2021 Japanese Regional Leagues
# 2021 Japanese Regional Leagues

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

## 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 | |

### 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 |

### 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 |

## 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 |

### 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 |

## 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 | Relegated to the 2022 Hokushinetsu Football League Division 2 |

### 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 | Relegated to Prefectural Leagues |
| 8 | Nagaoka Estilo (R) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 53 | −47 | 3 | Relegated to Prefectural Leagues |
| 9 | Hokuriku University Futures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |

## 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 | |

### 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 |

## 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 |

### 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 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 18 | |
| 6 | Kyoto Shiko | 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 |

**Notes**

* 1 2 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 |

## 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 | |

## 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 |
