Kashiwa Reysol
Full nameKashiwa Reysol[1]
Nickname(s)Taiyō-Ō (Sun King)
Aurinegro (gold-and-black)
Short nameREY
Founded1940 (1940) as Hitachi S.C.
StadiumSankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium ("Hitachidai")
Kashiwa, Chiba
Capacity15,900
OwnerHitachi
ChairmanRyuichiro Takikawa
Head coachMasami Ihara
LeagueJ1 League
2023J1 League, 17th of 18
WebsiteClub website

Kashiwa Reysol (柏レイソル, Kashiwa Reisoru) is a Japanese professional football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium, also known as "Hitachidai". Reysol is a portmanteau of the Spanish words Rey and Sol, meaning "Sun King". The name alludes to their parent company Hitachi, whose name means "rising sun" in Japanese. The club was formed in 1940 and was a founding member ("Original Eight"[lower-alpha 1]). of the Japan Soccer League (JSL) in 1965. Since the league's inception, they have spent nice in the top tier of Japanese football. They have been Japanese League champions twice in 1972 and 2011, and have won three League Cups in 1976, 1999 and 2013, and three Emperor's Cups in 1972, 1975 and 2012.

History

Hitachi SC (1939–1992)

The club started in 1939 and was officially formed as the company team, Hitachi, Ltd. Soccer Club in 1940 in Kodaira, Tokyo. The club formed the Japan Soccer League (JSL) in 1965, along with today's Urawa Reds, JEF United Chiba, Cerezo Osaka, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and three other clubs ("Original Eight").[1] They had some successes during the mid-1970s, winning several Emperor's Cups and JSL titles and contributing several players to the Japanese national team.

The club relocated from Kodaira to Kashiwa in 1986, but it took a while to adapt to the new town, as they were relegated to the JSL Division 2 at the season's closing.[2] They made it back to the top flight in 1989/90, but dropped back in 1990/91 and returned again in 1991/92.[1] As the J.League advent had come too soon for them, the club abandoned to be a founding member of the newly formed professional league. The club joined the Japan Football League (called "former JFL") Division 1 in 1992, the second tier of the Japanese football hierarchy following the J.League.

Kashiwa Reysol (1993–)

The club changed its name to Kashiwa Reysol in 1993. Reysol added Careca of the Brazil national football team in the autumn of this year with the aim of winning the JFL champion for promoting to the J1 League.[1] The club struggled, however, with the help of Careca and Brazilian manager Zé Sérgio, they secured the 2nd place in the JFL in 1994 and earned promotion to the top league.

Reysol debuted in the J1 League in 1995. They welcomed Akira Nishino in 1998 who was the former manager of Japan's Olympic team, Hristo Stoichkov of the Bulgaria national football team, and Hong Myung-bo of the Korea national football team. The club won the J.League Cup in 1999, their first title as Kashiwa Reysol.[3]

However, next English manager, Steve Perryman, unsettled the team and the club struggled over the next several seasons. After finishing at the 16th place out of 18 clubs in 2005, the club lost the promotion/relegation play-offs against Ventforet Kofu, the 3rd place of the J2 League, and relegated to the J2 League.[4]

A new manager, Nobuhiro Ishizaki, led an almost entirely new squad in 2006 and the club secured automatic promotion to the J1 League in the last game of the season.[5]

The club was relegated again at the end of 2009. However, once they won the J2 League led by Nelsinho Baptista in 2010 and came back to the top flight, the club won the J1 League in 2011 with some talented footballers such as Hiroki Sakai, Junya Tanaka, Jorge Wagner and Leandro Domingues, and became the first Japanese club to win the second tier and the top tier two seasons in a row.[lower-alpha 2][6] The club qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup as the host nation's league champion and became semifinalist after defeating Auckland City and Monterrey.

For the period of 2010 through 2014, Reysol won six different titles for five consecutive seasons; the J2 League in 2010, the J1 League in 2011, the Emperor's Cup and the Super Cup in 2012, the J.League Cup in 2013 and the Suruga Bank Championship in 2014.

Rivalries

Marunouchi Gosanke

Historically, Kashiwa Reysol's fiercest rivals have been JEF United Chiba and Urawa Reds, both close neighbors. The three were co-founders of the Japan Soccer League (JSL) in 1965, and spent most seasons in the top tier through the JSL era. Because of their former parent companies' headquarters being all based in Marunouchi, Tokyo, the three clubs were known as the Marunouchi Gosanke (丸の内御三家, "Marunouchi Big Three") and fixtures among them were known as the Marunouchi derbies.

Chiba derby

Reysol and JEF United Chiba first met in 1941 in ancient Kanto regional football league. The two clubs both now based in Chiba Prefecture, and their rivalry is known as the Chiba derby. They annually contest a pre-season friendly match well known as the Chibagin Cup (i.e., Chiba Bank Cup) since 1995.

Others

Reysol also has a rivalry with Kashima Antlers (commonly called Tonegawa clásico), FC Tokyo (commonly called Kanamachi derby) and Omiya Ardija (commonly called Nodasen derby).

Anthem

Kashiwa Reysol's anthem is We Are Reysol, which is sung by anime singer Hironobu Kageyama. The song released in 1994, the same year Reysol got promoted to J1.

Record as J.League member

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
SeasonDiv.TeamsPos.PW (OTW / PKW)DL (OTL / PKL)FAGDPtsAttendance/GJ.League CupEmperor's CupAFCFIFA CWC
1995 J11412th5221 (0 / 0)–29 (0 / 1)1830–122216,102–2nd round––
1996 165th3020–106752156013,033Semi-finalsRound of 16
1997 177th3216 (2 / 0)–11 (1 / 2)634914528,664Quarter-finalsQuarter-finals
1998 188th3414 (1 / 3)–13 (2 / 1)5661–5479,932Group stageRound of 16
1999 163rd3017 (3 / -)18 (1 / -)4936135810,122WinnersSemi-finals
2000 163rd3015 (6 / -)17 (1 / -)4832165810,0372nd roundRound of 16
2001 166th3012 (2 / -)311 (2 / -)5846124312,4772nd round3rd round
2002 1612th309 (1 / -)3173848–103211,314Quarter-finals3rd round
2003 1612th30910113539–43710,873Group stageRound of 16
2004 1616th30510152949–202510,513Group stage4th round
2005 1816th34811153954–153512,492Group stage5th round
2006 J2132nd4827714846024888,328Not eligible4th round
2007 J1188th3414812433675012,967Group stage4th round
2008 1811th3413714484534612,308Group stageRunners-up
2009 1816th34713144157–163411,738Group stage3rd round
2010 J2191st3623112712447808,098Not eligibleRound of 16
2011 J1181st3423386542237211,9171st roundRound of 164th place
2012 186th3415712575255213,768Semi-finalsWinnersRound of 16–
2013 1810th34139125659–34812,553WinnersRound of 16Semi-finals
2014 184th341798484086010,715Semi-finals3rd round–
2015 1810th3412913464334510,918Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsQuarter-finals
2016 188th3415910524485410,728Group stageRound of 16–
2017 184th3418884933166211,820Group stageSemi-finals
2018 1817th34123194754–73911,298Semi-finals3rd roundGroup stage
2019 J2221st422598853352849,471Group stage3rd round–
2020 † J1187th3415712604614523,484Runners-upDid not qualify
2021 † 2015th38125213756–19414,444Group stage3rd round
2022 187th34138134344–1478,499Group stageRound of 16
2023 1817th34615133347−143311,130Group stageRunners-up
2024 20TBA38
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
  • OTW / PKW = Overtime wins / Penalty kicks wins 1997 & 1998 seasons - 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002 Overtime wins only
  • OTL / PKL = Overtime losses / Penalty kicks losses 1997 and 1998 seasons - 1999, 2000 & 2001 Overtime losses only
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

League

Cups

International

League history

  • Division 1 (JSL): 1965–1971 (as Hitachi SC)
  • Division 1 (JSL Div. 1): 1972 to 1986–87
  • Division 2 (JSL Div. 2): 1987–88 to 1988–89
  • Division 1 (JSL Div. 1): 1989–90
  • Division 2 (JSL Div. 2): 1990–91
  • Division 1 (JSL Div. 1): 1991–92
  • Division 2 (former JFL Div. 1): 1992–1993
  • Division 2 (former JFL): 1994 (as Kashiwa Reysol)
  • Division 1 (J.League): 1995–1998
  • Division 1 (J1): 1999–2005
  • Division 2 (J2): 2006
  • Division 1 (J1): 2007–2009
  • Division 2 (J2): 2010
  • Division 1 (J1): 2011–2018
  • Division 2 (J2): 2019
  • Division 1 (J1): 2020–present

Current squad

As of 25 August 2023.[7][8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Haruki Saruta
2 DF Japan JPN Hiromu Mitsumaru
3 DF Brazil BRA Diego
4 DF Japan JPN Taiyo Koga (captain)
5 MF Japan JPN Tomoki Takamine
6 MF Japan JPN Keiya Shiihashi
9 FW Japan JPN Yuki Muto
10 MF Brazil BRA Matheus Sávio
11 MF Japan JPN Kota Yamada
13 DF Japan JPN Tomoya Inukai (On loan from Urawa Reds)
14 MF Japan JPN Tomoya Koyamatsu
16 DF Japan JPN Eiichi Katayama
17 FW Netherlands NED Jay-Roy Grot
19 FW Japan JPN Mao Hosoya
20 DF Japan JPN Hayato Tanaka
21 GK Japan JPN Masato Sasaki
22 DF Brazil BRA Bueno
23 DF Japan JPN Wataru Iwashita
24 DF Japan JPN Naoki Kawaguchi
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Japan JPN Masatoshi Mihara
28 MF Japan JPN Sachiro Toshima
30 MF Japan JPN Takuto Kato
31 GK Japan JPN Tatsuya Morita
32 DF Japan JPN Hiroki Sekine DSP
34 MF Japan JPN Takumi Tsuchiya
35 FW Japan JPN Hidetaka Maie
36 MF Japan JPN Yuto Yamada
40 MF Japan JPN Riku Ochiai
41 MF Japan JPN Keiya Sento
43 MF Japan JPN Faruzansana Mohamado
44 DF Japan JPN Taisei Kuwata DSP
45 FW Japan JPN Ota Yamamoto
46 GK Japan JPN Kenta Matsumoto
47 FW Japan JPN William Owie
48 MF Japan JPN Kazuki Kumasawa
49 FW Brazil BRA Douglas
50 DF Japan JPN Yugo Tatsuta

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW Japan JPN Yugo Masukake (On loan at Ehime FC)
— DF Brazil BRA Emerson Santos (On loan at Atlético Goianiense)
— DF Japan JPN Takuma Otake (On loan at Verspah Oita)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Japan JPN Fumiya Unoki (On loan at Mito HollyHock)
— MF Brazil BRA Rodrigo Angelotti (On loan at Omiya Ardija)
— FW Japan JPN Kaito Mori (On loan at Tokushima Vortis)

Kashiwa Reysol U-18

As of 6 April 2023.

The U-18 team of Kashiwa Reysol currently plays in the Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League, the top-flight league for U-18 clubs in the country. Only the registered players for the competition will be displayed.[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Japan JPN Ayuto Date
3 DF Japan JPN Shuta Nebiki
4 DF Japan JPN Kei Beppu
5 DF Japan JPN Shintaro Tamura
6 MF Japan JPN Atsuto Fujitani
7 MF Japan JPN Sorato Aoki
8 MF Japan JPN Tsubasa Ikebata
9 FW Japan JPN Nobuhiro Konno
10 MF Japan JPN Kanta Sekitomi
11 FW Japan JPN Kaisei Oki
12 DF Japan JPN Kazuki Ishizu
13 FW Japan JPN Ken Ichimura
14 MF Japan JPN Sogo Masukake
15 FW Japan JPN Masato Toda
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Japan JPN Ari Tanaka
17 MF Japan JPN Taiga Fukushima
18 FW Japan JPN Mohammed Sadiki Waad
19 FW Japan JPN Futo Yoshihara
20 DF Japan JPN Tetta Ikari
21 GK Japan JPN Daishi Okita
22 DF Japan JPN Koki Oikawa
23 DF Japan JPN Yamato Nakai
24 DF Japan JPN Hikaru Saito
25 FW Japan JPN Shido Kurosawa
26 DF Japan JPN Ryoji Okamoto
27 MF Japan JPN Kensei Kobayashi
28 FW Japan JPN Retsu Sawai
30 MF Japan JPN Eita Hirooka
31 GK Japan JPN Amato Noguchi Pinto

Club captains

CaptainNationalityTenure
Takahiro Shimotaira Japan–1998
Hong Myung-bo Korea1999
Tomokazu Myojin Japan2000–2005
Yuta Minami Japan2006–2007
Hidekazu Otani Japan2008–2022
Taiyo Koga Japan2023–present

Coaching staff

For the 2023 season.[10]

Position Name
Head coach Japan Masami Ihara
Assistant coach Japan Taiyo Koga
Japan Ryoichi Kurisawa
Assistant coach & Physical coach Japan Hidekazu Otani
First team coach & Physical coach Japan Naoya Matsubara
Goalkeeping coach Japan Keita Inoue
Technical Japan Yasushi Okamura
Doctor Japan Kojiro Hyodo
Medical Japan Kaoru Arakawa
Japan Hiroyuki Akai
Japan Toshiya Itagaki
Japan Ryohei Ikuta
Brazil Fabiano
Interpreter Japan Isao Yakita
Japan Masayoshi Edson Hayakawa
Japan Michinori Katsuta
Scout South Korea Lee Chang-won
Equipment Japan Masafumi Kimura
Competent Japan Takumi Miyamoto

Managerial history

ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Tokue Suzuki Japan1 February 196531 January 1966
Masayoshi Miyazaki Japan1 February 196631 January 1967
Kotaro Hattori Japan1 February 196731 January 1970
Hidetoki Takahashi Japan1 February 197031 January 1977
Takato Ebisu Japan1 February 197731 January 1979
Mutsuhiko Nomura Japan1 February 197931 January 1982
Yoshiki Nakamura Japan1 February 198231 January 1985
Yoshikazu Nagaoka Japan1 February 198530 June 1989
Hiroyuki Usui Japan1 July 198931 January 1993
Zé Sérgio Brazil1 February 199310 August 1995
Antoninho  Brazil10 August 199531 January 1996
Nicanor Brazil1 February 199631 January 1998
Akira Nishino Japan1 February 199830 July 2001
Steve Perryman England1 August 20018 August 2002
Marco Aurelio Brazil8 August 200231 January 2004
Tomoyoshi Ikeya (caretaker) Japan1 February 200431 July 2004
Hiroshi Hayano Japan1 August 200431 January 2006
Nobuhiro Ishizaki Japan1 February 200631 January 2009
Shinichiro Takahashi Japan1 February 200914 July 2009
Masami Ihara (caretaker) Japan15 July 200930 July 2009
Nelsinho Baptista Brazil1 August 200931 January 2015
Tatsuma Yoshida Japan1 February 201531 January 2016
Milton Mendes Brazil1 February 201612 March 2016
Takahiro Shimotaira Japan12 March 201613 May 2018
Nozomu Katō Japan14 May 201810 November 2018
Ken Iwase Japan10 November 201831 January 2019
Nelsinho Baptista Brazil1 February 201917 May 2023
Masami Ihara Japan17 May 2023present

Kit and colours

Colours

Kashiwa Reysol's main colour is yellow, like sunshine that is based on the club's name "Sun King". The uniform is yellow-black (called Aurinegro in Spanish) reminiscent of Peñarol or Borussia Dortmund. Reysol is the only top division club in the country to wear yellow-black.

Kit evolution

Continental record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2012 AFC Champions League Group H Thailand Buriram United 1–0 3–2 2nd
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5–1 0–2
China Guangzhou Evergrande 0–0 3–1
Round of 16 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
3–2
2013 AFC Champions League Group H China Guizhou Renhe 1–1 0–1 1st
Australia Central Coast Mariners 3–1 0–3
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–0 2–6
Round of 16 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2–5
Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
Semi-finals China Guangzhou Evergrande 1–4 4–0 1–8
2015 AFC Champions League Play-off round Thailand Chonburi
3–2 (a.e.t.)
Group E South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–2 0–0 1st
Vietnam Becamex Bình Dương 5–1 1–0
China Shandong Luneng 2–1 4–4
Round of 16 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–2 2–3 4–4 (a)
Quarter-finals China Guangzhou Evergrande 1–3 1–1 2–4
2018 AFC Champions League Play-off round Thailand Muangthong United
3–0
Group E South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–2 3–2 3rd
China Tianjin Quanjian 1–1 3–2
Hong Kong Kitchee 1–0 1–0

Notes

  1. ↑ The original clubs of the Japan Soccer League in 1965 were Mitsubishi Motors, Furukawa Electric, Hitachi, Yanmar Diesel, Toyo Kogyo, Yahata Steel, Toyota Industries and Nagoya Mutual Bank.
  2. ↑ Gamba Osaka achieved the same feat three seasons later; won the J2 League in 2013 and the J1 League back-to-back in 2014.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Club guide: Kashiwa Reysol". J.League. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hometown". Kashiwa Reysol. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "1 History". Decade: Kashiwa Reysol official history 1994–2004. Bunkakobo. 2004. ISBN 978-4-434-04119-8.
  4. ↑ "Match report: Promotion/relegation Series". J's Goal. December 10, 2005. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Match report: Kashiwa 3–0 Shonan". J's Goal. December 2, 2006. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  6. ↑ Andrew Mckirdy (December 4, 2011). "Reysol complete storybook season". The Japan Times.
  7. ↑ "2023シーズン トップチーム&アカデミー体制のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Kashiwa Reysol. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "トップチーム" (in Japanese). Kashiwa Reysol. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "2023 柏レイソルU-18". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "2023シーズン トップチーム体制のお知らせ". reysol.co.jp (in Japanese). Kashiwa Reysol. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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