FC Gifu facts for kids
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| Full name | Gifu Football Club Co., Ltd. | ||
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| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Ground | Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium Gifu, Gifu Prefecture |
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| Capacity | 26,109 | ||
| Chairman | Hiroshi Komatsu | ||
| Manager | Kiyotaka Ishimaru | ||
| League | J3 League | ||
| 2022 | J3 League, 14th of 18 | ||
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Nagaragawa Sports Plaza houses the headquarters
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FC Gifu is a professional football (soccer) club from Gifu, the capital city of Gifu Prefecture, Japan. They are known as FC Gifu for short. The team plays in the J3 League, which is the third level of professional football in Japan.
Club History
How FC Gifu Started
Before FC Gifu, there was another team in Gifu called Seino Transportation Co. This team played in older Japanese football leagues. They stopped playing in 1998.
The modern FC Gifu club was started in 2001. Some of the people who helped create the new club had been involved with the old Seino team. One former player, Takashi Umeda, even came back to join FC Gifu after playing for another team for ten years.
Climbing the Leagues
FC Gifu worked hard to move up through the different football leagues. In 2007, they were promoted to the new Japan Football League. This was a big step for the club.
They did very well in 2007, finishing in third place. This high finish meant they could move up again, this time to J.League Division 2. The J.League officially approved their promotion in December 2007, and they started playing in J2 in 2008.
Recent Seasons
For many years, FC Gifu played in the J2 League. They often finished in the lower half of the league table. In 2012, they almost got sent down to a lower league, but they managed to stay in J2.
In 2019, after many seasons in J2, FC Gifu finished last in the league. This meant they were relegated to the J3 League. They have been playing in the J3 League ever since.
Team Crest
The crest, or logo, of FC Gifu is special because it shows things important to Gifu Prefecture.
- The top part of the crest looks like the mountains in the northern part of Gifu.
- The flowers on the crest are called Chinese milk vetch. This is the official flower of Gifu Prefecture.
- The three lines on the crest stand for the Kiso Three Rivers that flow through the area.
- The banner at the bottom of the crest has a symbol from the helmet of the Tokugawa clan. This clan won an important battle called the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600.
Team Achievements
FC Gifu has won several championships in lower leagues and local tournaments.
- Gifu Prefecture Division 1: They won this league twice, in 2002 and 2003.
- Tōkai Division 1: They won this league once, in 2006.
- Gifu Prefectural Football Championship: This is a local competition that helps teams qualify for the Emperor's Cup. FC Gifu has won this championship six times: in 2006, 2007, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Current Players
As of 28 May 2025.
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Players on Loan
Sometimes players from FC Gifu play for other teams for a while. This is called being "on loan."
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Coaching Staff
The coaching staff helps the players train and get ready for games.
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Kiyotaka Ishimaru |
| First-team coach | Yusuke Noda Takuya Honda Yuki Yoshimura |
| Goalkeeper coach | Teppei Uesugi |
| Conditioning coach | Shuichi Yoshimura |
| Conditioning advisor | Nobuyuki Nozaki |
| Doctor | Atsushi Yamaga |
| Trainer | Hitoshi Suzuki Yudai Kato Yuki Hirano |
| Competent | Kotaro Sakaguchi |
| Side affairs | Hideaki Nobuta |
Other Teams
FC Gifu also has a reserve team called FC Gifu Second. This team plays in a lower league called the Tōkai Adult League Division 2. They have also played in other competitions like the Emperor's Cup in the past.
See also
In Spanish: FC Gifu para niños
