For the club in
Tochigi city renamed from Tochigi Uva, see Tochigi City FC.
Quick facts for kids
Tochigi SC
栃木SC
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| Full name |
Tochigi Soccer Club |
| Founded |
1953; 71 years ago (1953) |
| Stadium |
Kanseki Stadium Tochigi |
Stadium
capacity |
25,244 |
| President |
Daisuke Hashimoto |
| Manager |
Shinji Kobayashi |
| League |
J2 League |
| 2022 |
J2 League, 17th of 22 |
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Tochigi Soccer Club (栃木サッカークラブ, Tochigi Sakkākurabu), commonly referred to as Tochigi SC (栃木SC, Tochigi Esushi) is a Japanese football club based in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. They set to play in the J3 League after relegation from J2 in 2024, Japan's third tier of professional football.
History
Teachers in Tochigi Prefecture founded the club in 1953. They were initially called Tochigi Teachers' Soccer Club (栃木教員サッカー部 Tochigi Kyōin Sakkā Bu). They started to welcome players with other professions in 1994 and renamed themselves as Tochigi Soccer Club. In 1999, Tochigi won the Kanto Regional League and were promoted to the Japan Football League after finishing runners-up in the Regional League play-off. In March 2005, they announced that they would set up a task force to give a serious consideration to turn professional and try to gain J.League status.
In January 2007, they achieved J.League Associate Membership status and in the 2008 season they secured qualification for promotion to professional status on 16 November 2007. On 1 December 2007, promotion was made official by J.League and Tochigi had competed in J2 from 2009.
In 2015 Tochigi finished bottom and were relegated for the first time to J3, the third and lowest professional level in the league system. After two seasons, they returned to J2 as runners-up in 2017.
On 27 October 2024, Tochigi officially relegated to J3 League for second time after defeat from Shimizu S-Pulse 0-1 at home and ending seven years stint in second tier with two games left.
League and cup record
| League |
J.League Cup |
Emperor's
Cup |
| Season |
Div. |
Teams |
Pos. |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
Attendance/G |
| 2007 |
JFL |
18 |
8th |
34 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
43 |
29 |
14 |
52 |
4,457 |
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3rd round |
| 2008 |
18 |
2nd |
34 |
18 |
9 |
7 |
65 |
37 |
28 |
63 |
5,048 |
4th round |
| 2009 |
J2 |
18 |
17th |
51 |
8 |
13 |
30 |
38 |
77 |
-39 |
37 |
4,706 |
2nd round |
| 2010 |
19 |
10th |
36 |
14 |
8 |
14 |
46 |
42 |
4 |
50 |
4,157 |
3rd round |
| 2011 |
20 |
10th |
38 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
44 |
39 |
5 |
56 |
4,939 |
3rd round |
| 2012 |
22 |
11th |
42 |
17 |
9 |
16 |
50 |
49 |
4 |
60 |
3,850 |
2nd round |
| 2013 |
22 |
9th |
42 |
17 |
12 |
13 |
61 |
55 |
6 |
63 |
4,922 |
3rd round |
| 2014 |
22 |
12th |
42 |
15 |
10 |
17 |
52 |
58 |
-6 |
55 |
5,294 |
2nd round |
| 2015 |
22 |
22nd |
42 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
39 |
64 |
-25 |
35 |
5,167 |
1st round |
| 2016 |
J3 |
16 |
2nd |
30 |
17 |
8 |
5 |
38 |
20 |
18 |
59 |
4,917 |
Did not qualify |
| 2017 |
17 |
2nd |
32 |
16 |
12 |
4 |
44 |
24 |
20 |
60 |
5,147 |
Did not qualify |
| 2018 |
J2 |
22 |
17th |
42 |
13 |
11 |
18 |
38 |
48 |
-10 |
50 |
5,657 |
2nd round |
| 2019 |
22 |
20th |
42 |
8 |
16 |
18 |
33 |
53 |
-20 |
40 |
5,148 |
3rd round |
| 2020 † |
22 |
10th |
42 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
41 |
39 |
2 |
58 |
2,522 |
Did not qualify |
| 2021 † |
22 |
14th |
42 |
10 |
15 |
17 |
37 |
51 |
-14 |
45 |
3,861 |
3rd round |
| 2022 |
22 |
17th |
42 |
11 |
16 |
15 |
32 |
40 |
-8 |
49 |
4,429 |
Round of 16 |
| 2023 |
22 |
19th |
42 |
10 |
14 |
18 |
39 |
47 |
-8 |
44 |
5,834 |
Round of 16 |
| 2024 |
20 |
18th |
38 |
7 |
13 |
18 |
33 |
57 |
-24 |
34 |
6,238 |
1st round |
2nd round |
| 2025 |
J3 |
20 |
TBA |
38 |
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- Key
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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
Players
Current squad
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Shuhei Kawata |
| 2 |
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DF |
Wataru Hiramatsu |
| 3 |
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DF |
Hayato Kurosaki |
| 4 |
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MF |
Sho Sato |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Naoki Otani |
| 6 |
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MF |
Sho Omori |
| 7 |
|
MF |
Ryotaro Ishida |
| 9 |
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FW |
Origbaajo Ismaila |
| 10 |
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MF |
Toshiki Mori |
| 13 |
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DF |
Keisuke Saka |
| 14 |
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MF |
Kodai Dohi (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) |
| 15 |
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MF |
Koya Okuda |
| 16 |
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MF |
Rio Hyon (on loan from Tokushima Vortis) |
| 17 |
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MF |
Takumi Fujitani |
| 18 |
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MF |
Rensuke Kawana |
| 19 |
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FW |
Koki Oshima |
| 20 |
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DF |
Shintaro Ide |
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Out on loan
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
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FW |
Yuji Senuma (at SC Sagamihara) |
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Coaching staff
| Position |
Name |
| Manager |
Shinji Kobayashi |
| Assistant Manager |
Hiroaki Nagashima |
| First-team coach |
Takumi Motohashi |
| Goalkeeper coach |
Tomoaki Ogami |
| Analyst |
Shogo Manabe |
| Physical coach |
Hirofumi Sakamoto |
| Chief trainer |
Yuta Matsumoto |
| Trainer |
Takahiro Watanabe
Atsuya Kaneko |
| Interpreter |
Bruno Hideo Owada |
| Chief manager |
Tatsuya Sakakibara
Yusuke Kenjo |
| Chief doctor |
Mitsugi Shimoda |
| Doctor |
Hitoshi Akutsu
Kei Ajisaka
Taro Kuramochi
Makoto Kuroda
Atsuto Hoshikawa
Yuichiro Yano
Yusuke Eda
Makoto Oe |
Managerial history
| Manager |
Nationality |
Tenure |
| Start |
Finish |
| Kōichi Hashiratani |
 Japan |
January 1, 2007 |
December 31, 2008 |
| Hiroshi Matsuda |
Japan |
February 1, 2009 |
September 13, 2013 |
| Ikuo Matsumoto |
Japan |
September 13, 2013 |
November 25, 2013 |
| Yūji Sakakura |
Japan |
February 1, 2014 |
July 20, 2015 |
| Yasuharu Kurata |
Japan |
July 22, 2015 |
December 31, 2015 |
| Yūji Yokoyama |
Japan |
January 1, 2016 |
December 31, 2018 |
| Kazuaki Tasaka |
Japan |
February 1, 2019 |
January 31, 2022 |
| Yū Tokisaki |
Japan |
February 1, 2022 |
January 31, 2024 |
| Makoto Tanaka |
Japan |
February 1, 2024 |
May 14, 2024 |
| Shinji Kobayashi |
Japan |
May 15, 2024 |
current |
Kit evolution
The team's colour is yellow.
See also
In Spanish: Tochigi Soccer Club para niños
