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| Full name | Joyful Honda Tsukuba FC | ||
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| Founded | 1993; 32 years ago (1993) | ||
| Ground | Tsukuba Wellness Park Tsukuba, Ibaraki | ||
| Chairman | Shinnosuke Ishikawa | ||
| Manager | Hideharu Soejima | ||
| League | Kantō Soccer League Div. 1 | ||
| 2022 | 5th of 10 | ||
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Tsukuba FC (つくばFC, Tsukuba Efushi) is a football (soccer) club based in Tsukuba, which is located in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. They play in the Kantō Soccer League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues.
History
Tied to University of Tsukuba, the club was initially founded in 1993 as a women's football club. Shortly after that, a men's version of the club was launched. In 2000s, even U-12 and U-15 squad were created and Tsukuba FC have the goal of reaching professional football in 2020. In 2014, the club reached Kanto Soccer League, winning immediately 2nd Division and now trying to reach Japan Football League. Their plans revealed the will to build a stadium for 30,000 people in the near future. Tsukuba FC's main sponsor is Joyful Honda, a hardware store unrelated to Honda Motor Company.
Current squad
- As of 23 August 2023.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | League | Tier | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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| 2012 | Ibaraki Prefectural League (Div. 1) |
7 | 4th | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 2013 | 2nd | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 34 | |||||
| 2014 | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 2) | 6 | 1st | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 21 | 34 | 41 |
| 2015 | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 1) |
5 | 3rd | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 36 |
| 2016 | 5th | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 27 | ||
| 2017 | 2nd | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 41 | ||
| 2018 | 7th | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 22 | ||
| 2019 | 7th | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 21 | ||
| 2020 † | 10th | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 8th | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 25 | ||
| 2022 | 5th | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 22 | ||
| 2023 †† | 5th | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 24 | ||
| 2024 | 3rd | 18 |
- 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
- † 2020 no relegation due to COVID-19
- †† Tsukuba FC was given a penalty of minus one point for issuing five or more warnings and sending offs in the 7th match week of the previous round.
References
- "ご挨拶" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-08-02.
- "クラブヴィジョン2020" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-10-17.
- "つくば市、陸上競技場を3万人規模に". 28 December 2013.
- "ジョイフル本田つくばFC". Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- "2021 Kanto League table". uk.soccerway.com. soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- "Kanto division final table". kanto-sl.jp. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
External links
- Official Site (in Japanese)
- Official Facebook Page
- Official Twitter Account
| Kantō Soccer League | |
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| Division 1 (2024) | |
| Division 2 (2024) |
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| Japanese Regional Leagues (Hokkaido, Tōhoku, Kantō, Hokushinetsu, Tōkai, Kansai, Chūgoku, Shikoku, Kyushu) | |