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Kōchi United Sports Club, (高知ユナイテッドスポーツクラブ, Kōchi United SC) is a football club based in Kōchi, the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture in Japan. They played in the Shikoku Soccer League, one of the Japanese Regional Leagues from 2016–2019, winning it three times in a row from 2017–19. In 2019 they finished 2nd in the Japanese Regional Football League Competition, earning promotion to the Japan Football League from the 2020 season. In November 2021 they applied for J.League 100 Year Plan club status with the aim of becoming a fully professional club in the future. In February 2022 their application was approved.[1]

Kōchi United SC
高知ユナイテッドスポーツクラブ

Full name	Kōchi United Sports Club
Founded	2016; 6 years ago (2016)
Ground	Kochi Haruno Sports Ground (Kōchi Haruno Athletic Stadium) Haruno, Kōchi
Capacity	25,000
Chairman	Shigekazu Takemasa
Manager	Takafumi Yoshimoto
League	Japan Football League
2021	Japan Football League, 13th of 17
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

On February 1st 2016, two established Shikoku League clubs; Igosso Kōchi FC (アイゴッソ高知FC) and Kōchi U Torastar FC (高知UトラスターFC) merged to form one club, whose aim was to be the first team from Kōchi Prefecture to play in the J. League. After officially changing the management company's name to Kōchi United Sports Club Ltd., Kochi United SC took Igosso Kōchi FC's place in the Shikoku League. For the many players at Kōchi U Torastar FC unable to join Kochi United SC, and wanting to continue playing as amateurs in the Shikoku League, Kochi Sports Club Ltd. and Kochi University established KUFC Nangoku on March 1st 2016, and this new club took Kōchi U Torastar FC's place in the Shikoku League. The club badge depicts the ceremonial Keshō-mawashi (化粧廻し) of a Tosa Fighting Dog on the outside, with the dark red colors of Igosso Kochi FC and the green of Kōchi U Torastar inside it and an image of a leaping bonito or skipjack tuna drawn in the center (a popular fish in Kochi prefecture). The club's home shirt also reflects the colors of the amalgamated teams from which Kochi United SC was formed.

As Igosso Kōchi FC

• Postwar-1966: Kōchi Agricultural High School O.B. Club (高知農業高校OBクラブ).
• 1966-1996: Nangoku Soccer Club (Shikoku League Champions:1980).
• 1996-1999: Himawari Milk Nangoku F.C. (ひまわり牛乳南国FC).
• 1999-2014: Nangoku Kōchi F.C. (Shikoku League Champions: 2001, 2002. 2003, 2004, 2005).
• 2014-2016: Igosso Kōchi.

As Kōchi U Torastar FC

• 1998-2000: Transistor (トランジェスター).
• 2000-2006: Torastar (トラスター).
• 2006-2008: Beiling Torastar (北陵トラスター).
• 2008-2013: Nankoku Torastar (南国トラスターFC).
• 2013-2016: Kōchi U Torastar FC (Shikoku League Champions: 2014)

2016 season

In their inaugural 2016 season they finished runners up in the Shikoku League (W12-D1-L1) to FC Imabari (FC今治) . They also qualified for the All Japan Senior Football Championship (全国社会人サッカー選手権大会 Zenkoku Shakaijin Sakkā Senshuken Taikai), but lost 4–3 in the first round to eventual winners Mitsubishi Mizushima FC (三菱水島 FC). In addition, they represented Kōchi in the Emperor's Cup (天皇杯 Tennōhai) breaking Kochi University's 13 year streak, but lost 2–1 in the first round proper to V-Varen Nagasaki (V・ファーレン長崎) of the J2 League having taken a shock lead with a Kota Sugawara penalty. Takuya Kobayashi was the top goalscorer with 17 goals in all competitions.

2017 season

In the 2017 season they won the Shikoku League with a W12-D2-L0 record, thus qualifying for the Japanese Regional Football League Competition (全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ Zenkoku Chiiki Sakkā Championzu Līgu). They were drawn in Group B for the tournament alongside Amitie SC Kyoto (now Ococias Kyoto AC おこしやす京都AC), FC TIAMO Hirakata (FCティアモ枚方) of the Kansai Soccer League, and Mitsubishi Mizushima FC of the Chūgoku Soccer League. They lost 1–0 against Kansai Champions Amitie SC Kyoto in their first match, but won their second game 2–1 against FC TIAMO Hirakata. In their final match they thrashed Mitsubishi Mizushima (6 times Chugoku League champions) 5–2, but it wasn't enough to win the group or qualify for the final stage as best runners up. Still, it was a fine overall performance in their first appearance in the tournament. In the Emperor's Cup they represented Kochi again, but went out in the first round proper for the second consecutive season, losing 2–1 to Verspah Oita (ヴェルスパ大分) of the Japan Football League, after leading with a Tsubasa Yokotake goal. In the All Japan Senior Football Championship first round, they led at half time but ended up losing 3–1 to Vonds Ichihara (VONDS市原). The top scorer for the season was Kota Sugawara with 23 goals in all competitions.

2018 season

In the 2018 season they retained their Shikoku League title despite one loss to FC Tokushima, and won the Kochi Prefectural Football Championship again with a 3-0 win against KUFC Nangoku in the final. In the first round proper of the Emperor's Cup, they defeated Mitsubishi Mizushima FC 2-0 at home, then faced Albirex Niigata (アルビレックス新潟) of the J2 League away in the second round. After a 0-0 draw at Denka Big Swan Stadium, one of the venues for the 2002 World Cup, they lost 5-3 on penalties in front of 2241 fans. In the All Japan Senior Football Championship they lost 3-0 away in the first round to Suzuka Unlimited FC (鈴鹿アンリミテッドFC). Finally, in the season ending Japanese Regional Football League Competition they disappointingly lost all three matches in the group stages against Blancdieu Hirosaki FC: 3-2, Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth: 3-0 and FC Kariya: 2-1 respectively. The joint top scorers in all competitions were Kazuki Nakabayashi and Ryo Taguchi with 16 goals.

2019 season

The 2019 season was a breakthrough season for Kochi United. They won the Shikoku League for the third straight season with a 100% record and retained the Kochi Prefectural Football Championship, though they needed an extra-time winner to beat KUFC Nangoku in the final. In the first round proper they defeated MD Nagasaki (MD長崎) at home 1-0 in front of over 400 fans, but lost 2-1 away after extra-time to V-Varen Nagasaki of J2 in the second round. They failed to qualify for the first round proper of the All Japan Senior Football Championship after losing in the regional playoffs to FC Tokushima. However, in the Japanese Regional Football League Competition their luck changed. With home advantage in the group stages, they beat Blancdieu Hirosaki FC 2-1 in their opening group game. In their second match they thrashed SRC Hiroshima 7–0 and although they lost the final group game 2-0 to Ococias Kyoto AC, they still qualified for the final round. Things didn't look good when they lost the first game of the final stage 3-0 to Iwaki FC, but they responded well in the second match with a 3-1 victory over Fukui United FC. That meant they went into a winner-takes-all final match against Ococias Kyoto who they had lost to earlier on in the competition. This time, they emerged victorious with a stunning 3-1 win to get their revenge and finish second in the competition, thus earning promotion to the Japan Football League; the first time a team from Kochi had achieved that feat.

2020 season

Japan Football League

1. v Tokyo Musashino City FC H: D 1-1 (Shimodo). (First ever match in JFL)
2. v Nara Club A: D 1-1 (Nagao)
3. v Matsue City FC A: L 2-1 (Shimodo)
4. v FC Maruyasu Okazaki H: L 0-2
5. v Iwaki FC A: L 4-3 (Hirata, Nagao, Izumi)
6. v Honda Lock SC H: L 0-1.
7. v Suzuka Point Getters H: D 2-2 (Akahoshi, Fujisaki)
8. v Sony Sendai FC A: L 3-1 (Tsuboi)
9. v Verspah Oita H: L 0-1
10. v Honda F.C. A: W 0-1 (Akahoshi). (First JFL win)
11. v Tegevajaro Miyazaki H: L 0-2
12. v MIO Biwako Shiga H: W 3-0 (Yokotake (pen), Akahoshi, Taguchi). (First home JFL win)
13. v FC Osaka A: W 0-2 (Akahoshi 2). (First back-to-back JFL wins)
14. v ReinMeer Aomori H: D 1-1 (Akahoshi)
15. v Veertien Mie A: W 0-1 (Fujisaki)

Emperor's Cup

1. Kochi Prefectural Football Championship Final v Kochi University: W 2-0 (Maeda 2). Fifth consecutive title
2. Second Round: v Takamatsu University: W 2-1 (Akahoshi, Izumi)
3. Third Round: v F.C Tokushima: W 2-0 (Taguchi, Nagao)
4. Fourth Round: v Tsukuba University: L 3-2 AET (Akahoshi 2)

2021 season

Japan Football League

1. v Verspah Oita (A) W 0-1 (Nishimura Yuta)
2. v ReinMeer Aomori (H) W 2-1 (Nagao, Izumi)
3. v FC Osaka (A) L 2-1 (Akahoshi)
4. v Sony Sendai FC (H) L 1-2 (Tanaka Shoma)
5. v Suzuka Point Getters (A) L 2-1 (Shimodo)
6. v Iwaki FC (A) L 3-2 (Nishimura Koji 2)
7. v FC TIAMO Hirakata (H) W 1-0 (Shimodo)
8. v FC Maruyasu Okazaki (A) W 1-2 (Nishimura Yuta, Akahoshi)
9. v Veertien Mie (H) W 3-1 (Fujii, Nagao, Nishimura Yuta) (First 3 straight wins in JFL)
10. v MIO Biwako Shiga (A) L 1-0
11. v Honda Lock SC (H) W 1-0 (Nishimura Yuta)
12. v Nara Club (H) L 0-2
13. v Honda FC (A) L 5-0
14. v FC Kariya (H) L 1-4 (Lucas)
15. v Matsue City FC (A) L 4-0
16. v Tokyo Musashino City FC (H) W 1-0 (Nishimura Yuta)
17. v ReinMeer Aomori (A) D 2-2 (Nagao, Hosoyama)
18. v Verspah Oita (H) L 1-2 (Akahoshi)
19. v Iwaki FC (H) D 0-0
20. v FC TIAMO Hirakata (A) L 2-1 (Tanaka Shoma)
21. v FC Maruyasu Okazaki (H) D 1-1 (Lucas)
22. v Veertien Mie (A) W 0-3 (Nishimura Yuta 2, Nakamasu). (Biggest away win in JFL. First double)
23. v MIO Biwako Shiga (H) D 0-0
24. v Honda Lock SC (A) L 3-2 (Akahoshi, Lucas)
25. v FC Kariya (A) L 2-1 (Shimodo)
26. v Honda FC (H) D 0-0
27. v Sony Sendai FC (A) W 0-1 (OG)
28. v FC Osaka (H) L 0-1
29. v Tokyo Musashino City FC (A) L 2-0
30. v Matsue City FC (H) L 0-1
31. v Nara Club (A) D 0-0. (Secured JFL safety)
32. v Suzuka Point Getters (H) L 1-5 (Akahoshi)

Emperor's Cup

1. Kochi Prefectural Football Championship Final v Kochi University (H): W 2-1 (Nishimura Yuta 2). Sixth consecutive title
2. First Round v Kamatamare Sanuki (H): W 1-0 (Fujii). First ever win over J-League opposition
3. Second Round v Tokushima Vortis (A): L 1-2 (Shimodo). First goal scored against J1 opposition

2022 season

Japan Football League

1. v Tokyo Musashino United FC (H) D 1-1 (Koji Nishimura)
2. v Honda Lock SC (A) W 0-1 (Yuta Nishimura)
3. v Sony Sendai FC (H) D 0-0
4. v FC TIAMO Hirakata (A) D 1-1 (Higuchi)
5. v Honda FC (H) L 0-2
6. v Verspah Oita (A) W 0-1 (Koji Nishimura)
7. v Veertien Mie (H) D 1-1 (Akahoshi)
8. v Nara Club (H) L 0-1
9. v FC Osaka (A) L 3-2 (Okada, Akahoshi)
10. v FC Kagura Shimane (H) W 1-0 (Akahoshi). (First win v Shimane)
11. v Suzuka Point Getters (A) L 1-0
12. v MIO Biwako Shiga (H) D 1-1 (Akahoshi)
13. v ReinMeer Aomori (A) D 0-0
14. v FC Maruyasu Okazaki (H) L 3-5 (Koji Nishimura, Akahoshi 2)
15. v Criacao Shinjuku (A) W 0-1 (Fujisaki)
16. v Tokyo Musashino United FC (A) W 1-3 (Akahoshi, Yokotake, Higuchi)
17. v Honda Lock SC (H) W 3-0 (Yamada, Koji Nishimura, Akahoshi)
18. v Nara Club (A) L 2-0
19. v FC Osaka (H) L 1-2 (Yuta Nishimura)
20. v FC Kagura Shimane (A) W 1-2 (Inazumi 2)
21. v Suzuka Point Getters (H) W 2-0 (Inazumi, Tajiri). (First win v Suzuka)
22. v Honda FC (A) L 2-0
23. v FC TIAMO Hirakata (H) W 2-1 (Koji Nishimura, Aiba)
24. v Sony Sendai FC (A) D 1-1 (Akahoshi)
25. v Criacao Shinjuku (H) L 0-1
26. v FC Maruyasu Okazaki (A) L 3-0
27. v Veertien Mie (A) L 3-1 (Yuta Nishimura). (First loss v Mie)
28. v Verspah Oita (H) L 2-3 (Higuchi, Akahoshi)
29. v MIO Biwako Shiga (A) L 1-0

Emperor's Cup

1. Kochi Prefectural Football Championship Final: v KUFC Nangoku: W 2-0 (Koji Nishimura 2). Seventh consecutive title
2. First Round: v Brew KASHIMA (A) W 0-2 (Yamada, Yuta Nishimura)
3. Second Round: v Kyoto Sanga FC (A) L 1-3 AET (Akahoshi)

Current squad

Updated to 17 September 2022.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Tando Velaphi 2 MF  JPN Kento Nakamasu 3 DF  JPN Shota Fujisaki 4 DF  JPN Ryota Okada 5 DF  JPN Mizuki Aiba 6 MF  JPN Kosei Tajiri (on loan from Roasso Kumamoto) 7 FW  JPN Kakeru Higuchi (on loan from Roasso Kumamoto) 8 FW  JPN Yuta Nishimura 9 FW  JPN Kaima Akahoshi 10 MF  JPN Tsubasa Yokotake 11 FW  JPN Koji Nishimura 13 MF  JPN Fuyuto Kanai 14 MF  JPN Junya Kurihara 15 FW  JPN Masaki Shintani

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  JPN Daisuke Inazumi 17 MF  JPN Shoma Tanaka 18 MF  JPN Takumi Motoishi (on loan from FC Gifu) 19 MF  JPN Kaito Hosoyama 20 MF  JPN Mutsuki Hirooka (on loan from Montedio Yamagata) 21 DF  JPN Yuki Fukai 22 GK  KOR Yoo Jong-min 23 DF  JPN Haruki Yoshida (on loan from Ehime FC) 25 MF  JPN Daisuke Okada 26 DF  JPN Eiichi Nakata 28 MF  JPN Kyoya Yamada (on loan from Fagiano Okayama) 29 DF  JPN Haruto Kawamae (on loan from Azul Claro Numazu) 30 GK  JPN Seiya Inoue 31 GK  JPN Ryo Hasegawa

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Takafumi Yoshimoto
Assistant manager	Masahiro Tateda
Goalkeeper coach	Takahiro Nakamoto
Trainer	Ikki Motegi
Physical trainer	Midori Horri
Competent	Yusuke Hata
General manager	Akihiro Nishimura

League and Cup record

League											Emperor's Cup	AJSFC	CCL	Top Goalscorer (All Competitions)
Season	Division	Pos.	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
2016	Shikoku Soccer League	2nd	14	12	1	1	70	6	64	37	1st round	1st round	Did not qualify	Takuya Kobayashi (17)
2017		1st	14	12	2	0	83	5	78	38	1st round	1st round	Group stages	Kota Sugawara (23)
2018		1st	14	12	1	1	80	6	74	37	2nd round	1st round	Group stages	Kazuki Nakabayashi / Ryo Taguchi (16)
2019		1st	14	14	0	0	92	4	88	42	2nd round	Did not qualify	2nd	Ryo Taguchi (19)
2020	JFL	14th	15	4	4	7	17	26	-9	16	4th round	-	-	Kaima Akahoshi (9)
2021		13th	32	9	6	17	30	49	-19	33	2nd round	-	-	Yuta Nishimura (9)
2022		TBD									2nd round	TBD

Key

Managerial history

Manager	Nationality	Tenure
		Start	Finish
Akihiro Nishimura	Japan	1 February 2016	31 December 2016
Takefumi Otani	Japan	1 February 2017	31 January 2020
Akihiro Nishimura	Japan	1 February 2020	31 January 2022
Takafumi Yoshimoto	Japan	1 February 2022	current

All-time competitive record table

Updated to November 2022

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albirex Niigata	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Aso FC	1	1	0	0	12	0	+12
Blancdieu Hirosaki FC	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
Brew KASHIMA	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Criacao Shinjuku	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Fukui United FC	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Hisaeda FC	2	2	0	0	15	0	+15
Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
Honda F.C.	5	1	1	3	1	9	-7
Honda Lock SC	5	3	0	2	7	4	+3
FC Imabari	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
Iwaki FC	4	0	1	3	5	10	-5
FC Kagura Shimane	6	2	0	4	4	11	-7
Kamatamare Sanuki	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
FC Kariya	3	0	0	3	3	8	-5
Kochi University	4	4	0	0	9	4	+5
Koyo Sealing Techno Soccer Club	7	7	0	0	67	1	+66
KUFC Nangoku	12	12	0	0	44	7	+37
Kyoto Sanga FC	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2
Llamas Kochi FC	11	11	0	0	61	2	+59
FC Maruyasu Okazaki	5	1	1	3	6	12	-6
MD Nagasaki	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
MIO Biwako Shiga	5	1	2	2	4	3	+1
Mitsubishi Mizushima FC	3	2	0	1	10	6	+4
Nara Club	5	0	2	3	1	6	-5
Nakamura Club	2	2	0	0	14	0	+14
Niisho Club	6	6	0	0	48	0	+48
Ococias Kyoto AC	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1
FC Osaka	5	1	0	4	6	8	-2
ReinMeer Aomori	4	1	3	0	5	4	+1
Rossorise KFC	4	4	0	0	26	1	+25
FC RSG	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10
R.Velho Takamatsu	9	9	0	0	56	0	+56
Shinnitte Tsusumikin Oita Soccer Club	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Showa Club	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
Sony Sendai FC	5	1	2	2	4	6	-2
SRC Hiroshima	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7
Suzuka Point Getters	6	1	1	4	6	13	-7
Tadotsu FC	9	8	1	0	55	4	+51
Takamatsu University	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Tegevajaro Miyazaki	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2
FC TIAMO Hirakata	5	3	1	1	7	5	+2
FC Tokushima	11	6	3	2	35	10	+25
Tokushima Vortis	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1
Tokyo Musashino United FC	5	2	2	1	6	5	+1
Tsukuba University	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1
Verspah Oita	6	2	0	4	6	8	-2
Veertien Mie	5	3	1	1	9	5	+4
Vonds Ichihara	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2
V-Varen Nagasaki	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2

All-time top ten record goalscorers

Updated to November 2022

Name	Ranking	Active	League	Cup	Other	Total	Hat-tricks
Hiroki Maehara	1	2016-2020	37	16	4	57	5
Ryo Taguchi	2	2017-2020	39	12	2	53	5
Kota Sugawara	3	2016-2018	35	13	1	49	5
Tsubasa Yokotake	4	2016-	21	6	2	29	0
Kaima Akahoshi	5	2020-	21	4	0	25	0
Kazuki Nakabayashi	5	2017-2018	13	11	1	25	1
On Byung-Hoon	6	2016-2018	13	10	0	23	0
Yuta Nishimura	8	2019-	16	5	1	22	0
Kai Murakami	8	2017-2019	14	7	0	21	0
Koki Izumi	10	2018-2021	12	2	3	17	2

Honours

• Shikoku Soccer League: Champions (3)

2017, 2018, 2019

• Kochi Prefectural Football Championship: Winners (7)

2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

• Japanese Regional Football League Competition: Runners Up (1)

2019

Records

• Record home victory: 11-0 v Rossorise KFC (Emperor's Cup Regional Round, 2017) & v Koyo Sealing Techno (Shikoku Soccer League, 2019).
• Record away victory: 0-14 v Koyo Sealing Techno (Shikoku Soccer League 2019).
• Record away defeat: 5-0 v Honda FC (JFL 2021).
• Record home defeat: 1-5 v Suzuka Point Getters (JFL 2021).
• Longest winning streak (all comps): 13 games (2017–18 and 2019 season).
• Longest losing streak (all comps): 5 games (JFL 2022).
• Most goals by one player in a game: 4 (Takuya Kobayashi: SSL 2016, Kazuki Nakabayashi: AJSFC 2017, Paulo Sousa: SSL 2018, Ryo Taguchi: SSL 2019, Hiroki Maehara: SSL 2019).
• Most career goals for Kochi United SC: 57 (Hiroki Maehara).
• Most hat-tricks for Kochi United SC: 5 (Kota Sugawara, Ryo Taguchi, Hiroki Maehara).

References

External links

• Official Website (in Japanese)
• Official Facebook Page (in Japanese)

На других языках

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[de] Kōchi United SC

Kōchi United Sports Club (jap. 高知ユナイテッドスポーツクラブ, Kōchi United SC) ist ein japanischer Fußballverein aus Kōchi in der Präfektur Kōchi. Der Verein spielt seit 2020 in der Japan Football League.

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