en Tohoku Soccer League

Tohoku Soccer League
Founded	1977; 48 years ago
Country	Japan
Confederation	AFC
Divisions	2
Number of clubs	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: 2025 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

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

Division 1

#	Team	Hometown	Notes
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

#	Team	Hometown	Notes
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

#	Team	Hometown	Notes
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

After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, Division 2 North and Division 2 South were merged in one just for that season.

Division 1
Year	Winner
1977	Nippon Steel Kamaishi (1)
1978	Nippon Steel Kamaishi (2)
1979	Nippon Steel Kamaishi (3)
1980	Morioka Zebra (1)
1981	Nippon Steel Kamaishi (4)
1982	TDK (1)
1983	TDK (2)
1984	TDK (3)
1985	Akita City Government (1)
1986	Matsushima Club (1)
1987	Matsushima Club (2)
1988	TDK (4)
1989	TDK (5)
1990	NEC Yamagata (1)
1991	NEC Yamagata (2)
1992	NEC Yamagata (3)
1993	NEC Yamagata (4)
1994	Tohoku Electric Power (1)
1995	Sony Sendai FC (1)
1996	Sony Sendai FC (2)
1997	Sony Sendai FC (3)
1998	NEC TOKIN FC (1)
1999	NEC TOKIN FC (2)
2000	TDK (6)
2001	F.C. Primeiro (1)
2002	TDK (7)
2003	TDK (8)
2004	TDK (9)
2005	TDK (10, shared) Grulla Morioka (1, shared)
2006	TDK (11)
2007	Grulla Morioka (2)
2008	Grulla Morioka (3)
2009	Grulla Morioka (4)
2010	Grulla Morioka (5)
2011	Fukushima United (1)
2012	Fukushima United (2)
2013	Grulla Morioka (6)
2014	FC Ganju Iwate (1)
2015	FC Ganju Iwate (2)
2016	Cobaltore Onagawa (1)
2017	Cobaltore Onagawa (2)
2018	Blancdieu Hirosaki FC (1)
2019	Iwaki FC (1)
2020	Blancdieu Hirosaki FC (2)
2021	Cobaltore Onagawa (3)
2022	Cobaltore Onagawa (4)
2023	Blancdieu Hirosaki (3)
2024	Blancdieu Hirosaki (4)
2025

Division 2 North
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
2024	Shichinohe SC
2025

Division 2 South
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 (1)
2014	Iwaki Furukawa FC
2015	Sendai Sasuke (1)
2016	Merry (2)
2017	Iwaki Furukawa FC
2018	Iwaki FC
2019	FC Sendai University
2020	Shichigahama SC
2021	Not played.
2022	FC La U. de Sendai
2023	FC La U. de Sendai Segunda
2024	Sendai Sasuke (2)
2025

Second Division North-South Unified League (2011)

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.