Yokohama FC

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Football club

Yokohama FC
横浜FC

Full name| Yokohama Football Club
Nickname(s)| Fulie
Founded| 25 December 1998; 26 years ago (25 December 1998)
Ground| Mitsuzawa Stadium
Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
Capacity| 15,046
Owner| Onodera Group
Chairman| Yuji Onodera
Manager| Shuhei Yomoda
League| J1 League
2024| J2 League, 2nd of 20 (promoted)
Website| yokohamafc.com

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Yokohama Football Club (横浜FC, Yokohama Efushī) is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club was formed by fans of Yokohama Flügels as a protest against Flügels' merger with Yokohama Marinos in 1999, becoming the first supporter-owned professional sports team in Japan.[1] They are set to play in the J1 League from 2025, the top tier of football in the country, after promotion from J2 League in 2024.

Since gaining J.League membership in 2001, Yokohama spent considerable time in the second tier of the Japanese football league system. The club gained promotion to J.League Division 1 for the 2007 season after winning the Division 2 title. However, YFC were immediately relegated in the following season. After 12 years in the J2 League, they returned to Japan's top tier, now called J1 League, for the 2020 season. The team finished 15th in its first season back in the top flight. But history would repeat itself in 2021, as they were relegated to J2 after finishing the season as J1's last-place team. The team was promoted again to J1 from 2025 after one year stint second tier in 2024.

## History

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Graphical timeline of Yokohama football clubs

Yokohama was formed on 25 December 1998 following the merger of Yokohama's two J.League clubs, the Flügels and the Marinos.[2] Flügels supporters felt that their club had essentially been dissolved rather than merged with, so rejected the suggestion that they should start supporting Marinos – who had been their crosstown rivals. Instead, with money raised through donations from the general public and an affiliation with talent management company IMG, the former Flügels supporters founded the Yokohama Fulie Sports Club.[3] Following the socio model used by FC Barcelona, the Fulie Sports Club created Yokohama Football Club, the first professional sports team in Japan owned and operated by its supporters.[1]

For its first season in 1999, Yokohama hired former Germany national team and FIFA World Cup star Pierre Littbarski to be the manager and Yasuhiko Okudera, the first Japanese footballer to play professionally in Europe, to be the chairman.[4] The club attempted to gain entry directly into the professional J.League, but the Japan Football Association only permitted entry to the amateur Japan Football League (JFL), at the time the third level of the Japanese football league system, and ruled that the club would not be eligible for promotion into J.League Division 2 at the end of its first season. So, despite finishing as JFL champion in 1999, Yokohama finished as JFL champion again in 2000 before being promoted to J.League Division 2.[5]

Although they had a dire season in 2005, ending 11th out of 12, they were in the top half of table throughout the 2006 season. Yokohama had lost all of their pre-season matches, including against college teams; they later hired player-manager Takuya Takagi, under whom they saw success. On 26 November 2006, they finished in the top spot of the J2 League and were promoted to the J. League 1. Yokohama's financial situation remained poor, with no ownership of their stadium or training ground, and few staff members. One of their players, Kazuyoshi Miura, last played for the team at the age of 53, and a former player, Atsuhiro Miura (one of their main players before his 2010 retirement) was 36 when he last played for the club. These players once played for the Japan national team.

In 2007, just the ninth year of its existence, Yokohama played its first season in the top flight of Japanese football. After a poor season, the team were relegated with five games of the season still remaining. Despite their early relegation, Yokohama defeated title contenders Urawa Red Diamonds on the last day of the season, allowing Kashima Antlers to secure the J.League Division 1 title.[6]

In 2018, Yokohama narrowly missed out on automatic promotion by goal difference. The team made it to the J2 promotion final, losing to Tokyo Verdy on an stoppage time winner. In 2019, Yokohama finished second in J2 and gained automatic promotion to J1.

After finishing in last place in 2021, Yokohama would be relegated back to J2 for the 2022 season, but they bounced back immediately to J1 League the next year. On 25 November 2023, Yokohama FC were relegated from J1 to J2 from 2024 after the club lost to Shonan Bellmare. On 11 November 2024, Yokohama FC secure promotion again to J1 from 2025 after draw against Renofa Yamaguchi 0-0 in final matchweek and ended one year stint in second tier.

## Crest

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Yokohama's crest features a phoenix, symbolizing the rise of Yokohama from the ashes of the Yokohama Flügels. The blue ribbon on the top represents the Blue Ribbon Movement, a movement that began at the end of the 1998 J.League season to keep the Flugels alive.

## Kit and colours

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As they could not adopt directly Flügels' white and blue strip given its similarity to that of Marinos, Yokohama decided to adopt an all-cyan kit, after NKK SC, a former company club which had closed in 1994. NKK SC was based in Kawasaki and played most matches at Todoroki Athletics Stadium, but used Mitsuzawa Stadium on days when the other Kawasaki clubs at the time (Verdy Kawasaki, Toshiba and Fujitsu) used it.

## Kit evolution

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## Current squad

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As of 27 June 2025.[7]

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 |  BRA | Phelipe Megiolaro
2  | DF |  JPN | Boniface Nduka
3  | DF |  JPN | Junya Suzuki
4  | MF |  BRA | Yuri Lara (vice-captain)
5  | DF |  JPN | Akito Fukumori
6  | MF |  JPN | Yoshiaki Komai (captain)
7  | FW |  JPN | Musashi Suzuki
8  | MF |  JPN | Towa Yamane
9  | FW |  JPN | Solomon Sakuragawa
10  | FW |  BRA | João Paulo
13  | FW |  JPN | Keijiro Ogawa (vice-captain)
14  | MF |  JPN | Yoshihiro Nakano
15  | FW |  JPN | Sho Ito
16  | MF |  JPN | Makito Ito
17  | MF |  JPN | Mizuki Arai
19  | DF |  JPN | Shawn van Eerden
20  | FW |  JPN | Toma Murata
21  | GK |  JPN | Akinori Ichikawa (vice-captain)
22  | DF |  JPN | Katsuya Iwatake (vice-captain)
27  | DF |  BRA | Léo Bahia
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28  | DF |  JPN | Koki Kumakura
30  | DF |  JPN | Kosuke Yamazaki
32  | GK |  JPN | Ryo Ishii
33  | FW |  JPN | Keisuke Muroi
34  | MF |  JPN | Hinata Ogura
37  | FW |  JPN | Kantaro Maeda Type 2
39  | MF |  JPN | Takanari Endo
40  | GK |  JPN | Masaki Endo
41  | GK |  JPN | Toma Sakurai Type 2
42  | GK |  JPN | Tsukasa Okame Type 2
43  | GK |  JPN | Katsuto Yamagishi Type 2
44  | MF |  JPN | Ryosuke Iwasaki Type 2
45  | DF |  JPN | Sota Tsukuda Type 2
46  | DF |  JPN | Soma Sato
48  | DF |  JPN | Kaili Shimbo
50  | DF |  JPN | Jui Hata Type 2
70  | DF |  JPN | Kyo Hosoi DSP
76  | MF |  JPN | Kota Yamada
88  | GK |  JPN | Tsubasa Shibuya
91  | FW |  BRA | Lukian

### 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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18  | FW |  JPN | Kaito Mori (at JEF United Chiba)
49  | FW |  JPN | Naoya Komazawa (at Giravanz Kitakyushu)
56  | DF |  JPN | Jo Hashimoto (at Vonds Ichihara)
—  | DF |  JPN | Kengo Hayashi (at Tiamo Hirakata)
—  | DF |  JPN | Ibuki Matsushita (at FC Tokushima)
—  | DF |  JPN | Hayato Sugita (at Matsumoto Yamaga)
—  | MF |  JPN | Kotaro Nagata (at  Oliveirense)
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—  | MF |  JPN | Yuto Shimizu (at Yokogawa Musashino)
—  | MF |  JPN | Tomoya Takahashi (at  Oliveirense)
—  | MF |  JPN | Hayase Takashio (at Okinawa SV)
—  | MF |  JPN | Koshiro Uda (at Reilac Shiga)
—  | FW |  JPN | Koki Ogawa (at  NEC Nijmegen)
—  | FW |  JPN | Kazuyoshi Miura (at  Atletico Suzuka)
—  | FW |  JPN | Izumi Miyata (at  Oliveirense)

## Club officials

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For the 2024 season.[8]

Role | Name

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Manager |  Shuhei Yomoda
Assistant manager |  Takafumi Hori
First-team coach |  Seiya Takeuchi
Shunsuke Nakamura
Shingi Ono
Goalkeeper coach |  Yoichi Doi
Assistant goalkeeper coach |  Taiki Murai
Physical coach |  Takeshi Ikoma
Conditioning coach |  Akihiro Tanaka
Analyst |  Shohei Waki

## Managerial history

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Manager | Nationality | Tenure

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Start | Finish
Pierre Littbarski |  Germany | 1 February 1999 | 31 December 2000
Yoshikazu Nagai |  Japan | 1 January 2001 | 10 September 2001
Yūji Sakakura |  Japan | 11 September 2001 | 15 September 2001
Yūsuke Adachi |  Japan | 1 January 2005 | 6 March 2006
Takuya Takagi |  Japan | 7 March 2006 | 27 August 2007
Júlio César Leal |  Brazil | 28 August 2007 | 31 December 2007
Satoshi Tsunami |  Japan | 1 February 2008 | 31 January 2009
Yasuhiro Higuchi |  Japan | 1 February 2009 | 31 January 2010
Yasuyuki Kishino |  Japan | 1 February 2010 | 18 March 2012
Takahiro Taguchi |  Japan | 18 March 2012 | 21 March 2012
Motohiro Yamaguchi |  Japan | 21 March 2012 | 31 January 2015
Miloš Rus |  Slovenia | 1 January 2015 | 14 September 2015
Hitoshi Nakata |  Japan | 14 September 2015 | 1 December 2015
Miloš Rus |  Slovenia | 1 December 2015 | 15 June 2016
Hitoshi Nakata |  Japan | 16 June 2016 | 15 October 2017
Tomonobu Hayakawa |  Japan | 15 October 2017 | 17 October 2017
Yasuhiko Okudera |  Japan | 19 October 2017 | 23 October 2017
Edson Tavares |  Brazil | 24 October 2017 | 13 May 2019
Takahiro Shimotaira |  Japan | 14 May 2019 | 8 April 2021
Tomonobu Hayakawa |  Japan | 8 April 2021 | 31 January 2022
Shūhei Yomoda |  Japan | 1 February 2022 | present

## Record as J.League member

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

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League | J.League
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Season | Div. | Teams | Pos. | P | W (OTW) | D | L (OTL) | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G
2001 | J2 | 12 | 9th | 44 | 12 (3) | 1 | 25 (3) | 58 | 81 | -23 | 43 | 3,007 | 2nd round | Round of 16
2002 | 12 | 12th | 44 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 43 | 81 | -38 | 35 | 3,477 | – | 3rd round
2003 | 12 | 11th | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 88 | -39 | 42 | 3,743 | 3rd round
2004 | 12 | 8th | 44 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 52 | 4,219 | Round of 16
2005 | 12 | 11th | 44 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 45 | 5,938 | 4th round
2006 | 13 | 1st | 48 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 61 | 32 | -29 | 93 | 5,119 | 3rd round
2007 | J1 | 18 | 18th | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 66 | -47 | 16 | 14,039 | Group stage | Round of 16
2008 | J2 | 15 | 10th | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 50 | 6,793 | – | Round of 16
2009 | 18 | 16th | 51 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 70 | -27 | 44 | 3,535 | 3rd round
2010 | 19 | 6th | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 47 | 7 | 54 | 5,791 | 3rd round
2011 | 20 | 18th | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 54 | -14 | 41 | 5,770 | 2nd round
2012 | 22 | 4th | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 45 | 17 | 73 | 6,039 | 3rd round
2013 | 22 | 11th | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 58 | 6,064 | 2nd round
2014 | 22 | 11th | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 55 | 5,146 | 2nd round
2015 | 22 | 15th | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 52 | 5,113 | 2nd round
2016 | 22 | 8th | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 59 | 4,892 | Round of 16
2017 | 22 | 10th | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 49 | 11 | 63 | 5,967 | 2nd round
2018 | 22 | 3rd | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 63 | 44 | 19 | 76 | 6,141 | 3rd round
2019 | 22 | 2nd | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 40 | 26 | 79 | 7,061 | 3rd round
2020 † | J1 | 18 | 15th | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 60 | -22 | 33 | 3,559 | Group stage | Did not qualify
2021 † | 20 | 20th | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 77 | -45 | 27 | 4,511 | Group stage | 2nd round
2022 | J2 | 22 | 2nd | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 66 | 49 | 17 | 80 | 5,088 | – | 3rd round
2023 | J1 | 18 | 18th | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | -27 | 29 | 9.128 | Group stage | 3rd round
2024 | J2 | 20 | 2nd | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 27 | 33 | 76 | 6,963 | 3rd round | 3rd round
2025 | J1 | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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
* Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
* † 2020 & 2021 season's attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.
* Source: J. League Data Site

## Honours

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Yokohama FC honours  Honour | No. | Years

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Japan Football League | 2  | 1999, 2000
J2 League | 1  | 2006

## Mascot

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The Yokohama mascot is named Fulie-maru, an alien-bird like figure. He is, supposedly, a tribute to Yokohama Flugels' mascot, Tobimaru, a flying squirrel.[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b Ichiro Hirose (2014). スポーツ・マネジメント入門 [Introduction to Sport Management] (in Japanese). Toyo Keizai. p. 123\. ISBN 978-4492502600.
2. ^ "クラブ概要". yokohamafc.com. Yokohama FC. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
3. ^ John Horne, Wolfram Manzenreiter (2013). Japan, Korea and the 2002 World Cup. Routledge. p. 101\. ISBN 978-0415275637.
4. ^ Kumi Kinohara (27 July 2000). "Yokohama FC struggling to survive despite JFL success". Japan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
5. ^ "Interview with Tomio Tsujino" (PDF) (in Japanese). Yokohama City. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
6. ^ Andrew Mckirdy (2 December 2007). "Inspired Antlers squad captures J.League title". Japan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
7. ^ "選手・スタッフ" (in Japanese). Yokohama FC. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
8. ^ 選手・スタッフ [Players/staff]. Yokohama FC. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
9. ^ A brief history of J.League mascots | Mascot madness in Japanese football, 30 January 2022, retrieved 2022-04-07

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* 1990
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J.League Cup
1992–present|

* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
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* 2007
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* 2015
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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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