Omiya Ardija

The team were founded in 1968 as NTT Saitama Soccer Selection in Urawa, Saitama and later known as the NTT Kantō Soccer Club in 1969. They were first promoted to the Japan Soccer League (JSL) Division 2 in 1987/88, and when the JSL folded, joined the former Japan Football League.[1]

In 1998 it was separately incorporated as NTT Sport Community K.K. based in Ōmiya to participate in the J. League. The name "Ardija" is a transcription of the Spanish language ardilla (squirrel) which is the mascot of Ōmiya and the park in which their home stadium is located.[1][2]

Their matches against Urawa Red Diamonds have been called the "Saitama Derby".[3]

In 2005–2007 most of Omiya's home matches were held at Saitama Stadium 2002 and Urawa Komaba Stadium due to expansion works at their home ground. In October 2007 the expansion was complete. On November 11, the re-opening match was held as a J. League season match between the Ardija and Ōita Trinita (1–2).[4]

Key

• Pos. = Position in league
• Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
• † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.
• Source: J. League Data Site

• All Japan Senior Football Championship
  • Champions: 1981
• Regional Promotion Series
  • Champions: 1986
• J2 League
  • Champions: 2015

As of 14 June 2021[5]

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 Takashi Kasahara 3 DF  JPN Hiroyuki Komoto 4 MF  JPN Hiroya Matsumoto (On loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 5 MF  JPN Toshiki Ishikawa 6 DF  JPN Akinari Kawazura 7 MF  JPN Yuta Mikado 8 MF  JPN Kazuaki Mawatari 9 MF  JPN Shunsuke Kikuchi 10 MF  JPN Atsushi Kurokawa 11 MF  JPN Kanji Okunuki 13 DF  JPN Daisuke Watabe 15 MF  JPN Keisuke Oyama 17 FW  BIH Nermin Haskić 18 FW  JPN Soya Takada 19 FW  NOR Ibba Laajab 20 DF  JPN Kazuki Kushibiki 22 MF  JPN Hijiri Onaga

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW  JPN Kiichi Yajima 24 DF  JPN Keisuke Nishimura 25 DF  JPN Kazuma Takayama 26 MF  JPN Masato Kojima 27 FW  JPN Seiya Nakano 30 FW  JPN Takumu Fujinuma 31 GK  JPN Tomoki Ueda 34 FW  JPN Kazuaki Saso 37 MF  JPN Eitaro Matsuda (On loan from Yokohama F. Marinos) 38 MF  JPN Shunya Suzuki 40 GK  SRB Filip Kljajić 41 MF  JPN Masahito Ono 42 DF  JPN Kohei Yamakoshi 43 DF  JPN Masayuki Yamada (on loan from FC Tokyo) 44 GK  JPN Daiki Goto (On loan from Giravanz Kitakyushu) 48 MF  JPN Masaya Shibayama 49 FW  JPN Tomoya Osawa

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 Yūki Katō (On loan at Giravanz Kitakyushu) — DF  JPN Shoi Yoshinaga (On loan at Thespakusatsu Gunma) — MF  JPN Takashi Kondo (On loan at Ehime FC)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  JPN Shintaro Shimada (On loan at Zweigen Kanazawa) — FW  JPN Takamitsu Tomiyama (On loan at Giravanz Kitakyushu)

• Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here

• Omiya Ardija Homepage (in Japanese)
• Omiya Ardija Homepage (in English)