Júbilo Iwata (Japanese: ジュビロ磐田, Hepburn: Jubiro Iwata) is a professional Japanese association football team that currently play in the J2 League. The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Spanish and Portuguese. The team's hometown is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium. For big fixtures such as the Shizuoka Derby with Shimizu S-Pulse and against some of the top teams in J1, Júbilo play at the much larger Ecopa Stadium in Fukuroi City, a venue built specifically for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals. They practice at Okubo Ground in Iwata and Iwata Sports Park Yumeria.[2]
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Full name | Júbilo Iwata | ||
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Nickname(s) | Júbilo | ||
Founded | 1972; 50 years ago (1972) | ||
Ground | Yamaha Stadium, Iwata, Shizuoka | ||
Capacity | 15,165[1] | ||
Owner | Yamaha Motor Company | ||
Chairman | Yoshirou Takahira | ||
Manager | vacant | ||
League | J2 League | ||
2022 | J1 League, 18th of 18 (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Between 1997 and 2003 Iwata were one of the most successful teams in the J. League. Over this seven-year spell Jubilo finished outside the top two of J1 just once, winning the league title on three occasions. This period also saw a number of cup final appearances, including winning the Emperor’s Cup, the J. League Cup, and the Asian Champions League once each.
The team started out as the company team for Yamaha Motor Corporation in 1970. After making its way through the Shizuoka and Tōkai football leagues, it played in the Japan Soccer League until it reorganized as the J.League at the end of 1992.
Their first glory happened when they won both the Emperor's Cup and promotion as champions of the JSL Division 2 in 1982. They won their first Japanese league title in the 1987/88 season. Due to problems in the upcoming professionalization, Yamaha decided to relegate themselves and not be one of the J.League founder members.
They finished in 2nd place of the JFL 1st division, a division below the top flight, in 1993 and were promoted to the J1 league for 1994. The team welcomed Marius Johan Ooft as its manager, as well as the Brazilian national team captain Dunga and a number of foreign players to build a winning team.[3] Dunga's football philosophy deeply influenced the club, initially as a player and currently as an advisor.
In a seven-year period between 1997 and 2003, the club won a number of titles relying on Japanese players instead of foreigners who may leave on a transfer during the middle of the season. Within this period Júbilo won the J.League title three times, finished second three more and won each of the domestic cup competitions once. In 1999 they were also crowned Champions of Asia after winning the final match against Esteghlal F.C. and 121.000 spectators in Azadi Stadium.
In one of the most fruitful periods in J.League history, Júbilo broke several records and created some new ones. Amongst these are the most goals scored in a season (107 in 1998); the fewest goals conceded in a season (26 in 2001); the biggest goal difference (plus 68 goals in 1998); and the largest win (9–1 against Cerezo Osaka in 1998).[4] In 2002, the team won both stages of the championship, a first in J.League history, and the same year the team had a record seven players selected for the J.League Team of the Year. All of these records still stand today.
Since their last cup triumph in the 2003 Emperor's Cup, the squad which took them to such heights began to age. Without similarly skilled replacements coming through the youth team or from outside, Júbilo's power started to fade, and in 2007 the club ended the season in a record worst position of 9th. Perhaps more concerning to Júbilo supporters is their eclipse in recent seasons by bitter local rivals Shimizu S-Pulse who, in ending the season above Júbilo every year since 2006, have become Shizuoka prefecture's premier performing team. In 2008 they finished 16th out of 18 – their lowest position in the 18-club table – but kept their J1 position by defeating Vegalta Sendai in the promotion/relegation playoff.
In 2013 season, it took them until 8th week to make their first win in the league matches, and never move up higher than 16th since they were ranked down to 17th as of the end of 5th week. Then eventually suffered their first relegation to 2014 J.League Division 2 after they were defeated by Sagan Tosu at their 31st week match. Júbilo were promoted back to J1 in 2015 after finishing runners-up. After a 18th place finish in 2019, Iwata were relegated to J2 for 2020. The following year, Júbilo won J2 and were promoted for the 2022 J1 League season.
Júbilo's closest professional rivals are S-Pulse from Shizuoka.[5] Júbilo also has rivalries with Kashima Antlers and Yokohama Marinos, with whom they traded the Japanese league championship since the late 1980s. During the Japan Soccer League days they had a more local derby with Honda, across the Tenryu in Hamamatsu, but as Honda has long resisted professionalism, competitive matches between them since 1994 are a rarity.
Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
Season | Div. | Teams | Pos. | Attendance/G | J.League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Asia | |
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1994 | J1 | 12 | 8th | 14,497 | Final | 1st round | – | – |
1995 | 14 | 6th | 17,313 | Not held | 2nd round | |||
1996 | 16 | 4th | 13,792 | Group stage | 3rd round | |||
1997 | 17 | 1st | 10,448 | Final | Semi-final | |||
1998 | 18 | 2nd | 12,867 | Winner | Quarter final | |||
1999 | 16 | 1st | 12,273 | Quarter final | Quarter-final | CC | Winner | |
2000 | 16 | 4th | 12,534 | Quarter-final | Quarter final | CC | Final | |
2001 | 16 | 2nd | 16,650 | Final | 4th round | CC | Final | |
2002 | 16 | 1st | 16,564 | Quarter final | Quarter final | – | – | |
2003 | 16 | 2nd | 17,267 | Semi-final | Winner | |||
2004 | 16 | 5th | 17,126 | Group stage | Final | CL | Group stage | |
2005 | 18 | 6th | 17,296 | Quarter-final | Quarter final | CL | Group stage | |
2006 | 18 | 5th | 18,002 | Quarter-final | Quarter final | – | – | |
2007 | 18 | 9th | 16,359 | Group stage | 5th round | |||
2008 | 18 | 16th | 15,465 | Group stage | 5th round | |||
2009 | 18 | 11th | 13,523 | Group stage | 4th round | |||
2010 | 18 | 11th | 12,137 | Winner | 4th round | |||
2011 | 18 | 8th | 11,796 | Quarter final | 3rd round | |||
2012 | 18 | 12th | 13,122 | Group stage | 4th round | |||
2013 | 18 | 17th | 10,895 | Group stage | Quarter final | |||
2014 | J2 | 22 | 4th | 8,774 | Not eligible | 3rd round | ||
2015 | 22 | 2nd | 10,041 | 2nd round | ||||
2016 | J1 | 18 | 13th | 14,611 | Group stage | 3rd round | ||
2017 | 18 | 6th | 16,321 | Group stage | Quarter final | |||
2018 | 18 | 16th | 15,474 | Play-off stage | Quarter final | |||
2019 | 18 | 18th | 15,277 | Play-off stage | 4th round | |||
2020 † | J2 | 22 | 6th | 3,214 | Not eligible | Did not qualify | ||
2021 † | 22 | 1st | 5,968 | Quarter final | ||||
2022 | J1 | 18 | 18th | 9,942 | Group stage | Round of 16 |
Júbilo Iwata (1992-Present)/Yamaha (1972-1992)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup, while playing for Júbilo Iwata:
The following players have won the awards while at Júbilo Iwata:
Players with senior international caps:
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Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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Ryuichi Sugiyama | ![]() | 1974 | 30 June 1987 |
Kikuo Konagaya | ![]() | 1 July 1987 | 31 December 1991 |
Kazuaki Nagasawa | ![]() | 1 January 1992 | 31 January 1994 |
Hans Ooft | ![]() | 1 February 1994 | 31 January 1997 |
Luiz Felipe Scolari | ![]() | 1 February 1997 | 29 May 1997 |
Takashi Kuwahara | ![]() | 29 May 1997 | 31 January 1998 |
Valmir | ![]() | 1 February 1998 | 31 December 1998 |
Takashi Kuwahara | ![]() | 1 February 1999 | 31 January 2000 |
Gjoko Hadžievski | ![]() | 1 February 2000 | 31 August 2000 |
Masakazu Suzuki | ![]() | 1 September 2000 | 31 January 2003 |
Masaaki Yanagishita | ![]() | 1 February 2003 | 31 January 2004 |
Takashi Kuwahara | ![]() | 1 February 2004 | 31 August 2004 |
Masakazu Suzuki | ![]() | 1 September 2004 | 9 November 2004 |
Masakuni Yamamoto | ![]() | 9 November 2004 | 19 June 2006 |
Adílson Batista | ![]() | 23 June 2006 | 1 September 2007 |
Atsushi Uchiyama | ![]() | 1 September 2007 | 31 August 2008 |
Hans Ooft | ![]() | 2 September 2008 | 31 January 2009 |
Masaaki Yanagishita | ![]() | 1 February 2009 | 31 January 2011 |
Hitoshi Morishita | ![]() | 1 February 2012 | 4 May 2013 |
Tetsu Nagasawa | ![]() | 5 May 2013 | 26 May 2013 |
Takashi Sekizuka | ![]() | 27 May 2013 | 31 January 2014 |
Péricles Chamusca | ![]() | 1 February 2014 | 24 September 2014 |
Hiroshi Nanami | ![]() | 25 September 2014 | 30 June 2019 |
Hideto Suzuki | ![]() | 1 July 2019 | 15 August 2019 |
Minoru Kobayashi | ![]() | 15 August 2019 | 19 August 2019 |
Fernando Jubero | ![]() | 20 August 2019 | 1 October 2020 |
Masakazu Suzuki | ![]() | 2 October2020 | 31 January 2021 |
Akira Ito | ![]() | 1 February 2022 | 14 August 2022 |
Hiroki Shibuya | ![]() | 17 August 2022 | 31 January 2023 |
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In the manga series – Captain Tsubasa, three characters were players of Júbilo Iwata. The midfielders Taro Misaki and Hanji Urabe, and the defender Ryo Ishizaki.
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Preceded by | Champions of Asia 1998–99 |
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