# Tohoku Soccer League

Tohoku Soccer League (東北社会人サッカーリーグ, Tōhoku Shakaijin Sakkā Rīgu) is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues.

## History

It covers most of the Tōhoku region and the 6 prefectures of Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata. It is one of the nine Japanese Regional Leagues, the fifth and sixth league levels in the Japanese association football league system.
Division 2 is divided into North (Akita, Aomori and Iwate Prefectures) and South (Fukushima, Miyagi and Yamagata Prefectures) divisions.

## 2025 clubs
### Division 1

| # | Team | Hometown | Notes |
| 1 | Blancdieu Hirosaki | Hirosaki, Aomori | |
| 2 | Cobaltore Onagawa | Onagawa, Miyagi | |
| 3 | Fuji Club 2003 | Hanamaki, Iwate | |
| 4 | Ganju Iwate | Hachimantai, Iwate | |
| 5 | Hitomi Senbonzakura SUFT | Shibata, Miyagi | |
| 6 | Michinoku Sendai | Iwanuma, Miyagi | |
| 7 | Sendai Sasuke | Sendai, Miyagi | Promoted from Division 2 South as champions. |
| 8 | Shichigahama FC | Shichigahama, Miyagi | |
| 9 | Shichinohe SC | Shichinohe, Aomori | Promoted from Division 2 North as champions. |
| 10 | FC La Universidad de Sendai | Sendai, Miyagi | |

### Division 2 North

| # | Team | Hometown | Notes |
| 1 | Bogolle D. Tsugaru | Tsugaru, Aomori | Relegated from Division 1 after finishing 9th place in 2024 season. |
| 2 | Morioka Zebra | Morioka, Iwate | Relegated from Division 1 after finishing 10th place in 2024 season. |
| 3 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi | Kamaishi, Iwate | |
| 4 | Nu Perle Hiraizumi Maesawa | Hiraizumi, Iwate | Promoted as champions of the Iwate Prefectural League |
| 5 | Omiya SC | Morioka, Iwate | |
| 6 | Oshu United | Ōshū, Iwate | |
| 7 | Saruta Kōgyō | Akita, Akita | |
| 8 | TDK Shinwakai | Nikaho, Akita | |

### Division 2 South

| # | Team | Hometown | Notes |
| 1 | Chaneaule Koriyama | Koriyama, Fukushima | |
| 2 | Iwaki Furukawa | Iwaki, Fukushima | |
| 3 | Merry | Fukushima, Fukushima | |
| 4 | Oyama Club | Tsuruoka, Yamagata | |
| 5 | Parafrente Yonezawa | Yamagata | Yamagata Prefectural League 1st place promotion: Promoted after playoff victory. |
| 6 | Primeiro Fukushima | Koriyama, Fukushima | |
| 7 | RICOH Industry Tohoku | Shibata, Miyagi | |
| 8 | FC La U. de Sendai Second | Sendai, Miyagi | Reserve team from FC La Universidad de Sendai |

## Tohoku Soccer League Division Champions

* After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, Division 2 North and Division 2 South were merged in one just for that season.
Division 1 :
| Year | Winner |
| 1977 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi (1) |
| 1978 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi (2) |
| 1979 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi (3) |
| 1980 | Morioka Zebra (1) |
| 1981 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi (4) |
| 1982 | TDK (1) |
| 1983 | TDK (2) |
| 1984 | TDK (3) |
| 1985 | Akita City Government (1) |
| 1986 | Matsushima Club (1) |
| 1987 | Matsushima Club (2) |
| 1988 | TDK (4) |
| 1989 | TDK (5) |
| 1990 | NEC Yamagata (1) |
| 1991 | NEC Yamagata (2) |
| 1992 | NEC Yamagata (3) |
| 1993 | NEC Yamagata (4) |
| 1994 | Tohoku Electric Power (1) |
| 1995 | Sony Sendai FC (1) |
| 1996 | Sony Sendai FC (2) |
| 1997 | Sony Sendai FC (3) |
| 1998 | NEC TOKIN FC (1) |
| 1999 | NEC TOKIN FC (2) |
| 2000 | TDK (6) |
| 2001 | F.C. Primeiro (1) |
| 2002 | TDK (7) |
| 2003 | TDK (8) |
| 2004 | TDK (9) |
| 2005 | TDK (10, shared) Grulla Morioka (1, shared) |
| 2006 | TDK (11) |
| 2007 | Grulla Morioka (2) |
| 2008 | Grulla Morioka (3) |
| 2009 | Grulla Morioka (4) |
| 2010 | Grulla Morioka (5) |
| 2011 | Fukushima United (1) |
| 2012 | Fukushima United (2) |
| 2013 | Grulla Morioka (6) |
| 2014 | FC Ganju Iwate (1) |
| 2015 | FC Ganju Iwate (2) |
| 2016 | Cobaltore Onagawa (1) |
| 2017 | Cobaltore Onagawa (2) |
| 2018 | Blancdieu Hirosaki FC (1) |
| 2019 | Iwaki FC (1) |
| 2020 | Blancdieu Hirosaki FC (2) |
| 2021 | Cobaltore Onagawa (3) |
| 2022 | Cobaltore Onagawa (4) |
| 2023 | Blancdieu Hirosaki (3) |
| 2024 | Blancdieu Hirosaki (4) |
| 2025 |
Division 2 North :
| Year | Winner |
| 1997 | Aster Aomori (1) |
| 1998 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi (1) |
| 1999 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi (2) |
| 2000 | Hokuto Bank (1) |
| 2001 | Akita City Hall |
| 2002 | Hokuto Bank |
| 2003 | Ashikaga Corporation Kawabe FC |
| 2004 | Grulla Morioka |
| 2005 | Tono Club |
| 2006 | Akita Cambiare |
| 2007 | Akita Cambiare |
| 2008 | Morioka Zebra |
| 2009 | Fuji 2003 |
| 2010 | Fuji 2003 |
| 2011 | Vanraure Hachinohe* |
| 2012 | FC Ganju Iwate |
| 2013 | ReinMeer Aomori |
| 2014 | Blancdieu Hirosaki |
| 2015 | Saruta Kogyo |
| 2016 | Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Kamaishi |
| 2017 | Akita Cambiare |
| 2018 | Saruta Kogyo |
| 2019 | Omiya Club |
| 2020 | Sutsukizaka FC |
| 2021 | Not played |
| 2022 | Oshu United FC |
| 2023 | Bogolle D. Tsugaru FC |
| 2024 | Shichinohe SC |
| 2025 | |
Division 2 South :
| Year | Winner |
| 1997 | Furukawa Battery (1) |
| 1998 | F.C. Primeiro |
| 1999 | Shichigahama SC |
| 2000 | Matsushima Club |
| 2001 | Furukawa Battery (2) |
| 2002 | Sagawa Express Tohoku |
| 2003 | Sendai Nakata Club |
| 2004 | Northern Peaks Koriyama |
| 2005 | Sendai Nakata Club |
| 2006 | Furukawa Battery (3) |
| 2007 | Biancone Fukushima |
| 2008 | Fukushima United |
| 2009 | Cobaltore Onagawa |
| 2010 | FC Scheinen Fukushima |
| 2011 | Vanraure Hachinohe* |
| 2012 | Bandits Iwaki |
| 2013 | Merry (1) |
| 2014 | Iwaki Furukawa FC |
| 2015 | Sendai Sasuke (1) |
| 2016 | Merry (2) |
| 2017 | Iwaki Furukawa FC |
| 2018 | Iwaki FC |
| 2019 | FC Sendai University |
| 2020 | Shichigahama SC |
| 2021 | Not played. |
| 2022 | FC La U. de Sendai |
| 2023 | FC La U. de Sendai Segunda |
| 2024 | Sendai Sasuke (2) |
| 2025 | |

## Second Division North-South Unified League (2011)

The 2011 season was held in a unified manner without being divided into north and south, as five teams declined to participate due to the Tohoku earthquake: Cobaltore Onagawa, FC Scheinen Fukushima, Bandits Iwaki, Iwaki Furukawa FC, and Merry. It was a one-round robin between the remaining eleven teams.
In addition, it was originally planned that the winning teams from each of the North and South blocks of the second division would automatically replace the bottom two teams of the first division. However, for the above reasons, automatic promotion from the second division to the first division was not allowed for the 2012 season.

## Venues in Tohoku

* Soyu Stadium
* Akigin Stadium
* Akita Prefectural Central Park Athletic Stadium
* Akita Prefectural Central Park Playing Field
* Nikaho Green Field
* Nishime Country Park Soccer Field
* Mizubayashi Athletic Stadium
* Space Project Dream Field
* Akita Prefecture Football Centre
* Fuji University
* Tono Athletic Stadium
* Azuma Sports Park
* Oshu Fureai Park
* Hirosaki Sports Park
* Towada Takamoriyama Playing Field
* Onagawa Sports Park
* Iwaki Green Field
* Iwagin Stadium
* Taga Stadium
* Iwaki FC Field
* NASpA in 2008
* Miyagi Coop Megumino Soccer Field
* Fureai Land Iwaizumi
* Matsushima Sports Park
* Shichigahama Soccer Stadium
* Fukushima Airport Park
* 16numa Park
* Shiwa Athletic Stadium
* Q&A Stadium Miyagi
* Adidas Sports Park
* Moriyama General Park
* Iwaki Meisei University Ground
* Iwaki Athletic Stadium
* Aomori Yamada HS
* Michinoku Bank Dream Stadium
* Naraha Athletic Stadium
* Kazuno Athletic Stadium
* Namioka Athletic Stadium
* Takizawa Athletic Stadium
* Oshikirigawa Park
* Izumi Sports Grounds
* Iimoriyama Park
* Tohoku University of Community Service and Science
* New Aomori General Sports Park
* Iwakisan General Park
* Tamura Athletic Stadium
* Tozawa Youth Centre
* Shichinohe Sports Park
* Iwate Sports Park Playing Field
* Shinmaiko Football Field
* Towa Sports Park
* Mikawa JHS Field
* Tsuruoka Athletic Stadium
* Akita University Athletic Field
* Aomori Chuo Gakuin University
* Sendai University
* Forest of Heisei
* Seihoku Park Ishinomaki
* Gonohe Hibarino Park