Kamatamare Sanuki
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Kamatamare Sanuki (カマタマーレ讃岐、Kamatamāre Sanuki) is a football club based in Takamatsu, the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture of Japan. They currently play in the J3 League, the Japanese third tier of professional football.
The first part of their name was coined by combining the Japanese word Kamatama (a type of udon noodle bowl) and the Italian Mare ("Sea"). The second part is what Kagawa Prefecture used to be called.
Their name, as well as their crest, that features a kamatama udon bowl, gained a significant interest and recognition, as the club instantly became one of the most-known non-league sides in Japan when their new name and crest was announced in October 2005.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
History
The club was founded in 1956 as Takasho OB (Old Boys) Soccer Club (高商OBサッカークラブ) by the former students of Takamatsu Commercial High School's soccer club. Since renaming themselves Kagawa Shiun Football Club (香川紫雲フットボールクラブ) in 1991, they have been the leading football club in Kagawa, winning the Shikoku League Championship twice. The club's name changed again in 2000 to Sun Life (サンライフ) Football Club, when a consumer loan company Sun Life signed a sponsorship deal that continued until the end of the 2004 season.
In October 2005, after briefly being called Takamatsu Football Club, the club officially announced their intention to rise to J. League status and changed their name to Kamatamare Sanuki. In 2010 they won the non-league treble by winning the Shikoku League, the Shakaijin Cup and the Regional League Promotion Series, and by virtue of the latter they were at last promoted to the Japan Football League.
They entered the J. League ahead of the season 2014, after finishing as runners-up in the Japan Football League in the previous season, having won the J2–J3 promotion/relegation playoff by beating Gainare Tottori 2–1 on aggregate score.
In 2018, After five years stint at J2, Kamatamare Sanuki relegation to J3 League from 2019 for the first time in history after worst performance in second tier and finished bottom place. Since their relegation in 2019, the club won't back to second tier.
On 26 September 2023, Kamatamare Sanuki was declared to have met the requirements to obtain a license up to J1 League level.[1]
League record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | J.League Cup |
Emperor's Cup |
Shakaijin Cup | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Tier | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | |||
| Takasho OB | |||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Shikoku League |
6th | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 54 | -22 | 10 | Not eligible | ||||
| 1978 | 8th | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 48 | -30 | 4 | ||||||
| 1979 | Kagawa Pref. League |
1st | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||
| 1980 | 1st | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||
| 1981 | Shikoku League |
5th | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 15 | |||||
| 1982 | 8th | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 13 | ||||||
| 1983 | 2nd | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 21 | ||||||
| 1984 | 2nd | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 17 | ||||||
| 1985 | 6th | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 48 | -22 | 11 | ||||||
| 1986 | 7th | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 8 | ||||||
| 1987 | 8th | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 53 | -41 | 4 | ||||||
| 1988 | 7th | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 42 | -26 | 10 | ||||||
| 1989 | 6th | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 43 | -28 | 12 | ||||||
| 1990 | 6th | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 9 | ||||||
| Kagawa Shiun | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Shikoku League |
2nd | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 21 | Not eligible | ||||
| 1992 | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 33 | 18 | ||||||
| 1993 | 2nd | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 18 | 35 | 22 | ||||||
| 1994 | 1st | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 34 | 23 | ||||||
| 1995 | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 30 | ||||||
| 1996 | 2nd | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 31 | ||||||
| 1997 | 1st | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 30 | ||||||
| 1998 | 3rd | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 22 | ||||||
| 1999 | 4 | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 28 | |||||
| Sun Life FC | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Shikoku League |
4 | 4th | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 25 | Not eligible | |||
| 2001 | 3rd | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 24 | ||||||
| 2002 | 2nd | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| 2003 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 13 | ||||||
| 2004 | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 24 | ||||||
| Takamatsu Football Club | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Shikoku League |
4 | 4th | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 22 | Not eligible | |||
| Kamatamare Sanuki | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Shikoku League |
4 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 33 | 37 | Not eligible | |||
| 2007 | 2nd | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 14 | 54 | 37 | ||||||
| 2008 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 58 | 40 | ||||||
| 2009 | 2nd | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 10 | 46 | 36 | 2nd round | |||||
| 2010 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 48 | 38 | 2nd round | Winners | ||||
| 2011 | JFL | 3 | 11th | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 40 | 3,025 | 2nd round | Not eligible | |
| 2012 | 4th | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 53 | 2,344 | 3rd round | ||||
| 2013 | 2nd | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 68 | 3,125 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2014 | J2 League |
2 | 21st | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 71 | -37 | 33 | 3,317 | 2nd round | ||
| 2015 | 16th | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 51 | 3,658 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2016 | 19th | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 62 | -19 | 43 | 3,686 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2017 | 19th | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 61 | -20 | 38 | 3,805 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2018 | 22nd | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 72 | -44 | 31 | 3,073 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2019 | J3 League | 3 | 14th | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 49 | -19 | 39 | 2,112 | 2nd round | ||
| 2020 † | 16th | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 52 | -19 | 31 | 869 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2021 † | 15th | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 21 | 1,475 | 1st round | ||||
| 2022 | 17th | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 49 | -22 | 27 | 1,805 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2023 | 16th | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 44 | 2,062 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2024 | 16th | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 43 | 1,949 | 1st round | 2nd round | |||
| 2025 | TBD | 38 | 1st round | 1st round | |||||||||||
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Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Shikoku Soccer League | 5 | 1994, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
| Kagawa Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Kagawa Prefectural Qualifiers |
16 | 1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2005,2006, 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2019,2021 |
| Shakaijin Cup | 1 | 2010 |
| Regional League Promotion Series | 1 | 2010 |
Current squad
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Template:Flagicon Atsushi Yoneyama |
| Assistant manager | Template:Flagicon Keita Ishiharada Template:Flagicon Ryohei Saito |
| Goalkeeper coach | Template:Flagicon Kenta Shimizu |
| Physical coach | Template:Flagicon Bansaku Igarashi |
| Chief trainer | Template:Flagicon Michiru Soeda |
| Trainer | Template:Flagicon Tomonori Kobayashi |
| Side manager | Template:Flagicon Shotaro Nonaka Template:Flagicon Daichi Chida |
Managerial history
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| Start | Finish | ||
| Masashi Hachuda | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2008 | 31 January 2010 |
| Makoto Kitano | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2010 | 31 January 2019 |
| Kenichi Uemura | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2019 | 31 January 2020 |
| Kazuhito Mochizuki | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2020 | 31 January 2021 |
| Nobuyuki Uenoyama | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2021 | 31 March 2021 |
| Toshihiro Nishimura | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 April 2021 | 11 April 2021 |
| Zdravko Zemunović | Script error: No such module "flag". | 12 April 2021 | 31 January 2022 |
| Toshihiro Nishimura | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2022 | 31 January 2023 |
| Atsushi Yoneyama | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 February 2023 | present |
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In pop culture
The Kamatamare players made cameo appearances in the 2006 film "UDON" directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro[1].
References
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