Roasso Kumamoto

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Roasso Kumamoto
ロアッソ熊本
Roasso Kumamoto logo.png
Full nameRoasso Kumamoto
Nickname(s)Roasso
Founded1969; 52 years ago (1969) as NTT Kumamoto SC
GroundEgao Kenkō Stadium
Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Capacity32,000
ChairmanTomoyoshi Ikeya
ManagerTakeshi Oki
LeagueJ3 League
20208th
WebsiteClub website
Away colours

Roasso Kumamoto (ロアッソ熊本, Roasso Kumamoto) is a Japanese football club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J3 League, which is the third tier of football in the country. Roasso is a portmanteau of the Italian words rosso and asso, meaning "red ace".

History[]

Early years (1969–2004)[]

The club was founded as the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (Den-Den Kōsha, current NTT) Kumamoto Soccer Club in 1969. The club was promoted to the Kyushu Soccer League in 1983.

According to the NTT's privatization in 1985, the club was renamed as NTT Kyushu Soccer Club in 1988. During the NTT Kyushu era, the club won five Kyushu Soccer League titles and one All Japan Senior Football Championship. The club changed their name again to NTT Kumamoto Football Club in 2000.

The club changed their name to NTT West Kumamoto Football Club in 2001 as the NTT was divided into NTT East and NTT West. The club was promoted to the JFL in 2001. The NTT relinquished the ownership of the club in 2002 and community-oriented Alouette Kumamoto Football Club was born. Alouette is a French word meaning skylark, the bird of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club finished at the 17th in this season and was relegated to the Kyushu Soccer League.

Roasso Kumamoto (2005–)[]

The club name changed again to Rosso Kumamoto in 2005. Rosso means red in Italian. After they won the Kyushu Soccer League and finished at the 3rd in the Regional League play-off tournament, the club was promoted to the JFL.

The club was recently featured in J.League programming to introduce the club to followers of the pro league. Rosso's second-place finish in the 2007 JFL season was high enough to earn promotion into the J.League (J2 League) for the 2008 season.

The club changed their name to current Roasso Kumamoto in 2008. The previous name Rosso was a registered trademark of another company and the club could not use it.

Rivalries[]

The traditional rival of Roasso Kumamoto is Kagoshima United, the prefectural neighbors and former Kyushu Soccer League fellows since 1983 until 2005, except 2001–2002. Matches between the two clubs are labelled Hisatsu derby (肥薩ダービー, "Kumamoto-Kagoshima derby") and generate a lot of interest in both prefectures.

Kit and Colours[]

Colour, sponsors and manufacturers[]

Roasso Kumamoto's club colour is red, representing burning passion and desire for victory.

Season(s) Main Shirt Sponsor Collarbone Sponsor Additional Sponsor(s) Kit Manufacturer
2019 Hirata - - Mynavi Shiratake (1st)
Shiratake White (2nd)		 Kumamoto Electric Power サトウロジック Puma
2020 Hirata - - Shiratake (1st)
Shiratake White (2nd)		 - - サトウロジック Puma

Kit evolution[]

League & cup record[]

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
Season Div. Tier Teams Pos. GP W (PK) D L (PK) F A GD Pts Attendance/G J.League
Cup		 Emperor's
Cup
2004 KYU 4 10 4th 18 10 (0) - 7 (1) 63 38 25 31 - -
2005 10 1st 18 15 (0) - 1 (2) 45 11 34 47 - - 1st round
2006 JFL 3 18 5th 34 20 6 8 64 39 25 66 3,765 - 3rd round
2007 18 2nd 34 21 6 7 65 34 31 69 3,569 - 1st round
2008 J2 2 15 12th 42 10 13 19 46 72 -26 43 5,279 - 3rd round
2009 18 14th 51 12 11 25 66 82 -16 58 6,006 - 2nd round
2010 19 7th 36 14 12 10 39 43 -4 54 6,907 - 3rd round
2011 20 11th 38 13 12 13 33 44 -11 51 6,928 - 2nd round
2012 22 14th 42 15 10 17 40 48 -8 55 5,855 - 4th round
2013 22 19th 42 10 13 19 40 70 -30 43 6,228 - 3rd round
2014 22 13th 42 13 15 14 45 53 -8 54 7,002 - 2nd round
2015 22 13th 42 13 14 15 42 45 -3 53 7,037 - 3rd round
2016 22 16th 42 12 10 20 38 53 -15 46 5,543 - 2nd round
2017 22 21st 42 9 10 23 36 59 -23 37 6,557 - 3rd round
2018 22 21st 42 9 7 26 50 79 -29 34 5,269 - 2nd round
2019 J3 3 18 5th 34 16 9 9 45 39 6 57 5,533 - 2nd round
2020 † 18 8th 34 16 6 12 56 47 9 54 1,422 - Did not qualify
2021 15 28 - - - - - - - - 2nd round

Key

  • Pos. = Position in league; GP = Games Played; W = Games won; D = Games Drawn; L = Games Lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals Difference; Pts = Points gained
  • W (PK) = Games Won on penalty kicks; L (PK) = Games Lost on penalty kicks
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • † 2020 season attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J.League Data Site
  • KYU = Kyushu Soccer League (regional league)

Honours[]

League titles[]

  • Japan Football League (JFL) (1999–)
    • Runners-up (1): 2007
  • Kyushu Soccer League (1973–)
    • Champions (7): 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005
    • Runners-up (2): 1989, 1992

Cups[]

  • All Japan Senior Football Championship (1965–)
    • Winners (2): 1998, 2005 (shared)

League history[]

  • Regional (Kyushu): 1983–2000
  • Division 3 (JFL): 2001–2002
  • Regional (Kyushu): 2003–2005
  • Division 3 (JFL): 2006–2007
  • Division 2 (J2): 2008–2018
  • Division 3 (J3): 2019–

Current squad[]

As of 16 July 2021[2][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 MF Japan JPN Kohei Kuroki
3 DF Japan JPN Keisuke Ogasawara
4 DF Japan JPN Shuichi Sakai
5 DF Japan JPN Masahiro Sugata
6 MF Japan JPN So Kawahara
7 DF Japan JPN Wataru Iwashita
8 MF Japan JPN Shuhei Kamimura
9 FW Japan JPN Toshiki Takahashi
10 FW Japan JPN Shun Ito
11 FW Japan JPN Hayato Asakawa
13 FW Japan JPN Tomoya Kitamura
14 MF Japan JPN Yuhi Takemoto
15 MF Japan JPN Taisuke Mizuno
16 MF Japan JPN Koki Sakamoto
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Japan JPN Naohiro Sugiyama
19 MF Japan JPN Sota Higashide
20 DF Japan JPN Kotaro Higashino
21 MF Brazil BRA Thales
22 DF Brazil BRA
23 GK Japan JPN Yuya Sato
25 MF Japan JPN Keitatsu Kojima
26 MF Japan JPN Kosei Tajiri
27 FW Japan JPN Kakeru Higuchi
29 FW Japan JPN Aiki Miyahara
31 MF Japan JPN Tomotaka Okamoto
35 GK Japan JPN Kei Uchiyama
40 GK Japan JPN
41 MF Japan JPN
42 GK Japan JPN

Past seasons[]

  • Shota Aizawa (2020)

References[]

  1. ^ 2018年のGK 1stユニフォームと同一のもの
  2. ^ "選手・スタッフ". roasso-k.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Roasso Players". jsoccer.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

External links[]

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