Japan Soccer College

Japanese football club based in Kitakanbara

Football club

Japan Soccer College FCFounded| 2002

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Ground| Japan Soccer College Ground
Team Manager| Haruo Wada
League| HFL Div. 1 (Japan 5th tier; JSC FC)
2023| 2nd of 8
Website| https://cups-y.com/

Japan Soccer College (JAPANサッカーカレッジ, ~) is a Japanese football academy from Kitakanbara, Niigata.[1] Its main football team is currently playing in the Hokushinetsu Football League's 1st Division and has played in the Emperor's Cup in the past.[2]

The football academy has produced a number of J.League players, coaches and other staff members across Japan.[3] As of the 2022 season, 54 of the 58 J.League members have at least one player or staff member who are JSC former alumni. The college claims themselves as the only football vocational school in Japan.[4]

The academy (or college) has different teams across men's and women's football. As of 2023, the JSC-affiliated teams are:

* Men's teams:
* Japan Soccer College FC – Hokushin'etsu Football League Division 1 (5th tier)
* CUPS Seiro (College of Upward Players in Soccer Seiro) – Hokushin'etsu Football League Division 2 (6th tier)
* Niigata JSC – Niigata Prefecture Football League Division 1 (7th tier)
* Women's teams:
* Japan Soccer College Ladies – Hokushin'etsu Women's Football League Division 1 (4th tier)

## Current squads

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### Japan Soccer College FC

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As of 26 April 2023.[5]

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 | Shunsuke Yao
2  | DF |  JPN | Kota Matsumura
3  | DF |  JPN | Daiki Yoshino
4  | DF |  JPN | Yuma Ando
5  | MF |  JPN | Shota Shinoda
6  | MF |  JPN | Taisei Ono
7  | DF |  JPN | Kengo Ota
8  | MF |  JPN | Keita Akimoto
9  | FW |  JPN | Naoki Uemoto
10  | FW |  JPN | Ryota Watanabe
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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11  | FW |  JPN | Kanato Fukazawa
13  | FW |  JPN | Kazuya Tanaka
14  | MF |  JPN | Shuto Ono
15  | DF |  JPN | Yuya Hamasaki
17  | GK |  JPN | Hirotaka Matsuda
19  | MF |  JPN | Takenobu Ito
20  | MF |  JPN | Itsuki Ishibashi
22  | FW |  JPN | Shingo Kotegawa
23  | DF |  JPN | Tomoki Yamaguchi

### CUPS Seiro

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As of 26 April 2023.[6]

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 | Ryuhei Kameyama
2  | DF |  JPN | Teru Okada
3  | DF |  JPN | Michiya Endo
4  | DF |  JPN | Hikaru Yamada
5  | MF |  JPN | Zen Yamada
6  | MF |  JPN | Yosuke Yamada
7  | MF |  JPN | Shu Suzuki
8  | MF |  JPN | Shumpei Harada
14  | MF |  JPN | Hiroto Ono
15  | FW |  JPN | Taiki Imazawa
16  | MF |  JPN | Yuki Iwai
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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17  | GK |  JPN | Yoshiki Yoshida
18  | MF |  JPN | Ryoma Tsunefuji
19  | DF |  JPN | Raiha Aoyama
20  | DF |  JPN | Shuma Muneyama
22  | MF |  JPN | Kenta Uejima
23  | FW |  JPN | Kota Tochikubo
24  | MF |  JPN | Daiki Inamine
25  | MF |  JPN | Masato Sonobe
27  | MF |  JPN | Yuki Yamakawa
28  | MF |  JPN | Ko Kawahara
33  | DF |  JPN | Kiyan Sekine

## References

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1. ^ "学校法人 国際総合学園 JAPANサッカーカレッジ高等部". cups-y.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
2. ^ "The 94th Emperor's Cup 40 representative teams determined". Japan Football Association. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
3. ^ "47クラブに卒業生146人…Jリーグ就職に強い新潟の学校とは" [146 graduates from 47 clubs ... What is a school in Niigata that is strong in J-League employment?]. Japan Football Association. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
4. ^ "Home Page". Japan Soccer College (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
5. ^ "JAPANサッカーカレッジ Players" [Japan Soccer College Players]. www.jsc-team-info.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
6. ^ "CUPS聖籠 Players" [CUPS Seiro Players]. www.jsc-team-info.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 April 2023.

## External links

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* Official website (in Japanese)

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Hokushinetsu Football League

Division 1
(2025 season)|

*   * Artista Asama
* FC Hokuriku (ja)
* Fukui United FC
* Japan Soccer College
* Niigata University of Health and Welfare
* '05 Kamo] (ja)
* Sakai Phoenix Soccer Club (ja)
* SR Komatsu (ja)
* Toyama Shinjo

Division 2
(2025 season)|

* Antelope Shiojiri (ja)
* CUPS Seiro (ja)
* FC Abies (ja)
* FC Matsucelona
* Kanazawa Gakuin University FC
* N Style FC (ja)
* NUHW FC
* Sakai Phoenix Soccer Club (ja)

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