Cobaltore Onagawa

Born in April 2006 and initially managed by former Japan NT member Nobuo Fujishima, the name of the club resembles the true nature of the region in Miyagi Prefecture and today Cobaltore is still one of the clubs aiming to J. League and professional football. It was founded by the local community, formed by people who wanted to stay in the city instead of leaving for Sendai or Tokyo. The club rapidly grew, climbing the Japanese football pyramid in five years.

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake was devastating both for the region and the club: Onagawa lost 1300 citizens, one tenth of the city's population, and the club's office was destroyed.[1] However, all players escaped death and many of them became the core of the club.[2]

Despite the strong shock and skipping the 2011 season due to damages and the impossibility of using their own stadium, which was used as a shelter, Cobaltore players - especially the Japanese - remained in town to give a hand to the city that hosted their careers. The group of Onagawa Supporters pushed back the club into the pitch and - for 2012 season - Cobaltore returned on the field.

Thanks to Fukushima United FC going to Japan Football League, Cobaltore joined Tohoku Soccer League first division for 2013 season. From then, Cobaltore is trying to reach JFL, aiming towards pro-football. They also won the division in 2016. After repeating the title in 2017 and winning the Regional Promotion Series, they were promoted to JFL but only lasted one season before going back down.

Updated to 26 February 2018.[3]

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 Ryusei Ishii 2 DF  JPN Kei Otagiri 3 DF  JPN Riku Oikawa 4 DF  JPN Ryu Miyasaka 5 DF  JPN Tatsuki Masuzawa 6 MF  JPN Ryota Kuroda 7 MF  JPN Kazuya Ogawa 8 MF  JPN Yusuke Minegishi 9 FW  JPN Kosei Chiba 10 MF  JPN Koki Ikeda 11 DF  JPN Yoshiyuki Toriyama 13 FW  JPN Seiya Narita 14 FW  JPN Kei Yoshida 15 DF  JPN Ryota Ukai

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  JPN Masando Sakaki 17 MF  JPN Hideto Hatanaka 18 MF  JPN Toi Morikage 19 DF  JPN Shuhei Doen 20 MF  JPN Akio Sato 21 GK  JPN Daichi Chikarashi 22 MF  JPN Koji Takahashi 23 DF  JPN Hidenori Yuasa 24 FW  JPN Kosei Hashimoto 25 MF  JPN Kohei Takeda 26 MF  JPN Jo Inoue 27 DF  JPN Toshiki Kokubu 28 FW  JPN Ryuya Noguchi 31 GK  JPN Masafumi Tomisawa

• Regional Champions League
  • Champions: 2017
• Tohoku Soccer League
  • Champions: 2016

• Official Site (Japanese)
• Official Facebook Page
• Official Twitter Account
• Academy's website
• Onagawa Supporters' Twitter