Japan Soccer College

Japan Soccer College FC
Founded2002
GroundJapan Soccer College Ground
Team ManagerHaruo Wada
LeagueHFL Div. 1 (Japan 5th tier; JSC FC)
20232nd of 8
Websitehttps://cups-y.com/

Japan Soccer College (JAPANサッカーカレッジ, ~) is a Japanese football academy from Kitakanbara, Niigata.[1] Its main football team is currently playing in the Hokushinetsu Football League's 1st Division and has played in the Emperor's Cup in the past.[2]

The football academy has produced a number of J.League players, coaches and other staff members across Japan.[3] As of the 2022 season, 54 of the 58 J.League members have at least one player or staff member who are JSC former alumni. The college claims themselves as the only football vocational school in Japan.[4]

The academy (or college) has different teams across men's and women's football. As of 2023, the JSC-affiliated teams are:

  • Men's teams:
    • Japan Soccer College FC – Hokushin'etsu Football League Division 1 (5th tier)
    • CUPS Seiro (College of Upward Players in Soccer Seiro) – Hokushin'etsu Football League Division 2 (6th tier)
    • Niigata JSC – Niigata Prefecture Football League Division 1 (7th tier)
  • Women's teams:
    • Japan Soccer College Ladies – Hokushin'etsu Women's Football League Division 1 (4th tier)

Current squads

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Japan Soccer College FC

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As of 26 April 2023.[5]

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 Shunsuke Yao
2 DF Japan JPN Kota Matsumura
3 DF Japan JPN Daiki Yoshino
4 DF Japan JPN Yuma Ando
5 MF Japan JPN Shota Shinoda
6 MF Japan JPN Taisei Ono
7 DF Japan JPN Kengo Ota
8 MF Japan JPN Keita Akimoto
9 FW Japan JPN Naoki Uemoto
10 FW Japan JPN Ryota Watanabe
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW Japan JPN Kanato Fukazawa
13 FW Japan JPN Kazuya Tanaka
14 MF Japan JPN Shuto Ono
15 DF Japan JPN Yuya Hamasaki
17 GK Japan JPN Hirotaka Matsuda
19 MF Japan JPN Takenobu Ito
20 MF Japan JPN Itsuki Ishibashi
22 FW Japan JPN Shingo Kotegawa
23 DF Japan JPN Tomoki Yamaguchi

CUPS Seiro

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As of 26 April 2023.[6]

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 Ryuhei Kameyama
2 DF Japan JPN Teru Okada
3 DF Japan JPN Michiya Endo
4 DF Japan JPN Hikaru Yamada
5 MF Japan JPN Zen Yamada
6 MF Japan JPN Yosuke Yamada
7 MF Japan JPN Shu Suzuki
8 MF Japan JPN Shumpei Harada
14 MF Japan JPN Hiroto Ono
15 FW Japan JPN Taiki Imazawa
16 MF Japan JPN Yuki Iwai
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 GK Japan JPN Yoshiki Yoshida
18 MF Japan JPN Ryoma Tsunefuji
19 DF Japan JPN Raiha Aoyama
20 DF Japan JPN Shuma Muneyama
22 MF Japan JPN Kenta Uejima
23 FW Japan JPN Kota Tochikubo
24 MF Japan JPN Daiki Inamine
25 MF Japan JPN Masato Sonobe
27 MF Japan JPN Yuki Yamakawa
28 MF Japan JPN Ko Kawahara
33 DF Japan JPN Kiyan Sekine

References

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  1. ^ "学校法人 国際総合学園 JAPANサッカーカレッジ高等部". cups-y.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ "The 94th Emperor's Cup 40 representative teams determined". Japan Football Association. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "47クラブに卒業生146人…Jリーグ就職に強い新潟の学校とは" [146 graduates from 47 clubs ... What is a school in Niigata that is strong in J-League employment?]. Japan Football Association. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Home Page". Japan Soccer College (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  5. ^ "JAPANサッカーカレッジ Players" [Japan Soccer College Players]. www.jsc-team-info.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  6. ^ "CUPS聖籠 Players" [CUPS Seiro Players]. www.jsc-team-info.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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