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Roasso Kumamoto (ロアッソ熊本, Roasso Kumamoto) is a Japanese football club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J2 League, which is the second tier of football in the country. Roasso is a portmanteau of the Italian words rosso and asso, meaning "red ace".

Roasso Kumamoto
ロアッソ熊本

Full name	Roasso Kumamoto
Nickname(s)	Roasso
Founded	1969; 53 years ago (1969) as NTT Kumamoto SC
Stadium	Egao Kenkō Stadium Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Capacity	32,000
Chairman	Tomoyoshi Ikeya
Manager	Takeshi Oki
League	J2 League
2022	J2 League, 4th of 22
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

Early years (1969–2004)

The club was founded as the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (Den-Den Kōsha, current NTT) Kumamoto Soccer Club in 1969. The club was promoted to the Kyushu Soccer League in 1983.

According to the NTT's privatization in 1985, the club was renamed as NTT Kyushu Soccer Club in 1988. During the NTT Kyushu era, the club won five Kyushu Soccer League titles and one All Japan Senior Football Championship. The club changed their name again to NTT Kumamoto Football Club in 2000.

The club changed their name to NTT West Kumamoto Football Club in 2001 as the NTT was divided into NTT East and NTT West. The club was promoted to the JFL in 2001. The NTT relinquished the ownership of the club in 2002 and community-oriented Alouette Kumamoto Football Club was born. Alouette is a French word meaning skylark, the bird of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club finished at the 17th in this season and was relegated to the Kyushu Soccer League.

Roasso Kumamoto (2005–)

The club name changed again to Rosso Kumamoto in 2005. Rosso means red in Italian. After they won the Kyushu Soccer League and finished at the 3rd in the Regional League play-off tournament, the club was promoted to the JFL.

The club was recently^[when?] featured in J.League programming to introduce the club to followers of the pro league. Rosso's second-place finish in the 2007 JFL season was high enough to earn promotion into the J.League (J2 League) for the 2008 season.

The club changed their name to current Roasso Kumamoto in 2008. The previous name Rosso was a registered trademark of another company and the club could not use it.

Rivalries

The traditional rival of Roasso Kumamoto is Kagoshima United, the prefectural neighbors and former Kyushu Soccer League fellows since 1983 until 2005, except 2001–2002. Matches between the two clubs are labelled Hisatsu derby (肥薩ダービー, "Kumamoto-Kagoshima derby") and generate a lot of interest in both prefectures.

League & cup record

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

League														J.League Cup	Emperor's Cup
Season	Div.	Tier	Teams	Pos.	P	W (PK)	D	L (PK)	F	A	GD	Pts	Attendance/G
2003	KSL	4	12	5th	22	11 (3)	-	6 (2)	47	35	12	41	-	Not eligible	1st round
2004			10	4th	18	10 (0)	-	7 (1)	63	38	25	31	-		3rd round
2005			10	1st	18	15 (0)	-	1 (2)	45	11	34	47	-		1st round
2006	JFL	3	18	5th	34	20	6	8	64	39	25	66	3,765		3rd round
2007			18	2nd	34	21	6	7	65	34	31	69	3,569		1st round
2008	J2	2	15	12th	42	10	13	19	46	72	-26	43	5,279		3rd round
2009			18	14th	51	12	11	25	66	82	-16	58	6,006		2nd round
2010			19	7th	36	14	12	10	39	43	-4	54	6,907		3rd round
2011			20	11th	38	13	12	13	33	44	-11	51	6,928		2nd round
2012			22	14th	42	15	10	17	40	48	-8	55	5,855		4th round
2013			22	19th	42	10	13	19	40	70	-30	43	6,228		3rd round
2014			22	13th	42	13	15	14	45	53	-8	54	7,002		2nd round
2015			22	13th	42	13	14	15	42	45	-3	53	7,037		3rd round
2016			22	16th	42	12	10	20	38	53	-15	46	5,543		2nd round
2017			22	21st	42	9	10	23	36	59	-23	37	6,557		3rd round
2018			22	21st	42	9	7	26	50	79	-29	34	5,269		2nd round
2019	J3	3	18	5th	34	16	9	9	45	39	6	57	5,533		2nd round
2020 †			18	8th	34	16	6	12	56	47	9	54	1,422		Did not qualify
2021 †			15	1st	28	15	9	4	39	20	19	54	3,342		2nd round
2022	J2	2	22	4th	42	18	13	11	58	48	10	67	4,039		3rd round
2023			22	TBA	42

Key

Honours

• Japan Football League / J3 League (3rd tier)
  • Champions (1): 2021
  • Runners-up (1): 2007
• Kyushu Soccer League (1973–)
  • Champions (7):1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005
  • Runners-up (2): 1989, 1992
• All Japan Senior Football Championship (1965–)
  • Winners (2): 1998, 2005 (shared)

League history

• Regional (Kyushu): 1983–2000
• Division 3 (JFL): 2001–2002
• Regional (Kyushu): 2003–2005
• Division 3 (JFL): 2006–2007
• Division 2 (J2): 2008–2018
• Division 3 (J3): 2019–2021
• Division 2 (J2): 2022–

Current squad

As of 18 September 2022[1]

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  JPN Ryu Tashiro 2 MF  JPN Kohei Kuroki 3 DF  JPN Osamu Henry Iyoha (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 4 DF  JPN Shuichi Sakai 5 DF  JPN Masahiro Sugata 6 MF  JPN So Kawahara 7 MF  JPN Keisuke Tanabe 8 MF  JPN Shuhei Kamimura 9 FW  JPN Toshiki Takahashi 10 MF  JPN Shun Ito 11 FW  JPN Shohei Aihara 13 GK  JPN Takuya Masuda 14 MF  JPN Yuhi Takemoto 15 MF  JPN Shohei Mishima 16 MF  JPN Koki Sakamoto 18 MF  JPN Naohiro Sugiyama

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  JPN Sota Higashide 20 DF  JPN Kotaro Higashino 21 MF  BRA Thales (on loan from Nagoya Grampus) 22 DF  BRA Leo Kenta 23 GK  JPN Yuya Sato 24 MF  JPN Takuro Ezaki 27 MF  JPN Yuto Taniyama 28 FW  JPN Yusei Toshida 30 MF  JPN Tatsuki Higashiyama 32 MF  JPN Itto Fujita 33 DF  JPN Kaito Abe 37 MF  JPN Rei Hirakawa 38 FW  JPN Shun Osaki DSP 41 GK  JPN Neo Choffart Type 2 42 GK  JPN Kosei Honda Type 2 43 FW  JPN Yutaka Michiwaki Type 2

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  JPN Kotaro Higashino (at TIAMO Hirakata)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  JPN Keitatsu Kojima — MF  JPN Kosei Tajiri — FW  JPN Kakeru Higuchi

Coaching staff

Name	Role
Manager	Takeshi Oki
Assistant manager	Chikara Fujimoto
First team coach	Yasushi Takahashi Shinya Masushima
Goalkeeper Coach	Ryuichi Ito
Chief trainer	Ryoichi Yamamoto
Physiotherapist	Shuta Takeuchi Atsushi Ebiko
Side affairs	Sho Nakamura Kenta Shioigawa
Physical advisor	Fumihiko Nagasaki
Competent	Satoshi Isogami

Managerial history

Manager	Nationality	Tenure
		Start	Finish
Tomoyoshi Ikeya	Japan	1 February 2005	31 January 2009
Makoto Kitano	Japan	1 February 2009	31 January 2010
Takuya Takagi	Japan	1 February 2010	31 January 2013
Yasushi Yoshida	Japan	1 February 2013	10 July 2013
Tomoyoshi Ikeya	Japan	10 July 2013	31 January 2014
Takeshi Ono	Japan	1 February 2014	25 November 2015
Hiroyuki Kiyokawa	Japan	28 November 2015	14 June 2017
Tomoyoshi Ikeya	Japan	14 June 2017	31 January 2018
Hiroki Shibuya	Japan	1 February 2018	31 January 2020
Takeshi Ōki	Japan	1 February 2020	Current

Kit and colours

Colour, sponsors and manufacturers

Roasso Kumamoto's club colour is red, representing burning passion and desire for victory.

Season(s)	Main Shirt Sponsor	Collarbone Sponsor		Additional Sponsor(s)				Kit Manufacturer
2019	Hirata	-	-	Mynavi	Shiratake (1st) Shiratake White (2nd)	Kumamoto Electric Power	サトウロジック	Puma
2020	Hirata	-	-	Shiratake (1st) Shiratake White (2nd)	-	-	サトウロジック	Puma

Kit evolution

Home Kit- 1st
2005-2006	2007	2008	2009-2011	2012-2013
2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
2019	2020	2021	2022 -

Away Kit - 2nd
2005-2006	2007	2008-2009	2010-2011	2012-2013
2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
2019	2020	2021	2022 -

Past seasons

• Shota Aizawa (2020)

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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[de] Roasso Kumamoto

Roasso Kumamoto (jap. ロアッソ熊本, Roasso Kumamoto) ist ein japanischer Fußballverein aus der Präfektur Kumamoto. Aktuell spielt der Verein in der zweiten japanischen Liga, der J2 League.

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- [en] Roasso Kumamoto

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[es] Roasso Kumamoto

Roasso Kumamoto (ロアッソ熊本, Roasso Kumamoto?) es un equipo de fútbol de Japón, situado en la ciudad de Kumamoto, capital de la Prefectura de Kumamoto. Fue fundado en 1969 y juega en la J2 League desde la temporada 2022.

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[ru] Роассо Кумамото

«Роассо Кумамото» (яп. ロアッソ熊本, англ. Roasso Kumamoto) — японский футбольный клуб из города Кумамото, в настоящий момент выступает во втором дивизионе Джей-лиги, втором по силе дивизионе страны.

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