Igosso Kochi FC

Igosso Kōchi
アイゴッソ高知
Full name	Igosso Kōchi
Founded	1999 (as Nangoku Kōchi FC)
Ground	Haruno Athletic Sports Park ; Kōchi, Kōchi
Capacity	1,000 (Main)
Manager	Kazushi Yokoyama
League	Shikoku Adult League
2014	2nd
Home colours	Away colours

Igosso Kōchi (アイゴッソ高知, Aigosso Kōchi) was a football (soccer) club based in Kōchi, the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture of Japan. They played in the Shikoku Adult League. The club was known as Nangoku Kōchi F.C. (南国高知FC). In December 2013 the club name changed to Igosso Kōchi. In January 2016 they came to an agreement with neighbouring club Kōchi U Torastar FC to form a club to represent Kōchi Prefecture in the J.League. In February 2016, the two clubs established Kōchi United SC.^[1]

History

The club was founded in the post-war era as Kōchi Agricultural School OB Club (高知農業高校OBクラブ), but in 1966 the name changed to Nangoku Soccer Club (南国サッカークラブ). Since the inception of the Shikoku Adult League in 1977, this club played as a representative of Kōchi Prefecture and became one of the powerhouse clubs in the league. In 1996 because of sponsorship by Himawari Milk the club changed its name to Himawari Milk Nangoku F.C. (ひまわり牛乳南国FC). The club's name changed again in 1999 to Nangoku Kōchi F.C. (南国高知FC). The club aimed to become a community-based football club in 2002.

Nangoku Kōchi F.C. crest, used until 2013

With the introduction of J. League Division 3 in 2014, the club intended to join but decided to postpone it at the deadline submission of J.League Associate Membership in June 2013.^[2] In preparation they changed the name of the club to Igosso Kōchi (アイゴッソ高知) for the 2014 season onwards.^[3] The name Igosso is a combination of two Japanese words; ai (愛) means love and igossou (いごっそう) from Tosa dialect means "a stubborn man with fortitude".

League record

Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Promoted	Relegated

Season	League	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1977	Shikoku League	5th	14	6	2	6	14
1978		3rd	14	8	2	4	18
1979		2nd	14	9	2	3	20
1980		Champions	14	10	2	2	22
1981		6th	14	6	2	6	14
1982		5th	14	6	2	6	14
1983		5th	14	6	2	6	14
1984		5th	14	7	1	6	15
1985		4th	14	5	2	7	12
1986		4th	14	8	0	6	16
1987		3rd	14	7	1	6	15
1988		4th	14	7	2	5	16
1989		4th	14	7	2	5	16
1990		4th	14	7	2	5	16
1991		4th	14	7	1	6	15
1992		4th	14	5	2	7	12
1993		6th	14	4	1	9	9
1994		6th	13	3	1	9	7
1995		6th	14	4	3	7	15
1996		4th	14	5	3	6	18
1997		5th	14	3	5	6	14
1998		2nd	14	7	6	1	23
1999		3rd	14	7	6	1	27
2000		2nd	14	11	1	2	34
2001		Champions	14	14	0	0	42
2002		Champions	14	12	1	1	37
2003		Champions	14	13	1	0	40
2004		Champions	14	12	1	1	37
2005		Champions	14	12	1	1	37
2006		2nd	14	11	2	1	35
2007		3rd	14	10	0	4	30
2008		4th	14	6	2	6	20
2009		5th	14	4	2	8	14
2010		4th	14	5	4	5	19
2011		5th	14	4	3	7	15
2012		3rd	14	8	1	5	25
2013		2nd	14	8	5	1	29
2014		2nd	14	11	2	1	34
2015		3rd	14	9	3	2	30

Note: The 1994 season saw one game cancelled due to the disqualification of Alex SC who fielded ineligible players.

Honours

Shikoku Adult League
- Winners (6): 1980, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

References

^ "高知新聞".
^ "J-League Associate Membership Application Postponed". Nangoku Kōchi F.C. Official Web Site. 2013-06-21. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
^ "New Name For Next Season Onwards". Nangoku Kōchi F.C. Official Web Site. 2013-10-21. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

External links

(Japanese) Official Site

[1] "高知新聞".

[2] "J-League Associate Membership Application Postponed". Nangoku Kōchi F.C. Official Web Site. 2013-06-21. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-06-21.

[3] "New Name For Next Season Onwards". Nangoku Kōchi F.C. Official Web Site. 2013-10-21. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-21.

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