Minebea Mitsumi FC

Minebea Mitsumi FC (ミネベアミツミFC, Minebea Mitsumi Efu Shī), formerly Honda Lock SC (ホンダロックSC, Honda Rokku Esu Shī) are a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Miyazaki, the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League, the country's 4th tier of professional league football. Their team colour is blue.

Minebea Mitsumi FC
ミネベアミツミFC
Full nameMinebea Mitsumi Football Club
Founded1964 (1964) as Honda Lock SC
StadiumMiyazaki Ikime no Mori Ivy Stadium
Miyazaki
Capacity11,000
OwnerMinebeaMitsumi, Inc.
ManagerYosuke Miyaji
LeagueJapan Football League
202210th of 16
WebsiteClub website

History
Former logo of Honda Lock SC

The club was founded in 1964 by the factory workers of Honda Lock Manufacturing Co., an affiliate company of Honda Motor. They were promoted to the Kyushu Regional League in 1997 and acquired official backing from the company in 1999. They won the Kyushu Regional League in 2004 and were accepted by the Japan Football League following the Regional League promotion series.

They spent two years in the JFL but were relegated to the Kyūshū Regional League for the 2007 season after they lost to F.C. Gifu in the promotion/relegation play-offs.

Honda Lock returned to the JFL in 2009 after placing third in the 2008 Regional League promotion series.

Honda Lock SC changed its name to Minebea Mitsumi FC ahead of 2023 season, with Japanese Multinational corporation and a major producer of machinery components and electronics devices MinebeaMitsumi, taking over the club. The deal was completed on 27 January 2023.[1] Regarding Honda Lock SC, Honda Lock Co. Ltd. a shareholder and MinebeaMitsumi Co. Ltd. entered into a share transfer agreement for the acquisition of shares of Honda Lock became a subsidiary.

Changes in club name
  • Honda Lock SC : 1964–2022
  • Minebea Mitsumi FC : 2023–present

Stadiums
Ikimenomori Sports Park

League & cup record
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
LeagueEmperor's
Cup
SeasonDivisionTierTeamsPos.PW (PK)DL (PK)FAGDPts
As Honda Lock SC
2003KSL 4126th228 (2)-9 (3)4044-431Did not qualify
2004 4101st1814 (2)-1 (1)521636473rd round
2005JFL 31615th3036213879-41154th round
2006 1818th3457223986-4722Did not qualify
2007KSL 4112nd2017-2 (1)761957523rd round
2008 103rd1814 (2)-2621448463rd round
2009 JFL31813th34913123438-4403rd round
2010 1813th341012123639-3422nd round
2011 188th3312111047452522nd round
2012 1716th3277182856-2828Did not qualify
2013 1818th34611172547-2229
2014 41410th2676133152-21272nd round
2015 169th30117123137-640Did not qualify
2016 163rd301785462323591st round
2017 168th3097143646-1034Did not qualify
2018 1614th30611132952-2329
2019 166th301011941392412nd round
2020 1612th155461925-619Did not qualify
2021 1716th3269172648-22272nd round
2022 1610th301061433330362nd round
As Minebea Mitsumi FC
2023 JFL4 15TBD28TBD
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained

Current squad

As of 12 March 2023.[2] 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 Takuya Yuzawa
2 DF Japan JPN Takuma Nakajima
3 DF Japan JPN Naoki Ono
4 DF Japan JPN Junji Yamamichi
5 DF Japan JPN Takeru Suzuki
6 MF Japan JPN Shota Makino
7 MF Japan JPN Tatsuya Sugita
8 MF Japan JPN Yamato Tanaka
9 FW Japan JPN Mizuki Owaki
10 FW Japan JPN Tomoki Hino
11 FW Japan JPN Taisuke Tose
13 MF Japan JPN Daichi Takahara (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Japan JPN Kodai Nagayoshi
15 DF Japan JPN Takahiro Uchiyama
17 MF Japan JPN Tomoki Kihashi
18 MF Japan JPN Kairi Harayama
19 MF Japan JPN Ryoga Noda
20 DF Japan JPN Ken Takahashi
21 GK Japan JPN Kanshiro Amamoto
22 DF Japan JPN Tomoki Okawa
23 MF Japan JPN Toranosuke Takagi
24 MF Japan JPN Fumiya Kai
25 FW Japan JPN Komei Maki
27 DF Japan JPN Mao Igarashi

Coaching Staff

For the 2023 season.

PositionName
Manager Japan Yosuke Miyaji
Assistant Managers Japan Tsuneyuki Ueda
Japan Kenichi Nakayama
Japan Naoya Oyama

Managerial history
ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Hisashi Hiroike Japan1 February 200931 January 2011
Ryuichi Ikeda Japan1 February 201112 September 2011
Norita Ochiai Japan13 September 201122 September 2011
Kazunori Jo Japan23 September 201131 January 2013
Masashi Kawashima Japan1 January 201331 December 2013
Ittetsu Idogawa Japan1 February 201431 January 2016
Kenji Taniguchi Japan1 February 201631 January 2019
Shinya Shirakawa Japan1 February 201910 June 2020
Yōsuke Miyaji Japan11 June 2020Current

References
  1. "Soccer team changed their name | MinebeaMitsumi Group in Europe". www.minebeamitsumi.eu. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  2. "プレイヤー・スタッフ".


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