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Kantō Soccer League

Founded	1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Country	Japan
Confederation	AFC
Divisions	2
Number of clubs	Div 1: 10 Div 2: 10
Level on pyramid	5–6
Promotion to	Japan Football League
Relegation to	Prefectural Leagues
Domestic cup(s)	Emperor's Cup
Current champions	Vonds Ichihara (2024)
Most championships	Vonds Ichihara (9)
Website	www.kanto-sl.jp
Current: 2024 Japanese Regional Leagues

Kantō Soccer League (関東サッカーリーグ, Kantō Sakkā Rīgu), abbreviated as KSL, is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers most of the Kantō region, as well as the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo and Yamanashi. Its area is thus coextensive with the National Capital Region.

History

It was founded in 1967 as the Kanto Adult Soccer League and was renamed to its current name in 2000. In 2003 the KSL moved to a two-tier system and since 2012 both the first and second divisions were expanded to ten clubs. It is one of the nine regional leagues in Japan. The first division corresponds to the fifth tier and the second division corresponds to the sixth tier of Japanese football pyramid.

2025 clubs

Division 1


Team	Hometown	Position (in Prev season)	Notes
Aries Tokyo	Nerima, Tokyo	7th
Joyful Honda Tsukuba	Tsukuba, Ibaraki	3rd
Nankatsu SC	Katsushika, Tokyo	6th
Nippon University N.	Inagi, Tokyo	2nd	Promoted from Division 2
RKD Ryugasaki	Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki	1st	Promoted from Division 2
Toho Titanium SC	Chigasaki, Kanagawa	5th
Toin University of Yokohama FC	Yokohama, Kanagawa	8th
Tokyo 23	Special wards of Tokyo	2nd
Tokyo United	Bunkyō, Tokyo	4th
Vonds Ichihara	Ichihara, Chiba	Champions

Division 2

Team	Hometown	Position (in Prev season)	Notes
Atsugi Hayabusa	Atsugi, Kanagawa	6th
Coedo Kawagoe	Kawagoe, Saitama	5th
Edo All United	Edogawa, Tokyo	1st	Promoted from Tokyo League
Esperanza SC	Yokohama, Kanagawa	8th
Hitachi Building System SC	Chiyoda, Tokyo	4th
Shibuya City FC	Shibuya, Tokyo	2nd	Promoted from Tokyo League
Tokyo International University FC	Sakado, Saitama	9th	Relegated from Division 1
Tonan Maebashi	Maebashi, Gunma	3rd
Vertfee Yaita	Yaita, Tochigi	10th	Relegated from Division 1
Yokohama Takeru	Yokohama, Kanagawa	7th

Kantō Soccer League Champions

Year	Winner
1967	Urawa Club (1)
1968	Fujitsu (1)
1969	Kofu Club (1)
1970	Kofu Club (2)
1971	Towa Real Estate (1)
1972	Urawa Club (2)
1973	Furukawa Chiba (1)
1974	Kodama Club (1)
1975	Hitachi Mito (1)
1976	Nissan Motors (1)
1977	Toshiba Horikawacho (1)
1978	Toho Titanium (1)
1979	Saitama Teachers (1)
1980	Saitama Teachers (2)
1981	Furukawa Chiba (2)
1982	Toho Titanium (2)
1983	Yokohama TriStar (1)
1984	Toho Titanium (3)
1985	Toho Titanium (4)
1986	Saitama Teachers (3)
1987	Saitama Teachers (4)
1988	Yomiuri Juniors (1)
1989	Yomiuri Juniors (2)
1990	Tokyo Gas (1)
1991	Nissan Motors Farm (1)
1992	Honda Motors Sayama (1)
1993	Honda Motors Sayama (2)
1994	Furukawa Electric (3)
1995	Prima Ham Tsuchiura (1)
1996	Luminoso Sayama (3)
1997	Furukawa Electric (4)
1998	Furukawa Electric (5)
1999	Tochigi SC (1)
2000	Sagawa Express Tokyo (1)
2001	Luminoso Sayama (4)
2002	Ome FC (1)
2003	Gunma Horikoshi (1)
2004	Luminoso Sayama (5)
2005	Luminoso Sayama (6)
2006	Yokohama SCC (1)
2007	Machida Zelvia (1)
2008	Machida Zelvia (2)
2009	Yokohama SCC (2)
2010	Yokohama SCC (3)
2011	Yokohama SCC (4)
2012	SC Sagamihara (1)
2013	FC Korea (1)
2014	Urayasu SC (1)
2015	Briobecca Urayasu (2)
2016	Tokyo 23 FC
2017	Vonds Ichihara (6)
2018	Tochigi Uva (1)
2019	Vonds Ichihara (7)
2020	Tochigi City (2)
2021	Criacao Shinjuku (1)
2022	Tochigi City (3)
2023	Vonds Ichihara (8)
2024	Vonds Ichihara (9)

References

External links

Kantō Soccer League official website

v t e Kantō Soccer League
Division 1 (2024)	Aries Tokyo Joyful Honda Tsukuba Nankatsu SC Toho Titanium Toin University of Yokohama Tokyo 23 Tokyo International University Tokyo United Vertfee Yaita VONDS Ichihara
Division 2 (2024)	Atsugi Hayabusa Aventura Kawaguchi Coedo Kawagoe Esperanza SC Hitachi Building Systems Nihon University RKU Ryugasaki Ryutsu Keizai University Sakai Trinitas Tonan Maebashi Yokohama Takeru
Seasons	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 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)

Football in Japan

National association

Japan Football Association (JFA)

National teams
(2024)

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
(2024)

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
(2024)

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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