Cobaltore Onagawa

Cobaltore Onagawa
コバルトーレ女川
Full name Cobaltore Onagawa
Nickname(s) Cobaltore, Cobal
Founded 2007
Ground Onagawa Town Comprehensive
Athletic Park
Onagawa, Miyagi
Chairman Koichi Omi
Manager Yuji Abe
League Japan Football League
2017 Tohoku Soccer League 1st
Regional Promotion Series 1st

Cobaltore Onagawa (コバルトーレ女川, Cobaltore Onagawa) is a football (soccer) club based in Onagawa, the main and only city forming the Oshika District, which is located in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. They play in the Tohoku Soccer League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues. The name Cobaltore comes from the combination of two Spanish words: cobalto, referring to a certain tone of blue, and floresta, meaning "forest".

History

Born in April 2006 and initially managed by former Japan NT member Nobuo Fujishima, the name of the club resembles the true nature of the region in Miyagi Prefecture and today Cobaltore is still one of the clubs aiming to J. League and professional football. It was founded by the local community, formed by people who wanted to stay in the city instead of leaving for Sendai or Tokyo. The club rapidly grew, climbing the Japanese football pyramid in five years.

Unfortunately, the 2011 Tohoku earthquake was devastating both for the region and the club: Onagawa lost 1300 citizens, one tenth of the city's population, and the club's office was destroyed.[1] In a miracle, all players esacaped death in that disaster and many of them are today the solid core of this club.[2]

Despite the strong shock and skipping the 2011 season due to damages and the impossibility of using their own stadium (which instead became a shelter), Cobaltore player - especially the Japanese ones - remained in town to give a hand to the city which hosted their careers. The group of Onagawa Supporters pushed back the club into the pitch and - for 2012 season - Cobaltore returned on the field.

Thanks to Fukushima United FC going to Japan Football League, Cobaltore joined Tohoku Soccer League first division for 2013 season. From then, Cobaltore is trying to reach JFL, aiming towards pro-football. They also won the division in 2016.

Current squad

Updated to 26 February 2018.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Japan GK Ryusei Ishii
2 Japan DF Kei Otagiri
3 Japan DF Riku Oikawa
4 Japan DF Ryu Miyasaka
5 Japan DF Tatsuki Masuzawa
6 Japan MF Ryota Kuroda
7 Japan MF Kazuya Ogawa
8 Japan MF Yusuke Minegishi
9 Japan FW Kosei Chiba
10 Japan MF Koki Ikeda
11 Japan DF Yoshiyuki Toriyama
13 Japan FW Seiya Narita
14 Japan FW Kei Yoshida
15 Japan DF Ryota Ukai
No. Position Player
16 Japan FW Masando Sakaki
17 Japan MF Hideto Hatanaka
18 Japan MF Toi Morikage
19 Japan DF Shuhei Doen
20 Japan MF Akio Sato
21 Japan GK Daichi Chikarashi
22 Japan MF Koji Takahashi
23 Japan DF Hidenori Yuasa
24 Japan FW Kosei Hashimoto
25 Japan MF Kohei Takeda
26 Japan MF Jo Inoue
27 Japan DF Toshiki Kokubu
28 Japan FW Ryuya Noguchi
31 Japan GK Masafumi Tomisawa

League record

SeasonLeagueGPPtsWDLPosition
2006 Ishinomaki Citizen League 185418001st
2007 Miyagi Prefectural League 143210221st
2008 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 2, South) 143311032nd
2009 143712111st
2010 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 1) 1481588th
2011 Withdrew due to 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
2012 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 2, South) 143511212nd
2013 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 1) 183210264th
2014 184715212nd
2015 184414223rd
2016 184313411st

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Cobaltore Onagawa - a club worth fighting for". FourFourTwo.
  2. ↑ "女川とともに生きる - コバルトーレ女川". www.cobaltore.com.
  3. ↑ "トップチーム - コバルトーレ女川". www.cobaltore.com.
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