is a Japanese
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
academy from
Kitakanbara,
Niigata. Its main football team is currently playing in the
Hokushinetsu Football League
is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers the regions of Hokuriku and Shin'etsu, the prefectures of Fukui, Ishikawa, Nagano Nagano may refer to:
Places
* Nagano Prefecture, a p ...
's 1st Division and has played in the
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or also Japan FA Cup is a Japanese football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football match in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J.League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, J ...
in the past.
The football academy has produced a number of J.League players, coaches and other staff members across Japan. As of the 2022 season, 54 of the 58 J.League members have at least one player or staff member who are JSC former alumni. The college claims themselves as the only football vocational school in Japan.
The academy (or college) has different teams across men's and women's football. As of 2023, the JSC-affiliated teams are:
*Men's teams:
**Japan Soccer College FC – Hokushin'etsu Football League Division 1 (5th tier)
**CUPS Seiro (College of Upward Players in Soccer Seiro) – Hokushin'etsu Football League Division 2 (6th tier)
**Niigata JSC – Niigata Prefecture Football League Division 1 (7th tier)
*Women's teams:
**Japan Soccer College Ladies – Hokushin'etsu Women's Football League Division 1 (4th tier)
Current squads
Japan Soccer College FC
CUPS Seiro
References
External links
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Football clubs in Japan
Association football clubs established in 2002
Sports teams in Niigata Prefecture
2002 establishments in Japan
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