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 : in Alphabetical order

• Avispa Fukuoka
• Cerezo Osaka
• Consadole Sapporo
• Gamba Osaka
• Jubilo Iwata
• Kashima Antlers
• Kashiwa Reysol
• Kawasaki Frontale
• Kyoto Sanga
• Nagoya Grampus
• Sagan Tosu
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima
• Shimizu S-Pulse
• Shonan Bellmare
• FC Tokyo
• Urawa Red Diamonds
• Vissel Kobe
• Yokohama F. Marinos

J2 League[]

22 clubs : in Alphabetical order

• Albirex Niigata
• Blaublitz Akita
• Fagiano Okayama
• Iwate Grulla Morioka
• JEF United Chiba
• Machida Zelvia
• Mito HollyHock
• Montedio Yamagata
• Oita Trinita
• Omiya Ardija
• Roasso Kumamoto
• Renofa Yamaguchi
• FC Ryukyu
• Thespakusatsu Gunma
• Tochigi SC
• Tokyo Verdy
• Tokushima Vortis
• Vegalta Sendai
• Ventforet Kofu
• V-Varen Nagasaki
• Yokohama FC
• Zweigen Kanazawa

J3 League[]

18 clubs : in Alphabetical order

• Azul Claro Numazu
• Ehime FC
• Fujieda MYFC
• Fukushima United
• Gainare Tottori
• FC Gifu
• Giravanz Kitakyushu
• FC Imabari
• Iwaki FC
• Kagoshima United
• Kamatamare Sanuki
• Kataller Toyama
• Matsumoto Yamaga
• Nagano Parceiro
• SC Sagamihara
• Tegevajaro Miyazaki
• Vanraure Hachinohe
• Yokohama Sports & Culture Club

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: In Alphabetical order

• Criacao Shinjuku (A)
• Honda FC *
• Honda Lock *
• Kagura Shimane renamed from Matsue City FC
• Kochi United (A)
• Maruyasu Okazaki*
• Mio Biwako Shiga
• Nara Club (A)
• FC Osaka (A)
• ReinMeer Aomori (A)
• Sony Sendai *
• Suzuka Point Getters (A)
• Tiamo Hirakata
• Tokyo Musashino United
• Veertien Mie (A)
• Verspah Oita (A)

Japanese Regional Leagues[]

Hokkaidō League[]

• (Tomakomai, Hokkaido)
• (Kuriyama, Hokkaido) (Renamed from Thank FC Kuriyama)
• Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (Obihiro, Hokkaido)
• (Iwamizawa, Hokkaido)
• * (Muroran, Hokkaido)
• Norbritz Hokkaido (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
• (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
• (Sapporo, Hokkaido)

Tōhoku League[]

Division 1[]

• Blancdieu Hirosaki (Hirosaki, Aomori)
• (Tsugaru, Aomori)
• Cobaltore Onagawa (Onagawa, Miyagi)
• (Hanamaki, Iwate)
• Ganju Iwate (Hachimantai, Iwate)
• (Morioka, Iwate)
• * (Kamaishi, Iwate)
• (Morioka, Iwate)
• (Fukushima prefecture)
• * (Akita, Akita)
• (Shibata, Miyagi) (Un)
• (Shichigahama, Miyagi)

Division 2[]

North[]

• Akita Cambiare (Akita, Akita)
• (Gonohe, Aomori)
• * (Akita, Akita)
• (Aomori Prefecture)
• (Ōshū, Iwate)
• (Hiraizumi, Iwate)
• * (Nikaho, Akita)
• (Tōno, Iwate)

South[]

• (Miyagi Prefecture)
• (Iwaki, Fukushima)
• (Fukushima, Fukushima)
• (Fukushima, Fukushima)
• (Mikawa, Yamagata)
• (Nagai, Yamagata)
• (Yonezawa, Yamagata)
• * (Shibata, Miyagi)
• (Sendai, Miyagi)
• (Sōma, Fukushima)
• (Shibata, Miyagi) (Un)

Kantō League (KSL)[]

Division 1[]

• Briobecca Urayasu (Urayasu, Chiba)
• (Yokohama, Kanagawa)
• (Katsushika, Tokyo)
• RKU Dragons Ryugasaki (Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki) (Un)
• Toho Titanium (Kanagawa Prefecture)
• Tochigi City (Tochigi, Tochigi).
• Tokyo 23 (Special wards of Tokyo)
• Joyful Honda Tsukuba* (Tsukuba, Ibaraki)
• Tokyo United (Bunkyō, Tokyo)
• Vonds Ichihara (Ichihara, Chiba)

Division 2[]

• (Kawaguchi, Saitama)
• (Tokyo)
• * (Chiyoda, Tokyo)
• (Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki)
• Ryutsu Keizai University (Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki) (Un)
• Toin University of Yokohama (Yokohama, Kanagawa)
• (Sakado, Saitama) (Un)
• Tonan Maebashi (Maebashi, Gunma) (A)
• Vertfee Yaita (Yaita, Tochigi)
• (Yokohama, Kanagawa)

Hokushin'etsu League (HFL)[]

Division 1[]

• (Kamo, Niigata) (Un)
• Artista Asama (Tōmi, Nagano)
• Fukui United (Fukui, Fukui) Renamed from "Saurcos Fukui".
• JSC FC (Seirō, Niigata) aka. College of Upward Players in Soccer (CUPS)
• (Chikuma, Nagano)
• (Niigata, Niigata) (Un)
• (Sakai, Fukui)
• Toyama Shinjo Club (Toyama, Toyama)

Division 2[]

• (Kamo, Niigata) (Un)
• (Shiojiri, Nagano)
• (Seirō, Niigata) (Japan Soccer College)
• (Niigata, Niigata)
• (Kanazawa, Ishikawa) (Un)
• (Matsumoto, Nagano) (Un)
• (Toyama)
• (Komatsu, Ishikawa)

Tōkai League[]

Division 1[]

• (Toyota, Aichi) (Un)
• (Toyota, Aichi) (Un)
• Fujieda City Hall (Fujieda, Shizuoka)
• FC Ise-Shima (Shima, Mie)
• F.C. Kariya (Kariya, Aichi)
• (Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) (Un)
• (Nagoya, Aichi) (Un)
• (Toyota, Aichi)
• (Shimada, Shizuoka)

Division 2[]

• ()
• (Gifu, Gifu) (FC)
• (Kariya, Aichi)
• (Ōgaki, Gifu)
• (Gifu, Gifu)
• Nagoya Club (Nagoya, Aichi)
• (Toyokawa, Aichi)
• (Yokkaichi, Mie) (Un)
• (Kariya, Aichi)

Kansai League[]

Division 1[]

• ()
• Arterivo Wakayama (Wakayama, Wakayama)
• (Harima, Hyōgo)
• Lagend Shiga (Moriyama, Shiga)
• (Kyoto, Kyoto)
• (Moriyama, Shiga)
• Ococias Kyoto (Kyoto, Kyoto)
• (Kashihara, Nara)

Division 2[]

• (Akashi, Hyōgo)
• (Matsubara, Osaka) (Un)
• (Suita, Osaka) (Un)
• (Osaka, Osaka)
• (Kobe)
• (Kyoto, Kyoto)
• (Izumi, Osaka) (Un)
• (Takasago, Hyōgo)

Chūgoku League[]

• (Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi)
• (Hamada, Shimane)
• * (Hiroshima, Hiroshima)
• (Fukuyama, Hiroshima)
• (Okayama, Okayama) (Un)
• (Matsue, Shimane)
• Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima* (Kurashiki, Okayama)
• * (Bizen, Okayama)
• SRC Hiroshima (Hiroshima, Hiroshima)
• (Yonago, Tottori)

Shikoku League[]

• (Nankoku, Kōchi) (Un)
• (Kōchi, Kōchi)
• (Niihama, Ehime)
• (Shimanto, Kōchi)
• (Takamatsu, Kagawa)
• (Tadotsu, Kagawa)
• (Tokushima, Tokushima)
• (Kōchi, Kōchi)

Kyūshū League (Kyu-League)[]

• (Naha, Okinawa)
• (Saga, Saga)
• (Kumamoto, Kumamoto)
• * (Fukuoka, Fukuoka)
• (Ōita)
• Veroskronos Tsuno (Tsuno, Miyazaki) renamed from J.FC Miyazaki
• (Kanoya, Kagoshima) (Un)
• (Nakatsu, Ōita)
• Okinawa SV (Uruma, Okinawa)
• * (Kashima, Saga)

Notes[]

• Company team.

See also[]

• Japanese association football league system
• List of women's football clubs in Japan