2025 Japanese Regional Leagues

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The 2025 Japanese Regional Leagues (Japanese: 2025 地域リーグ, Hepburn: 2025 Chiiki Rīgu) is the 60th edition of the Japanese Regional Leagues, which comprises the fifth and sixth tier of the Japanese football league system. The winners of the first division of each Regional League, along with the three best-placed teams of the Shakaijin Cup, will qualify for the 2025 Regional Champions League, competing for a spot in the 2026 JFL. Currently, no changes were publicly presented from the 2024 format of JFL promotion.

Champions list

Region Champions
Hokkaidō
Tohoku
Kantō
Hokushin'etsu
Tōkai
Kansai
Chūgoku
Shikoku
Kyushu

Regional League Standings

Hokkaidō

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth 9 8 1 0 29 3 +26 25 Qualification for the 2025 Regional Champions League
2 BTOP Hokkaidō 9 8 0 1 29 8 +21 24
3 Sabas FC 9 5 1 3 22 25 −3 16
4 Norbritz Hokkaido 9 5 1 3 18 21 −3 16
5 Sapporo University Goal Plunderers (ja) 9 3 1 5 15 14 +1 10
6 ASC Hokkaidō (ja) 9 3 0 6 9 15 −6 9
7 Canale Otaru (ja) 9 1 1 7 9 24 −15 4 Relegated to Hokkaidō Block Leagues
8 Nippon Steel Muroran (ja) 9 0 1 8 7 28 −21 1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Soccerway,
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Home \ Away ASC Hokkaidō (ASC) BTK Canale Otaru (CAN) HTS NOR Nippon Steel Muroran (NSM) SAB SGP
ASC Hokkaidō (ja) 0–3 2–1 1–3 24 Aug 7 Sept 14 Sept 1–0
BTOP Hokkaidō 3–0 31 Aug 0–1 14 Sept 3–0 5–1 3–2
Canale Otaru (ja) 21 Sept 0–4 7 Sept 1–3 2–1 1–2 24 Aug
Hokkaidō Tokachi Sky Earth 2–1 21 Sept 5–0 31 Aug 4–0 9–0 0–0
Norbritz Hokkaidō 2–1 1–3 3–2 0–3 21 Sept 1–5 2–1
Nippon Steel Muroran (ja) 0–3 24 Aug 14 Sept 0–1 3–3 31 Aug 1–4
Sabas FC 1–0 3–5 2–2 24 Aug 7 Sept 5–2 21 Sept
Sapporo University Goal Plunderers 31 Aug 7 Sept 2–0 14 Sept 2–3 3–0 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Tohoku

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cobaltore Onagawa 12 12 0 0 40 2 +38 36 Qualification for the 2025 Regional Champions League
2 Blancdieu Hirosaki 12 10 0 2 32 9 +23 30
3 Hitome Senbonzakura SUFT (ja) 12 6 2 4 26 9 +17 20
4 Michinoku Sendai (ja) 12 4 6 2 20 17 +3 18
5 Sendai University Satellite A 12 5 3 4 17 14 +3 18
6 Ganju Iwate 12 5 2 5 14 14 0 17
7 Shichigahama FC (ja) 12 3 2 7 19 36 −17 11
8 Shichinohe SC (ja) 12 2 2 8 11 22 −11 8
9 Fuji Club 2003 (ja) 12 1 3 8 7 24 −17 6 Relegation to Tohoku Division 2 North or South
10 Sendai Sasuke (ja) 12 2 0 10 8 47 −39 6
Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2025 [1]. Source: Soccerway, Tohoku Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Total goals, 4) Head-to-head points, 5) Head-to-head goal difference, 6) Head-to-head goals, 7) Foul points, 8) Lottery
Results
Home \ Away BLA COB Fuji Club 2003 (FUJ) GAN Hitome Senbonzakura SUFT (HIT) Michinoku Sendai (MIC) Sendai Sasuke (SSA) Shichigahama FC (SHG) Shichinohe SC (SHN) SUS
Blancdieu Hirosaki 0–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 4–1
Cobaltore Onagawa 2–0 4–0 1–0 5–0 4–1 2–1
Fuji Club 2003 (ja) 0–5 31 Aug 0–1 0–0 0–2 3–2 0–2 1–1
Ganju Iwate 1–0 0–2 4–0 0–0 4–0 2–1 31 Aug
Hitome Senbonzakura SUFT (ja) 1–4 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 10–1
Michinoku Sendai (ja) 2–1 31 Aug 7–1 3–3 3–2 1–1
Sendai Sasuke (ja) 31 Aug 0–5 3–2 0–2 0–4 1–4
Shichigahama FC (ja) 1–6 0–8 1–6 1–2 1–1 3–0
Shichinohe SC (ja) 1–5 0–3 0–0 0–3 0–5 0–1 0–1
Sendai University Satellite A 0–1 4–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 31 Aug 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2025. Source: Soccerway, Tohoku FA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2 North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bogolle D. Tsugaru (ja) 5 4 1 0 15 3 +12 13 Promotion to Tohoku Division 1
2 Nippon Steel Kamaishi (ja) 5 3 2 0 14 5 +9 11
3 Saruta Kōgyō 5 2 2 1 8 6 +2 8
4 Omiya SC (ja) 5 2 2 1 9 8 +1 8
5 Oshu United (ja) 5 1 2 2 8 12 −4 5
6 Nu Perle Hiraizumi-Maesawa (ja) 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 4
7 Akita FC Cambiare 5 0 2 3 7 15 −8 2 Relegation to Prefectural League
8 TDK Shinwakai (ja) 5 0 2 3 5 15 −10 2 Relegation to Prefectural League
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2025 [2]. Source: Tohoku FA
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Total goals, 4) Head-to-head points, 5) Head-to-head goal difference, 6) Head-to-head goals, 7) Foul points, 8) Lottery

Division 2 South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Oyama SC 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Promotion to Tohoku Division 1
2 FC La U. de Sendai Segunda 5 2 1 2 15 6 +9 7
3 Iwaki Furukawa FC (ja) 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7
4 Parafrente Yonezawa (ja) 4 2 1 1 5 8 −3 7
5 Chaneaule Koriyama (ja) 5 1 2 2 9 7 +2 5
6 Merry (football club) (ja) 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5
7 RICOH Industry Tohoku (ja) 5 1 2 2 4 7 −3 5 Qualification for a playoff (vs TBA Champion).
8 FC Primeiro Fukushima (ja) 5 1 0 4 5 19 −14 3 Relegation to Prefectural League.
Updated to match(es) played on 22 June 2025 [3]. Source: Tohoku FA
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Total goals, 4) Head-to-head points, 5) Head-to-head goal difference, 6) Head-to-head goals, 7) Foul points, 8) Lottery


Kantō

Division 1

Division 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tokyo United 12 10 1 1 23 8 +15 31 Qualification for the 2025 Regional Champions League
2 Nankatsu SC 12 10 0 2 34 15 +19 30
3 Vonds Ichihara 12 7 2 3 17 10 +7 23
4 Toho Titanium 12 5 2 5 15 13 +2 17
5 Toin University of Yokohama (ja) 12 4 4 4 19 19 0 16
6 Nihon University FC (ja) 12 4 3 5 22 27 −5 15
7 Tokyo 23 12 3 4 5 13 15 −2 13
8 Joyful Honda Tsukuba 12 2 2 8 23 27 −4 8
9 RKD Ryugasaki 12 2 2 8 10 24 −14 8 Relegation to Kanto Division 2
10 Aries Toshima FC (ja) 12 2 2 8 7 25 −18 8
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2025 [4]. Source: GoalNote, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Division 2

Division 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Edo All United (ja) 12 9 2 1 28 13 +15 29 Promotion to Kanto Division 1
2 Shibuya City (ja) 12 6 4 2 20 13 +7 22
3 Tonan Maebashi 12 6 1 5 16 13 +3 19
4 Esperanza SC (ja) 12 5 4 3 16 13 +3 19
5 Hitachi Building System SC (ja) 12 5 3 4 13 13 0 18
6 Coedo Kawagoe FC (ja) 12 4 5 3 12 9 +3 17
7 Vertfee Yaita 12 3 4 5 10 14 −4 13
8 Tokyo International University FC (ja) 12 2 6 4 11 15 −4 12
9 Atsugi Hayabusa (ja) 12 2 3 7 12 22 −10 9 Relegation to Prefectural League
10 Yokohama Takeru (ja) 12 1 2 9 9 22 −13 5 Relegation to Prefectural League
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2025 [5]. Source: GoalNote
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Hokushin'etsu

Division 1

This is the 51st edition of the Hokushin'etsu Football League Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Toyama Shinjo 10 9 1 0 31 5 +26 28 Qualification for the 2025 Regional Champions League
2 Fukui United 10 8 1 1 43 5 +38 25
3 Japan Soccer College 10 7 2 1 34 8 +26 23
4 Artista Asama 10 3 4 3 18 9 +9 13
5 Niigata University H&W 10 4 1 5 14 15 −1 13
6 Niigata University of Management 10 1 3 6 11 31 −20 6
7 FC Hokuriku 10 1 2 7 10 23 −13 5 Relegation to Hokushin'etsu 2nd Division
8 SR Komatsu (ja) 10 0 0 10 3 68 −65 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2025 [6]. Source: GoalNote, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 4) Head-to-head records between the teams; a. Points; b. Goal difference; c. Total Score.

Division 2

This is the 22nd edition of the Hokushin'etsu Football League Division 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NUHW FC 10 9 1 0 31 3 +28 28 Promotion to Hokushin'etsu Division 1
2 FC Matsucelona 10 8 2 0 22 7 +15 26
3 Sakai Phoenix 10 4 2 4 14 10 +4 14
4 CUPS Seiro 10 4 1 5 13 19 −6 13
5 N-Style Toyama 10 3 3 4 16 21 −5 12
6 FC Abies 10 3 1 6 14 24 −10 10
7 Kanazawa Gakuin University FC 10 2 0 8 9 23 −14 6 Relegation to Prefectural League
8 Antelope Shiojiri 10 1 2 7 12 24 −12 5 Relegation to Prefectural League
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2025 [7]. Source: GoalNote
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record between the teams a.) Points; b.) goal difference; c.) Total Score

Tōkai

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gakunan F. Mosuperio 10 7 1 2 18 9 +9 22 Qualification for the 2025 Regional Champions League
2 Ise-Shima 9 6 1 2 16 5 +11 19
3 FC Kariya 10 3 5 2 11 8 +3 14
4 Fujieda City Hall 10 4 2 4 13 18 −5 14
5 Chukyo University FC 10 3 4 3 14 14 0 13
6 Vencedor Mie 10 3 3 4 15 17 −2 12
7 Wyvern FC 10 2 4 4 6 10 −4 10 Relegation to Tokai Division 2
8 AS Kariya 9 1 0 8 5 17 −12 3
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025 [8]. Source: Soccerway, Tokai SL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 4) Head-to-head record between the teams: 5) Winning percentage (total number of wins ÷ total matches)

Division 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Yazaki Valente (ja) 9 8 0 1 17 4 +13 24 Promotion to Tokai Division 1
2 Tokai Gakuen University FC (ja) 10 5 1 4 19 18 +1 16
3 Sports & Society Izu (ja) 10 4 3 3 12 11 +1 15
4 Tokai FC (ja) 9 4 0 5 16 11 +5 12
5 FC Gifu Second (ja) 8 4 0 4 11 10 +1 12
6 Rajil FC Higashi-Mikawa (ja) 10 4 0 6 13 15 −2 12
7 Chukyo University FC (ja) 10 3 2 5 7 16 −9 11 Relegation to Prefectural League
8 Nagoya SC 10 3 0 7 9 19 −10 9 Relegation to Prefectural League
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2025 [9]. Source: Tokai SL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 4) Head-to-head record between the teams: 5) Winning percentage (total number of wins ÷ total matches)

Kansai

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basara Hyogo 9 8 1 0 16 4 +12 25 Qualification for the 2025 Regional Champions League
2 Arterivo Wakayama 9 5 2 2 21 6 +15 17
3 Cento Cuore Harima 9 4 4 1 15 6 +9 16
4 Laranja Kyoto 9 4 2 3 11 7 +4 14
5 Moriyama Samurai 2000 9 2 5 2 6 7 −1 11
6 Velago Ikoma 9 1 6 2 11 9 +2 9
7 FC AWJ 9 1 2 6 6 17 −11 5 Relegation to Kansai Division 2
8 Kobe FC 1970 9 0 0 9 4 34 −30 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2025 [10]. Source: Soccerway, GoalNote
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 4) Head-to-head records between the teams; a. Points; b. goal difference; c. Total Score.

Division 2

This is the 21st edition of the Kansai Football League Division 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ococias Kyoto 9 8 0 1 22 9 +13 24 Promotion to Division 1
2 Kansai FC 2008 (ja) 9 7 1 1 20 8 +12 22
3 AC Middlerange (ja) 9 5 1 3 19 11 +8 16
4 Route 11 (ja) 9 4 0 5 21 23 −2 12
5 Hannan University Soccer Club (ja) 9 3 0 6 17 23 −6 9
6 St. Andrew's FC (ja) 9 2 2 5 15 22 −7 8
7 Kyoto Shiko SC (ja) 9 2 1 6 15 23 −8 7 Qualification for a play-off match.
8 Osaka Korean FC (ja) 9 2 1 6 10 20 −10 7 Relegation to Osaka Prefectural League.
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2025 [11]. Source: GoalNote
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored 4) Head-to-head records between the teams; a. Points; b. Goal difference; c. Total score. 5) Discipline


Chūgoku

This is the 53rd edition of the Chūgoku Football League.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fukuyama City 13 12 1 0 59 4 +55 37 Qualification for the 2025 Regional Champions League
2 Belugarosso Iwami 13 9 3 1 34 5 +29 30
3 International Pacific Univ. FC 13 7 3 3 31 17 +14 24
4 SRC Hiroshima 13 6 2 5 21 14 +7 20
5 Yonago Genki SC (ja) 13 5 3 5 12 17 −5 18
6 Hatsukaichi FC (ja) 13 5 3 5 17 23 −6 18
7 Baleine Shimonoseki 13 5 2 6 17 19 −2 17
8 Mitsubishi Mizushima 13 3 2 8 16 24 −8 11
9 ENEOS Mizushima (ja) 13 2 1 10 14 30 −16 7 Qualification for playoff vs Chugoku Prefectural Finals runner's up
10 Banmel Tottori (ja) 13 1 0 12 6 74 −68 3 Relegation to Prefectural League
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2025.[12]. Source: Soccerway,
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Shikoku

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Tokushima 9 9 0 0 43 5 +38 27 Qualification for the 2025 Regional Champions League
2 Tadotsu FC (ja) 9 6 2 1 19 6 +13 20
3 SONIO Takamatsu (ja) 9 6 0 3 23 12 +11 18
4 Lvnirosso NC (ja) 9 4 2 3 15 19 −4 14
5 R.Velho Takamatsu (ja) 9 3 0 6 10 14 −4 9
6 Llamas Kochi (ja) 9 2 2 5 8 19 −11 8
7 KUFC Nankoku (ja) 9 1 3 5 6 10 −4 6 Participation in the play-off match (vs Shikoku Challenge 2nd place team).
8 YFC Shikoku Chuo (ja) 9 0 1 8 2 41 −39 1 Relegation to Prefectural League
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2025 [13]. Source: Soccerway, GoalNote
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Home \ Away KUF Llamas Kochi (LLA) Lvnirosso NC (LVN) R.Velho Takamatsu (RVT) Sonio Takamatsu (SON) Tadotsu FC (TAD) TOK YFC Shikoku Chuo (YFC)
KUFC Nankoku 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1
Llamas Kochi (ja) 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–6 3–0
Lvnirosso NC (ja) 1–1 5–1 1–0 0–1 5–0
R.Velho Takamatsu (ja) 1–2 0–1 1–6
Sonio Takamatsu (ja) 2–1 2–1 8–0 0–2 2–4
Tadotsu FC (ja) 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–2 6–0
FC Tokushima 3–0 7–1 8–0
YFC Shikoku Chuo (ja) 0–4 0–4 1–4 0–6
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2025. Source: GoalNote
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Kyushu

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Veroskronos Tsuno 16 14 0 2 62 10 +52 42 Qualification for the 2025 Regional Champions League
2 J-Lease FC 16 13 2 1 53 13 +40 41
3 Nobeoka Agata 16 13 2 1 48 12 +36 41
4 KMG Holdings (ja) 16 9 3 4 28 26 +2 30
5 Mitsubishi HI Nagasaki SC (ja) 16 6 3 7 26 36 −10 21
6 Brew Saga 16 5 3 8 20 26 −6 18
7 Nippon Steel Oita SC (ja) 16 4 1 11 21 40 −19 13
8 NIFS Kanoya FC (ja) 16 3 2 11 19 39 −20 11
9 Kawasoe Club (ja) 16 3 2 11 18 48 −30 11 Participation in the play-off match.
10 FC Hakata (ja) 16 0 2 14 4 49 −45 2 Relegation to Prefectural League
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2025 [14]. Source: Soccerway, Kyushu Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals

Results

Home \ Away BRE FC Hakata (HAK) JLE Mitsubishi HI Nagasaki SC (MHI) KAN Kawasoe Club (KAW) KMG Holdings FC (KMG) NOB Nippon Steel Oita SC (NSO) VER
Brew Saga 4–0 0–5 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–3 0–1
FC Hakata (ja) 1–5 1–7 1–4 0–0 0–2 7 Sept 0–4 0–4 0–5
J-Lease FC 6 Sept 3–1 2–0 3–2 8–0 6–1 3–3 3–2 7 Sept
Mitsubishi HI Nagasaki SC (ja) 2–2 2–0 0–3 3–1 2–1 2–2 7 Sept 1–2 0–5
NIFS Kanoya FC 7 Sept 2–0 0–2 2–1 3–3 1–2 0–6 4–0 0–4
Kawasoe Club (ja) 1–2 1–0 0–3 0–1 6 Sept 2–5 0–1 3–2 1–8
KMG Holdings FC (ja) 1–0 0–0 2–2 6 Sept 3–2 3–2 0–3 4–1 2–1
Nobeoka Agata 3–0 3–0 1–0 5–1 5–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 0–2
Nippon Steel Oita SC (ja) 0–2 6 Sept 0–1 1–5 1–0 7 Sept 0–1 3–3 0–4
Veroskronos Tsuno 3–1 3–0 0–2 8–1 5–1 8–1 1–0 6 Sept 4–1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2025. Source: Kyushu Soccer League, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


References

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  2. ^ "2025 League table". tohoku-fa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. ^ "League results". tohoku-fa.jp. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Kantō Division 1 detailed schedule". www.goalnote.net. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Kantō Division 2 detail-schedule". www.goalnote.net. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Hokushinetsu Division 1 2025". www.goalnote.net. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Hokushinetsu Football League Division 2". goalnote.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Tokai First Division 2025". www.tokai-sl.jp. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Tokai Division 2 results". www.tokai-sl.jp. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Kansai Division 1". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Goal Note KSL Division 2". www.goalnote.net/. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Chugoku". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Shikoku results". www.goalnote.net. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Kyushu league results". football-system.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 August 2025.


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