Roasso Kumamoto
ロアッソ熊本
Full nameRoasso Kumamoto
Nickname(s)Roasso
Founded1969 (1969) as NTT Kumamoto SC
StadiumEgao Kenkō Stadium
Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Capacity32,000
ChairmanTomoyoshi Ikeya
ManagerTakeshi Oki
LeagueJ2 League
2023J2 League, 14th of 22
WebsiteClub website

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 J2 League, Japan's 2nd tier of professional league football.

Name origin

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 was 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 program to introduce the club to followers of the professional league. Rosso's second-place finish in the 2007 JFL season was 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, so the club could not use it due to a risk of copyright infringement.

After 11 years spent in the J2 League, Kumamoto was relegated to the J3 League on 2018.

After three years at J3 League, Kumamoto returned to J2, after being promoted as the J3 champions on 2021, just a point ahead of Iwate Grulla Morioka in the league table.

In 2022, Kumamoto finished in 4th place with 62 points and advanced to J1 promotion/relegation playoffs after a arguably surprising performance in the 2022 J2 League. Roasso played against the 4th and 5th-placed teams of the J2 season, being them Oita Trinita and Montedio Yamagata, in matches that ended 1–1 and 2–2, respectively. As the league gave the advantage for the higher-placed team in the league standings to qualify for the next round, Roasso were able to qualify for the play-off finals, despite not winning any match. This time, Kyoto Sanga, as the J1 League team in question, earned the seeding advantage, meaning that Roasso needed to win this match in order to earn promotion. The match ended in a 1–1 draw and Roasso were not promoted for the J1.

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.

League & cup record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
LeagueJ.League
Cup		Emperor's
Cup
SeasonDiv.TierTeamsPos.PW (PK)DL (PK)FAGDPtsAttendance/G
2003 KSL4125th2211 (3)-6 (2)4735+1241-Not eligible1st round
2004 104th1810 (0)-7 (1)6338+2531-3rd round
2005 101st1815 (0)-1 (2)4511+3447-1st round
2006 JFL3185th3420686439+25663,7653rd round
2007 182nd3421676534+31693,5691st round
2008 J221512th421013194672−26435,2793rd round
2009 1814th511211256682−16586,0062nd round
2010 197th361412103943−4546,9073rd round
2011 2011th381312133344−11516,9282nd round
2012 2214th421510174048−8555,8554th round
2013 2219th421013194070−30436,2283rd round
2014 2213th421315144553−8547,0022nd round
2015 2213th421314154245−3537,0373rd round
2016 2216th421210203853−15465,5432nd round
2017 2221st42910233659−23376,5573rd round
2018 2221st4297265079−29345,2692nd round
2019 J33185th3416994539+6575,5332nd round
2020 † 188th34166125647+9541,422Did not qualify
2021 † 151st2815943920+19543,3422nd round
2022 J22224th421813115848+10674,0393rd round
2023 2214th421310195253−1496,278Semi-finals

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
  • W (PK) = Games Won on penalty kicks; L (PK) = Games Lost on penalty kicks
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances' reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J.League Data Site
  • KSL = Kyushu Soccer League (regional league)

Honours

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): 2019–2021
  • Division 2 (J2): 2022–

Current squad

As of 16 August 2023.[1]

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 Ryuga Tashiro
2 MF Japan JPN Kohei Kuroki
3 MF Japan JPN Ryotaro Onishi
4 MF Japan JPN Itto Fujita
5 DF Japan JPN Kaito Abe
6 DF Japan JPN Makoto Okazaki
7 MF Japan JPN Keisuke Tanabe
8 MF Japan JPN Shuhei Kamimura
9 MF Japan JPN Yuki Omoto
10 MF Japan JPN Shun Ito
11 FW Japan JPN Shohei Aihara
13 GK Japan JPN Takuya Masuda
14 MF Japan JPN Yuhi Takemoto
15 MF Japan JPN Shohei Mishima
16 MF Japan JPN Rimu Matsuoka
17 MF Japan JPN Rei Hirakawa (captain)
18 FW Japan JPN Daiki Ishikawa
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Japan JPN Takuya Shimamura
20 FW Japan JPN Shun Osaki
21 MF Japan JPN Ayumu Toyoda
22 DF Japan JPN Yuya Aizawa
23 GK Japan JPN Yuya Sato
24 DF Japan JPN Takuro Ezaki
25 MF Japan JPN Tsubasa Togo
26 DF Japan JPN Kaito Miyazaki
27 MF Japan JPN Yuto Taniyama
28 FW Japan JPN Yusei Toshida
29 FW Japan JPN Yutaka Michiwaki
30 MF Japan JPN Tatsuki Higashiyama
31 MF Japan JPN Koya Fujii DSP
32 DF Japan JPN Takumi Sakai (on loan from FC Osaka)
41 GK Japan JPN Neo Choffart
42 GK Japan JPN Tetsuhiro Miyamoto

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Japan JPN Keitatsu Kojima
— MF Japan JPN Kosei Tajiri
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Japan JPN Kakeru Higuchi

Coaching staff

For the 2023 season.

NameRole
Manager Japan Takeshi Oki
Assistant manager Japan Chikara Fujimoto
First-team coach Japan Yasushi Takahashi
Japan Shinya Masushima
Goalkeeper Coach Japan Ryuichi Ito
Chief trainer Japan Ryoichi Yamamoto
Athletic trainer Japan Shumpei Kawamura
Masseur Japan Tsuyoshi Harada
Side affairs Japan Sho Nakamura
Japan Kenta Shioigawa
Physical advisor Japan Fumihiko Nagasaki
Competent Japan Satoshi Sekigami

Managerial history

ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Tomoyoshi Ikeya Japan1 February 200531 January 2009
Makoto Kitano Japan1 February 200931 January 2010
Takuya Takagi Japan1 February 201031 January 2013
Yasushi Yoshida Japan1 February 201310 July 2013
Tomoyoshi Ikeya Japan10 July 201331 January 2014
Takeshi Ono Japan1 February 201425 November 2015
Hiroyuki Kiyokawa Japan28 November 201514 June 2017
Tomoyoshi Ikeya Japan14 June 201731 January 2018
Hiroki Shibuya Japan1 February 201831 January 2020
Takeshi Ōki Japan1 February 2020Current

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 SponsorCollarbone SponsorAdditional Sponsor(s)Kit Manufacturer
2018Hirata--MynaviShiratake (1st)
Shiratake White (2nd)		Kumamoto Electric Power-Puma
2019サトウロジック
2020Shiratake (1st)
Shiratake White (2nd)		--
2021--
2022RKKCSOut-Sourcing Technology
2023Higo Bank-


Kit evolution

Past seasons

References

  1. ↑ "選手・スタッフ". roasso-k.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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