Belugarosso Iwami

Belugarosso Iwami (ベルガロッソいわみ, Berugarosso Iwami) are a Japanese football club based on the Iwami region of Shimane Prefecture (Hamada, Masuda, Ota, Kawamoto, Misato, Onan, Ochi, Tsuwano, Yoshika.)[1][2] They play in the Chūgoku Soccer League, one of Japan's fifth tier leagues, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues.

Belugarosso Iwami
ベルガロッソいわみ
Full nameBelugarosso Iwami
Founded1977 (1977)
GroundShimane Football Arena;
Sun Village Hamada Football Ground
Capacity6,000 (SF)
2,000 (SV)
ManagerShota Sakamoto
LeagueChūgoku Soccer League
20223rd of 10
WebsiteClub website

Names throughout history
  • 1977–2004: Bunkers [3]
  • 2005–2019: Hamada FC Cosmos
  • 2020–2022: Belugarosso Hamada ("Belugarosso" comes from the Italian word "beluga", which means the famous beluga whale at Shimane Aquarium Aquas, and the Italian word "rosso", which means red, said to represent the image of the setting sun and passion of Hamada.[4])
  • 2023– : Belugarosso Iwami (The name change came alongside a hometown move, from just comprising the Hamada City to the entire Iwami region.[5])

History

From 2004 onwards, the club had been playing in the Shimane Prefecture League 1st Division.

In 2009, after beating in the final Dezzolla Shimane, the club won their first Shimane Football Championship, which serves as one of the Emperor's Cup preliminary rounds, earning the right to debut in the main football cup competition of the country.[3] They fell to defeat in their first match against NIFS Kanoya.

In 2010, the club debuted at the All Japan Club Teams Football Tournament, a cup competition for teams playing prefectural league football. The club also participated on it the following year, and on 2017.[6] On all occasions, they failed to progress further, having not went past the second round of the competition.

In 2018, the club won their third title at the Shimane Prefecture League 1st Division, and earned to the promotion to the Chugoku Soccer League. In 2023, the club will play their fifth consecutive season as a regional-level club. It was also able to qualify for the Emperor's Cup after winning the Shimane Football Championship once again, beating Hikawa FC Cosmos in the final.[7] In the first round, Belugarosso played against Kochi United, and got knocked out after losing the tie by 1–2.

League and Cup record
LeagueEmperor's
Cup
SeasonDivisionPos.PWDLFAGDPts
2019 Chugoku Soccer League 8th1826102052-3212Did not qualify
2020 League season cancelled because of COVID-19.
2021 4th167272725+223
2022 3rd1810444319+2434
2023 TBD1800000001st 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 = Goal difference; Pts = Points won

Honours
  • Shimane Prefectural League 1st Division (3): 2007, 2015, 2018
  • Shimane Football Cup Championship (1): 2009
  • Shakaijin Cup Chugoku Region Preliminary Round (1): 2022
  • Club Teams Tournament Chugoku Preliminaries (3): 2010, 2011, 2017

Players

Current squad
As of 23 August 2023. [8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Yun Jang-yeong
3 DF Japan JPN Shunya Nakazawa
4 DF Japan JPN Daiki Morimoto
5 DF Japan JPN Masaki Tanaka
6 DF Japan JPN Sho Abe
7 MF Japan JPN Yu Nagatani
8 MF Japan JPN Shotaro Kawakita
9 FW Japan JPN Ryotaro Fuke
10 MF Japan JPN Sota Suizu
11 FW Japan JPN Ryota Kawaraji
13 FW Japan JPN Mirai Fujimoto
14 MF Japan JPN Reo Nakamura
15 MF Japan JPN Tsubasa Fijiike
16 MF Japan JPN Takayuki Sone
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Japan JPN Ryo Tokuda
18 MF Japan JPN Hiro Kaneda
19 MF Japan JPN Jiei Katayama
20 MF Japan JPN Daichi Sato
22 FW Japan JPN Genta Uchiyama
24 MF Japan JPN Riku Kawamitsu
25 DF Japan JPN Michi Nagaoka
26 MF Japan JPN Shuhei Oki
27 MF Japan JPN Mizuki Nishitani
28 DF Japan JPN Yusei Kuramochi
30 GK Japan JPN Kagenori Takumi
31 GK Japan JPN Shoto Ikefuji
32 MF Japan JPN Ryuichiro Murakami
35 MF Japan JPN Yuzuru Tabira

Current staff
As of 4 May 2023.[8]
Position Name
Manager Japan Shota Sakamoto
Assistant manager Japan Hiroki Kishimoto
Japan Ryota Mori
Staff manager Japan Daiki Fujikawa
Goalkeeping coach Japan Katsuhisa Suzuki
Athletic coach Japan Yuji Takee
Physical coach Japan Masashi Yamaguchi
Trainer Japan Haruki Morimoto
Japan Yuji Ogawa

References
  1. "ベルガロッソいわみ応援協賛金の贈呈". iwatani-shimane.co.jp (in Japanese). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. "ベルガロッソいわみ". weblio.jp. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. "島根県/ 浜田FCコスモス". jfa.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. "NAME ORIGINE". belugarosso2020.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. "「ベルガロッソいわみ」に改称　来季から ３０年までにＪ昇格目標　中国サッカーＬ". sanin-chuo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. "第24回全国クラブチームサッカー選手権大会". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. "天皇杯 JFA 第103回全日本サッカー選手権大会　山形県など8県で代表決まる". jfa.jp (in Japanese). 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  8. "Belugarosso Iwami Team Guide". csl-jp.net. Chugoku Soccer League. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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