Verspah Oita

Verspah Oita (ヴェルスパ大分, Verspah Ōita) is a Japanese football club currently competing in the Japan Football League.[2] The year 2012 is their first year in the JFL after they were promoted from the 2011 Kyushu Soccer League.

Verspah Oita
ヴェルスパ大分
Full nameVerspah Oita
Founded2003 (2003)
GroundOita Sports Park
Capacity16,000
ChairmanSanu Toru
ManagerTakashi Yamahashi[1]
LeagueJapan Football League
20213rd of 17
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was formed in 2003 as Hoyo FC. In 2005 they changed their name to Hoyo Atletico Elan, the name in which they competed for many years in the Kyushu Football League. The club is backed by the Hoyo Group, a digital camera and auto parts manufacturer based in nearby Kunisaki. In 2010 they changed their name to Hoyo Atletico Elan Oita. In 2011, they changed their name to Hoyo AC Elan Oita, they won the Kyushu Championship and then earned third place in the Regional League promotion series, and qualified to compete in the JFL beginning in 2012. In 2012, they changed their name to Hoyo Oita.

In December 2013, the club tried to get closer ties to the community and therefore made another name change, this time to Verspah Oita (ヴェルスパ大分, Verspah Ōita), for 2014 season onwards.[3]

Historical Logos
used until 2012used 2012–2013
Hoyo AC Elan Oita crest, used until 2012
Hoyo Oita crest, used 2012–2013

League & cup record
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
LeagueEmperor's
Cup
SeasonDivisionTierPos.GPW(PK)DL(PK)FAGDPts
2007Oita Prefectural League
(Div. 1)		 62nd108115354825–
2008 3rd1071244113322–
2009 1st98103953425–
2010Kyushu Soccer
League		 51st1613 (2)–1 (0)48840441st round
2011 1st1815 (2)–0 (1)551144491st round
2012JFL 415th3298154057-17352nd round
2013 15th3495203245-13322nd round
2014 7th2689930282332nd round
2015 10th30107134047-7372nd round
2016 13th30613113042-1231–
2017 14th30512132746-19272nd round
2018 9th30116132938-9391st round
2019 7th3010101042366401st round
2020 1st151023271611324th round
2021 3rd321958462422624th round
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league; GP = Games Played; W(PK) = Games won(Games won by penalty kicks); D = Games Drawn; L(PK) = Games Lost(Games lost by penalty kicks); F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals Difference; Pts = Points gained

Honours
  • Oita Prefecture League 3rd Division
    • Winners (1): 2005
  • Oita Prefecture League 2nd Division
    • Winners (1): 2006
  • Oita Prefecture League 2nd Division
    • Winners (1): 2009
  • Kyushu League
    • Winners (2): 2010, 2011
  • Japan Football League

Current squad

As of 28 April 2022.[4]

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  JPN Takashi Himeno
2 DF  JPN Yuta Nakamura
3 DF  JPN Takahiro Urashima
4 DF  JPN Daigo Nishimura
5 DF  JPN Takuto Honda
6 DF  JPN Naoki Tsuchida
7 MF  JPN Takumi Nakano
8 MF  JPN Hirohito Shinohara (captain)
9 FW  JPN Kazuho Yamasaki
10 FW  JPN Kento Yabuuchi
11 MF  JPN Rui Tone
13 MF  JPN Naoya Yoshida
14 MF  JPN Hayato Nishinoue
15 DF  JPN Asahi Yamade
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  JPN Genki Tateiwa
17 MF  JPN Takumi Fujimoto
18 FW  JPN Makoto Nakamura
19 MF  JPN Mitsuaki Nishimura
20 GK  JPN Yasuhiro Watanabe
21 MF  JPN Kanta Kokura
23 DF  JPN Kimiaki Nishikawa
25 MF  JPN Tomohiro Ogawa
28 MF  JPN Shuto Watanabe
29 DF  JPN Shun Taketa
30 MF  JPN Tsutomu Murata
33 FW  JPN Hiroki Maeda
34 GK  JPN Tatsunori Matsumoto

Managers History

Status: October 2021

ManagerNationalityTenure
FromTo
Haruo Yuki Japan1 January 1, 201231 December 2015
Tōru Sano Japan1 February 201631 January 2018
Shigemitsu Sudō Japan1 February 201831 January 2021
Takashi Yamahashi Japan1 February 2021Current

References
  1. "New Manager for 2021". verspah.jp. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. "Japan - Verspah Oita - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. "ニュース一覧 | HOYO大分". hoyo-oita.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.
  4. "トップチーム選手紹介 - ヴェルスパ大分公式サイト". verspah.jp. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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