Kyushu Soccer League
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
CountryJapan
ConfederationAFC
Divisions1
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid5
Promotion toJapan Football League
Relegation toPrefectural Leagues
Domestic cup(s)Emperor's Cup
Current championsVeroskronos Tsuno
(2023)
Most championshipsKitakyushu FC (8)
Websitekyu-league.jp
Current: 2024 Japanese Regional Leagues

Kyushu Soccer League (九州サッカーリーグ, Kyūshū Sakkā Rīgu) is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers eight prefectures, which are (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa).

2024 clubs

Team Hometown Notes
Brew KASHIMA Kashima, Saga Renamed from "Saga LIXIL FC"
Itadzuke FC Promoted from Kyushu Prefectural League Fukuoka Promoted by finishing 2nd place in the Kyushu Prefectural League Finals and winning the replacement match.
J-Lease FC Ōita, Ōita
Kaiho Bank SC Promoted from Kyushu Prefectural League Okinawa Promoted: 1st place in the Kyushu Prefectural League Final Tournament
Kawasoe Club Saga, Saga
KMG Holdings FC Fukuoka, Fukuoka Renamed from "Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors Soccer Club"
NIFS Kanoya FC Kanoya, Kagoshima
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Oita Ōita, Ōita Declined to participate in the 2020 & 2021 leagues
Nobeoka Agata Nobeoka, Miyazaki
Veroskronos Tsuno Tsuno, Miyazaki
Key

Kyushu Soccer League champions

Year Winner
1973 Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (1)
1974 Kagoshima Teachers (1)
1975 Nakatsu Club (1)
1976 Nakatsu Club (2)
1977 Kumamoto Teachers (1)
1978 Nakatsu Club (3)
1979 Nakatsu Club (4)
1980 Nakatsu Club (5)
1981 Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (2)
1982 Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (3)
1983 Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (4)
1984 Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (5)
1985 Nippon Steel Oita (1)
1986 Kagoshima Teachers (2)
1987 Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (6)
1988 Nippon Steel Oita (2)
1989 Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (7)
1990 Tobiume Club (1)
1991 NTT Kyushu (1)
1992 Nippon Steel Yawata (1)
1993 Toa Construction FC (1)
1994 NTT Kyushu (2)
1995 Ōita Trinity (1)
1996 NTT Kyushu (3)
1997 NTT Kyushu (4)
1998 Blaze Kumamoto (2)
1999 NTT Kyushu (5)
2000 NTT Kumamoto (6)
2001 Profesor Miyazaki (1)
2002 Kariyushi Okinawa (1)
2003 Kariyushi Okinawa (2)
2004 Honda Lock SC (1)
2005 Roasso Kumamoto (7)
2006 V-Varen Nagasaki (1)
2007 New Wave Kitakyushu (8)
2008 Kariyushi Okinawa (3)
2009 Kariyushi Okinawa (4)
2010 Hoya Athletico Elan Oita (1)
2011 Hoyo AC Elan Oita (2)
2012 FC Kagoshima (1)
2013 Volca Kagoshima (3)
2014 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Oita (3)
2015 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Oita (4)
2016 J.FC Miyazaki (1)
2017 Tegevajaro Miyazaki (1)
2018 J.FC Miyazaki (2)
2019 Okinawa SV (1)
2020 Not played
2021 Okinawa SV (2)
2022 Okinawa SV (3)
2023 Veroskronos Tsuno (3)

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