F. C. Japan
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F.C. Japan is a Japanese amateur soccer team that competes in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League (NY). It is the biggest Japanese soccer team in New York City with over 70 Japanese players. The players have different backgrounds, from such as high school players up to a 50 year old veteran. The level of play has a wide range as well - beginner to semi-pro.
The club has a competitive team and a recreational team.
FCJ practices every Saturday morning at the East River Side Park of Manhattan, NY.
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[edit] History
1992: Established by Kenichi Yatsuhashi who had just retired from Associacao Olimpica de Lavras a second division team in Brazil. The team's name was S.I.C.J.A. at this moment.
1993: First Japanese team to officially participate in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League(CSL)
2000: Merges with another Japanese team which name was JAMS - Changes name to F.C. Japan
2000: Promoted to the 2nd Division of CSL and established its reserve team
[edit] Head Coaches
1993: Kenichi Yatsuhashi
1994: Etsu Taniguchi, Jean Pierre
1995: Hiroshi Ishibashi
1996: Hiroaki Inoue
1997-1998: Ken Suzuki
1999-2002: Takeshi Kawaguchi
2003-2008: Tosh Tatezawa (Technical Director: Takehiko Nakamura, Kimihiro Obata)
[edit] Captains
2002-2004: Takeshi Hirai (vice-captain: Tomohiro Tsuchiya)
2004-2007: Tomohiro Tsuchiya (vice-captain: Shinobu Ninomiya, Kenta Hidaka)
2007-2008: Shinobu Ninomiya (vice-captain: Kenta Hidaka, Takashi Sawano)
[edit] Results(CSL)
1993: 3rd Division
1994: 3rd Division
1995: 3rd Division
1996: 3rd Division
1997: 3rd Division
1998: 3rd Division
1999: 3rd Division
2000: 2nd Division
2001: 2nd Division
2002: 2nd Division
2003: 2nd Division
2004: 2nd Division 6th place
2005: 2nd Division 5th place
2006: 2nd Division 5th place, Final 8 Flamhaft Cup (State Cup)
2007: 2nd Division 7th place
