Oyama Soccer Club (大山サッカークラブ, Ōyama Sakkākurabu) is a Japanese association football club based in Tsuruoka, Yamagata. They currently play in the Tohoku Soccer League 2nd division's southern block, in the sixth tier of Japanese football.
History Oyama SC was founded on 1959, centered around athletes from Oyama, located in Tsuruoka. After a while, the team became centered around alumni of Haguro High School's soccer club.
Ever since their foundation, they went back and forth between the 1st and 2nd divisions of Yamagata Prefectural League. A promotion for the Regional Leagues was only made possible in 2017, after they became prefectural champions for the first time.
As of 2025, the club is in its eighth straight season in the Tohoku Soccer League's 2nd Division South. In 2024, Oyama SC clinched the Yamagata Football Championship with a 5–3 victory over Yamagata University, earning the right to represent Yamagata in the 2024 Emperor's Cup for the third time.
In 2025, Oyama clinched the 2nd Division South title, earning a historic promotion to the Tohoku 1st Division for the very first time. They also secured the Yamagata Football Championship title by defeating FC Parafrente Yonezawa (ja) in the final by a score of 4-2. This marked their fourth victory in this tournament and earned them a spot in the first round of the 2025 Emperor's Cup.
League and cup record ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated League Emperor'sCup ShakaijinCupSeason League Tier Teams Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts2018Tohoku Soccer LeagueD2 South6 10 5th 18 8 2 8 60 59 1 18 Did not qualify Did not qualify201910 5th 18 8 3 7 42 50 -8 272020 †10 3rd 9 6 1 2 28 15 13 19 1st round2021 †12 4th 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 6 1st round2022 †13 6th 12 6 1 5 39 16 23 19 Did not qualify202310 4th 13 5 3 5 26 21 5 1820249 7th 16 5 4 7 31 20 11 19 1st round20258 1st 14 9 5 0 37 10 27 32 1st round2026Tohoku Soccer LeagueD1 5 10 TBD TBD
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Honours +Oyama SC honoursHonour No. YearsYamagata Prefectural League 2nd Division12016Yamagata Prefectural League 1st Division12017Yamagata Prefecture Soccer Championship Emperor's Cup Yamagata Prefecture Qualifier42020, 2021, 2024, 2025
Emperor's Cup record
Current squad Squad list for the 2023 season.
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