Kansai Soccer League

Kansai Soccer League
Founded	1966; 58 years ago
Country	Japan
Confederation	AFC
Divisions	2
Number of teams	Div 1: 8; Div 2: 8
Level on pyramid	5–6
Promotion to	Japan Football League
Relegation to	Prefectural Leagues
Domestic cup(s)	Emperor's Cup; Shakaijin Cup
League cup(s)	Kansai Soccer League Cup
Current champions	Div 1: Asuka FC ; Div 2: AS Laranja Kyoto ; (2024)
Most championships	NTT West Kyoto SC (8 titles)
Website	kansaisl.jp
	Current: 2024 Japanese Regional Leagues

Kansai Soccer League (関西サッカーリーグ, Kansai Sakkā Rīgu) is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers most of the Kansai region, as well as the prefectures of Hyōgo, Kyōto, Nara, Osaka, Shiga and Wakayama. Mie, usually considered part of Kansai in non-football usage, but is allotted to the Tōkai Adult Soccer League.

Overview

The Kansai Soccer League commenced in 1966 as the Kansai Adult Soccer League. The first tournament had eight clubs, these were: -

Osaka Sportsman Club
Kyoto Shiko Club
Dainichi Nippon Cable
NTT Kinki
Fuji Steel Hirohata
Wakayama Club
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe
Shiga Club

The tournament was played in a single division, until a second division commenced in 2005, this introduced promotion and relegation at this regional level. Team in the second tier get relegated to the provincial leagues. In 2005, the name was changed to "Kansai Soccer League" and scoreboards are required to be installed at every venue (if the stadium does not have this facility, the league will lend a portable scoreboard).

"SiMSEED" (formerly SiMS), which manages official records and posts information online, was jointly developed with NTT West Japan-Hyogo (formerly NTT Marketing Act Hyogo). Since 2012, the company commenced its official channel "KSLTV", which is now available on the KSLTV platform, where some of the matches are streamed live.

2024 clubs

Division 1

Teams	Hometown	Notes
Arterivo Wakayama	Wakayama, Wakayama
Asuka FC	Kashihara, Nara
FC AWJ	Awaji, Hyōgo	Promoted from Division 2, Champions
Basara Hyōgo	Akashi, Hyōgo
Cento Cuore Harima	Kakogawa, Hyōgo
Hannan University SC	Matsubara, Osaka	Promoted from Division 2, Runners-up
Lagend Shiga	Moriyama, Shiga
Moriyama Samurai 2000	Moriyama, Shiga

Division 2

Teams	Hometown	Notes
Kandai FC 2008	Osaka, Osaka	Relegated from 1st division, 7th place
Kobe FC 1970	Kobe, Kobe
Kyoto Shiko Club	Kita-ku, Kyoto
Laranja Kyoto	Kyoto, Kyoto
AC Middle Range	Higashiyodogawa, Osaka	Promoted as champions of the Kansai Prefectural league
Ococias Kyoto	Kyoto, Kyoto	Relegated from 1st division, 8th place
Osaka Korean FC	Ikuno, Osaka	Promoted by finishing 2nd place in the Kansai Prefectural Final & winning in the playoff match
St. Andrew's FC	Izumi, Osaka