Kyushu Soccer League

Football league

Kyūshū Soccer LeagueFounded| 1973; 52 years ago (1973)

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Country| Japan
Confederation| AFC
Divisions| 1
Number of clubs| 10
Level on pyramid| 5
Promotion to| Japan Football League
Relegation to| Prefectural Leagues
Domestic cup(s)| Emperor's Cup
Current champions| Veroskronos Tsuno
(2024)
Most championships| Kitakyushu FC (8)
Website| kyu-league.jp
Current: 2025 Japanese Regional Leagues

Kyūshū Soccer League (九州サッカーリーグ, Kyūshū Sakkā Rīgu) is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers eight prefectures, which are (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa).

## 2025 clubs

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Team | Hometown | Notes

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Brew Saga | Kashima, Saga | Renamed from "Brew Kashima"
FC Hakata | Fukuoka | Renamed from Itadzuke FC
J-Lease FC | Ōita, Ōita |
MHI Nagasaki SC | Nagasaki, Nagasaki | Promoted: 1st place in the Kyushu Prefectural League Final Tournament
Kawasoe Club | Saga, Saga |
KMG Holdings FC | Fukuoka, Fukuoka | Renamed from "Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors Soccer Club"
NIFS Kanoya FC | Kanoya, Kagoshima |
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Oita | Ōita, Ōita |
Nobeoka Agata | Nobeoka, Miyazaki |
Veroskronos Tsuno | Tsuno, Miyazaki |

Key

## Kyūshū Soccer League champions

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Year | Winner

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1973 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (1)
1974 | Kagoshima Teachers (1)
1975 | Nakatsu Club (1)
1976 | Nakatsu Club (2)
1977 | Kumamoto Teachers (1)
1978 | Nakatsu Club (3)
1979 | Nakatsu Club (4)
1980 | Nakatsu Club (5)
1981 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (2)
1982 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (3)
1983 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (4)
1984 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (5)
1985 | Nippon Steel Oita (1)
1986 | Kagoshima Teachers (2)
1987 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (6)
1988 | Nippon Steel Oita (2)
1989 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (7)
1990 | Tobiume Club (1)
1991 | NTT Kyushu (1)
1992 | Nippon Steel Yawata (1)
1993 | Toa Construction FC (1)
1994 | NTT Kyushu (2)
1995 | Ōita Trinity (1)
1996 | NTT Kyushu (3)
1997 | NTT Kyushu (4)
1998 | Blaze Kumamoto (2)
1999 | NTT Kyushu (5)
2000 | NTT Kumamoto (6)
2001 | Profesor Miyazaki (1)
2002 | Kariyushi Okinawa (1)
2003 | Kariyushi Okinawa (2)
2004 | Honda Lock SC (1)
2005 | Roasso Kumamoto (7)
2006 | V-Varen Nagasaki (1)
2007 | New Wave Kitakyushu (8)
2008 | Kariyushi Okinawa (3)
2009 | Kariyushi Okinawa (4)
2010 | Hoya Athletico Elan Oita (1)
2011 | Hoyo AC Elan Oita (2)
2012 | FC Kagoshima (1)
2013 | Volca Kagoshima (3)
2014 | Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Oita (3)
2015 | Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Oita (4)
2016 | J.FC Miyazaki (1)
2017 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki (1)
2018 | J.FC Miyazaki (2)
2019 | Okinawa SV (1)
2020 | On August 11, the Kyushu League was abandoned,
Okinawa SV qualified to Regional Promotion Series.
2021 | Okinawa SV (2)
2022 | Okinawa SV (3)
2023 | Veroskronos Tsuno (3)
2024 | Veroskronos Tsuno (4)
2025 | TBA ( )

## External links

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* Kyushu Soccer League

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Kyushu Soccer League

Current teams
(2025 season)|

* Brew Saga
* FC Hakata
* J-Lease FC
* Kawasoe Club (ja)
* KMG Holdings FC (ja)
* MHI Nagasaki SC
* NIFS Kanoya FC
* Nobeoka Agata
* Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Oita (ja)
* Veroskronos Tsuno

Seasons|

* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025
* 2026
* 2027
* 2028
* 2029

Japanese Regional Leagues
(Hokkaido, Tōhoku, Kantō, Hokushinetsu, Tōkai, Kansai, Chūgoku, Shikoku, Kyushu)

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Football in Japan

* Records
* Trophies and awards
* Venues
* History

National association|

* Japan Football Association (JFA)

National teams
(2025)|

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* Japan
* results
* footballers
* managers
* B
* U-23
* results
* footballers
* managers
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal
* U-23
* U-20
* Beach soccer
* FIFAe

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Women|

* Japan
* results
* footballers
* managers
* B
* U-23
* results
* footballers
* managers
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal
* U-23
* U-20
* Beach soccer

Leagues
(2025)|

| Men|

* J.League
* J1 League
* J2 League
* J3 League
* Japan Football League (JFL)
* Regional Leagues
* Prince Takamado Cup
* U-18 Premier League
* U-18 Prince Leagues

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Women|

* WE League
* Nadeshiko League
* Division 1
* Division 2

Cups
(2025)|

| Men|

* Emperor's Cup
* YBC Levain Cup
* Fujifilm Super Cup
* Shakaijin Cup
* Club Teams Cup
* Intercollegiate Cup
* All Japan High School Cup
* Inter-High
* Club Youth Cup

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Women|

* Empress's Cup
* WE League Cup
* Intercollegiate

International cups|

| Men|

* Kirin Cup Soccer (Senior)
* Kirin Challenge Cup (Senior / U-23)
* SBS Cup (U-18)
* Ibaraki Next Generation Cup (U-18)
* International Youth Soccer in Niigata (U-17)
* U-16 International Dream Cup

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Women|

* MS&AD Cup (Senior)
* JENESYS U-17 Women’s Football Memorial Cup

Culture|

| Historical matches|

* Japan v Iraq (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)

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Anime and Manga|

* Aoashi
* Blue Lock
* Captain Tsubasa
* Days
* Giant Killing
* Inazuma Eleven

Rivalries|

* National teams
* Japan–South Korea
* Australia–Japan
* China–Japan
* North Korea–Japan

* Football in Japan by prefecture
* Tokyo
* Osaka
* by populated place
* Competitions

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Sports leagues in Japan

Baseball|

* Nippon Professional Baseball
* Central League
* Pacific League

Basketball|

* B.League
* B1 League
* B2 League
* B3 League

Dancing|

* D.League

Football|

* J.League
* J1 League
* J2 League
* J3 League
* Japan Football League
* Japanese Regional Leagues
* Japanese Prefectural Leagues [ja]

Gridiron football|

* X-League

Handball|

* Japan Handball League

Road bicycle racing|

* Japan Cycle League [ja]

Roller derby|

* Tokyo Roller Girls
* Okinawa Roller Derby

Rugby|

* Japan Rugby League One

Table tennis|

* T.League

Volleyball|

* SV.League
* V.League
* Men's West Conference
* Men's East Conference
* Women's

Professional sports|

* Asia League Ice Hockey
* J.League
* Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)
* X-League

Women's sports|

* Football
* WE League
* Nadeshiko League
* Ice Hockey
* Women's Japan Ice Hockey League
* Softball
* Japan Diamond Softball League

Defunct|

* Baseball
* Football

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