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Roasso Kumamoto
ロアッソ熊本

Full name	Roasso Kumamoto
Nickname(s)	Roasso
Founded	1969; 56 years ago (1969) as NTT Kumamoto SC
Stadium	Egao Kenkō Stadium Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Stadium capacity	32,000
Chairman	Tomoyoshi Ikeya
Manager	Takeshi Oki
League	J2 League
2022	J2 League, 4th of 22
Home colours Away colours

Roasso Kumamoto (ロアッソ熊本) is a Japanese football team. They are based in Kumamoto, which is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J2 League. This is Japan's second-highest professional football league.

What Does the Name "Roasso" Mean?

The name Roasso comes from two Italian words. These words are rosso and asso.

• Rosso means "red".
• Asso means "ace".

So, Roasso means "red ace".

Club History: How Roasso Kumamoto Started

Early Days (1969–2004)

The club began in 1969. It was first called the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation Kumamoto Soccer Club. In 1983, the team moved up to the Kyushu Soccer League.

In 1988, the club changed its name to NTT Kyushu Soccer Club. This happened after NTT became a private company. During this time, the club won the Kyushu Soccer League five times. They also won the All Japan Senior Football Championship once. In 2000, they changed their name again to NTT Kumamoto Football Club.

The club became NTT West Kumamoto Football Club in 2001. This was because NTT split into two companies. The club was promoted to the JFL in 2000. They finished 3rd in the JFL Promotion Tournament. In 2002, NTT stopped owning the club. A new community-focused club was formed, called Alouette Kumamoto Football Club. Alouette is a French word for skylark. The skylark is the official bird of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club finished 17th in the 2002 season. Because of this, they were moved back down to the Kyushu Soccer League.

Roasso Kumamoto: The Modern Era (2005–Today)

In 2005, the club changed its name to Rosso Kumamoto. Rosso means red in Italian. They won the Kyushu Soccer League that year. They also finished 3rd in the Regional League play-off tournament. This success helped them get promoted to the JFL.

In 2007, Rosso finished second in the JFL season. This was good enough to earn them a spot in the professional J.League. They joined the J2 League for the 2008 season.

The club changed its name one more time in 2008. They became the current Roasso Kumamoto. The old name Rosso was already a registered trademark. So, the club had to change it to avoid legal problems.

After playing in the J2 League for 11 years, Kumamoto was moved down to the J3 League in 2018.

Three years later, in 2021, Kumamoto returned to J2. They were promoted as the champions of the J3 League. They finished just one point ahead of Iwate Grulla Morioka.

In 2022, Kumamoto had a great season. They finished 4th in the 2022 J2 League with 62 points. This allowed them to play in the J1 promotion/relegation playoffs. Roasso played against Oita Trinita and Montedio Yamagata. Both matches ended in a draw (1–1 and 2–2). The rules gave the advantage to the team that finished higher in the league. This meant Roasso moved to the playoff finals without winning a match. In the final, they played Kyoto Sanga from the J1 League. Kyoto Sanga also had the seeding advantage. Roasso needed to win this match to get promoted to J1. The game ended in a 1–1 draw. So, Roasso was not promoted to the J1 League that year.

Team Rivals: The Hisatsu Derby

Roasso Kumamoto has a big rival: Kagoshima United. They are from the neighboring prefecture. These two clubs played in the same Kyushu Soccer League for many years.

Matches between them are called the Hisatsu derby. This name comes from the old names for the Kumamoto and Kagoshima areas. These games are very exciting for fans in both prefectures.

League and Cup Performance

Here's a quick look at how Roasso Kumamoto has done in different leagues and cups:

Key

Club Achievements

Here are the main awards and titles Roasso Kumamoto has won:

League Journey Through the Years

This shows which leagues Roasso Kumamoto has played in over time:

• Regional (Kyushu): 1983–2000
• Division 3 (JFL): 2001–2002
• Regional (Kyushu): 2003–2005
• Division 3 (JFL): 2006–2007
• Division 2 (J2): 2008–2018
• Division 3 (J3): 2019–2021
• Division 2 (J2): 2022–

Meet the Team: Current Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Ryuga Tashiro 2 DF Kohei Kuroki 3 MF Ryotaro Onishi 4 MF Itto Fujita 5 DF Kaito Abe 7 MF Yuhi Takemoto 8 MF Shuhei Kamimura 9 MF Yuki Omoto 10 MF Shun Ito 11 FW Bae Jeong-min 13 DF Wataru Iwashita (on loan from Kashiwa Reysol) 15 MF Shohei Mishima 16 MF Rimu Matsuoka 17 MF Koya Fujii

No. Position Player 18 FW Daiki Ishikawa 19 MF Chihiro Konagaya 20 FW Shun Osaki 21 MF Ayumu Toyoda 23 GK Yuya Sato 24 DF Takuro Ezaki 28 FW Keito Kumashiro 30 MF Tatsuki Higashiyama 31 GK Shibuki Sato 38 DF Yamato Okada (on loan from Consadole Sapporo) 41 GK Tetsuhiro Miyamoto Type 2 42 GK Tomoki Uemura Type 2 48 FW Shoji Toyama (on loan from Gamba Osaka)

Players on Loan to Other Teams

No. Position Player 6 DF Makoto Okazaki (at FC Gifu) 14 DF Takumi Sakai (at Fukushima United) 25 MF Tsubasa Togo (at FC Tokushima) 26 DF Kaito Miyazaki (at FC Kariya)

No. Position Player 29 FW Yutaka Michiwaki (at SK Beveren) DF Yuya Aizawa (at Criacao Shinjuku) MF Yuto Taniyama (at FC Tokushima)

Coaching Team

These are the people who help train and manage the team:

Name	Role
Manager	Takeshi Oki
Assistant manager	Chikara Fujimoto
First-team coach	Yasushi Takahashi Shinya Masushima
Goalkeeper coach	Ryuichi Ito
Chief trainer	Ryoichi Yamamoto
Athletic trainer	Shumpei Kawamura
Physiotherapist	Keigo Manabe
Physical advisor	Fumihiko Nagasaki
Competent	Satoshi Sekigami
Side affairs	Taichi Nakayama Kenta Shioikawa

Who Has Managed the Team?

Here's a list of the managers who have led Roasso Kumamoto:

Manager	Nationality	Time as Manager
		Start Date	End Date
Tomoyoshi Ikeya	Japan	1 February 2005	31 January 2009
Makoto Kitano	Japan	1 February 2009	31 January 2010
Takuya Takagi	Japan	1 February 2010	31 January 2013
Yasushi Yoshida	Japan	1 February 2013	10 July 2013
Tomoyoshi Ikeya	Japan	10 July 2013	31 January 2014
Takeshi Ono	Japan	1 February 2014	25 November 2015
Hiroyuki Kiyokawa	Japan	28 November 2015	14 June 2017
Tomoyoshi Ikeya	Japan	14 June 2017	31 January 2018
Hiroki Shibuya	Japan	1 February 2018	31 January 2020
Takeshi Ōki	Japan	1 February 2020	Current

Team Kits and Colours

Colours, Sponsors, and Manufacturers

Roasso Kumamoto's main colour is red. This colour shows their strong passion and desire to win.

How the Kits Have Changed

Home Kit- 1st
2005-2006	2007	2008	2009-2011	2012-2013
2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
2024 -

Away Kit - 2nd
2005-2006	2007	2008-2009	2010-2011	2012-2013
2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
2024 -

Special - 3rd Kit
2018 Summer Limited

See also

In Spanish: Roasso Kumamoto para niños