japanese football club
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Kagoshima United FC ( 鹿児島ユナイテッドFC, Kagoshima Yunaiteddo FC ) is a football club in Japan that was formed from the amalgamation of Volca Kagoshima and FC Kagoshima, both have been playing in Kyushu Soccer League before the fusion. Their circus tent team presently plays in J3 League, and their secondary coil team plays in Kyushu Soccer League .

history [edit ]

Origins ( 1959–2013 ) [edit ]

Volca Kagoshima was established in 1959 as Kagoshima Teachers ‘ Soccer Club. The club was a establish extremity of the Kyushu Soccer League in 1973. Since the league ‘s origin, the cabaret had always played in this league and never be relegated to the Prefectural Leagues until the blend with FC Kagoshima in 2014. They advanced to the Regional League forwarding series five times, but never succeeded to promote to the upper berth tier, Japan Football League, known as the highest degree for amateur club football in the area. The club changed the name from Kagoshima Teachers to Volca Kagoshima in 1995.

FC Kagoshima was established in 1994 as an affiliate cabaret of the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya. They were promoted to the Kyushu Soccer League arsenic early as 2004 and changed the name to Osumi NIFS United FC. Both of Volca and NIFS have been seeking the means to promote to the JFL individually. The theme of a unify club of Volca and FC Kagoshima ( renamed from NIFS in 2010 ) had been discussed by the Kagoshima Prefectural Football Association deoxyadenosine monophosphate early as 2012, however, it was failed to reach an agreement at that fourth dimension. Although Volca and FC Kagoshima had applied for J.League Associate Membership individually, both sides restarted their talk about the fusion, then finally agreed with merging their clubs to aim promotion to the J.League, in response of the advisory by the J.League organization. As both clubs had advanced to the final cycle of the Regional League forwarding series in 2013, the merged club earned the forwarding to the JFL of 2014 .

Kagoshima United ( 2014– ) [edit ]

The two clubs, Volca Kagoshima and FC Kagoshima, were merged in 2014 and formed Kagoshima United. In November 2015, after concluding in promotion zone in 2015, they received J.League license to participate in the J3 League. [ 1 ]

Rivalries [edit ]

The traditional equal of Kagoshima United is Roasso Kumamoto, the prefectural neighbours 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 batch of interest in both prefectures .

League & cup record [edit ]

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted
Relegated

League
Emperor’s Cup

Season
Div.
Teams
Tier
Pos.
GP
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Attendance/G

2014

JFL
14
4
3rd
26
18
3
5
45
19
26
57
1,825
2nd round

2015

16
3rd
30
18
6
6
46
25
21
60
2,624
1st round

2016

J3
16
3
5th
30
15
5
10
39
29
10
50
3,665
1st round

2017

17
4th
32
17
4
11
49
37
12
55
3,508
2nd round

2018

17
2nd
32
16
9
7
46
35
11
57
4,040
2nd round

2019

J2
22
2
21st
42
11
7
24
41
73
-32
40
5,783
2nd round

2020

J3
18
3
4th
34
18
4
12
55
43
12
58
2,214
Did not qualify

2021

15

28

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
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • 2020 season attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours [edit ]

Volca Kagoshima ( 1959–2013 ) [edit ]

FC Kagoshima ( 1994–2013 ) [edit ]

Kagoshima United ( 2014– ) [edit ]

League history [edit ]

  • Regional (Kyushu): 1973–2013
  • Division 4 (JFL): 2014–2015
  • Division 3 (J3): 2016–2018
  • Division 2 (J2): 2019
  • Division 3 (J3): 2020–

current team [edit ]

As of 20 November 2021. [ 2 ]
notice : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on lend [edit ]

24 November 2021 note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Crest and colours [edit ]

The club peak has the illustrations of Sakurajima and Kagoshima Bay, both symbolize Kagoshima Prefecture, on its background invention, with red tinge, which represents Volca, and light blue color, represents FC Kagoshima .

Kit Evolution [edit ]

Kagoshima United ‘s club colours are white and united states navy .

FP 1st


2014


2015
2016

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021 –

FP 2nd

2014


2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021 –

References [edit ]