Kagoshima United FC
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| Full name | Kagoshima United FC | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
Yokanise Eleven よかにせイレブン | ||
| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Ground |
Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium Kagoshima, Kagoshima | ||
| Capacity | 19,934 | ||
| Chairman | Tsuyoshi Tokushige, Kenichiro Yuwaki (co-owners) | ||
| Manager | Tetsuya Asano | ||
| League | J3 League | ||
| 2016 | 5th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Kagoshima United FC (鹿児島ユナイテッドFC Kagoshima Yunaiteddo FC) is a football club in Japan that was formed from the merger of the old Volca Kagoshima and FC Kagoshima clubs, both have been playing in Kyushu Soccer League before the merger. The top team currently play in Japan Football League, and their secondary team play in Kyushu Soccer League.
History
Volca Kagoshima had been playing in Kyushu Soccer League since 1973 and advanced to the Regional League promotion series five times, but never succeeded to promote to the upper tier, Japan Football League, known as the Japan Soccer League until the 1980s. Osumi NIFS United FC (the former club name of FC Kagoshima), originally affiliated with the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya in nearby Kanoya, have promoted to Kyushu Soccer League as early as 2004, but both Volca and NIFS have been seeking the way to promote to JFL separately.
The idea of a merged team of Volca and FC Kagoshima had been discussed by the Kagoshima Prefectural Football Association as early as 2012, but they failed to reach the agreement then. Although Volca and FC Kagoshima had applied for J. League Associate Membership separately, both side restarted their talk about the merger, then finally agreed with merging their teams to aim promotion to the J. League, in response of the advisory by the J. League organization. As both clubs had advanced to the final round of Regional League promotion series in 2013, the merged team earned the promotion to 2014 Japan Football League.
In November 2015, after concluding in promotion zone in 2015, they receive a J. League license to participate to J3.[1]
Name and crest
The club crest has the illustrations of Sakurajima and Kagoshima Bay, both symbolize Kagoshima Prefecture, on its background design, with red color, which represents Volca, and light blue color, represents FC Kagoshima.
Record
| Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | Attendance/G | Emperor's Cup |
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| 2014 | JFL | 18 | 2 | 1,825 | 2nd Round |
| 2015 | JFL | 18 | 4 | 2,624 | 1st Round |
| 2016 | J3 | 16 | 5 | 3,665 | 1st Round |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league
- Attendance/G = Average league attendance
Current squad
As of March 9, 2016[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ↑ "Kagoshima United to join J3". J. League. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "Clubs & Players, Kagoshima United". J. League. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.