FC Imabari

FC Imabari (FC今治) is a Japanese football club based in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. They play in the J3 League.

FC Imabari
FC今治
Full nameFC Imabari
Founded1976 (1976)
GroundArigato Service Dream Stadium Imabari, Ehime, Japan
Capacity5,000
ChairmanTakeshi Okada
Head coachKeiichiro Nuno
LeagueJ3 League
20207th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1976 and were promoted to the Shikoku Football League in 2001.

From 2009 to 2011 they were owned by Ehime F.C. as their reserve team, Ehime F.C. Shimanami. After spinning off yet again, the majority of FC Imabari was bought by the former coach of Japan Takeshi Okada in 2014.[1]

In February 2016, the club made another step forward toward the J. League as JFA recognised J. League Hundred Year Vision clubs.[2] In November they won the Regional Promotion Series and were promoted to the Japan Football League. During their debut-season in the JFL, they opened their new stadium and got a J3 League license for the 2018 season.

In 2019, after finishing 3rd in the JFL, FC Imabari were promoted to the professional ranks of J3 for the first time.[3]

League and cup records
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
LeagueEmperor's
Cup		Shakaijin
Cup
SeasonDivisionPosGPWDLFAGDPtsAttendance/G
2011 Shikoku Soccer
League		1st14131052448341st round3rd place
2012 1st141121441034343rd round1st round
2013 1st14131072765402nd round1st round
2014 3rd141112781662341st round
2015 1st14121158553371st round2nd round
2016 1st14130154747391st round2nd round
2017 JFL6th3012126543618482,1822nd roundNot
eligible
2018 5th301479633231493,0812nd round
2019 3rd3013125412615513,101Did not qualify
2020 † J37th3415109392712551,355
2021 282nd round
Key

  • Pos. = Position in league; GP = Games Played; W = Games won; D = Games Drawn; L = Games Lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals Difference; Pts = Points gained
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • † 2020 season attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours
  • Shikoku Soccer League Champions (5)
    • 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 & 2016
  • Japanese Regional Champion (1)
    • 2016

Squad

Updated to 1 June 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 Tomohito Shugyo
2 DF  KOR Jung Han-cheol
3 DF  JPN Yuichi Komano
4 DF  JPN Takuya Sonoda
5 DF  JPN Tomoya Ando
6 MF  JPN Koichi Miyao
7 MF  JPN Takafumi Yamada
8 MF  JPN Shungo Tamashiro
10 FW  JPN Jun Arima
11 FW  GNB Valdu Té
13 DF  JPN Ryota Ichihara
14 MF  JPN Tasuku Hiraoka
15 MF  JPN Sho Fukuda
16 FW  PRK Ryang Hyon-ju
17 DF  PAN Óscar Linton (On loan from Costa del Este)
18 FW  JPN Toshiki Toya (On loan from Avispa Fukuoka)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  JPN Takuya Shimamura
20 MF  JPN Kazuki Okayama
21 GK  JPN Masaki Imagawa
22 MF  JPN Takuro Uehara
23 GK  KOR Lee Do-hyung
24 DF  JPN Takatara Kondo
25 MF  JPN Keishi Kusumi
26 FW  JPN Taisei Takase
27 MF  JPN Hideo Hashimoto
28 MF  JPN Haruki Matsui
29 DF  JPN Ryoya Iizumi
30 FW  JPN Seigo Takei
31 GK  JPN Shinji Okada
33 FW  BRA Léo Mineiro
42 DF  JPN Wataru Harada

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
- MF  JPN Shuto Ono (On loan at Fukuyama City)
- MF  JPN Seita Murai (On loan at Nara Club)

Managers
ManagerNat.Tenure
StartFinish
Takahiro Kimura JapanFebruary1 2012January 31 2016
Hirofumi Yoshitake JapanFebruary1 2016June 27 2018
Naoto Kudo JapanJune 27 2018January 31 2019
Takeshi Ono JapanFebruary1 2019January 31 2020
Lluís Planagumà SpainFebruary1 2020May 19 2021
Kazuaki Hashikawa JapanMay 19 2021May 23 2021
Keiichiro Nuno JapanMay 24 2021-

Kit History
FP 1st
2016 - 2018
2019 - 2020
2021 -
FP 2nd
2016 - 2018
2019 - 2020
2021 -

References
  1. "Okada buys majority ownership stake in FC Imabari". 4 November 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2017 – via Japan Times Online.
  2. "Musashino City, FC Imabari take step toward J3 admission：J. LEAGUE.JP". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. "２０１８シーズン　Ｊ３クラブライセンス判定結果について　（Ｊ３入会を希望するクラブ）：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. "選手一覧｜選手紹介｜トップチーム｜ＦＣ今治 公式サイト / FC.IMABARI Official Site". ＦＣ今治 公式サイト / FC.IMABARI Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 March 2021.


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