Roasso Kumamoto

Roasso Kumamoto
ロアッソ熊本
Full name Roasso Kumamoto
Nickname(s) Roasso
Founded 2004 (2004)
Ground Umakana Yokana Stadium
Ground Capacity 32,000
Chairman Tomoyoshi Ikeya
Manager Hiroyuki Kiyokawa
League J2 League
Website Club home page

Roasso Kumamoto (ロアッソ熊本 Roasso Kumamoto) is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. Roasso Kumamoto was promoted to J2 League for the first time at the end of the 2007 season, and played their first season in 2008 where they finished 12th. Their team colour is red.

History

The club was founded as Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) Kumamoto Soccer Club in 1969. The club was promoted to the Kyushu Regional League in 1983.

When NTT was privatised in 1985, the club was renamed as NTT Kyushu Soccer Club. The club changed their name again to NTT West Kumamoto Soccer Club in 1999 when NTT was divided into NTT West and NTT East.

The club was promoted to the JFL in 2001 and finished 8th. In 2002, NTT relinquished the ownership of the club and community-oriented Alouette Kumamoto was born. Alouette is a French word meaning skylark, the symbol bird of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club finished 17th that season and was relegated to the Kyushu League.

In 2005, the club name changed again to Rosso Kumamoto. Rosso means red in Italian. After they won the Kyushu League and finished 3rd in the Regional League play-off tournament, the club was promoted to the JFL.

The team was recently featured in J. League programming to introduce the team to followers of the pro league. Rosso's second-place finish in the 2007 JFL season was high enough to earn promotion into the J. League for the 2008 season.

Change of name

Rosso changed its name to Roasso Kumamoto as of January 1, 2008, prior to entering the J. League. Roasso is a portmanteau, rosso meaning 'red', asso meaning "ace" in Italian. The name Rosso is a registered trademark of another company and this team can't use Rosso. Its symbol, a prancing horse and its colour are an evident reference to Ferrari.

Record as Under Grade League

Record after changing name as Rosso Kumamoto.

Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G League Cup Emperor's Cup
2005 KYU 10 1 - - 1st Round
2006 JFL 18 5 - - 3rd Round
2007 JFL 18 2 - - 1st Round
Key

Record as J. League member

Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G J. League Cup Emperor's Cup
2008 J2 15 12 5,279 - 3rd Round
2009 J2 18 14 6,006 - 2nd Round
2010 J2 19 7 6,907 - 3rd Round
2011 J2 20 11 6,928 - 2nd Round
2012 J2 22 14 5,855 - 4th Round
2013 J2 22 19 6,228 - 3rd Round
2014 J2 22 13 7,002 - 2nd Round
2015 J2 22 13 7,037 - 3rd Round
2016 J2 -
Key

Current squad

As of 22 Jan, 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Japan GK Minoru Hata
2 Japan MF Kohei Kuroki
3 Japan DF Shoto Suzuki
4 Japan DF Takuya Sonoda
5 Japan DF Ryujiro Ueda
6 Japan MF Takumi Murakami
7 Japan DF Shosuke Katayama
8 Japan MF Issei Takayanagi
9 Brazil FW Anderson
10 Japan MF Koki Kiyotake (on loan from Sagan Tosu)
11 Japan FW Ryuichi Hirashige
13 Japan MF Daiki Sakamoto
16 Japan MF Masanobu Komaki
17 Japan MF Yasuaki Okamoto
No. Position Player
18 Japan GK Tatsunari Nagai
19 Japan DF Taishin Morikawa
20 Japan MF Hayate Hachikubo
21 Japan GK Daiki Kanei
22 Japan MF Takuro Uehara
23 Japan DF Yohei Kurakawa
27 Japan MF Yuto Nakayama
29 Japan FW Keita Saito
30 Japan GK Akihiro Sato
31 Japan GK Yutaro Hara
33 Japan DF Jun Sonoda
36 Japan FW Seiichiro Maki
38 Japan MF Shuhei Kamimura
39 Japan MF Shintaro Shimada

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Japan FW Tatsuya Tanaka (at FC Gifu)

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