Ventforet Kofu

Kofu Club (1965–1994)

The club was founded in 1965 when the old boys' club of Kofu Dai-ichi High School, the Kakujo Club, started to recruit graduates of other high schools with the intention of promotion to the Japan Soccer League.

The club joined the newly formed JSL Division 2 in 1972. They stayed there until the conclusion of the league in 1992 when it became a founding member of the former Japan Football League.

Kofu Club was formed by volunteers, unlike other mainstream football clubs at that time in Japan, whose players were mostly the employees of their sponsoring companies.

Ventforet Kofu (1995–present)

The club was renamed Ventforet Kofu in 1995 and joined J.League Division 2 in 1999 when it was formed. The club survived a difficult period between 1999 and 2001, when it suffered from financial troubles as well as miserable results on the pitch, including a streak of twenty-five consecutive losses. Ventforet finished bottom for three seasons in succession and was dubbed as "Excess baggage of J2".

Ventforet improved in 2002, and in 2005 finished third, gaining promotion to the Japanese first division by winning the promotion/relegation play-offs against Kashiwa Reysol. However, the team was relegated with a week remaining in the 2007 season.

At the end of 2010 season, the team was promoted a second time. Despite having striker Mike Havenaar contend for the Top Scorer award in division one the following year, the club was relegated again at the end of 2011. However, it returned after only one year's absence as champions of division two, Ventforet's first championship in its thirty-six year history. Ventforet remained in division one of the Japanese League until 2017.

• Kanto League: 1967–71 (as Kofu Club)
• Division 2 (JSL Div. 2): 1972–91 (as Kofu Club)
• Division 3 (former JFL Div. 2): 1992–93 (as Kofu Club)
• Division 2 (former JFL): 1994–98 (Kofu Club until 1994, Ventforet Kofu since 1995)
• Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 1999–05
• Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 2006–07
• Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 2008–10
• Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 2011
• Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 2012
• Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 2013–2017
• Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 2018–

• J.League Division 2:

2012

• Shakaijin Cup:

1969

• Kantō Soccer League:

1969, 1970

As of 4 July 2020.[1] 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 Kohei Kawata 2 DF  JPN Masato Fujita 3 DF  JPN Tatsushi Koyanagi 4 DF  JPN Hideomi Yamamoto (Captain) 5 DF  JPN Yuta Imazu 6 MF  JPN Hideyuki Nozawa 7 MF  JPN Riku Nakayama 8 MF  JPN Ryohei Arai 9 FW  BRA Rafael 10 FW  BRA Dudu 11 MF  JPN Jin Izumisawa 14 MF  JPN Shohei Takeda 15 MF  JPN Ryotaro Nakamura 16 FW  JPN Riki Matsuda 17 FW  JPN Hidetaka Kanazono

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  JPN Shusuke Ota 19 FW  JPN Junma Miyazaki 20 DF  JPN Daiki Nakashio 21 MF  JPN Sho Araki 24 MF  JPN Riku Yamada 27 MF  JPN Iwana Kobayashi 28 MF  JPN Yuki Hashizume 31 GK  JPN Kosuke Okanishi 32 DF  JPN Keita Irumagawa 33 GK  JPN Yuto Koizumi 35 MF  JPN Motoki Hasegawa 36 DF  JPN Masahiro Sekiguchi 39 DF  JPN Kenta Uchida 44 FW  JPN Mike Havenaar

• Persib Bandung [2]

• (in Japanese) Official website