List of football clubs in Japan
This is a list of association football clubs in Japan.
Japan Professional Football League (J.League)
J1 League
18 clubs:
J2 League
22 clubs:
- Albirex Niigata
- Omiya Ardija
- Avispa Fukuoka
- Ehime FC
- Fagiano Okayama
- FC Gifu
- Mito HollyHock
- JEF United Chiba
- Kagoshima United
- Montedio Yamagata
- Renofa Yamaguchi
- Kashiwa Reysol
- FC Ryukyu
- Kyoto Sanga
- Tochigi SC
- V-Varen Nagasaki
- Ventforet Kofu
- Tokyo Verdy
- Tokushima Vortis
- Yokohama FC
- Machida Zelvia
- Zweigen Kanazawa
J3 League
15 clubs and three U-23 teams:
- Azul Claro Numazu
- Blaublitz Akita
- Cerezo Osaka U-23
- Fukushima United
- Gainare Tottori
- Gamba Osaka U-23
- Giravanz Kitakyushu
- Iwate Grulla Morioka
- Kamatamare Sanuki
- Kataller Toyama
- Fujieda MYFC
- Nagano Parceiro
- Roasso Kumamoto
- SC Sagamihara
- Thespakusatsu Gunma
- FC Tokyo U-23
- Vanraure Hachinohe
- YSCC Yokohama
Japan Football League (JFL)
Top division of the amateur leagues, from where some teams aiming to be promoted to J. League in the near future through associate membership system. Such teams are indicated with (A) in parentheses.
16 clubs:
Regional Leagues (2019 season)
Hokkaidō League
- Iwamizawa Hokushukai (Iwamizawa, Hokkaido)
- Nippon Express* (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Muroran* (Muroran, Hokkaido)
- Norbritz Hokkaido (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
- R. Supelbe Kushiro (Kushiro, Hokkaido)
- Sapporo F.C. (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
- Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (Obihiro, Hokkaido)
- Toyota Motor Hokkaido* (Tomakomai, Hokkaido)
Tōhoku League
Division 1
- Blancdieu Hirosaki (Hirosaki, Aomori)
- Akita Cambiare (Akita, Akita)
- Cobaltore Onagawa (Onagawa, Miyagi)
- Fuji Club 2003 (Hanamaki, Iwate)
- Ganju Iwate (Hachimantai, Iwate)
- Iwaki FC (Iwaki, Fukushima)
- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Kamaishi* (Kamaishi, Iwate)
- FC Primeiro (Fukushima prefecture)
- Saruta Kōgyō* (Akita, Akita)
- Morioka Zebra (Morioka, Iwate)
North
- Akita University Faculty of Medicine (Akita, Akita) (Un)
- Gonohe SC (Gonohe, Aomori)
- Hokuto Bank* (Akita, Akita)
- Iwate Club (Iwate, Iwate)
- Lascivo Aomori (Aomori Prefecture)
- Mizusawa Club (Ōshū, Iwate)
- North Asia University (Akita, Akita) (Un)
- Nu Pere Hiraizumi Maezawa (Hiraizumi, Iwate)
- Ōmiya Club (Morioka, Iwate)
- TDK Shinwakai* (Nikaho, Akita)
South
- Bandits Iwaki (Iwaki, Fukushima)
- Iwaki Furukawa (Iwaki, Fukushima)
- F.F.C. Matsushita (Fukushima, Fukushima)
- Merry (Fukushima, Fukushima)
- Mikawa SC (Mikawa, Yamagata)
- Oyama Club (Tsuruoka, Yamagata)
- Ricoh Industry Tohoku* (Shibata, Miyagi)
- Sendai Sasuke (Sendai, Miyagi)
- FC.Sendai.Univ (Shibata, Miyagi) (Un)
- Shichigahama SC (Shichigahama, Miyagi)
Kantō League (KSL)
Division 1
- Briobecca Urayasu (Urayasu, Chiba)
- Hitachi Building Systems* (Nishi-ku, Saitama, Saitama)
- Joyful Honda Tsukuba (Tsukuba, Ibaraki)
- Ryutsu Keizai University (Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki) (Un)
- Yokohama Takeru (Yokohama, Kanagawa)
- Tochigi City (Tochigi, Tochigi) (A) Renamed from "Tochigi Uva".
- Tokyo 23 (Special wards of Tokyo)
- Tokyo United (Bunkyō, Tokyo)
- TUY (Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa) (Un)
- Vonds Ichihara (Ichihara, Chiba)
Division 2
- Criacao Shinjuku (Shinjuku, Tokyo)
- Esperanza SC (Yokohama, Kanagawa)
- Identy Mirai (Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki)
- Kanagawa Prefecture Teachers (Kanagawa Prefecture)
- Saitama SC (Saitama, Saitama)
- Toho Titanium* (Chigasaki, Kanagawa)
- Tokyo International University (Sakado, Saitama) (Un)
- Tonan Maebashi (Maebashi, Gunma) (A)
- Vertfee Takahara Nasu (Yaita, Tochigi)
- Waseda University A.F.C. (Nishitōkyō, Tokyo) (Un) Renamed from "Waseda United".
Hokushin'etsu League (HFL)
Division 1
- Artista Asama (Tōmi, Nagano)
- Fukui United (Awara, Fukui) Renamed from "Saurcos Fukui".
- Ueda Gentian (Ueda, Nagano)
- FC Hokuriku (Kanazawa, Ishikawa) (Un)
- Japan Soccer College (Seirō, Niigata) aka. College of Upward Players in Soccer (CUPS)
- '05 Kamo FC (Kamo, Niigata]) (Un)
- Sakai Phoenix (Sakai, Fukui)
- Toyama Shinjo Club (Toyama, Toyama)
Division 2
- Antelope Shiojiri (Shiojiri, Nagano)
- Nagaoka Billboard (Nagaoka, Niigata)
- CUPS Seirō (Seirō, Niigata) (Japan Soccer College)
- Hokuriku University Futures (Kanazawa, Ishikawa) (Un)
- '09 Keidai FC (Kamo, Niigata) (Un)
- FC Matsucelona (Matsumoto, Nagano) (Un)
- Niigata University of Health and Welfare (Niigata, Niigata) (Un)
- Ono FC (Ōno, Fukui)
Tōkai League
Division 1
- Chukyo University (Toyota, Aichi) (Un)
- Fujieda City Hall (Fujieda, Shizuoka)
- FC Gifu Second (Gifu, Gifu) (FC)
- FC. Ise-Shima (Shima, Mie)
- F.C. Kariya (Kariya, Aichi)
- Tokai Gakuen (Nagoya, Aichi) (Un)
- Toyota Shūkyūdan (Toyota, Aichi)
- Yazaki Valente (Shimada, Shizuoka)
Division 2
- Bonbonera Gifu (Chūnō, Gifu)
- Chukyo Univ. FC (Toyota, Aichi) (Un)
- Ogaki Kogans (Ōgaki, Gifu)
- Nagara Club (Gifu, Gifu)
- Nagoya Club (Nagoya, Aichi)
- Rivielta Toyokawa (Toyokawa, Aichi)
- Tokoha University Hamamatsu Campus (Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) (Un)
- Toyota Industries* (Kariya, Aichi)
Kansai League
Division 1
- Arterivo Wakayama (Wakayama, Wakayama)
- Banditonce Kakogawa (Kakogawa, Hyōgo)
- Hannan University Club (Matsubara, Osaka) (Un)
- Kansai University 2008 (Suita, Osaka) (Un)
- Lagend Shiga (Moriyama, Shiga)
- Ococias Kyoto (Kyoto, Kyoto)
- St. Andrew's FC (Izumi, Osaka) (Un)
- Tiamo Hirakata (Hirakata, Osaka)
Division 2
- Biwako Seikei Sport College Hira (Ōtsu, Shiga) (Un)
- Easy 02 Akashi (Akashi, Hyōgo)
- Kandai Club 2010 (Osaka, Osaka)
- Laranja Kyoto (Kyoto, Kyoto)
- Takasago Mineiro (Takasago, Hyōgo)
- Porvenir Asuka (Kashihara, Nara)
- Renaiss Gakuen Kōka (Kōka, Shiga)
- Kyoto Shiko Club (Kyoto, Kyoto)
Chūgoku League
- Baleine Shimonoseki (Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi)
- Hamada Cosmos (Hamada, Shimane)
- Fuji Xerox Hiroshima* (Hiroshima, Hiroshima)
- Harada Kogyo* (Fukuyama, Hiroshima)
- Hatsukaichi FC (Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima)
- SRC Hiroshima (Hiroshima, Hiroshima)
- International Pacific University (Okayama, Okayama) (Un)
- JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Mizushima* (Kurashiki, Okayama)
- Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima* (Kurashiki, Okayama)
- NTN Okayama* (Bizen, Okayama)
Shikoku League
- Kochi United (Kōchi, Kōchi)
- Koyo Sealing Techno* (Aizumi, Tokushima)
- KUFC Nankoku (Nankoku, Kōchi)
- Llamas Kochi (Kōchi, Kōchi)
- Niisho Club (Niihama, Ehime)
- R. Velho Takamatsu (Takamatsu, Kagawa)
- Tadotsu FC (Tadotsu, Kagawa)
- FC Tokushima (Tokushima, Tokushima)
Kyūshū League (Kyu-League)
- Kaiho Bank (Naha, Okinawa)
- Kawazoe Club (Saga, Saga)
- Kumamoto Teachers (Kumamoto, Kumamoto)
- Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors* (Fukuoka, Fukuoka)
- Kyushu Sogo Sports College (Usa, Ōita)
- J.FC Miyazaki (Miyazaki, Miyazaki)
- NIFS Kanoya (Kanoya, Kagoshima) (Un)
- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Oita* (Ōita, Ōita)
- Okinawa SV (Uruma, Okinawa)
- Saga Lixil* (Kashima, Saga)
Notes
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