Kagoshima United FC

Kagoshima United FC (鹿児島ユナイテッドFC, Kagoshima Yunaiteddo FC) is a football club in Japan that was formed from the merger of the old Volca Kagoshima and FC Kagoshima clubs, both have been playing in Kyushu Soccer League before the merger. The top team currently play in J3 League, and their secondary team play in Kyushu Soccer League.

Kagoshima United
鹿児島ユナイテッド
Full nameKagoshima United FC
Nickname(s)Yokanise Eleven
よかにせイレブン
Founded2014 (2014)
GroundShiranami Stadium
Kagoshima, Kagoshima
Capacity19,934
ChairmanTsuyoshi Tokushige, Kenichiro Yuwaki (co-owners)
ManagerKim Jong-song　
LeagueJ3 League
2019J2 League, 21st
WebsiteClub website

History

Volca Kagoshima had been playing in Kyushu Soccer League since 1973 and advanced to the Regional League promotion series five times, but never succeeded to promote to the upper tier, Japan Football League, known as the Japan Soccer League until the 1980s. Osumi NIFS United FC (the former club name of FC Kagoshima), originally affiliated with the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya in nearby Kanoya, have promoted to Kyushu Soccer League as early as 2004, but both Volca and NIFS have been seeking the way to promote to JFL separately.

The idea of a merged team of Volca and FC Kagoshima had been discussed by the Kagoshima Prefectural Football Association as early as 2012, but failed to reach an agreement then. Although Volca and FC Kagoshima had applied for J. League Associate Membership separately, both sides restarted their talk about the merger, then finally agreed with merging their teams to aim promotion to the J. League, in response of the advisory by the J. League organization. As both clubs had advanced to the final round of Regional League promotion series in 2013, the merged team earned the promotion to 2014 Japan Football League.

In November 2015, after concluding in promotion zone in 2015, they receive a J. League license to participate to J3.[1]

Name and crest

The club crest has the illustrations of Sakurajima and Kagoshima Bay, both symbolize Kagoshima Prefecture, on its background design, with red color, which represents Volca, and light blue color, represents FC Kagoshima.

Record
Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Emperor's Cup
2014 JFL 18 2 1,825 2nd Round
2015 JFL 18 4 2,624 1st Round
2016 J3 16 5 3,665 1st Round
2017 J3 17 4 3,508 2nd Round
2018 J3 17 2 4,040 2nd Round
2019 J2 22 21 5,783 2nd Round
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Current squad

As of 28 June 2020.[2]

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 Kazusa Iwasaki
2 DF  BRA Foguete
4 DF  JPN Kotaro Fujiwara
5 DF  JPN Ryo Hiraide
6 MF  JPN Keisuke Tanabe
7 MF  JPN Kento Nakamura
8 MF  JPN Taku Ushinohama
9 FW  JPN Takuma Sonoda
10 FW  JPN Masashi Wada
11 MF  JPN Junki Goryo
13 GK  JPN Shogo Onishi
14 MF  JPN Hiroya Nodake
15 DF  JPN Noritaka Fujisawa
16 MF  JPN Yuichiro Edamoto
17 FW  JPN Yusei Kayanuma
18 MF  JPN Junya Nodake
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  BRA João Gabriel
20 MF  JPN Noriyuki Sakemoto
21 MF  JPN Kohei Hattanda
22 DF  JPN Naoaki Aoyama
23 DF  JPN Katsunari Mizumoto
24 DF  JPN Kazuya Sunamori
26 DF  JPN Soichi Tanaka
27 MF  JPN Haruki Izawa
30 FW  JPN Yuma Kawamori
31 GK  JPN Minoru Hata
36 FW  JPN Rei Yonezawa
38 MF  JPN Shuto Nakahara
39 MF  BRA Nildo
41 MF  JPN Kaito Miyake
50 FW  JPN Kenji Baba
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References
  1. "Kagoshima United to join J3". J. League. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. "トップチーム". Kagoshima United FC. Retrieved May 5, 2020.


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