Suzuka Point Getters

Suzuka Point Getters (鈴鹿ポイントゲッターズ, Suzuka Pointo Getta-zu) is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture. They play in Japan Football League.

Suzuka Point Getters
鈴鹿ポイントゲッターズ
Full nameSuzuka Point Getters
Founded1980 (1980)
GroundSuzuka Sports Garden Suzuka, Mie
Capacity12,500 (3,330 seated)
ChairmanRyuji Yamaoka
ManagerMilagros Martínez
LeagueJapan Football League
2018Tōkai Adult Soccer League, Champions
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was originally established in Nabari, Mie in 1980 under the name Mie Club, and it became a member of Mie Football Association to join the Mie prefectural league in 1982. The club went up to the top division in 1991 and remained there until 2005, when local organisers kicked off the idea of developing a larger and more ambitious football team.

The region to the southwest of Nagoya has been traditionally very populous but still undeveloped from a football perspective despite a number of successes by local high school football. In mid- 2005, a group of local businessmen, football fans and coaches from Mie Prefecture, who were eager to put together a team to represent the area, approached Bunji Kimura, an ex-football manager of Kyoto Sanga F.C. and Yokohama Flügels. Kimura was convinced to accept the position of the president and technical director of a club that was then going by the name of "W.S.C. Nabari Admiral". Kimura plunged in and began a very ambitious project to transform the team from a bunch of amateur kickers in a tiny town to a much more competitive and tightly-run organisation representing the aspirations of the entire prefecture.

At Kimura's insistence, the team in February 2006 took the name "MIE FC Rampole", taking its name from the famous Japanese mystery novel writer Rampo Edogawa, who was born in Mie Prefecture. The part "ole" of the name is supposedly a Spanish word "Olé" used to cheer and applaud (cf. Consadole Sapporo). Following the name change the club launched its official website on 22 February. Kimura quickly began drawing upon his network of J.League contacts to bring in more experienced coaches and organisers, and by the end of his first season in charge the club advanced to the second division of the Tōkai Regional League.

Whereas its progress on the pitch has stalled temporarily, with third-place finishes in both 2007 and 2008, the club has been focusing most of its attention on the organisational goals. An independent corporation was established in 2006, fulfilling one of the requirements of J. League Associate Membership, and in 2008 the team merged with nearby Suzuka Club, thereby absorbing a youth program that can help to meet another key requirement. Following the merger, the team announced on 1 September 2008 that it changed its name to "F.C. Suzuka Rampole", and moved its home playing ground from Ueno Athletic Park Stadium to Suzuka Sports Garden from 2009 season. The club carried out the move since 1) Suzuka is the city world-famous for the F1 circuit located outside town, and 2) its population base and location, squarely in the middle of Mie Prefecture's main population centres is considered to be ideal.

On January 28, 2016, the team announced an immediate change of the team name to Suzuka Unlimited FC(鈴鹿アンリミテッドFC).[1]

With the appointment of coach Milagros Martínez from the 2019 season, the club was the first and to date only in any of Japan's national level divisions to have a female leading the club.

On February 1, 2020, the club announced that it would change its name to Suzuka Point Getters (鈴鹿ポイントゲッターズ).[2] Their logo and attire were updated to reflect Suzuka's status as home of the Suzuka Circuit.

Current squad

As of March 23, 2019.[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 Daiki Tsukinari
2 DF  JPN Hiroki Hara
3 DF  JPN Jiro Takano
4 DF  JPN Colin Killoran
6 MF  JPN Kohei Fujita
7 FW  BRA Efrain Rintaro
8 MF  JPN Yohei Konishi
9 FW  JPN Netto Fujisawa
10 MF  JPN Toshihiro Horikawa
11 MF  JPN Sotaro Izumi
13 FW  JPN Junki Endo
14 MF  JPN Hiroki Toji
15 DF  JPN Toshiki Nakamura
16 FW  JPN Daiji Oguchi
17 GK  JPN Shun Sato
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  JPN Kazuma Sato
19 MF  JPN Genta Umiguchi
20 DF  JPN Eiji Koakutsu
21 MF  JPN Yusuke Ono
22 DF  JPN Narutoshi Ashida
23 GK  JPN Rikiya Iwawaki
24 DF  JPN Rikito Takami
25 MF  JPN Atsuki Wada
26 MF  KOR Jeon San-hae
28 MF  JPN Tsukasa Ozawa
29 DF  JPN Kazuki Miyamoto
31 GK  JPN Daisuke Takamiya
33 MF  JPN Shuntaro Miura
34 DF  JPN Ryota Noguchi

Managerial history

ManagerNationalityTenure
Bunji Kimura Japan2007–2010
Yūichi Sone Japan2010
Narita Takaki Japan2011–2018
Milagros Martinez Dominguez Spain2018-

Team Record

LeagueEmperor's CupShakaijin Cup
SeasonDivisionPlacePldWinDrawLoseGFGADifPtsNote
2005 Mie Prefectural League
(Div. 1)
3rd138324111+3026Did Not QualifyDid Not Qualify
2006 2nd 141022336+2732Promoted to Tōkai League Division II
2007 Tōkai Adult Soccer League
(Div. 2)
3rd147342413+1124
2008 3rd147432113+825
2009 1st 1410404310+3334Promoted to Division 1Round 1
2010 Tōkai Adult Soccer League
(Div. 1)
4th167632415+927DNQ
2011 2nd147252221-1232nd Round
2012 1st149412815+13312nd Round
2013 6th146262224-220DNQ
2014 1st1411033315+1833DNQ
2015 2nd1410133214+1831DNQ
2016 2nd1410223817+21322nd Round
2017 1st1411123511+24341st Round
2018 1st141211376+3137Promoted to JFL1st Round
2019JFL 12th3099124044–436DNQ
2020 5th1563623194211st Round

Last updated: 29 November 2020
Pld = Match played; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Dif = Goal difference ; Pts = Points

Honours

Titles and positions

  • Mie Prefectural League Division I runners-up: 1
2006
  • Tōkai League Division II champions: 1
2009
2017

References

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