FC Ryukyu
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The team derive their name from Ryukyu, the historic name for Okinawa Prefecture. The club once had futsal and handball teams.
History
The club was founded in 2003.[1] Most of the players who initially joined the club were those who had left Okinawa Kariyushi FC after a rift with their management, which were beholden to the Kariyushi hotel chain. Their first 2003 season saw them win the championship in Okinawa Prefectural Division 3 North. They were allowed to skip to Division 1 the next season, where they again succeeded in finishing top of the table.
In the 2005 season, they belonged to the Kyūshū Regional League (Kyu League). After finishing 2nd and winning the Regional League play-off, they were promoted to the JFL and became the first ever Okinawan football side who played in a national league.
In December 2007, the club appointed former Japan national coach Philippe Troussier as their general manager.[2] Jean-Paul Rabier was appointed as their manager in January 2008.[2]
They applied for J. League Associate Membership in January 2008, but their application was declined at the J. League board meeting held on February 19, 2008.
In December 2008, the resignation of Rabier was announced. Former coach Hiroyuki Shinzato was promoted to be the new manager in January 2009.
In 2014, FC Ryukyu could finally join the J3 League.
In January 2015, FC Ryukyu announced a partnership with Seoul United from the Korean Challengers League. According to the agreement the teams will play a friendly match every year. The first match was scheduled for 1 March 2015.
FC Ryukyu have made steady progress in recent years, finishing in 8th place in J3 in 2016, and improving on that the following year, finishing 6th.
In the 2018 season they secured promotion to J2 with 3 games left after a 1–1 draw at Nagano Parceiro, and in the following game beat Thespakusatsu Gunma to claim the J3 title with two games to spare.
They started their first season in J2 in 2019, in style with 4 straight wins to top the league, but faded as the season progressed eventually finishing in 14th place.
In 2022, after spending four years in the J2 League, the club was relegated back to the J3 League after scoring their lowest points total in the second-tier. The club finished in 21st place with 37 points, only 3 points off the last placed team.
On 26 October 2023, the club announced that they will use FC Ryukyu Okinawa for branding purpose starting 2024 season, although the club's current name will remain used in any competition.[3] The change initially also included the update of club's emblem. However, the plan eventually revised and Ryukyu decided to keep the current emblem for 2024 season, albeit with modified colorway.[4]
For the 2025 season, FC Ryukyu Okinawa announced a new logo.[5]
Home stadium
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Until 2014, the Okinawa City Athletic Stadium in Okinawa City was used as the main home stadium, and multiple stadiums were used.
League & cup record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | J. League Cup |
Emperor's Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Div. | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | ||
| 2005 | Kyushu Soccer League |
4 | 10 | 2nd | 18 | 13.5 | 1 | 3.5 | 51 | 12 | -39 | 42 | – | Not eligible | 3rd round |
| 2006 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 14th | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 57 | -28 | 29 | 3,189 | 2nd round | |
| 2007 | 18 | 17th | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 38 | 82 | -44 | 27 | 2,443 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2008 | 18 | 16th | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 58 | -27 | 27 | 2,882 | ||||
| 2009 | 18 | 16th | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 38 | 1,348 | ||||
| 2010 | 18 | 10th | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 48 | 1,777 | 2nd round | |||
| 2011 | 18 | 9th | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 46 | 1,860 | 2nd round | |||
| 2012 | 17 | 9th | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 58 | 62 | -4 | 43 | 2,164 | 1st round | |||
| 2013 | 18 | 11th | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 46 | 2,069 | 2nd round | |||
| 2014 | J3 | 3 | 12 | 9th | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 34 | 1,398 | 2nd round | |
| 2015 | 13 | 9th | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 51 | -6 | 45 | 1,498 | 2nd round | |||
| 2016 | 16 | 8th | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 44 | 1,561 | 2nd round | |||
| 2017 | 17 | 6th | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 50 | 2,508 | 1st round | |||
| 2018 | 17 | 1st | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 40 | 30 | 66 | 3,146 | 1st round | |||
| 2019 | J2 | 2 | 22 | 14th | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 80 | -23 | 49 | 4,953 | 2nd round | |
| 2020 † | 22 | 16th | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 50 | 1,170 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2021 † | 22 | 9th | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 47 | 10 | 65 | 1,618 | 2nd round | |||
| 2022 | 22 | 21st | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 65 | -24 | 37 | 1,996 | 2nd round | |||
| 2023 | J3 | 3 | 20 | 17th | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 61 | -18 | 43 | 2,534 | 2nd round | |
| 2024 | 20 | 14th | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 47 | 3,007 | 3rd round | Did not qualify | ||
| 2025 | 20 | TBA | 38 | 1st round | TBD | ||||||||||
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Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Okinawa Prefectural League Division 3 North | 1 | 2003 |
| "Times Cup" Okinawa Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Okinawa Prefectural Qualifiers |
13 | 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 ,2023 |
| Okinawa Prefectural League Division 1 | 1 | 2004 |
| Japanese Regional Promotion Series | 1 | 2005 |
| J3 League | 1 | 2018 |
Current squad
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Club officials
Club officials for 2025 season [7]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Template:Flagicon Tadaaki Hirakawa |
| Coach | Template:Flagicon Naotsugu Obata Template:Flagicon Jin Kanaoya |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Kazushi Haebaru |
| Analytical coach | Template:Flagicon Teraoka Hiroki |
| Physical coach | Template:Flagicon Sho Watanabe |
| Chief trainer | Template:Flagicon Syuta Irei |
| Trainer | Template:Flagicon Takuya Kawasaki Template:Flagicon Ryuki Shindo Template:Flagicon Ryota Osawa |
| Side manager | Template:Flagicon Naoki Egawa |
Managerial history
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| Start | Finish | ||
| George Yonashiro | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2004 | 31 January 2007 |
| Hideo Yoshizawa | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2007 | 31 January 2008 |
| Jean-Paul Rabier | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 January 2008 | 31 December 2008 |
| Hiroyuki Shinzato | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2009 | 31 January 2012 |
| Takeo Matsuda | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2012 | 31 January 2013 |
| Norihiro Satsukawa | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2013 | 31 January 2016 |
| Kim Jong-song | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2016 | 31 January 2019 |
| Yasuhiro Higuchi | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2019 [8] | 20 October 2021 |
| Tetsuhiro Kina | Script error: No such module "flag". | 20 October 2021 [9] | 8 June 2022 [10] |
| Kazuki Kuranuki (caretaker) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 9 June 2022 | 13 June 2022 |
| Nacho Fernández | Script error: No such module "flag". | 14 June 2022 | 31 January 2023 |
| Kazuki Kuranuki | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2023 [11] | 16 May 2023 [12] |
| Tetsuhiro Kina | Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 May 2023 | 15 September 2023 [13] |
| Kim Jong-song | Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 September 2023 | 31 January 2025 [14] |
| Tadaaki Hirakawa | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2025 | Current |
Team colour and crest
The men team's name is FC Ryukyu Okinawa.
Their team colour is bengara, a shade of red pigment. It is called red ochre in English and can be generally described as claret. Bengara derives from a Dutch word 'bengala' which in turn derives from Bengal, a historic region located in India and Bangladesh. This name was given because the pigment was traditionally imported from Bengal to Japan. Okinawa has a close association with the bengara colour which is prominently applied to Shuri Castle, one of the most symbolic historical buildings in the area.
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Their crest features a pair of Shisas, imaginary talismanic creatures in the area, and the crown of the kings of the former Ryukyu Kingdom.
Kit evolution
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References
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External links
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