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{{Short description|Governing body of association football in Japan}}
{{Infobox football association
|Logo                  = Japan FA logo.svg
|Badge_size            = 
|Founded               = {{Start date and age|df=yes|10 September 1921}}
|Folded                = 
|Headquarters          = [[Bunkyō]], [[Tokyo]]
|FIFA affiliation      = {{Start date and age|df=yes|17 May 1929}}
|Region                = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
|Region affiliation    = {{Start date and age|df=yes|8 May 1954}}
|Subregion             = [[East Asian Football Federation|EAFF]]
|Subregion affiliation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|28 May 2002}}
|President             = [[Tsuneyasu Miyamoto]]
|Vice-President        = {{ubl|[[Takeshi Okada]]|[[Yoshikazu Nonomura]]|Yoshinori Hayashi|[[Haruna Takata]]}}
|Website               = {{URL|https://www.jfa.jp/eng/|jfa.jp}}
}}
The '''Japan Football Association''' ('''JFA''', {{Langx|ja|日本サッカー協会|lit=|translit=Nihon Sakkā Kyōkai}})<ref name="Organisation">{{cite web|title=Organisation|date=16 January 2021|url=https://www.jfa.jp/eng/about_jfa/organization/|publisher=JFA}}</ref> is the [[Sport governing body|governing body]] responsible for the administration of [[Association football|football]], [[futsal]], [[beach soccer]] and [[Esports|efootball]] in [[Japan]]. It is responsible for the [[Japan national football team|national team]], as well as club competitions.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Byer|date=2 February 2011|title=Asian Cup: Japan Is on the Up|url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/02/asian-cup-japan-is-on-the-up/?_r=0|work=The New York Times}}</ref>

==History==
{{See also|Football in Japan#History}}
The organization was founded in 1921 as the {{nihongo|Greater Japan Football Association|大日本蹴球協会|Dai-Nippon Shūkyū Kyōkai}}, and became affiliated with [[FIFA]] in 1929.<ref name="Organisation" /> In 1945, the name of the organization was changed to the {{nihongo|Japan Football Association|日本蹴球協会|Nihon Shūkyū Kyōkai}}; its [[Japanese language|Japanese]] name was changed to the current title in 1975. The association generally translates its name to "Japan Football Association" in English,<ref>{{cite web|title=Japan Football Association|url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/|publisher=JFA|date=4 June 2013}}</ref> though "Japan Soccer Association" is also used.

==Identity==
===Flag===
[[Image:Yatagarasu A.jpg|thumb|right|150 px|[[Yatagarasu]]]]
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Japan Football Association logo.png|150px|thumb|JFA symbol until 2016{{deletable image-caption|Monday, 9 July 2018|PROD}}]] -->

The symbol of the JFA is the [[Yatagarasu]], a mythical three-legged raven that guided Emperor [[Jimmu]] to Mount [[Kumano Shrine|Kumano]]. Yatagarasu is also the messenger of the supreme [[Shinto]] sun goddess [[Amaterasu]].<ref name="Organisation" />

===Anthem===
In 1994, the JFA asked [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] to compose the instrumental song - "Japanese Soccer Anthem".<ref name="JFA20060413">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jfa.jp/about_jfa/report/PDF/h20060413.pdf|title=財団法人日本サッカー協会 平成18年度第1回理事会 報告事項|page=6|publisher=JFA|date=13 April 2006}}</ref> There is an [[arrangement]] version by [[Yasuhide Ito]]. This anthem is played at the beginning of JFA-sponsored events, such as the [[Emperor's Cup|Emperor's Cup matches]] and as a prelude to kickoff at stadiums.

==Members==
The following is a list of [[president (corporate title)|president]]s of Japan Football Association (JFA). The Honorary President is Her Imperial Highness [[Princess Takamado]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Empress's Cup of Soccer |date=1 January 2015 |url=http://imperialfamilyjapan.wordpress.com/2015/01/01/empresss-cup-of-soccer/ |publisher=Imperial Family of Japan}}</ref>

''Last updated: 6 March 2022''
{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Role
!Ref.
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tsuneyasu Miyamoto]]
|President
|<ref name="Organisation" /><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/JPN|title=Japan Football Association|publisher=FIFA|access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Japan Football Association (JFA) |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/east/japan.html|access-date=31 October 2020|publisher=AFC}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Mitsuru Murai
|Vice President
|<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Kazumichi Iwagami
|2nd Vice President
|<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Yoshinori Hayashi
|3rd Vice President
|<ref name="auto"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Kiyotaka Suhara
|General Secretary
|<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Masashi Fukuda
|Treasurer
|<ref name="auto1"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Tsuyoshi Nishimoto
|2nd Treasurer
|<ref name="auto1"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yasuharu Sorimachi]]
|Technical Director
|<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hajime Moriyasu]]
|Team Coach (Men's)
|<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Futoshi Ikeda]]
|Team Coach (Women's)
|<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Hideki Kato
|Media/Communications Manager
|<ref name="auto1"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tsuyoshi Kitazawa]]
|Futsal Coordinator
|<ref name="auto1"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Miiko Kaneko
|Referee Coordinator
|
|-
|}

===Presidents===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Presidency
!President
!Took office
!Left office
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Jikichi Imamura
|1921
|1933
|-
|2
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Ryutaro Fukao
|1935
|1945
|-
|
|{{flagicon|Japan}} -
|1945
|1947
|-
|3
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Ryutaro Takahashi
|1947
|1954
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuzuru Nozu]]
|1955
|1976
|-
|5
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Tomisaburo Hirai
|1976
|1987
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Shizuo Fujita
|1987
|1992
|-
|7
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Hideo Shimada
|1992
|1994
|-
|8
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Ken Naganuma]]
|1994
|1998
|-
|9
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shunichiro Okano]]
|1998
|2002
|-
|10
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Saburo Kawabuchi]]
|2002
|2008
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Motoaki Inukai]]
|2008
|2010
|-
|12
|{{flagicon|Japan}} Junji Ogura
|2010
|2012
|-
|13
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kuniya Daini]]
|2012
|2016
|-
|14
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kozo Tashima]]
|2016
|2024
|-
|15
|{{flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Tsuneyasu Miyamoto]]'''
|2024
|Present
|}

==Management==
*JFA Academy Fukushima
*JFA Academy Sakai
*JFA Academy Imabari
*JFA Academy Kumamoto Uki

==Sponsorship==
''Last updated: 15 August 2024''

{| class="wikitable"
|+JFA Official Top Partner
|-
!Company
!Period
|-
|[[Kirin Company|Kirin]]||1 January 2023 – 31 December 2030<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kirinholdings.com/jp/newsroom/release/2022/0601_02.html#_ga=2.242688065.2120918520.1655341678-290703954.1654230821|title=「日本サッカー協会オフィシャルパートナー」契約に基本合意|language=ja|publisher=Kirin Company|date=1 June 2022}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+JFA Official Supplier
|-
!Company
!Period
|-
|[[Adidas]] Japan||20xx–present
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+JFA Major Partner
|-
!Company
!Period
|-
|[[All Nippon Airways|ANA]]||27 February 2023 – 31 December 2026
|-
|[[Credit Saison|Saison]]||5 November 2001 – 31 December 2030
|-
|[[au (mobile phone company)|au]]||25 August 2016 – 31 December 2026
|-
|[[Mitsui Fudosan]]||1 October 2023 – 31 March 2027
|-
|[[Mizuho Financial Group|Mizuho]]||1 April 2013 – 31 December 2026
|-
|[[MS&AD Insurance Group|MS&AD]]||2 May 2008 – 31 December 2026
|-
|[[Toyo Tires]]||1 May 2021 – 31 December 2026
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+JFA National Team Partner
|-
!Company
!Period
|-
|[[APA Group (Japan)|APA Hotel]]||1 March 2023 – 31 December 2026
|-
|[[Toyota]]||1 January 2024 – 31 December 2027
|-
|[[Yomiuri Shimbun]]||21 March 2023 – 31 December 2026
|}

==National teams==
<!-- {{See also|2025 in Japanese football}} -->

*[http://www.jfa.jp/eng/international_match/ List of international matches]
<!-- *[https://www.jfa.jp/national_team/schedule2025.pdf Annual schedule of Japan national teams in 2025] -->

===Men===
<!-- {{See also|2025 Japan national football team}} -->
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Team<ref name="News en">{{cite web|title=Japan national team|url=https://jfa.jp/eng/national_team|publisher=JFA|access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="News ja">{{cite web|title=日本代表|trans-title=Japan national team|url=https://jfa.jp/national_team|publisher=JFA|language=Japanese|access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>!!Head coach!!Appointed!!Time as Manager
|-
|[[Japan national football team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} {{sortname|Hajime|Moriyasu}}<ref>{{cite news|date=29 December 2022|title=Samurai Blue's head coach Moriyasu Hajime signs contract extension to 2026 "We want to see a new view at the next world cup"|url=https://www.jfa.jp/eng/news/00031364/|work=JFA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=26 July 2018|title=Moriyasu Hajime named as the head coach of Samurai Blue (Japan national team)|url=https://www.jfa.jp/eng/samuraiblue/news/00018187/|work=JFA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=28 December 2022|title=Samurai Blue（日本代表）監督 森保一氏と契約合意|url=https://www.jfa.jp/news/00031359/|work=JFA|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=26 July 2018|title=SAMURAI BLUE（日本代表）監督に森保一氏が就任|url=https://www.jfa.jp/samuraiblue/news/00018187/|work=JFA|language=Japanese}}</ref>||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|7|26}}}}||{{right|{{ayd|2018|7|26}}}}
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|Japan national football B team <small>([[:ja:ユニバーシアードサッカー日本代表|ja]])</small>||{{center|—}}||{{center|—}}||{{center|—}}
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|-
|[[Japan national under-23 football team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} {{sortname|Go|Oiwa}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 December 2021|title=Mr. OIWA Go appointed as Head Coach of U-21 Japan National Team|url=https://www.jfa.jp/eng/news/00028635/|work=JFA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=16 December 2021|title=U-21日本代表監督に大岩剛氏が就任|url=https://www.jfa.jp/news/00028635/|language=Japanese|work=JFA}}</ref>||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|12|16}}}}||{{right|{{ayd|2021|12|16}}}}
|-
|[[Japan national under-19 football team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} {{sortname|Yuzo|Funakoshi}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 July 2023|title=U-18日本代表監督に船越優蔵氏が就任|language=Japanese|work=JFA|url=http://www.jfa.jp/national_team/mens_all_2023/news/00032480/}}</ref>||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|7|14}}}}||{{right|{{ayd|2023|7|14}}}}
|-
|[[Japan national under-18 football team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} {{sortname|Yuzo|Funakoshi}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 July 2023|title=U-18日本代表監督に船越優蔵氏が就任|language=Japanese|work=JFA|url=http://www.jfa.jp/national_team/mens_all_2023/news/00032480/}}</ref>||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|7|14}}}}||{{right|{{ayd|2023|7|14}}}}
|-
|[[Japan national under-17 football team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} {{sortname|Kazunori|Jo}}||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|12|18}}}}||{{right|{{ayd|2023|12|18}}}}
|-
|[[Japan national under-16 football team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} {{sortname|Shingi|Ono}}<ref>{{Cite news|title=U-16日本代表監督に小野信義氏が就任|language=Japanese|work=JFA|date=12 December 2024|url=https://www.jfa.jp/news/00034613/}}</ref>||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|12|12}}}}||{{right|{{ayd|2024|12|12}}}}
|-
|[[Japan national under-15 football team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} {{sortname|Reiji|Hirata}}||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|12|18}}}}||{{right|{{ayd|2023|12|18}}}}
|-
|[[Japan national futsal team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} {{sortname|Kenichiro|Kogure}}<ref name="Japan Football Association JFA">{{Cite news|date=23 November 2021|title=Japan futsal national team appoint Mr. Kogure Kenichiro as men's head coach and Mr. Suga Takehiro as women's head coach|url=https://www.jfa.jp/eng/futsal_s/news/00028403/|work=JFA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=23 November 2021|title=フットサル日本代表 新監督が決定 男子は木暮賢一郎監督、女子は須賀雄大監督が就任|url=https://www.jfa.jp/futsal_s/news/00028403/|language=Japanese|work=JFA}}</ref>||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|11|23}}}}||{{right|{{ayd|2021|11|23}}}}
|-
|[[Japan national under-23 futsal team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} {{sortname|Kenichiro|Kogure}}<ref>{{cite news|date=20 December 2022|title=U-23 Japan futsal national team short-listed squad - Training camp (12/26-29＠JFA YUME Field)|url=https://www.jfa.jp/eng/news/00031283/|work=JFA|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221184520/https://www.jfa.jp/eng/news/00031283/|archive-date=21 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=20 December 2022|title=U-23フットサル日本代表候補トレーニングキャンプ（12.26-29＠高円宮記念JFA夢フィールド）メンバー|url=https://www.jfa.jp/news/00031283/|work=JFA}}</ref>||{{center|—}}||{{center|—}}
|-
|[[Japan national under-20 futsal team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} {{sortname|Kenichiro|Kogure}}||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|11|23}}}}||{{right|{{ayd|2021|11|23}}}}
|-
|[[Japan national beach soccer team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} {{sortname|Ozu|Moreira}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 June 2020|title=Mr. Moreira Ozu appointed as new coach of Japan beach soccer national team|url=http://www.jfa.jp/eng/national_team/beach_2020/news/00025017/|work=JFA|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918031001/https://www.jfa.jp/eng/national_team/beach_2020/news/00025017/|archive-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2020|6|18}}}}||{{right|{{ayd|2020|6|18}}}}
|-
|[[Japan eNational football team]]||{{center|—}}||{{center|—}}||{{center|—}}
|}

===Women===
<!-- {{See also|2025 Japan women's national football team}} -->
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Team<ref name="News en" /><ref name="News ja" />!!Head coach!!Appointed!!Time as Manager
|-
|[[Japan women's national football team]]||{{flagicon|DEN}} {{sortname|Nils|Nielsen}}<ref>{{cite news |title=なでしこジャパン（日本女子代表）監督にニルス・ニールセン氏が就任 |work=JFA |language=Japanese |date=12 December 2024 |url=https://www.jfa.jp/news/00034609/}}</ref>||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|12|12}} }}||{{right|{{ayd|2024|12|12}} }}
<!--
|-
|[[Japan women's national football B team]]||{{center|—}}||{{center|—}}||{{center|—}}
-->
|-
|[[Japan women's national under-23 football team]]||{{center|—}}||{{center|—}}||{{center|—}}
|-
|[[Japan women's national under-19 football team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Ijiri <small>([[:ja:井尻明|ja]])</small>||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|12|12}} }}||{{right|{{ayd|2024|12|12}} }}
|-
|[[Japan women's national under-17 football team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} Sadayoshi Shirai <small>([[:ja:白井貞義|ja]])</small><ref>{{cite news|date=19 January 2023|title=U-16日本女子代表 白井貞義監督が就任|url=http://www.jfa.jp/national_team/womens_all_2023/news/00031458/|work=JFA|language=Japanese}}</ref>||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|12|12}} }}||{{right|{{ayd|2024|12|12}} }}

|-
|[[Japan women's national under-16 football team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} Sadayoshi Shirai<ref>{{cite news|date=19 January 2023|title=U-16日本女子代表 白井貞義監督が就任|url=http://www.jfa.jp/national_team/womens_all_2023/news/00031458/|work=JFA|language=Japanese}}</ref>||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|12|12}} }}||{{right|{{ayd|2024|12|12}} }}
|-
|[[Japan women's national under-15 football team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Nakano||<!-- {{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|1|19}} }} -->||<!-- {{right|{{ayd|2023|1|19}} }} -->
|-
|[[Japan women's national futsal team]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} Takehiro Suga <small>([[:ja:須賀雄大|ja]])</small><ref name="Japan Football Association JFA"/>||{{right|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|11|23}} }}||{{right|{{ayd|2021|11|23}} }}
|-
|Japan women's national under-20 futsal team||{{center|—}}||{{center|—}}||{{center|—}}
|}

==League system==
{{Main|Japanese association football league system}}
{{See also|List of football stadiums in Japan}}
Japanese clubs' placements at each league may determine the JFA-organized competition the club will participate in, or if they will be qualified to one at all.

===Men===
{{See also|List of football clubs in Japan}}
As of the [[J.League|2025 season]], all clubs in the top two tiers ([[J1 League|J1]] and [[J2 League|J2]]) enter the [[Emperor's Cup]] directly, with the clubs below it having to qualify through prefectural tournaments.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Level on pyramid
!colspan="9"|League(s)/Division(s)
|-
|1
|colspan="9"|'''[[J1 League]] ([[J.League]])''' <br> ''20 clubs'' – 3 relegations <br> ''Current: [[2025 J1 League]]'' <br> Dates: 14 February – 6 December 2025
|-
|2
|colspan="9"|'''[[J2 League]] (J.League)''' <br> ''20 clubs'' – 2 promotions + 4 playoffs, 3 relegations <br> ''Current: [[2025 J2 League]]'' <br> Dates: 15 February – 29 November 2025
|-
|3
|colspan="9"|'''[[J3 League]] (J.League)''' <br> ''20 clubs'' – 2 promotions + 4 playoffs, 0–2 relegations <br> ''Current: [[2025 J3 League]]'' <br> Dates: 15 February – 6 December 2025
|-
|4
|colspan="9"|'''[[Japan Football League]] (JFL)''' <br> ''16 clubs'' – 0–2 promotions, 0–2 relegations <br> ''Current: [[2025 Japan Football League]]'' <br> Dates: 8 or 9 March – 23 November 2025
|-
|rowspan="2"|
5–6
|colspan="9"|'''[[Japanese Regional Leagues]]'''<br>''135 clubs (80 in Division 1 and 55 in Division 2; As of 2025) – promotions and relegations vary according to each regional association. ''<br><br>''Current: [[2025 Japanese Regional Leagues]]''
|-
|<!-- colspan="4" width=12% -->|
'''[[Hokkaido Soccer League|Hokkaido<br>Soccer League]] <!-- Division One East -->'''<br/>
''8 clubs''<!-- – 2p, 2r -->
|<!-- colspan="4" width=12% -->|
'''[[Tohoku Soccer League|Tohoku<br>Soccer League]] <!-- Division One East -->'''<br/>
''30 clubs''<!-- – 2p, 2r -->
|<!-- colspan="4" width=12% -->|
'''[[Kantō Soccer League|Kantō<br>Soccer League]] <!-- Division One East -->'''<br/>
''20 clubs''<!-- – 2p, 2r -->
|<!-- colspan="4" width=12% -->|
'''[[Hokushinetsu Football League|Hokushinetsu<br>Football League]] <!-- Division One East -->'''<br/>
''16 clubs''<!-- – 2p, 2r -->
|<!-- colspan="4" width=12% -->|
'''[[Tōkai Adult Soccer League|Tōkai<br>Adult Soccer League]] <!-- Division One East -->'''<br/>
''17 clubs''<!-- – 2p, 2r -->
|<!-- colspan="4" width=12% -->|
'''[[Kansai Soccer League|Kansai<br>Soccer League]] <!-- Division One East -->'''<br/>
''16 clubs''<!-- – 2p, 2r -->
|<!-- colspan="4" width=12% -->|
'''[[Chūgoku Soccer League|Chūgoku<br>Soccer League]] <!-- Division One East -->'''<br/>
''10 clubs''<!-- – 2p, 2r -->
|<!-- colspan="4" width=12% -->|
'''[[Shikoku Soccer League|Shikoku<br>Soccer League]] <!-- Division One East -->'''<br/>
''8 clubs''<!-- – 2p, 2r -->
|<!-- colspan="4" width=12% -->|
'''[[Kyushu Soccer League|Kyushu<br>Soccer League]] <!-- Division One East -->'''<br/>
''10 clubs''<!-- – 2p, 2r -->
|-
|7+
|colspan="9"|'''47 Prefectural Leagues <small>([[:ja:都道府県リーグ (サッカー)|ja]])</small><ref name="47 Associations">{{cite web |url=https://www.jfa.jp/eng/about_jfa/organization/47fa/|title=47 Prefectural Football Associations|publisher=JFA|access-date=19 October 2022}}</ref> & 5 Block Leagues of Hokkaido'''<br />''450+ clubs (D1) and 1200+ clubs (D2 and below)'' – promotions and relegations vary according to each regional and prefectural association.
'''[[Hokkaido Prefecture|Hokkaido]]'''<br>[[Sapporo]] Block | Dōhoku (North) Block | Dōtō (East) Block | Dōō (Central) Block | Dōnan (South) Block<br />
'''[[Tōhoku region|Tōhoku]]'''<br>[[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]] | [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]] | [[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]] | [[Akita Prefecture|Akita]] | [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]] | [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]]<br />
'''[[Kantō region|Kantō]]'''<br>[[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]] | [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]] | [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]] | [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] | [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] | [[Tokyo Prefecture|Tokyo]] | [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]] | [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]]<br />
'''[[Hokuriku region|Hoku]]-[[shin'etsu region|shinetsu]]'''<br>[[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]] | [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]] | [[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]] | [[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]] | [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]]<br />
'''[[Tōkai region|Tōkai]]'''<br>[[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]] | [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]] | [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] | [[Mie Prefecture|Mie]]<br />
'''[[Kansai region|Kansai]]'''<br>[[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]] | [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]] | [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] | [[Hyogo Prefecture|Hyogo]] | [[Nara Prefecture|Nara]] | [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]]<br />
'''[[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]]'''<br>[[Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]] | [[Shimane Prefecture|Shimane]] | [[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama]] | [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]] | [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]]<br />
'''[[Shikoku]]'''<br>[[Tokushima Prefecture|Tokushima]] | [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]] | [[Ehime Prefecture|Ehime]] | [[Kochi Prefecture|Kochi]]<br />
'''[[Kyushu]]'''<br>[[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]] | [[Saga Prefecture|Saga]] | [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]] | [[Kumamoto Prefecture|Kumamoto]] | [[Ōita Prefecture|Ōita]] | [[Miyazaki Prefecture|Miyazaki]] | [[Kagoshima Prefecture|Kagoshima]] | [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]
|-
|}

===Women===
{{See also|List of women's football clubs in Japan}}
As of [[2024–25 WE League season|2024–25 season]], all clubs in the top two tiers enter the [[Empress's Cup]] directly, with the clubs below having to qualify through regional tournaments. The top-tier clubs also qualify to the [[WE League Cup]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Level on pyramid
!colspan="2"|League(s)/Division(s)
|-
|1
|colspan="2"|'''[[WE League]]''' <br>''12 clubs'' – no relegation<br><br>''Current: [[2024–25 WE League season]]''<br>Dates: 14 September 2024 – 17 May 2025
|-
|2
|colspan="2"|'''[[Nadeshiko League]] Division 1''' <br>''12 clubs'' – 1 relegation + 1 playoff<br><br>''Current: [[2025 Nadeshiko League]]''<br>Dates: 15 March – 12 October 2025
|-
|3
|colspan="2"|'''Nadeshiko League Division 2''' <br>''10 clubs'' – 1 promotion + 1 playoff, 1 relegation + 1 playoff<br><br>''Current: [[2025 Nadeshiko League]]''<br>Dates: 15 March – 18 October 2025
|-
|4
|colspan="2"|'''9''' '''Regional Leagues''' <br>''many clubs'' – 2 playoffs, ?? relegations
|-
|5–6
|'''47 Prefectural Leagues<ref name="47 Associations" /> & 2 Block Leagues of Hokkaido''' <br>''many clubs'' – ?? promotions
|-
|}

==Competitions==
{{Further|List of association football competitions#Japan}}
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''Only includes tournaments organized by the JFA.''

===International competitions===
{{See also|FIFA International Match Calendar}}

====Senior====
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
!Competition<ref name="List of International matches">{{cite web|title=List of International matches|publisher=JFA|access-date=27 May 2023|url=http://www.jfa.jp/eng/international_match/}}</ref><ref name="News en" /><ref name="News ja" />
!Edition
!Champions / Team(s)
!Next edition
|-
!colspan=4|National team
|-
|[[Kirin Cup|Kirin Cup Soccer]]
|{{Nowrap|[[2022 Kirin Cup Soccer|2022]] <small>([[2022 Kirin Cup Soccer#Final|final]])</small>}}
|{{fb|TUN}} <br><small>(1st title)</small>
|[[Kirin Cup|TBD]]
|-
|[[Kirin Challenge Cup]]
|[[Kirin Cup Soccer#2023 Kirin Challenge Cup|2023]]
|{{fb|URU}} <small>{{Nowrap|(24 March)}}</small> <br>{{fb|COL}} <small>{{Nowrap|(28 March)}}</small> <br>{{fb|SLV}} <small>{{Nowrap|(15 June)}}</small> <br>{{fb|PER}} {{Nowrap|<small>(20 June)</small>}}
|[[Kirin Cup Soccer#2024 Kirin Challenge Cup|2024]]
|-
!colspan=4|Women's national team
|-
|[[MS&AD Cup]]
|[[MS&AD Cup#2023 MS&AD Cup|2023]]
|{{fbw|PAN}} {{Nowrap|<small>(14 July)</small>}}
|[[MS&AD Cup|2024]]
|-
|}

====Youth====
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
!Competition<ref name="List of International matches" /><ref name="News en" /><ref name="News ja" />
!Edition
!Champions / Teams
!Next edition
|-
!colspan=4|National teams
|-
|[[U-16 International Dream Cup]]
|[[2024 U-16 International Dream Cup|2024]]
|'''{{fbu|17|JPN}}''' <br>{{Nowrap|{{fbu|17|VEN}} }} <br>{{Nowrap|{{fbu|17|SEN}} }} <br>{{Nowrap|{{fbu|17|UKR}} }}
|2025
|-
|}

===Domestic competitions===
====Senior====
{{See also|2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite|2024–25 AFC Champions League Two}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Competition<ref name="Competitions en">{{cite web|url=https://www.jfa.jp/eng/match/|title=Competitions|publisher=JFA|access-date=17 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="Competitions ja">{{cite web |url=https://www.jfa.jp/match/|title=大会・試合|trans-title=Competitions / Matches|publisher=JFA|language=Japanese|access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>
!Current
!Champions
!Details
!Runners-up
!Next
|-
!colspan=11|League
|-
|[[Japanese Regional Football Champions League]]
|[[2024 Japanese Regional Football Champions League|2024]]
|style="text-align:right"|[[Asuka FC]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[2024 Japanese Regional Football Champions League#Final round|Final<br>round]]
|[[Vonds Ichihara]]
|[[2025 Japanese Regional Football Champions League|2025]]
|-
!colspan=11|Cup
|-
|[[Japanese Super Cup]]
|[[2024 Japanese Super Cup|2024]]
|style="text-align:right"|[[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|[[Vissel Kobe]]
|[[2025 Japanese Super Cup|2025]]
|-
|[[Emperor's Cup|Emperor's Cup JFA Japan Football Championship]]
|{{Nowrap|[[2024 Emperor's Cup|2024]]
|style="text-align:right"|[[Vissel Kobe]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{center|1–0}}
|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|{{Nowrap|[[2025 Emperor's Cup|2025]]
|- 
|[[All Japan Senior Football Championship]]
|[[2024 All Japan Senior Football Championship|2024]]
|style="text-align:right"|[[Japan Soccer College]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{center|1–0}}
|[[FC Tokushima]]
|[[2025 All Japan Senior Football Championship|2025]]
|-
|[[All Japan Club Teams Football Tournament]]
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|Koga City FC
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|FC Nakatsu
|2025
|-
!colspan=11|Futsal
|-
|[[All Japan Futsal Championship|JFA Japan Futsal Championship]]
|2024 <small>([[:ja:JFA 第29回全日本フットサル選手権大会|ja]])</small>
|style="text-align:right"|[[Nagoya Oceans]]
|style="text-align:center"|6–2
|[[Tachikawa Athletic FC|Tachikawa Athletic]]
|2025 <small>([[:ja:JFA 第30回全日本フットサル選手権大会|ja]])</small>
|-
|[[F.League Ocean Cup]]
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|[[Nagoya Oceans]]
|style="text-align:center"|4–3
|[[Pescadola Machida]]
|2025
|-
!colspan=11|Beach soccer
|-
|[[JFA Japan Beach Soccer Tournament]]
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|Loewe Yokohama
|style="text-align:center"|7–4
|Tokyo Verdy BS
|2025
|- 
|}

{{See also|2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Competition<ref name="Competitions en" /><ref name="Competitions ja" />
!Season
!Champions
!Details
!Runners-up
!Next season
|-
!colspan=11|Women's cup
|-
|[[Empress's Cup|Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship]]
|{{Nowrap|[[2024 Empress's Cup|2024]]
|style="text-align:right"|[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{center|1–1 {{aet}}<br>{{pso|5–4}} }}
|style="text-align:left"|[[Albirex Niigata Ladies|Albirex Niigata]]
|{{Nowrap|[[2025 Empress's Cup|2025]]
|-
!colspan=11|Women's futsal
|-
|JFA Japan Women's Futsal Championship <small>([[:ja:JFA 全日本女子フットサル選手権大会|ja]])</small>
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|SWH Ladies Nishinomiya
|style="text-align:center"|{{center|4–4 {{aet}}<br>{{pso|5–3}} }}
|[[Bardral Urayasu|Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas]]
|2025
|}

====University====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Competition<ref name="Competitions en" /><ref name="Competitions ja" />
!Season
!Champions
!Score
!Runners-up
!Next season
|-
!colspan=9|Football
|-
|[[All Japan University Football Championship|All Japan University Football Tournament]]
|[[2024 All Japan University Football Championship|2024]]
|style="text-align:right"|[[Toyo University]] <br><small>(1st title)</small>
|{{center|1–0}}
|[[Niigata University of Health and Welfare|Niigata University HW]]
|[[2024 All Japan University Football Championship|2024]]
|-
|[[Prime Minister's Cup All Japan University Football Tournament]]
|[[2024 Prime Minister's Cup All Japan University Football Tournament|2024]] <small>([[:ja:第48回総理大臣杯全日本大学サッカートーナメント|ja]])</small>
|style="text-align:right"|[[Hannan University]] <br><small>(3rd title)</small>
|{{center|2–1}}
|[[Niigata University of Health and Welfare|Niigata University HW]]
|[[2025 Prime Minister's Cup All Japan University Football Tournament|2025]]
|-
|Denso Cup Challenge Soccer <small>([[:ja:デンソーカップサッカー|ja]])</small>
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|Kanto Selection B <br><small>(4th title)</small>
|{{center|8–1}}
|Shikoku Selection
|2025
|-
|All Japan University Football Rookie Championship
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|[[Kokushikan University]] <br><small>(1st title)</small>
|{{center|3–1}}
|[[Kindai University]]
|2025
|-
!colspan=9|Women's football
|-
|[[All Japan Women's University Football Championship]]
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|[[Nippon Sport Science University]] <br><small>(19th title)</small>
|{{center|2–1}}
|[[Yamanashi Gakuin University]]
|2025
|-
!colspan=9|Futsal
|-
|University Futsal Championship <small>([[:ja:全日本大学フットサル大会|ja]])</small>
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|[[Osaka Seikei University]] <br><small>(2nd title)</small>
|{{center|4–3}}
|[[Josai University]]
|2025
|-
|}

====Youth====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Competition<ref name="Competitions en" /><ref name="Competitions ja" />
!Season
!Champions
!Score
!Runners-up
!Next season
|-
!colspan=8|League
|-
|[[Prince Takamado Cup|Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-18 Football Premier League]]
|[[2024 Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League|2024]]
|style="text-align:right"|Ohzu High School
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|[[Yokohama FC|Yokohama FC U-18]]
|[[2025 Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League|2025]]
|-
!colspan=9|Cup
|-
|[[Japan Club Youth U-18 Football Championship|Club Youth U-18 Championship]] <small>([[:ja:日本クラブユースサッカー選手権 (U-18)大会|ja]])</small>
|[[2024 Japan Club Youth U-18 Football Championship|2024]] <small>([[:ja:第48回日本クラブユースサッカー選手権 (U-18)大会|ja]])</small>
|style="text-align:right"|[[Gamba Osaka|Gamba Osaka U-18]] <br><small>(5th title)</small>
|{{center|3–2 }}
|[[Kawasaki Frontale|Kawasaki Frontale U-18]]
|[[2025 Japan Club Youth U-18 Football Championship|2025]]
|- <!--
|[[J.Youth Cup]] <small>([[:ja:Jリーグユース選手権大会|ja]])</small>
|2019 <small>([[:ja:2019Jユースカップ|ja]])</small>
|style="text-align:right"|[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus U-18]] <br><small>(2nd title)</small>
|{{center|4–0}}
|[[Gamba Osaka|Gamba Osaka U-18]]
|[[2024 J.Youth Cup|2024]] <small>([[:ja:第48回日本クラブユースサッカー選手権 (U-18)大会|ja]])</small>
|- -->
|[[All Japan High School Soccer Tournament]]
|[[2024 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament|2024]]
|style="text-align:right"|Maebashi Ikuei High School <br><small>(2nd title)</small>
|{{center|1–1 {{aet}}<br>{{pso|9–8}} }}
|RKU Kashiwa High School
|[[2025 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament|2025]]
|-
|[[Football at the Inter High School Sports Festival]]
|[[Football at the 2024 Inter High School Sports Festival – Men's tournament|2024]]
|style="text-align:right"|Shohei High School <br><small>(1st title)</small>
|{{center|3–2}}
|Kamimura Gakuen High School
|[[Football at the 2025 Inter High School Sports Festival – Men's tournament|2025]]
|-
|Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-15 Japan Football Championship <small>([[:ja:高円宮杯 JFA 全日本U-15サッカー選手権大会|ja]])</small>
|2024 <small>([[:ja:高円宮杯 JFA 第36回全日本 U-15 サッカー選手権大会|ja]])</small>
|style="text-align:right"|[[Urawa Red Diamonds]] <br><small>(3rd title)</small>
|{{center|3–2}}
|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|2025<small>([[:ja:高円宮杯 JFA 第37回全日本 U-15 サッカー選手権大会|ja]])</small>
|-
|Club Youth U-15 Championship <small>([[:ja:日本クラブユースサッカー選手権(U-15)大会|ja]])</small>
|2024 <small>([[:ja:第39回日本クラブユースサッカー選手権 (U-15)大会|ja]])</small>
|style="text-align:right"|[[Kawasaki Frontale|Kawasaki Frontale Ikuta]]<br><small>(1st title)</small>
|{{center|4–1}}
|[[FC Gifu]]
|2025 <small>([[:ja:第40回日本クラブユースサッカー選手権 (U-15)大会|ja]])</small>
|-
|Junior High School Sports Festival <small>([[:ja:全国中学校サッカー大会|ja]])</small>
|2024 <small>([[:ja:第55回全国中学校サッカー大会|ja]])</small>
|style="text-align:right"|Kamimura Gakuen Junior High School <br><small>(3rd title)</small>
|{{center|1–0}}
|Aomori Yamada Junior High School
|2025 <small>([[:ja:第56回全国中学校サッカー大会|ja]])</small>
|-
|JFA U-12 Japan Football Championship <small>([[:ja:JFA 全日本U-12サッカー選手権大会|ja]])</small>
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|[[Tokyo Verdy]] <br><small>(3rd title)</small>
|{{center|3–2}}
|Buddy SC
|2025
|-
!colspan=11|Futsal
|-
|JFA U-18 Japan Futsal Championship <small>([[:ja:JFA 全日本U-18フットサル大会|ja]])</small>
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|[[Fugador Sumida|Fugador Sumida Falcons]] <small>(2nd title)</small>
|{{center|1–0}}
|[[Bardral Urayasu|Bardral Urayasu Tercero]]
|2025
|-
|JFA U-15 Japan Futsal Championship <small>([[:ja:JFA 全日本U-15フットサル大会|ja]])</small>
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|Nagaoka JYFC <br><small>(6th title)</small>
|{{center|7–0}}
|FC Craques Matsudo
|2025
|-
|JFA Vermont Cup U-12 Japan Futsal Championship <small>([[:ja:JFA 全日本U-12フットサル選手権大会|ja]])</small>
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|Tozuka FC Junior <br><small>(3rd title)</small>
|{{center|8–2}}
|Shizuoka Junior FC Pivo
|2025
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Competition<ref name="Competitions en" /><ref name="Competitions ja" />
!Season
!Champions
!Score
!Runners-up
!Next season
|-
!colspan=11|Women's cup
|-
|Japan Club Youth (U-18) Women's Football Tournament <small>([[:ja:日本クラブユース女子サッカー大会 (U-18)|ja]])</small>
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|[[Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza|Tokyo Verdy Menina]]  <br><small>(2nd title)</small>
|{{center|1–0}}
|JFA Academy Fukushima
|2025
|-
|[[All Japan High School Women's Soccer Tournament|All Japan High School Women's Football Championship]]
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|Fujieda Junshin High School <br><small>(8th title)</small>
|{{center|5–0}}
|Kamimura Gakuen High School
|2025
|-
|JFA U-18 Japan Women's Football Championship <small>([[:ja:JFA 全日本U-18女子サッカー選手権大会|ja]])</small>
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|[[Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza|Tokyo Verdy Menina]]<br><small>(11th title)</small>
|{{center|1–0}}
|[[INAC Kobe Leonessa|INAC Kobe Leoncina]]
|2025
|-
|[[Football at the Inter High School Sports Festival]]
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|Fujieda Junshin High School <br><small>(3rd title)</small>
|{{center|2–0}}
|Daisho Gakuen High School
|2025
|-
|Princess Takamado Trophy JFA U-15 Women's Football Championship <small>([[:ja:高円宮妃杯 JFA 全日本U-15女子サッカー選手権大会|ja]])</small>
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|[[Cerezo Osaka Yanmar Ladies|Cerezo Osaka]]<br><small>(2nd title)</small>
|{{center|3–2}}
|[[Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies|Urawa Red Diamonds]]
|2025
|-
!colspan=11|Women's futsal
|-
|JFA U-15 Japan Women's Futsal Tournament <small>([[:ja:JFA 全日本U-15女子フットサル大会|ja]])</small>
|2024
|style="text-align:right"|Kyoto Seika Gakuen Jr. High School<br><small>(1st title)</small>
|{{center|5–1}}
|Linda
|2025
|}

====Over-age====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Competition<ref name="Competitions en" /><ref name="Competitions ja" />
!Season
!Champions
!Score
!Runners-up
!Next season
|-
!colspan=9|Over-age
|-
|JFA O-40 Japan Football Tournament
|2024
|style=text-align:right;"|FC Seibudai<br><small>(1st title)</small>
|{{center|2–0}}
|FC Funabashi
|2025
|-
|JFA O-50 Japan Football Tournament
|2024
|style=text-align:right;"|T Dreams 50 <br><small>(2nd title)</small>
|{{center|1–0}}
|FC Musashi United 50
|2025
|-
|JFA O-60 Japan Football Tournament
|2024
|style=text-align:right;"|T Dreams 60 <br><small>(1st title)</small>
|{{center|1–0}}
|Hyogo Selection
|2025
|-
|JFA O-70 Japan Football Tournament
|2024
|style=text-align:right;"|Hyogo Selection <br><small>(2nd title)</small>
|{{center|0–0 <br>{{pso|3–0}} }}
|Super Infinito de Cero
|2025
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Competition<ref name="Competitions en" /><ref name="Competitions ja" />
!Season
!Champions
!Score
!Runners-up
!Next season
|-
!colspan=9|Women's over-age
|-
|JFA O-30 Japan Women's Football Tournament <small>([[:ja:JFA 全日本O-30女子サッカー大会|ja]])</small>
|2024
|style=text-align:right;"|Shupini Osaka <br><small>(2nd title)</small>
|{{center|1–0}}
|Legame
|2025
|-
|JFA O-40 Japan Women's Football Open Tournament
|2024
|style=text-align:right;"|Kodaira SC <br><small>(1st title)</small>
|{{center|1–0}}
|Tokyo Artemis SC
|2025
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[NHK]]
*[[DAZN]]
*[[Abema]]
*[[J Sports]]
*[[Football in Japan]]
*[[Football in Tokyo]]
*[[Women's football in Japan]]
{{Portal bar|Asia|Japan|Sports|Association football}}

==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
*[http://www.jfa.jp/eng/ Official website]
*[https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/JPN JFA] on FIFA
*[https://www.the-afc.com/en/east/japan.html JFA] on AFC
*[https://www.jfa.jp/sns_list/ List of the official SNSs] on JFA

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