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clubs in Japan from 2023 season.

Japan Professional Football League (J.League)

J1 League

18 clubs : in Alphabetical order *

Albirex Niigata is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. From 2023, Albirex will be playing on the J1 League, coming back to the f ...

Avispa Fukuoka is a Japanese professional football club, currently competing in the J1 League. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means " wasp" in Spanish. They were originally called Fujieda Blux and based in Fujieda, Shizuoka before moving ...

* Cerezo Osaka *

Gamba Osaka is a Japanese professional football club based in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Gamba'' comes from the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to s ...

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo is a Japanese professional football club, which plays in the J1 League. The team is based in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido. The club name of "Consadole" is made from ''consado'', a reverse of the Japanese word and the Spanish expression ...

* Kashima Antlers *

Kashiwa Reysol is a Japanese professional football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium ...

Kawasaki Frontale is a Japanese professional football club based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, in Nakahara ...

Kyoto Sanga is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist temp ...

Nagoya Grampus (formerly known as ) is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and founded as the company team of the Toyota, Toyota Motor Corp. in 1939 ...

Sagan Tosu is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J1 League. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture. ''Sagan'' is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises ...

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the co ...

Shonan Bellmare is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Hiratsuka ...

* FC Tokyo *

Urawa Red Diamonds , colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, is a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J ...

Vissel Kobe is a Japanese professional football club based in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The team's home stadium is Noevir Stadium Kobe, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home matc ...

Yokohama FC is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the first tier of football in the country. The club was formed by fans of Yokoh ...

Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club competes in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Having won the J-League title four times an ...

J2 League

22 clubs : in Alphabetical order * Blaublitz Akita *

Fagiano Okayama is a Japanese football club based in Okayama, the capital of Okayama Prefecture. They play in the J2 League, the second tier of the country's football league system. Their home stadium is City Light Stadium, in Okayama City, though some home ...

Fujieda MYFC are a Japanese J2 League football club based in Fujieda, Shizuoka. It is funded by online subscribers and is the first of its kind in Japan. The club spent two seasons in the Japan Football League before having their application accepted in 20 ...

Iwaki FC is a football (soccer) club based in Iwaki, a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The club will play in J2 League from 2023 season, which is the 2nd level in the Japanese football pyramid. History Founder Club Iwaki FC was founded in 20 ...

* JEF United Chiba *

Jubilo Iwata ''Jubilo'' is a 1919 American comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Robert F. Hill. The film stars Will Rogers, Josie Sedgwick, Charles K. French, Willard Louis, and James Mason. The film was released on December 7, 1919, by ...

* Machida Zelvia *

Mito HollyHock is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club, currently playing in the J2 League. The team's hometown is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. Its nickname "HollyHock" derives from the family crest of the Tokugawa clan who governed from Mit ...

Montedio Yamagata is Japanese professional association football club based in Tendo, Yamagata. The club plays in J2 League. Montedio is a coined word combining the Italian word for "mountain" (Monte) and the word for "God" (Dio). History The club based in T ...

Oita Trinita is a Japanese football club currently playing in J2 League, having been relegated after the 2021 season after a three-year stint in J1 League. The club's home town is Ōita city, but the club draws support from Beppu, Saiki, and the entire Ōi ...

Omiya Ardija is a professional association football club based in Ōmiya in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds. Omiya competed in the J1 League follow ...

* Renofa Yamaguchi *

Roasso Kumamoto is a Japanese football club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J2 League, which is the second tier of football in the country. ''Roasso'' is a portmanteau of the Italian words ''rosso'' a ...

* Shimizu S-Pulse *

Thespakusatsu Gunma is a professional football (soccer) club based in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in the J2 League, the second division of professional football in Japan. History The club was founded in 1995 in Kusatsu, one of the most ...

Tochigi SC , commonly referred to as Tochigi SC are a football club based in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. They currently play in the J2 League. History Teachers in Tochigi Prefecture founded the club in 1953. They were initially called self-ex ...

Tokushima Vortis is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J2 League. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture. Their home stadium is Naruto Otsuka Sports Park Pocari Sweat Stadium, in Naruto, Tokushima. The name, "Vorti ...

Tokyo Verdy is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country. Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, with ...

V-Varen Nagasaki is a Japanese J2 League football club based in Nagasaki. The club was established in 1985 as Ariake SC till they merged with Kunimi FC in 2004 and adopted the present name in 2005. The club gained promotion into the J. League Division 2 in ...

Vegalta Sendai is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. History Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p ...

Ventforet Kofu is a Japanese football club from Kōfu in Yamanashi Prefecture. The team currently competes in the J2 League and play their home games in JIT Recycle Ink Stadium, located in Kōfu. The word "Ventforet" is a compound formed from two French ...

Zweigen Kanazawa Zweigen Kanazawa (ツエーゲン金沢, ''Tsuēgen Kanazawa'') is a Japanese football club based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. They currently play in the J2 League, Japan's 2nd tier of professional league football. History The club was form ...

J3 League

20 clubs : in Alphabetical order * Azul Claro Numazu *

Ehime FC is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, the club now plays in . History The club was founded in 1970 as Matsuyama Soccer Club and renamed ...

* Fukushima United * Gainare Tottori * FC Gifu * Giravanz Kitakyushu *

FC Imabari FC Imabari (''FC今治'') is a Japanese football club based in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. They play in the J3 League. History The club was founded in 1976 and were promoted to the Shikoku Football League in 2001. From 2009 to 2011 they were own ...

Iwate Grulla Morioka is a Japanese association football club based in Morioka, Iwate. It played in the inaugural season of J3 League in 2014 after winning the Tohoku Soccer League, one of the Japanese Regional Leagues, in 2013. Iwate played in the J3 until 2021, wh ...

* Kagoshima United *

Kamatamare Sanuki Kamatamare Sanuki (カマタマーレ讃岐、Kamatamare Sanuki) is a football club based in Takamatsu, the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture of Japan. They currently play in the J3 League. They entered the J League in 2014 after finishing as ru ...

* Kataller Toyama * Matsumoto Yamaga *

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FC Osaka is a Japanese football club based in Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture. They play in J3 League, the third tier of professional league football in the Japanese football league system. History FC Osaka was founded in 1996. 11 years after its founda ...

* FC Ryukyu * SC Sagamihara * Tegevajaro Miyazaki *

Vanraure Hachinohe is a football club based in Hachinohe, a city in the southeastern part of Aomori Prefecture in Japan. They currently play in the J3 League. The name Vanraure comes from the combination of two Italian words: ''derivante'', meaning "origin"; an ...

* 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 *

Briobecca Urayasu are a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Chiba. They will play from the 2023 season at the Japan Football League, coming back to the league after being relegated from it in 2017. It will be their second time pl ...

* Criacao Shinjuku (A) * Honda FC * * Honda Lock * * Kagura Shimane renamed from Matsue City FC * Kochi United (A) * Maruyasu Okazaki* *

Mio Biwako Shiga is a Japanese football club based in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, although they also play matches in Ōtsu and Konan. They were promoted to Japan Football League for the first time at the end of 2007, and played their first season in 2008 wher ...

* Okinawa SV (A) * ReinMeer Aomori (A) * Sony Sendai * *

Suzuka Point Getters is a Japanese professional football club based in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League. History The club was originally established in Nabari, Mie in 1980 under the name Mie Club, and it became a member of Mie ...

* Tiamo Hirakata * Tokyo Musashino United *

Veertien Mie Veertien Mie (ヴィアティン三重) is a Japanese football club based between Kuwana and Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League. History "Veertien" means "fourteen" in Dutch, after Johan Cruijff's playing numbe ...

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Japanese Regional Leagues

Hokkaidō League

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Kuriyama, Hokkaido is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 12,365, and a density of 61 persons per km2. The total area is 203.84 km2. Notable people from Kuriyama *Tadashi ...

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Obihiro, Hokkaido is a city in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Obihiro is the only designated city in the Tokachi area. As of February 29, 2020, the city has an estimated population of 165,851. The next most populous municipality in Tokachi is the adj ...

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Iwamizawa, Hokkaido is a Cities of Japan, city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sorachi Subprefecture. As of September 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 84,127 and the population density, density of 170 persons per km ...

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Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous cit ...

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Sapporo, Hokkaido ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...

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Sapporo FC ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...

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Tōhoku League

Division 1

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Cobaltore Onagawa is a football (soccer) club based in Onagawa, the main and only city forming the Oshika District, which is located in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. They play in the Tohoku Soccer League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues. The name Co ...

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Onagawa, Miyagi is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 6,319, and a population density of 97 persons per km2 in 3,110 households. The total area of the town is . Geography Onagawa is located on the rugged Sanr ...

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Hanamaki, Iwate is a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 94,691, and a population density of 100 persons per km², in 37,773 households. The total area of the city is . Hanamaki is famous as the birthplace of Kenji Miyaz ...

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Hachimantai, Iwate is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 25,076, and a population density of 29 persons per km2 in 10,531 households. The total area of the city is . Geography Hachimantai is located in the Ōu Mo ...

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Morioka, Iwate is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 290,700 in 132,719 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . G ...

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Kamaishi, Iwate is a city located on the Sanriku rias coast in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,609, and a population density of 74 persons per km2, in 16,230 households. The total area of the city is Geography Kamaishi i ...

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Shichigahama, Miyagi is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 18,447, and a population density of 1400 persons per km² in 6,681 households. The total area of the town is . Geography The town is situated on a penins ...

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Shibata, Miyagi is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 37,617, and a population density of 700 persons per km² in 15,590 households. The total area of the town is . Geography Shibata is located in south-centra ...

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Akita, Akita 'Autumn field' is the capital city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. , the city has an estimated population of 305,625, 136,628 households and a population density of 340 persons per km2. The to ...

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Kuzumaki, Iwate is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 5,632, and a population density of 13 persons per km². The total area of the town is . The town uses many alternative energy sources, producing a surplus of ...

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Hiraizumi, Iwate is a town located in Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,408 and a population density of in 2,616 households. The total area of the town was . It is noted for the Historic Monuments and Site ...

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Ōmiya-ku, Saitama is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. , the ward had an estimated population of 119,298 and a population density of 9,300 persons per km². Its total area w ...

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Shichinohe is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,286, and a population density of 45 persons per km2, in 6,797 households. The total area of the town is . Geography Shichinohe is in central Aomori Pref ...

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TDK Shinwakai is a Japanese football club based in Nikaho, Akita, the southern city of Akita Prefecture. They play in the Tohoku Soccer League. Their team colour is blue. League record ;Key Honours * Akita Prefecture League:(3) **Champions: 2005, 20 ...

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Nikaho, Akita is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 24,291 in 9,371 households, and a population density of 100 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Nikaho is located at the far south ...

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Iwaki, Fukushima is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , Iwaki had a population of 337,765 in 143,500 households, and population density of 270 persons per km2. The total area of the city is , making it the largest city in the prefecture and the 10th ...

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Nagai, Yamagata Sakura by the Mogami River is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 26,466 in 9940 households, and a population density of 120 people per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Nagai is ...

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Sendai, Miyagi is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date ...

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Kantō Soccer League (KSL)

Division 1

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Katsushika, Tokyo is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. The ward calls itself Katsushika City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 444,356, and a population density of 12,770 people per km². The total area is 34.80 ...

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Tochigi, Tochigi is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 159,056 in 66,018 households, and a population density of 480 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Because t ...

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Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanag ...

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Yokohama, Kanagawa is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...

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Sakado, Saitama is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 100,612 in 46,735 households and a population density of 2500 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Sakado is located in the geographic cent ...

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Tsukuba, Ibaraki is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 244,528 in 108,669 households and a population density of 862 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 20.3%. The total ar ...

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Ichihara, Chiba is a city, located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 274,117 in 128,316 households and a population density of 240 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city is home, together with the city of ...

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Kawaguchi, Saitama is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 607,373 in 293,582 households and a population density of 9800 persons per km². The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 8th most p ...

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Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 51,035 in 20,030 households and a population density of 645 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 26.3%. The total area of th ...

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Maebashi, Gunma is the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 335,352 in 151,171 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It ...

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Hokushin'etsu League (HFL)

Division 1

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Tōmi, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 29,440 in 12,068 households, and a population density of 262 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Tōmi is located in east-central Na ...

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Fukui, Fukui is the capital city of Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 264,217, and a population density of 69.2 persons per km2, in 102,935 households. Its total area is . Most of the population lives in a small central area; ...

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Seirō, Niigata 270px, Port of Niigata is a town located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 14,025 in 4715 households, and a population density of 373 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Seirō is ...

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Toyama Shinjo Club is a Japanese football club from Shinjo, Toyama, currently playing in the Hokushin'etsu League Division One. They competed in the Emperor's Cup five times. Shinjo Club play their home games at Iwase Sports Park. It can hold 3,400 supporters ...

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Toyama, Toyama is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about north of the city of Nagoya and northwest of Tokyo. , the city had an estimated population of 415,844 in 17 ...

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Division 2

* Azalea Iida (

Iida, Nagano is a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , Iida had an estimated population of 101,536, and a population density of 154 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Iida is an , a municipality designated by the Japanese government to be a mo ...

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Japan Soccer College is a Japanese Association football, football academy from Kitakanbara District, Niigata, Kitakanbara, Niigata Prefecture, Niigata. Its main football team is currently playing in the Hokushinetsu Football League's 1st Division and has played in t ...

) * AS Jamineiro ( Niigata, Niigata) * Libertas Chikuma (

Chikuma, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,381 in 22,018 households, and a population density of 500 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Chikuma is located in the Chikum ...

) * FC Matsucelona (

Matsumoto, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Matsumoto is designated as a core city since 1 April 2021. , the city had a population of 239,466 in 105,207 households and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city ...

) ('' Un'') * N-Style Toyama (

Toyama Toyama may refer to: Places and organizations * Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island * Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture * Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, ...

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Sakai Phoenix is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the fifth century and inclu ...

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Sakai, Fukui Maruoka Castle is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 92,210 in 31,509 households and the population density of 550 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Sakai is locate ...

) * SR Komatsu (

Komatsu, Ishikawa is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 108,509 in 42,664 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Komatsu is located in southwes ...

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Tōkai League

Division 1

Chukyo University is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in Nagoya and Toyota. The main building is located in Yagoto, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya. Notable faculty members * Naomi Miyake, cognitive scientist * Koji Murofushi, Olympic hammer t ...

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Toyota, Aichi , formerly known as Koromo, is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 426,162 and a population density of 464 people per km2. The total area was . It is located about 35 minutes from Nagoya by way of the Meite ...

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Fujieda City Hall is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 145,032 in 59,480 households, and a population density of 750 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Fujieda is a member of the World Health O ...

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Fujieda, Shizuoka is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 145,032 in 59,480 households, and a population density of 750 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Fujieda is a member of the World Health O ...

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FC Gifu Second FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Paki ...

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Gifu, Gifu is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku p ...

) ('' FC'') * FC Ise-Shima ( Shima, Mie) *

F.C. Kariya are a Japanese football club based in Kariya, Aichi. They're aiming to gain professional status. Since the 2022 season, after being relegated from the Japan Football League, they are playing in the Tōkai Adult Soccer League History The clu ...

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Kariya, Aichi is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 153,162 in 66,751 households, and a population density of 3,040 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Kariya is situated in central Aic ...

) * Tokai Gakuen ( Nagoya, Aichi) ('' Un'') * Wyvern FC (

) * Yazaki Valente (

Shimada, Shizuoka 270px, Shimada City Hall is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city, which covers an area of , had an estimated population in April 2020 of 95,610, giving a population density of 300 persons per km2. Geography Shimada is locat ...

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Division 2

* Bonbonera Gifu ( Chūnō, Gifu) * Chukyo Univ. FC (

) ('' Un'') * Gakunan F. Mosuperio (Gakunan,

Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture ...

) * AS Kariya (

) * Nagara Club (

) *

Nagoya SC Nagoya Soccer Club (名古屋サッカークラブ, ''Nagoya Sakkākurabu'') commonly known as Nagoya SC (名古屋SC, ''Nagoya Esushi'') is a Japanese football club based in Aichi. The club has played in Japan Soccer League Division 2. Curre ...

( Nagoya, Aichi) * Sports & Society Izu (

Izu, Shizuoka is a city located in central Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 30,678 in 13,390 households, and a population density of 84 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Izu is ...

) * Tokoha University Hamamatsu Campus SC (

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. the city had an estimated population of 791,707 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, and a population density of . The total area of the site was . Overview Ha ...

) ('' Un'') * Toyota Shūkyūdan (

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Kansai League

Division 1

Arterivo Wakayama is a football (soccer) club based in Wakayama, the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan. They play in the Kansai Soccer League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues. The name Arterivo comes from the combination of two Italian word ...

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Wakayama, Wakayama Wakayama City Hall is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 351,391 in 157066 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km². The total area of the city is ...

) * FC Asuka (

Kashihara, Nara is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 124,829, with 52,034 households. Population density is around 3,176.79 persons per km2, and the total area is 39.52 km2. The city was founded on Februa ...

) renamed from Porvenir Asuka * Basara Hyōgo (

Akashi, Hyōgo 260px, Akashi City Hall 260px, Akashi fromAkashi Castle is a city in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 304,274 in 135,323 households and a population density of 6,200 people per km². The total area ...

) renamed from FC Easy 02 Akashi * Cento Cuore Harima (

Harima, Hyōgo 260px, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology is a town located in Kako District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 34,735 in 15410 households and a population density of 3800 persons per km². The total ar ...

) * Kansai FC 2008 ( Suita, Osaka) ('' Un'') * Lagend Shiga (

Moriyama, Shiga 270px, Lake Biwa from Moriyama is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 85,485 in 34366 households and a population density of 1533.63 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Mo ...

) * Moriyama Samurai 2000 (

) * Ococias Kyoto (

Kyoto, Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the cit ...

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Division 2

* FC AWJ (

Awaji, Hyōgo 270px, Awaji City Hall is a city located on Awaji Island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 42,597 and a population density of 230 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography The city of Awaji ...

) renamed from FC Awajishima *

Hannan University Club Hannan may refer to: *Hannan (surname), a common Irish surname coming from the Gaelic Ó hAnnáin or Ó hAnáin * Hannan (Arabic: "gracious"), popular first name in Middle-Eastern cultures *Hannan, Osaka, city in southern Osaka Prefecture, Japan ...

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Matsubara, Osaka is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 117,811 in 57351 households and a population density of 7100 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Matsubara is located in the cente ...

) ('' Un'') * Hannan University Revolution (

) ('' Un'') * Kobe FC 1970 ( Kobe) *

Kyoto Shiko Club is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist temp ...

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) * Laranja Kyoto (

) * St. Andrew's FC (

Izumi, Osaka is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 184,615 in 80862 households and a population density of 2200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Izumi s located in the southwest ...

) ('' Un'') * Takasago Mineiro (

Takasago, Hyōgo 260px, Takasago City Hall is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 86,888 in 36828 households and a population density of 2500 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Akashi ...

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Chūgoku League

* Baleine Shimonoseki (

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. With a population of 265,684, it is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region. It is located at the southwestern tip of Honshu facing the Tsushi ...

) *

Belugarosso Iwami are a Japanese Association football, football club based on the Iwami Province, Iwami region of Shimane Prefecture (Hamada, Shimane, Hamada, Masuda, Shimane, Masuda, Oda, Shimane, Ota, Kawamoto, Shimane, Kawamoto, Misato, Shimane, Misato, Onan, ...

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Hamada, Shimane is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is the third largest city in the prefecture and is located at the southwestern end of the prefecture. It is a coastal city on the Sea of Japan and possesses beautiful white sand beaches, which ...

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Fukuyama City FC are a Japanese Association football, football club based in the Bingo Province, eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima, centered on the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Fukuyama. They play in the Chūgoku Soccer League, which part of Japane ...

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Fukuyama, Hiroshima is a city located on the Ashida River in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of September 30, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 468,812 and a population density of 904.80 persons per km2. The total area is . After Hiroshima, it is the l ...

) * Hatsukaichi FC (

Hatsukaichi is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The name derives from a market traditionally held on the 20th of each month with ''hatsuka'' (廿日) meaning "20th day" and ''ichi'' (市) translating to "market". The market continues to this da ...

, Hiroshima) * International Pacific University ( Okayama, Okayama) ('' Un'') * Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima* ( Kurashiki, Okayama) * NTN Okayama* (

Bizen, Okayama is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. History The city was founded on April 1, 1971. On March 22, 2005, the towns of Hinase and Yoshinaga (both from Wake District) were merged into Bizen. As of this merger, the total area became ...

) * SRC Hiroshima (

Hiroshima, Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui ...

) * Vajra Okayama ( Okayama, Okayama) * Yonago Genki SC (

Yonago, Tottori is a city in western Tottori Prefecture, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan and making up part of the boundary of Lake Nakaumi. It is adjacent to Shimane Prefecture and across the lake from its capital of Matsue. It is the prefecture's second larges ...

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Shikoku League

* KUFC Nankoku (

Nankoku, Kōchi is a city located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 46‚459 in 22499 households and a population density of 370 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Nankoku is located in the cente ...

) ('' Un'') * Llamas Kochi (

Kōchi, Kōchi is the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture located on the island of Shikoku in Japan. With over 40% of the prefectural population, Kōchi is the main commercial and industrial centre and the "primate city" of the prefecture. , the city had an ...

) * Lvnirosso NC (

Niihama, Ehime 270px, Niihama City Hall 270px, Aerial View of Central Niihama is a city located in the eastern part of Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 115,824 in 57781 households and a population density of 490 persons per ...

) * Nakamura Club ( Shimanto, Kōchi) * FC R,S,G (

) * R. Velho Takamatsu (

Takamatsu, Kagawa 270px, Takamatsu City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Takamatsu city center 270px, View from Yashima to Takashima port is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 414,134 in 190120 households and a popu ...

) * Tadotsu FC (

Tadotsu, Kagawa 270px, Shorinji Kempo head dōjō is a town located in Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 22,124 in 10365 households and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the t ...

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FC Tokushima are a Japanese football club based in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima. They currently play in the Shikoku Soccer League, which part of Japanese Regional Leagues. History The club was founded on 2003 as ''Celeste FC''. It didn't take long for the club ...

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Tokushima, Tokushima is the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 249,865 in 122085 households and a population density of 1305 persons per km².The total area of the city is . Geography The ...

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Kyūshū League (Kyu-League)

* Brew Kashima (

Kashima, Saga is a city located in the southern part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of February 28, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 30,159 and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area is 112.10 ...

) renamed from Saga Lixil FC * Kawasoe Club (

Saga, Saga is the capital city of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Saga was the capital of Saga Domain in the Edo period, and the largest city of former Hizen Province. As of August 1, 2020, the city had an estimated population of ...

) * KMG Holdings FC* (

Fukuoka, Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since anci ...

) renamed from Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors * J-Lease FC ( Ōita) * NIFS Kanoya (

Kanoya, Kagoshima is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the southeastern Kyushu region in the central part of Ōsumi Peninsula. Kanoya is the most populous city in Japan without any connection to railway services, after the abolition of the ...

) ('' Un'') * Nippon Steel Oita SC ( Ōita, Ōita) * Nobeoka Agata (

Nobeoka, Miyazaki is a city located in the north of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 119,521 and a population density of 138 persons per km². The total area is . History The city was officially founded on F ...

) * Veroskronos Tsuno (

Tsuno, Miyazaki is a town located in Koyu District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The town has an estimated population of 9,996 and the density of 98.0 persons per km². The total area is 102.11 km². Geography Neighbouring municipalities * Miyazaki ...

) renamed from J.FC Miyazaki

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Japan Professional Football League (J.League)

J1 League

J2 League

J3 League

Japan Football League (JFL)

Japanese Regional Leagues

Hokkaidō League

Tōhoku League

Division 1

Division 2

= North

= South

Kantō Soccer League (KSL)

Division 1

Division 2

Hokushin'etsu League (HFL)

Division 1

Division 2

Tōkai League

Division 1

Division 2

Kansai League

Division 1

Division 2

Chūgoku League

Shikoku League

Kyūshū League (Kyu-League)

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