Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League is a soccer game that Technōs Japan released for the Famicom on 23 April 1993. It follows Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball-bu: Soccer-hen (1990): Kunio and the captains from the previous game form a national team, Nekketsu FC, to win the Techno Japan Cup. Italy, Brazil and Germany are the toughest opponents.
Up to four people can play in versus mode, with players three and four in goal; in the main league mode a second player can take the goalkeeper. On Easy, neither side can use special shots. On its original release the game stayed in Japan, but in Russia it was widely known as «Goal 3» and remembered as football without rules, where you could even knock the goal out together with the goalkeeper.
The game later joined the Kunio-kun compilations: Kunio-kun Nekketsu Complete: Famicom Hen (2016), Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection (2018) and, in the West, Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle, released on 20 February 2020.123
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | くにおくんの熱血サッカーリーグKunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer LeagueFamicom | NES | Apr 23, 1993 | Technōs Japan | 2 |
| JP | Kunio-kun Nekketsu Complete: Famicom Hencompilation Kunio-kun Nekketsu Complete: Famicom Hen (11 Famicom games); platform not stated in source | Other | Dec 8, 2016 | — | 1 |
| JP | Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collectioncompilation of the 11 Famicom Hen games with added online play; platform not stated in source | Other | Dec 20, 2018 | — | 1 |
| WW | Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler BundleWestern compilation; online play added | PlayStation 4 | Feb 20, 2020 | — | 1 |
| WW | Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler BundleWestern compilation; online play added | Switch | Feb 20, 2020 | — | 1 |
Also known as: くにおくんの熱血サッカーリーグ JP2Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League1Goal 3 RU3
Box art by region
JP くにおくんの熱血サッカーリーグ
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.
Version differences
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GameplayWorld Classics Collection / Retro Brawler Bundle
The modern compilations add online play to every Famicom game they include, this one among them.1
Reception
Famitsu's cross-review gave it 21 out of 40, and Famicom Magazine readers rated it 21.2 out of 30.2
In lists
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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