Kyoto is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Daisuke Matsui, but the city has produced 81 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Tetsuji Hashiratani, Yoshiyuki Matsuyama, Koichi Hashiratani and Hideki Maeda. Among them are 80 male and 1 female players. Documented players span more than 94 years, from 1911 to 2005.
