Maruyasu Industries FC (マルヤス工業フットボールクラブ, Maruyasu Kogyō Futtobōru Kurabu), playing as FC Maruyasu Okazaki (FCマルヤス岡崎, Efu Shī Maruyasu Okazaki), is a Japanese professional football team based in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture. They currently play in Japan Football League, Japanese fourth tier of nationwide football league system.
| Full name | Maruyasu Industries Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Ground | Maruyasu Okazaki Ryuhoku Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Maruyasu Industries | ||
| Chairman | Yamada Yasuichiro | ||
| Manager | Hiroyasu Ibata | ||
| League | Japan Football League | ||
| 2023 | 8th of 15 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
History
editThe club has been established in 1968 as the corporate team of Maruyasu Industries. In 1976 the team won promotion to Tōkai Soccer League where remained ever since except for 2003 and 2004 seasons when they suffered relegation to Division 2. The club has won the league in 2013 and though they were unable to take up one of three promotion-granting places in the Regional League promotion series, they were admitted to in JFL in 2014 season by the league board.
Before their first season on the nationwide level the club has changed its name to FC Maruyasu Okazaki in order to appeal more to the local community.
League & cup record
edit| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Tier | Teams | Pos. | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 2003 | Tōkai Adult Soccer League (Div. 2) | 6 | 9 | 3rd | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 2nd round |
| 2004 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 32 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2005 | Tōkai Adult Soccer League League (Div. 1) | 5 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 18 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 18 | |||
| 2007 | 8 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 14 | |||
| 2008 | 8 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 15 | |||
| 2009 | 8 | 6th | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 17 | |||
| 2010 | 9 | 3rd | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 28 | |||
| 2011 | 8 | 7th | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 11 | |||
| 2012 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 23 | |||
| 2013 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 28 | |||
| 2014 | JFL | 4 | 14 | 14th | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 58 | -35 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 16 | 13th | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 61 | -34 | 21 | 1st round | ||
| 2016 | 16 | 14th | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 38 | -15 | 30 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2017 | 16 | 9th | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 34 | 2nd round | ||
| 2018 | 16 | 13th | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 31 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2019 | 16 | 11th | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 38 | |||
| 2020 | 16 | 16th | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 15 | 3rd round | ||
| 2021 | 17 | 14th | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 46 | -19 | 33 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2022 | 16 | 5th | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 49 | |||
| 2023 | 15 | 8th | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 37 | 1st round | ||
| 2024 | 16 | TBD | 30 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; GP = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
Honours
edit| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Tokai Soccer League Division 2 | 1 | 2004 |
| Tokai Soccer League Division 1 | 1 | 2013 |
Current squad
editAs of 6 April 2024.[1]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
edit| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Hiroyasu Ibata |
| Assistant manager | Masashi Seki Minoru Okada Mitsuyuki Yoshihiro |
| Goalkeeper coach | Takeshi Kawaguchi |
| Athletic trainers | Keisuke Suzuki Masaya Yamamoto |
Managerial history
edit| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | ||
| Yasuhiro Yamamura | Japan | 1 January 2014 | 31 December 2016 |
| Motomasa Oe | Japan | 1 January 2017 | 22 August 2017 |
| Ryūji Kitamura | Japan | 23 August 2017 | 31 July 2021 |
| Hiroyasu Ibata | Japan | 1 August 2021 | Current |
References
edit- ^ "選手紹介 - FCマルヤス岡崎". fc-maruyasu.jp. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
External links
edit- Official Site (in Japanese)