Ehime FC

}} Ehime Football Club (愛媛フットボールクラブ) is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, the club now plays in J2 League.

Ehime FC
愛媛FC
Full nameEhime Football Club
Founded1970 (1970)
GroundNingineer Stadium
Matsuyama, Ehime
Capacity21,401
ChairmanFumio Kamei
ManagerNoritada Saneyoshi
LeagueJ3 League
2021J2 League, 20th of 22 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1970 as Matsuyama Soccer Club and renamed itself as Ehime Football Club in 1995.[1] For many years it competed in the regional and prefectural league, as Matsuyama was represented in the Japan Soccer League by the local club belonging to the Teijin company.

Ehime F.C. was promoted to the Japan Football League in 2003. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, Ehime now plies its trade in J. League Division 2.

On November 28, 2007, Ehime pulled off a major shock by consigning the Urawa Red Diamonds, the AFC Champions League 2007 winners, to a fourth-round exit from the Emperor's Cup courtesy of a 2–0 win on Urawa's home soil, Urawa Komaba Stadium.[2]

Record as J. League member
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
SeasonDiv.TeamPos.Attendance/GEmperor's
Cup
2006 J2139th4,1394th round
2007 1310th3,317Quarter-final
2008 1514th3,7044th round
2009 1815th3,6942nd round
2010 1911th4,3862nd round
2011 2015th3,4754th round
2012 2216th3,6292nd round
2013 2217th3,9502nd round
2014 2219th3,8204th round
2015 225th3,7713rd round
2016 2210th4,0893rd round
2017 2215th3,8663rd round
2018 2218th3,1612nd round
2019 2219th3,7802nd round
2020 † 2221st1,512Did not qualify
2021 † 2220th1,8541st round
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league home attendance
  • † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J. League Data Site[3]

Honours

Current squad

As of 14 July 2021.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Masahiro Okamoto
2 DF  JPN Nobuhisa Urata
3 DF  JPN Taishi Nishioka
4 DF  JPN Jurato Ikeda
5 DF  JPN Takanori Maeno (captain)
6 MF  JPN Daiki Kogure
7 MF  JPN Shigeru Yokotani
8 MF  JPN Takumu Kawamura (On loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
9 MF  JPN Ryosuke Maeda
10 FW  JPN Yoshiki Fujimoto
11 MF  JPN Takashi Kondo (On loan from Omiya Ardija)
13 MF  JPN Shuya Iwai
14 FW  JPN Makito Yoshida
16 MF  JPN Hiroto Tanaka
17 MF  JPN Daiki Enomoto (On loan from Nagoya Grampus)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  JPN Go Nishida
19 MF  JPN Kyoji Kutsuna
20 DF  JPN Rikiya Motegi
23 DF  JPN Shuma Mihara
26 DF  JPN Sota Watanabe
31 GK  JPN Shugo Tsuji
32 DF  JPN Haruki Yoshida
33 MF  JPN Koji Yamase
35 DF  JPN Naoki Otani (On loan from Machida Zelvia)
37 GK  JPN Yota Akimoto (On loan from Shonan Bellmare)
38 FW  JPN Shoji Toyama (On loan from Gamba Osaka)
39 DF  JPN Kenta Uchida
40 FW  JPN Kaisei Ishii (On loan from Sagan Tosu)
41 MF  JPN Kentaro Moriya
49 GK  JPN Raihei Kurokawa

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  JPN Taichi Kato (On loan at Gamba Osaka)

Kit Evolution
FP 1st
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021 -
FP 2nd
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021 -

Managers
ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Takashi Onishi Japan1 February 200131 January 2005
Kazuhito Mochizuki Japan1 February 200514 September 2009
Ivica Barbarić Croatia15 September 200915 November 2012
Kiyotaka Ishimaru Japan1 February 201331 January 2015
Takashi Kiyama Japan1 February 201531 January 2017
Shuichi Mase Japan1 February 201715 May 2018
Kenta Kawai Japan15 May 201831 January 2021
Shigenari Izumi Japan1 February 20214 April 2021[5]
Noritada Saneyoshi Japan7 April 2021[6]

References
  1. "Club guide: Ehime FC". J. League. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  2. "Urawa mark Asian award with cup collapse". ESPN soccernet. November 29, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  3. "J. League Data Site". J. League. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. Ehime F.C. players. Ehime F.C. Site. Retrieved February 20th, 2021.
  5. "Shigenori Izumi, Director, Resigns". ehimefc.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. "Ehime FC New Team Coach". ehimefc.com/. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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