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Football league

Tohoku Soccer League
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Founded	1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Country	Japan
Confederation	AFC
Divisions	2
Number of clubs	Div 1: 10 Div 2 North: 8 Div 2 South: 8
Level on pyramid	5–6
Promotion to	Japan Football League
Relegation to	Prefectural Leagues
Domestic cup(s)	Emperor's Cup
Current champions	D1: Blancdieu Hirosaki D2N: Bogolle D. Tsugaru D2S: FC La U. de Sendai Second (2023)
Most championships	TDK SC (11 times)
Website	Official TFA Website
Current: 2025 Japanese Regional Leagues

Tohoku Soccer League (東北社会人サッカーリーグ, Tōhoku Shakaijin Sakkā Rīgu) is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues.

History

It covers most of the Tōhoku region and the 6 prefectures of Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata. It is one of the nine Japanese Regional Leagues, the fifth and sixth league levels in the Japanese association football league system.

Division 2 is divided into North (Akita, Aomori and Iwate Prefectures) and South (Fukushima, Miyagi and Yamagata Prefectures) divisions.

2025 clubs

Division 1

#	Team	Hometown	Notes
1	Blancdieu Hirosaki	Hirosaki, Aomori
2	Cobaltore Onagawa	Onagawa, Miyagi
3	Fuji Club 2003	Hanamaki, Iwate
4	Ganju Iwate	Hachimantai, Iwate
5	Hitomi Senbonzakura ft. S.U.F.T	Shibata, Miyagi
6	Michinoku Sendai	Iwanuma, Miyagi
7	Sendai Sasuke	Sendai, Miyagi	Promoted from Division 2 South as champions.
8	Shichigahama FC	Shichigahama, Miyagi
9	Shichinohe SC	Shichinohe, Aomori	Promoted from Division 2 North as champions.
10	FC La Universidad de Sendai	Sendai, Miyagi

Division 2 North

#	Team	Hometown	Notes
1	Bogolle D. Tsugaru	Tsugaru, Aomori	Relegated from Division 1 after finishing 9th place in 2024 season.
2	Morioka Zebra	Morioka, Iwate	Relegated from Division 1 after finishing 10th place in 2024 season.
3	Nippon Steel Kamaishi	Kamaishi, Iwate
4	Nu Perle Hiraizumi Maesawa	Hiraizumi, Iwate	Promoted as champions of the Iwate Prefectural League
5	Omiya SC	Morioka, Iwate
6	Oshu United	Ōshū, Iwate
7	Saruta Kōgyō	Akita, Akita
8	TDK Shinwakai	Nikaho, Akita

Division 2 South

#	Team	Hometown	Notes
1	Chaneaule Koriyama	Koriyama, Fukushima
2	Iwaki Furukawa	Iwaki, Fukushima
3	Merry	Fukushima, Fukushima
4	Oyama Club	Tsuruoka, Yamagata
5	Parafrente Yonezawa	Yamagata	Yamagata Prefectural League 1st place promotion: Promoted after playoff victory.
6	Primeiro Fukushima	Koriyama, Fukushima
7	RICOH Industry Tohoku	Shibata, Miyagi
8	FC La Universidad de Sendai Segunda	Sendai, Miyagi	Reserve team from FC La Universidad de Sendai

Tohoku Soccer League Division Champions

After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, Division 2 North and Division 2 South were merged in one just for that season.

Division 1
Year	Winner
1977	Nippon Steel Kamaishi (1)
1978	Nippon Steel Kamaishi (2)
1979	Nippon Steel Kamaishi (3)
1980	Morioka Zebra (1)
1981	Nippon Steel Kamaishi (4)
1982	TDK (1)
1983	TDK (2)
1984	TDK (3)
1985	Akita City Government (1)
1986	Matsushima Club (1)
1987	Matsushima Club (2)
1988	TDK (4)
1989	TDK (5)
1990	NEC Yamagata (1)
1991	NEC Yamagata (2)
1992	NEC Yamagata (3)
1993	NEC Yamagata (4)
1994	Tohoku Electric Power (1)
1995	Sony Sendai FC (1)
1996	Sony Sendai FC (2)
1997	Sony Sendai FC (3)
1998	NEC TOKIN FC (1)
1999	NEC TOKIN FC (2)
2000	TDK (6)
2001	F.C. Primeiro (1)
2002	TDK (7)
2003	TDK (8)
2004	TDK (9)
2005	TDK (10, shared) Grulla Morioka (1, shared)
2006	TDK (11)
2007	Grulla Morioka (2)
2008	Grulla Morioka (3)
2009	Grulla Morioka (4)
2010	Grulla Morioka (5)
2011	Fukushima United (1)
2012	Fukushima United (2)
2013	Grulla Morioka (6)
2014	FC Ganju Iwate (1)
2015	FC Ganju Iwate (2)
2016	Cobaltore Onagawa (1)
2017	Cobaltore Onagawa (2)
2018	Blancdieu Hirosaki FC (1)
2019	Iwaki FC (1)
2020	Blancdieu Hirosaki FC (2)
2021	Cobaltore Onagawa (3)
2022	Cobaltore Onagawa (4)
2023	Blancdieu Hirosaki (3)
2024	Blancdieu Hirosaki (4)
2025

Division 2 North
Year	Winner
1997	Aster Aomori (1)
1998	Nippon Steel Kamaishi (1)
1999	Nippon Steel Kamaishi (2)
2000	Hokuto Bank (1)
2001	Akita City Hall
2002	Hokuto Bank
2003	Ashikaga Corporation Kawabe FC
2004	Grulla Morioka
2005	Tono Club
2006	Akita Cambiare
2007	Akita Cambiare
2008	Morioka Zebra
2009	Fuji 2003
2010	Fuji 2003
2011	Vanraure Hachinohe*
2012	FC Ganju Iwate
2013	ReinMeer Aomori
2014	Blancdieu Hirosaki
2015	Saruta Kogyo
2016	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Kamaishi
2017	Akita Cambiare
2018	Saruta Kogyo
2019	Omiya Club
2020	Sutsukizaka FC
2021	Not played
2022	Oshu United FC
2023	Bogolle D. Tsugaru FC
2024	Shichinohe SC
2025

Division 2 South
Year	Winner
1997	Furukawa Battery (1)
1998	F.C. Primeiro
1999	Shichigahama SC
2000	Matsushima Club
2001	Furukawa Battery (2)
2002	Sagawa Express Tohoku
2003	Sendai Nakata Club
2004	Northern Peaks Koriyama
2005	Sendai Nakata Club
2006	Furukawa Battery (3)
2007	Biancone Fukushima
2008	Fukushima United
2009	Cobaltore Onagawa
2010	FC Scheinen Fukushima
2011	Vanraure Hachinohe*
2012	Bandits Iwaki
2013	Merry (1)
2014	Iwaki Furukawa FC
2015	Sendai Sasuke (1)
2016	Merry (2)
2017	Iwaki Furukawa FC
2018	Iwaki FC
2019	FC Sendai University
2020	Shichigahama SC
2021	Not played.
2022	FC La U. de Sendai
2023	FC La U. de Sendai Segunda
2024	Sendai Sasuke (2)
2025

Second Division North-South Unified League (2011)

The 2011 season was held in a unified manner without being divided into north and south, as five teams declined to participate due to the Tohoku earthquake: Cobaltore Onagawa, FC Scheinen Fukushima, Bandits Iwaki, Iwaki Furukawa FC, and Merry. It was a one-round robin between the remaining eleven teams.

In addition, it was originally planned that the winning teams from each of the North and South blocks of the second division would automatically replace the bottom two teams of the first division. However, for the above reasons, automatic promotion from the second division to the first division was not allowed for the 2012 season.

Venues in Tohoku

References

Tohoku Soccer League official website

v t e Tohoku Soccer League
Division 1 (2022)	F.C. Ganju Iwate Sendai University Cobaltore Onagawa Fuji Club 2003 F.C. Primeiro Japan Steel Kamaishi Saruta Kōgyō S.C. Morioka Zebra Blancdieu Hirosaki FC Omiya Club Shichigahama FC Dogizaka FC
Division 2 North (2022)	Akita F.C Cambiare TDK Shinwakai Mizusawa Club Nu-Pere Hiraizumi Maesawa Gonohe FC Hokuto Bank SC Lascivo Aomori Tono Club
Division 2 South (2022)	Merry Sendai SASUKE F.C. F.C. Parafrente Yonezawa Soma S.C. Ricoh Industry Tohoku Oyama Club FC La Universidad de Sendai Mikawa SC Ardore Kuwahara Nagai Club Iwaki Furukawa FC
Seasons	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
Japanese Regional Leagues (Hokkaido, Tōhoku, Kantō, Hokushinetsu, Tōkai, Kansai, Chūgoku, Shikoku, Kyushu)

Football in Japan

National association

Japan Football Association (JFA)

National teams
(2025)

Men	Japan results footballers managers B U-23 results footballers managers U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer FIFAe
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
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
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
Women	MS&AD Cup (Senior) JENESYS U-17 Women’s Football Memorial Cup

Culture

Historical matches	Japan v Iraq (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)
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 city
Competitions

v t e 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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