Giravanz Kitakyushu

Japanese football club

Football club

Giravanz Kitakyushu
ギラヴァンツ北九州

Full name| Giravanz Kitakyushu
Nickname(s)| Giravanz, Kita-Q
Founded| 1947; 78 years ago (1947)[1]
Stadium| Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture
Capacity| 15,300
Chairman| Yukito Tamai
Manager| Kohei Masumoto
League| J3 League
2024| J3 League, 7th of 20
Website| giravanz.jp

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Giravanz Kitakyushu (ギラヴァンツ北九州, Giravantsu Kitakyūshū) is a Japanese football club based in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. They currently play in J3 League, Japanese third tier of professional league football.

## History

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### Mitsubishi Chemical SC (1947–2000)

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The club was formed in 1947 as part of Mitsubishi Chemical's Kurosaki factory. The club was a founding member of Kyushu regional league since 1973. Most of its career was spent in the regional and prefectural leagues, as Kitakyushu was represented in the Japan Soccer League by Yahata Steel F.C. Yahata was a founding member of the JSL in 1965, and finished as runner-up in its first two seasons in that league. Yahata was renamed New Nippon Steel F.C. in 1970, when Yahata Steel merged with Fuji Steel to form (New) Nippon Steel. It ultimately was relegated to the Second Division in 1982, then relegated from the Second Division to Kyushu regional league after 1990–91 season, and closed in 1999.

### New Wave Kitakyushu (2001–2009)

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In 2001, the club became a community-oriented club (New Wave) Kitakyushu F.C.

In 2007 New Wave took second place in the Regional League promotion series, and was promoted to the JFL for the 2008 season.

The club applied for J. League Associate Membership in January 2008, and the application was accepted at the J. League board meeting on February 19, 2008.

On 1 April 2009, the club made an announcement that they would be accepting suggestions for a new name. This was because the name "New Wave" may cause trademark or tradename disputes.[2] Therefore, the new name had to be something not yet registered as a trademark.

### Giravanz Kitakyushu (2010–present)

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On 2 October 2009, they announced that the new club name for the 2010 season would be Giravanz Kitakyushu (ギラヴァンツ北九州, Giravantsu Kitakyūshū). According to the official news release, the name "Giravanz" is coined from two Italian words: "Girasole", which means "sunflower", and "Avanzare", which means "moving forward".[3] (The sunflower is one of Kitakyushu's symbol flowers.)

On 23 November 2009, after a 2–1 win away against Arte Takasaki, Kitakyushu secured a top four position in the JFL for the 2009 season. They played in J. League Division 2 from 2010-2016.[4][5][6]

In its inaugural year in the pro ranks, despite attaining a large number of draw matches, Kitakyushu set new records for fewest wins and points in the season standings. After coming in last in the 2018 J3 League season, they named Shinji Kobayashi as the new manager and Sports Director. In 2019, Kobayashi led a turnaround; the club became league champions and were promoted to the 2020 J2 League. They finished 5th in 2020. At the end of the 2021 season, they were relegated to the J3 League, becoming the first J.League club relegated to the J3 League a second time. They finished 13th in 2022, and finished last in 2023. The 2023 season was the first J3 season to have relegation to the JFL, but Kitakyushu avoided it because both Honda FC and Briobecca Urayasu, the respective champions and runners-up of the JFL that season, did not have the necessary license for promotion. In 2024, Kitakyushu finished seventh, missing qualification to the playoffs by two points. The 2025 J3 season was the last season played on a calendar year format.

## Stadium

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Giravanz played in the Honjo Athletic Stadium from 2010 until 2016.

Giravanz moved to the Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, for the 2017 season.

## League and cup record

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Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated

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League  | J. League Cup | Emperor's
Cup

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Season | Div. | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W (PKW) | D | L (PKL) | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G
New Wave Kitakyushu
2003 | Kyushu
Soccer
League | 4 | 12 | 4th | 22 | 12 (1) | - | 5 (4) | 65 | 46 | 19 | 42 | - | Not eligible | –
2004 | 10 | 6th | 18 | 9 (0) | - | 8 (1) | 41 | 39 | 2 | 28 | - | Did not qualify
2005 | 10 | 6th | 18 | 10 (0) | - | 5 (3) | 51 | 30 | 21 | 33 | \-
2006 | 9 | 3rd | 16 | 11 (1) | - | 3 (1) | 45 | 23 | 22 | 36 | \-
2007 | 11 | 1st | 20 | 17 (1) | - | 1 (1) | 53 | 7 | 46 | 54 | \-
2008 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 10th | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 49 | 1,149 | 3rd round
2009 | 18 | 4th | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 58 | 3,411 | 1st round
Giravanz Kitakyushu
2010 | J2 | 2 | 19 | 19th | 36 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 20 | 65 | -45 | 15 | 4,189 | Not eligible | 3rd round
2011 | 20 | 8th | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 58 | 4,051 | 3rd round
2012 | 22 | 9th | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 47 | 6 | 64 | 3,346 | 2nd round
2013 | 22 | 16th | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 49 | 3,175 | 3rd round
2014 | 22 | 5th | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 65 | 3,622 | Quarter finals
2015 | 22 | 7th | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 59 | 3,488 | 2nd round
2016 | 22 | 22nd | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 38 | 3,224 | 2nd round
2017 | J3 | 3 | 17 | 9th | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 46 | 5,939 | 2nd round
2018 | 17 | 17th | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 27 | 4,501 | Did not qualify
2019 | 18 | 1st | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 66 | 6,049 | 2nd round
2020 † | J2 | 2 | 22 | 5th | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 65 | 3,352 | Did not qualify
2021 † | 22 | 21st | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 66 | -31 | 35 | 2,974 | 2nd round
2022 | J3 | 3 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 40 | 3,613 | 1st round
2023 | 20 | 20th | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 31 | 3,857 | 2nd round
2024 | 20 | 7th | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 56 | 4,649 | 2nd round | 2nd round
2025 | 20 | TBD | 38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2nd round | TBD

Key

* Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goal Difference; Pts = Points gained
* Attendance/G = Average home league attendance.
* † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.
* Source: J. League Data Site.[7]

## Honours

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Giravanz Kitakyushu Honours  Honour | No. | Years

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Kyushu Soccer League | 8  | 1973, 1981, 1982, 1983,
1984, 1987, 1989, 2007
Fukuoka Prefectural Football Championship
Emperor's Cup Fukuoka Prefectural Qualifiers  | 5  | 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
J3 League | 1  | 2019

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 10 July 2025.[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  JPN | Go Ito
4  | DF |  JPN | Koki Hasegawa
6  | MF |  JPN | Kota Hoshi
7  | MF |  JPN | Ryuki Hirahara
8  | MF |  JPN | Yamato Machida
9  | FW |  JPN | Shuntaro Kawabe
10  | FW |  JPN | Ryo Nagai
11  | MF |  JPN | Kohei Kiyama
13  | DF |  JPN | Renta Higashi (on loan from FC Tokyo)
14  | MF |  JPN | Haruki Izawa (captain)
17  | MF |  JPN | Rimpei Okano
18  | FW |  JPN | Sota Watanabe
19  | FW |  JPN | Futo Yoshihara
20  | MF |  JPN | Asahi Yada
21  | MF |  JPN | Taku Ushinohama
22  | DF |  JPN | Kaoru Yamawaki
24  | FW |  JPN | Mahiro Yoshinaga (on loan from Júbilo Iwata)
25  | FW |  JPN | Raiki Tsubogo
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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27  | GK |  JPN | Yuya Tanaka
28  | MF |  JPN | Kaito Konomi (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
29  | FW |  KOR | Koh Seung-jin
31  | GK |  JPN | Koki Otani
32  | MF |  JPN | Fumiya Takayanagi (on loan from Omiya Ardija)
34  | MF |  JPN | Shoma Takayoshi
37  | FW |  JPN | Kosei Yoshida DSP
39  | GK |  JPN | Rissei Taniguchi
41  | GK |  JPN | Mitsuki Sugimoto (on loan from Júbilo Iwata)
42  | DF |  JPN | Tsukasa Sera
44  | DF |  JPN | Yuma Tsujioka (on loan from Iwaki FC)
49  | FW |  JPN | Naoya Komazawa (on loan from Yokohama FC)
50  | DF |  JPN | Koji Sugiyama
51  | MF |  JPN | Yutaro Sakashita Type 2
66  | MF |  JPN | Daigo Takahashi (on loan from Machida Zelvia)
76  | DF |  JPN | Kiriya Sakamoto (on loan from Montedio Yamagata)
99  | FW |  JPN | Ryosuke Kabayama (on loan from Sagan Tosu)

### Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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3  | DF |  JPN | Shinnosuke Ito (at Fukuyama City)
5  | DF |  JPN | Takeaki Hommura (at Tokyo 23 FC)
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23  | DF |  JPN | Kakeru Sakamoto (at FC Osaka)
25  | FW |  JPN | Raiki Tsubogo (at Belugarosso Iwami)

## Coaching staff

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Position | Name

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Manager  |  Kohei Masumoto
Assistant manager  |  Norichika Kanemura
First-team coach  |  Yusuke Sudo
Goalkeeper coach  |  Shuto Yoshikawa
Physical coach  |  Gakuya Tatsuta
Trainer  |  Tatsuya Murakoshi
Shinichi Todake
Yuji Nakamura
Side managers  |  Tetsuya Tsuda
Riku Namihira

## Managerial history

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Manager | Nationality | Tenure

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Start | Finish
Yoshinori Sembiki |  Japan | 1 February 2005 | 31 January 2007
George Yonashiro |  Japan | 1 February 2007 | 31 January 2011
Yasutoshi Miura |  Japan | 1 February 2011 | 31 January 2013
Kōichi Hashiratani |  Japan | 1 February 2013 | 31 January 2017
Takeo Harada |  Japan | 1 February 2017 | 31 January 2018
Hitoshi Morishita |  Japan | 1 February 2018 | 17 June 2018
Tetsuji Hashiratani |  Japan | 20 June 2018 | 31 January 2019
Shinji Kobayashi |  Japan | 1 February 2019 | 31 January 2022
Kenichi Amano |  Japan | 1 February 2022 | 31 January 2023
Kazuaki Tasaka |  Japan | 1 February 2023 | 5 September 2023
Shinji Kobayashi |  Japan | 6 September 2023 | Current

## Colour, sponsors and manufacturers

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Season(s) | Main Shirt Sponsor | Collarbone Sponsor | Additional Sponsor(s) | Kit Manufacturer

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2020 | TOTO | - | - | Yaskawa | - | Nafco | Zenrin | Penalty
2021 | Yaskawa | WingArc1st | TOTO | Aso Group
2022 | WingArc1st | dejiren
2023

### Kit evolution

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Home kit - 1st

2010 - 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025 -

Away kit - 2nd

2010 - 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025 -

## References

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1. ^ Club Profile
2. ^ Official website (Japanese only)[permanent dead link]
3. ^ Announcement of the new team name and its emblem (新チーム名称・エンブレム発表) Archived 2009-10-07 at the Wayback Machine New Wave Kitakyushu official website news release : dated 2 October 2009
4. ^ Official website (Japanese only) Archived 2009-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ "J's GOAL | オフィシャルニュース | ニューウェーブ北九州がＪリーグ入会". Archived from the original on 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2009-11-30. J's Goal Website (Japanese only)
6. ^ http://www.tvq.co.jp/news/news.php?did=5162 [dead link]
7. ^ "J. League Data Site". J. League. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
8. ^ "Players & Staff選手・スタッフ". Giravanz Kitakyushu. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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Football clubs in Japan, 2025

| J1 League|

* Albirex Niigata
* Avispa Fukuoka
* Cerezo Osaka
* Fagiano Okayama
* Gamba Osaka
* Kashima Antlers
* Kashiwa Reysol
* Kawasaki Frontale
* Kyoto Sanga FC
* FC Machida Zelvia
* Nagoya Grampus
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* Shimizu S-Pulse
* Shonan Bellmare
* FC Tokyo
* Tokyo Verdy
* Urawa Red Diamonds
* Vissel Kobe
* Yokohama F. Marinos
* Yokohama FC

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J2 League|

* Blaublitz Akita
* Ehime FC
* Fujieda MYFC
* Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
* FC Imabari
* Iwaki FC
* JEF United Chiba
* Júbilo Iwata
* Kataller Toyama
* Mito HollyHock
* Montedio Yamagata
* Oita Trinita
* Omiya Ardija
* Renofa Yamaguchi FC
* Roasso Kumamoto
* Sagan Tosu
* Tokushima Vortis
* V-Varen Nagasaki
* Vegalta Sendai
* Ventforet Kofu

J3 League|

* AC Nagano Parceiro
* Azul Claro Numazu
* FC Gifu
* Fukushima United FC
* Gainare Tottori
* Giravanz Kitakyushu
* Kagoshima United FC
* Kamatamare Sanuki
* Kochi United
* Matsumoto Yamaga FC
* Nara Club
* FC Osaka
* FC Ryukyu
* SC Sagamihara
* Tegevajaro Miyazaki
* Thespa Gunma
* Tochigi City
* Tochigi SC
* Vanraure Hachinohe
* Zweigen Kanazawa

100 Year Plan clubs|

* Criacao Shinjuku
* Nankatsu SC
* Tokyo 23
* Vonds Ichihara

Japan Football League|

* Asuka FC
* Atletico Suzuka Club
* Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa
* Criacao Shinjuku
* Honda FC
* Iwate Grulla Morioka
* Maruyasu Okazaki
* Minebea Mitsumi
* Okinawa SV
* Reilac Shiga
* ReinMeer Aomori
* FC Tiamo Hirakata
* Veertien Mie
* Verspah Oita
* Yokogawa Musashino
* YSCC Yokohama

Defunct clubs
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* Sony Sendai
* Fukushima FC
* Arte Takasaki
* JEF Reserves
* Sagawa Express Tokyo
* NKK SC
* Yokohama Flügels
* ALO's Hokuriku
* Jatco SC
* Hagoromo Club
* Toyota Higashi-Fuji
* Seino Transportation
* Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi
* Sagawa Shiga
* NTT Kinki/Kansai
* SP Kyoto
* Tanabe Pharmaceutical
* Dainichi Cable Industries
* Sagawa Express Osaka
* Eidai SC
* Kagura Shimane
* Teijin SC
* Nippon Steel Yawata
* Tosu Futures
* Profesor Miyazaki
* J.League U-22 Selection
* FC Tokyo U-23
* Cerezo Osaka U-23
* Gamba Osaka U-23

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Japan

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*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
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