Honda Football Club
ホンダフットボールクラブ
Full nameHonda Motor Football Club
Founded1971 (1971)
GroundHonda Miyakoda Soccer Stadium
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
Capacity4,000
OwnerHonda Motor Company
ChairmanMasaaki Miyaji
ManagerHidekazu Kobayashi
LeagueJapan Football League
20231st of 15 (Champions)
WebsiteClub website

Honda Football Club (ホンダフットボールクラブ, Honda Futtobōru Kurabu) commonly known as Honda FC (ホンダFC, Honda Efu Shī) is a Japanese professional football club based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. They currently play in the Japan Football League, the country's 4th tier of professional league football.

History

The club was founded as Honda Motor, Honda works team in 1971. They were promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1975 and to the JSL Division 1 in 1981; the closest they came to the title was in 1985–86 and 1990–91 seasons, when they finished in third place. In 1991 they also made the finals of both the Japan Soccer League Cup and Konica Cup, but lost both times. They also made the Emperor's Cup semi-finals in 1990 and 1991. They stayed in the top flight until the conclusion of the league in 1992.

In the early 1990s, the club considered the possibilities of turning professional and participating in J. League. They sought the merger with their sister club Honda Motor Sayama F.C. and Urawa was chosen as a possible hometown. However, they failed to persuade the owner Honda Motor who insisted they should abide by their principle to concentrate on their core business of automobile manufacturing.

As a result of this decision, many players left the club. They played in the newly formed Japan Football League Division 1 in 1992 and finished 9th out of 10. They were relegated to Division 2 where they won the championship in 1993. The 2 divisions of the JFL were merged in 1994 and the club joined the league.

In 1996, they won the championship in the JFL. Around that time, the club made the second effort to be a professional club. They acquired associate membership in J. League under new name Acute Hamamatsu but the inadequate stadium and insufficient local support (the closest professional club is Júbilo Iwata, formerly part of Yamaha Motor Corporation), forced them to give it up. Iwata was a common derby foe in the JSL and their fixtures were known as Tenryu-side Derby (天竜川決戦).

In 1999, the JFL was reorganised as the new JFL. They have been playing in the league since its inception.

J's Gatekeeper

Honda F.C. does not intend to be promoted to the J. League due to the mandatory loss of corporate backing, although they have been always considered one of the JFL title contenders. They provide a big hurdle for those independent sides who wish to gain promotion. In order to achieve this goal, these teams need to finish in the top two in the league. Honda perennially occupying one of these spots makes their challenge even more difficult. Supporters of these clubs have dubbed Honda F.C. as J's Gatekeeper (the Gatekeeper of J. League) with respect and some resentment.[1]

Honda F.C., having played in the old Japan Soccer League in the past but never contending for the title, has in 2007 given some J1 teams a run for their money in the Emperor's Cup, reaching the quarterfinals after disposing of former champions Kashiwa Reysol and top contenders Nagoya Grampus (their first quarterfinals since 1991). They were nevertheless defeated by J1 champions Kashima Antlers on 22 December.[2] The 2008 cup did not go well for them, as they were eliminated by Sagan Tosu 4–0 in the third round, but they still won the JFL championship.

Stadium

Miyakoda Soccer Stadium

The club's home arena is the Honda Miyakoda Soccer Stadium located in Kita-ku, Hamamatsu. It is owned by Honda Motor Company. The stadium was redeveloped in 1996. This reconstruction included the building of a new mobile platform (1,000 seats) and corner floodlights. The stadium now holds 4,000 spectators.[3]

League & cup record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
LeagueLeague CupEmperor's Cup
SeasonDivisionTierTeamsPos.PWDLFAGDPts
1971Western Shizuoka 1st–Did not qualify
1972Shizuoka 1st
1973 Tōkai-81st141211481335253rd round
1974 101st13931531142212nd round
1975 JSL Div.22104th1810263329422Did not qualify
1976 104th186932517821Quarter final1st round
1977 107th1880102524129Semi final2nd round
1978 101st1814043993057Quarter final2nd round
1979 104th18110731256442nd round2nd round
1980 101st181323431726282nd round 2nd round
1981 JSL Div.11106th185492328-5142nd round2nd round
1982 109th184681729-1214Quarter final1st round
1983 108th184681723-614Quarter finalQuarter final
1984 105th187562623319Semi finalQuarter final
1985–86 123rd22812230201028Semi final2nd round
1986–87 129th226882024-420Semi finalSemi-final
1987–88 128th226881922-320Semi finalQuarter final
1988–89 129th227692023-3272nd roundQuarter final
1989–90 126th221021032293222nd round2nd round
1990–91 123rd2210842921838Semi finalSemi-final
1991–92 1210th225891825-723FinalSemi-final
1992 JFL (former) Div.1 109th1844101936-1716–2nd round
1993 JFL (former) Div.2 2101st1815-3622141-Did not qualify
1994 JFL (former)3169th3012-184962-13-
1995 167th3016-14584216491st round
1996 161st3025-583348753rd round
1997 164th3023-7603723653rd round
1998 165th3019-11574512544th round
1999 JFL392nd241815693435503rd round
2000 122nd221705512922493rd round
2001 161st302253741955713rd round
2002 181st171322391425413rd round
2003 162nd302145733043673rd round
2004 162nd301956643628624th round
2005 165th301758593722564th round
2006 181st342653773641834th round
2007 185th341610861421958Quarter final
2008 181st342284803347743rd round
2009 187th3413129493811512nd round
2010 184th341851152439592nd round
2011 186th34157114036452Did not qualify
2012 175th321651155391653
2013 185th341411954381653
20144141st26165558283053
2015 163rd30215473225168
2016 161st30187552292361Round of 16
2017 161st302172722052702nd round
2018 161st302541762551792nd round
2019 161st30196559302963Quarter final
2020 164th155732012822Quarter final
2021 172nd322055692544673rd round
2022 163rd301686472324562nd round
2023 151st281485482523502nd round
2024 16TBD30TBC
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: JFL, Honda FC website

Honours

Current squad

As of 9 March 2023.[4] 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 Japan JPN Yuta Aoki (captain)
2 DF Japan JPN Daiki Ikematsu
3 DF Japan JPN Masafumi Miura
4 DF Japan JPN Yuta Hachinohe
5 DF Japan JPN Yuya Suzuki
6 MF Japan JPN Kazuki Ishida
7 MF Japan JPN Kazuki Matsumoto
8 MF Japan JPN Toshiki Sasaki
9 FW Japan JPN Reon Kodama
10 MF Japan JPN Yuya Tomita
11 FW Japan JPN Hayato Kawabata
13 FW Japan JPN Yuki Okazaki
14 MF Japan JPN Riku Suzuki
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Japan JPN Yusuke Kishida
16 DF Japan JPN Tappei Kawanami
17 MF Japan JPN Ryusei Kusakari
18 MF Japan JPN Kenshin Yuba
19 MF Japan JPN Kenshin Iwakiri
20 GK Japan JPN Teppei Yasuhara
21 GK Japan JPN Yuki Kusumoto
22 DF Japan JPN Koshiro Chibana
23 MF Japan JPN Kosuke Shimizu
24 MF Japan JPN Go Nakashima
25 DF Japan JPN Daichi Miwa
26 MF Japan JPN Takaya Hirakawa

Coaching staff

Position Staff
ManagerJapan Hidekazu Kobayashi
Assistant ManagerJapan Takahiro Tsuchiya
Goalkeeper coachJapan Moto Nakamura
Physical coachJapan Shoji Takagi
TrainerJapan Masataka Oba
Japan Tomoya Oba
DoctorJapan Yoshifumi Ozawa
Japan Hiroko Kumaoka

Managerial history

ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Katsuyoshi Kuwabara Japan1 February 197331 January 1983
Masakatsu Miyamoto Japan1 February 198330 June 1990
Masataka Imai Japan1 July 199031 December 1992
Kazuaki Nagasawa Japan1 February 199731 January 1998
Akiyoshi Ohashi Japan1 January 200031 December 2001
Takayoshi Amma Japan1 February 200231 January 2005
Hideo Yoshizawa Japan1 February 200531 December 2006
Masakazu Ishibashi Japan1 January 200731 December 2009
Takahiro Ōkubo Japan1 January 201031 December 2011
Yoshitaka Maeda Japan1 February 201231 January 2014
Hiroyasu Ibata Japan1 February 201431 January 2021
Hiroyuki Abe Japan1 February 202131 January 2023
Hidekazu Kobayashi Japan1 February 2023current

Kit evolution

Home kit - 1st
2007 - 2008
2009 - 2010
2011 - 2012
2013 - 2014
2015 - 2016
2017 - 2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 -
Away kit - 2nd
2007 - 2008
2009 - 2010
2011 - 2012
2013 - 2014
2015 - 2016
2017 - 2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 -

References

  1. ↑ Utsunomiya, Tetsuichi (13 October 2009). "Emperor's Cup 2009 report" (in Japanese). Y's Sports Inc. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Shizuoka Shimbun. "The 90th Emperor's Cup: Prefectural finals winners" (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Stadium guide" (in Japanese). Honda FC. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "選手・スタッフ紹介". www.honda-fc.gr.jp. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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