# F.League

The F. League (in Japanese: F・リーグ, officially 日本フットサルリーグ, Nihon Futtosaru Rīgu) is the top league for Futsal in Japan. The winning team obtains the participation right to the AFC Futsal Club Championship.

## History

The league was formed in 2007 as a complement for the elimination tournament, (the current Puma Cup) which groups regional futsal champions into a final elimination phase.
The league operates on the sports franchise system, with no promotion or relegation of clubs. The clubs are thus expansion teams. In 2009 the number of clubs was increased from 8 to 10 with the addition of Fuchu Athletic and Espolada Hokkaido.
In F. League play, the clubs battle each other three times: once at home, once away and once in a neutral venue (generally Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo). The season runs from August to February.
An elimination league cup, the Ocean Cup is played every season by the 12 F.League teams.

## 2022–23 season
### Participating clubs
#### Division 1

| Team | City/Area | Ground | Founded |
| Bardral Urayasu | Urayasu, Chiba | Urayasu General Gymnasium | 1998 |
| Boaluz Nagano | Nagano, Nagano | White Ring | 2018 |
| Borkbullet Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka | Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium | 2018 |
| Espolada Hokkaido | Sapporo, Hokkaido | Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center | 2008 |
| Fugador Sumida | Sumida, Tokyo | Sumida City Gymnasium | 2001 |
| Nagoya Oceans | Nagoya, Aichi | Takeda Teva Ocean Arena | 2006 |
| Pescadola Machida | Machida, Tokyo | Machida Municipal General Gymnasium | 1999 |
| Shonan Bellmare | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa | Odawara Arena | 2007 |
| Shriker Osaka | Osaka, Osaka | Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium | 2002 |
| Tachikawa Athletic | Fuchū, Tokyo | Fuchu Sports Center | 2000 |
| Vasagey Oita | Oita, Oita | Oozu Sports Park | 2003 |
| YSCC Yokohama | Yokohama, Kanagawa | Yokohama City Hiranuma Memorial Gymnasium | 2018 |

#### Division 2

| Team | City/Area | Ground | Founded |
| Agleymina Hamamatsu | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka | Hamamatsu Arena | 1996 |
| Deução Kobe | Kobe, Hyogo | Kobe Green Arena | 2007 |
| Hiroshima F DO | Hiroshima, Hiroshima | Hiroshima City Asakita-ku Sports Center | 2018 |
| Ligarevia Katsushika | Katsushika, Tokyo | Katsushika Ward Mizumoto Comprehensive Sports Center Gymnasium | 2022 |
| Malva Mito | Mito, Ibaraki | Adastria Mito Arena | 1996 |
| Porseid Hamada | Hamada, Shimane | Shimane Prefectural Gymnasium | 2018 |
| Shinagawa City Futsal Club | Shinagawa, Tokyo | Shinagawa Municipal General Gymnasium | 2018 |
| Vincedor Hakusan | Hakusan, Ishikawa | Matto General Sports Park Gymnasium | 2018 |
| Voscuore Sendai | Sendai, Miyagi | Sendai Gymnasium | 2012 |

### Withdrawing clubs

| Team | City/Area | Ground | Founded | Withdraw |
| F.League selection | Nagoya, Aichi | Takeda Teva Ocean Arena | 2018 | 2019–20 |
| Stellamigo Iwate Hanamaki | Hanamaki, Iwate | Hanamaki Gymnasium Center | 2007 | 2011–12 |

## Statistics
### Champions

| Seasons | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
| 2007–08 | Nagoya Oceans | Bardral Urayasu | Deução Kobe |
| 2008–09 | Nagoya Oceans | Bardral Urayasu | Deução Kobe |
| 2009–10 | Nagoya Oceans | Pescadola Machida | Shriker Osaka |
| 2010–11 | Nagoya Oceans | Deução Kobe | Vasagey Oita |
| 2011–12 | Nagoya Oceans | Shriker Osaka | Deução Kobe |
| 2012–13 | Nagoya Oceans | Shriker Osaka | Fuchu Athletic |
| 2013–14 | Nagoya Oceans | Shriker Osaka | Vasagey Oita |
| 2014–15 | Nagoya Oceans | Shriker Osaka | Bardral Urayasu |
| 2015–16 | Nagoya Oceans | Fuchu Athletic | Shriker Osaka |
| 2016–17 | Shriker Osaka | Pescadola Machida | Nagoya Oceans |
| 2017–18 | Nagoya Oceans | Pescadola Machida | Shonan Bellmare |
| 2018–19 | Nagoya Oceans | Shriker Osaka | Tachikawa Fuchu Athletic |
| 2019–20 | Nagoya Oceans | Vasagey Oita | Pescadola Machida |
| 2020–21 | Nagoya Oceans | Vasagey Oita | Pescadola Machida |
| 2021–22 | Nagoya Oceans | Shonan Bellmare | Pescadola Machida |
| 2022–23 | Nagoya Oceans | Tachikawa Athletic | Bardral Urayasu |
| 2023–24 | Nagoya Oceans | Pescadola Machida | Shriker Osaka |
| 2024–25 | | | |
| 2025–26 | | | |

### Most Valuable Player (MVP)

| Seasons | Player |
| 2007–08 | Kaoru Morioka (Nagoya Oceans) |
| 2008–09 | Wataru Kitahara (Nagoya Oceans) |
| 2009–10 | Higor Pires (Shriker Osaka) |
| 2010–11 | Ricardinho (Nagoya Oceans) |
| 2011–12 | Kaoru Morioka (Nagoya Oceans) |
| 2012–13 | Ricardinho (Nagoya Oceans) |
| 2013–14 | Kaoru Morioka (Nagoya Oceans) |
| 2014–15 | Kaoru Morioka (Nagoya Oceans) |
| 2015–16 | Vinicius Crepaldi (Shriker Osaka) |
| 2016–17 | Nobuya Osodo (Shriker Osaka) |
| 2017–18 | Rafa Santos (Nagoya Oceans) |
| 2018–19 | Tomoki Yoshikawa (Nagoya Oceans) |
| 2019–20 | Pepita (Nagoya Oceans) |
| 2020–21 | Pepita (Nagoya Oceans) |
| 2021–22 | Rodrigo (Shonan Bellmare) |
| 2022–23 | Andresito (Nagoya Oceans) |
| 2023–24 | Giovanni (Pescadola Machida) |
| 2024–25 | |
| 2025–26 | |