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List of football clubs in Japan

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This is a list of association football clubs in Japan from the 2025 season.

Japan Professional Football League (J.League)

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Three leagues will consist of 20 teams from 2024 onwards.

J1 League

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First division of the Japanese professional football system with 20 clubs:

J2 League

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Second division of the Japanese professional football system with 20 clubs:

J3 League

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Third and last division of the Japanese professional football system with 20 clubs:

Japan Football League (JFL)

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First division of the Japanese amateur football system and the only nationwide division for amateur clubs.

16 clubs:

Japanese Regional Leagues

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It are a group of nine parallel association football leagues in Japan that are organized on the regional basis. They form the fifth and sixth tier of the Japanese association football league system.

Hokkaidō League

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Tōhoku League

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Division 1

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Division 2

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North
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South
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Kantō Soccer League (KSL)

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Division 1

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Division 2

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Hokushin'etsu League (HFL)

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Division 1

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Division 2

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Tōkai League

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Division 1

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Division 2

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Kansai League

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Division 1

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Division 2

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Chūgoku League

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Shikoku League

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Kyūshū League (Kyu-League)

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Notes

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  • Teams with "L" have a J3 club license issued for the 2025 season.[1]
  • Teams with "C" are company teams.
  • Teams with "Un" are feeder (or "B") teams for their universities' main football teams.
  • In the Regional Leagues, First divisions equals to Japanese fifth tier of league football, while 2nd divisions equals to the sixth tier. So, regional leagues who only have one single division, such as Shikoku, have teams going straight from the seventh to the fifth tier in case of a promotion.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2025シーズンJ3クラブライセンス判定結果について(J3入会を希望するクラブ) [Regarding the results of the 2025 J3 Club License Assessment (Clubs wishing to join J3)]. J.League (in Japanese). J.League. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.