List of professional sports teams in Japan

Baseball (2024 Nippon Baseball Professional Season)

Nippon Professional Baseball

• Central League
• Chunichi Dragons
• Hanshin Tigers
• Hiroshima Toyo Carp
• Tokyo Yakult Swallows
• Yokohama DeNA BayStars
• Yomiuri Giants

• Pacific League
• Chiba Lotte Marines
• Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
• Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
• Orix Buffaloes
• Saitama Seibu Lions
• Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Basketball (2023–24 B. League Season)

B.League

B1 League

• Eastern Conference
• Akita Northern Happinets
• Alvark Tokyo
• Chiba Jets Funabashi
• Gunma Crane Thunders
• Ibaraki Robots
• Levanga Hokkaido
• Sendai 89ERS
• Utsunomiya Brex

• Central Conference
• Kawasaki Brave Thunders
• San-en NeoPhoenix
• Seahorses Mikawa
• Shinshu Brave Warriors
• Sunrockers Shibuya
• Toyama Grouses
• Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya
• Yokohama B-Corsairs

• Western Conference
• Hiroshima Dragonflies
• Kyoto Hannaryz
• Nagasaki Velca
• Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
• Osaka Evessa
• Ryukyu Golden Kings
• Saga Ballooners
• Shimane Susanoo Magic

B2 League

• Eastern Conference
• Altiri Chiba
• Aomori Wat's
• Fukushima Firebonds
• Iwate Big Bulls
• Koshigaya Alphas
• Niigata Albirex BB
• Yamagata Wyverns

• Western Conference
• Bambitious Nara
• Ehime Orange Vikings
• Kumamoto Volters
• Nishinomiya Storks
• Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
• Shiga Lakestars
• Veltex Shizuoka

B3 League

• Earthfriends Tokyo Z
• Fukui Blowinds
• Gifu Swoops
• Kagawa Five Arrows
• Kagoshima Rebnise
• Kanazawa Samuraiz
• Saitama Broncos
• Shonan United BC
• Shinagawa City BC
• Tachikawa Dice
• Tokushima Gambarous
• Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains
• Tokyo United BC
• Tryhoop Okayama
• Toyoda Gosei Scorpions
• Veertien Mie BC
• Yamaguchi Pats Five
• Yokohama Excellence

Futsal (2023–24 F. League season)

F. League

• F1 League
• Bardral Urayasu
• Boaluz Nagano
• Borkbullet Kitakyushu
• Espolada Hokkaido
• Fugador Sumida
• Nagoya Oceans
• ASV Pescadola Machida
• Shonan Bellmare
• Shriker Osaka
• Tachikawa Athletic FC
• Vasagey Oita
• YSCC Yokohama

• F2 League
• Agleymina Hamamatsu
• Hiroshima F Do
• Ligarevia Katsushika
• Malva Mito
• Miracle Smile Niihama
• Porseid Hamada
• Shinagawa City FC
• Vincedor Hakusan
• Voscuore Sendai

Rugby (2023–24 Japan Rugby League One season)

Japan Rugby League One

• Japan Rugby League One Division 1
• Black Rams Tokyo
• Green Rockets Tokatsu
• Hanazono Kintetsu Liners
• Kobelco Kobe Steelers
• Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay
• Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars
• Saitama Wild Knights
• Shizuoka Blue Revs (formerly known as Yamaha Júbilo)
• Tokyo Sungoliath
• Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo
• Toyota Verblitz
• Yokohama Canon Eagles

• Japan Rugby League One Division 2
• Hino Red Dolphins
• Kamaishi Seawaves
• Mie Honda Heat
• Shimizu Koto Blue Sharks
• Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu
• Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi

• Japan Rugby League One Division 3
• Chugoku Red Regulions
• Kurita Water Gush Akishima
• Kyuden Voltex (without city/prefecture in the name)
• NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka
• Skyactivs Hiroshima

Soccer (2025 J.League Season)

J.League

• J1 League
• Albirex Niigata
• Avispa Fukuoka
• Cerezo Osaka
• Fagiano Okayama
• Gamba Osaka
• Kashima Antlers
• Kashiwa Reysol
• Kawasaki Frontale
• Kyoto Sanga
• Machida Zelvia
• Nagoya Grampus
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima
• Shimizu S-Pulse
• Shonan Bellmare
• FC Tokyo
• Tokyo Verdy
• Urawa Red Diamonds
• Vissel Kobe
• Yokohama FC
• Yokohama F. Marinos

• 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
• RB Omiya Ardija
• Renofa Yamaguchi
• Roasso Kumamoto
• Sagan Tosu
• Tokushima Vortis
• V-Varen Nagasaki
• Vegalta Sendai
• Ventforet Kofu

• J3 League
• Azul Claro Numazu
• Fukushima United
• Gainare Tottori
• FC Gifu
• Giravanz Kitakyushu
• Kagoshima United
• Kamatamare Sanuki
• Kochi United
• Matsumoto Yamaga
• Nagano Parceiro
• Nara Club
• FC Osaka
• FC Ryukyu Okinawa
• SC Sagamihara
• Tegevajaro Miyazaki
• Thespa Gunma
• Tochigi City FC
• Tochigi SC
• Vanraure Hachinohe
• Zweigen Kanazawa

Volleyball (2023–24 V. League Season)

V. League

• Division 1 (V1)
• JTEKT Stings
• JT Thunders Hiroshima
• VC Nagano Tridents
• Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
• Panasonic Panthers
• Osaka Blazers Sakai
• Suntory Sunbirds
• Tokyo Great Bears
• Toray Arrows
• Wolfdogs Nagoya

• Division 2 (V2)
• Aisin Tealmare
• Daido Special Steel Red Star
• Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits
• Hyogo Delfino
• Kinden Trinity Blitz
• Safilva Hokkaido
• Saitama Azalea
• Tsukuba United Sun Gaia
• Veertien Mie
• Voreas Hokkaido

• Division 3 (V3)
• Chiba Zelva
• Kinki Club Sfida
• Kubota Spears
• Nagoya GaRons
• Nara Dreamers
• Police Agency Fort Fighters
• Tokyo Verdy
• Toyota Mobility Tokyo Sparkle
• Toyota Motor Sunhawks

See also

• List of football clubs in Japan
• List of women's football clubs in Japan

References