Tochigi City FC

Tochigi City Football Club (栃木シティフットボールクラブ) is a Japanese football club based in Tochigi Prefecture.

For the J. League club based in Utsunomiya, see Tochigi S.C.
Tochigi City FC
栃木シティFC
Full nameTochigi City Football Club
Nickname(s)Uva
Founded1947
GroundTochigi City Stadium
Tochigi, Tochigi
Capacity5,500
Chairman Katsuhiko Iwahara
Manager Yoji Sakai
LeagueKantō Soccer League
20181st (Champion)

The club was formed in 1947 as Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club, the works team of the local Hitachi, Ltd. affiliate. In 2002 it adopted the moniker Uva (meaning "grape" in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish), after the vineyards of its home area, southern Tochigi Prefecture.

History

After finishing as a runners-up in the local Kanto Soccer League in 2009 season, they were promoted to the 2010 Japan Football League through the All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series. Prior to their first season in JFL, the club has dropped Hitachi prefix in its name and changed the reference to sport from "soccer" to "football" following general Japanese trend. From the 2019 season, the club has adopted the new name as "Tochigi City FC".[1][2]

Current squad

As of June 7, 2017.[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 Junya Ando
2 DF  JPN Ryota Ukai
3 DF  JPN Ryuta Abe
4 DF  JPN Shunsuke Hata
5 DF  JPN Keita Ishido
6 MF  JPN Yuta Kujiraoka
7 MF  JPN Yusuke Matsuda
8 MF  TUN Souissi Selim
9 MF  JPN Daiki Matsuno
10 MF  JPN Toshihiko Uchiyama (captain)
11 FW  JPN Kenta Azechi
13 DF  JPN Ren Kano
14 DF  JPN Makoto Okamoto
15 MF  JPN Jyunpei Kamiya
16 FW  PER Pablo Montero
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  JPN Yoshiyuki Toriyama
18 FW  JPN Syuho Miyashita
19 FW  JPN Yuki Sato
20 MF  JPN Kosuke Matsuda
21 GK  JPN Asuka Toya
22 GK  JPN Chikara Hanada
23 FW  JPN Ryo Fukita
24 MF  JPN Yusaku Toyoshima
25 FW  JPN Manabu Wakabayashi
26 DF  JPN Masaya Karakisawa
27 MF  JPN Takuya Muraoka
29 DF  JPN Shuto Masuda
31 GK  JPN Kenta Mori
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References
  1. mainichi.jp
  2. sankei.com
  3. "チーム情報 - 栃木ウーヴァフットボールクラブ". tochigi-uva.com.


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