Gainare Tottori

Gainare Tottori (ガイナーレ鳥取, Gaināre Tottori) are a Japanese football club, based in Yonago, Tottori. They play in the J3 League. Their team colour is green.

Gainare Tottori
ガイナーレ鳥取
Full nameGainare Tottori
Nickname(s)Gainare
Founded1983 (1983)
GroundTorigin Bird Stadium
Tottori, Tottori
Capacity16,033
ChairmanMasaki Tsukano
ManagerRiki Takagi
LeagueJ3 League
20196th
WebsiteClub website

Their team name Gainare derives from the Tottori dialect word gaina meaning "great" and Italian sperare meaning "to hope".

Their team mascot was a Japanese horror anime character Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro created by Shigeru Mizuki, a native of Sakaiminato, Tottori.

History

The club was founded in 1983 as Tottori Teachers' Soccer Club (鳥取教員団サッカー部　Tottori Kyōin Dan Sakkā Bu). They opened their gate to players with other professions in 1989, renaming themselves S.C. Tottori. They adopted their current name in 2007.

They were promoted to the Japan Football League after finishing runners-up in the 2001 Regional League play-off. Nonprofit organisation Yamatsumi Sports Club operate the club.

After defeating Arte Takasaki 1–0 on October 3, 2010 in their home stadium, at last they could secure JFL top four after failed attempts on two previous seasons. The confirmation from J. League about their promotion to J2 came on November 29. They won the JFL title on October 24, 2010 with five games remaining.

GeGeGe no Kitaro crest

Stadiums

They play their home games mainly at Torigin Bird Stadium in Tottori City. Tottori Soccer Stadium is the only stadium in San'in region that meets the J. League requirements. As their home town is Yonago, the club tries to persuade the city council to upgrade Higashiyama Athletics Stadium to clear the requirements but the budget constraint of the city council means it is not likely to happen in the near future.

In recent years, they also play some games at Fuse Athletic Park Stadium in Tottori City, Matsue Athletics Stadium in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture and Hamayama Athletic Park Stadium in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture.

Record as J. League member
Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Emperor's Cup
2011 J2 20 19[1] 3,692[2] 3rd Round
2012 J2 22 20[3] 3,133[4] 3rd Round
2013 J2 22 22[5] 4,097[6] 2nd Round
2014 J3 12 4 3,069 2nd Round
2015 J3 13 6 1,932 2nd Round
2016 J3 16 15 1,898 2nd Round
2017 J3 17 17 1,559 1st Round
2018 J3 17 3 2,657 2nd Round
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Current squad

As of 24 January 2020. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Kengo Fukudome
2 DF Masanobu Komaki
3 DF Takuya Fujiwara
4 DF Rikito Inoue
6 DF Hiroto Sese
7 MF Masataka Kani
8 MF Naoto Misawa
9 FW Joanderson
10 FW Fernandinho
11 FW Yu Okubo
13 GK Ken Tajiri
14 MF Ren Yamamoto
15 MF Yo Uematsu
No. Position Player
16 DF Koki Ishii
17 FW Yuya Taguchi
18 DF Yusuke Nishiyama
19 MF Tomomitsu Kobayashi
20 DF Kazuya Ando
21 MF Taiki Arai
22 MF Ramon (on loan from FC Ryukyu)
23 MF Hikaru Arai (on loan from Shonan Bellmare)
24 DF Kei Sakamoto
27 MF Daisuke Sakai (on loan from Oita Trinita)
31 GK Koshiro Itohara
34 DF Kei Oshiro (on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds)
41 MF Naoya Uozato

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
MF Jinyu Nasu (to Matsue City FC)

Managers

References
  1. "League Table; 2011 J.LEAGUE Division 2". J. League. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. "Attendance; 2012 J.LEAGUE Division 2". J. League. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. "League Table; 2012 J.LEAGUE Division 2". J. League. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. "Attendance; 2012 J.LEAGUE Division 2". J. League. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  5. "League Table; 2013 J.LEAGUE Division 2". J. League. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. "Attendance; 2013 J.LEAGUE Division 2". J. League. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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