FC Kariya
FC Kariya (FC刈谷, Efu Shī Kariya) are a Japanese football club based in Kariya, Aichi. They play in the first division of Tōkai Adult Soccer League and they're aiming towards professional leagues. In 2021 season, they currently play in the Japan Football League.
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| Full name | Football Club Kariya | ||
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| Nickname(s) | F.C. Kariya | ||
| Founded | 1949 (as Nippon Denso Soccer Club) | ||
| Ground | Wave Stadium Kariya Kariya, Aichi | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Chairman | Jin Hase | ||
| Manager | Ubirajara Veiga da Silva | ||
| League | Japan Football League | ||
| 2020 | 2nd (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club was founded in 1949 as Nippon Denso Soccer Club. They mainly played in the Tōkai Regional League; Kariya was already represented in the Japan Soccer League by the club belonging to Toyota Industries (not to be confused with nearby Toyota Motors, which is the club that became Nagoya Grampus).
Nippon Denso were finally promoted to the Japan Football League in 1996. They played their first JFL season under new name DENSO Soccer Club because of the change of their owner's name.
DENSO relinquished the ownership at the end of the 2005 season and non-profit organisation Kaeru Sports Club took over. Their name F.C. Kariya was chosen from entries from the public. Despite this change of ownership, F.C. Kariya did not show much ambition for J. League status in subsequent campaigns and finished in 17th place on the 2009 season of the Japan Football League, being relegated back to the Tokai Regional League after losing a promotion/relegation series to the more ambitious Zweigen Kanazawa.[1]
In 2015 Kariya became champions of the Tōkai Adult Soccer League and participated in the 2015 Regional League promotion play-offs, reaching the Top 4, but not the promotion back to JFL. They also featured three times in the Emperor's Cup, reaching 2nd round both in 2007 and in 2012.
In 2020 season, FC Kariya qualified for the regional championship and achieved runner-up and returned to the Japan Football League for the 2021 season.
Shirt and colours
F.C. Kariya's shirt features the red sash (or Aka Dasuki in Japanese). This design was originally adopted by Kariya High School's soccer club who introduced the sport to the area in the Taishō period. Because of this, the red sash is regarded as the symbolic design of Kariya's football.
Stadiums
They play their home games mainly at Kariya Municipal Athletic Park, but Toyohashi City Iwata General Ballgame Stadium and Nagoya City Port Soccer Stadium are also used a couple of times a year. They practice at Denso Ikeda Factory ground which is not open to the public because it is in Denso's factory site.
Current squad
Updated to 21 April 2018.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League and cup record
Here are listed only the seasons disputed as "FC Kariya"'.
| League | Emperor's Cup | Shakaijin Cup | |||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Tier | Position | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 2006 | Japan Football League |
3 | 13th | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 63 | -17 | 32 | DNQ | |
| 2007 | 16th | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 59 | -23 | 28 | 2nd Round | |||
| 2008 | 8th | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 51 | ||||
| 2009 | 17th | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 51 | -25 | 31 | 1st Round | |||
| 2010 | Tōkai Adult Soccer League (Div. 1) |
4 | 2nd | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 29 | 35 | ||
| 2011 | 3rd | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 21 | 2nd Round | |||
| 2012 | 4th | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 2nd Round | Quarter-Final | ||
| 2013 | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 14 | 25 | |||||
| 2014 | 5 | 4th | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 1st Round | ||
| 2015 | 1st | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 33 | Quarter-Final | |||
| 2016 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 36 | 40 | ||||
| 2017 | 2nd | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 33 | ||||
| 2018 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 37 | Runner-up | |||
| 2019 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 1st Round | Quarter-Final | ||
| 2020 | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
- 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
Honours
- Tokai Soccer League Champions (6)
- Japanese Regional Champions (2)
External links
- Official Website (in Japanese)
- Official Facebook page (in Japanese)