Cobaltore Onagawa

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 cobalt blue, and floresta, meaning "forest".

Cobaltore Onagawa
コバルトーレ女川
Full nameCobaltore Onagawa
Nickname(s)Cobaltore, Cobal
Founded2007
GroundOnagawa Town Comprehensive
Athletic Park
Onagawa, Miyagi
ChairmanKoichi Omi
ManagerYuji Abe
LeagueJapan Football League
201816th (Relegated to
Tohoku Soccer League)

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.

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] However, all players escaped death and many of them became the core of the club.[2]

Despite the strong shock and skipping the 2011 season due to damages and the impossibility of using their own stadium, which was used as a shelter, Cobaltore players - especially the Japanese - remained in town to give a hand to the city that 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. After repeating the title in 2017 and winning the Regional Promotion Series, they were promoted to JFL but only lasted one season before going back down.

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Ryusei Ishii
2 DF  JPN Kei Otagiri
3 DF  JPN Riku Oikawa
4 DF  JPN Ryu Miyasaka
5 DF  JPN Tatsuki Masuzawa
6 MF  JPN Ryota Kuroda
7 MF  JPN Kazuya Ogawa
8 MF  JPN Yusuke Minegishi
9 FW  JPN Kosei Chiba
10 MF  JPN Koki Ikeda
11 DF  JPN Yoshiyuki Toriyama
13 FW  JPN Seiya Narita
14 FW  JPN Kei Yoshida
15 DF  JPN Ryota Ukai
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  JPN Masando Sakaki
17 MF  JPN Hideto Hatanaka
18 MF  JPN Toi Morikage
19 DF  JPN Shuhei Doen
20 MF  JPN Akio Sato
21 GK  JPN Daichi Chikarashi
22 MF  JPN Koji Takahashi
23 DF  JPN Hidenori Yuasa
24 FW  JPN Kosei Hashimoto
25 MF  JPN Kohei Takeda
26 MF  JPN Jo Inoue
27 DF  JPN Toshiki Kokubu
28 FW  JPN Ryuya Noguchi
31 GK  JPN 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
2017 184916111st
2018 JFL 3017452116th

Honours
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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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