Tohoku Soccer League
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| Founded | 1977 |
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| Country | Japan |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Number of teams | Div 1: 10 Div 2 North: 10 Div 2 South: 10 |
| 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: 2024 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
[edit]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.
2024 clubs
[edit]Division 1
[edit]| # | Team | Hometown | Notes |
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| 1 | Blancdieu Hirosaki FC | Hirosaki, Aomori | |
| 2 | Bogolle D. Tsugaru | Tsugaru, Aomori | Promoted from Division Two North as champions Relegated to Div 2 North after 2024 season |
| 3 | Cobaltore Onagawa | Onagawa, Miyagi | |
| 4 | Fuji Club 2003 | Hanamaki, Iwate | |
| 5 | FC Ganju Iwate | Hachimantai, Iwate | |
| 6 | Michinoku Sendai | Iwanuma, Miyagi | Promoted from Division Two South as runners-up |
| 7 | Morioka Zebra | Morioka, Iwate | Relegated to Div 2 North after 2024 season |
| 8 | Shichigahama FC | Shichigahama, Miyagi | |
| 9 | FC Sendai University | Shibata, Miyagi | |
| 10 | FC La Universidad de Sendai | Sendai, Miyagi |
Division 2 North
[edit]| # | Team | Hometown | Notes |
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| 1 | Akita FC Cambiare | Akita, Akita | |
| 2 | Kuzumaki Club | Kuzumaki, Iwate | |
| 3 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi | Kamaishi, Iwate | Relegated from Division One after finishing 9th place |
| 4 | Omiya SC | Morioka, Iwate | |
| 5 | Oshu United FC | Ōshū, Iwate | Relegated from Division One after finishing 10th place |
| 6 | Saruta Kōgyō | Akita, Akita | |
| 7 | Shichinohe SC | Shichinohe, Aomori | |
| 8 | TDK Shinwakai | Nikaho, Akita | |
| 9 | Tono Club | Tōno, Iwate | Promoted in 2nd place in the Iwate Prefectural League |
Division 2 South
[edit]| # | Team | Hometown | Notes |
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| 1 | Sendai Universität | Sendai, Miyagi | |
| 2 | Iwaki Furukawa FC | Iwaki, Fukushima | |
| 3 | Oyama Club | Tsuruoka, Yamagata | |
| 4 | FC Primeiro Fukushima | Koriyama, Fukushima | |
| 5 | Sendai Sasuke FC | Sendai, Miyagi | |
| 6 | Merry | Fukushima, Fukushima | |
| 7 | RICOH Industry Tohoku | Shibata, Miyagi | |
| 8 | Nakaniida SC | Miyagi | Miyagi Prefectural League 1st place promotion: Promoted by playoff victory |
| 9 | Chaneaule Koriyama | Koriyama, Fukushima | Fukushima Prefectural League 1st place promotion: Promoted by playoff win |
Tohoku Soccer League Division Champions
[edit]| Division 2 North | |
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| 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 |
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| Division 2 South | |
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| 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 |
| 2014 | Iwaki Furukawa FC |
| 2015 | Sendai Sasuke FC |
| 2016 | Merry |
| 2017 | Iwaki Furukawa FC |
| 2018 | Iwaki FC |
| 2019 | FC SENDAI UNIV. |
| 2020 | Shichigahama SC |
| 2021 | Not played. |
| 2022 | FC La U. de Sendai |
| 2023 | FC La U. de Sendai Segunda |
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Second Division North-South Unified League (2011)
[edit]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.
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