Hiroshima | Hiroshima, Hiroshima |
| Chūgoku Soccer League 中国サッカーリーグ | Yonago Genki SC [ja] | Yonago, Tottori |

### Shikoku Soccer League

| League | Teams | Hometown |
| Shikoku Soccer League 四国サッカーリーグ | KUFC Nankoku (ja) | Nankoku, Kōchi |
| Shikoku Soccer League 四国サッカーリーグ | Llamas Kochi [ja] | Kōchi, Kōchi |
| Shikoku Soccer League 四国サッカーリーグ | Lvnirosso NC [ja] | Niihama, Ehime |
| Shikoku Soccer League 四国サッカーリーグ | R.Velho Takamatsu [ja] | Takamatsu, Kagawa |
| Shikoku Soccer League 四国サッカーリーグ | Sonio Takamatsu [ja] | Takamatsu, Kagawa |
| Shikoku Soccer League 四国サッカーリーグ | Tadotsu FC [ja] | Tadotsu, Kagawa |
| Shikoku Soccer League 四国サッカーリーグ | FC Tokushima | Tokushima, Tokushima |
| Shikoku Soccer League 四国サッカーリーグ | Yamaji FC Shikokuchūō [ja] | Shikokuchūō, Ehime |

### Kyushu Soccer League

| League | Teams | Hometown |
| Kyushu Soccer League 九州サッカーリーグ |
| Kyushu Soccer League 九州サッカーリーグ | Brew Kashima | Kashima, Saga |
| Kyushu Soccer League 九州サッカーリーグ | Itazuke FC [ja] | Fukuoka, Fukuoka |
| Kyushu Soccer League 九州サッカーリーグ | Kawasoe Club [ja] | Kawasoe, Saga |
| Kyushu Soccer League 九州サッカーリーグ | KMG Holdings FC [ja] | Fukuoka, Fukuoka |
| Kyushu Soccer League 九州サッカーリーグ | J-Lease FC | Oita, Oita |
| Kyushu Soccer League 九州サッカーリーグ | MHI Nagasaki SC [ja] | Nagasaki, Nagasaki |
| Kyushu Soccer League 九州サッカーリーグ | NIFS Kanoya FC (ja) | Kanoya, Kagoshima |
| Kyushu Soccer League 九州サッカーリーグ | Nippon Steel Oita SC (ja) | Ōita, Ōita |
| Kyushu Soccer League 九州サッカーリーグ | Nobeoka Agata | Nobeoka, Miyazaki |
| Kyushu Soccer League 九州サッカーリーグ | Veroskronos Tsuno | Tsuno, Miyazaki |