Japan Soccer College

Japan Soccer College FC
Founded2002
GroundJapan Soccer College Ground
Team ManagerHaruo Wada
LeagueHFL Div. 1 (Japan 5th tier; JSC FC)
20232nd of 8
Websitehttps://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

Japan Soccer College FC

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
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
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

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
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
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

  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.


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