FC Imabari

FC Imabari (FC今治) is a Japanese football club based in Imabari city, Ehime Prefecture. They play in the J3 League.

FC Imabari
FC今治
Full nameFC Imabari
Founded1976
GroundArigato Service Dream Stadium Imabari, Ehime, Japan
Capacity5,000
ChairmanTakeshi Okada
Head coachLluís Planagumà
LeagueJ3 League
20193rd (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1976 and was promoted to the Shikoku Football League in 2001.

From 2009 to 2011 they were owned by Ehime F.C. as their reserve team, Ehime F.C. Shimanami. After spinning off yet again, the majority of FC Imabari was bought by the former coach of Japan Takeshi Okada in 2014.[1]

In February 2016, the club made another step forward toward the J. League as JFA recognised J. League Hundred Year Vision clubs.[2] In November they won the Regional Promotion Series and were promoted to the Japan Football League. During their debut-season in the JFL, they opened their new stadium and got a J3 League license for the 2018 season.

They were promoted to the J3 League for the 2020 season after finishing 3rd in the JFL in 2019.[3]

Squad

Updated to 28 June 2020.[4]

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 Tomohito Shugyo
2 DF Jung Han-cheol
3 DF Yuichi Komano
4 DF Takuya Sonoda
6 DF Kei Nakano
7 DF Takafumi Yamada
8 MF Shungo Tamashiro
9 FW Kodai Nagashima
10 FW Jun Arima
11 FW Masamichi Hayashi
14 FW Ryota Kuwajima
15 MF Sho Fukuda
16 FW Takumi Katai
17 MF Shuto Ono
No. Position Player
18 MF Seito Murai
19 MF Ryosuke Ochi
20 MF Kazuki Okayama
21 GK Masaki Imagawa
22 MF Takuro Uehara
23 GK Lee Do-hyung
24 DF Takatara Kondo
25 MF Keishi Kusumi
26 DF Ryotaro Hiramatsu
27 MF Hideo Hashimoto
29 DF Ryoya Iizumi
31 GK Shinji Okada
42 DF Wataru Harada

Records
SeasonLeaguePlaceGPPointsWDLGSGAGDEmperor's Cup
2012 Shikoku Soccer
League		1143411214410+343rd round
2013 114401310727+652nd round
2014 3143411127816+621st round
2015 114371211585+531st round
2016 114391301547+471st round
2017 JFL63048121265436+182nd round
2018 5304914796332+312nd round
2019 33051131254126+15
2020 J3

References
  1. "Okada buys majority ownership stake in FC Imabari". 4 November 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2017 – via Japan Times Online.
  2. "Musashino City, FC Imabari take step toward J3 admission：J. LEAGUE.JP". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. "２０１８シーズン　Ｊ３クラブライセンス判定結果について　（Ｊ３入会を希望するクラブ）：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. "選手一覧｜選手紹介｜トップチーム｜ＦＣ今治 公式サイト / FC.IMABARI Official Site". fcimabari.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.


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