Niigata is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Katsuo Kanda, but the city has produced 33 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Yuri Kawamura, Atomu Tanaka, Isao Homma and Takashi Aizawa. Among them are 32 male and 1 female players. Birth years range from 1962 to 2000.
