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Gainare Tottori
ガイナーレ鳥取
Gainare Tottori logo.svg
Full name SC Gainare Tottori Football
Nickname(s) Gainare
Founded 1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Stadium Axis Bird Stadium
Tottori, Tottori
Stadium
capacity		 16,033
Chairman Masaki Tsukano
Manager Kentaro Hayashi
League J3 League
2022 J3 League, 12th of 18

Gainare Tottori (ガイナーレ鳥取) is a professional football club from Japan. They are based in Tottori, which is the main city of Tottori Prefecture. The team plays in the J3 League, which is the third highest football league in Japan. Their main team color is green.

What Does Gainare Mean?

The team's name, Gainare, is a mix of two words. It comes from the Tottori local dialect word gaina, which means "great". It also includes the Italian word sperare, which means "to hope". So, the name means "great hope"!

Their team mascot is a character from a famous Japanese horror anime called Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro. This character was created by Shigeru Mizuki, who was born in Sakaiminato, Tottori.

Club History

The club started in 1983 as the Tottori Teachers' Soccer Club. At first, only teachers could play. But in 1989, they allowed players from all jobs to join. They changed their name to S.C. Tottori then. In 2007, they became Gainare Tottori, the name we know today.

Rising Through the Leagues

In 2001, the team did very well in the Regional League play-offs. They finished second, which helped them move up to the Japan Football League. This was a big step for the club. A group called Yamatsumi Sports Club helps run the team.

On October 3, 2010, Gainare Tottori won a key game against Arte Takasaki. This win helped them get into the top four teams in the JFL. This was important because it meant they could move up to the J2 League. The J. League officially confirmed their promotion on November 29. They even won the JFL title that year, with five games left to play!

Life in J2 and J3

Gainare Tottori played in the J2 League for three seasons. But in 2013, they faced Kamatamare Sanuki in a special play-off game. Gainare Tottori lost this game by a score of 2–1. This meant they were moved down to the new J3 League for the 2014 season.

Since then, the club has stayed in the J3 League. They are one of only four teams that have played in the J3 League every year since it started.

Home Stadiums

Gainare Tottori plays most of its home games at Axis Bird Stadium in Tottori City. This stadium is special because it is the only one in the San'in region that meets the rules for J. League games.

Sometimes, they also play games at other stadiums. These include Fuse Athletic Park Stadium in Tottori City. They also play at Matsue Athletics Stadium in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. Another stadium they use is Hamayama Athletic Park Stadium in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture.

League and Cup Records

This table shows how Gainare Tottori has performed in different leagues and cups over the years.

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League J. League Cup Emperor's
Cup
Season Div. Tier Teams Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts
SC Tottori
2006 JFL 3 18 11th 34 7 15 12 61 62 -1 36 Not eligible 2nd round
Gainare Tottori
2007 JFL 3 18 14th 34 10 9 15 42 51 -9 39 Not eligible 2nd round
2008 18 5th 34 17 6 11 57 37 20 57 1st round
2009 18 5th 34 16 8 10 65 37 28 56 2nd round
2010 18 1st 34 24 5 5 64 31 33 77 2nd round
2011 J2 2 20 19th 38 8 7 23 36 60 -24 31 3rd round
2012 22 20th 42 11 5 26 33 78 -45 38 3rd round
2013 22 22nd 42 5 16 21 38 74 -36 31 2nd round
2014 J3 3 12 4th 33 14 11 8 34 25 9 53 2nd round
2015 13 6th 36 14 8 14 47 41 6 50 2nd round
2016 16 15th 30 8 6 16 30 47 -17 30 2nd round
2017 17 17th 32 4 9 19 31 63 -32 21 1st round
2018 17 3rd 32 15 8 9 61 47 14 53 2nd round
2019 18 7th 34 14 8 12 49 59 -10 50 2nd round
2020 † 18 5th 34 17 6 11 47 37 10 57 Did not qualify
2021 † 15 12th 28 9 2 17 36 53 -17 29 2nd round
2022 18 12th 34 12 5 17 55 56 -1 41 1st round
2023 20 6th 38 14 14 10 57 52 5 56 1st round
2024 20 TBD 38 2nd round 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
  • † In 2020, fewer people could attend games because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Team Achievements

Gainare Tottori has won some important titles:

Gainare Tottori Honours
Honour Number of Wins Years Won
Japan Football League 1 2010
Chugoku Soccer League 1 2000

Current Players

Here are the players currently on the Gainare Tottori team:

No. Position Player
3 Japan DF Kei Sakamoto
4 Japan DF Seiya Nikaido
6 Japan DF Hayato Nukui
7 Japan FW Shunnosuke Matsuki
8 Japan DF Keita Tanaka
9 Japan FW Yuta Togashi
11 Japan MF Atsuki Tojo
13 Japan FW Ryusei Takao
14 Japan MF Makoto Fukoin
15 Japan MF Sota Higashide
16 Japan MF Sota Maruyama
17 Japan MF Hideatsu Ozawa
18 Japan FW Shota Tanaka
19 Japan FW Naoto Miki
20 Japan MF Mio Tsuneyasu
No. Position Player
21 Japan GK Kaito Ioka
22 Japan DF En Ushida
23 Japan FW Shinnosuke Kinoshita (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
26 Japan MF Fumiya Takayanagi (on loan from Omiya Ardija)
27 Japan MF Yuhei Nishida
29 Japan DF Ryuto Koizumi
31 Japan GK Ryota Koma
32 Japan MF Taku Ikawa
33 Japan MF Ariajasuru Hasegawa
34 Japan MF Daichi Soga
35 Japan FW Yuto Hasegawa Type 2
39 Japan GK Riki Sakuraba
41 Japan DF Kei Oshiro
42 Japan MF Masaki Kaneura
55 Japan DF Taiki Yoshii Type 2

Players on Loan

Some players from Gainare Tottori are currently playing for other teams for a short time:

No. Position Player
Japan DF Hibiki Nagai (on loan at Okinawa SV)
Japan DF Hibiki Nishio (on loan at Fukuyama City)
No. Position Player
Japan MF Takumi Baba (on loan at FC Kariya)

Coaching Staff

These are the people who coach and train the Gainare Tottori team:

Position Name
Manager Japan Kentaro Hayashi
Assistant manager Japan Hiromu Koyano
First-team coach Japan Daichi Niwa
Goalkeeper coach Japan Hiroki Abe
Technical coach Japan Shoma Kurata
Trainer Japan Kiyoshi Otani
Japan Sota Maeda
Competent Japan Atsumu Ugata
Side affairs Japan Takuma Kawada

Images for kids

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    Gainare Tottori 2007-2008 Home Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2009-2010 Home Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2011-2012 Home Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2013 Home Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2014 Home Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2015 Home Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2016 Home Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2017 Home Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2018 Home Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2019 Home Kit

  • Gainare Tottori 2020 HOME FP.png

    Gainare Tottori 2020 Home Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2021 Home Kit

  • Gainare Tottori 2022 HOME FP.png

    Gainare Tottori 2022 Home Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2023 Home Kit

  • Gainare Tottori 2024 HOME FP.png

    Gainare Tottori 2024 Home Kit

  • Gainare Tottori 2007 AWAY FP.png

    Gainare Tottori 2007-2008 Away Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2009-2010 Away Kit

  • Gainare Tottori 2011 - 2012 AWAY FP.png

    Gainare Tottori 2011-2012 Away Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2013 Away Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2014-2015 Away Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2016 Away Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2017 Away Kit

  • Gainare Tottori 2018 AWAY FP.png

    Gainare Tottori 2018 Away Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2019 Away Kit

  • Gainare Tottori 2020 AWAY FP.png

    Gainare Tottori 2020 Away Kit

  • Gainare Tottori 2021 AWAY FP.png

    Gainare Tottori 2021 Away Kit

  • Gainare Tottori 2022 AWAY FP.png

    Gainare Tottori 2022 Away Kit

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    Gainare Tottori 2023 Away Kit

  • Gainare Tottori 2024 AWAY FP.png

    Gainare Tottori 2024 Away Kit

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