Okinawa Sport-Verein (沖縄スポーツクラブ, Okinawa Supōtsukurabu), commonly known as Okinawa SV (沖縄SV, Okinawa Esufau) is a Japanese football club based in the cities of Tomigusuku and Uruma, which are located in Okinawa Prefecture. Okinawa play in the Japan Football League, Japanese 4th tier of league football.
| Full name | Okinawa Sport-Verein | ||
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| Founded | 2015 | ||
| Stadium | Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium Okinawa, Okinawa | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Chairman | Naohiro Takahara | ||
| Manager | Rei Onogi | ||
| League | Japan Football League | ||
| 2023 | 15th of 15 | ||
| Website | okinawasv | ||
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History
editAfter leaving SC Sagamihara and retiring from professional football, former Japan national team international Naohiro Takahara decided to setup a new club in Okinawa.[1] The main part of the club's identity comes from two overseas clubs, in which Takahara played in during his career. The name of the club was inspired by Germany's Hamburger SV, which influenced Takahara to found the club as Okinawa Sport-Verein (a German term meaning "sports club").[2] The kit's colours and its design are inspired by Argentinian Boca Juniors, who have used blue and yellow colours in their kits since 1907.[3][4]
Takahara set himself as president, manager-player and captain, helping the Kyushu-based club to start from the bottom of Japanese football. In their first year, on 2016, Okinawa SV played in the third division of the Okinawa Prefectural League in a successful debut season, going undefeated while also scoring 123 goals, and only conceding a single one. The Okinawa Football Association opted to give the club a free pass to join the 1st Division of the Prefectural League. In their second season, Okinawa SV achieved another promotion, now to the Kyushu Soccer League.
On 27 November 2022, Okinawa SV was promoted to JFL for the first time in their history. They were assured of promotion after defeating FC Kariya by 4–0 in their last match in the Regional Champions League final round. Okinawa SV just needed 6 seasons to jump from the 3rd division of Okinawa Prefectural League to the national stage, in Japan's 4th division.
On 2 December 2023, Okinawa SV managed to stay in JFL after defeating Vonds Ichihara by a score of 2–1 in 2023 JFL promotion relegation play-off due to finishing in 15th and last place.
Stadium
editAfter playing at Okinawa Kincho Football Center in 2022, Okinawa SV played all home matches at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium in JFL for 2023 season after announcement of the full schedule on 10 February 2023.
League and cup record
edit- (x,y) in column D denotes number of win and lost in shootout.
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup | ||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Pos. | P | W (PK) | D | L (PK) | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 2016 | Okinawa Prefectural League (Div. 3, North) |
1st | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 1 | 122 | 27 | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Okinawa Prefectural League (Div. 1) |
2nd | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 60 | 25 | |
| 2018 | KSL | 2nd | 18 | 16 (0) | 2 | 74 | 12 | 62 | 48 | ||
| 2019 | 1st | 18 | 17 (0) | 1 | 64 | 7 | 57 | 51 | 2nd round | ||
| 2020 | 1st | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 11 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2021 | 1st | 18 | 16 (1) | 0 (1) | 78 | 8 | 70 | 51 | 2nd round | ||
| 2022 | 1st | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 5 | 70 | 58 | 2nd round | |
| 2023 | JFL | 15th | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 38 | -20 | 26 | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | TBD | 30 | 1st round | ||||||||
- 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
Emperor's Cup record
edit| 26 May 2019 2019 EC 1st round | Okinawa SV | 2−0 | Matsuyama University | Imabari, Ehime |
| 13:00 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
Stadium: Arigato Service Dream Stadium Attendance: 589 |
| 3 July 2019 2019 EC 2nd round | Okinawa SV | 0−4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Fukuyama, Hiroshima |
| 18:30 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
Stadium: Fukuyama Takegahana Park Stadium Attendance: 2,751 |
| 23 May 2021 2021 EC 1st round | Okinawa SV | 3−1 (a.e.t.) | Fukuoka University | Fukuoka, Fukuoka |
| 13:00 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 282 Referee: Shinya Sasaki |
| 9 June 2021 2021 EC 2nd round | Okinawa SV | 0−2 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Isahaya, Nagasaki |
| 19:00 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki Attendance: 1,884 Referee: Yusuke Ohashi |
| 21 May 2022 2022 EC 1st round | Okinawa SV | 4−1 | FC Imabari | Matsuyama, Ehime |
| 12:00 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Ningineer Stadium Attendance: 516 Referee: Kenya Ohara |
| 1 June 2022 2022 EC 2nd round | Okinawa SV | 0−3 | Avispa Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Fukuoka |
| 19:00 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) |
Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 1,459 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida |
Honours
edit| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Okinawa Prefectural League | 1 | 2016 |
| Okinawa Prefectural Football Championship | 4 | 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Kyushu Soccer League | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2022 |
Current squad
edit- As of 7 April 2024.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Chairman |  Naohiro Takahara
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| Manager | Rei Onogi
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| Analyst and Goakeeper coach | Hiroki Teraoka
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| Physical coach | Shota Asano
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| Trainer | Ryoma Sunabe
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Kit evolution
edit| Home kit - 1st | |
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          2017 1st |
     2018 1st |
| Away kit - 2nd | |
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     2017 2nd |
     2018 2nd |
References
edit- ^ "相模原退団のFw高原、新チーム"沖縄Sv"を設立…7日に記者会見". Soccer King. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "沖縄Sv立ち上げの高原は「代表兼監督兼選手」…県3部スタートも将来的なJリーグ入り視野". Gekisaka. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Okinawa SV on Olé". Olé. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Navios europeus inspiraram atuais cores de ex-alvinegros River e Boca". ESPN (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介". okinawasv.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
External links
edit- Official Site (in Japanese)
- Official Facebook Page
- Official Twitter Account
- [1]