FC Imabari (FC今治) is a Japanese football club based in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. They play in the J3 League.
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Full name | FC Imabari | ||
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Founded | 1976; 46 years ago (1976) | ||
Ground | Arigato Service Dream Stadium Imabari, Ehime, Japan | ||
Capacity | 5,030 | ||
Chairman | Takeshi Okada | ||
Head coach | Kazuaki Hashikawa | ||
League | J3 League | ||
2021 | J3 League, 11th of 15 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club was founded in 1976 and were promoted to the Shikoku Football League in 2001.
From 2009 to 2011 they were owned by Ehime F.C. as their reserve team, Ehime F.C. Shimanami. After spinning off yet again, the majority of FC Imabari was bought by the former coach of Japan Takeshi Okada in 2014.[1]
In February 2016, the club made another step forward toward the J. League as JFA recognised J. League Hundred Year Vision clubs.[2] In November they won the Regional Promotion Series and were promoted to the Japan Football League. During their debut-season in the JFL, they opened their new stadium and got a J3 League license for the 2018 season.
In 2019, after finishing 3rd in the JFL, FC Imabari were promoted to the professional ranks of J3 for the first time.[3]
Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
League | Emperor's Cup | Shakaijin Cup | ||||||||||||
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Season | Division | Tier | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | ||
2011 | Shikoku Soccer League |
5 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 48 | 34 | 1st round | 3rd place | |
2012 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 3rd round | 1st round | |||
2013 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 7 | 65 | 40 | 2nd round | 1st round | |||
2014 | 3rd | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 16 | 62 | 34 | 1st round | ||||
2015 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 5 | 53 | 37 | 1st round | 2nd round | |||
2016 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 47 | 39 | 1st round | 2nd round | |||
2017 | JFL | 4 | 6th | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 48 | 2,182 | 2nd round | Not eligible |
2018 | 5th | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 49 | 3,081 | 2nd round | |||
2019 | 3rd | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 51 | 3,101 | Did not qualify | |||
2020 † | J3 | 3 | 7th | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 55 | 1,355 | ||
2021 † | 11th | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 30 | 1,660 | 2nd round | |||
2022 | TBA | 34 | 1st round |
As of 13 August 2022.[4] [5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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Start | Finish | ||
Takahiro Kimura | ![]() | February 1, 2012 | January 31, 2016 |
Hirofumi Yoshitake | ![]() | February 1, 2016 | June 27, 2018 |
Naoto Kudo | ![]() | June 27, 2018 | January 31, 2019 |
Takeshi Ono | ![]() | February 1, 2019 | January 31, 2020 |
Lluís Planagumà | ![]() | February 1, 2020 | May 19, 2021 |
Kazuaki Hashikawa | ![]() | May 19, 2021 | May 23, 2021 |
Keiichiro Nuno | ![]() | May 24, 2021 | 29 September, 2021[6] |
Kazuaki Hashikawa | ![]() | September 29, 2021[7] |
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