2012 Giravanz Kitakyushu season
| 2012 season | |||
| Manager | Yasutoshi Miura | ||
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| J. League Division 2 | - | ||
| Emperor's Cup | - | ||
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The 2012 Giravanz Kitakyushu season sees Giravanz Kitakyushu compete in J. League Division 2 for the fourth consecutive season. Giravanz Kitakyushu are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.
Competitions
J. League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
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| 1 | Ventforet Kofu (C) (P) | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 86 | Promotion to 2013 J.League Division 1 | 
| 2 | Shonan Bellmare (P) | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 75 | |
| 3 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 74 | Qualification to promotion playoffs | 
| 4 | Yokohama FC | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 73 | |
| 5 | JEF United Chiba | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 72 | |
| 6 | Oita Trinita (O) (P) | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 71 | |
| 7 | Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 66 | |
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 65 | |
| 9 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 64 | |
| 10 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 61 | |
| 11 | Tochigi SC | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 60 | |
| 12 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 59 | |
| 13 | Mito HollyHock | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 56 | |
| 14 | Roasso Kumamoto | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 55 | |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 51 | |
| 16 | Ehime FC | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 50 | |
| 17 | Thespa Kusatsu | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 47 | |
| 18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 41 | |
| 19 | Kataller Toyama | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 38 | |
| 20 | Gainare Tottori | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 33 | 78 | −45 | 38 | |
| 21 | FC Gifu | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 35 | |
| 22 | Machida Zelvia (R) | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 32 | Relegation to 2013 Japan Football League 1 | 
Updated to games played on 11 November 2012.
Source: J.League Division 2
Rules for classification: 
1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw
If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions.
1 The promotion and relegation between J2 and JFL will take place only if more than one promotion-eligible (i.e. having a J.League Associate Membership) JFL team finished above second place and playoff will be played only if a eligible JFL team finished in second place(See the corresponding section for further details). As only 2012 Japan Football League Champion V-Varen Nagasaki has the Associate Membership among the top 2 teams. Machida Zelvia was relegated immediately but no relegation/playoff was taken place for FC Gifu which finished 21st.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Only applicable when the season is not finished: 
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Matches
| 4 March 2012 1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1 - 2 | Tokushima Vortis | Honjo Stadium | 
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| Sunday 17:34 | Hanato  70' | Report |  64' Kim  87' Tsuda | Attendance: 3,160 Referee: Ikeuchi | 
| 11 March 2012 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0 - 0 | Fagiano Okayama | Honjo Stadium | 
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| Sunday 13:03 | Report | Attendance: 4,009 Referee: Ogawa | 
| 17 March 2012 3 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 1 - 0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Matsumotodaira Park Stadium Alwin | 
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| Saturday 14:04 | Iida  19' | Report | Attendance: 4,471 Referee: Oka | 
| 20 March 2012 4 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1 - 0 | Mito HollyHock | Honjo Stadium | 
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| Tuesday 16:03 | Watari  51' | Report | Attendance: 2,558 Referee: Ueda | 
| 25 March 2012 5 | Kataller Toyama | 2 - 3 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Toyama Stadium | 
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| Sunday 13:04 | Nishikawa  45+2' Kurobe  50' | Report |  48' Ikemoto  66' Watari  85' Hanato | Attendance: 1,692 Referee: Koya | 
| 1 April 2012 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 1 - 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium | 
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| Sunday 16:03 | Yamamoto  78' | Report |  65' Noborio  86' Takeuchi | Attendance: 9,486 Referee: Enomoto | 
| 8 April 2012 7 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1 - 0 | Gainare Tottori | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 14:00 JST | Watari  62' | Report | Kumazawa  26' | Attendance: 3,230 Referee:  Hiroyuki Onishi | 
| 15 April 2012 8 | Gifu | 1 - 0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium | 
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| 16:00 JST | Hirota  55' Kim Jung-Hyun  90+2' | Report | Arai  39' Kimura  70' Miyamoto  77' | Attendance: 2,920 Referee:  Kazuyuki Hayakawa | 
| 22 April 2012 9 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0 - 1 | Montedio Yamagata | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 14:00 JST | Miyamoto  15' | Report | Miyasaka  20' Bandai  60' Higa  80' | Attendance: 3,286 Referee:  Kenji Ogiya | 
| 27 April 2012 10 | Thespa Kusatsu | 0 - 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma | 
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| 20:00 JST | Nagata  52' | Report | Watari  16' Ikemoto  45+3' Kimura  64' Arai  71' Hanato  90+1' | Attendance: 1,447 Referee:  Koji Murakami | 
| 30 April 2012 11 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1 - 2 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 16:00 JST | Watari  9' | Report | Ito  34' Milligan  63' | Attendance: 2,112 Referee:  Hiroshi Yamaguchi | 
| 3 May 2012 12 | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Machida Athletic Stadium | 
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| 20:00 JST | Tsuda  76' | Report | Fuji  11' Ikemoto  77' (pen.) Miyamoto  90+1' | Attendance: 3,021 Referee:  Yosuke Kubota | 
| 6 May 2012 13 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1 - 2 | Yokohama | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 20:00 JST | Tada  6' Ikemoto  71' | Report | Nakazato  7' Fujita  19', 47' Abe  30' Schneider  44' Sugiyama  69' | Attendance: 3,702 Referee:  Hiromichi Oka | 
| 12 May 2012 14 | Ehime | 2 - 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Ningineer Stadium | 
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| 15:00 JST | Oyama  2' Takumi Murakami  9' Ogasawara  79' Arita  87'  90+2' | Report | Shuto Nakahara  6' Yasuda  31' Hanato  32' Ikemoto  34' Komorida  54'  57' Miyamoto  60' | Attendance: 3,724 Referee:  Minoru Tojo | 
| 20 May 2012 15 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1 - 5 | Tokyo Verdy | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 14:00 JST | Takano  17' Kim Jong-pil  47' Komorida  52'  58' | Report | Fukatsu  5'  50' Abe  19' (pen.) Nishi  25' Takahashi  60' Maki  82' | Attendance: 3,491 Referee:  Masuya Ueda | 
| 26 May 2012 16 | Kyoto Sanga | 1 - 0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium | 
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| 14:00 JST | Nakamura  37' Nakayama    81', 86' | Report | Kim Jong-pil  65' Komorida  72' | Attendance: 6,540 Referee:  Yuichi Nishimura | 
| 2 June 2012 17 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 3 - 2 | Shonan Bellmare | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 14:00 JST | Miyamoto  8' Yasuda | Report | Alex  24' Kikuchi  53' Han Kook-Young  63' Yamaguchi  73' Kamata  79' Yoshihama  87' Furuhashi  90+4' | Attendance: 2,677 Referee:  Tetsuro Yoshida | 
| 9 June 2012 18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 - 0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Level-5 Stadium | 
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| 14:00 JST | Omata  26' Jogo  41' Koga  57' Suzuki  83' Naruoka  90+3' | Report | Kimura  16' | Attendance: 8,741 Referee:  Shoichiro Mikami | 
| 13 June 2012 19 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1 - 1 | Tochigi S.C. | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 20:00 JST | Komorida  15' Morimura  16' Killoran  24' Seki  45' Tokiwa  68' Kimura  78' Leonardo  88' | Report | Onodera  11' Takagi  39' Usami  78' | Attendance: 2,391 Referee:  Nobutsugu Murakami | 
| 17 June 2012 20 | Roasso Kumamoto | 2 - 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kumamoto Athletics Stadium | 
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| 20:00 JST | Saito  3'  27' Taketomi  22'  79' | Report | Nagano  6' Hanato  23', 29'  78' Fuji  90+1' | Attendance: 4,572 Referee:  Akihiko Ikeuchi | 
| 24 June 2012 21 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0 - 2 | Oita Trinita | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 19:00 JST | Ikemoto  42' Tokiwa  52' Komorida  82' | Report | Mitsuhira  11' Morishima  35'  74' | Attendance: 2,129 Referee:  Hiroshi Yamauchi | 
| 1 July 2012 22 | Gainare Tottori | 1 - 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Tottori Bank Bird Stadium | 
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| 19:00 JST | Togawa  4' Fukui    6', 29' | Report | Leonardo  33', 43'  68' Fuji    36', 68' Ikemoto  49' Tada  80' Oshima  88' Seki  90' | Attendance: 2,313 Referee:  Hiromichi Oka | 
| 8 July 2012 23 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2 - 0 | Ehime | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 19:00 JST | Hanato  15' (pen.)  41' Killoran  27'  51' | Report | Alair  11' Akimoto  15' Tomić    19', 25' | Attendance: 2,389 Referee:  Hiroyuki Onishi | 
| 15 July 2012 24 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0 - 1 | Thespa Kusatsu | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 19:00 JST | Report | Tatsushi Koyanagi  19' Matsushita  26' Nakamura  90+5' | Attendance: 2,894 Referee:  Kazuyuki Hayakawa | 
| 22 July 2012 25 | Tokushima Vortis | 1 - 1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Pocarisweat Stadium | 
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| 19:30 JST | Diogo  85' | Report | Hanato  53' Miyamoto  90' | Attendance: 5,021 Referee:  Masuya Ueda | 
| 29 July 2012 26 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 - 0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka | 
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| 19:30 JST | Furuhashi  47' Kaoru Takayama  53' Abe  67' Macena  90+3' | Report | Arai  87' | Attendance: 6,334 Referee:  Tomohiro Tsukada | 
| 5 August 2012 27 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1 - 1 | Machida Zelvia | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 19:00 JST | Komorida    29', 64' Tada  83' | Report | Suzuki  2' Fujita  90+2' | Attendance: 2,384 Referee:  Koichiro Fukushima | 
| 12 August 2012 28 | Oita Trinita | 0 - 1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Ōita Bank Dome | 
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| 19:00 JST | Summary | Tada  18' Morimura    23', 41' Kawanabe  64' Ikemoto  83' Satō  90+2' | Attendance: 8,941 Referee:  Tetsuro Yoshida | 
| 19 August 2012 29 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 4 - 2 | Avispa Fukuoka | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 19:00 JST | Ikemoto  8' Hanato  15', 56'  90+4' Tokiwa  90+4' | Summary | Jogo  7'  45+1' Wada  85' Suzuki  90+2' | Attendance: 7,637 Referee:  Ryuji Sato | 
| 22 August 2012 30 | Fagiano Okayama | 1 - 1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kanko Stadium | 
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| 20:00 JST | Sengoku  42' Ueda  57' | Summary | Arai  19' Oshima  40' Satō  62' Kimura  84' Kim Jong-pil  90+2' | Attendance: 8,172 Referee:  Koei Koya | 
| 26 August 2012 31 | Tokyo Verdy | 0 - 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Ajinomoto Stadium | 
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| 19:00 JST | Shibasaki  75' | Summary | Tokiwa  40' Tada  58' Hayashi  89' | Attendance: 3,088 Referee:  Hiroyoshi Takayama | 
| 2 September 2012 32 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2 - 0 | Roasso Kumamoto | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 19:00 JST | Ikemoto  35' Killoran  58' Hanato  79' | Summary | Fujimoto  8' Hiroi  58' Yano  90+2' | Attendance: 4,794 Referee:  Hiroyuki Onishi | 
| 14 September 2012 33 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2 - 1 | Gifu | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 20:00 JST | Ikemoto  6' Hanato  63' Yasuda  74' Arai  90+3' | Summary | Ri Han-Jae  44' Abuda  76' Hiroki Higuchi | Attendance: 2,853 Referee:  Hiromichi Oka | 
| 17 September 2012 34 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | 0 - 3 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Fukuda Denshi Arena | 
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| 14:00 JST | Aoki  6' Yazawa  51' | Summary | Hanato  3', 35' Killoran  8' Shingo Suzuki  59' Kim Jong-pil  67' | Attendance: 7,845 Referee:  Kazuyoshi Enomoto | 
| 23 September 2012 35 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2 - 3 | Ventforet Kofu | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 14:00 JST | Arai  14' Kim Jong-pil  48'  65' Miyamoto  59' Yasuda  70' Tokiwa  77' | Summary | Kashiwa  6'  36' Davi  82'  85' Hatada  90+3' | Attendance: 3,254 Referee:  Ryuji Sato | 
| 30 September 2012 36 | Mito HollyHock | 3 - 1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | K's denki Stadium Mito | 
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| 14:00 JST | Okamoto  3', 35' Shimada  16' Omoto  58' | Summary | Tokiwa  7' Killoran  20' Kim Jong-pil  77' | Attendance: 6,023 Referee:  Koji Morikawa | 
| 7 October 2012 37 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0 - 1 | Matsumoto Yamaga | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 14:00 JST | Kim Jong-pil  49' Killoran  86' | Summary | Tamabayashi  42' Kusunose  62' Shirai  90+4' | Attendance: 3,292 Referee:  Naohito Ogawa | 
| 14 October 2012 38 | Yokohama | 1 - 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium | 
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| 14:00 | Takachi  37' Morimoto  53' | Summary | Arai  63' Satō  66' Fuji  66' Hayashi  71' Hanato  81' | Attendance: 5,543 Referee:  Minoru Tojo | 
| 21 October 2012 39 | Montedio Yamagata | 1 - 0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata | 
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| 14:00 JST | Nakashima  7' Yamazaki  90+4' | Summary | Kimura  45+1' Hanato  45+1' | Attendance: 5,408 Referee:  Yuki Noda | 
| 28 October 2012 40 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2 - 0 | Kyoto Sanga | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 16:00 JST | Kimura  16' Takeuchi  75', 90' | Summary | Hwang Te-Song  14' | Attendance: 3,916 Referee:  Takuto Okabe | 
| 4 November 2012 41 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | - | Kataller Toyama | Honjo Stadium | 
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| 13:00 JST | Referee:  | 
| 11 November 2012 42 | Tochigi S.C. | - | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Tochigi Green Stadium | 
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| 13:00 JST | Referee:  | 
Emperor's Cup
| 9 September 2012 Round 2 | F.C. Machida Zelvia | 1 - 1 (aet) (5 - 4 p) | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Setagaya, Tokyo | 
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| 13:00 JST | Kitai  22' | Report | Tokiwa  51' | Stadium: Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 1,653 Referee: Shoichiro Mikami | 
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