Japanese Regional Leagues
Season2016
PromotedFC Imabari
Veertien Mie
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The 2016 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 40th Promotion Regional Series
Region Champions
Hokkaido Norbritz Hokkaido
Tohoku Cobaltore Onagawa
Kantō Tokyo 23 FC
Hokushinetsu Artista Tomi
Tokai FC Kariya
Kansai Arterivo Wakayama
Chūgoku SRC Hiroshima
Shikoku FC Imabari
Kyushu J.FC Miyazaki

Hokkaido

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Norbritz Hokkaido (C, Q) 14 9 5 0 47 11 +36 32
2 Tokachi Fairsky FC 14 9 3 2 41 18 +23 30
3 Sapporo Football Club 14 9 2 3 48 15 +33 29
4 Sapporo University GOAL PLUNDERERS 14 6 3 5 47 34 +13 21
5 Nippon Express FC 14 6 1 7 40 27 +13 19
6 Imamizawa FC Hokushukai 14 5 0 9 27 56 −29 15
7 Sapporo Hokkaido University (R) 14 4 1 9 26 59 −33 13 Relegated to Sapporo Prefectural League
8 Verdelazzo Asahikawa (R) 14 0 1 13 10 66 −56 1 Relegated to Tohoku Prefectural League
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Tohoku

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cobaltore Onagawa (C, Q) 18 13 4 1 66 9 +57 43
2 Blancdieu Hirosaki FC 18 10 4 4 34 23 +11 34
3 FC Ganju Iwate 18 9 5 4 48 31 +17 32
4 FC Primeiro 18 9 3 6 38 33 +5 30
5 Morioka Zebra 18 8 4 6 50 33 +17 28
6 Bandits Iwaki FC 18 7 2 9 32 44 −12 23
7 Fuji Club 2003 18 7 1 10 27 38 −11 22
8 Sendai Sasuke FC 18 6 2 10 20 36 −16 20
9 Saruta Kōgyō S.C. [tl] (R) 18 6 1 11 38 44 −6 19 Relegated to Div. 2 North
10 Iwaki Furukawa FC (R) 18 2 0 16 20 84 −64 6 Relegated to Div. 2 South
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Division 2 North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Nippon Steel Kamaishi (C, P) 18 15 0 3 51 18 +33 45 Promoted to Div. 1
2 Akita FC Cambiare 18 14 2 2 57 18 +39 44
3 Akita University School of Medicine 18 10 2 6 42 35 +7 32
4 Hachinohe Gakuin University FC 2014 18 9 3 6 46 33 +13 30
5 Omiya Club 18 7 3 8 44 39 +5 24
6 TDK Shinwakai 18 6 2 10 34 35 −1 20
7 Mizusawa Club 18 5 4 9 23 45 −22 19
8 Hirazumi Maezawa (R) 18 5 3 10 27 51 −24 18 Relegated to Iwate Prefectural League
9 Hanamaki Club (R) 18 3 5 10 22 38 −16 14
10 Shichinohe SC (R) 18 2 4 12 19 53 −34 10 Relegated to Aomori Prefectural League
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division 2 South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Merry FC (C, P) 18 13 5 0 60 14 +46 44 Promoted to Div. 1
2 Soma SC 18 11 2 5 46 29 +17 35
3 Nakaniida Soccer Club 18 11 0 7 44 23 +21 33
4 Kureha SC 18 9 3 6 38 36 +2 30
5 FC Parafrente Yonezawa 18 9 0 9 43 32 +11 27
6 Duopark FC 18 8 2 8 37 31 +6 26
7 Sendai Nakada FC 18 8 2 8 31 39 −8 26
8 FC Scheinen Fukushima (R) 18 5 4 9 37 41 −4 19 Relegated to Fukushima Prefectural League
9 Marysol Matsushima SC (R) 18 4 1 13 26 81 −55 13 Relegated to Miyagi Prefectural League
10 Tozawa FC (R) 18 2 1 15 22 58 −36 7 Relegated to Yamagata Prefectural League
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Kantō

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tokyo 23 FC (C) 18 14 2 2 36 18 +18 44
2 Vonds Ichihara 18 11 3 4 40 14 +26 36
3 Yokohama Takeru 18 11 2 5 43 31 +12 35
4 Vertfee Takahara Nasu 18 8 4 6 23 23 0 28
5 Tsukuba FC 18 8 3 7 37 34 +3 27
6 Ryutsu Keizai University FC 18 7 3 8 30 33 −3 24
7 Saitama SC 18 6 4 8 29 30 −1 22
8 Aries FC Tokyo 18 6 4 8 24 30 −6 22
9 Tonan Maebashi (R) 18 3 5 10 20 32 −12 14 Relegated to Div. 2
10 FC Korea (R) 18 1 0 17 14 51 −37 3
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Division 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tokyo United FC (C, P) 18 11 3 4 36 18 +18 36 Promoted to Div. 1
2 Hitachi Building System (P) 18 10 3 5 34 35 −1 33
3 Kanagawa Prefecture Teachers SC 18 10 2 6 34 31 +3 32
4 Nippon Engineering College F. Marinos 18 8 2 8 29 26 +3 26
5 Esperanza SC 18 6 6 6 43 29 +14 24
6 Toho Titanium SC 18 6 6 6 29 35 −6 24
7 FC TIU 18 7 2 9 33 32 +1 23
8 Waseda United 18 6 3 9 24 30 −6 21
9 Atsugi Marcus (R) 18 5 3 10 8 23 −15 18 Relegated to Kanagawa Prefectural League
10 Sakado City FC (R) 18 4 4 10 20 31 −11 16 Relegated to Saitama Prefectural League
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Hokushinetsu

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Artista Tomi (C) 14 12 1 1 53 4 +49 37
2 Saurcos Fukui 14 11 2 1 45 4 +41 35
3 Japan Soccer College 14 9 0 5 41 16 +25 27
4 FC Hokuriku 14 6 1 7 15 27 −12 19
5 Sakai Phoenix 14 5 2 7 19 21 −2 17
6 Toyama Shinjo Club 14 4 1 9 12 55 −43 13
7 FC Antelope Shiojiri (R) 14 3 0 11 13 30 −17 9
8 FC Ueda Gentian (R) 14 2 1 11 12 53 −41 7 Relegated to Div. 2
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Division 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hokuriku Futures (C) 14 10 1 3 53 16 +37 31
2 '09 Keidai FC (P) 14 10 1 3 45 19 +26 31 Promoted to Div. 1
3 Nakano Esperanza 14 8 1 5 30 30 0 25
4 CUPS 14 7 2 5 31 33 −2 23
5 AS Jamineiro 14 4 3 7 17 35 −18 15
6 Teihens FC 14 4 2 8 22 34 −12 14
7 Okuetsu FC (R) 14 3 3 8 16 29 −13 12 Relegated to Fukui Prefectural League
8 Valiente Toyama (R) 14 3 1 10 16 34 −18 10 Relegated to Toyama Prefectural League
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Tokai

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 FC Kariya (C, Q) 14 13 1 0 43 7 +36 40
2 FC Suzuka Rampole (Q) 14 10 2 2 38 17 +21 32
3 Veertien Mie (Q, P) 14 9 3 2 43 18 +25 30 Promoted to JFL
4 FC Ise-Shima 14 7 2 5 25 26 −1 23
5 FC Gifu Second 14 5 0 9 13 23 −10 15
6 Chukyo University FC 14 3 2 9 16 32 −16 11
7 Tokoha University FC 14 1 2 11 14 50 −36 5
8 Fujieda City Hall SC (R) 14 0 4 10 19 38 −19 4 Relegated to Div. 2
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Division 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Toyota Shukyu-dan (C, P) 14 12 1 1 41 13 +28 37 Promoted to Div. 1
2 Tokai Gakuen FC (P) 14 9 2 3 43 15 +28 29
3 Yazaki Valente 14 8 5 1 24 10 +14 29
4 Kasugai Club 14 4 4 6 20 31 −11 16
5 Toyota Industries SC 14 3 4 7 22 28 −6 13
6 Nagara Club 14 3 4 7 18 33 −15 13
7 Nagoya SC 14 3 2 9 19 32 −13 11
8 Daido Steel SC (R) 14 0 6 8 17 42 −25 6 Relegated to Aichi Prefectural League
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Kansai

Division 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arterivo Wakayama (C, Q) 14 11 1 2 36 11 +25 34
2 Amitie SC 14 11 1 2 36 12 +24 34
3 Kansai FC 2008 14 6 4 4 24 16 +8 22
4 Hannan University FC 14 5 5 4 16 17 −1 20
5 Banditonce Kakogawa 14 4 7 3 15 16 −1 19
6 Lagend Shiga FC 14 4 4 6 20 24 −4 16
7 Renaiss School Koga (R) 14 2 2 10 14 38 −24 8 Relegated to Div. 2
8 Kyoto Shiko SC (R) 14 1 0 13 11 38 −27 3
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Division 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 FC TIAMO Hirakata (C, P) 14 9 3 2 30 10 +20 30 Promoted to Div. 1
2 St. Andrew's University FC (P) 14 9 1 4 30 20 +10 28
3 Diablossa Takada FC 14 9 1 4 34 25 +9 28
4 AS Laranja Kyoto 14 7 3 4 28 19 +9 24
5 Ain Foods 14 6 3 5 21 12 +9 21
6 Takasago Mineiro 14 4 3 7 19 20 −1 15
7 Kwansei Gakuin University Soccer Club (R) 14 3 1 10 21 41 −20 10 Relegation play-off Relegation to Hyogo Prefectural League
8 Kishiwada Club (R) 14 1 1 12 12 48 −36 4 Relegated to Osaka Prefectural League
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Chūgoku

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SRC Hiroshima (C, Q) 18 12 5 1 54 15 +39 41
2 Matsue City FC 18 12 4 2 48 16 +32 40
3 Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima FC (Q) 18 10 2 6 49 25 +24 32
4 IPU FC 18 9 4 5 48 31 +17 31
5 JX Nippon Oil & Energy Mizushima FC 18 9 1 8 33 27 +6 28
6 Dezzolla Shimane 18 7 2 9 28 33 −5 23
7 HATSUKAICHI FC 18 7 1 10 37 48 −11 22
8 NTN Okayama 18 6 3 9 20 36 −16 21
9 Fuji Xerox Hiroshima S.C. (R) 18 6 2 10 25 36 −11 20 Relegated to Hiroshima Prefectural League
10 SC Tottori Dreams (R) 18 0 0 18 13 88 −75 0 Relegated to Tottori Prefectural League
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Shikoku

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 F.C. Imabari (C, Q, P) 14 13 0 1 64 7 +57 39 Promoted to JFL
2 Kōchi United SC 14 12 1 1 70 6 +64 37
3 KUFC Nangoku 14 9 0 5 36 20 +16 27
4 Tadotsu FC 14 5 2 7 17 33 −16 17
5 FC Tokushima 14 4 1 9 12 45 −33 13
6 Kagawa Takamatsu 14 4 1 9 11 44 −33 13
7 Llamas Kochi FC 14 2 3 9 8 28 −20 9
8 Nakamura Club (R) 14 2 2 10 10 45 −35 8 Relegated to Kochi Prefectural League
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Kyushu

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 J.FC Miyazaki (C, Q) 9 8 0 1 0 22 6 +16 25
2 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 9 7 0 1 1 26 5 +21 22
3 Nippon Steel Oita 9 6 1 0 2 27 9 +18 20
4 Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors 9 6 1 0 2 21 22 −1 20
5 FC Nakatsu 9 3 2 0 4 10 12 −2 13
6 Kumamoto Teachers 9 3 1 1 4 22 22 0 12
7 NIFS Kanoya Soccer Club 9 3 0 0 6 15 16 −1 9
8 Kaiho Bank SC 9 2 0 1 6 10 27 −17 7
9 Mitsubishi HI Nagasaki SC 9 1 0 1 7 6 19 −13 4
10 Kagoshima United FC Second (R) 9 1 0 0 8 18 39 −21 3 Disbanded
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
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