Hokushinetsu Football League

Summary

Hokushin'etsu Football League (北信越フットボールリーグ, Hokushin'etsu Futtobōru Rīgu) is a group of five prefectures in the Hokushinetsu region. which comprise of Hokuriku and Shin'etsu in Japan. They are (Nagano, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui). It is a soccer league in which club teams registered in Class 1 participate. The abbreviation is HFL.

Hokushin'etsu Football League
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
CountryJapan
ConfederationAFC
Divisions2
Number of teamsDiv 1: 8
Div 2: 8
Level on pyramid5: Division 1
6: Division 2
Promotion toJapan Football League
Relegation toPrefectural Leagues
Domestic cup(s)Emperor's Cup
Current championsDiv. 1: Fukui United
Div. 2: Sakai Phoenix
(2023)
Most championshipsYKK AP SC (11 titles)
Websitewww.hfl.jp
Current: 2024 Japanese Regional Leagues


2024 clubs edit

Division 2 edit

Team Hometown
Antelope Shiojiri   Shiojiri, Nagano
FC Hokuriku   Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Libertas Chikuma Chikuma, Nagano
FC Matsucelona Matsumoto, Nagano
CUPS Seiro Seiro, Niigata
N-Style Toyama Toyama City, Toyama
NUHW FC   Niigata City, Niigata
Lion Power Komatsu   Komatsu, Ishikawa

Hokushin'etsu Soccer League Champions edit

Year Winner
1975 YKK (1)
1976 Nissei Plastic Industrial (1)
1977 Nissei Plastic Industrial (2)
1978 Nissei Plastic Industrial (3)
1979 Nissei Plastic Industrial (4)
1980 Fukui Teachers (1)
1981 YKK (2)
1982 Nissei Plastic Industrial (5)
1983 Nissei Plastic Industrial (6)
1984 YKK (3)
1985 Yamaga (1)
1986 Niigata Eleven (1)
1987 Nissei Plastic Industrial (7)
1988 YKK (4)
1989 YKK (5)
1990 YKK (6)
1991 Teihens (1)
1992 YKK (7)
1993 YKK (8)
1994 Hokuriku Electric Power (1)
1995 YKK (9)
1996 Albirex Niigata (2)
1997 Albirex Niigata (3)
1998 ALO's Hokuriku (2)
1999 YKK (10)
2000 YKK (11)
2001 Nissei Plastic Industrial (8)
2002 Nagano Elsa (1)
2003 Japan Soccer College (1)
2004 Kanazawa S.C. (1)
2005 Nagano Elsa (2)
2006 Japan Soccer College (2)
2007 Matsumoto Yamaga (2)
2008 Nagano Parceiro (3)
2009 Japan Soccer College (3)
2010 Nagano Parceiro (4)
2011 Japan Soccer College (4)
2012 Saurcos Fukui (1)
2013 Saurcos Fukui (2)
2014 Saurcos Fukui (3)
2015 Saurcos Fukui (4)
2016 Artista Tomi (1)
2017 Saurcos Fukui (5)
2018 Saurcos Fukui (6)
2019 Fukui United (7)
2020 Fukui United (8)
2021 Fukui United (9)
2022 Artista Asama (2)
2023 Fukui United (10)

External links edit

  • Official website (in Japanese)