Verspah Oita

Verspah Oita (ヴェルスパ大分, Verspah Ōita) is a Japanese football club currently competing in the Japan Football League.[1] The year 2012 is their first year in the JFL after they were promoted from the 2011 Kyushu Soccer League.

Verspah Oita
ヴェルスパ大分
Full nameVerspah Oita
Founded2003 (2003)
GroundOita Sports Park
Capacity16,000
ManagerToru Sano
LeagueJapan Football League
20201st - Champions
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was formed in 2003 as Hoyo FC. In 2005 they changed their name to Hoyo Atletico Elan, the name in which they competed for many years in the Kyushu Football League. The club is backed by the Hoyo Group, a digital camera and auto parts manufacturer based in nearby Kunisaki. In 2010 they changed their name to Hoyo Atletico Elan Oita. In 2011, they changed their name to Hoyo AC Elan Oita, they won the Kyushu Championship and then earned third place in the Regional League promotion series, and qualified to compete in the JFL beginning in 2012. In 2012, they changed their name to Hoyo Oita.

In December 2013, the club tried to get closer ties to the community and therefore made another name change, this time to Verspah Oita (ヴェルスパ大分, Verspah Ōita), for 2014 season onwards.[2]

Historical Logos
used till 2012used 2012 -2013
Hoyo AC Elan Oita crest, used till 2012
Hoyo Oita crest, used 2012–2013

League & cup record
League Emperor's Cup
SeasonDivisionTierPlaceGPW(PK)DL(PK)GSGAGDPoints
2007Oita Prefectural League
(Div. 1)		 6 2nd10811535+4825–
2008 3th107124411+3322–
2009 1st9810395+3425–
2010Kyushu Soccer
League		 51st1613 (2)–(1) 0488+40441st Round
2011 1st1815 (2)–(0) 15511+44491st Round
2012JFL 415th3298154057-17352nd Round
2013 15th3495203245-13322nd Round
2014 7th268993028+2332nd Round
2015 10th30107134047-7372nd Round
2016 13th30613113042-1231–
2017 14th30512132746-19272nd Round
2018 9th30116132938-9391st Round
2019 7th3010101042366401st Round
2020 1st151023271611324th Round
2021 TBA

Honours
  • Oita Prefecture League 3rd Division
    • Winners (1): 2005
  • Oita Prefecture League 2nd Division
    • Winners (1): 2006
  • Oita Prefecture League 2nd Division
    • Winners (1): 2009
  • Kyushu League
    • Winners (2): 2010, 2011
  • Japan Football League

Current squad

As of May 4th, 2020.[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 Takashi Himeno
2 DF  JPN Kazuya Sakamoto
3 DF  JPN Takahiro Urashima
4 DF  JPN Daigo Nishimura
5 DF  JPN Takuto Honda
6 MF  JPN Koki Takahashi
7 MF  JPN Hiroto Miyauchi
8 MF  JPN Hirohito Shinohara
9 FW  JPN Kento Yabuuchi
10 MF  JPN Kosei Uryu
11 MF  JPN Rui Tone
13 MF  JPN Shogo Tsukada
14 MF  JPN Hayato Nishinoue
15 MF  JPN Yusuke Kaneko
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  JPN Kosuke Fukumoto
17 MF  JPN Takumi Fujimoto
18 FW  JPN Makoto Nakamura
19 MF  JPN Mitsuaki Nishimura
20 GK  JPN Kenta Sato
21 MF  JPN Takumi Nakano
22 FW  JPN Taiki Mochiyama
23 DF  JPN Kimiaki Nishikawa
25 FW  JPN Yuki Yoshimoto
30 MF  JPN Tsutomu Murata
31 GK  JPN Ryo Hasegawa
33 FW  JPN Hiroki Maeda
44 MF  JPN Shinta Fukushima

References
  1. "Japan - Verspah Oita - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. http://hoyo-oita.com/archives/infomation/6912.html
  3. "トップチーム選手紹介 - ヴェルスパ大分公式サイト". verspah.jp. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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