, abbreviated as KSL, is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers most of the Kantō region, as well as the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, Tokyo and Yamanashi. Its area is thus coextensive with the National Capital Region.
History It was founded in 1967 as the Kanto Adult Soccer League and was renamed to its current name in 2000. In 2003 the KSL moved to a two-tier system and since 2012 both the first and second divisions were expanded to ten clubs. It is one of the nine regional leagues in Japan. The first division corresponds to the fifth tier and the second division corresponds to the sixth tier of Japanese football pyramid.
2026 clubs Division 1 +Team Hometown Position (in Prev season) NotesAries Toshima FC (ja) Toshima, Tokyo8thEdo All United (ja)Edogawa, Tokyo1st (2nd division)Promoted from Division 2 as champions.Nankatsu SCKatsushika, Tokyo2ndNihon University FC (ja)Inagi, Tokyo5thRKD RyugasakiRyūgasaki, Ibaraki9thRemained in Division 1 due to Vonds Ichihara who finished in 4th place and secured promotion to JFL after winning promotion relegation play-off against Atletico Suzuka.Shibuya City (ja)Shibuya, Tokyo2nd (2nd division)Promoted from Division 2 as runners-up.Toho Titanium SCChigasaki, Kanagawa3rd Toin University of Yokohama (ja)Yokohama, Kanagawa7th Tokyo 23Special wards of Tokyo6thTokyo UnitedBunkyō, TokyoChampions
Division 2 Team Hometown Position (in Prev season) NotesAtsugi Hayabusa (ja)Atsugi, Kanagawa9thRemained in Division 2 due to Vonds Ichihara who finished in 4th place and secured promotion to JFL after winning promotion relegation play-off against Atletico Suzuka.Coedo Kawagoe FC (ja)Kawagoe, Saitama6thEsperanza SC (ja)Yokohama, Kanagawa5thHitachi Building System SC (ja)Chiyoda, Tokyo4thJoyful Honda TsukubaTsukuba, Ibaraki10thRelegated from Division 1Onodera FC (ja)Yokohama, Kanagawa1st (Kanto Amateur Soccer)Promoted as champions in the Kanto Amateur Soccer Tournament.Tokyo International University FC (ja)Sakado, Saitama8thTonan MaebashiMaebashi, Gunma3rdVertfee YaitaYaita, Tochigi7thTochigi City U-25Tochigi, Tochigi2nd (Kanto Amateur Soccer)Promoted as runners-up in the Kanto Amateur Soccer Tournament. Reserve team from Tochigi City FC
Kantō Soccer League Champions Division 1EditionYear Winner11967 Urawa Club (1)21968 Fujitsu (1)31969 Kofu Club (1)41970 Kofu Club (2)51971 Towa Real Estate (1)61972 Urawa Club (2)71973 Furukawa Chiba (1)81974 Kodama Club (1)91975 Hitachi Mito (1)101976 Nissan Motors (1)111977 Toshiba Horikawacho (1)121978 Toho Titanium (1)131979 Saitama Teachers (1)141980 Saitama Teachers (2)151981 Furukawa Chiba (2)161982 Toho Titanium (2)171983 Yokohama TriStar (1)181984 Toho Titanium (3)191985 Toho Titanium (4)201986 Saitama Teachers (3)201987 Saitama Teachers (4)221988 Yomiuri Juniors (1)231989 Yomiuri Juniors (2)241990 Tokyo Gas (1)251991 Nissan Motors Farm (1)261992 Honda Motors Sayama (1)271993 Honda Motors Sayama (2)281994 Furukawa Electric (3)291995 Prima Ham Tsuchiura (1)301996 Luminoso Sayama (3)311997 Furukawa Electric (4)321998 Furukawa Electric (5)331999 Tochigi SC (1)342000 Sagawa Express Tokyo (1)352001 Luminoso Sayama (4)362002 Ome FC (1)372003 Gunma Horikoshi (1)382004 Luminoso Sayama (5)392005 Luminoso Sayama (6)402006 Yokohama SCC (1)412007 Machida Zelvia (1)422008 Machida Zelvia (2)432009 Yokohama SCC (2)442010 Yokohama SCC (3)452011 Yokohama SCC (4)462012 SC Sagamihara (1)472013 FC Korea (1)482014 Urayasu SC (1)492015 Briobecca Urayasu (2)502016 Tokyo 23 FC512017 Vonds Ichihara (6)522018 Tochigi Uva (1)532019 Vonds Ichihara (7)542020 Tochigi City (2)552021 Criacao Shinjuku (1)562022 Tochigi City (3)572023 Vonds Ichihara (8)582024 Vonds Ichihara (9)592025 Tokyo United (1)602026
Division 2Edition Year Winner1 2003 Thespa Kusatsu (1)2 2004 JEF United Ichihara Amateur (1)3 2005 Hanno Bruder (1)4 2006 Machida Zelvia ()15 2007 Club Dragons (1)6 2008 Hanno Bruder (2)7 2009 Verfe Takahara Nasu (1)8 2010 Toho Titanium (1)9 2011 SC Sagamihara (1)10 2012 Tokyo 23 F.C. (1)11 2013 Urayasu FC (1)12 2014 Tsukuba FC (1)13 2015 Yokohama Takeru (1)14 2016 Tokyo United FC (1)15 2017 Tokyo International University FC (1)16 2018 Toin University of Yokohama (1)17 2019 Criacao Shinjuku (1)18 2020 Toin Yokohama University FC (2)19 2021 Toho Titanium (2)20 2022 Toin Yokohama University FC (3)21 2023 Aries Tokyo FC (1)22 2024 RKD Ryugasaki (2)23 2025 Edo All United (ja) (1)24 2026
References
External links Kantō Soccer League official website