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Kansai Soccer League Cup
Organising bodyKansai Soccer League
Founded2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Region
Number of teams20 (2024)
Current championsAsuka FC
Most successful club(s)Hannan University Soccer Club
Websitekansaisl.jp
2025 KSL Cup

The KSL Cup, or Kansai Soccer League Cup, is a soccer tournament held every year between October and December, organised by the Kansai Soccer League.[1]

Format of the Competition

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The KSL Cup is a football tournament involving clubs from the Kansai Soccer League (Divisions 1 and 2). Initially, all 16 clubs are divided into four groups of four teams each for a group-stage round-robin phase. The top two clubs from each group (eight in total) advance to a knockout stage that continues through to the final. In some years, however, the tournament skips the group stage and is held entirely in a single-elimination format from the first round.

The competition occasionally allows for matchups between Division 1 and Division 2 teams, offering a unique experience different from the regular league format. Prize money is awarded to the top three teams: ¥300,000 to the champion, ¥200,000 to the runner-up, and ¥100,000 to the third-place team.[citation needed]

The KSL Island Shield of Awaji

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From 2013, the KSL Cup winner played a special match called the KSL Island Shield of Awaji against the Kansai Soccer League Division 1 champion. However, due to scheduling conflicts with other tournaments, such as Emperor's Cup prefectural qualifiers, this event has not been held since 2017.[2]

Changes Due to COVID-19

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The tournament was suspended from 2020 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed in 2023 with an expanded format that included youth teams from the Kansai Club Youth Soccer Federation, such as J.League academy sides and town club youth teams. The tournament increased to 20 teams, with 16 league clubs divided into four groups for a round-robin phase. The four group winners and the two best-performing runners-up (six teams) advanced to the final stage, along with two youth teams recommended by the Kansai Club Youth Soccer Federation.[3] These eight teams then competed in a knockout format, including a third-place playoff. With the new format, the tournament was officially titled The KSL Ast Enji Cup, sponsored by Ast Enji Co., for both the 2023 and 2024 seasons.[3]

Tournament Results

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Edition Year Champion Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place Reference
1 2007 Hannan University Soccer Club 5–0 Sanyo Electric Sumoto FC Mi-O Biwako Kusatsu 5–1 Kyoto Shiko SC [4]
2 2008 FC Kyoto BAMB1993 1–0 Banditonce Kakogawa Shiga FC 3–1 Kobe FC1970 [5]
3 2009[note 1] AS Laranja Kyoto 0–0 (Pen. 6–5) Ain Food Hannan University Soccer Club 2–2 (Pen. 9–8) Sanyo Electric Sumoto [6]
4 2010 Banditonce Kakogawa 3–2 Diablossa Takada FC Ain Food 2–0 Amitie SC [7]
5 2011 Ain Food 1–0 Amitie SC Hannan University Soccer Club 2–2 (Pen. 3–1) Nara Club [8]
6 2012 Nara Club 7–1 Reilac Shiga FC BIWAKO S.C. HIRA 1–0 Hannan University Soccer Club [9]
7 2013 Hannan University Soccer Club 2–1 Nara Club Arterivo Wakayama 2–0 Amitie SC [10]
8 2014[note 1] Nara Club 1–0 Banditonce Kakogawa FC Osaka 4–3 Reilac Shiga FC [11]
9 2015 Kandaidai FC2008 2–1 AS Laranja Kyoto Hannan University Soccer Club 3–2 Banditonce Kakogawa [12]
10 2016 Hannan University Soccer Club 1–1 (Pen. 4–3) AS Laranja Kyoto Reilac Shiga FC 0–0 (Pen. 5–4) Ain Food [13]
11 2017[note 1] Amitie Kyoto SC 3–1 Hannan University Soccer Club Kandaidai FC2008 0–0 (Pen. 9–8) AS Laranja Kyoto [14]
12 2018[note 1] Kyoto Shiko Club 0–0 (Pen. 5–4) Amitie SC Banditonce Kakogawa 3–0 FC EASY02 [15]
13 2019[note 1] Amitie SC 2–1 Arterivo Wakayama Porvenir Asuka 2–1 Hannan University Soccer Club [16]
14 2023 Kandaidai FC2008 2–2 (Pen. 5–4) Cento Cuore Harima FC Reilac Shiga FC 2–1 Amitie SC [3]
15 2024 Asuka FC 1–0 Kandaidai FC2008 Arterivo Wakayama 2–1 FC.AWJ [17]
  1. ^ a b c d e The tournament was held entirely in a knockout format this year.

References

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  1. ^ "KSLカップ". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  2. ^ "The KSL Island Shield of Awaji / The KSL Challenge". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  3. ^ a b c "2023 The KSL アストエンジ Cup". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  4. ^ "The KSL Cup 2007". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  5. ^ "The KSL Cup 2008". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  6. ^ "The KSL Cup 2009". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  7. ^ "The KSL Cup 2010". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  8. ^ "The KSL Cup 2011". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  9. ^ "The KSL Cup 2012". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  10. ^ "The KSL Cup 2013". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  11. ^ "The KSL Cup 2014". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  12. ^ "The KSL Cup 2015". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  13. ^ "The KSL Cup 2016". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  14. ^ "The KSL Cup 2017". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  15. ^ "The KSL Cup 2018". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  16. ^ "The KSL Cup 2019". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  17. ^ "2024 The KSL アストエンジ Cup". 関西サッカーリーグ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
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