The
Japanese Regional Leagues
are a group of parallel association football leagues in Japan that are organized on the regional basis. They form the fifth tier of the Japanese association football league system below the nationwide Japan Football League.
Overview
Japan is ...
, the fifth tier of the
Japanese association football league system
The Japanese association football league system is organized in a pyramidal shape similar to football league systems in many other countries around the world. The leagues are bound by the principle of promotion and relegation; however, there are s ...
, played a regular season in 2021.
Chūgoku
Hokkaido
The tournament was terminated on Aug 26 due to the restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
League table at the time of abandonment
Hokushinetsu
Division 1
Division 2
Kansai
Division 1
Division 2
;Notes
Kantō
Division 1
Division 2
Kantō Playoffs
Div 1/Div 2
Div 2/Prefectural
Kyushu
In the
Kyushu Soccer League
is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers eight prefectures, which are (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa
is a Prefectures of Japan, pref ...
, drawn games were decided on penalty shootouts. The winners of these shootouts were awarded two points, while the losers were awarded one.
Shikoku
The tournament was terminated on Aug 11 due to the restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
League table at the time of abandonment
Tohoku
Division 1
The tournament was terminated on Sep 6 due to the restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
League table at the time of abandonment
Division 2 North
The tournament was terminated due to the restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
League table at the time of abandonment
Division 2 South
The tournament was terminated due to the restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
League table at the time of abandonment
Tōkai
Division 1
The tournament was terminated due to the restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
League table at the time of abandonment
Division 2
The tournament was terminated due to the restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
League table at the time of abandonment
See also
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Japan Football Association
The Japan Football Association (JFA, ) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football, futsal, beach soccer and efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions.
History
The organisat ...
(JFA)
;League(s)
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J.League
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2021 J1 League
The 2021 J1 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993. The league began on 26 February and ended ...
(Tier 1)
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2021 J2 League
The 2021 J2 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of J2 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1999. The league started on 27 February 2021 and ended ...
(Tier 2)
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2021 J3 League
The 2021 J3 League, referred to as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 8th season of J3 League under its current name.
Roasso Kumamoto won the J3 title for the first time in their history, in their debut campaign at the J3 League, just three y ...
(Tier 3)
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2021 Japan Football League (JFL) (Tier 4)
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2021 Regional Champions League (Promotion playoffs to JFL)
;Cup(s)
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2021 Fuji Xerox Super Cup
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2021 Emperor's Cup
The 2021 Emperor's Cup (Emperor's Cup JFA 101st Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第101回全日本サッカー選手権大会)) was the 101st annual Japanese national football cup tournament, which began on 22 May 2021 and ende ...
(National Open Cup)
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2021 J.League YBC Levain Cup (League Cup)
References
RSSSF
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2021 in Japanese football leagues
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...