What is this genre all about? Stories involving teams playing soccer aka football.
We present you the list of Soccer manga you should read right now.
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Top 18 Soccer manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 18. Blue Lock
- 17. I'm Being Mistaken for a Soccer Genius
- 16. Days
- 15. Dribble Nukko Aashi-chan
- 14. Cheonjae Midfield-ui Pass-neun Teukbyeolhada
- 13. Chukgujaeneung Da Naekkeo
- 12. Blue Lock: EPISODE Nagi
- 11. Catenaccio
- 10. Embers
- 9. Haru no Regista
- 8. Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun
- 7. Captain Tsubasa
- 6. Hanareta Futari
- 5. Top Corner
- 4. Ole Golazo
- 3. Lost Man
- 2. Sayonara Watashi no Cramer
- 1. Sayonara Football
18. Blue Lock
After failing to win the World Cup, there's unrest in the Japanese Soccer community. Many of the older patrons of the sport aren't too disturbed by the lack of trophies, but newcomer Anri Teiri is furious – and she's determined to fix what she sees as the problem with Japanese players. To that end she hires maverick trainer Jinpachi Ego, who devises a strange yet rigorous plan: he takes the three hundred best young soccer players in the country, sends them to a state-of-the-art training facility, and whittles them down until he has the absolute best striker in the nation. Yoichi Isagi is one of the boys chosen for the camp. He may be number 299 out of 300, but nothing – and no one – is going to stand in his way of coming out on top.
Blue Lock is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ブルーロック, Blue Lock
17. I'm Being Mistaken for a Soccer Genius
Lying seems simple… until the day you’re confronted with it. The lie I once told returned to haunt me. It was the point where the misunderstandings began. But, could it be that it wasn’t a misunderstanding after all?
I'm Being Mistaken for a Soccer Genius is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I'm Mistaken for a Soccer Genius
16. Days
Two boys met on a stormy night: Tsukushi, a boy with no special traits at all, and Jin, a soccer genius. On that night, Jin drags Tsukushi into the world of high school soccer.
Days has finished publishing and it has 376 Chapters. It is also Known as: DAYS, Days
15. Dribble Nukko Aashi-chan
"That morning when I dribbled past you was the moment when I fell in love." Ashi, the lonely soccer girl and Aoto, the popular soccer boy's secret relationship brought to life by this moment. A new soccer rom-com unfolds, one that will make your heart race with the fresh feeling of youth.
Ashi Dribbles Through is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ドリブルヌッコあーしちゃん, Dribble Nukko Aashi-chan
14. Cheonjae Midfield-ui Pass-neun Teukbyeolhada
I see it. The flow of the game, invisible to others!
Song Yu-Jun, who loved soccer more than anyone, suddenly becomes colorblind and quits the game. Fifteen years pass, and his life ends unjustly.
"Just once... If only I could play on the field just once...!"
In that moment, he returns to 15 years ago, when he could see colors. As he prepares to kick the ball, overjoyed at being able to play again, he suddenly begins to see a strange light.
A modern sports fantasy where he transforms into a genius midfielder, seeing the various colors that reveal the flow of the game!
The Genius Midfielder's Passes Are Special is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Prodigy Midfielder's Pass Is Special
13. Chukgujaeneung Da Naekkeo
U Ho-Yeong had dreamed of becoming a football player. However, he was not blessed with the talent and died without realizing his dream, struck by lightning. It was then that the demon Mammon appeared, offering the ability to covet everyone's talents...
Chukgujaeneung Da Naekkeo is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: KICK-OFF!～その才能は俺のものだ!～, All Soccer Talents Are Mine, All Football Talents Are Mine
12. Blue Lock: EPISODE Nagi
Seishiro Nagi, a second-year high schooler, thought everything was a pain and lived his life in an apathetic fog. That is, until he met Reo Mikage and they entered the mysterious striker training center, Blue Lock...
A new spin-off from Blue Lock's author, Muneyuki Kaneshiro, telling the story from Nagi's point of view!
Blue Lock: EPISODE Nagi has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: ブルーロック-EPISODE 凪-, Blue Lock: EPISODE Nagi
11. Catenaccio
Yataro Araki, a member of the Tojo High School soccer team, has big dreams. Within a decade, he sees himself conquering the soccer world’s loftiest peak: European “football!” Fast forward to what may be his last soccer match before graduation, the match that will make or break his dreams. Having thus far failed to attract the attention of scouts, he is now desperate do whatever it takes to prove himself. Yataro is prepared to get his hands dirty if it means winning. If it means standing at the top! Welcome to the world of international football! Nothing is sacred, no rule is left unbroken! Not when victory is on the line!
Catenaccio is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: カテナチオ, Catenaccio
10. Embers
Middle school brawler Noboru Haitani has never lost a fight. But the bitter taste of a soccer defeat gradually warms him up to the sport, until one day Haitani finds himself in a match against a team featuring middle school soccer prodigy Takami. An outlaw fights his way into the world of soccer!
Embers has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: エンバーズ, Embers
9. Haru no Regista
Haru Arai, a high school girl who used to be called a genius soccer girl, has transferred to a high school far from her hometown and is about to start a new life away from soccer. However, a new student, Satsuki Osanai, appears before her and, admiring past glories, declares that she will join a soccer club that is on the verge of being disbanded. This is a girls' soccer story about a girl who gave up on her dreams and a girl who chases her dreams!
Haru no Regista is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ハルのレジスタ, Haru no Resista, Haru's Regista
8. Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun
The story revolves around Aoyama, a fastidious soccer genius who prioritizes cleanliness over everything, in which during his plays he neither heads nor slides and only throws with his gloves on!
Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun has finished publishing and it has 113 Chapters. It is also Known as: 潔癖男子！青山くん, Cleanliness Boy! Aoyama-kun
7. Captain Tsubasa
11-year-old Tsubasa Ohzora transfers to his new school where he quickly becomes the star of the school's soccer team. His Brazilian coach, Roberto Hongo, notices the potential of the young athlete and soon offers him a chance to come with him to Brazil. Young Tsubasa trains more and more and is with each passing game more confident in his abilities. Old enemies become his friends and the World Cup seems closer and closer for him.
Captain Tsubasa has finished publishing and it has 114 Chapters. It is also Known as: キャプテン翼, Captain Tsubasa
6. Hanareta Futari
Kotaro and Subaru, two childhood rivals, strive to make it to Soccer World Championships. But life's many challenges may cause them to drift apart.
Hanareta Futari has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: はなれたふたり, Hanareta Futari
5. Top Corner
An Si-Jun, a math genius boy with a dream of becoming a novelist, coincidentally meets Heo Do-Hyeong, a promising player on the Gwangjin High School soccer team. Do-Hyeong discovers Si-Jun's latent soccer talent through an unexpected incident. In order to save the team, he proposes a secret deal to Si-Jun, but...
"... I've never played soccer before..?"
Will Si-Jun be able to become the savior of the Gwangjin High School soccer team in crisis? A soccer drama about boys chasing their dreams. The kickoff of the math genius begins!
Top Corner has finished publishing and it has 254 Chapters. It is also Known as: Top Corner
4. Ole Golazo
Banba's spent his life competing in Tae Kwon Do, but he's been banned! Through a twist of fate, he ends up on the soccer team. Can he learn a new way to kick?
Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Galaxy Gangs
Volume 2: Yuusha Egmont
Ole Golazo has finished publishing and it has 2 Chapters. It is also Known as: オレゴラッソ, Galaxy Gangs, Yuusha Egmont
3. Lost Man
There lives a man who has lost his memory and can’t remember where he’s from, and who he is, including his name. He just goes by the name Matsumoto and the one and only thing he remembers is how to play soccer. However, the one thing he does remember, he does exceptionally well, even better than the professionals. He sells his ridiculous soccer skills to teams and guarantees them goals and, even more important, wins. As he travels from city to city, country to country playing for money, he hopes that he regains his memory.
Lost Man has finished publishing and it has 168 Chapters. It is also Known as: LOST MAN, Lost Man
2. Sayonara Watashi no Cramer
Sumire Suou is 15 years old. She has passion for football, but can't seem to grasp victory... After having a gloomy life as a middle school student, will a single moment as a high school student make her heart dance!?
Farewell, My Dear Cramer has finished publishing and it has 55 Chapters. It is also Known as: さよなら私のクラマー, Goodbye, my Cramer, Good-bye, Cramer
1. Sayonara Football
Onda Nozomi is in her second year on the middle school soccer team but has yet to play a single game because she is a girl. Growing up playing soccer, she has the technical skills, endurance and the elegance. However, as a girl, she can’t overcome the physical difference and she can see all her male teammates that she grew up playing soccer with get further and further away from her. Even her younger brother, Junpei, who is also on the team, is starting to rise above her. Coach Samejima sees that Nozomi is an amazing player but because soccer is such a physical sport, he can’t let her play. Nozomi isn’t the kind of girl that just gives up so she practices harder than anyone and drives the team in the hopes of one day playing in a game.
Sayonara, Football has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: さよならフットボール, She is a cute footballer!
