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Tochigi SC
栃木SC
Tochigi SC logo.svg
Full name Tochigi Soccer Club
Founded 1953; 72 years ago (1953)
Stadium Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
Stadium
capacity		 25,244
President Daisuke Hashimoto
Manager Shinji Kobayashi

Tochigi Soccer Club, often called Tochigi SC, is a Japanese football team. They are based in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The team currently plays in the J3 League. This is Japan's third level of professional football. They were moved down from the J2 League in 2024.

Team History

The club started in 1953. It was first created by teachers in Tochigi Prefecture. They called themselves Tochigi Teachers' Soccer Club.

In 1994, the club welcomed players from all jobs. They changed their name to Tochigi Soccer Club. In 1999, Tochigi won the Kanto Regional League. They then moved up to the Japan Football League.

The club wanted to become a professional team. In 2007, they became a "J.League Associate Member". This was a step towards joining the main professional league. By 2008, they were ready to become a professional team.

Tochigi SC officially joined the J.League on December 1, 2008. From 2009, they played in J.League Division 2.

In 2015, Tochigi SC finished last in J2. They were moved down to the J3 League. This was the first time they played at the third professional level. After two seasons, they moved back up to the J2 League in 2018.

On October 27, 2024, Tochigi SC was moved down to the J3 League again. This happened after they lost a game to Shimizu S-Pulse. They had been in the J2 League for seven years.

League and Cup Games

This table shows how Tochigi SC has done in their league and cup games.

League J.League Cup Emperor's
Cup
Season Div. Tier Teams Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts Attendance/G
2007 JFL 3 18 8th 34 14 10 10 43 29 14 52 4,457 — 3rd round
2008 18 2nd 34 18 9 7 65 37 28 63 5,048 4th round
2009 J2 2 18 17th 51 8 13 30 38 77 -39 37 4,706 2nd round
2010 19 10th 36 14 8 14 46 42 4 50 4,157 3rd round
2011 20 10th 38 15 11 12 44 39 5 56 4,939 3rd round
2012 22 11th 42 17 9 16 50 49 4 60 3,850 2nd round
2013 22 9th 42 17 12 13 61 55 6 63 4,922 3rd round
2014 22 12th 42 15 10 17 52 58 -6 55 5,294 2nd round
2015 22 22nd 42 7 14 21 39 64 -25 35 5,167 1st round
2016 J3 3 16 2nd 30 17 8 5 38 20 18 59 4,917 Did not qualify
2017 17 2nd 32 16 12 4 44 24 20 60 5,147 Did not qualify
2018 J2 2 22 17th 42 13 11 18 38 48 -10 50 5,657 2nd round
2019 22 20th 42 8 16 18 33 53 -20 40 5,148 3rd round
2020 † 22 10th 42 15 13 14 41 39 2 58 2,522 Did not qualify
2021 † 22 14th 42 10 15 17 37 51 -14 45 3,861 3rd round
2022 22 17th 42 11 16 15 32 40 -8 49 4,429 Round of 16
2023 22 19th 42 10 14 18 39 47 -8 44 5,834 Round of 16
2024 20 18th 38 7 13 18 33 57 -24 34 6,238 1st round 2nd round
2025 J3 3 20 TBA 38 2nd round 2nd round
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • P = Games played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn (tied)
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals scored
  • A = Goals given up by the team
  • GD = Goals difference (scored minus given up)
  • Pts = Points gained
  • Attendance/G = Average number of fans at home games
  • † In 2020 and 2021, fewer fans could attend games because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Team Achievements

Tochigi SC has won several awards and championships.

Tochigi SC honours
Honour No. Years
Tochigi Prefecture Division 1 10 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1987,
1988, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998
Tochigi Prefectural Football Championship
Emperor's Cup Tochigi Prefectural Qualifiers		 10 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2025
Kanto Soccer League 1 1999

Team Players

Current Squad

These are the players currently on the Tochigi SC team.

No. Position Player
1 Japan GK Shuhei Kawata
2 Japan DF Wataru Hiramatsu
3 Japan DF Hiroshi Omori (on loan from Fukushima United)
4 Japan MF Sho Sato
5 Japan DF Riita Mori (on loan from Albirex Niigata)
6 Japan MF Kosuke Kambe
7 Japan FW Akito Tanahashi (on loan from Tokushima Vortis)
8 Japan DF Kenta Fukumori
9 Japan FW Ryunosuke Sugawara (on loan from Vegalta Sendai)
10 Japan MF Taiyo Igarashi (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
11 Japan MF Taichi Aoshima
13 Japan DF Keisuke Saka
18 Japan FW Rensuke Kawana
19 Japan FW Hogara Shoji
20 Japan DF Shintaro Ide
21 South Korea GK Kim Min-jun
22 Japan DF Hidenori Takahashi (on loan from Renofa Yamaguchi)
23 Japan FW Soki Hoshino
No. Position Player
25 Japan MF Hiroshi Iwasaki
27 Japan GK Kenta Tanno
29 Japan FW Kisho Yano
31 Japan GK Shuhei Shikano (on loan from Iwaki FC)
32 Japan FW Ryunosuke Ota (on loan from Fagiano Okayama)
37 Japan DF Yuto Kimura
39 Japan MF Kazuma Yagi
40 Japan DF Shuya Takashima
44 Japan MF Rui Ageishi
47 Japan MF Haruto Yoshino
61 Japan FW Sosuke Hatano Type 2
62 Japan MF Tasuku Yokohama Type 2
77 Japan MF Kensuke Fujiwara (on loan from Júbilo Iwata)
78 Japan MF Yota Horiuchi (on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds)
80 Nigeria MF Kenneth Otabor
81 Japan MF Katsuya Nakano
88 Japan DF Kohei Uchida
Japan GK Ryoga Makino Type 2

Players on Loan

These players are currently playing for other teams on a temporary basis.

No. Position Player
38 Japan FW Sora Kobori (at ReinMeer Aomori)
No. Position Player
Japan MF Park Yong-ji (at ReinMeer Aomori)

Coaching Staff

This table lists the people who coach and support the team.

Position Name
Manager Japan Shinji Kobayashi
Assistant Manager Japan Hiroaki Nagashima
First-team coach Japan Takumi Motohashi
Goalkeeper coach Japan Tomoaki Ogami
Analyst Japan Shogo Manabe
Physical coach Japan Hirofumi Sakamoto
Chief trainer Japan Yuta Matsumoto
Trainer Japan Takahiro Watanabe
Japan Atsuya Kaneko
Interpreter Japan Bruno Hideo Owada
Chief manager Japan Tatsuya Sakakibara
Japan Yusuke Kenjo
Chief doctor Japan Mitsugi Shimoda
Doctor Japan Hitoshi Akutsu
Japan Kei Ajisaka
Japan Taro Kuramochi
Japan Makoto Kuroda
Japan Atsuto Hoshikawa
Japan Yuichiro Yano
Japan Yusuke Eda
Japan Makoto Oe

Team Managers

This table shows the history of the team's managers.

Manager Nationality Tenure
Start Finish
Kōichi Hashiratani  Japan January 1, 2007 December 31, 2008
Hiroshi Matsuda  Japan February 1, 2009 September 13, 2013
Ikuo Matsumoto  Japan September 13, 2013 November 25, 2013
Yūji Sakakura  Japan February 1, 2014 July 20, 2015
Yasuharu Kurata  Japan July 22, 2015 December 31, 2015
Yūji Yokoyama  Japan January 1, 2016 December 31, 2018
Kazuaki Tasaka  Japan February 1, 2019 January 31, 2022
Yū Tokisaki  Japan February 1, 2022 January 31, 2024
Makoto Tanaka  Japan February 1, 2024 May 14, 2024
Shinji Kobayashi  Japan May 15, 2024 current

Team Uniforms

The main color for Tochigi SC's uniforms is yellow.

Home kits – 1st
2008
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2011
2012
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Away kits – 2nd
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See also

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