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| Full name | Fagiano Okayama | ||
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| Nickname | Fagi (ファジ) | ||
| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Stadium | JFE Harenokuni Stadium Okayama, Okayama | ||
| Capacity | 15,479 [1] | ||
| Chairman | Shinya Kitagawa | ||
| Manager | Takashi Kiyama | ||
| League | J1 League | ||
| 2025 | J1 League, 13th of 20 | ||
| Website | fagiano-okayama | ||
Fagiano Okayama (ファジアーノ岡山, Fajiāno Okayama) is a Japanese football club based in Okayama, the capital of Okayama Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country.
Fagiano (Italian : fagiano, lit. ' pheasant ') is a reference to the pheasant that was a companion of local legend character Momotarō.
Their mascot Fagimaru is based on the specific species native to Japan, the green pheasant.
They were formed in 1975 after the old Kawasaki Steel Mizushima F.C. moved to Kobe, who are now Vissel Kobe.
The old boys of the club formed a new club which they called the "River Free Kickers" (RFK). For years thereafter the club played in the prefectural league. In 2003, they assumed the name Fagiano Okayama and began rising in the ranks.
In 2005, Fagiano Okayama were promoted into the Chugoku Regional League. In July 2007, Fagiano became the first club ever to attain the J.League Associate Membership while still playing in a division below the JFL. On 2 December 2007, Fagiano gained promotion to the JFL courtesy of winning the first place in the regional playoff games.
In 2008, they secured 4th place in the last JFL match week, thereby qualifying for J.League Division 2 promotion below Tochigi SC and Kataller Toyama. On 1 December 2008, promotion was made official by J.League and Okayama competed in J.League Division 2 for the first time in their history from 2009 season.
On 7 December 2024, Fagiano Okayama secured promotion to the J1 League for the first time in their history after defeating Vegalta Sendai 2–0 in the promotion play-off final, ending their 16-year stay in the J2 League. [2]
Their main sponsor is Okayama Gas and their back sponsor is the Sanyo Shinbun, a local newspaper in Okayama. [3]
Their home stadium is JFE Harenokuni Stadium in Okayama City, though some home matches are played at Tsuyama Stadium, in Tsuyama.
Training grounds are Masada Soccer Stadium and Prefecture Kanzakiyama Park Athletics Stadium, both are in Okayama City. [4]
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Div. | Teams | Pos. | P | W(PKW) | D | L(PKL) | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | ||
| 2005 | Chūgoku League | 7 | 2nd | 12 | 9(0) | 0 | 2(1) | 37 | 13 | 24 | 28 | Not eligible | Did not qualify | |
| 2006 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11(1) | 0 | 2 | 62 | 16 | 46 | 35 | ||||
| 2007 | 1st | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 4 | 83 | 51 | |||||
| 2008 | JFL | 18 | 4th | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 43 | 20 | 39 | 3,665 | 3rd round | |
| 2009 | J2 | 18th | 51 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 54 | -44 | 60 | 6,164 | 2nd round | ||
| 2010 | 19 | 17th | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 51 | -24 | 32 | 7,161 | 2nd round | ||
| 2011 | 20 | 13th | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 58 | -15 | 48 | 7,258 | 3rd round | ||
| 2012 | 22 | 8th | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 65 | 7,985 | 3rd round | ||
| 2013 | 12th | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 56 | 8,574 | 3rd round | |||
| 2014 | 8th | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 64 | 8,404 | 2nd round | |||
| 2015 | 11th | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 54 | 8,412 | 1st round | |||
| 2016 | 6th | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 44 | 14 | 65 | 10,017 | 3rd round | |||
| 2017 | 13th | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 55 | 9,471 | 3rd round | |||
| 2018 | 15th | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 43 | -4 | 53 | 8,599 | 2nd round | |||
| 2019 | 9th | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 65 | 9,444 | 3rd round | |||
| 2020 † | 17th | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 50 | 3,072 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2021 † | 11th | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 59 | 4,153 | 3rd round | |||
| 2022 | 3rd | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 72 | 7,065 | 2nd round | |||
| 2023 | 10th | 42 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 58 | 8,495 | 3rd round | |||
| 2024 | 20 | 5th | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 65 | 9,188 | 2nd Round | 2nd round | |
| 2025 | J1 | 13th | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 45 | 14,534 | 1st round | 2nd round | |
| 2026 | J1 | 10 | TBD | 18 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| 2026-27 | 20 | TBD | 38 | TBD | TBD | |||||||||
| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Okayama Football League 1 | 3 | 2001, 2003, 2004 |
| Chugoku Football League | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Japanese Regional Leagues | 1 | 2007 |
| J2 League Promotion play-off winner | 1 | 2024 |
As of 27 February 2026 [update] . [5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club staff for 2025 season
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Takashi Kiyama |
| Assistant manager | Masanori Kizawa Yuki Kosaka Hiromasa Suguri |
| Goalkeeper coach | Hiroshi Yoshioka |
| Physical coach | Jun Sato |
| Assistant coach | Kenji Yamamoto |
| Chief trainer | Takahiro Chiba |
| Trainer | Tetsuya Furuta Takuya Tsuji |
| Interpreter (Portuguese) | Fernando Aizawa |
| Interpreter (English) & Enhancement coach | Kosuke Maruyama |
| Chief manager | Atsuki Shimada |
| General affairs | Nao Inamoto Fumikazu Sato |
League games only
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | Managerial Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | P | W | D | L | W% | ||
| Satoshi Tezuka | Japan | 1 January 2007 | 31 January 2010 | 55 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 21.82 |
| Masanaga Kageyama | Japan | 1 February 2010 | 31 December 2014 | 200 | 66 | 64 | 70 | 33.00 |
| Tetsu Nagasawa | Japan | 1 February 2015 | 31 January 2019 | 168 | 56 | 59 | 53 | 33.33 |
| Kenji Arima | Japan | 1 February 2019 | 31 January 2022 | 126 | 45 | 39 | 42 | 35.71 |
| Takashi Kiyama | Japan | 1 February 2022 | Current | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Season(s) | Main Shirt Sponsor | Collarbone Sponsor | Additional Sponsor(s) | Kit Manufacturer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | GROP | Before the ban is lifted | un.deux | Before the ban is lift | Okayama Shinkin | Sanyo Shimbun | Before the ban is lifted | Penalty | |
| 2017 | Halows | ||||||||
| 2018 | - | - | |||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||
| 2020 | - | ||||||||
| 2021 | Asahi HD | ||||||||
| 2022 | Okanetsu | Bisho | |||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| 2024 | Healthy Home | SERIO | Stocking | ||||||
| 2025 | Sanyo Shimbun | ||||||||
| Home Kit - 1st | ||||
          2008 - 2009 |      2010 |      2011 |      2012 |      2013 |
     2014 |      2015 |      2016 |      2017 |      2018 |
     2019 |      2020 |      2021 |      2022 |      2023 |
     2024 |      2025 - | |||
| Away Kit - 2nd | ||||
    2008 - 2009 |      2010 |      2011 |      2012 |      2013 |
     2014 |      2015 |      2016 |      2017 |      2018 |
     2019 |      2020 |      2021 |      2022 |      2023 |
     2024 |      2025 - | |||
