Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
北海道コンサドーレ札幌
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Full nameHokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Nickname(s)Consa
Founded1935; 89 years ago (1935) as Toshiba Horikawa-cho SC
StadiumSapporo Dome
Capacity41,484
OwnerIsao Ishimizu (11.4%)
Ishiya (9.5%)[1]
ChairmanYoshikazu Nonomura
Head coachDaiki Iwamasa
LeagueJ2 League
2024J1 League, 19th of 20 (relegated)
Websitewww.consadole-sapporo.jp
Current season

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (北海道コンサドーレ札幌, Hokkaidō Konsadōre Sapporo)[2] is a Japanese professional football club based in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido. They set to play in the J2 League from 2025 after relegation from J1 in 2024, the Japanese second tier of football league.

Their main home ground is the indoor Sapporo Dome, which was shared with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters baseball team until 2022. Some matches are also played at the outdoor Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium.

Name origin

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The club's name "Consadole" is a combination of consado, a reverse of the Japanese word Dōsanko (道産子, meaning "people of Hokkaido") and the Spanish expression Olé.

History

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Toshiba S.C. (1935–1995)

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Consadole's club tradition dates back to 1935 when Toshiba Horikawa-cho Soccer Club was founded in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. They were promoted to the now-defunct Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1978.[3] They adopted new name Toshiba Soccer Club in 1980 and were promoted to the JSL Division 1 in 1989.[3] Their highest placement, 4th in the 1990 and 1991 seasons. Relegating themselves as they were not ready for J.League implementation, they joined the newly formed Japan Football League in 1992 and played the last season as Toshiba S.C. in 1995.[3]

They sought to be a professional club, but the owner Toshiba did not regard Kawasaki as an ideal hometown. This was because Verdy Kawasaki, one of the most prominent clubs at that time, was also based in the city, which Toshiba apparently believed was not big enough to accommodate two clubs. (Verdy has since crossed the Tama River to be based in Chōfu City in the west of Tokyo and has been renamed as Tokyo Verdy 1969; the only remaining professional club is Kawasaki Frontale, originally part of Fujitsu.)

They decided to move to Sapporo where the local government and community had been keen to provide a base for a professional soccer team as they awaited Daiwa House Premist Dome to be completed in 2001. The ownership was transferred from Toshiba to Hokkaido Football Club plc. before the start of the 1996 season.[3]

Toshiba does not have financial interest in the club any more but Consadole still boasts their forerunner's red and black colours on their uniform.[4] The colours were an idea from then-player Nobuhiro Ishizaki (who played when the team was still based in Kawasaki and later coached them in Sapporo) who was a fan of A.C. Milan. It also became the symbol of Toshiba's sports teams such as Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo.

Consadole Sapporo (1996–2015)

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Daiwa House Premist Dome, Consa's home ground

Consadole Sapporo inherited the JFL status from Toshiba S.C.. Their debut season in 1996 was not overly successful as they finished 5th and missed promotion. However, they won the JFL championship in 1997 and were promoted to J.League.[3]

In 1998, their first J.League season saw them finish 14th out of 18 but this did not guarantee them staying up. From the 1999 season, the J.League had 2 divisions and the play-offs involving five teams (four J.League sides and the champions of the JFL) were to be played. In order to decide who were involved in the play-offs, not only the results of the 1998 season but also those of the 1997 were taken account of. Consadole, who did not play in the previous season, was placed 14th in the aggregate standing and despite finishing above Gamba Osaka (who had finished fourth in 1997), was forced to face the play-offs. They lost all four games, two against Vissel Kobe, and another two against Avispa Fukuoka, and became the first-ever J.League side that experienced relegation.[5]

In 1999, Takeshi Okada, the former Japan national team coach, was appointed as head coach in an effort to make an immediate comeback to J1, but this attempt failed as they finished 5th. Their heavy investment on players counted against them and, at this point, the debt owed by the club exceeded three billion yen (US$33 million). The bankruptcy looked a near-certainty.

In 2000, they cut costs dramatically. As a result, the team often included as many as eight on-loan players in the starting line-up. However, this strategy paid off and the club won the J2 championship as well as promotion to J1. The club posted a single-year profit for the first time in their history this year.

In 2001, they finished 11th in J1. However, at the end of the season, the club failed to persuade Okada to renew the contract and several leading players also left the club. In 2002, they finished bottom and were relegated to J2 for a second time.[5]

In 2003, they again tried to return to the top-flight immediately by investing heavily but the team didn't perform well on the pitch. They finished ninth and their debt again crossed the 3-billion-yen mark.

The deficit-ridden club realized they needed a drastic restructuring and released highly paid leading players including mainstay Yasuyuki Konno. The rejuvenated but inexperienced team finished bottom of J2 in 2004. The bright side was their improved financial situation where the debt was sharply reduced to less than 100 million yen.

In 2005 and 2006, they finished sixth. In 2006 they also reached the semi-finals of the Emperor's Cup, 15 years after reaching the semi-finals in Kawasaki–the furthest they've reached in the Cup. In 2007 they finally earned promotion as champions and play in J1 in the 2008 season.[5]

A loss on October 19, 2008, confirmed Sapporo's relegation to J2 for the 2009 season, overtaking Kyoto Sanga as the league's most relegated side. Having won the Japanese second-tier championship a record five times (including two JSL Second Divisions as Toshiba, and one former JFL title), they were promoted to Division One after finishing third in 2011. However, a torrid 2012 season ended with Consadole holding the highest goals conceded per game ratio, the worst points per game ratio and the highest loss percentage in J.League history as they were relegated after just 27 matches played, making the 2012 team one of the worst to have ever featured in the top division.[6] From the 2016 season, the club has adopted the new name as "Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo".[7]

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (2016–present)

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In 2016, the club changed its name to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. After four years spent at the J2, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo returned to the J1 ahead of the 2017 season, having been promoted as 2016 J2 League champions.

On 9 February 2018, the team won the inaugural Pacific Rim Cup tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii, defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0.[8] 2018 was the season they reached their highest placing in the J.League era and in Sapporo – 4th, 27 years after achieving the same place in Kawasaki.

In January 2022, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's Thai player Chanathip Songkrasin who was part of the 2018 J.League Best XI joined Kawasaki Frontale with a transfer fee of around $3.8 million, breaking the J.League record for the highest domestic transfer.[9]

On 1 December 2024, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo secure relegation to J2 League from 2025 was confirmed after Kashiwa Reysol draw against Vissel Kobe 1-1 and ended seven years at top tier.

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In the Captain Tsubasa manga series, two characters were from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, midfielder Hikaru Matsuyama (himself a Hokkaido native) and forward Kazumasa Oda. In 2017, Matsuyama became an Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo player, given a squad number, 36, and is also an official ambassador of the team from Hokkaido.

Mascot

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Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo's mascot is Dole Kun, an anthropomorphic Shima Fukurou (or Blakiston's fish owl). The owl was chosen as not only was it on Consa's crest, but also because it is the largest owl in Japan, and it also lives in Hokkaido. He also enjoys having hot baths sometimes. He also is friends with Frep the Fox and Polly Polaris, the mascots of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, which can be attributed because the Fighters and Consa share the same stadium.

Current players

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As of 27 August 2024.[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Takanori Sugeno
2 DF Japan JPN Ryu Takao
3 DF South Korea KOR Park Min-gyu
4 FW Japan JPN Daiki Suga
6 DF Japan JPN Toya Nakamura
7 FW Japan JPN Musashi Suzuki (on loan from Gamba Osaka)
8 MF Japan JPN Kazuki Fukai
9 FW Spain ESP Jordi Sánchez
10 MF Japan JPN Hiroki Miyazawa
11 MF Japan JPN Ryota Aoki
13 FW South Korea KOR Kim Gun-hee
14 MF Japan JPN Yoshiaki Komai (vice-captain)
15 DF Japan JPN Rei Ieizumi
16 MF Japan JPN Tatsuya Hasegawa
17 GK Japan JPN Jun Kodama
18 MF Japan JPN Yuya Asano
19 MF Thailand THA Supachok Sarachat
21 GK Japan JPN Shunta Awaka
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Japan JPN Leo Osaki (vice-captain)
27 MF Japan JPN Takuma Arano (captain)
30 MF Japan JPN Hiromu Tanaka
31 MF Japan JPN Shuma Kido DSP
33 MF Japan JPN Tomoki Kondo
34 GK Japan JPN Kojiro Nakano
35 MF Japan JPN Kosuke Hara
37 MF Japan JPN Katsuyuki Tanaka
40 FW Japan JPN Shido Izuma
42 GK Japan JPN Ryuma Takeuchi Type 2
48 DF Japan JPN Kanta Sakamoto Type 2
49 MF Japan JPN Kanta Kawasaki Type 2
50 DF Japan JPN Daihachi Okamura
51 GK Japan JPN Shun Takagi
70 MF Ghana GHA Francis Cann
71 FW Japan JPN Haruto Shirai
88 DF Japan JPN Seiya Baba
99 MF Japan JPN Yuki Kobayashi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW Japan JPN Shingo Omori (at Giravanz Kitakyushu)
28 DF Japan JPN Yamato Okada (at Roasso Kumamoto)
47 DF Japan JPN Shota Nishino (at Kamatamare Sanuki)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Japan JPN Akito Fukumori (at Yokohama FC)
FW Brazil BRA Douglas Oliveira (at Iwate Grulla Morioka)
FW Japan JPN Taika Nakashima (at Mito HollyHock)
  • Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Japan Daiki Iwamasa
Assistant coach Japan Masaru Okita
Japan Daisuke Sugiura
Japan Makoto Sunakawa
Japan Hiromu Watahiki
Goalkeeping coach Japan Yasuyuki Akaike
Japan Takahiro Takagi
Physical coach Japan Shunsuke Otsuka
Physiotherapist Brazil Celso Ricardo de Souza
Athletic trainer Japan Seiichi Iwasa
Public relations officer Japan Takuya Ito

Record as J.League member

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Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League J.League Cup Emperor's Cup
Season Div. Teams Pos. Attendance/G
1998 J1 18 14th 11,953 Group stage 4th round
1999 J2 10 5th 10,986 1st round 3rd round
2000 11 1st 12,910 1st round 4th round
2001 J1 16 11th 22,228 Group stage 3rd round
2002 16 16th 19,140 Group stage 3rd round
2003 J2 12 9th 10,766 3rd round
2004 12 12th 9,466 Quarter-finals
2005 12 6th 11,133 3rd round
2006 13 6th 10,478 Semi-finals
2007 13 1st 12,112 3rd round
2008 J1 18 18th 14,547 Group stage 4th round
2009 J2 18 6th 10,207 3rd round
2010 19 13th 10,738 3rd round
2011 20 3rd 10,482 2nd round
2012 J1 18 18th 12,008 Group stage 2nd round
2013 J2 22 8th 10,075 Quarter-finals
2014 22 10th 11,060 3rd round
2015 22 10th 11,960 3rd round
2016 22 1st 14,559 2nd round
2017 J1 18 11th 18,418 Play-off stage 2nd round
2018 18 4th 17,222 Group stage 4th round
2019 18 10th 18,768 Runners-up 2nd round
2020 18 12th 4,303 Did not qualify
2021 20 10th 6,816 Quarter-finals 3rd round
2022 18 10th 12,215 Play-off stage 3rd round
2023 18 12th 14,254 Quarter-finals Round of 16
2024 20 19th 17,086 Quarter-finals Round of 16
2025 J2 20
Key
  • Pos.. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G= Average home league attendance
  • 2020, 2021 seasons attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.
  • Source: J. League Data Site

Honours

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Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo honours
Honour No. Years
All Japan Senior Football Championship 1 1977
Japan Soccer League (Second tier) 1 1979, 1988–89,
JSL Cup 1 1981 (shared with Mitsubishi Motors)
Japan Football League 1 1997
J2 League 3 2000, 2007, 2016

Managerial history

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Manager Nationality Tenure
Start Finish
Tadao Onishi  Japan 1 February 1981 31 January 1986
Takeo Takahashi  Japan 1 February 1987 1 February 1997
Hugo Fernández  URU 1 February 1997 18 October 1998
Hajime Ishii  Japan 19 October 1998 31 January 1999
Takeshi Okada  Japan 1 February 1999 31 January 2002
Tetsuji Hashiratani  Japan 1 February 2002 31 May 2002
Radmilo Ivančević  Serbia 1 June 2002 16 September 2002
Chang Woe-ryong  South Korea 16 September 2002 31 January 2003
João Carlos  Brazil 1 February 2003 4 August 2003
Chang Woe-ryong  South Korea 5 August 2003 31 January 2004
Masaaki Yanagishita  Japan 1 February 2004 31 January 2007
Toshiya Miura  Japan 1 February 2007 31 January 2009
Nobuhiro Ishizaki  Japan 1 February 2009 31 January 2013
Keiichi Zaizen  Japan 1 February 2013 27 August 2014
Yoshihiro Natsuka  Japan 28 August 2014 6 September 2014
Ivica Barbarić  Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 September 2014 24 July 2015
Shuhei Yomoda  Japan 24 July 2015 31 January 2018
Mihailo Petrović  Serbia 1 February 2018 31 January 2025[11]
Daiki Iwamasa  Japan 12 December 2024 present[12]

Kit evolution

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Home Kits - 1st
1997 - 1998
1999 - 2000
2001 - 2002
2003 - 2004
2005
2006
2007 - 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 -
Away Kits - 2nd
1997 - 1998
1999 - 2000
2001
2002 - 2003
2004 - 2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 - 2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 -
Special Kits - 3rd
2016
20th
Hakodate Commemorative
2018
Hokkaido naming
150th anniversary
2020 3rd
2021 3rd
2021
25th Anniversary
2022 3rd
2023 3rd
2024 3rd

Affiliated clubs

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References

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  1. ^ "2013 業務報告書" [2013 Financial report] (PDF) (in Japanese). February 1, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Consadole announce name change". J.League. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e 北海道コンサドーレ札幌 プロフィール [Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo; Club profile] (in Japanese). J.League. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ^ 中村美彦の無頼放談 [A random talk with Yoshihiko Nakamura] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Consadole shoot for immediate success in top division". Japan Times. 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Consadole Sapporo: The worst team in J.League history". Archived from the original on 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  7. ^ J.League News jleague.jp Archived 2015-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Devji, Farhan. "Whitecaps FC fall 1-0 to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in Pacific Rim Cup Final". Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  9. ^ "Fox Sports". Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  10. ^ "選手・スタッフ一覧". 北海道コンサドーレ札幌オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Notice of retirement of Coach Mihajlo Petrović". www.consadole-sapporo.jp. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Announcement of appointment of Hiroki Iwamasa as head coach". www.consadole-sapporo.jp. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Partnership with hokkaido". Johor Southern Tigers. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014.
  14. ^ "ブリーラム・ユナイテッドFCとのクラブ間提携締結のお知らせ". Consadole Sapporo (in Japanese). June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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