Tsukuba FC
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| Full name | Joyful Honda Tsukuba FC | ||
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| Founded | 1993 | ||
| Ground |
Tsukuba Wellness Park Tsukuba, Ibaraki | ||
| Chairman | Shinnosuke Ishikawa | ||
| Manager | Masahisa Hirota | ||
| League | Kantō Soccer League | ||
| 2016 | 5th | ||
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Tsukuba FC (つくばFC Tsukuba Football Club) is a football (soccer) club based in Tsukuba, which is located in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. They play in the Kantō Soccer League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues.
History
Tied to University of Tsukuba, the club was initially founded in 1993 as a women's football club. Shortly after that, a men's version of the club was launched.[1] In 2000s, even U-12 and U-15 squad were created and Tsukuba FC have the goal of reaching professional football in 2020.[2] In 2014, the club reached Kanto Soccer League, winning immediately 2nd Division and now trying to reach Japan Football League. Their plans revelead the will to build a stadium for 30,000 people in the next future.[3]
Current squad
Updated to 15 October 2017.[4]
League record
| Season | League | GP | Pts | W | D | L | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ibaraki Prefectural League (Div. 1) |
14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4th |
| 2013 | 14 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2nd | |
| 2014 | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 2) | 18 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1st |
| 2015 | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 1) |
18 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3rd |
| 2016 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5th |