Renofa Yamaguchi FC
レノファ山口FC
Renofa Yamaguchi F.C. Crest
Full nameRenofa Yamaguchi Football Club
Nickname(s)Renofa
Founded1949 (1949) (as Yamaguchi Teachers)
2006 (2006) (as Renofa Yamaguchi FC)
GroundIshin Me-Life Stadium
Capacity20,000
Managing
Organisation
Renofa Yamaguchi Co,.Ltd.
ChairmanFumihiko Koyama
ManagerRyo Shigaki
LeagueJ2 League
2023J2 League, 20th of 22
WebsiteClub website

Renofa Yamaguchi FC (レノファ山口FC, Renofa Yamaguchi Efu Shī) is a Japanese professional football club based in Yamaguchi, the capital of Yamaguchi Prefecture. They currently play in the J2 League, the second tier of professional football in Japan's football league system.

History

The original football team consisted of a group of teaching staff who were based within Yamaguchi prefecture, a team called Yamaguchi Prefecture Teachers Football Club (山口県サッカー教員団, Yamaguchi-ken sakkā kyōin dan), often abbreviated to Yamaguchi Teachers or Yamaguchi KFC (compare Tochigi S.C. and Gainare Tottori, who started as teachers' clubs and are now members of the J.League).

In February 2006, the Yamaguchi Football Association eyed the placement of a team from Yamaguchi in the J.League. Setting its heart of operations at Yamaguchi Teachers, a new football club was established.[1] At the same time, a public appeal was made to name the new club, with Renofa Yamaguchi F.C. being decided in March of the same year. The word renofa is a wasei-eigo, a combination of three English words: renovation, fight and fine.[2][3]

Without a specified home ground, the team played Chūgoku league matches across a number of different venues within the prefecture, including Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium, Yamaguchi Kirara Expo Memorial Park, Onoda Football Park, Shunan City Athletic Stadium and Yamaguchi Football Park. Now however, home games are played at Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium.

Though structured with a hometown manager and local players, sponsored by local business and enterprises, and local action plans within the local community, Renofa Yamaguchi F.C. is aiming for a national future in the J.League.[4]

In the days of Yamaguchi Teachers, the team frequently finished mid to low table in the Chūgoku league. However, since the establishing of the new club in 2006, the team had consistently improved their final league position. This culminated in the 2008 season where they achieved their first league win. In the All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series of that year the team finished fourth in the final round, missing the opportunity for promotion to the Japan Football League. The 2009 season saw them win their first Emperor's Cup match, beating Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. in a penalty shoot out.[5]

Since the team's formation it had operated as a private organisation, however when the Nonprofit organization Yamaguchi Athletics Club was established on 24 May 2011, managing control of the team changed hands putting the new NPO in charge.[6]

After the club finished on 4th-place in 2014 Japan Football League and passed the necessary licensing, J.League officially admitted Renofa Yamaguchi to participate in J3 League, starting from the 2015 season.[7] Their J.League debut came in 2015 season. On 23 November 2015, Renofa earned their first and successful promotion from the JFL after winning the J3 League. The club was promoted for the J2 League ahead of the 2016 season. The club was guaranteed promotion after a 2–2 draw against Gainare Tottori in the closing rounds of the season, as Renofa were working towards J2 licensing before the season ended, for the promotion to be actually earned.

On 26 September 2023, Renofa Yamaguchi announcement officially granted J1 License.[8]

The club will play their 8th consecutive season at the J2 League on 2023.

Changes in club name

  • Yamaguchi Prefecture Teachers Football Club (山口県サッカー教員団, Yamaguchi-ken sakkā kyōin dan) (Yamaguchi Teachers, Yamaguchi KFC) (1949–2005)
  • Renofa Yamaguchi FC (レノファ山口FC, Renofa Yamaguchi Efu Shī) (2006–)

Team results and managers

(Note that prior to the 1991 season a team would earn two points for a win)
(From 1997 to 2006 when a match ended in a draw, a penalty shoot-out would occur. The winning team were awarded 2 points, and the losing team 1 point)

League & cup record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
SeasonLeaguePos.PWDLFAGDPtsJ. League CupEmperor's CupNotes
Yamaguchi Teachers
1976 Not eligible1st round
1980 Chūgoku
League
6th144372730−311
1981 7th143472931−210
1982 2nd14833342113191st round
1983 2nd1483335231219
1984 4th1485138271117
1985 5th146173029113
1986 3rd1473434241017
1987 3rd126241816214
1988 3rd167363426817
1989 2nd1273228151317
1990 4th167363225717
1991 4th147163128322
1992 6th144191928−913
1993 3rd146442318522
1994 6th144552723417
1995 8th142572630−411
1996 6th143651735−1815
1997 8th1413101431−1771 match won, 2 matches lost on penalties.
Relegated to Yamaguchi Prefecture League.
1998 Yamaguchi
Prefecture
League
1999 1st roundPromoted to Chūgoku League.
2000 Chūgoku League5th146172034−14201 match won on penalties.
2001 7th123271730−13121st round1 match won, 1 match lost on penalties.
2002 4th103251731−14121 match won, 1 match lost on penalties.
Winners of the Chūgoku League fair play award.
2003 8th14158822−14111st round3 matches won, 2 matches lost on penalties.
Winners of the Chūgoku League fair play award.
Relegated to Yamaguchi Prefecture League.
2004 Yamaguchi
Prefecture
League
1st10802241st roundPromoted to Chūgoku League.
2005 Chūgoku League7th121471123−1292 matches won, 2 matches lost on penalties.
Renofa Yamaguchi FC
2006 Chūgoku League4th147342528−325Not eligible
2007 3rd176473346−13221st round
2008 1st16115045153038Finalist in the Promotional Series
2009 2nd181314532132402nd round
2010 1st181413511734432nd round
2011 2nd181323541737412nd round
2012 4th1895447222532
2013 1st181332531340421st roundPromoted to JFL
2014 JFL4th26163751272451Promoted to J3
2015J3 1st362538963660781st roundPromoted to J2
2016 J212th421411175563-8533rd round
2017 20th42115264869-21382nd round
2018 8th421613136364-1613rd round
2019 15th42138215470-16473rd round
2020 22nd4296274374-3133Did not qualify
2021 15th421013193751-14431st round
2022 16th421311185154-3503rd round
2023 20th421014183767-30442nd round
2024 TBA38TBC
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
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

As Yamaguchi Teachers

  • Chūgoku League
    • Runners-up (3): 1982, 1983, 1989
  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Championship
    • Winners (4): 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004
  • Yamaguchi Prefectural League
    • Winners (1): 2004

As Renofa Yamaguchi FC

  • Chūgoku League
    • Winners (3): 2008, 2010, 2013
  • Yamaguchi Prefectural Championship
    • Winners (3): 2007, 2009, 2010
  • Noue Cup
    • Winners (1): 2008
  • Shakaijin Cup
    • Winners (1): 2013
  • J3 League

Players

Current squad

As of 18 August 2023.[9] 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 South Korea KOR Choi Hyung-chan
2 DF Japan JPN Hidenori Takahashi
3 DF Brazil BRA Renan
4 MF Japan JPN Riku Kamigaki
6 MF Japan JPN Shinya Yajima
7 MF Japan JPN Hiroto Ishikawa
8 MF Japan JPN Kensuke Sato
9 FW Japan JPN Yusuke Minagawa
10 MF Japan JPN Joji Ikegami
11 MF Japan JPN Toshiya Tanaka
13 FW Japan JPN Shuhei Otsuki
14 DF Japan JPN Keigo Numata
15 DF Japan JPN Takayuki Mae
16 MF Japan JPN Masakazu Yoshioka
17 GK Japan JPN Daisuke Yoshimitsu
18 FW Japan JPN Daisuke Takagi
19 MF Japan JPN Yuan Matsuhashi (on loan from Tokyo Verdy)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Japan JPN Kota Kawano
21 GK Japan JPN Kentaro Seki
22 DF Japan JPN Jin Ikoma
24 FW Japan JPN Tsubasa Umeki
26 FW Japan JPN Kazuya Noyori
27 MF Japan JPN Hikaru Naruoka (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
28 MF Japan JPN Seigo Kobayashi
31 GK Japan JPN Riku Terakado (on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos)
32 FW Japan JPN Taiyo Igarashi (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
33 MF Japan JPN Koji Yamase
40 DF Japan JPN Dai Hirase (on loan from Sagan Tosu)
42 FW Japan JPN Toua Suenaga Type 2
43 MF Japan JPN Hiro Mizuguchi DSP
47 DF Japan JPN Ginta Uemoto
66 DF South Korea KOR Kim Beom-yong
92 FW Brazil BRA Sílvio

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
41 DF Japan JPN Reo Kunimoto (at Tegevajaro Miyazaki)
GK Japan JPN Genki Yamada (at Kataller Toyama)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Japan JPN Kaili Shimbo (at Iwate Grulla Morioka)
MF Japan JPN Kento Hashimoto (at Yokohama FC)

Club officials

From the 2024 season.

Position Staff
ManagerJapan Ryo Shigaki
Assistant head coachJapan Genki Nakayama
Japan Koji Seki
Goalkeeper coachJapan Kenji Yamada
Technical coachJapan Yuhei Abe
Conditioning coachJapan Daiki Makino
Chief doctorJapan Toru Moriwaki
Chief trainerJapan Tomoyuki Sato
TrainerJapan Tsutomu Okabayashi
Japan Atsushi Noto
PhysiotherapistJapan Shohei Sasaki
CompetentJapan Kenta Nakatsuka
Side affairsJapan Taiyo Kodama
Japan Rui Nagao

Managerial history

League matches only.

ManagerNationalityTenureManagerial Record
FromToPWDLW%
Takashi Yamamoto Japan199031 January 2006
Takashi Miyanari Japan1 February 200631 January 2010
Takashi Kawamura Japan1 February 201231 January 2013
Genki Nakayama Japan1 February 201331 January 2014
Nobuhiro Ueno Japan1 February 201423 May 2017 119 57 21 41 047.90
Shinji Sarusawa Japan24 May 20175 June 2017 2 0 0 2 000.00
Carlos Mayor Argentina6 June 201731 December 2017 25 9 1 15 036.00
Masahiro Shimoda Japan1 February 201831 January 2021 130 40 27 63 030.77
Susumu Watanabe Japan1 February 202128 September 2021 31 8 8 15 025.81
Yoshihiro Natsuka Japan29 September 20219 May 2023 67 18 21 28 026.87
Genki Nakayama Japan10 May 20237 June 2023 4 0 1 3 000.00
Juan Esnáider Argentina8 June 202313 November 2023 23 6 7 10 026.09
Ryo Shigaki Japan1 December 2023present 0 0 0 0 !
Key

Kit evolution

Home Kits - 1st
2006 - 2007
2008 - 2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 -
Away Kits - 2nd
2006 - 2007
2008 - 2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 -

References

  1. Chugoku Shimbun. "出場チーム 第90回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 (Participating teams – The 90th Emperor Cup All Japan Championship Series) (in Japanese)". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  2. "チーム概要 (Team Outline) (in Japanese)". Renofa Yamaguchi F.C. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  3. Chugoku Shimbun. "出場チーム 第91回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 (Participating teams – The 91st Emperor Cup All Japan Championship Series) (in Japanese)". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  4. "チーム概要 (Team Outline) (in Japanese)". Renofa Yamaguchi F.C. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  5. "Match No. 9 第89回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 (Match 9 – The 89th Emperor Cup All Japan Championship Series) (in Japanese)". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  6. "NPO法人「山口アスレチック・クラブ」誕生 プロスポーツチーム空白県からの脱却を (The Birth of the NPO "Yamaguchi Athletics Club" – Growing out of a Prefecture with no Pro-Sports Team) (in Japanese)". Sunday Yamaguchi. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  7. J3入会承認! [Approval of J3 membership!] (in Japanese). Renofa Yamaguchi. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  8. "[レノファ山口FC OfficialSite] 2024シーズン J1クラブライセンスの交付について". レノファ山口FC岐 OfficialSite (in Japanese). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  9. "PLAYER2023". RENOFA YAMAGUCHI FC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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