Quick facts for kids
F.C. Gifu
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| Full name |
Gifu Football Club Co., Ltd. |
| Founded |
2001; 23 years ago (2001) |
| Ground |
Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
Gifu, Gifu Prefecture |
| Ground Capacity |
26,109 |
| Chairman |
Hiroyuki Miyata |
| Manager |
Yusaku Ueno |
| League |
J3 League |
| 2022 |
J3 League, 14th of 18 |
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Gifu Football Club Co., Ltd.
Nagaragawa Sports Plaza houses the headquarters
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Football Club Gifu, abbreviated as F.C. Gifu (FC岐阜, Efu Shī Gifu) is a Japanese football club based in Gifu, Japan. They play in the J3 League, the third tier of Japanese professional football. They also run a reserve team that play in the Tōkai Adult League Division 2.
History
During the Japan Soccer League and former Japan Football League years, the city and prefecture of Gifu were represented by the Seino Transportation Co. (西濃運輸 Seinō Un'yu) works team, which was relegated from the old JFL for the last time in 1997 and folded shortly thereafter.
The modern-day Gifu club was founded in 2001 (Seino's last manager Masayuki Katsuno was among the founders, and a former Seino player, Takashi Umeda, recently returned to town and joined the club following a decade-long stint with Oita Trinita). The club was promoted to the new Japan Football League in 2007 after beating Honda Lock S.C. in the promotion/relegation play-offs.
The team earned third place at the end of the 2007 season, meaning it qualified for promotion to J. League Division 2. On December 3, 2007, J. League approved a promotion for the team for the 2008 season.
The club finished the 2012 season in 21st place, narrowly missing out on relegation to the Japan Football League.
Between 2013 and 2018, the team has constantly been placed in the lower realms of J. League Division 2 and narrowly avoiding relegation until 2019 when they finished last in the league and were relegated to J. League Division 3.
Crest
The team's crest was designed to represent Gifu Prefecture. The top of the crest represents the mountain ranges of the northern part of the prefecture. The flowers are Chinese milk vetch, which are the prefectural flower. Each of the three lines represents one of the Kiso Three Rivers flowing through the prefecture. The banner at the base of the crest is the same as the symbol on the helmet of the victorious Tokugawa clan at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600.
League & cup record
| League |
Emperor's
Cup |
| Season |
Div. |
Teams |
Pos. |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
Attendance/G |
| 2008 |
J2 |
15 |
13th |
42 |
10 |
12 |
20 |
41 |
69 |
-28 |
42 |
3,745 |
4th round |
| 2009 |
18 |
12th |
51 |
16 |
14 |
21 |
62 |
72 |
-10 |
62 |
4,302 |
Quarter final |
| 2010 |
19 |
14th |
36 |
13 |
6 |
17 |
32 |
45 |
-13 |
45 |
3,108 |
2nd round |
| 2011 |
20 |
20th |
38 |
6 |
6 |
26 |
39 |
83 |
-44 |
24 |
4,120 |
2nd round |
| 2012 |
22 |
21st |
42 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
27 |
55 |
-28 |
35 |
4,270 |
2nd round |
| 2013 |
22 |
21st |
42 |
9 |
10 |
23 |
37 |
80 |
-43 |
37 |
4,525 |
2nd round |
| 2014 |
22 |
17th |
42 |
13 |
10 |
19 |
54 |
61 |
-7 |
49 |
7,584 |
2nd round |
| 2015 |
22 |
20th |
42 |
12 |
7 |
23 |
37 |
71 |
-34 |
43 |
6,179 |
2nd round |
| 2016 |
22 |
20th |
42 |
12 |
7 |
23 |
47 |
71 |
-24 |
43 |
5,662 |
1st round |
| 2017 |
22 |
18th |
42 |
11 |
13 |
18 |
56 |
68 |
-12 |
46 |
6,977 |
3rd round |
| 2018 |
22 |
20th |
42 |
11 |
9 |
22 |
44 |
62 |
-18 |
42 |
6,858 |
3rd round |
| 2019 |
22 |
22nd |
42 |
7 |
9 |
26 |
33 |
78 |
-45 |
30 |
6,692 |
2nd round |
| 2020 † |
J3 |
18 |
6th |
34 |
16 |
8 |
10 |
50 |
39 |
11 |
56 |
2,643 |
Did not qualify |
| 2021 † |
15 |
6th |
28 |
12 |
5 |
11 |
38 |
35 |
3 |
41 |
3,505 |
1st round |
| 2022 |
18 |
14th |
34 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
43 |
53 |
-10 |
37 |
4,194 |
2nd round |
| 2023 |
20 |
TBD |
38 |
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- Key
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Pos. = Position in league;
P = Games played;
W = Games won;
D = Games drawn;
L = Games lost;
F = Goals scored;
A = Goals conceded;
GD = Goals difference;
Pts = Points gained
- Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
- † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
- Source: J.League Data Site
Current squad
As of 1 August 2022.
| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 1 |
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GK |
Michiya Okamoto |
| 2 |
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DF |
Freire |
| 3 |
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DF |
SteviaEgbus Mikuni (on loan from Mito HollyHock) |
| 4 |
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DF |
Wataru Hashimoto |
| 5 |
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MF |
Henik |
| 6 |
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DF |
Kazuya Okamura |
| 7 |
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FW |
Toma Murata |
| 8 |
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MF |
Ryo Kubota |
| 9 |
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FW |
Hirofumi Yamauchi |
| 10 |
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MF |
Yoshihiro Shoji |
| 11 |
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MF |
Ryohei Yoshihama |
| 14 |
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MF |
Takuya Honda |
| 15 |
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FW |
Junya Tanaka |
| 16 |
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FW |
Yuta Togashi |
| 17 |
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DF |
Takumi Fujitani |
| 18 |
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DF |
Kohei Hattori |
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Out on loan
| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 27 |
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DF |
Natsu Motoishi (at Kochi United) |
| 33 |
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MF |
Ryoto Ishizaka (at Fukui United) |
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Coaching Staff
| Position |
Name |
| Manager |
Yusaku Ueno |
| Assistant Manager |
Teruhisa Kudo |
| First Team Coach |
Naoaki Morinaga |
| Goalkeeper Coach |
Atsushi Iwata |
| Conditioning Supervisor |
Nobuyuki Nozaki |
| Doctor |
Atsushi Yamaga |
| Trainer |
Hitoshi Suzuki
Takeshi Taguchi
Yudai Kato |
| Interpreter |
Kentaro Seki |
| Competent |
Tatsuya Hirano |
| Side affairs |
Kazuya Sugimoto
Kotaro Sakaguchi |
Managerial history
Kit evolution
See also
In Spanish: FC Gifu para niños
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