Kagoshima United FC

Kagoshima United FC (鹿児島ユナイテッドFC, Kagoshima Yunaiteddo FC) is a football club in Japan that was formed from the merger of Volca Kagoshima and FC Kagoshima, both have been playing in Kyushu Soccer League before the merger. Their top team currently plays in J3 League, and their secondary team plays in Kyushu Soccer League.

Kagoshima United
鹿児島ユナイテッド
Full nameKagoshima United FC
Nickname(s)Yokanise Eleven
よかにせイレブン
Founded1959 (1959) (as Volca Kagoshima)
2014 (2014) (as Kagoshima United)
GroundShiranami Stadium
Kagoshima, Kagoshima
Capacity19,934
ChairmanTsuyoshi Tokushige, Kenichiro Yuwaki (co-owners)
ManagerArthur Papas 
LeagueJ3 League
2020J3 League, 4th
WebsiteClub website

History

Origins (1959–2013)

Volca Kagoshima was established in 1959 as Kagoshima Teachers' Soccer Club. The club was a founding member of the Kyushu Soccer League in 1973. Since the league's inception, the club had always played in this league and never be relegated to the Prefectural Leagues until the merge with FC Kagoshima in 2014. They advanced to the Regional League promotion series five times, but never succeeded to promote to the upper tier, Japan Football League, known as the highest level for amateur club football in the country. The club changed the name from Kagoshima Teachers to Volca Kagoshima in 1995.

FC Kagoshima was established in 1994 as an affiliated club of the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya. They were promoted to the Kyushu Soccer League as early as 2004 and changed the name to Osumi NIFS United FC.

Both of Volca and NIFS have been seeking the way to promote to the JFL separately. The idea of a merged club of Volca and FC Kagoshima (renamed from NIFS in 2010) had been discussed by the Kagoshima Prefectural Football Association as early as 2012, however, it was failed to reach an agreement at that time. Although Volca and FC Kagoshima had applied for J.League Associate Membership separately, both sides restarted their talk about the merger, then finally agreed with merging their clubs to aim promotion to the J.League, in response of the advisory by the J.League organization. As both clubs had advanced to the final round of the Regional League promotion series in 2013, the merged club earned the promotion to the JFL of 2014.

Kagoshima United (2014–)

The two clubs, Volca Kagoshima and FC Kagoshima, were merged in 2014 and formed Kagoshima United. In November 2015, after concluding in promotion zone in 2015, they received J.League license to participate in the J3 League.[1]

Rivalries

The traditional rival of Kagoshima United is Roasso Kumamoto, the prefectural neighbours and former Kyushu Soccer League fellows since 1983 until 2005, except 20012002. Matches between the two clubs are labelled Hisatsu derby (肥薩ダービー, "Kumamoto-Kagoshima derby") and generate a lot of interest in both prefectures.

Crest and colours

The club crest has the illustrations of Sakurajima and Kagoshima Bay, both symbolize Kagoshima Prefecture, on its background design, with red colour, which represents Volca, and light blue colour, represents FC Kagoshima.

Kit evolution

Kagoshima United's club colours are white and navy.

Record

SeasonDiv.TeamsPos.GPWDLFAGDPtsAttendance/GEmperor's Cup
2014 JFL143rd261835451926571,8252nd Round
2015 163rd 301866462521602,6241st Round
2016 J3165th3015510392910503,6651st Round
2017 174th3217411493712553,5082nd Round
2018 172nd 321697463511574,0402nd Round
2019 J22221st 42117244173-32405,7832nd Round
2020 J3184th3418412554312582,214Did not qualify
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 league home attendance

Honours

Volca Kagoshima (1959–2013)

FC Kagoshima (1994–2013)

Kagoshima United (2014–)

League history

  • Regional (Kyushu): 1973–2013
  • Division 4 (JFL): 2014–2015
  • Division 3 (J3): 2016–2018
  • Division 2 (J2): 2019
  • Division 3 (J3): 2020–

Current squad


As of 22 January 2021.[2]

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 Kazusa Iwasaki
2 DF  BRA Foguete
4 DF  JPN Kotaro Fujiwara
6 MF  JPN Keisuke Tanabe
7 MF  JPN Kento Nakamura
8 MF  JPN Taku Ushinohama
9 FW  JPN Takuma Sonoda
11 MF  JPN Junki Goryo
13 GK  JPN Shogo Onishi
14 MF  JPN Hiroya Nodake
15 DF  JPN Osamu Henry Iyoha
16 MF  JPN Yuto Kide
17 FW  JPN Yusei Kayanuma
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  JPN Junya Nodake
19 FW  JPN Shunsuke Yamamoto
20 MF  JPN Noriyuki Sakemoto
21 MF  JPN Kohei Hattanda
22 DF  JPN Mikiya Eto
23 DF  BRA Gerson
24 DF  JPN Kazuya Sunamori
31 GK  JPN Fuma Shirasaka
35 FW  JPN Hideto Nakahara
36 FW  JPN Rei Yonezawa
37 MF  JPN Kosei Hamaguchi
38 FW  JPN Yushi Yamaya
40 MF  JPN Kai Ishizu

References

  1. "Kagoshima United to join J3". J.League. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. "トップチーム". Kagoshima United FC. Retrieved Jan 22, 2021.


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