2017 Japanese Regional Leagues
# 2017 Japanese Regional Leagues

The 2017 Japanese Regional Leagues were a competition between parallel association football leagues ranking at the bottom of the Japan Football League.

## Champions list

### Qualified for the Japan Regional Football Champions League 2017

| Region | Champions |
| - | - |
| Hokkaido | Tokachi FC |
| Tohoku | Cobaltore Onagawa |
| Kanto | Vonds Ichihara |
| Hokushinetsu | Saurcos Fukui |
| Tokai | Suzuka Unlimited FC |
| Kansai | Amitie SC Kyoto |
| Chūgoku | Mitsubishi Mizushima FC |
| Shikoku | Kochi United SC |
| Kyushu | Tegevajaro Miyazaki |

Along them, also Matsue City FC and FC TIAMO Hirakata qualified for the final tournament as they featured in the Top 4 of 2017 All Japan Senior Football Championship. To complete the scenario, also FC Kariya were picked to participate.

## Hokkaido

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tokachi FC (C, Q) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 32 | |
| 2 | Sapporo Football Club | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 31 | |
| 3 | Norbritz Hokkaido | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 29 | |
| 4 | Sapporo GOAL PLUNDERERS | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 19 | |
| 5 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 17 | |
| 6 | Imamizawa FC Hokushukai | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 17 | |
| 7 | Nippon Express FC (R) | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 9 | Relegated to Sapporo Prefectural League |
| 8 | Kyokusyukai (R) | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 7 | Relegated to Sapporo Prefectural League |

## Tohoku

### Division 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cobaltore Onagawa (C, Q, P) | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 10 | +63 | 49 | Promoted to JFL |
| 2 | Fuji Club 2003 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 39 | |
| 3 | Blancdieu Hirosaki FC | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 36 | |
| 4 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 29 | |
| 5 | Morioka Zebra | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Primeiro | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 21 | |
| 7 | Bandits Iwaki FC | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 19 | |
| 8 | FC Ganju Iwate | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 15 | |
| 9 | Merry FC | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 14 | |
| 10 | Sendai Sasuke FC (R) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 57 | −37 | 9 | Relegated to Div. 2 South |

### Division 2 North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Akita FC Cambiare (C, P) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 41 | Promoted to Div. 1 |
| 2 | Saruta Kōgyō S.C. | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 35 | +36 | 39 | |
| 3 | Omiya Club | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 38 | |
| 4 | Akita University School of Medicine | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 37 | |
| 5 | TDK Shinwakai | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 30 | |
| 6 | Mizusawa Club | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Hachinohe Gakuin University FC 2014 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 21 | Disbanded |
| 8 | OIRASE Football Club | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 16 | |
| 9 | Hokuto Bank SC | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 62 | −39 | 11 | |
| 10 | TONO Club | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 58 | −45 | 3 | |

### Division 2 South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iwaki Furukawa FC (C, P) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 42 | Promoted to Div. 1 |
| 2 | Soma SC | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 34 | |
| 3 | FC Parafrente Yonezawa | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 29 | |
| 4 | AIZU OLYMPUS Soccer Club | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 28 | |
| 5 | Nakaniida Soccer Club | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 27 | |
| 6 | Sendai Nakada FC | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 24 | |
| 7 | Ricoh Industry Tohoku Soccer Club | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Scheinen Fukushima (R) | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 20 | Relegated to Fukushima Prefectural League |
| 9 | Kureha SC (R) | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 14 | Relegated to Fukushima Prefectural League |
| 10 | Mikawa SC (R) | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 52 | −36 | 10 | Relegated to Yamagata Prefectural League |

## Kantō

### Division 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vonds Ichihara (C, Q) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 42 | |
| 2 | Tsukuba FC | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 41 | |
| 3 | Tokyo United FC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 30 | |
| 4 | Tokyo 23 FC | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 27 | |
| 5 | Vertfee Takahara Nasu | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 27 | |
| 6 | Ryutsu Keizai University FC | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Yokohama Takeru (O) | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 24 | D1/D2 play-offs |
| 8 | Saitama SC (O) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 17 | D1/D2 play-offs |
| 9 | Hitachi Building SystemTonan Maebashi (R) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 17 | Relegated to Div. 2 |
| 10 | Aries FC Tokyo (R) | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 50 | −38 | 6 | Relegated to Div. 2 |

### Division 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tokyo International University FC (O, C) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 39 | D1/D2 play-offs |
| 2 | Tonan Maebashi (O) | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 31 | D1/D2 play-offs |
| 3 | Toin University of Yokohama | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 30 | |
| 4 | Waseda United | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 28 | |
| 5 | Kanagawa Prefecture Teachers SC | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 27 | |
| 6 | Esperanza SC | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 23 | |
| 7 | YOKOHAMA GS Football Club (O) | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 23 | D2/Prefectural play-offs |
| 8 | FC Korea (R) | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 23 | D2/Prefectural play-offs |
| 9 | Toho Titanium SC (R) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 17 | Relegated to Kanagawa Prefectural League |
| 10 | Nippon Engineering College F. Marinos (R) | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 49 | −36 | 11 | Relegated to Kanagawa Prefectural League |

## Hokushinetsu

### Division 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saurcos Fukui (C, Q) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 5 | +50 | 35 | |
| 2 | Artista Tomi | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 8 | +46 | 34 | |
| 3 | Japan Soccer College | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 11 | +31 | 29 | |
| 4 | Sakai Phoenix | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 16 | |
| 5 | '09 Keidai FC | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 16 | |
| 6 | FC Hokuriku | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 15 | |
| 7 | Toyama Shinjo Club | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 52 | −35 | 9 | |
| 8 | FC Antelope Shiojiri (R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 49 | −41 | 5 | Relegated to Div. 2 |

### Division 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Ueda Gentian (C, P) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 15 | +37 | 34 | Promoted to Div. 1 |
| 2 | Artista Grande | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 30 | |
| 3 | Hokuriku Futures | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 27 | |
| 4 | Nakano Esperanza | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | CUPS | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 18 | |
| 6 | '05 Kamo FC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 15 | |
| 7 | AS Jamineiro (R) | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 43 | −25 | 8 | Relegated to Niigata Prefectural League |
| 8 | Teihens FC (R) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 6 | Relegated to Ishikawa Prefectural League |

## Tokai

### Division 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Suzuka Unlimited FC (C, Q) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 34 | |
| 2 | FC Kariya (Q) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 33 | |
| 3 | FC Ise-Shima | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 25 | |
| 4 | Chukyo univ. FC | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 25 | |
| 5 | Tokai Gakuen FC | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 16 | |
| 6 | Toyota Shukyu-dan | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 12 | |
| 7 | FC Gifu Second (R) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 10 | Relegated to Div. 2 |
| 8 | Tokoha University FC (R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 40 | −29 | 5 | Relegated to Div. 2 |

### Division 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fujieda City Hall SC (C, P) | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 11 | +48 | 40 | Promoted to Div. 1 |
| 2 | Yazaki Valente (P) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 9 | +36 | 35 | Promoted to Div. 1 |
| 3 | Chukyo University FC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 23 | |
| 4 | Nagoya SC | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 22 | |
| 5 | Toyota Industries SC | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 13 | |
| 6 | Nagara Club | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 13 | |
| 7 | Kasugai Club (R) | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 64 | −40 | 11 | Relegated to Aichi Prefectural League |
| 8 | TSV1973 Yokkaichi (R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 5 | Relegated to Mie Prefectural League |

* ↑ Chukyo University FC (中京大学FC, Chūkyō Daigaku Ffu Sī) is different from Chukyo univ. FC in Division 1. Both of them are subsidiary teams of the football club of Chukyo University.

## Kansai

### Division 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ococias Kyoto AC (C, Q) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 7 | +34 | 32 | |
| 2 | FC TIAMO Hirakata (Q) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 27 | |
| 3 | Arterivo Wakayama | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 24 | |
| 4 | Kansai FC 2008 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 21 | |
| 5 | Hannan University SC | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 21 | |
| 6 | Banditonce Kakogawa | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 18 | |
| 7 | Lagend Shiga FC (R) | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 8 | Relegated to Div. 2 |
| 8 | St. Andrew's University FC (R) | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 37 | −30 | 8 | Relegated to Div. 2 |

### Division 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Takasago Mineiro (C, P) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 25 | Promoted to Div. 1 |
| 2 | AS Laranja Kyoto (P) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 22 | Promoted to Div. 1 |
| 3 | Ain Foods | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 21 | |
| 4 | FC EASY 02 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 18 | |
| 5 | Renaiss School Koga | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Kyoto Shiko SC | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 17 | |
| 7 | Kandai Club 2010 (O) | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 16 | Relegation play-off |
| 8 | Diablossa Takada FC (R) | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 14 | Relegated to Osaka Prefectural League |

* ↑ 3 points deducted for using a suspended player.

## Chūgoku

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima FC (C, Q) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 46 | |
| 2 | Matsue City FC (Q) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 18 | +64 | 44 | |
| 3 | SRC Hiroshima | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 35 | |
| 4 | Dezzolla Shimane | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 26 | |
| 5 | HATSUKAICHI FC | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 25 | |
| 6 | NTN Okayama | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | IPU FC | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 23 | |
| 8 | JXTG Mizushima FC | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 23 | |
| 9 | Panasonic Okayama SC (R) | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 61 | −46 | 8 | Relegated to Okayama Prefectural League |
| 10 | Yonago Genki SC (R) | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 74 | −60 | 5 | Relegated to Tottori Prefectural League |

## Shikoku

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kōchi United SC (C, Q) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 5 | +78 | 38 | |
| 2 | FC Tokushima | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 31 | |
| 3 | KUFC Nangoku | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 23 | |
| 4 | Tadotsu FC | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 21 | |
| 5 | R. VELHO Takamatsu | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 16 | |
| 6 | NIISHO Club | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 13 | |
| 7 | Llamas Kochi FC | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 12 | |
| 8 | Koyo Sealing Techno SC (O) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 74 | −54 | 4 | Promotion/relegation playoffs |

## Kyushu

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki (C, Q, P) | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 12 | +58 | 56 | Promoted to JFL |
| 2 | J.FC Miyazaki | 20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 15 | +32 | 49 | |
| 3 | Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 37 | |
| 4 | Nippon Steel Oita | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 36 | |
| 5 | NIFS Kanoya Soccer Club | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 35 | |
| 6 | Kaiho Bank SC | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 33 | |
| 7 | FC Nakatsu | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 24 | |
| 8 | Kumamoto Teachers | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 21 | |
| 9 | Saga Lixil FC | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 17 | |
| 10 | Mitsubishi HI Nagasaki SC (R) | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 13 | Relegation to Nagasaki Prefectural League |
| 11 | FC Naha (R) | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 65 | −42 | 9 | Relegation to Okinawa Prefectural League |
