Okinawa SV
Okinawa Sport-Verein (沖縄スポーツクラブ, Okinawa Supōtsukurabu), commonly known as Okinawa SV (沖縄SV, Okinawa Esufau) is a Japanese football club based in the cities of Tomigusuku and Uruma, which are located in Okinawa Prefecture. Okinawa play in the Japan Football League, Japanese 4th tier of league football.
| Full name | Okinawa Sport-Verein | ||
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| Founded | 2015 | ||
| Stadium | Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium Okinawa, Okinawa | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Chairman | Naohiro Takahara | ||
| Manager | Rei Onogi | ||
| League | Japan Football League | ||
| 2023 | 15th of 15 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
After leaving SC Sagamihara and retiring from professional football, former Japan national team international Naohiro Takahara decided to found a new club in Okinawa.[1] The main part of the club's identity comes from two overseas clubs, in which Takahara played in during his career. The name of the club was inspired by German Hamburger SV, which influenced Takahara to found the club as Okinawa Sport-Verein (a German term meaning "sports club").[2] The kit's colours and its design are inspired by Argentinian Boca Juniors, who uses blue and yellow colors in their kits since 1907.[3][4]
Takahara set himself as president, manager-player and captain, helping the Kyushu-based club to start from the bottom of Japanese football. In their first year, on 2016, Okinawa SV featured in the 3rd division of the Okinawa Prefectural League in a highly successful debut, remaining unbeaten while also scoring 123 goals, and only conceding a single one. The Okinawa Football Association opted to give the club a free pass to join the 1st Division of the Prefectural League. In their second season, Okinawa SV achieved another promotion, now to the Kyushu Soccer League.
On 27 November 2022, Okinawa SV was promoted to JFL for the first time in their history. They were assured of promotion after defeating FC Kariya by 4–0 in their last match in the Regional Champions League final round. Okinawa SV just needed 6 seasons to jump from the 3rd division of Okinawa Prefectural League to the national stage, in Japan's 4th division.
On 2 December 2023, Okinawa SV secure stay in JFL after defeat Vonds Ichihara scores by 2–1 in 2023 JFL promotion relegation play-off due to finish 15th place after worst performance in club.
Stadium
After playing at Okinawa Kincho Football Center in 2022, Okinawa SV play every home matches at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium in JFL for 2023 season after announcement fully schedule on 10 February 2023.
League and cup record
- (x,y) in column D denotes number of win and lost in shootout.
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup | ||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Pos. | P | W (PK) | D | L (PK) | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 2016 | Okinawa Prefectural League (Div. 3, North) |
1st | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 1 | 122 | 27 | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Okinawa Prefectural League (Div. 1) |
2nd | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 60 | 25 | |
| 2018 | KSL | 2nd | 18 | 16 (0) | 2 | 74 | 12 | 62 | 48 | ||
| 2019 | 1st | 18 | 17 (0) | 1 | 64 | 7 | 57 | 51 | 2nd round | ||
| 2020 | 1st | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 11 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2021 | 1st | 18 | 16 (1) | 0 (1) | 78 | 8 | 70 | 51 | 2nd round | ||
| 2022 | 1st | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 5 | 70 | 58 | 2nd round | |
| 2023 | JFL | 15th | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 26 | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | TBD | 30 | 1st round | ||||||||
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
Emperor's Cup record
| 26 May 2019 2019 EC 1st round | Okinawa SV | 2−0 | Matsuyama University | Imabari, Ehime |
| 13:00 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
Stadium: Arigato Service Dream Stadium Attendance: 589 |
| 3 July 2019 2019 EC 2nd round | Okinawa SV | 0−4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Fukuyama, Hiroshima |
| 18:30 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
Stadium: Fukuyama Takegahana Park Stadium Attendance: 2,751 |
| 23 May 2021 2021 EC 1st round | Okinawa SV | 3−1 (a.e.t.) | Fukuoka University | Fukuoka, Fukuoka |
| 13:00 |
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Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 282 Referee: Shinya Sasaki |
| 9 June 2021 2021 EC 2nd round | Okinawa SV | 0−2 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Isahaya, Nagasaki |
| 19:00 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki Attendance: 1,884 Referee: Yusuke Ohashi |
| 21 May 2022 2022 EC 1st round | Okinawa SV | 4−1 | FC Imabari | Matsuyama, Ehime |
| 12:00 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Ningineer Stadium Attendance: 516 Referee: Kenya Ohara |
| 1 June 2022 2022 EC 2nd round | Okinawa SV | 0−3 | Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Fukuoka |
| 19:00 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 1,459 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida |
Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Okinawa Prefectural League | 1 | 2016 |
| Kyushu Soccer League | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2022 |
Current squad
- As of 7 April 2024[5]
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 | Name |
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| Chairman | Naohiro Takahara |
| Manager | Rei Onogi |
| Analyst and Goakeeper coach | Hiroki Teraoka |
| Physical coach | Shota Asano |
| Trainer | Ryoma Sunabe |
Kit evolution
| Home kit - 1st | |
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2017 1st |
2018 1st |
| Away kit - 2nd | |
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2017 2nd |
2018 2nd |
References
- "相模原退団のFw高原、新チーム"沖縄Sv"を設立…7日に記者会見". Soccer King. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- "沖縄Sv立ち上げの高原は「代表兼監督兼選手」…県3部スタートも将来的なJリーグ入り視野". Gekisaka. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- "Okinawa SV on Olé". Olé. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- "Navios europeus inspiraram atuais cores de ex-alvinegros River e Boca". ESPN (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- "選手・スタッフ紹介". okinawasv.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
External links
- Official Site (in Japanese)
- Official Facebook Page
- Official Twitter Account