Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Hokkaido Soccer League
Football league From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Hokkaido Soccer League (北海道サッカーリーグ, Hokkaidō Sakkā Rīgu) is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers the prefecture/region of Hokkaidō.
Hokkaido is the only regional league whose clubs have never been promoted. The top representative of Hokkaido in the Japanese league system, Consadole Sapporo, entered the J.League after moving from the Kanto region in 1995.
Remove ads
Overview
The Hokkaido Soccer League is the fifth tier in the Japanese soccer structure and the block leagues below corresponds to the sixth tier. There are four block leagues under the Hokkaido Soccer League, and district-based leagues are established under them. As of 2022, there are fifteen district leagues under the four main block leagues.
Eight teams from all over Hokkaido participate in the competition, and the winners participate in the Regional Football League Competition. There is relegation to the Block leagues below this level, usually the teams that finish in the bottom two places in the league standings are relegated.
Hokkaido is the only prefecture participating in this league, but it is treated as a regional league. In Hokkaido, the block league is the equivalent of the prefectural league that exists in other prefectures.
Remove ads
History
Summarize
Perspective
Established in 1978, it led to the formation of a football league in every region. This year, four teams that were chosen through preliminary rounds took part, with Hakodate 76 FC (later known as Blackpecker Hakodate FC and now defunct) claiming the championship title. The following year, in 1979, the number of teams was increased to six, then to eight in 1980, and finally to ten in 1984.
In 1989 a second division was created and stayed in existence until it was disbanded in 2003 in favour of the Block League system currently in place.
From 2009 onwards, the number of teams was decreased from eight to six. Teruo Kumagai, the president of the Hokkaido Football Association at that time, mentioned that he anticipated challenging matches for survival and aimed to prevent a congested schedule. Starting in 2011, the tournament resumed with eight teams.
In 2020, due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of matches was limited to a single round-robin format, and there was no relegation from the Hokkaido league[1] (though promotion from the block league occurred). Consequently, in 2021, ten teams competed in a round-robin format, with the 9th and 10th places facing automatic relegation, while the 7th and 8th places would compete in the block league finals.[2]
Remove ads
District associations and divisions
Levels mentioned are according to overall position in the Japanese football league system.
2025 clubs
Sapporo University GP
Hokushukai Iwamizawa
Ballers Kyokushukai
Canale Otaru
ASC Hokkaido
Locations of the 2024 Hokkaido Soccer League teams
Remove ads
Hokkaido Soccer League Champions
Remove ads
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads