Nara Club

Nara Club (奈良クラブ, Nara Kurabu) is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Nara, Nara Prefecture. They play in Japan Football League.

Nara Club
奈良クラブ
Nickname(s)Nara
Founded1991 (1991)
GroundRohto Field Nara, Nara[1]
Capacity30,600
Coordinates34°41′54″N 135°49′45″E
ChairmanMitsuru Hamada[2]
Manager Julián Marín Bazalo[3]
LeagueJapan Football League
202110th of 17
WebsiteClub website

History

The Club was originally established in Nara in 1991 under the name Tonan Club (都南クラブ, Tonan Kurabu) and it became a member of the Football Association of Nara. The club went up to the top division in 1997. It was renamed its current name in 2008, and promoted to the regional league in 2009. In 2014 they won the Regional League promotion series and currently play in the Japan Football League since 2015.

League and cup record
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
LeagueEmperor's CupShakaijin Cup
SeasonDivisionTierTeamsPos.GPWDLFAGDPtsNote
1992 Nara Pref. League Edu. 12*3rd********Promoted to Nara Pref. League Div.5**
1993 Nara Pref. League Div.5 111st********Promoted to Nara Pref. League Div.4**
1994 Nara Pref. League Div.4 101st********Promoted to Nara Pref. League Div.3**
1995 Nara Pref. League Div.3 91st********Promoted to Nara Pref. League Div.2**
1996 Nara Pref. League Div.2 81st********Promoted to Nara Pref. League Div.1**
1997 Nara Pref. League
(Div. 1)		 76th********―**
1998 4th********―**
1999 3rd********―**
2000 2nd********―**
2001 1st********―**
2002 117th103341414012―Did not qualifyDid not qualify
2003 5th106041714318―
2004 1st108112581725―
2005 [* 1] 3rd1061325111419―
2006 [* 2] 1st1081131112025―
2007 123rd1161422101222―
2008 2nd118303993027Promoted to Kansai League Div.21st round
2009 Kansai Soccer League (Div. 2) 6 81st1493247182930Promoted to Kansai League Div.12nd roundDid not qualify
2010 Kansai Soccer League
(Div. 1)		 54th1466236241224―1st round
2011 1st14112142132935―1st round
2012 2nd1485128111729―2nd round
2013 5th143471122−1114―2nd round
2014 1st14103130111933Promoted to JFL3rd roundQuarter final
2015 JFL4167th30137103328546―1st roundNot eligible
2016 10th30117124148-737―1st round
2017 7th301010104151-1040―1st round
2018 8th30126123332142―2nd round
2019 14th30810122732-534―1st round
2020 13th155372121018―2nd round
2021 1710th32101393936343―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
  • Source: http://naraclub.jp/club

  1. It was originally 12 teams participating. Tenri Univ. FC was disqualified, and the rest of 11 teams had to compete.[4]
  2. It was originally 12 teams participating. Ikoma SC was disqualified, and the rest of 11 teams had to compete.[5]

Current squad

As of 12 February 2022.[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 Rei Akatsuka
2 DF  JPN Soichi Tanaka
4 DF  JPN Wataru Ise
5 MF  JPN Jiei Katayama
6 DF  JPN Haruhi Terashima
7 FW  JPN Ryota Kuwajima
8 FW  JPN Sachio Hamada
9 MF  JPN Masahiro Kaneko
10 MF  JPN Sotaro Yamamoto
11 MF  JPN Tetsuya Kato
13 DF  JPN Yuta Tsunami
14 MF  JPN Rin Morita (On loan from Tokushima Vortis)
15 MF  JPN Yusuke Kaneko
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  JPN Masataka Kani 　　
18 MF  JPN Shunsuke Mori 　　
20 MF  JPN So Kataoka
21 GK  JPN Yuki Kaneko
22 FW  JPN Kodai Nagashima
23 DF  JPN Yuki Kotani
26 DF  JPN Ryotaro Hiramatsu
27 MF  JPN Yuto Kokuryo
29 FW  JPN Hayato Asakawa
31 GK  ESP Arnau Riera
33 MF  JPN Kohei Teramura
44 MF  JPN Shota Yomesaka

Managerial history
ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Koji Yamaguchi Japan1991 2009
Ken'ichiro Fujimoto Japan2010
Satoru Yoshida JapanJanuary 1, 2011 December 31, 2011
Masashi Hachūda JapanFebruary 1, 2012 January 31, 2013
Jiro Yabe JapanJuly 3, 2012 October 7, 2013
Jun Mizukoshi JapanOctober 8, 2013 January 31, 2014
Atsushi Nakamura JapanFebruary 1, 2014 January 31, 2017
Norihiro Satsukawa JapanFebruary 12, 017 January 31, 2019
Koichi Sugiyama JapanFebruary 12, 2019 January 31, 2020
Maiki Hayashi JapanFebruary 1, 2020 January 31, 2021
Julián Marín Bazalo SpainFebruary 1, 2021 Current Manager

Kit evolution
FP 1st
2009 - 2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
FP 2nd
2009 - 2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

References
  1. "Jリーグ準加盟審査結果について" (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. 今後のクラブ運営体制について. Nara Club (in Japanese). 26 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. "フリアン氏 トップチーム監督就任のお知らせ" (Press release) (in Japanese). Nara Club. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. "１部リーグ勝敗表" (PDF). Nara Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. "平成18年度 奈良県社会人サッカーリーグ１部星取表" (PDF). Nara Football Federation. 23 November 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. "Top team players". Nara Club. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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