FC Imabari

FC Imabari
Full name FC Imabari
Founded 1976
Ground Arigato Service Dream Stadium Imabari, Ehime, Japan
Chairman Japan Takeshi Okada
Head coach Japan Takahiro Kimura
League Japan Football League
2016 Champions of Shikoku Adult League
1st in 40th Promotion Regional Series
Website Club website

FC Imabari is a Japanese football club based in Imabari city, Ehime Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League.

History

The club was founded in 1976 and was promoted to the Shikoku Football League in 2001.

From 2009 to 2011 they were owned by Ehime F.C. as their reserve team, Ehime F.C. Shimanami. After spinning off yet again, the majority of FC Imabari was bought by former coach of Japan Takeshi Okada in 2014.[1]

In February 2016, the club made another step forward toward the J. League since JFA recognised J. League Hundred Year Vision clubs.[2] In November they won the Regional Promotion Series and were promoted to the Japan Football League. During their debut-season in JFL, they opened their new stadium and got a J3 League license for 2018 season.[3]

Squad

Updated to January 31, 2018.[4]

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 Shinji Okada
2 Japan DF Kosuke Ota
3 Japan DF Ryoichi Kanai
4 Japan MF Kazuki Okayama
5 Japan MF Yusuke Kaneko
6 Japan DF Kei Nakano
7 Japan DF So Kataoka
8 Japan MF Misaki Uemura
9 Japan FW Yoshikimi Nagao
10 Japan FW Ryota Kuwajima
11 Japan FW Kohe Saho
13 Japan MF Shungo Tamashiro
14 Japan FW Kodai Nagashima
15 Japan DF Naoki Mizutani
16 Japan FW Takumi Katai
No. Position Player
17 Japan MF Ryota Watanabe
18 Japan DF Masahito Onoda
19 Japan FW Jun Arima
20 Japan FW Masaomi Nakano
21 Japan GK Masaki Imagawa
22 Japan DF Kazuki Miyamoto
23 Poland GK Maciej Krakowiak
24 Japan MF Naoki Sanda
25 Japan MF Keishi Kusumi
26 Japan DF Hayato Nishinoue
27 Japan MF Takafumi Yamada
28 Japan MF Kosei Uryu
29 Japan FW Ryoya Iizumi
30 Japan MF Yusuke Ono

References

  1. ↑ "Okada buys majority ownership stake in FC Imabari". 4 November 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2017 – via Japan Times Online.
  2. ↑ "Musashino City, FC Imabari take step toward J3 admission：J. LEAGUE.JP". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "２０１８シーズン　Ｊ３クラブライセンス判定結果について　（Ｊ３入会を希望するクラブ）：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "選手一覧｜選手紹介｜トップチーム｜ＦＣ今治 公式サイト / FC.IMABARI Official Site". fcimabari.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
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