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Tochigi City FC - Wikipedia

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Tochigi City FC
栃木シティFC

Full name

Tochigi City Football Club

Founded

1947; 77 years ago as Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club
2019; 5 years ago as Tochigi City FC

Ground

City Football Station
Tochigi, Tochigi

Capacity

5,129

Chairman

Manager

League

JFL, 1st of 16 (champions)

Website

https://tochigi-city.com/

Home colours

Away colours

Tochigi City Football Club (栃木シティフットボールクラブ, Tochigi Shiti Futtobōrukurabu), commonly known as Tochigi City FC (栃木シティFC, Tochigi Shiti Efushi) is a Japanese football club based in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture. The club set to play in the third-tier J3 League from 2025, after promotion from the Japan Football League in 2024.

History

The club was formed in 1947 as Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club, the works team of the local Hitachi, Ltd. affiliate.

After finishing as a runners-up in the local Kanto Soccer League in 2009 season, they were promoted to the 2010 Japan Football League through the All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series. Prior to their first season in JFL, the club has dropped Hitachi prefix in its name and changed the reference to sport from "soccer" to "football" following general Japanese trend. From the 2019 season, the club has adopted the new name as Tochigi City FC.^[1]^[2]

Promotion to JFL

In 2023, Tochigi City secure promotion to JFL after defeat Tsukuba FC 4–0 in final day of 2023 Japanese Regional Football Champions League, Champions of Japanese Regional Football Champions League for the first time in history due to finish 2nd place in Kanto Soccer League and return to fourth tier after six years absence since change name from Tochigi Uva.

Promotion to J. League

On 24 September 2024, Tochigi City announced that it was officially granted a J3 Club License after approval from the J. League Board of Directors.^[3]

On 17 November 2024, Tochigi City secured the 2024 Japan Football League championship and promotion to the J3 League for the first time in history after defeating Atletico Suzuka 6-0 in Kanseki Stadium Tochigi in match week 29, their final home match of the season.^[4]^[5]

Origin name

In 2002, Tochigi was adopted the moniker Uva (meaning "grape" in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish), after the vineyards of its home area, southern Tochigi Prefecture.^{[citation needed]}

League and cup record

Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Promoted	Relegated

League												Emperor's Cup	J. League Cup	Shakaijin Cup
Season	Div.	Teams	Pos.	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Emperor's Cup	J. League Cup	Shakaijin Cup
Tochigi Uva
2010	JFL	18	15th	34	7	10	17	41	75	-34	31	1st round	–	Ineligible
2011		17	10th	33	12	9	12	40	43	-3	45	2nd round
2012		17	17th	32	4	10	18	36	70	-34	22	Prefectural qualify round
2013		18	17th	34	9	3	22	34	64	-32	30	2nd round
2014		14	13th	26	4	7	15	16	37	-21	19	1st round
2015		16	16th	30	5	4	21	29	61	-32	19	1st round
2016		16	15th	30	5	1	24	34	77	-43	16	1st round
2017		16	16th	30	5	9	16	22	56	-34	24	2nd round
2018	KSL	10	1st	18	17	1	0	55	14	36	52	Prefectural qualify round		Did not play
Tochigi City FC
2019	KSL	10	3rd	18	9	5	4	30	15	15	32	1st round	–	2nd round
2020		10	1st	9	7	2	0	25	6	19	23	1st round		Cancelled
2021		12	4th	22	14	2	6	45	26	19	46	2nd round		Cancelled
2022		10	1st	18	11	4	3	33	14	19	37	Prefectural qualify round		Quarter final
2023		10	2nd	18	11	3	4	54	24	30	36	2nd round		1st round
2024	JFL	16	1st	30								2nd round		Ineligible
2025	J3	20	TBD	38								TBD round		Ineligible

Key

Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained

Honours

Tochigi Uva Honours
Honour	No.	Years
Tochigi Prefecture Division 1	10	1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2002
Tochigi Prefecture 2nd Division A	2	1989, 1990
Tochigi Prefecture Division 2	1	1991
Kantō Soccer League	1	2018

Tochigi City FC Honours
Honour	No.	Years
Kantō Soccer League	2	2020, 2022
Japanese Regional Football Champions League	1	2023
Japan Football League	1	2024

Current squad

As of 3 April 2024.^[6]

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	Yoshinobu Harada
2	DF	BRA	Carlos Eduardo
3	DF	JPN	Shuto Masuda
4	DF	JPN	Rempei Uchida
5	DF	JPN	Ryo Okuda
6	DF	JPN	Taiga Nishiyama
7	DF	JPN	Ryuga Suzuki
8	MF	JPN	Takahiro Noda
9	FW	JPN	Yuki Yamamura
10	MF	JPN	Yuki Okaniwa
11	MF	JPN	Genta Omotehara
13	MF	JPN	Takashi Oshima
14	MF	JPN	Genya Sekino
15	DF	JPN	Yoshiki Sato
16	MF	JPN	Sho Toriumi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	JPN	Takumi Fujiwara
18	FW	JPN	Toshiaki Shishido
21	GK	JPN	Kanta Tanaka
22	MF	JPN	Hiroto Suzuki
23	FW	JPN	Atsushi Yoshida
26	MF	JPN	Shun Utsugi
27	FW	JPN	Kazuya Niwa
28	MF	BRA	Pedro Henrique (on loan from Fujieda MYFC)
29	GK	JPN	Azusa Takayama
31	GK	JPN	Peter Kwame Aizawa
32	MF	JPN	Riku Tosa
40	FW	JPN	Kunitomo Suzuki
41	FW	JPN	Ryohei Yamazaki
77	FW	JPN	Paulo Junichi Tanaka
99	FW	JPN	Masahide Hiraoka

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
19	FW	JPN	Akira Yoshida (at Tochigi City U-25)

Club staff

Position	Staff^[7]
Manager	Naoki Imaya
Defense coach	Takuma Tsuda
Offense coach	Atsushi Izawa
Goalkeeper coach	Yuki Takita
Strengthening coach	Nobuaki Sekimura
Analyst	Daito Kai Kazuki Yokoyama
Chief trainer	Arihiro Koizumi
Trainer	Kosuke Inoue
Competent/Kitman	Masateru Hata
Side affair and interpreter	Naoki Iwahashi
Reinforcement affairs	Takumi Abe

References

^ mainichi.jp
^ sankei.com
^ "2025シーズンＪ３クラブライセンス交付のお知らせ" (Press release). 栃木シティFC. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
^ "Ｊリーグ入会（Ｊ３）について：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-17.
^ "Ｊ３昇格決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-17.
^ "Tochigi City FC". Tochigi City FC. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ "Club staff 2024". jfl.or.jp. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Tochigi City FC on Twitter
Tochigi City FC on Facebook
Tochigi Uva FC U-15 U-12 Football School (archived)

Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present

Japan Soccer League 1965–1992 Japan Soccer League Division 1 since 1972	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
J.League 1993–present J.League Division 1/J1 League since 1999	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions J.League Championship Promotion / Relegation series Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present

Japan Soccer League Division 2 1972–1992	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
(former) Japan Football League 1992–1998 (former) Japan Football League Division 1 1992–1993	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
J2 League 1999–present	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present

(former) Japan Football League Division 2 1992–93	1992 1993
No national third tier, 1994–1998
Japan Football League 1999–2013	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
J3 League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present

Japan Football League 2014–present	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present

Japanese Regional Leagues 1966–present	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Regional Champions League Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup
1921–present

Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present

JSL Cup 1976–1991	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
J.League Cup 1992–present	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2024

J1 League	Albirex Niigata Avispa Fukuoka Cerezo Osaka Gamba Osaka Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Júbilo Iwata Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto Sanga FC FC Machida Zelvia Nagoya Grampus Sagan Tosu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shonan Bellmare FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe Yokohama F. Marinos
J2 League	Blaublitz Akita Ehime FC Fagiano Okayama Fujieda MYFC Iwaki FC JEF United Chiba Kagoshima United FC Mito HollyHock Montedio Yamagata Oita Trinita Renofa Yamaguchi FC Roasso Kumamoto Shimizu S-Pulse Thespakusatsu Gunma Tochigi SC Tokushima Vortis V-Varen Nagasaki Vegalta Sendai Ventforet Kofu Yokohama FC
J3 League	AC Nagano Parceiro Azul Claro Numazu FC Gifu FC Imabari Fukushima United FC Gainare Tottori Giravanz Kitakyushu Iwate Grulla Morioka Kamatamare Sanuki Kataller Toyama Matsumoto Yamaga FC Nara Club Omiya Ardija FC Osaka FC Ryukyu SC Sagamihara Tegevajaro Miyazaki Vanraure Hachinohe YSCC Yokohama Zweigen Kanazawa
100 Year Plan clubs	Criacao Shinjuku Nankatsu SC Tokyo 23 Vonds Ichihara
Japan Football League	Atletico Suzuka Club Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Kochi United Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori Sony Sendai FC Tiamo Hirakata Tochigi City Veertien Mie Verspah Oita Yokogawa Musashino
Defunct clubs (clubs belonging to nationwide leagues only)	Fukushima FC Arte Takasaki JEF Reserves Sagawa Express Tokyo NKK SC Yokohama Flügels ALO's Hokuriku Jatco SC Hagoromo Club Toyota Higashi-Fuji Seino Transportation Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Sagawa Shiga NTT Kinki/Kansai SP Kyoto Tanabe Pharmaceutical Dainichi Cable Industries Sagawa Express Osaka Eidai SC Teijin SC Nippon Steel Yawata Tosu Futures Profesor Miyazaki J.League U-22 Selection FC Tokyo U-23 Cerezo Osaka U-23 Gamba Osaka U-23 Kagura Shimane

v t e Japan Football League (JFL)
Japan Football Association (JFA)
Current teams (2024)	Atletico Suzuka Briobecca Urayasu Criacao Shinjuku Honda FC Kochi United Maruyasu Okazaki Minebea Mitsumi Okinawa SV Reilac Shiga ReinMeer Aomori Sony Sendai Tiamo Hirakata Tochigi City Veertien Mie Verspah Oita Yokogawa Musashino
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