Ehime FC

Ehime FC
愛媛FC
Full name	Ehime Football Club
Short name	Ehime
Founded	1970; 54 years ago
Stadium	Ningineer Stadium; Matsuyama, Ehime
Capacity	21,419
Chairman	Fumio Kamei
Manager	Kiyotaka Ishimaru
League	J2 League
2023	J3 League, 1st of 20 (promoted)
Website	ehimefc.com
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Ehime Football Club (愛媛フットボールクラブ, Ehime Futtobōrukurabu) commonly known as Ehime FC (愛媛FC, Ehime Efu Shī) is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. The club currently compete in J2 League, the second tier of Japanese professional football. They returned to J2 League in 2024, following promotion as third-tier league champions of 2023.

History

The club was founded in 1970 as Matsuyama Soccer Club and renamed itself as Ehime Football Club in 1995.^[1] For many years it competed in the regional and prefectural league, as Matsuyama was represented in the Japan Soccer League by the local club belonging to the Teijin company.

Ehime F.C. was promoted to the Japan Football League in 2003. After winning the JFL in 2005 season, Ehime spent 16 seasons in the J2 League before being relegated to the J3 League at the end of the 2021 season.

On 28 November 2007, Ehime pulled off a major shock by consigning the Urawa Red Diamonds, the AFC Champions League 2007 winners, to a fourth-round exit from the Emperor's Cup courtesy of a 2–0 win on Urawa's home soil, Urawa Komaba Stadium.^[2]

On 11 November 2023, after two years absence from Japanese second division, Ehime FC officially returned to J2 League for 2024 season.^[3] They were promoted as J3 League champions of 2023 season with a narrow 1–0 win against their local rivals, FC Imabari on the matchweek 35, with Riki Matsuda scored the only goal of the match.^[4]^[5]

Stadium

The club plays its home games at Ningineer Stadium in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. The stadium, which is owned by Ehime Prefecture, has a capacity of 21,419 spectators. The sports facility is operated and managed by the Ehime Prefectural Sports Promotion Corporation as the designated manager.

Record as J. League member

Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Promoted	Relegated

League													J. League Cup	Emperor's Cup
Season	Div.	Teams	Pos.	P	W	D	L	G	A	GD	Pts	Attendance/G	J. League Cup	Emperor's Cup
2006	J2	13	9th	48	14	11	23	51	63	-13	53	4,139	Not eligible	4th round
2007		13	10th	48	12	9	27	39	66	-27	45	3,317		Quarter final
2008		15	14th	42	9	10	23	39	66	-27	37	3,704		4th round
2009		18	15th	51	12	11	28	54	80	-26	47	3,694		2nd round
2010		19	11th	36	12	12	12	34	34	0	48	4,386		2nd round
2011		20	15th	38	10	14	14	44	54	-10	44	3,475		4th round
2012		22	16th	42	12	14	16	47	46	1	50	3,629		2nd round
2013		22	17th	42	12	11	19	43	52	-9	47	3,950		2nd round
2014		22	19th	42	12	12	18	54	58	-4	48	3,820		4th round
2015		22	5th	42	19	8	15	47	39	8	65	3,771		3rd round
2016		22	10th	42	12	20	10	41	40	1	56	4,089		3rd round
2017		22	15th	42	14	9	19	54	68	-14	51	3,866		3rd round
2018		22	18th	42	12	12	18	34	52	-18	48	3,161		2nd round
2019		22	19th	42	12	6	24	46	62	-16	42	3,780		2nd round
2020 †		22	21st	42	8	10	24	38	68	-30	34	1,512		Did not qualify
2021 †		22	20th	42	7	14	21	38	67	-29	35	1,854		1st round
2022	J3	18	7th	34	14	10	10	51	41	10	52	2,938		Did not qualify
2023	J3	20	1st	38	21	10	7	59	48	11	73	3,674		Did not qualify
2024	J2	20	17th	38	10	10	18	41	69	-28	40	4,721	First round	Round of 16
2025	J2	20	TBA	38

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
Attendance/G = Average league home attendance
† 2020 & 2021 seasons attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
Source: J. League Data Site^[6]

Honours

Ehime FC Honours
Honour	No.	Years
Shikoku Football League	3	1998, 1999, 2000
Japan Football League	1	2005
J3 League	1	2023

Current squad

As of 15 August 2024.^[7]

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	Kenta Tokushige
2	DF	JPN	Ibuki Konno (on loan from Gamba Osaka)
3	DF	JPN	Ryota Moriwaki
5	DF	JPN	Takanori Maeno
6	MF	JPN	Masashi Tanioka
7	MF	JPN	Yutaka Soneda
8	MF	JPN	Yuta Fukazawa
9	FW	AUS	Ben Duncan
10	FW	JPN	Riki Matsuda
11	FW	JPN	Yuta Fujihara
13	MF	JPN	Ryo Kubota
14	MF	JPN	Shunsuke Tanimoto
16	DF	JPN	Shuma Mihara
17	MF	JPN	Shunsuke Motegi
18	MF	JPN	Shunsuke Kikuchi
19	DF	JPN	Yusei Ozaki (on loan from Vissel Kobe)
20	DF	KOR	Kang Sung-chan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	KOR	Bak Keon-woo
22	MF	JPN	Nelson Ishiwatari (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
23	DF	KOR	Yu Ye-chan
24	MF	JPN	Ryo Sato
25	MF	JPN	Taiga Ishiura
26	DF	JPN	Kazuya Kanazawa ^DSP
27	FW	JPN	Kyota Funahashi
28	MF	JPN	Akira Hamashita (on loan from Tokushima Vortis)
33	DF	JPN	Sora Ogawa
34	DF	JPN	Yusei Shima ^{Type 2}
36	GK	JPN	Shugo Tsuji
37	DF	JPN	Reiya Morishita
38	MF	JPN	Juzo Ura (on loan from Vissel Kobe)
39	MF	JPN	Hiroshi Muto ^DSP
40	FW	JPN	Kazuki Sota
45	GK	JPN	Kazuma Makiguchi

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
4	DF	JPN	Tatsuya Yamaguchi (at Tokushima Vortis)
48	MF	JPN	Toki Yukutomo (at Famalicão)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
49	GK	JPN	Raihei Kurokawa (at Tiamo Hirakata)

Club officials

Position^[8]	Name
Manager	Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Assistant managers	Shinya Aono Kazuhisa Kawahara On Byung-hoon
Goalkeeper coach	Keisuke Hada
Physical coach	Takehisa Tsugawa
Analytical coach	Toya Takemoto
Interpreter	Yohei Murayama
Chief trainer	Haruhiko Tsukada
Trainer	Yukinari Miyamoto Hiroki Hongo
Chief doctor	Kazuki Morizane
Doctor	Takashi Inoue Yoshito Homma Shinji Iwata Tomofumi Kinoshita
Competent	Hideki Ikenaga
Side affairs	Manato Fujitsu Taichi Zen
Mental advisor	Konomi Kimura

Kit evolution

Home kit - 1st
2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
2021	2022	2023 -

Away kit - 2nd
2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
2021	2022	2023 -

Managerial history

Manager	Nationality	Tenure
Manager	Nationality	Start	Finish
Takashi Onishi	Japan	1 February 2001	31 January 2005
Kazuhito Mochizuki	Japan	1 February 2005	14 September 2009
Ivica Barbarić	Bosnia	15 September 2009	15 November 2012
Kiyotaka Ishimaru	Japan	1 February 2013	31 January 2015
Takashi Kiyama	Japan	1 February 2015	31 January 2017
Shuichi Mase	Japan	1 February 2017	15 May 2018
Kenta Kawai	Japan	15 May 2018	31 January 2021
Shigenari Izumi	Japan	1 February 2021	4 April 2021^[9]
Noritada Saneyoshi	Japan	7 April 2021	16 December 2021^[10]
Kiyotaka Ishimaru	Japan	17 December 2021 ^[11]

References

^ "Club guide: Ehime FC". J. League. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
^ "Urawa mark Asian award with cup collapse". ESPN soccernet. November 29, 2007. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
^ "愛媛ＦＣのＪ２昇格が決定【Ｊリーグ】". J. League. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Ehime FC capture J3 League title". J. League. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE · MATCHWEEK 35 - Ehime FC vs FC Imabari". J. League. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "J. League Data Site". J. League. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
^ "トップチーム選手". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "STAFF" (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ "Shigenori Izumi, Director, Resigns". ehimefc.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Ehime FC New Team Coach". ehimefc.com/. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "石丸清隆氏愛媛FC トップチーム新監督就任のお知らせ". ehimefc.com/.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[1] "Club guide: Ehime FC". J. League. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

[2] "Urawa mark Asian award with cup collapse". ESPN soccernet. November 29, 2007. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

[3] "愛媛ＦＣのＪ２昇格が決定【Ｊリーグ】". J. League. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[4] "Ehime FC capture J3 League title". J. League. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[5] "MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE · MATCHWEEK 35 - Ehime FC vs FC Imabari". J. League. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[6] "J. League Data Site". J. League. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

[7] "トップチーム選手". Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[8] "STAFF" (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 April 2024.

[9] "Shigenori Izumi, Director, Resigns". ehimefc.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

[10] "Ehime FC New Team Coach". ehimefc.com/. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

[11] "石丸清隆氏愛媛FC トップチーム新監督就任のお知らせ". ehimefc.com/.

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