Japan Football League

The , also known as simply the JFL, is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership among its ranks.

Participating clubs

Club name First seasonin JFL Seasonsin JFL Home town(s) Current spellin JFL Lasttitle Qualifiable basefor J.League Asuka FC 2025 0 Kashihara, Nara 2025– – No Atletico Suzuka 2019 6 Suzuka, Mie 2019– – No Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa 2016 4 Urayasu, Chiba 2023– – No Criacao Shinjuku 2022 3 Shinjuku, Tokyo 2022– – Yes Honda FC 1999 26 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 1999– 2023 No Iwate Grulla Morioka 2025 0 Morioka, Iwate 2025– – Yes Maruyasu Okazaki 2014 11 Okazaki, Aichi 2014– – No Minebea Mitsumi 2005 18 Miyazaki, Miyazaki 2009– – No Okinawa SV 2023 2 Uruma, Okinawa 2023– – No Reilac Shiga 2008 17 Hikone, Shiga 2008– – Yes ReinMeer Aomori 2016 9 Aomori, Aomori 2016– – Yes Tiamo Hirakata 2021 4 Hirakata, Osaka 2021– – NoVeertien Mie 2017 8 Kuwana, Mie 2017– – Yes Verspah Oita 2012 13 Beppu, Ōita 2012– 2020 Yes Yokogawa Musashino 1999 26 Musashino, Tokyo 1999– – No YSCC Yokohama 2012 2 Yokohama, Kanagawa 2025– – Yes

Pink background denotes clubs that were most recently promoted from Japanese Regional Leagues through the regional league promotion tournament.
Gray background indicates the club most recently relegated from J3
"Qualifiable base for J.League" indicates the club holds a J3 League license. Clubs who actually hold the license are denoted in bold.
Formerly, clubs who wished to join the J.League had to also acquire a 100 Year Plan status membership. The J.League decided that since 2023, it would not be necessary for a club to hold this status in order to enable their promotion.

 Stadiums (2025) 

Primary venues used in the JFL:
Asuka FCAtletico SuzukaBriobecca Urayasu IchikawaCriacao ShinjukuKashihara Park Athletic StadiumMie Suzuka Sports GardenKashiwanoha StadiumAjinomoto Field Nishigaoka Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 19,694 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 7,258150px150px150px150px Honda FCIwate Grulla MoriokaMaruyasu OkazakiMinebea MitsumiHonda Miyakoda Soccer StadiumIwagin StadiumMaruyasu Okazaki Ryuhoku StadiumNobeoka Nishishina Athletic Stadium Capacity: 2,500 Capacity: 9,892 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 15,000150px150px150px150px Okinawa SVReilac ShigaReinMeer AomoriTiamo HirakataTapic Kenso Hiyagon StadiumHeiwado HATO StadiumKakuhiro Group Athletic StadiumHirakata City Athletics Stadium Capacity: 12,270 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 2,500 Capacity: 12,500150px150px150px150px Veertien MieVerspah OitaYokogawa MusashinoYSCC YokohamaAsahi Gas Energy Toin StadiumOita Sports ParkMusashino Municipal Athletic StadiumMitsuzawa Stadium Capacity: 5,104 Capacity: 2,040 Capacity: 5,192 Capacity: 15,454150px150px150px150px

Related pages
 Sports in Japan
 J1 League
 J2 League
 J3 League
 Japanese Regional Leagues

References

Other websites
  Japan Football League website 
 http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/sportsjapan/archives201209110600.html 

Category:1992 establishments in Japan
Category:Football leagues in Japan