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Júbilo Iwata
ジュビロ磐田

Full name	Júbilo Iwata
Nickname(s)	Júbilo
Founded	1972; 53 years ago (1972) as Yamaha Motor S.C.
Ground	Yamaha Stadium Iwata, Shizuoka
Ground Capacity	15,165
Owner	Yamaha Motor Company
Chairman	Yoshirou Takahira
Manager	Akinobu Yokouchi
League	J2 League
2022	J1 League, 18th of 18 (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Júbilo Iwata (Japanese: ジュビロ磐田, Hepburn: Jubiro Iwata) is a professional football team from Iwata, Japan. They play in the J1 League, which is Japan's top football league. The team was promoted back to J1 in 2023.

What Does the Name "Júbilo" Mean?

The team's name, Júbilo, comes from Spanish and Portuguese. It means 'joy' or 'celebration'.

The History of Júbilo Iwata

How It All Started (1972–1996)

The team began in April 1972 as a company team. It was part of the Yamaha Motor Corporation. They played in local leagues before joining the Japan Soccer League. This was before the J.League was created.

Júbilo Iwata won their first big trophy in 1982. They won the Emperor's Cup and were promoted. They also won their first Japanese league title in the 1987/88 season. Even with this success, Yamaha decided not to join the new J.League right away.

In 1993, they finished second in the JFL 1st division. This earned them a spot in the J1 league for 1994. The team brought in new players and a new manager. One famous player was Dunga, the captain of the Brazilian national team. His ideas about football greatly influenced the club.

The Golden Years (1997–2003)

From 1997 to 2003, Júbilo Iwata had an amazing time. They won many titles during these seven years. They focused on using talented Japanese players.

During this period, Júbilo won the J.League title three times. They also finished second three times. They won each of Japan's domestic cup competitions once. In 1999, Júbilo became the Champions of Asia. They won the final match against Esteghlal in front of a huge crowd.

Júbilo Iwata set many records during these years. They scored the most goals in a season (107 in 1998). They also let in the fewest goals in a season (26 in 2001). Their biggest win was 9–1 against Cerezo Osaka in 1998. In 2002, they won both parts of the championship. This was a first in J.League history. That same year, seven of their players were chosen for the J.League Team of the Year. These records are still unbroken today.

After the Golden Age (2003–2015)

After 2003, the team's older players started to retire. New players were not as skilled. Júbilo's strong performance began to fade. In 2007, they finished 9th, which was their worst position then. Their local rivals, Shimizu S-Pulse, started performing better.

In 2008, Júbilo finished 16th out of 18 teams. This was their lowest position ever. But they stayed in J1 by winning a special playoff game.

In the 2013 season, they struggled a lot. They didn't win their first league game until the 8th week. They ended up being relegated to the J2 League. This was their first time dropping down a league. However, they were promoted back to J1 in 2015. They finished second in the J2 League that year.

Moving Between Leagues (2019–Present)

In 2019, Júbilo Iwata finished 18th and were relegated to J2 again. But they quickly bounced back! In 2021, Júbilo won the J2 League and were promoted for the 2022 J1 League season.

The 2022 season was tough for Júbilo. They were eliminated early from the J.League Cup. They also lost in the Round of 16 in the Emperor's Cup.

In October 2022, Júbilo Iwata faced a challenge. They were told by FIFA and the CAS that they could not sign new players. This ban lasted for two transfer periods in 2023. However, they could still promote young players from their own academy. Players returning from loan also counted as new players. This decision was related to a player's contract situation.

Because of this, Júbilo Iwata was relegated to the J2 League for the 2023 season. But just one year later, they made a quick return to J1! They finished second in the J2 League in 2023. This earned them promotion to the 2024 season. In a memorable game on March 1, 2024, Ryo Germain scored four goals in a 5–4 away win.

Team Rivals

Júbilo Iwata has a very strong rivalry with Shimizu S-Pulse. They are both from the Shizuoka area. This match is called the Shizuoka Derby.

The club also has rivalries with Kashima Antlers and Yokohama Marinos. These teams often competed for the Japanese league championship in the past.

In older times, during the Japan Soccer League days, they had a local rivalry with Honda. But Honda decided not to become a professional team. So, they rarely play against each other now. Júbilo has also played against Fujieda MYFC from Shizuoka.

Home Stadium

Yamaha Stadium

Júbilo Iwata plays their home games at the Yamaha Stadium. This stadium can hold 15,165 people. It is special because it is one of the few football stadiums in Japan owned and managed by the club itself. Many people say it's one of the best places to watch a game in Japan.

For very big games, like the Shizuoka Derby or against other top J1 teams, Júbilo sometimes plays at the larger Ecopa Stadium. This stadium is in Fukuroi City. It was built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Ecopa Stadium is surrounded by nature and can hold 50,000 people.

Júbilo also has training grounds. These are Okubo Ground in Iwata and Iwata Sports Park Yumeria.

Current Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Eiji Kawashima 2 DF Ikki Kawasaki 3 DF Riku Morioka 4 DF Ko Matsubara (vice-captain) 6 DF Makito Ito 7 MF Rikiya Uehara (vice-captain) 10 MF Hiroki Yamada (captain) 11 FW Ryo Germain 13 MF Kotaro Fujikawa 14 MF Masaya Matsumoto 15 DF Kaito Suzuki 16 MF Léo Gomes 17 FW Weverton 18 DF Keita Takahata 19 MF Bruno José 20 GK Yuya Tsuboi (on loan from Vissel Kobe) 21 GK Ryuki Miura 23 MF Jordy Croux

No. Position Player 24 GK Mitsuki Sugimoto 25 MF Shun Nakamura 26 DF Shunsuke Nishikubo 32 DF Hassan Hilu 35 DF Park Se-gi 36 DF Ricardo Graça 37 MF Rei Hirakawa 39 MF Koshiro Sumi DSP 40 MF Shota Kaneko 46 FW Shota Yamamoto Type 2 47 GK Keizen Iida Type 2 48 MF Tokumo Kawai Type 2 50 MF Hiroto Uemura 51 GK Keitaro Nakajima 55 FW Ryo Watanabe (on loan from Cerezo Osaka) 67 DF Ryusei Yoshimura DSP 99 FW Matheus Peixoto

Players on Loan

No. Position Player 5 DF Daiki Ogawa (at JEF United Chiba) 8 MF Kotaro Omori (at Kamatamare Sanuki) 31 MF Yosuke Furukawa (at Górnik Zabrze) 77 MF Kensuke Fujiwara (at Giravanz Kitakyushu)

No. Position Player MF Mahiro Yoshinaga (at Kamatamare Sanuki) FW Keisuke Goto (at RSCA Futures) FW Kenyu Sugimoto (at Omiya Ardija)

Club Officials

Here are the main club officials for the 2024 season:

Position	Name
Sports director	Toshiya Fujita
Manager	Akinobu Yokouchi
Coach	Fumitake Miura Yasumasa Nishino
Goalkeeping coach	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Physical coach	Kentaro Chuman
Assistant physical coach	Ryosuke Inada
Chief analyst	Kiyotaka Sakai
Analyst	Takashi Harada
Chief trainer	Takahiro Abe
Physiotherapist	Toyohiro Oshiro
Athletic trainer	Yusuke Otsuga Kazumasa Terui
Chief manager	Yuichi Kiyan
Manager	Hideki Masaki Satoru Tanigawa
Interpreter	Hiroaki Akasaka Antonio Danilo Hideki Uehara Gabriel

Team Achievements

Júbilo Iwata has won many awards and championships over the years. Here are some of their main honours:

Players Who Played in the FIFA World Cup

These players were chosen to play for their country in the World Cup while they were playing for Júbilo Iwata:

• Dunga (1998)
• Hiroshi Nanami (1998)
• Masashi Nakayama (1998, 2002)
• Toshihiro Hattori (1998, 2002)
• Takashi Fukunishi (2002, 2006)
• Kim Jin-Kyu (2006)
• Yūichi Komano (2010)
• Masahiko Inoha (2014)

Award-Winning Players

The following players won special awards while playing for Júbilo Iwata:

• J.League Player of the Year
  • Dunga (1997)
  • Masashi Nakayama (1998)
  • Toshiya Fujita (2001)
  • Naohiro Takahara (2002)
• J.League Top Scorer
  • Masashi Nakayama (1998, 2000)
  • Naohiro Takahara (2002)
  • Ryoichi Maeda (2009, 2010)
• J.League Best XI
  • Hiroshi Nanami (1996, 1997, 1998, 2002)
  • Dunga (1997, 1998)
  • Tomoaki Ōgami (1997)
  • Masashi Nakayama (1997, 1998, 2000, 2002)
  • Daisuke Oku (1998)
  • Toshiya Fujita (1998, 2001, 2002)
  • Makoto Tanaka (1998)
  • Takashi Fukunishi (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003)
  • Arno van Zwam (2001)
  • Toshihiro Hattori (2001)
  • Go Oiwa (2001)
  • Hideto Suzuki (2002)
  • Makoto Tanaka (2002)
  • Naohiro Takahara (2002)
  • Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (2006)
  • Ryoichi Maeda (2009, 2010)
  • Yūichi Komano (2012)
• J.League Rookie of the Year
  • Robert Cullen (2005)
• J.League Cup MVP
  • Nobuo Kawaguchi (1998)
  • Ryoichi Maeda (2010)
• J.League Cup New Hero Award
  • Hiroshi Nanami (1996)
  • Naohiro Takahara (1998)
• J2 League Top Scorer
  • Jay Bothroyd (2015)

Team Captains Over the Years

• Shinichi Morishita(1994)
• Mitsunori Yoshida (1995)
• Masashi Nakayama (1996–1998)
• Toshihiro Hattori (1999–2005)
• Takashi Fukunishi (2006)
• Hideto Suzuki (2007)
• Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (2008)
• Ryo Takano (2009)
• Daisuke Nasu (2010–2011)
• Daiki Yamada (2012–2013)
• Daisuke Matsui (2014)
• Ryoichi Maeda (2014)
• Kota Ueda (2015–2016)
• Kentaro Oi (2017)
• Nagisa Sakurauchi (2018–2020)

Famous Former Players

Here are some players who have played for their national teams while at Júbilo Iwata:

Team Managers

Here is a list of the managers who have led Júbilo Iwata:

Manager	Nationality	Tenure
		Start	Finish
Ryuichi Sugiyama	Japan	1974	30 June 1987
Kikuo Konagaya	Japan	1 July 1987	31 December 1991
Kazuaki Nagasawa	Japan	1 January 1992	31 January 1994
Hans Ooft	Netherlands	1 February 1994	31 January 1997
Luiz Felipe Scolari	Brazil	1 February 1997	29 May 1997
Takashi Kuwahara	Japan	29 May 1997	31 January 1998
Valmir	Brazil	1 February 1998	31 December 1998
Takashi Kuwahara	Japan	1 February 1999	31 January 2000
Gjoko Hadžievski	Macedonia	1 February 2000	31 August 2000
Masakazu Suzuki	Japan	1 September 2000	31 January 2003
Masaaki Yanagishita	Japan	1 February 2003	31 January 2004
Takashi Kuwahara	Japan	1 February 2004	31 August 2004
Masakazu Suzuki	Japan	1 September 2004	9 November 2004
Masakuni Yamamoto	Japan	9 November 2004	19 June 2006
Adílson Batista	Brazil	23 June 2006	1 September 2007
Atsushi Uchiyama	Japan	1 September 2007	31 August 2008
Hans Ooft	Netherlands	2 September 2008	31 January 2009
Masaaki Yanagishita	Japan	1 February 2009	31 January 2011
Hitoshi Morishita	Japan	1 February 2012	4 May 2013
Tetsu Nagasawa	Japan	5 May 2013	26 May 2013
Takashi Sekizuka	Japan	27 May 2013	31 January 2014
Péricles Chamusca	Brazil	1 February 2014	24 September 2014
Hiroshi Nanami	Japan	25 September 2014	30 June 2019
Hideto Suzuki	Japan	1 July 2019	15 August 2019
Minoru Kobayashi	Japan	15 August 2019	19 August 2019
Fernando Jubero	Spain	20 August 2019	1 October 2020
Masakazu Suzuki	Japan	2 October 2020	31 January 2021
Akira Ito	Japan	1 February 2022	14 August 2022
Hiroki Shibuya	Japan	17 August 2022	31 January 2023
Akinobu Yokouchi	Japan	1 February 2023	present

Júbilo Iwata's League Records

This table shows how Júbilo Iwata has performed in the J.League over the years.

Kit Designs Over Time

Home kits 1st
1994 - 1996	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
1994 - 1996	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 -

Third kits
2003 3rd	2005 Friendly match	2013 20 Anniversary 3rd	2016 Midsummer decisive battle	2017 Midsummer challenge
2017 3rd	2018 Limited	2019 Summer Night Challenge	2020 Limited	2021 Limited
2023 30th Anniversary	2024 3rd

Images for kids

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  Yamaha Stadium Júbilo Iwata

See also

In Spanish: Júbilo Iwata para niños