F.C. Gifu

F.C. Gifu
Full name FC Gifu
Founded 2001
Ground Nagaragawa Stadium
Gifu, Gifu Prefecture
(Capacity: 31,000)
Chairman Kazuo Imanishi
Manager Takahiro Kimura
League J. League Division 2
2011 20th
Home colours
Away colours

F.C. Gifu (FC岐阜 Efu Shī Gifu?) is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Gifu Prefecture. Gifu were promoted to J. League Division 2 for the first time at the end of 2007, and played their first season in 2008 where they finished 13th. The team colour is green.

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History

During the Japan Soccer League and former Japan Football League years, the city and prefecture of Gifu were represented by the Seino Transportaion Co. (西濃運輸 Seinō Un'yu) works team, which was relegated from the old JFL for the last time in 1997 and folded shortly thereafter.

The modern-day Gifu club was founded in 2001 (Seino's last manager Masayuki Katsuno was among the founders, and a former Seino player, Takashi Umeda, recently returned to town and joined the club following a decade-long stint with Oita Trinita). The club was promoted to the new Japan Football League in 2007 after beating Honda Lock S.C. in the promotion/relegation play-offs.

The team earned third place at the end of the 2007 season, meaning it qualified for promotion to J. League Division 2. On December 3, 2007, J. League approved a promotion for the team for the 2008 season.

Crest

The team's crest was designed to represent Gifu Prefecture. The top of the crest represents the mountain ranges of the northern part of the prefecture. The flowers are Chinese milk vetch, which are the prefectural flower. Each of the three lines represents one of the Kiso Three Rivers flowing through the prefecture. The banner at the base of the crest is the same as the symbol on the helmet of the victorious Tokugawa clan at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600.

Record as J. League member

Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G J. League Cup Emperor's Cup
2008 J2 15 13 3,745 - 4th Round
2009 J2 18 12 4,302 - Quarter-final
2010 J2 19 14 3,108 - 2nd Round
2011 J2 20 20 - - 2nd Round
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Current squad

As of October 2, 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Kyohei Noda (captain)
2 DF Akihiro Noda
3 DF Rafael Caetano de Almeida
4 DF Shuto Tanaka
5 DF Shinya Kawashima
6 DF Hideyoshi Akita
7 MF Kazunori Kan
8 MF Ri Han-Jae
9 FW Efrain Rintaro da Silva (on loan from Kashiwa Reysol)
11 MF Kazuki Someya
14 MF Shogo Shimada
16 FW Yudai Nishikawa
17 DF Shun Nogaito
18 FW Koichi Sato
No. Position Player
19 DF Shinji Tominari
20 DF Hikaru Mita
21 GK Tatsuya Murao
22 GK Toshiya Shigenari
23 MF Suguru Hashimoto
24 DF Kazuki Murakami
26 FW Kazuto Sakatomo
27 FW Yuki Oshitani (on loan from Jubilo Iwata)
28 MF Rui Sako
29 MF Reiichi Ikegami
30 DF Yasutaka Nomoto
31 GK Goro Kawanami (on loan from Kashiwa Reysol)
33 MF Ryohei Arai (on loan from Omiya Ardija)
34 FW Bruno Moreira Silva

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
DF Flavio Augusto Pereira (to Japan Soccer College)
DF Tomohiro Yamauchi (to FC Kagoshima)
MF Takuma Nagayoshi (to Oita Trinita)

Former managers

External links

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Seasons
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