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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 20,919 spectators.[6] 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 |
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| Season | Div. | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | G | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | ||
| 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 | 20 | 1st | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 73 | 3,674 | |||
| 2024 | J2 | 20 | 17th | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 40 | 4,721 | 1st round | Round of 16 |
| 2025 | 20 | TBA | 38 | 1st round | 2nd round | |||||||||
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Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Shikoku Football League | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Japan Football League | 1 | 2005 |
| J3 League | 1 | 2023 |
Current squad
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Club officials
Club officials for 2025 [8]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Template:Flagicon Shinya Aono (Interim) |
| Assistant managers | Template:Flagicon Kazuhisa Kawahara Template:Flagicon Ong Byung-hun |
| Goalkeeper coach | Template:Flagicon Keisuke Hada |
| Physical coach | Template:Flagicon Takehisa Tsugawa |
| Analytical coach | Template:Flagicon Toya Takemoto |
| Interpreter | Template:Flagicon Yohei Murayama Template:Flagicon Wongthawat Kuntarakornkiti |
| Chief trainer | Template:Flagicon Haruhiko Tsukada |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Yukinari Miyamoto |
| Conditioning coach | Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Maezuru |
| Chief doctor | Template:Flagicon Kazuki Morizane |
| Doctor | Template:Flagicon Takashi Inoue Template:Flagicon Yoshito Homma Template:Flagicon Shinji Iwata Template:Flagicon Tomofumi Kinoshita Template:Flagicon Koji Yamashita |
| Competent | Template:Flagicon Hideki Ikenaga |
| Deputy Officers | Template:Flagicon Manato Fujitsu Template:Flagicon Taichi Zen |
| Mental advisor | Template:Flagicon Konomi Kimura |
Kit evolution
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Managerial history
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | ||
| Takashi Onishi | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1 February 2001 | 31 January 2005 |
| Kazuhito Mochizuki | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1 February 2005 | 14 September 2009 |
| Ivica Barbarić | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia | 15 September 2009 | 15 November 2012 |
| Kiyotaka Ishimaru | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1 February 2013 | 31 January 2015 |
| Takashi Kiyama | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1 February 2015 | 31 January 2017 |
| Shuichi Mase | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1 February 2017 | 15 May 2018 |
| Kenta Kawai | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 15 May 2018 | 31 January 2021 |
| Shigenari Izumi | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1 February 2021 | 4 April 2021[9] |
| Noritada Saneyoshi | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 7 April 2021 | 16 December 2021[10] |
| Kiyotaka Ishimaru | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 17 December 2021[11] | 21 May 2025[12] |
| Shinya Aono (Interim) | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 21 May 2025 | Current |
References
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External links
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