Honda FC

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Honda Football Club
ホンダフットボールクラブ
Full nameHonda Motor Football Club
Founded1971;53 years ago (1971)
Ground Honda Miyakoda Soccer Stadium
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
Capacity4,000
Owner Honda Motor Company
ChairmanMasaaki Miyaji
ManagerHidekazu Kobayashi
League Japan Football League
2023 1st of 15 (Champions)
Website Club website

Honda Football Club (ホンダフットボールクラブ, Honda Futtobōru Kurabu) commonly known as Honda FC (ホンダFC, Honda Efu Shī) is a Japanese professional football club based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. They currently play in the Japan Football League, the country's 4th tier of professional league football.

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History

The club was founded as Honda Motor, Honda works team in 1971. They were promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1975 and to the JSL Division 1 in 1981; the closest they came to the title was in 1985–86 and 1990–91 seasons, when they finished in third place. In 1991 they also made the finals of both the Japan Soccer League Cup and Konica Cup, but lost both times. They also made the Emperor's Cup semi-finals in 1990 and 1991. They stayed in the top flight until the conclusion of the league in 1992.

In the early 1990s, the club considered the possibilities of turning professional and participating in J. League. They sought the merger with their sister club Honda Motor Sayama F.C. and Urawa was chosen as a possible hometown. However, they failed to persuade the owner Honda Motor who insisted they should abide by their principle to concentrate on their core business of automobile manufacturing.

As a result of this decision, many players left the club. They played in the newly formed Japan Football League Division 1 in 1992 and finished 9th out of 10. They were relegated to Division 2 where they won the championship in 1993. The 2 divisions of the JFL were merged in 1994 and the club joined the league.

In 1996, they won the championship in the JFL. Around that time, the club made the second effort to be a professional club. They acquired associate membership in J. League under new name Acute Hamamatsu but the inadequate stadium and insufficient local support (the closest professional club is Júbilo Iwata, formerly part of Yamaha Motor Corporation), forced them to give it up. Iwata was a common derby foe in the JSL and their fixtures were known as Tenryu-side Derby (天竜川決戦).

In 1999, the JFL was reorganised as the new JFL. They have been playing in the league since its inception.

J's Gatekeeper

Honda F.C. does not intend to be promoted to the J. League due to the mandatory loss of corporate backing, although they have been always considered one of the JFL title contenders. They provide a big hurdle for those independent sides who wish to gain promotion. In order to achieve this goal, these teams need to finish in the top two in the league. Honda perennially occupying one of these spots makes their challenge even more difficult. Supporters of these clubs have dubbed Honda F.C. as J's Gatekeeper (the Gatekeeper of J. League) with respect and some resentment. [1]

Honda F.C., having played in the old Japan Soccer League in the past but never contending for the title, has in 2007 given some J1 teams a run for their money in the Emperor's Cup, reaching the quarterfinals after disposing of former champions Kashiwa Reysol and top contenders Nagoya Grampus (their first quarterfinals since 1991). They were nevertheless defeated by J1 champions Kashima Antlers on 22 December. [2] The 2008 cup did not go well for them, as they were eliminated by Sagan Tosu 4–0 in the third round, but they still won the JFL championship.

Stadium

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Miyakoda Soccer Stadium

The club's home arena is the Honda Miyakoda Soccer Stadium located in Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu. It is owned by Honda Motor Company. The stadium was redeveloped in 1996. This reconstruction included the building of a new mobile platform (1,000 seats) and corner floodlights. The stadium now holds 4,000 spectators. [3]

League & cup record

ChampionsRunners-upThird place Promoted Relegated
League League Cup Emperor's Cup
SeasonDivisionTierTeamsPos.PWDLFAGDPts
1971Western Shizuoka1stDid not qualify
1972Shizuoka1st
1973 Tōkai -81st141211481335253rd round
1974 101st1393153114221 2nd round
1975 JSL Div.2 2104th1810263329422Did not qualify
1976 104th186932517821 Quarter final 1st round
1977 107th1880102524129 Semi final 2nd round
1978 101st1814043993057 Quarter final 2nd round
1979 104th1811073125644 2nd round 2nd round
1980 101st18132343172628 2nd round 2nd round
1981 JSL Div.11106th185492328-514 2nd round 2nd round
1982 109th184681729-1214 Quarter final 1st round
1983 108th184681723-614 Quarter final Quarter final
1984 105th187562623319 Semi final Quarter final
1985–86 123rd22812230201028 Semi final 2nd round
1986–87 129th226882024-420 Semi final Semi-final
1987–88 128th226881922-320 Semi final Quarter final
1988–89 129th227692023-327 2nd round Quarter final
1989–90 126th22102103229322 2nd round 2nd round
1990–91 123rd2210842921838 Semi final Semi-final
1991–92 1210th225891825-723 Final Semi-final
1992 JFL (former) Div.1 109th1844101936-1716 2nd round
1993 JFL (former) Div.23101st1815-3622141-Did not qualify
1994 JFL (former)2169th3012-184962-13-
1995 167th3016-14584216491st round
1996 161st3025-583348753rd round
1997 164th3023-7603723653rd round
1998 165th3019-11574512544th round
1999 JFL 392nd241815693435503rd round
2000 122nd221705512922493rd round
2001 161st302253741955713rd round
2002 181st171322391425413rd round
2003 162nd302145733043673rd round
2004 162nd301956643628624th round
2005 165th301758593722564th round
2006 181st342653773641834th round
2007 185th341610861421958Quarter final
2008 181st342284803347743rd round
2009 187th341312949381151 2nd round
2010 184th34185115243959 2nd round
2011 186th34157114036452Did not qualify
2012 175th321651155391653
2013 185th341411954381653
2014 4141st26165558283053
2015 163rd30215473225168
2016 161st30187552292361Round of 16
2017 161st30217272205270 2nd round
2018 161st30254176255179 2nd round
2019 161st30196559302963Quarter final
2020 164th155732012822Quarter final
2021 172nd322055692544673rd round
2022 163rd30168647232456 2nd round
2023 151st28148548252350 2nd round
2024 16TBD30 2nd round
Key

Honours

Honda FC honours
HonourNo.Years
All Japan Senior Football Championship 21974, 1999
Japan Soccer League Division 2 21978, 1980
Japan Football League (former) Division 2 11993
Japan Football League (former) 11996
Japan Football League 102001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023

Current squad

As of 4 April 2024. [4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuta Aoki(captain)
2 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daiki Ikematsu
3 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masafumi Miura
4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuta Hachinohe
5 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuya Suzuki
6 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryusei Kusakari
7 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kazuki Matsumoto
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Toshiki Sasaki
9 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Reon Kodama
10 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuya Tomita
11 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hayato Kawabata
13 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuki Okazaki
14 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Riku Suzuki
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yusuke Kishida
16 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tappei Kawanami
17 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Fumiya Matsuoka
18 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yumenosuke Shoji
19 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kenshin Iwakiri
20 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Raisei Ono
21 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuki Kusumoto
22 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Koshiro Chibana
23 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kosuke Shimizu
24 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Go Nakashima
25 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daichi Miwa
26 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takaya Hirakawa

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Manager Flag of Japan.svg Hidekazu Kobayashi
Assistant Manager Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Shota Itokazu
Goalkeeper coach Flag of Japan.svg Moto Nakamura
Physical coach Flag of Japan.svg Shoji Takagi
Analyst Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Furuhashi
Trainer Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Oba
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Oba
Manager Flag of Japan.svg Shunsei Mashiyama

Managerial history

ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Katsuyoshi KuwabaraFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 February 197331 January 1983
Masakatsu Miyamoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 February 198330 June 1990
Masataka Imai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 July 199031 December 1992
Kazuaki Nagasawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 February 199731 January 1998
Akiyoshi OhashiFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 January 200031 December 2001
Takayoshi Amma Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 February 200231 January 2005
Hideo Yoshizawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 February 200531 December 2006
Masakazu IshibashiFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 January 200731 December 2009
Takahiro Ōkubo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 January 201031 December 2011
Yoshitaka MaedaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 February 201231 January 2014
Hiroyasu Ibata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 February 201431 January 2021
Hiroyuki AbeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 February 202131 January 2023
Hidekazu KobayashiFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 February 2023current

Kit evolution

Home kit - 1st
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2003 - 2004
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2005 - 2006
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2007 - 2008
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2009 - 2010
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2011 - 2012
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2013 - 2014
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2015 - 2016
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2017 - 2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024 -
Away kit - 2nd
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2003 - 2004
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2005 - 2006
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2007 - 2008
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2009 - 2010
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2011 - 2012
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2013 - 2014
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2015 - 2016
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2017 - 2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024 -

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