List of Japan Football League football transfers winter 2022–23

Transfer list

This is a list of Japan Football League transfers made during the winter transfer window of the 2023 season by each club.

Briobecca Urayasu

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Koji Takashima	Kagura Shimane	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Shunya Akamatsu	Vanraure Hachinohe	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Takeru Osada	Kagura Shimane	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Takefumi Yoshita	Okinawa SV	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Futoshi Arai	Tokyo United	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Ryota Fujimori	Kanagawa University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Shion Kurita	Juntendo University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kenta Murakoshi	Nankatsu SC	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Obiora Ishibashi	Joyful Honda Tsukuba	Free transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	DF	Daisuke Kato	SC Sagamihara	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Ryota Kasamatsu	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Tomohiro Shinoda	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Yuto Takechi	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	FW	Ryuto Ito	–	Contract expiration

Criacao Shinjuku

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Suguru Asanuma	V-Varen Nagasaki	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Shoto Suzuki	Unattached	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Ryotaro Takeuchi	Sagan Tosu	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Keita Ishii	Iwate Grulla Morioka	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yuto Nakayama	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kazuki Saito	Fagiano Okayama	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Tsubasa Sano	Nagano Parceiro	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Hiroki Scharod Akai	Meiji University	Free transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	DF	Yuki Onda	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Yuki Ishii	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Kengo Kawai	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Ayumu Owada	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Ryo Horita	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	GK	Yuya Mizutani	–	Retirement
Pre-season	DF	Hayao Ebata	–	Retirement
Pre-season	DF	Katsuhisa Ito	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Yuma Tanigawa	–	Retirement
Pre-season	FW	Hiroki Iwata	–	Retirement

Honda FC

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	DF	Daichi Miwa	Osaka University HSS	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Koshiro Chibana	Chukyo University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kenshin Yuba	Kokushikan University	Free transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	DF	Kazuki Tominaga	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Hayato Horiuchi	Nara Club	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Takaya Sakiyama	–	Contract expiration

Kochi United

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Ryusei Ito	Osaka Gakuin University	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Itsuki Ueda	Zweigen Kanazawa	Loan transfer
Pre-season	DF	Daichi Kobayashi	Vanraure Hachinohe	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Naoya Imamura	Kagura Shimane	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Naiki Imai	Suzuka Point Getters	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Reo Fukuda	Kyoto Sangyo University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Ryuya Fukushima	Urawa Red Diamonds	Loan transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yu Miyamoto	Tokyo Verdy	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Taiga Sasaki	Sony Sendai	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Tsubasa Misao	FC Tokushima	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shunsuke Hashimoto	Reilac Shiga	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yui Takano	Tokoha University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ryosei Imai	Nippon SS University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kosei Tajiri	Roasso Kumamoto	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Toshiki Toya	Avispa Fukuoka	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Koki Taguchi	Tokyo Musashino United	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Asahi Kanehara	Ryutsu Keizai University	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kokoro Kobayashi	Ryutsu Keizai University	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Retsushi Harada	Kyoto Sangyo University	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kakeru Higuchi	Roasso Kumamoto	Free transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Ryo Hasegawa	Aventura Kawaguchi	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Shota Fujisaki	Tiamo Hirakata	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Daisuke Inazumi	Vanraure Hachinohe	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Ryota Okada	Aries Tokyo	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yuki Fukai	Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Haruto Kawamae	Azul Claro Numazu	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Natsu Motoishi	FC Gifu	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Haruki Yoshida	Ehime FC	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Mizuki Aiba	Vanraure Hachinohe	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kaito Hosoyama	Aries Tokyo	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Daisuke Okada	FC AWJ	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kento Nakamasu	Kamakura International	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shoma Tanaka	Wyvern FC	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kyoya Yamada	Fagiano Okayama	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Mutsuki Hirooka	Montedio Yamagata	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Riku Furuyado	–	Mutual agreement
Pre-season	FW	Kaima Akahoshi	Kamatamare Sanuki	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Koji Nishimura	–	Contract expiration

Maruyasu Okazaki

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Sora Kitagawa	Ryutsu Keizai University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Rai Watanabe	Aomori Yamada HS	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kenta Uchida	Ehime FC	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yusuke Murase	FC Ryukyu	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Takahiro Urashima	Verspah Oita	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Wataru Sasaki	Kamatamare Sanuki	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shuto Watanabe	Verspah Oita	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kotaro Hara	Hannan University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Hayato Kato	Tokoha University	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Jukiya Fujishima	Suzuka Point Getters	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Hiroki Maeda	Verspah Oita	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Koya Hakamata	Honda FC U18s	Free transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Satoshi Tokizawa	Wyvern FC	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kazuki Ninomiya	Fukuyama City	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Teruyuki Moniwa	FC Kariya	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yuto Miyadera	FC Ise-Shima	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Haruto Ito	–	Retirement
Pre-season	DF	Shogo Muraoka	–	Retirement
Pre-season	DF	Kazuki Ninomiya	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Ko Ikeda	Yokohama F. Marinos	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Akira Yoshida	Nagoya Grampus	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Takumi Fujiwara	Tochigi City	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yuga Harashina	Tokyo 23	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Hidemi Jinushizono	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Jin Shiomi	–	Retirement
Pre-season	FW	Tatsuma Sakai	Nara Club	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Yuki Takahashi	FC Ise-Shima	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kohei Mishima	COEDO Kawagoe	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Ndao Talla	Yokohama F. Marinos	Loan expiration
Pre-season	FW	Daigoro Shirakawa	–	Retirement

Minebea Mitsumi

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	DF	Mao Igarashi	Chuo Gakuin University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Tomoki Okawa	Fukuoka University	Free transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Kazuki Kumashiro	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Yusuke Hasegawa	Vanraure Hachinohe	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Arashi Tamashiro	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Yuiku Fujiyama	Suzuka Point Getters	Free transfer

Okinawa SV

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Takuma Narahashi	Fujieda MYFC	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Timothy Shiraoka	Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Ryo Odajima	Iwaki FC	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Daisuke Matsushita	Kagura Shimane	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kota Nishihara	Ryutsu Keizai University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Tetsuya Yonezawa	Iwaki FC	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Tsubasa Iijima	Artista Asama	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Mashu Sada	FC Kariya	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kazuma Tomikuda	Sendai University	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Ryuichi Ichiki	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Rai Ijuin	Nobeoka Agata	Free transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Kenta Isaka	Brew Kashima	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Lenon Murata	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Takefumi Yoshita	Briobecca Urayasu	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kazuki Higa	Brew Kashima	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Takahiro Morizono	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Kazuki Nakabayashi	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Tsubasa Fujiike	Belugarosso Iwami	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yasunori Seki	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Hiroki Todaka	–	Contract expiration

Reilac Shiga

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
19 Mar	MF	Leung Yau Wai	Chiangrai City	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Tomofumi Ikematsu	Suzuka Point Getters	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Hikaru Kawabata	HBO Tokyo	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	So Hirao	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Keita Ide	Tochigi SC	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yuya Hiyama	Tiamo Hirakata	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Moon Joon-su	Cento Cuore Harima	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Masaomi Nakano	Iwate Grulla Morioka	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Genta Umiguchi	Suzuka Point Getters	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shota Saito	Suzuka Point Getters	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kodai Sakamoto	Suzuka Point Getters	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kazuki Shoji	Ryutsu Keizai University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shunsuke Hirai	Yokohama F. Marinos	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Yuma Kawamori	Suzuka Point Getters	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kohei Hattori	Asuka FC	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Sora Takeda	Cobaltore Onagawa	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Shuga Ara	Nankatsu SC	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Taiga Matsubara	Hannan University	Free transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Naotaka Ikegami	Arterivo Wakayama	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Taito Okino	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Ryo Nishiguchi	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Sota Watanabe	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Shunsuke Hashimoto	Kochi United	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Keita Takami	Suzuka Point Getters	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Reo Takeshita	Tiamo Hirakata	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Tatsuro Yamauchi	Arterivo Wakayama	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ryuki Nishimuro	Shinagawa CC	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Akiyuki Hasegawa	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Hikaru Morishige	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Kazuto Nishida	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Reiji Saneyoshi	–	Retirement
Pre-season	FW	Daiji Oguchi	Tokyo Musashino United	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kaito Ikeda	Lagend Shiga	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Reo Takeshita	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	FW	Cho Hyeong-in	–	Contract expiration

ReinMeer Aomori

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Rui Sammonji	Niigata University HW	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yosuke Toji	Zweigen Kanazawa	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Shunta Aoki	Kanazawa Seiryo University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yudai Iwama	Fujieda MYFC	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Gaku Inaba	Zweigen Kanazawa	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Masaya Yoshida	Matsumoto Yamaga	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kakeru Suminaga	Nagano Parceiro	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kazuki Yamaguchi	Nagano Parceiro	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Satoru Maruoka	Vanraure Hachinohe	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Taisei Hikima	Hachinohe Gakuin University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Seiryo Nakamura	Osaka Kyoiku University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kaito Hirata	Mito HollyHock	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Koki Kido	Montedio Yamagata	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Takayuki Funayama	SC Sagamihara	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Ryu Joseph Hashimura	Artista Asama	Free transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Peter Kwame Aizawa	Vanraure Hachinohe	Full transfer
Pre-season	GK	Yusei Narita	FC Kariya	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Takumi Sakai	FC Osaka	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Taiki Kikuchi	Tokyo Musashino United	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Takaaki Kinoshita	Shinagawa CC	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kenichiro Hirata	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Jo Kurosawa	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Tomoya Inoue	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Kaito Hirata	Mito HollyHock	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Kaiga Murakoshi	Matsumoto Yamaga	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Shunsuke Hirai	Yokohama F. Marinos	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Keigo Sakakibara	Yokohama F. Marinos	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Takumi Tsukui	Yokohama F. Marinos	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Yuto Sashinami	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	FW	Taiki Yukutake	Tokyo Musashino United	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Atsushi Bando	Nunawading City	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Halef Pitbull	Berço SC	Loan expiration
Pre-season	FW	Jun Hiratsuka	–	Contract expiration

Sony Sendai

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Shun Yaida	Fukuoka University	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Ryo Matsuda	Tokyo International University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yuji Goto	Juntendo University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Goshi Otomo	Tohoku Gakuin High School	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Taiyo Kumagai	Osaka University HSS	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Tasuku Yamashita	Hachinohe Gakuin University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yuya Hirayama	Osaka University HSS	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ryota Ito	Hosei University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Taiga Sato	Fuji University	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Taro Katsuura	Chuo University	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Eishun Shida	Tokai Gakuen University	Free transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Yuki Furukawa	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	GK	Yuto Kamogawa	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Konosuke Fukumiya	Verspah Oita	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Hikaru Ishigami	Verspah Oita	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Keisuke Yoshikawa	Cobaltore Onagawa	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Tomoya Suzuki	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Taiga Sasaki	Kochi United	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Taisei Kaneko	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	FW	Yuki Miura	Cobaltore Onagawa	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Yuta Uchino	–	Contract expiration

Suzuka Point Getters

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	To Chun Kiu	Sham Shui Po	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kaito Kuwahara	Avispa Fukuoka	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kyosuke Fujiyama	OFK Nikšić	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Takaichi Yamashita	Joyful Honda Tsukuba	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Taiga Hagiwara	Ococias Kyoto	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Shunsuke Ishikawa	Tokyo Int. University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Takushi Yuzawa	Tokyo Int. University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yuiku Fujiyama	Minebea Mitsumi	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Seiya Nawa	Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kazuki Arima	Sanno Institute of Management	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ryota Onodera	Sanno Institute of Management	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shota Suzuki	Chuo University	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Tatsunori Miyoshi	Ritsumeikan University	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Shunsuke Yagihashi	Tokyo Int. University	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Reoto Kodama	Renofa Yamaguchi	Loan transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Tomofumi Ikematsu	Rayluck Shiga	Full transfer
Pre-season	GK	Kaito Tsuruta	Basara Hyogo	Full transfer
Pre-season	GK	Ryo Ishii	Zweigen Kanazawa	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Hayato Ueda	Veertien Mie	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Seiji Shindo	Tokyo 23	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Naiki Imai	Kochi United	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Koki Inoue	Azul Claro Numazu	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Taku Kikushima	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Takahiro Nakazato	YSCC Yokohama	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yuto Nakamura	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Kazuma Sato	Malvern City	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shota Saito	Rayluck Shiga	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kodai Sakamoto	Rayluck Shiga	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Tatsumi Hineno	Verspah Oita	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Atsuki Wada	J-Lease FC	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shunnosuke Matsuki	Fagiano Okayama	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Yuto Kito	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Koji Hashimoto	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Genta Umiguchi	Reilac Shiga	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Junya Kitano	Arterivo Wakayama	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Jukiya Fujishima	Maruyasu Okazaki	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Yuma Kawamori	Rayluck Shiga	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Junki Endo	J-Lease FC	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kazuyoshi Miura	Yokohama FC	Loan expiration
Pre-season	FW	Mark Ajay Kurita	Kamatamare Sanuki	Loan expiration
Pre-season	FW	Vinícius Faria	Nacional-SP	Loan expiration

Tiamo Hirakata

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Yuta Terasawa	Nankatsu SC	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Naoki Watanabe	Asia University	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Felipe Bessa	Tokai Gakuen University	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Malik Fofana	Yamanashi Gakuin University	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Sota Sato	Daito Bunka University	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yusei Ichikawa	Hosei University	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ren Shibamoto	Gamba Osaka	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Naoki Hara	Shonan Bellmare	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kazuma Tsuboi	Vanraure Hachinohe	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Reo Takeshita	Rayluck Shiga	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Hiromi Kakura	Kagura Shimane	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shota Fujisaki	Kochi United	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ryuki Yamaguchi	Fukuoka University	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Rikuya Yamada	Osaka Gakuin University	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ryusei Muraki	Tokyo Int. University	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Raisei Shimazu	Zweigen Kanazawa	Full transfer; Loan made permanent
Pre-season	FW	Yuto Tsumura	Sakushin Gakuin University	Full transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Niki Kitabatake	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Yuya Hiyama	Rayluck Shiga	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kotaro Higashino	Roasso Kumamoto	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Koki Imakake	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	João Siqueira	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Shinya Hattori	FC Tokushima	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Nao Yamamoto	FC Tokushima	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Masato Kurogi	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Takahiro Futagawa	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Noah Fortune	–	Retirement
Pre-season	FW	Yuri Messias	East Riffa	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Himan Morimoto	Kamatamare Sanuki	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Ryusei Ito	–	Retirement

Tokyo Musashino United

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Atsushi Suetsugu	Cobaltore Onagawa	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Takuya Atsumi	Sanno Institute of Management	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Taiki Kikuchi	ReinMeer Aomori	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Riku Yamada	Meiji University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Haruki Nishimi	Tokyo Keizai University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Motoya Toyoshima	Juntendo University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ryoichi Imamura	Nippon SS University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Goru Teramoto	Sakushin Gakuin University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shuto Hori	Kataller Toyama	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Daiji Oguchi	Rayluck Shiga	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Taiki Yukutake	ReinMeer Aomori	Free transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Kota Sanada	Shonan Bellmare	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Tatsuya Kamikaseda	Tokyo United	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Koji Sugiyama	Fagiano Okayama	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Takanori Kanamori	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Ryang Yong-ju	Veertien Mie	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kenta Kurishima	Tokyo United	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yasutaka Suzuki	Tokyo United	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Asahi Yokokawa	Shonan Bellmare	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Junki Kanai	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Yuma Nishioka	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Ko Kyung-te	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	FW	Akira Matsuzawa	SC Sagamihara	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Koki Taguchi	Kochi United	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Koji Takizawa	–	Contract expiration

Veertien Mie

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Shohei Nomura	Pogoń Skwierzyna	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Kota Sanada	Shonan Bellmare	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Hayato Ueda	Suzuka Point Getters	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kaito Suzuki	Yokkaichi University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Taisei Ishii	Shonan Bellmare	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Koji Sugiyama	Fagiano Okayama	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ryang Yong-ju	Tokyo Musashino United	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kaito Anzai	Vonds Ichihara	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shunnosuke Matsuki	Fagiano Okayama	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Atsushi Yoshida	Tochigi City	Free transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Daiki Kato	J-Lease FC	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Toru Suzuki	–	Retirement
Pre-season	DF	Aoto Tamiya	–	Retirement
Pre-season	DF	Taichi Okumura	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Kotaro Takahashi	Boso Rovers Kisarazu	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yuki Kozuka	Ococias Kyoto	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Sho Hayasaka	Shinagawa CC	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Jo Inoue	Toyama Shinjo	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Hiroki Terashita	–	Retirement
Pre-season	FW	Koichi Sato	–	Retirement
Pre-season	FW	Shogo Sakai	–	Retirement

Verspah Oita

Transfers in
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Shun Sato	BTOP Thank Kuriyama	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Konosuke Fukumiya	Sony Sendai	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Hikaru Ishigami	Sony Sendai	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Koji Sugiyama	Fagiano Okayama	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kosei Uryu	Azul Claro Numazu	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yusuke Kaneko	Nara Club	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Tatsumi Hineno	Suzuka Point Getters	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Itsuki Ajima	Juntendo University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shunnosuke Matsuki	Fagiano Okayama	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kodai Nagashima	Nara Club	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Koya Handa	Blaublitz Akita	Loan transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Yasuhiro Watanabe	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Takuto Honda	J-Lease FC	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Asahi Yamade	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	DF	Takahiro Urashima	Maruyasu Okazaki	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kimiaki Nishikawa	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Rui Tone	FC Osaka	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shuto Watanabe	Maruyasu Okazaki	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Naoki Tsuchida	Shibuya City	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Tomohiro Ogawa	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Mitsuaki Nishimura	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Naoya Yoshida	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	FW	Hiroki Maeda	Maruyasu Okazaki	Free transfer

References

"NEWS". Briobecca Urayasu (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Criacao Shinjuku (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Honda FC (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Kochi United (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Maruyasu Okazaki (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Minebea Mitsumi (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Okinawa SV (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Reilac Shiga (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". ReinMeer Aomori (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Sony Sendai (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Suzuka Point Getters (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Tiamo Hirakata (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Tokyo Musashino United (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Veertien Mie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"NEWS". Verspah Oita (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.

Football in Japan

National association

Japan Football Association (JFA)

National teams
(2025)

Men	Japan results footballers managers B U-23 results footballers managers U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer FIFAe
Women	Japan results footballers managers B U-23 results footballers managers U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer

Leagues
(2025)

Men	J.League J1 League J2 League J3 League Japan Football League (JFL) Regional Leagues Prince Takamado Cup U-18 Premier League U-18 Prince Leagues
Women	WE League Nadeshiko League Division 1 Division 2

Cups
(2025)

Men	Emperor's Cup YBC Levain Cup Fujifilm Super Cup Shakaijin Cup Club Teams Cup Intercollegiate Cup All Japan High School Cup Inter-High Club Youth Cup
Women	Empress's Cup WE League Cup Intercollegiate

International cups

Men	Kirin Cup Soccer (Senior) Kirin Challenge Cup (Senior / U-23) SBS Cup (U-18) Ibaraki Next Generation Cup (U-18) International Youth Soccer in Niigata (U-17) U-16 International Dream Cup
Women	MS&AD Cup (Senior) JENESYS U-17 Women’s Football Memorial Cup

Culture

Historical matches	Japan v Iraq (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Anime and Manga	Aoashi Blue Lock Captain Tsubasa Days Giant Killing Inazuma Eleven
Rivalries	National teams Japan–South Korea Australia–Japan China–Japan North Korea–Japan

Football in Japan by prefecture
- Tokyo
- Osaka
by city
Competitions

Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present

Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
J.League 1993–present J.League Division 1/J1 League since 1999	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions J.League Championship Promotion / Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present

Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
(former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
J2 League 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present

(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93	1992 1993
No national third tier, 1994–1998
Japan Football League 1999–2013	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present

Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present

Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Regional Champions League Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup
1921–present

Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present

JSL Cup 1976–1991	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
J.League Cup 1992–present	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2025

J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Fagiano Okayama Gamba Osaka Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama FC
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fujieda MYFC Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo FC Imabari Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Júbilo Iwata Kataller Toyama Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Omiya Ardija Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Sagan Tosu Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Kagoshima United FC Kamatamare Sanuki Kochi United Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Thespa Gunma Tochigi City Tochigi SC Vanraure Hachinohe Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Asuka FC Atletico Suzuka Club Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Iwate Grulla Morioka Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori FC Tiamo Hirakata Veertien Mie Verspah Oita Yokogawa Musashino YSCC Yokohama
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	Sony Sendai Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga NTT Kinki/Kansai SP Kyoto Tanabe Pharmaceutical Dainichi Cable Industries Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Kagura Shimane Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23

2023 in Japanese football

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Domestic leagues

Men	J1 League J2 League J3 League Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Women	WE League 2022–23 2023–24 Nadeshiko League Division 1 Division 2

Domestic cups

Men	Emperor's Cup YBC Levain Cup Fujifilm Super Cup Shakaijin Cup
Women	Empress's Cup WE League Cup 2022–23 2023–24

Continental cups

Men	AFC Champions League 2022–23 2023–24
Women	AFC Women's Club Championship

Domestic youth cups

Men's U-18	Prince Takamado Trophy JFA U-18 Football Premier League

National teams

Men

Senior	Kirin Challenge Cup FIFA World Cup qualification
U-22	AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Asian Games
U-20	AFC U-20 Asian Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup
U-19	Maurice Revello Tournament
U-18	SBS Cup International Youth Soccer Ibaraki Next Generation Cup
U-17	AFC U-17 Asian Cup
U-16	Montaigu Tournament U-16 International Dream Cup
U-15	Pinatar Arena U15 Supercup

Women

Senior	SheBelieves Cup MS&AD Cup FIFA Women's World Cup Asian Games AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
U-19	Sud Ladies Cup
U-16	JENESYS U-17 Women’s Football Memorial Cup Montaigu Tournament

Club seasons
J1 League	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol FC Tokyo Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama FC Shonan Bellmare Albirex Niigata Nagoya Grampus Kyoto Sanga FC Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Avispa Fukuoka Sagan Tosu
J2 League	Vegalta Sendai Blaublitz Akita Montedio Yamagata Iwaki FC Mito HollyHock Tochigi SC Thespakusatsu Gunma Omiya Ardija JEF United Chiba Tokyo Verdy FC Machida Zelvia Ventforet Kofu Zweigen Kanazawa Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata Fujieda MYFC Fagiano Okayama Renofa Yamaguchi Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Roasso Kumamoto Oita Trinita
J3 League	Vanraure Hachinohe< Iwate Grulla Morioka Fukushima United FC YSCC Yokohama SC Sagamihara Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nagano Parceiro Kataller Toyama Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu FC Osaka Nara Club Gainare Tottori Kamatamare Sanuki Ehime FC FC Imabari Giravanz Kitakyushu Tegevajaro Miyazaki Kagoshima United FC FC Ryukyu

Japanese football transfers
Winter: J1, J2, J3, JFL
Summer: J1, J2, J3, JFL

v t e Japanese football transfer lists
J.League	2010 W S 2011 W S 2012 W S 2013 W S 2014 W S 2015 W S
J1 League	2016 W S 2017 W S 2018 W S 2019 W S 2020 W S 2021 W S 2022 W S 2023 W S 2024 W S 2025 W S
J2 League	2016 W S 2017 W S 2018 W S 2019 W S 2020 W S 2021 W S 2022 W S 2023 W S 2024 W S 2025 W S
J3 League	2016 W S 2017 W S 2018 W S 2019 W S 2020 W S 2021 W S 2022 W S 2023 W S 2024 W S 2025 W S
Japan Football League (JFL)	2023 W S 2024 W S 2025 W S

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