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Fagiano Okayama
ファジアーノ岡山
Fagiano Okayama logo.svg
Full name Fagiano Okayama
Nickname(s) Fagi (ファジ)
Founded 2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Stadium City Light Stadium
Okayama, Okayama
Stadium
capacity		 20,000
Chairman Shinya Kitagawa
Manager Takashi Kiyama
League J2 League
2022 J2 League, 3rd of 22

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. They play in the J2 League, the second tier of the country's football league system.

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 J. 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.

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

The club currently 15th consecutive season of second tier in 2023.

Stadium

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

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
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 TBA 38 TBA
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

Current squad

As of 1 March  2024 (2024 -03-01).

No. Position Player
1 Japan GK Daiki Hotta
2 Japan DF Yuya Takagi
4 Japan DF Kaito Abe
5 Japan DF Yasutaka Yanagi (vice-captain)
6 Japan MF Yuji Wakasa
7 Japan MF Ryo Takeuchi (captain)
8 Brazil FW Gabriel Xavier
9 Brazil FW Gleyson
10 Japan MF Yudai Tanaka
11 Japan FW Ryunosuke Ota
13 Japan GK Junki Kanayama (vice-captain)
14 Japan MF Ryo Tabei (vice-captain)
15 Japan DF Haruka Motoyama
16 Japan DF Ryosuke Kawano
17 Japan MF Rui Sueyoshi
18 Japan DF Daichi Tagami
19 Japan MF Hiroto Iwabuchi
20 Japan MF Sora Igawa
No. Position Player
21 Japan GK Kohei Kawakami
24 Japan MF Ibuki Fujita
25 Japan MF Koju Yoshio
27 Japan MF Takaya Kimura
29 Japan FW Keita Saito
42 Japan MF Ryo Takahashi
43 Japan DF Yoshitake Suzuki
44 Japan MF Taishi Semba (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
49 Germany GK Svend Brodersen
55 Japan DF Yota Fujii
62 Japan MF Aoba Isomoto Type 2
63 Japan DF Koki Kawakami Type 2
64 Japan MF Narumi Fujita Type 2
65 Japan DF Vitor Miki Type 2
66 Japan MF Ryota Minami Type 2
88 Japan DF Takahiro Yanagi
99 Brazil FW Lucão

Out on loan

No. Position Player
Japan GK Rissei Taniguchi (on loan at Giravanz Kitakyushu)
No. Position Player
Japan MF Kyoya Yamada (on loan at Verspah Oita)

Coaching staff

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

Managerial history

League games only

Manager Nationality Tenure Managerial Record
From To P W D L W%
Satoshi Tezuka  Japan 1 January 2007 31 January 2010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&055.&&&&&055 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&&&&&031 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.82000021.82
Masanaga Kageyama  Japan 1 February 2010 31 December 2014 &&&&&&&&&&&&0200.&&&&&0200 &&&&&&&&&&&&&066.&&&&&066 &&&&&&&&&&&&&064.&&&&&064 &&&&&&&&&&&&&070.&&&&&070 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033.00
Tetsu Nagasawa  Japan 1 February 2015 31 January 2019 &&&&&&&&&&&&0168.&&&&&0168 &&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056 &&&&&&&&&&&&&059.&&&&&059 &&&&&&&&&&&&&053.&&&&&053 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33
Kenji Arima  Japan 1 February 2019 31 January 2022 &&&&&&&&&&&&0126.&&&&&0126 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045 &&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039 &&&&&&&&&&&&&042.&&&&&042 &&&&&&&&&&&&&035.71000035.71
Takashi Kiyama  Japan 1 February 2022 Current &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 !—
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 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 -
Away Kit - 2nd
2008 - 2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 -

See also

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