Renofa Yamaguchi FC

Japanese football club

Football club

Renofa Yamaguchi

Full name| Renofa Yamaguchi Football Club
Nickname(s)| Renofa
Founded| 1949; 76 years ago (1949) (as Yamaguchi Teachers)
Stadium| Ishin Me-Life Stadium
Capacity| 20,000
Managing
Organisation| Renofa Yamaguchi Co,.Ltd.
Chairman| Fumihiko Koyama
Manager| Ryo Shigaki
League| J2 League
2024| J2 League, 11th of 20
Website| renofa.com

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Renofa Yamaguchi FC (レノファ山口, Renofa Yamaguchi Efu Shī) is a Japanese professional football club based in Yamaguchi, the capital of Yamaguchi Prefecture. They currently play in the J2 League, the second tier of professional football in Japan's football league system.

## History

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The original football team consisted of a group of teaching staff who were based within Yamaguchi prefecture, a team called Yamaguchi Prefecture Teachers Football Club (山口県サッカー教員団, Yamaguchi-ken sakkā kyōin dan), often abbreviated to Yamaguchi Teachers or Yamaguchi KFC (compare Tochigi S.C. and Gainare Tottori, who started as teachers' clubs and are now members of the J.League).

In February 2006, the Yamaguchi Football Association eyed the placement of a team from Yamaguchi in the J.League. Setting its heart of operations at Yamaguchi Teachers, a new football club was established.[1] At the same time, a public appeal was made to name the new club, with Renofa Yamaguchi F.C. being decided in March of the same year. The word renofa is a wasei-eigo, a combination of three English words: renovation, fight, and fine.[2][3]

Without a specified home ground, the team played Chūgoku league matches across a number of different venues within the prefecture, including Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium, Yamaguchi Kirara Expo Memorial Park, Onoda Football Park, Shunan City Athletic Stadium, and Yamaguchi Football Park. Now however, home games are played at Yamaguchi Ishin Park Stadium.

Though structured with a hometown manager and local players, sponsored by local business and enterprises, and local action plans within the local community, Renofa Yamaguchi F.C. is aiming for a national future in the J.League.[4]

In the days of Yamaguchi Teachers, the team frequently finished mid to low table in the Chūgoku league. However, since the establishing of the new club in 2006, the team has consistently improved their final league position. This culminated in the 2008 season where they achieved their first league win. In the All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series of that year the team finished fourth in the final round, missing the opportunity for promotion to the Japan Football League. The 2009 season saw them win their first Emperor's Cup match, beating Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. in a penalty shoot out.[5]

Since the team's formation it had operated as a private organisation, however when the Nonprofit organization Yamaguchi Athletics Club was established on 24 May 2011, managing control of the team changed hands putting the new NPO in charge.[6]

After the club finished on 4th-place in 2014 Japan Football League and passed the necessary licensing, J.League officially admitted Renofa Yamaguchi to participate in J3 League, starting from the 2015 season.[7] Their J.League debut came in 2015 season. On 23 November 2015, Renofa earned their first and successful promotion from the JFL after winning the J3 League. The club was promoted for the J2 League ahead of the 2016 season. The club was guaranteed promotion after a 2–2 draw against Gainare Tottori in the closing rounds of the season, as Renofa were working towards J2 licensing before the season ended, for the promotion to be actually earned.

On 26 September 2023, Renofa Yamaguchi announcement officially granted J1 License.[8]

The club will play their 8th consecutive season at the J2 League on 2023.

## Changes in club name

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* Yamaguchi Prefecture Teachers Football Club (山口県サッカー教員団, Yamaguchi-ken sakkā kyōin dan) (Yamaguchi Teachers, Yamaguchi KFC) (1949–2005)
* Renofa Yamaguchi FC (レノファ山口FC, Renofa Yamaguchi Efu Shī) (2006–)

## Team results and managers

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(Note that prior to the 1991 season a team would earn two points for a win)
(From 1997 to 2006 when a match ended in a draw, a penalty shoot-out would occur. The winning team were awarded 2 points, and the losing team 1 point)

## League & cup record

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

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Season | League | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Notes

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Yamaguchi Teachers
1976  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Not eligible | 1st round |
1980 | Chūgoku
League | 6th | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 11 |  |
1981 | 7th | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 10 |  |
1982 | 2nd | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 1st round |
1983 | 2nd | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 19 |  |
1984 | 4th | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 17 |  |
1985 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 13 |  |
1986 | 3rd | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 17 |  |
1987 | 3rd | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 14 |  |
1988 | 3rd | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 17 |  |
1989 | 2nd | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 17 |  |
1990 | 4th | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 17 |  |
1991 | 4th | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 22 |  |
1992 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 13 |  |
1993 | 3rd | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 22 |  |
1994 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 17 |  |
1995 | 8th | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 11 |  |
1996 | 6th | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 15 |  |
1997 | 8th | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 7 |  | 1 match won, 2 matches lost on penalties.
Relegated to Yamaguchi Prefecture League.
1998  | Yamaguchi
Prefecture
League |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1999  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1st round | Promoted to Chūgoku League.
2000 | Chūgoku League | 5th | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 20 |  | 1 match won on penalties.
2001 | 7th | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 12 | 1st round | 1 match won, 1 match lost on penalties.
2002 | 4th | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 12 |  | 1 match won, 1 match lost on penalties.
Winners of the Chūgoku League fair play award.
2003 | 8th | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 11 | 1st round | 3 matches won, 2 matches lost on penalties.
Winners of the Chūgoku League fair play award.
Relegated to Yamaguchi Prefecture League.
2004  | Yamaguchi
Prefecture
League | 1st | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 |  |  |  | 24 | 1st round | Promoted to Chūgoku League.
2005 | Chūgoku League | 7th | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 9 |  | 2 matches won, 2 matches lost on penalties.
Renofa Yamaguchi FC
2006 | Chūgoku League | 4th | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 25 | Not eligible |  |
2007 | 3rd | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 22 | 1st round |
2008 | 1st | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 38 |  | Finalist in the Promotional Series
2009 | 2nd | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 21 | 32 | 40 | 2nd round |
2010 | 1st | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17 | 34 | 43 | 2nd round |
2011 | 2nd | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 41 | 2nd round |
2012 | 4th | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 25 | 32 |  |
2013 | 1st | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 40 | 42 | 1st round | Promoted to JFL
2014 | JFL | 4th | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 51 |  | Promoted to J3
2015 | J3 | 1st | 36 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 96 | 36 | 60 | 78 | 1st round | Promoted to J2
2016 | J2 | 12th | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 63 | -8 | 53 | 3rd round |
2017 | 20th | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 48 | 69 | -21 | 38 | 2nd round |
2018 | 8th | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 64 | -1 | 61 | 3rd round |
2019 | 15th | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 70 | -16 | 47 | 3rd round |
2020 | 22nd | 42 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 43 | 74 | -31 | 33 | Did not qualify |
2021 | 15th | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 43 | 1st round |
2022 | 16th | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 50 | 3rd round |
2023 | 20th | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 67 | -30 | 44 | 2nd round |
2024 | 11th | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 53 | 1st round | TBC |
2025 | TBD | 38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | TBD | 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 = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
* Source: J.League Data Site

## Honours

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Renofa Yamaguchi honours  Honour | No. | Years

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Yamaguchi Prefectural Championship  | 7  | 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010
Yamaguchi Prefectural League  | 1  | 2004
Chūgoku League  | 3  | 2008, 2010, 2013
Noue Cup  | 1  | 2008
Shakaijin Cup | 1  | 2013
J3 League | 1  | 2015

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 2 May 2025.[9]

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 |  NED | Nick Marsman
4  | DF |  JPN | Keita Matsuda (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)
6  | DF |  KOR | Kim Byeom-yong
7  | MF |  JPN | Naoto Misawa
8  | FW |  JPN | Kazuya Noyori
9  | FW |  JPN | Ryo Arita (on loan from Montedio Yamagata)
10  | MF |  JPN | Joji Ikegami
11  | MF |  JPN | Rui Yokoyama (on loan from Montedio Yamagata)
13  | FW |  JPN | Takumi Miyayoshi
14  | DF |  JPN | Ryusei Shimodo
15  | DF |  JPN | Takeru Itakura
17  | MF |  JPN | Kohei Tanabe
18  | DF |  JPN | Masashi Kamekawa
19  | FW |  JPN | Shunsuke Yamamoto
20  | FW |  JPN | Kota Kawano
21  | GK |  KOR | Choi Hyung-chan
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26  | GK |  JPN | Junto Taguchi
27  | MF |  JPN | Ryota Ozawa
28  | MF |  JPN | Seigo Kobayashi
30  | MF |  JPN | Yohei Okuyama
33  | MF |  JPN | Yuma Kimura
34  | FW |  JPN | Daigo Furukawa
38  | FW |  JPN | Toa Suenaga
40  | MF |  JPN | Hikaru Naruoka
41  | DF |  JPN | Kakeru Shimomura Type 2
42  | FW |  JPN | Ryunosuke Yamamoto Type 2
43  | FW |  JPN | Shinsuke Nakane Type 2
45  | FW |  JPN | Ota Yamamoto (on loan from Kashiwa Reysol)
49  | DF |  JPN | Yuya Mineda
55  | DF |  JPN | Shuto Okaniwa (on loan from FC Tokyo)
76  | DF |  JPN | Shun Isotani
94  | FW |  BRA | Sílvio

### 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.

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22  | GK |  JPN | Koshiro Itohara (at Shonan Bellmare)
-- | DF |  JPN | Hidenori Takahashi (at Tochigi SC)
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-- | MF |  JPN | Hiro Mizuguchi (at Atletico Suzuka)

## Club officials

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Position  | Staff

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Manager |  Ryo Shigaki
Assistant manager |  Genki Nakayama
First-team coach |  Hideo Yoshizawa
Goalkeeper coach |  Kenji Yamada
Assistant fitness coach |  Tsutomu Okabayashi
Atsushi Noto
Fitness coach |  Tomoyuki Sato
Physical coach |  Junichi Matsumoto
Technical coach |  Yuhei Anbe
Doctor |  Toru Moriwaki
Physiotherapist |  Takashi Sasaki
Competent |  Kenta Nakatsuka
Side affairs |  Taiyo Kodama
Rui Nagao
Interpreter |  Leandro Yusuke Saito
Nanon Sringamchoi

## Managerial history

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League matches only.

Manager | Nationality | Tenure | Managerial Record

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From | To | P | W | D | L | W%
Takashi Yamamoto |  Japan | 1990 | 31 January 2006
Takashi Miyanari |  Japan | 1 February 2006 | 31 January 2010
Takashi Kawamura |  Japan | 1 February 2012 | 31 January 2013
Genki Nakayama |  Japan | 1 February 2013 | 31 January 2014
Nobuhiro Ueno |  Japan | 1 February 2014 | 23 May 2017  | 119 | 57 | 21 | 41 | 047.90
Shinji Sarusawa |  Japan | 24 May 2017 | 5 June 2017  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00
Carlos Mayor |  Argentina | 6 June 2017 | 31 December 2017  | 25 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 036.00
Masahiro Shimoda |  Japan | 1 February 2018 | 31 January 2021  | 130 | 40 | 27 | 63 | 030.77
Susumu Watanabe |  Japan | 1 February 2021 | 28 September 2021  | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 025.81
Yoshihiro Natsuka |  Japan | 29 September 2021 | 9 May 2023  | 67 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 026.87
Genki Nakayama |  Japan | 10 May 2023 | 7 June 2023  | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 000.00
Juan Esnáider |  Argentina | 8 June 2023 | 13 November 2023  | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 026.09
Ryo Shigaki |  Japan | 1 December 2023 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—

Key

* Source: J.League Data Site

## Kit evolution

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Home Kits - 1st

2006 - 2007

2008 - 2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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Away Kits - 2nd

2006 - 2007

2008 - 2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025 -

## References

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1. ^ Chugoku Shimbun. "出場チーム 第９０回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 (Participating teams – The 90th Emperor Cup All Japan Championship Series) (in Japanese)". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
2. ^ "チーム概要 (Team Outline) (in Japanese)". Renofa Yamaguchi F.C. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
3. ^ Chugoku Shimbun. "出場チーム 第９１回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 (Participating teams – The 91st Emperor Cup All Japan Championship Series) (in Japanese)". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
4. ^ "チーム概要 (Team Outline) (in Japanese)". Renofa Yamaguchi F.C. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
5. ^ "Match No. 9 第８９回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会 (Match 9 – The 89th Emperor Cup All Japan Championship Series) (in Japanese)". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
6. ^ "ＮＰＯ法人「山口アスレチック・クラブ」誕生 プロスポーツチーム空白県からの脱却を (The Birth of the NPO "Yamaguchi Athletics Club" – Growing out of a Prefecture with no Pro-Sports Team) (in Japanese)". Sunday Yamaguchi. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
7. ^ Ｊ３入会承認！ [Approval of J3 membership!] (in Japanese). Renofa Yamaguchi. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
8. ^ "[レノファ山口FC OfficialSite] 2024シーズン J1クラブライセンスの交付について". レノファ山口FC岐 OfficialSite (in Japanese). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
9. ^ "PLAYER2024". RENOFA YAMAGUCHI FC. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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Suruga Bank Championship

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
(clubs belonging to
nationwide leagues only)|

* 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

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