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Hokushinetsu Football League

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Hokushin'etsu Football League
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
CountryJapan
ConfederationAFC
Divisions2
Number of clubsDiv 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: NUHW FC
(2024)
Most championshipsYKK AP SC & Fukui United (11 titles)
Websitewww.hfl.jp
Current: 2024 Japanese Regional Leagues

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

Overview

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The Hokushi'netsu Football League, one of nine Japanese regional leagues, it began in 1975 and if the JFL is considered as the fourth tier in the league structure of Japanese football, then the Hokushin'etsu's first division is the fifth tier, and the second division is the sixth tier. In 2004, the name was changed to the current Hokushin'etsu Football League. With the addition of the top clubs from each prefecture's first division, the system became a two-division system.

The teams compete for promotion to the Japan Football League and try to avoid relegation to the Prefectural Leagues. The current champions of Division 1 and Division 2 are Fukui United and Sakai Phoenix, respectively

As of the end of 2024 season, there two teams equal with the most championship titles in the league’s history, they are Fukui United and the now defunct YKK AP SC with eleven titles each. The league has seen a variety of champions over the years, including Nissei Plastic Industrial, Fukui Teachers, Yamaga, Niigata Eleven, Teihens, Hokuriku Electric Power, Albirex Niigata, ALO's Hokuriku, Nagano Elza, Kanazawa S.C., Matsumoto Yamaga, Nagano Parceiro, Japan Soccer College, Saurcos Fukui, and Artista Tomi.

2024 clubs

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Hokushin'etsu Soccer League Champions

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Year Winner (Division 1)
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)
2015 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)
2024 Fukui United (11)
2025
Year Winner (Division 2)
2004 Niigata University of Management (1)
2005 Matsumoto Yamaga (1)
2006 Valiente Toyama (1)
2007 Gran Sena Niigata FC (1)
2008 FC Ueda Genshan (1)
2009 CUPS Seiro (1)
2010 Artista Togo (1)
2011 Toyama Shinjo Club (1)
2012 Valiente Toyama (2)
2013 FC Ueda Genshan (2)
2014 Okuetsu FC (1)
2015 FC Hokuriku (1)
2016 Hokuriku University Futures (1)
2017 FC Ueda Genshan (3)
2018 Hokuriku University Futures (2)
2019 Niigata University of Health and Welfare FC (1)
2020 '09 Keidai FC (1)
2021 Libertas Chikuma (1)
2022 FC Hokuriku (2)
2023 Sakai Phoenix (1)
2024 NUHW FC (1)
2025
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