Fagiano Okayama

Fagiano Okayama
ファジアーノ岡山
Full name	Fagiano Okayama
Nickname(s)	Fagi (ファジ)
Founded	2004; 20 years ago
Stadium	City Light Stadium; Okayama, Okayama
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Shinya Kitagawa
Manager	Takashi Kiyama
League	J1 League
2024	J2 League, 5th of 20 (promoted via play-offs)
Website	fagiano-okayama.com
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Fagiano Okayama (ファジアーノ岡山, Fajiāno Okayama) is a Japanese football club based in Okayama, the capital of Okayama Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country.

Name origin

Fagiano in Italian means "pheasant", and it is a reference to the pheasant that was a companion of local legend character Momotarō. Their mascot Fagimaru is based on the specific species native to Japan, the green pheasant.

History

They were formed in 1975 after the old Kawasaki Steel Mizushima F.C. moved to Kobe, who are now Vissel Kobe.

The old boys of the club formed a new club which they called the "River Free Kickers" (RFK). For years thereafter the club played in the prefectural league. In 2003, they assumed the name "Fagiano Okayama" and began rising in the ranks.

In 2005, Fagiano Okayama were promoted into the Chugoku Regional League. In July 2007, Fagiano became the first club ever to attain the J. League Associate Membership while still playing in a division below the JFL. On December 2, 2007, Fagiano gained promotion to the JFL courtesy of winning the first place in the regional playoff games.

On 2008, they secured 4th place in the last JFL match week, thereby qualifying for J2 League promotion below Tochigi S.C. and Kataller Toyama; on December 1 promotion was made official by J. League and Okayama competed in J2 for the first time in 2009.

On 7 December 2024, Fagiano Okayama secured promotion to the J1 League for the first time in their history after defeating Vegalta Sendai 2–0 in the promotion play-off final, ending their 16-year stay in the J2 League.

Their main sponsor is Okayama Gas and their back sponsor is the Sanyo Shinbun, a local newspaper in Okayama.^[1]

Stadiums

Their home stadium is City Light Stadium in Okayama City, though some home matches are played at Tsuyama Stadium, in Tsuyama.

Training grounds are Masada Soccer Stadium and Prefecture Kanzakiyama Park Athletics Stadium, both are in Okayama City.^[2]

League and cup record

Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Promoted	Relegated

League													J. League Cup	Emperor's Cup
Season	Div.	Teams	Pos.	P	W(PKW)	D	L(PKL)	F	A	GD	Pts	Attendance/G	J. League Cup	Emperor's Cup
2005	Chūgoku League	7	2nd	12	9(0)	0	2(1)	37	13	24	28	Did not qualify	Not eligible	Did not qualify
2006		8	1st	14	11(1)	0	2	62	16	46	35
2007		8	1st	17	17	0	0	87	4	83	51
2008	JFL	18	4th	34	17	9	8	63	43	20	39	3,665		3rd round
2009	J2	18	18th	51	8	12	31	40	54	-44	60	6,164		2nd round
2010		19	17th	36	8	8	20	27	51	-24	32	7,161		2nd round
2011		20	13th	38	13	9	16	43	58	-15	48	7,258		3rd round
2012		22	8th	42	17	14	11	41	34	7	65	7,985		3rd round
2013			12th	42	13	17	12	52	48	4	56	8,574		3rd round
2014			8th	42	15	16	11	52	48	4	64	8,404		2nd round
2015			11th	42	12	18	12	40	35	5	54	8,412		1st round
2016			6th	42	17	14	11	58	44	14	65	10,017		3rd round
2017			13th	42	13	16	13	44	49	-5	55	9,471		3rd round
2018			15th	42	14	11	17	39	43	-4	53	8,599		2nd round
2019			9th	42	18	11	13	49	47	2	65	9,444		3rd round
2020 †			17th	42	12	14	16	39	49	-10	50	3,072		Did not qualify
2021 †			11th	42	15	14	13	40	36	4	59	4,153		3rd round
2022			3rd	42	20	12	10	61	42	19	72	7,065		2nd round
2023			10th	42	13	19	10	49	49	0	58	8,495		3rd round
2024		20	5th	38	17	14	7	48	29	19	65	9,188	2nd Round	2nd round
2025	J1	20	TBD	38									TBD	TBD

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
Attendance/G = Average league home attendance
† 2020 & 2021 seasons attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

Fagiano Okayama honours
Honour	No.	Years
Okayama Football League 1	3	2001, 2003, 2004
Chugoku Football League	2	2006, 2007
Japanese Regional Leagues	1	2007
J2 League Promotion play-off winner	1	2024

Current squad

As of 23 July 2024^[update]. ^[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Daiki Hotta
2	DF	JPN	Yuya Takagi
4	DF	JPN	Kaito Abe
5	DF	JPN	Yasutaka Yanagi (vice-captain)
6	MF	JPN	Yuji Wakasa
7	MF	JPN	Ryo Takeuchi (captain)
9	FW	BRA	Gleyson
10	MF	JPN	Yudai Tanaka
11	FW	JPN	Ryunosuke Ota
13	GK	JPN	Junki Kanayama (vice-captain)
14	MF	JPN	Ryo Tabei (vice-captain)
15	DF	JPN	Haruka Motoyama
17	MF	JPN	Rui Sueyoshi
18	DF	JPN	Daichi Tagami
19	MF	JPN	Hiroto Iwabuchi
20	MF	JPN	Sora Igawa
21	GK	JPN	Kohei Kawakami
22	FW	JPN	Kazunari Ichimi
23	MF	JPN	Riku Saga
24	MF	JPN	Ibuki Fujita


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	JPN	Koju Yoshio
27	MF	JPN	Takaya Kimura
29	FW	JPN	Keita Saito
30	MF	JPN	Kyoya Yamada
33	MF	JPN	Yuta Kamiya
37	MF	JPN	Yoko Iesaka ^DSP
39	MF	JPN	Jumpei Hayakawa (on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds)
42	MF	JPN	Ryo Takahashi
43	DF	JPN	Yoshitake Suzuki
49	GK	GER	Svend Brodersen
55	DF	JPN	Yota Fujii
62	MF	JPN	Aoba Isomoto ^{Type 2}
63	DF	JPN	Koki Kawakami ^{Type 2}
64	MF	JPN	Narumi Fujita ^{Type 2}
65	MF	JPN	Vitor Miki ^{Type 2}
66	MF	JPN	Ryota Minami ^{Type 2}
69	FW	JPN	Kanshiro Suemune ^{Type 2}
88	DF	JPN	Takahiro Yanagi
99	FW	BRA	Lucão

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	JPN	Ryosuke Kawano (at Kagoshima United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Rissei Taniguchi (at Giravanz Kitakyushu)

Fagiano Okayama U-18

As of 16 April 2024.

The main U-18 team of Fagiano Okayama currently plays in the Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League, the top-flight league for U-18 clubs in the country.^[4]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Shizuka Wakitani
2	DF	JPN	Yuki Wakimoto
4	DF	JPN	Tokiwa Mikai
5	MF	JPN	Ryota Minami
6	DF	JPN	Koki Kawakami
7	MF	JPN	Narumi Fujita
8	MF	JPN	Manato Shimizu
9	MF	JPN	Vitor Miki
10	MF	JPN	Aoba Isomoto
11	FW	JPN	Hideyuki Ishii
12	GK	JPN	Yoshinobu Kimachi
13	MF	JPN	Kanshiro Suemune
14	DF	JPN	Yuho Tahara
15	DF	JPN	Tsuyoshi Ono
16	FW	JPN	Koki Sakuda


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	JPN	So Shigesada
18	DF	JPN	Yukiya Ieshima
20	MF	JPN	Shuhei Yamauchi
21	GK	JPN	Yusei Mizuta
22	GK	JPN	Katsuya Furuichi
23	MF	JPN	Naoki Shiraga
24	DF	JPN	Kenta Tanabe
25	MF	JPN	Ryotaro Tsutsumi
26	MF	JPN	Hisanori Kano
27	MF	JPN	Renta Sakamoto
31	DF	JPN	Ryo Senda
36	MF	JPN	Ryota Mukai
37	FW	JPN	Raiki Anzai
38	MF	JPN	Kanon Yukumoto
42	DF	JPN	Kaito Makino

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Takashi Kiyama
Assistant manager	Masanori Kizawa
First-team coach	Yuki Kosaka Hiromasa Suguri
Goalkeeper coach	Hiroshi Yoshioka
Physical coach	Jun Sato
Assistant coach	Kenji Yamamoto
Chief trainer	Takahiro Chiba
Trainer	Tetsuya Furuta Takuya Tsuji
Interpreter (Portuguese)	Fernando Aizawa
Interpreter (English) & Enhancement coach	Kosuke Maruyama
Chief manager	Atsuki Shimada
General affairs	Nao Inamoto Fumikazu Sato

Managerial history

League games only

Manager	Nationality	Tenure		Managerial Record
Manager	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	W%
Satoshi Tezuka	Japan	1 January 2007	31 January 2010	55	12	12	31	021.82
Masanaga Kageyama	Japan	1 February 2010	31 December 2014	200	66	64	70	033.00
Tetsu Nagasawa	Japan	1 February 2015	31 January 2019	168	56	59	53	033.33
Kenji Arima	Japan	1 February 2019	31 January 2022	126	45	39	42	035.71
Takashi Kiyama	Japan	1 February 2022	Current	0	0	0	0	!—

Key

Source: J.League Data Site

Colour, sponsors and manufacturers

Season(s)	Main Shirt Sponsor	Collarbone Sponsor		Additional Sponsor(s)					Kit Manufacturer
2016	GROP	Before the ban is lifted		un.deuxd	Before the ban is lift	Okayama Shinkin	Sanyo Shimbun	Before the ban is lifted	Penalty
2017		Before the ban is lifted			Halows
2018		-	-
2019
2020								-
2021					Asahi HD			-
2022					Okanetsu			Bisho

Kit evolution

Home Kit - 1st
2008 - 2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
2024 -

Away Kit - 2nd
2008 - 2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
2024 -

References

^ "スポンサーご紹介｜ファジアーノ岡山Fc". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
^ "Training ground details". jleague.jp/. Official J. League website. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "選手・スタッフ｜チーム｜ファジアーノ岡山［Fagiano OKAYAMA］公式サイト". ファジアーノ岡山［Fagiano OKAYAMA］公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "U-18選手紹介" (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Okayama 2014 Squad (in Japanese)

[1] "スポンサーご紹介｜ファジアーノ岡山Fc". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2009-10-10.

[2] "Training ground details". jleague.jp/. Official J. League website. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[3] "選手・スタッフ｜チーム｜ファジアーノ岡山［Fagiano OKAYAMA］公式サイト". ファジアーノ岡山［Fagiano OKAYAMA］公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[4] "U-18選手紹介" (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 August 2024.

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Stadium	City Light Stadium
Seasons	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Training ground	Masada Soccer Field Sporting House Healthpia Kanzakiyama Athletic Stadium
Former stadia	Tsuyama Stadium Mizushima Fukuda Park