List of football clubs in Japan
This is a list of association football clubs in Japan from the 2025 season.
Japan Professional Football League (J.League)
[edit]Three leagues will consist of 20 teams from 2024 onwards.
J1 League
[edit]First division of the Japanese professional football system with 20 clubs:
- Albirex Niigata
- Avispa Fukuoka
- Cerezo Osaka
- Fagiano Okayama
- Gamba Osaka
- Kashima Antlers
- Kashiwa Reysol
- Kawasaki Frontale
- Kyoto Sanga
- Machida Zelvia
- Nagoya Grampus
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Shimizu S-Pulse
- Shonan Bellmare
- FC Tokyo
- Tokyo Verdy
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- Vissel Kobe
- Yokohama F. Marinos
- Yokohama FC
J2 League
[edit]Second division of the Japanese professional football system with 20 clubs:
- Blaublitz Akita
- Ehime FC
- Fujieda MYFC
- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
- FC Imabari
- Iwaki FC
- JEF United Chiba
- Júbilo Iwata
- Kataller Toyama
- Mito HollyHock
- Montedio Yamagata
- Oita Trinita
- RB Omiya Ardija
- Renofa Yamaguchi
- Roasso Kumamoto
- Sagan Tosu
- Tokushima Vortis
- V-Varen Nagasaki
- Vegalta Sendai
- Ventforet Kofu
J3 League
[edit]Third and last division of the Japanese professional football system with 20 clubs:
- Azul Claro Numazu
- Fukushima United
- Gainare Tottori
- FC Gifu
- Giravanz Kitakyushu
- Kagoshima United
- Kamatamare Sanuki
- Kochi United
- Matsumoto Yamaga
- Nagano Parceiro
- Nara Club
- FC Osaka
- Ryukyu Okinawa
- SC Sagamihara
- Tegevajaro Miyazaki
- Thespa Gunma
- Tochigi City FC
- Tochigi SC
- Vanraure Hachinohe
- Zweigen Kanazawa
Japan Football League (JFL)
[edit]First division of the Japanese amateur football system and the only nationwide division for amateur clubs.
16 clubs:
- Asuka FC
- Atletico Suzuka (formerly Suzuka Point Getters)
- Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa
- Criacao Shinjuku (L)
- Honda FC (C)
- Iwate Grulla Morioka
- Maruyasu Okazaki (C)
- Minebea Mitsumi FC (C)
- Okinawa SV
- Reilac Shiga (L)
- ReinMeer Aomori (L)
- Tiamo Hirakata
- Veertien Mie (L)
- Verspah Oita (L)
- Yokogawa Musashino
- Yokohama Sports & Culture Club
Japanese Regional Leagues
[edit]It are a group of nine 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.
Hokkaidō League
[edit]- ASC Hokkaido (Tomakomai, Hokkaido)
- Asahikawa FC (Muroran, Hokkaido)
- BTOP Hokkaido (Kuriyama, Hokkaido)
- Canale Otaru (Otaru, Hokkaido)
- Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (Obihiro, Hokkaido)
- Hokushukai Iwamizawa (Iwamizawa, Hokkaido)
- Norbritz Hokkaido (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
- Sapporo Univ. Goal Plunderers (Sapporo, Hokkaido) (Un)
Tōhoku League
[edit]Division 1
[edit]- Blancdieu Hirosaki (Hirosaki, Aomori)
- Bogolle D. Tsugaru (Tsugaru, Aomori)
- Cobaltore Onagawa (Onagawa, Miyagi)
- Fuji Club 2003 (Hanamaki, Iwate) (Un)
- Ganju Iwate (Hachimantai, Iwate)
- Michinoku Sendai (Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture)
- Morioka Zebra (Morioka, Iwate)
- Shichigahama SC (Shichigahama, Miyagi)
- FC Sendai University (Shibata, Miyagi) (Un)
- FC La Universidad de Sendai (Shibata, Miyagi) (Un)
Division 2
[edit]North
[edit]- Akita Cambiare (Akita, Akita)
- Kuzumaki Club (Kuzumaki, Iwate)
- NewPearl Hiraizumi Maesawa (Hiraizumi, Iwate)
- Nippon Steel Kamaishi (Kamaishi, Iwate) (C)
- Omiya SC (Ōmiya-ku, Saitama)
- Oshu United (Oshu, Iwate)
- Saruta Kōgyō (Akita, Akita) (C)
- Shichinohe SC (Shichinohe, Aomori)
- TDK Shinwakai (Nikaho, Akita)
South
[edit]- Iwaki Furukawa (Iwaki, Fukushima)
- Merry (Fukushima, Fukushima)
- Nagai Club (Nagai, Yamagata)
- Oyama Club (Morioka, Iwate)
- Parafrente Yonezawa (Yonezawa, Yamagata)
- Primeiro Fukushima (Fukushima prefecture)
- Ricoh Industry Tohoku (Shibata, Miyagi) (C)
- Sendai Sasuke (Sendai, Miyagi)
- Sendai Universität (Sendai, Miyagi) (Un)
Kantō Soccer League (KSL)
[edit]Division 1
[edit]- Aries Tokyo (Tokyo)
- Joyful Honda Tsukuba (Tsukuba, Ibaraki) (C)
- Nankatsu SC (Katsushika, Tokyo)
- FC N. (Inagi, Tokyo) (Un)
- RKD Ryugasaki (Un)
- Toho Titanium (Kanagawa Prefecture)
- Toin University of Yokohama FC (Yokohama, Kanagawa) (Un)
- Tokyo 23 (Special wards of Tokyo)
- Tokyo United (Bunkyō, Tokyo)
- Vonds Ichihara (Ichihara, Chiba)
Division 2
[edit]- Atsugi Hayabusa (Atsugi, Kanagawa)
- Edo All United (Edogawa, Tokyo)
- Coedo Kawagoe (Kawagoe, Saitama)
- Esperanza SC (Yokohama, Kanagawa)
- Hitachi Building System SC (Chiyoda, Tokyo) (C)
- Shibuya City FC (Shibuya, Tokyo)
- Tokyo International University (Sakado, Saitama) (Un)
- Tonan Maebashi (Maebashi, Gunma)
- Vertfee Yaita (Yaita, Tochigi)
- Yokohama Takeru (Yokohama, Kanagawa)
Hokushin'etsu League (HFL)
[edit]Division 1
[edit]- '05 Kamo FC (Kamo, Niigata) (Un)
- Artista Asama (Tōmi, Nagano)
- Fukui United (Fukui, Fukui)
- JSC FC (Seirō, Niigata) (aka. College of Upward Players in Soccer or CUPS)
- Niigata UHW (Niigata, Niigata) (Un)
- Sakai Phoenix (Sakai, Fukui)
- SR Komatsu (Komatsu, Ishikawa)
- Toyama Shinjo Club (Toyama, Toyama)
Division 2
[edit]- Antelope Shoijiri (Shiojiri, Nagano)
- CUPS Seirō (Seirō, Niigata) (Japan Soccer College "B" team)
- FC Hokuriku (Kanazawa, Ishikawa) (Un)
- Libertas Chikuma (Chikuma, Nagano)
- Lion Power Komatsu (Komatsu, Ishikawa)
- FC Matsucelona (Matsumoto, Nagano) (Un)
- N-Style Toyama (Toyama)
- NUHW FC (Niigata, Niigata) (Un B team)
Tōkai League
[edit]Division 1
[edit]- Chukyo University FC (Toyota, Aichi) (Un)
- Fujieda City Hall (Fujieda, Shizuoka)
- Gakunan F. Mosuperio (Gakunan, Shizuoka)
- FC Ise-Shima (Shima, Mie)
- FC Kariya (Kariya, Aichi)
- Sports & Society Izu (Izu, Shizuoka)
- Wyvern FC (Kariya, Aichi)
- Yazaki Valente (Shimada, Shizuoka)
Division 2
[edit]- Chukyo Univ. FC (Toyota, Aichi) (Un)
- FC Gifu Second (Gifu, Gifu) (FC Gifu "B" team)
- AS Kariya Tokoha University (Kariya, Aichi)
- Nagara Club (Gifu, Gifu)
- Tokoha University FC
- Tokai FC (Nagoya, Aichi)
- Tokai Gakuen FC (Nagoya, Aichi) (Un)
- Vencendor Mie UC (Tsu, Mie)
Kansai League
[edit]Division 1
[edit]- Arterivo Wakayama (Wakayama, Wakayama)
- FC AWJ (Awaji, Hyōgo)
- Basara Hyōgo (Akashi, Hyōgo) (renamed from FC Easy 02 Akashi)
- Cento Cuore Harima (Harima, Hyōgo)
- Kobe FC 1970 (Kobe)
- Laranja Kyoto (Kyoto, Kyoto)
- Lagend Shiga (Moriyama, Shiga)
- Moriyama Samurai 2000 (Moriyama, Shiga)
Division 2
[edit]- Hannan University Club (Matsubara, Osaka) (Un)
- Kandai FC 2008 (Suita, Osaka) (Un)
- Kyoto Shiko Club (Kyoto, Kyoto)
- Ococias Kyoto (Kyoto, Kyoto)
- Osaka Korean FC (Ikuno, Osaka)
- St. Andrew's FC (Izumi, Osaka) (Un)
Chūgoku League
[edit]- Baleine Shimonoseki (Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi)
- Banmel Tottori (Tottori, Tottori)
- Belugarosso Iwami (Hamada, Shimane)
- Fukuyama City FC (Fukuyama, Hiroshima)
- Hatsukaichi FC (Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima)
- International Pacific University FC (Okayama, Okayama) (Un)
- Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima (Kurashiki, Okayama) (C)
- SRC Hiroshima (Hiroshima, Hiroshima)
- Yonago Genki SC (Yonago, Tottori)
Shikoku League
[edit]- KUFC Nankoku (Nankoku, Kōchi) (Un)
- Llamas Kochi (Kōchi, Kōchi)
- Lvnirosso NC (Niihama, Ehime)
- Nakamura Club (Shimanto, Kochi)
- R. Velho Takamatsu (Takamatsu, Kagawa)
- Sonio Takamatsu (Takamatsu, Kagawa)
- Tadotsu FC (Tadotsu, Kagawa)
- FC Tokushima (Tokushima, Tokushima)
Kyūshū League (Kyu-League)
[edit]- Brew Kashima (Kashima, Saga)
- Itazuke FC (Fukuoka, Fukuoka)
- Kaiho Bank SC (Naha, Okinawa)
- Kawasoe Club (Saga, Saga)
- KMG Holdings FC (Fukuoka, Fukuoka) (C)
- J-Lease FC (Ōita)
- NIFS Kanoya FC (Kanoya, Kagoshima) (Un)
- Nippon Steel Oita SC (Ōita, Ōita)
- Nobeoka Agata (Nobeoka, Miyazaki)
- Veroskronos Tsuno (Tsuno, Miyazaki)
Notes
[edit]- Teams with "L" have a J3 club license issued for the 2025 season.[1]
- Teams with "C" are company teams.
- Teams with "Un" are feeder (or "B") teams for their universities' main football teams.
- In the Regional Leagues, first divisions equal to Japanese fifth tier of league football, while second divisions equal to the sixth tier. So, regional leagues who only have one single division, such as Shikoku, have teams going straight from the prefectural top divisions to the fifth tier in case of a promotion.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 2025シーズンＪ３クラブライセンス判定結果について（Ｊ３入会を希望するクラブ） [Regarding the results of the 2025 J3 Club License Assessment (Clubs wishing to join J3)]. J.League (in Japanese). J.League. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
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