Cobaltore Onagawa

Cobaltore Onagawa (コバルトーレ女川, Kobarutōre Onagawa) is a football (soccer) club based in Onagawa, the main and only city forming the Oshika District, which is located in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. They play in the Tohoku Soccer League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues. The name Cobaltore comes from the combination of two Spanish words: cobalto, referring to cobalt blue, and floresta, meaning "forest".

Cobaltore Onagawa
コバルトーレ女川
Full nameCobaltore Onagawa
Nickname(s)Cobaltore, Cobal
Founded2006 (2006)
GroundOnagawa Town Comprehensive
Athletic Park
Onagawa, Miyagi
Capacity5,000
ChairmanKoichi Omi
ManagerMasaaki Nakamura
LeagueTohoku Soccer League
20221st of 12 (champions)
WebsiteClub website

History

Born in April 2006 and initially managed by former Japan NT member Nobuo Fujishima, the name of the club resembles the true nature of the region in Miyagi Prefecture and today Cobaltore is still one of the clubs aiming to J. League and professional football. It was founded by the local community, formed by people who wanted to stay in the city instead of leaving for Sendai or Tokyo. The club rapidly grew, climbing the Japanese football pyramid in five years.

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake was devastating both for the region and the club: Onagawa lost 1300 citizens, one tenth of the city's population, and the club's office was destroyed.[1] However, all players escaped death and many of them became the core of the club.[2]

Despite the strong shock and skipping the 2011 season due to damages and the impossibility of using their own stadium, which was used as a shelter, Cobaltore players - especially the Japanese - remained in town to give a hand to the city that hosted their careers. The group of Onagawa Supporters pushed back the club into the pitch and - for 2012 season - Cobaltore returned on the field.

Thanks to Fukushima United FC going to Japan Football League, Cobaltore joined Tohoku Soccer League first division for 2013 season. From then, Cobaltore is trying to reach JFL, aiming towards pro-football. They also won the division in 2016. After repeating the title in 2017 and winning the Regional Promotion Series, they were promoted to JFL but only lasted one season before going back down.

Current squad

Updated as of 23 August 2023.[3]

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 Toshimasa Munakata
3 DF Japan JPN Shinji Hiraki
4 DF Japan JPN Ryuya Sakai
5 DF Japan JPN Tatsuki Masuzawa
6 DF Japan JPN Haruki Yamauchi
7 MF Japan JPN Kazuya Ogawa
8 MF Japan JPN Kaito Yoshimori
9 FW Japan JPN Kanta Nishiyama
10 MF Japan JPN Koki Ikeda
11 FW Japan JPN Ryuya Noguchi
13 DF Japan JPN Daigo Masuzaki
14 FW Japan JPN Kei Yoshida
15 DF Japan JPN Sota Sugiyama
16 MF Japan JPN Yuto Yoshida
17 MF Japan JPN Iori Tahara
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Japan JPN Shogo Funaki
19 DF Japan JPN Takumi Shouji
20 DF Japan JPN Hiromu Kasahara
21 GK Japan JPN Takeru Hasegawa
22 MF Japan JPN Koji Takahashi
23 MF Japan JPN Yuta Imabe
24 DF Japan JPN Kosei Hashimoto
25 MF Japan JPN Yasuhiro Okuyama
26 MF Japan JPN Ryota Kuroda
27 FW Japan JPN Ryoma Sato
28 MF Japan JPN Keisuke Yoshikawa
29 FW Japan JPN Hiroki Shimura
44 MF Japan JPN Yuki Miura
61 GK Japan JPN Yuki Furukawa

League record

SeasonLeagueGPPtsWDLPosition
2006 Ishinomaki Citizen League 185418001st
2007 Miyagi Prefectural League 143210221st
2008 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 2, South) 143311032nd
2009 143712111st
2010 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 1) 1481588th
2011 Withdrew due to 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
2012 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 2, South) 143511212nd
2013 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 1) 183210264th
2014 184715212nd
2015 184414223rd
2016 184313411st
2017 184916111st
2018 Japan Football League 3017452116th
2019 Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 1) 184012423rd
2020 9216303rd
2021 8227101st
2022 184515011st

Honours

Stadium

Onagawa Sports Park

References

  1. "Cobaltore Onagawa - a club worth fighting for". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. "女川とともに生きる - コバルトーレ女川". www.cobaltore.com.
  3. "トップチーム". www.cobaltore.com.
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