2021 Japanese Regional Leagues

Japanese Regional Leagues
Season	2021
Promoted	Criacao Shinjuku
	← 2020 2022 →

The Japanese Regional Leagues, the fifth tier of the Japanese association football league system, played a regular season in 2021.

Champions list

Region	Champions
Hokkaido	Tokachi Sky Earth
Tohoku	Cobaltore Onagawa
Kantō	Criacao Shinjuku
Hokushinetsu	Fukui United
Tōkai	Fujieda City Hall
Kansai	Ococias Kyoto
Chūgoku	Mitsubishi Mizushima
Shikoku	FC Tokushima
Kyushu	Okinawa SV

Hokkaido

The tournament was terminated on August 26 due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

League table at the time of abandonment

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tokachi Sky Earth (Q)	5	5	0	25	1	+24	15	Qualification for the Promotion Series
2	Norbritz Hokkaido	5	5	0	24	3	+21	15
3	Sapporo U. Goal Plunderers	5	4	1	14	4	+10	12
4	Sapporo FC	5	3	2	18	8	+10	9
5	Hokushukai Iwamizawa	5	2	3	11	9	+2	6
6	Nippon Steel Muroran	5	2	3	8	13	−5	6
7	Shintoku FC	5	2	3	11	22	−11	6	Qualification for relegation play-offs
8	R. Superbe Kushiro	5	1	4	6	19	−13	3	Qualification for relegation play-offs
9	Nippon Express (R)	5	1	4	4	22	−18	3	Relegated to Prefectural Leagues
10	Kyoku Shu-kai (R)	5	0	5	3	23	−20	0	Relegated to Prefectural Leagues

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Tohoku

Division 1

The tournament was terminated on Sep 6 due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

League table at the time of abandonment

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cobaltore Onagawa	8	7	1	0	29	7	+22	22	Qualification for the Promotion Series
2	Blancdieu Hirosaki	8	7	0	1	29	3	+26	21
3	Ganju Iwate	8	4	1	3	10	7	+3	13
4	FC Sendai University	8	3	2	3	20	8	+12	11
5	Shichigahama SC	8	3	1	4	19	13	+6	10
6	Fuji Club 2003	7	3	1	3	13	8	+5	10
7	Dogizaka FC	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8
8	Nippon Steel Kamaishi	7	2	2	3	8	15	−7	8
9	FC Primeiro	5	2	0	3	6	22	−16	6
10	Morioka Zebra	6	1	1	4	8	18	−10	4
11	Saruta Kogyo	5	1	1	3	13	25	−12	4
12	Omiya SC	6	0	0	6	4	33	−29	0

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Division 2 North

The tournament was terminated due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

League table at the time of abandonment

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mizusawa SC	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	6
2	Akita FC Cambiare	2	2	0	0	6	4	+2	6
3	Lascivo Aomori	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	4
4	NuPere Hiraizumi Maesawa	4	1	1	2	8	6	+2	4
5	Tono Club	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
6	TDK Shinwakai	2	0	1	1	4	5	−1	1
7	Hokuto Bank	3	0	1	2	5	8	−3	1
8	Gonohe SC	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	0

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Division 2 South

The tournament was terminated due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

League table at the time of abandonment

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ricoh Industry Tohoku	4	2	2	0	8	2	+6	8
2	Sendai Sasuke	3	2	1	0	11	3	+8	7
3	Parafrente Yonezawa	3	2	0	1	11	3	+8	6
4	Oyama SC	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
5	Ardore Kuwabara	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
6	FC La University de Sendai	2	1	1	0	12	4	+8	4
7	Merry	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2
8	Iwaki Furukawa	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
9	Mikawa SC	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	1
10	Nagai Club	3	0	0	3	5	16	−11	0
11	Soma SC	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0
12	Bandits Iwaki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Kantō

Division 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Criacao Shinjuku (P)	22	16	2	4	50	23	+27	50	Qualification for the Promotion Series
2	Briobecca Urayasu	22	15	4	3	54	19	+35	49
3	Vonds Ichihara	22	14	3	5	40	15	+25	45
4	Tochigi City	22	14	2	6	45	26	+19	44
5	Tokyo 23	22	11	3	8	36	25	+11	36
6	Esperanza	22	9	4	9	33	38	−5	31
7	RKU Dragons Ryugasaki	22	8	2	12	24	34	−10	26
8	Tsukuba FC	22	7	4	11	30	32	−2	25
9	Tokyo United	22	7	3	12	21	29	−8	24
10	Toin University of Yokohama FC (R)	22	6	5	11	23	32	−9	23	Qualification for relegation play-offs
11	Hitachi Building Systems (R)	22	3	7	12	19	46	−27	16	Relegated to the 2022 Kantō Soccer League Division 2
12	Ryutsu Keizai University FC (R)	22	1	3	18	17	73	−56	6	Relegated to the 2022 Kantō Soccer League Division 2

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toho Titanium (P)	18	12	3	3	29	12	+17	39	Promoted to the 2022 Kantō Soccer League Division 1
2	Nankatsu SC (P)	18	10	6	2	37	18	+19	36	Qualification for promotion play-offs
3	Tonan Maebashi	18	9	4	5	31	23	+8	31
4	Yokohama Takeru	18	8	4	6	23	17	+6	28
5	Identy Mirai	18	8	3	7	23	17	+6	27
6	Aventura Kawaguchi	18	8	2	8	25	24	+1	26
7	Tokyo International University FC	18	7	4	7	29	26	+3	25
8	Vonds Ichihara Vert (res) (R)	18	7	1	10	27	30	−3	22	Qualification for relegation play-offs
9	Saitama SC (R)	18	2	4	12	13	43	−30	10	Qualification for relegation play-offs
10	Thespa Kusatsu Challengers (R)	18	2	3	13	12	39	−27	9	Relegated to Prefectural Leagues

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Kantō Playoffs

Div 1/Div 2

25 December 2021

Toin University of Yokohama FC	1–4	Nankatsu SC
	Report

Div 2/Prefectural

25 December 2021

Vonds Ichihara Vert (res)	0–3	Vertfee Yaita
	Report

25 December 2021

Saitama SC	0–4	Aries Tokyo
	Report

Hokushinetsu

Division 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fukui United (Q)	16	13	1	2	48	15	+33	40	Qualification for the Promotion Series
2	Artista Asama	16	11	2	3	41	14	+27	35
3	Niigata UHW	16	11	1	4	59	15	+44	34
4	Toyama Shinjo	16	11	1	4	39	20	+19	34
5	Japan Soccer College	16	7	3	6	29	21	+8	24
6	Sakai Phoenix	16	5	1	10	26	52	−26	16
7	05 Kamo FC	16	4	0	12	29	59	−30	12
8	FC Hokuriku (R)	16	3	2	11	19	39	−20	11	Relegated to the 2022 Hokushinetsu Football League Division 2
9	FC Matsucelona (R)	16	1	1	14	14	69	−55	4

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Division 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Libertas Chikuma (P)	14	9	3	2	24	14	+10	30	Promoted to the 2022 Hokushinetsu Football League Division 1
2	CUPS Seiro	14	9	2	3	46	12	+34	29
3	Antelope Shiojiri	14	7	2	5	31	28	+3	23
4	SR Komatsu	14	7	2	5	23	22	+1	23
5	09 Keidai FC	14	6	4	4	31	18	+13	22
6	Nagaoka Billboard (R)	14	5	1	8	23	31	−8	16	Relegated to Prefectural Leagues
7	AS Jamineiro (R)	14	4	2	8	24	30	−6	14
8	Nagaoka Estilo (R)	14	1	0	13	6	53	−47	3
9	Hokuriku University Futures	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Tōkai

Division 1

The tournament was terminated due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

League table at the time of abandonment

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fujieda City Hall	5	4	1	0	11	2	+9	13	Qualification for the Promotion Series
2	FC Ise-Shima	5	3	1	1	13	1	+12	10
3	Chukyo University FC A	5	2	2	1	6	2	+4	8
4	Toyota FC	4	2	0	2	3	12	−9	6
5	Chukyo University FC B	4	1	1	2	6	5	+1	4
6	Tokai Gakuen University FC	4	1	1	2	10	10	0	4
7	Tokoha University Hamamatsu FC	4	1	0	3	3	14	−11	3
8	Yazaki Valente	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Division 2

The tournament was terminated due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

League table at the time of abandonment

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bombonera Gifu	7	6	0	1	23	7	+16	18
2	Wyvern FC	7	6	0	1	16	6	+10	18
3	AS Kariya	8	5	1	2	26	14	+12	16
4	FC Gifu (res)	7	4	0	3	16	8	+8	12
5	Nagara Club	5	2	0	3	10	10	0	6
6	Nagoya SC	6	2	0	4	5	11	−6	6
7	FC Ogaki K’	4	1	1	2	4	11	−7	4
8	Rivielta Toyokawa	6	1	0	5	5	16	−11	3
9	Yokkaichi University FC	6	0	0	6	2	24	−22	0

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Kansai

Division 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ococias Kyoto (Q)	14	10	3	1	43	13	+30	33	Qualification for the Promotion Series
2	Arterivo Wakayama	14	10	1	3	32	11	+21	31
3	Porvenir Asuka	14	8	3	3	22	11	+11	27
4	Cento Cuore Harima	14	8	2	4	29	15	+14	26
5	AS Laranja Kyoto	14	4	3	7	22	29	−7	15
6	Lagend Shiga	14	3	5	6	18	21	−3	14
7	Kandai FC 2008 (R)	14	2	3	9	21	29	−8	9	Relegated to the 2022 Kansai Soccer League Division 2
8	Kandai Club 2010 (R)	14	1	0	13	6	64	−58	3	Relegated to the 2022 Kansai Soccer League Division 2

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Division 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Moriyama Samurai 2000 (P)	16	12	3	1	47	12	+35	39	Promoted to the 2022 Kansai Soccer League Division 1
2	FC Awaji-shima (P)	16	12	1	3	44	12	+32	37	Promoted to the 2022 Kansai Soccer League Division 1
3	St Andrews FC	16	11	2	3	44	15	+29	35
4	Hannan University FC	16	8	2	6	36	26	+10	26
5	Takasago Mineiro^[a]	16	6	0	10	13	30	−17	18
6	Kyoto Shiko^[a]	16	4	3	9	17	30	−13	15
7	Kobe FC 1970	16	4	2	10	14	30	−16	14
8	FC Easy 02 Akashi	16	4	1	11	17	50	−33	13
9	Kyoto Fire Department (R)	16	2	2	12	6	39	−33	8	Relegated to Prefectural Leagues

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Notes

^ ^a ^b The game on 13 June 2021 between Takasago Mineiro and Kyoto Shiko was declared a 3–0 loss for both teams.

Chūgoku

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mitsubishi Mizushima (Q)	16	11	3	2	42	10	+32	36	Qualification for the Promotion Series
2	FC Baleine Shimonoseki (Q)	16	11	2	3	35	16	+19	35	Qualification for the Promotion Series
3	Pacific University	16	6	7	3	21	16	+5	25
4	Bergarosso Hamada	16	7	2	7	27	25	+2	23
5	NTN Okayama	16	7	2	7	25	37	−12	23
6	SRC Hiroshima	16	6	2	8	27	24	+3	20
7	Yonago Genki	16	4	5	7	16	26	−10	17
8	Fujifilm BIJ Hiroshima	16	4	3	9	16	32	−16	15
9	ENEOS Mizushima (R)	16	2	2	12	18	41	−23	8	Relegated to Prefectural Leagues

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Shikoku

The tournament was terminated on August 11 due to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

League table at the time of abandonment

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Tokushima (Q)	7	7	0	0	38	8	+30	21	Qualification for the Promotion Series
2	KUFC Nankoku	8	6	1	1	28	9	+19	19
3	Llamas Kochi	9	5	2	2	25	14	+11	17
4	Tadotsu FC	9	5	0	4	19	12	+7	15
5	Lavenirosso NC	9	5	0	4	20	16	+4	15
6	FC Yanagimachi	9	2	1	6	12	34	−22	7
7	Nakamura Club	8	1	1	6	6	27	−21	4
8	R. Velho Takamatsu	9	0	1	8	8	36	−28	1

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Kyushu

In the Kyushu Soccer League, drawn games were decided on penalty shootouts. The winners of these shootouts were awarded two points, while the losers were awarded one.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Okinawa SV (Q)	18	16	1	1	0	78	8	+70	51	Qualification for the Promotion Series
2	Veroskronos Tsuno	18	16	1	0	1	76	12	+64	50
3	J-Lease FC	18	12	1	1	4	38	19	+19	39
4	Saga LIXIL FC	18	8	1	1	8	50	37	+13	27
5	NIFS Kanoya FC	18	8	1	1	8	20	31	−11	27
6	Kaiho Bank	18	7	0	0	11	29	37	−8	21
7	Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors	18	5	1	3	9	29	41	−12	20
8	Kawasoe Club	18	5	1	0	12	27	78	−51	17
9	Kumamoto Teachers	18	4	0	0	14	29	50	−21	12
10	FC Nakatsu (R)	18	2	0	0	16	14	77	−63	6	Relegated to Prefectural Leagues
11	Nippon Steel Oita	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

References

RSSSF

[f-1] The game on 13 June 2021 between Takasago Mineiro and Kyoto Shiko was declared a 3–0 loss for both teams.

[a]

2021 Japanese Regional Leagues

Champions list

Hokkaido

League table at the time of abandonment

Tohoku

Division 1

League table at the time of abandonment

Division 2 North

League table at the time of abandonment

Division 2 South

League table at the time of abandonment

Kantō

Division 1

Division 2

Kantō Playoffs

Div 1/Div 2

Div 2/Prefectural

Hokushinetsu

Division 1

Division 2

Tōkai

Division 1

League table at the time of abandonment

Division 2

League table at the time of abandonment

Kansai

Division 1

Division 2

Chūgoku

Shikoku

League table at the time of abandonment

Kyushu

See also

References