Cobaltore Onagawa

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Cobaltore Onagawa
コバルトーレ女川
Cobaltore onagawa logo.png
Full nameCobaltore Onagawa
Nickname(s)Cobaltore, Cobal
Founded2006; 15 years ago (2006)
GroundOnagawa Town Comprehensive
Athletic Park
Onagawa, Miyagi
ChairmanKoichi Omi
ManagerYuji Abe
LeagueJapan Football League
201816th (Relegated to
Tohoku Soccer League)
Away colours

Cobaltore Onagawa (コバルトーレ女川, Cobaltore Onagawa) is a football (soccer) club based in Onagawa, the main and only city forming the Oshika District, which is located in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. They play in the Tohoku Soccer League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues. The name Cobaltore comes from the combination of two Spanish words: cobalto, referring to cobalt blue, and floresta, meaning "forest".

History[]

Born in April 2006 and initially managed by former Japan NT member Nobuo Fujishima, the name of the club resembles the true nature of the region in Miyagi Prefecture and today Cobaltore is still one of the clubs aiming to J. League and professional football. It was founded by the local community, formed by people who wanted to stay in the city instead of leaving for Sendai or Tokyo. The club rapidly grew, climbing the Japanese football pyramid in five years.

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake was devastating both for the region and the club: Onagawa lost 1300 citizens, one tenth of the city's population, and the club's office was destroyed.[1] However, all players escaped death and many of them became the core of the club.[2]

Despite the strong shock and skipping the 2011 season due to damages and the impossibility of using their own stadium, which was used as a shelter, Cobaltore players - especially the Japanese - remained in town to give a hand to the city that hosted their careers. The group of Onagawa Supporters pushed back the club into the pitch and - for 2012 season - Cobaltore returned on the field.

Thanks to Fukushima United FC going to Japan Football League, Cobaltore joined Tohoku Soccer League first division for 2013 season. From then, Cobaltore is trying to reach JFL, aiming towards pro-football. They also won the division in 2016. After repeating the title in 2017 and winning the Regional Promotion Series, they were promoted to JFL but only lasted one season before going back down.

Current squad[]

Updated to 26 February 2018.[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN
2 DF Japan JPN
3 DF Japan JPN
4 DF Japan JPN
5 DF Japan JPN
6 MF Japan JPN
7 MF Japan JPN
8 MF Japan JPN
9 FW Japan JPN
10 MF Japan JPN
11 DF Japan JPN
13 FW Japan JPN
14 FW Japan JPN
15 DF Japan JPN Ryota Ukai
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Japan JPN
17 MF Japan JPN
18 MF Japan JPN
19 DF Japan JPN Shuhei Doen
20 MF Japan JPN
21 GK Japan JPN
22 MF Japan JPN
23 DF Japan JPN
24 FW Japan JPN
25 MF Japan JPN
26 MF Japan JPN Jo Inoue
27 DF Japan JPN
28 FW Japan JPN
31 GK Japan JPN

League record[]

Season League GP Pts W D L Position
2006 Ishinomaki Citizen League 18 54 18 0 0 1st
2007 Miyagi Prefectural League 14 32 10 2 2 1st
2008 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 2, South) 14 33 11 0 3 2nd
2009 14 37 12 1 1 1st
2010 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 1) 14 8 1 5 8 8th
2011 Withdrew due to 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
2012 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 2, South) 14 35 11 2 1 2nd
2013 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 1) 18 32 10 2 6 4th
2014 18 47 15 2 1 2nd
2015 18 44 14 2 2 3rd
2016 18 43 13 4 1 1st
2017 18 49 16 1 1 1st
2018 JFL 30 17 4 5 21 16th

Honours[]

Stadium[]

Onagawa Sports Park

References[]

  1. ^ "Cobaltore Onagawa - a club worth fighting for". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. ^ "女川とともに生きる - コバルトーレ女川". www.cobaltore.com.
  3. ^ "トップチーム - コバルトーレ女川". www.cobaltore.com.

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