Kyūshū Soccer League (九州サッカーリーグ, Kyūshū Sakkā Rīgu) is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers eight prefectures, which are (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa).
| Founded | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 5 |
| Promotion to | Japan Football League |
| Relegation to | Prefectural Leagues |
| Domestic cup(s) | Emperor's Cup |
| Current champions | Veroskronos Tsuno (2024) |
| Most championships | Kitakyushu FC (8) |
| Website | kyu-league.jp |
| Current: 2024 Japanese Regional Leagues | |
2024 clubs
edit| Team | Hometown | Notes |
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| Brew KASHIMA | Kashima, Saga | Renamed from "Saga LIXIL FC" |
Itadzuke FC 
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Fukuoka | Promoted by finishing 2nd place in the Kyushu Prefectural League Finals and winning the replacement match. |
| J-Lease FC | Ōita, Ōita | |
| Kaiho Bank SC
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Okinawa | Promoted: 1st place in the Kyushu Prefectural League Final Tournament |
| Kawasoe Club | Saga, Saga | |
| KMG Holdings FC | Fukuoka, Fukuoka | Renamed from "Kyushu Mitsubishi Motors Soccer Club" |
| NIFS Kanoya FC | Kanoya, Kagoshima | |
| Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Oita | Ōita, Ōita | Declined to participate in the 2020 & 2021 leagues |
| Nobeoka Agata | Nobeoka, Miyazaki | |
| Veroskronos Tsuno | Tsuno, Miyazaki |
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Kyūshū Soccer League champions
edit| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (1) |
| 1974 | Kagoshima Teachers (1) |
| 1975 | Nakatsu Club (1) |
| 1976 | Nakatsu Club (2) |
| 1977 | Kumamoto Teachers (1) |
| 1978 | Nakatsu Club (3) |
| 1979 | Nakatsu Club (4) |
| 1980 | Nakatsu Club (5) |
| 1981 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (2) |
| 1982 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (3) |
| 1983 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (4) |
| 1984 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (5) |
| 1985 | Nippon Steel Oita (1) |
| 1986 | Kagoshima Teachers (2) |
| 1987 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (6) |
| 1988 | Nippon Steel Oita (2) |
| 1989 | Mitsubishi Kasei Kurosaki (7) |
| 1990 | Tobiume Club (1) |
| 1991 | NTT Kyushu (1) |
| 1992 | Nippon Steel Yawata (1) |
| 1993 | Toa Construction FC (1) |
| 1994 | NTT Kyushu (2) |
| 1995 | Ōita Trinity (1) |
| 1996 | NTT Kyushu (3) |
| 1997 | NTT Kyushu (4) |
| 1998 | Blaze Kumamoto (2) |
| 1999 | NTT Kyushu (5) |
| 2000 | NTT Kumamoto (6) |
| 2001 | Profesor Miyazaki (1) |
| 2002 | Kariyushi Okinawa (1) |
| 2003 | Kariyushi Okinawa (2) |
| 2004 | Honda Lock SC (1) |
| 2005 | Roasso Kumamoto (7) |
| 2006 | V-Varen Nagasaki (1) |
| 2007 | New Wave Kitakyushu (8) |
| 2008 | Kariyushi Okinawa (3) |
| 2009 | Kariyushi Okinawa (4) |
| 2010 | Hoya Athletico Elan Oita (1) |
| 2011 | Hoyo AC Elan Oita (2) |
| 2012 | FC Kagoshima (1) |
| 2013 | Volca Kagoshima (3) |
| 2014 | Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Oita (3) |
| 2015 | Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Oita (4) |
| 2016 | J.FC Miyazaki (1) |
| 2017 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki (1) |
| 2018 | J.FC Miyazaki (2) |
| 2019 | Okinawa SV (1) |
| 2020 | On August 11, the Kyushu League was abandoned, Okinawa SV qualified to Regional Promotion Series. |
| 2021 | Okinawa SV (2) |
| 2022 | Okinawa SV (3) |
| 2023 | Veroskronos Tsuno (3) |
| 2024 | Veroskronos Tsuno (4) |
| 2025 | TBA ( ) |
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