FC Tokushima
FC Tokushima (FC徳島, Efu Shi Tokushima) are a Japanese football club based in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima.[2] They currently play in the Shikoku Soccer League, which part of Japanese Regional Leagues.
| Full name | FC Tokushima |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 as Celeste FC 2016 as FC Tokushima Celeste 2018 as FC Tokushima |
| Ground | Yokota Kamizakura Sports Ground Tokushima Football Field Pocarisweat Stadium Tokushima Sports Village (Tokushima) |
| Capacity | 200 (Yokota KSG) 13,000 (Tokushima FF) 5,600 (Pocarisweat ST) 2,200 (Tokushima SV) |
| Owner | Fortua Co., Ltd.[1] |
| Manager | Toshiaki Haji |
| League | Shikoku Soccer League |
| 2023 | 1st of 8 (champions) |
| Website | Club website |
History
The club was founded on 2003 as Celeste FC. It didn't take long for the club to gain promotion to the Tokushima Prefectural League 1st division, this occurred in 2006. Since then, the club never went back to the 2nd division. On 2012, after winning the Tokushima Prefectural League, FC Tokushima qualified to the Shikoku Prefectural League Final Tournament, facing the other 3 prefectural championships winners of Ehime, Kochi, and Kagawa, as the four prefectures comprises the Shikoku region. The club won the tournament, therefore, getting promoted to the Shikoku Soccer League.
In 2013, their unsuccessful debut at the regional league level, led the club to get relegated back to the Tokushima Prefectural League. As quick it took to get relegated, they got promoted back to the Shikoku League for the 2016 season. From 2016 onwards, the club never again got relegated, and won qualification to the Emperor's Cup as Tokushima representatives every year since then.[3]
The club had two previous opportunities to play in the Regional Champions League, a tournament that can potentially give an opportunity for Regional League clubs to get promoted to the Japan Football League. Debuting at the competition in 2019, the club finished as the second-bottom club in an overall ranking, as they lost all the three matches in which they played on the first stage.[4]
FC Tokushima won the 2020 Shikoku Soccer League, giving them the right to participate for their second time in the competition. However, the 2020 season of the Regional Champions League was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, then, delaying their second appearance at the competition, which would happen on the 2021.
In this 2021 edition, they qualified from the first stage, going through unbeaten after three matches, winning two matches and drawing the other game. However, in the second and final stage of the competition, they finished as the bottom-placed team of the group, losing all three matches, ending up as the competition's 4th-placed team.[5] It is, to date, their highest placement in the competition so far, as they failed to reach such heights in their next attempts.[6]
Current squad
- As of 30 April 2024 [7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Toshiaki Haji |
| General manager | Kihiro Nitta |
| Goalkeeper coach | Fumiya Nagai |
| Trainer | Takahiro Nomura |
| Staff manager | Ryuwa Nakagawa |
| Side staff | Kosuke Inai |
League and Cup record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Division | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| Celeste | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Tokushima Pref. League | 7th | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 15 | – |
| 2008 | 9th | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 9 | ||
| 2009 | 2nd | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 21 | ||
| 2010 | 5th | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 15 | ||
| 2011 | 4th | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 20[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 2012 | 1st | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 31 | ||
| 2013 | Shikoku Soccer League | 8th | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 70 | -52 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Tokushima Pref. League | 8th | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 1st | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 34 | 30 | ||
| FC Tokushima Celeste | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Shikoku Soccer League | 5th | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 45 | -33 | 13 | 1st round |
| 2017 | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 1st round | |
| FC Tokushima | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Shikoku Soccer League | 2nd | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 11 | 44 | 33 | 1st round |
| 2019 | 2nd | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 1st round | |
| 2020 | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 3rd round | |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 1st round | |||||||||
| 2022 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 8 | 56 | 37 | 1st round | |
| 2023 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 11 | 59 | 36 | 2nd round | |
| 2024 | TBA | 14 | 1st round | ||||||||
- 6 points were deducted by the Shikoku FA
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points won
Honours
- Shikoku Soccer League (3): 2020, 2022, 2023
- Tokushima Prefectural League 1st Division (2): 2012, 2015
- Tokushima Prefectural League 2nd Division (1): 2006
- Shikoku Prefectural Leagues Final Tournament (2): 2012, 2015
- Tokushima Prefectural Football Championship (9): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
References
- "FC徳島がJリーグ参入見据え株式会社設立 体制整え経営安定化図る" (in Japanese). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- "クラブ". fctokushima2016.com. FC Tokushima. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- "FC徳島試合結果". n-tokushima.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- "全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2019". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- "全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2021". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- "FC徳島 2年ぶり制覇 サッカー 四国リーグ". topics.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- "選手/スタッフ". fctokushima2016.com (in Japanese). FC Tokushima. Retrieved 17 October 2022.