Nakano Esperanza

Nakano Football Club was founded in 1971: this name lasted for 29 years, before changing it again to Nagano Esperanza FC in 2001. The current denomination - Football Club Nakano Esperanza - came only in 2007, with the Spanish "Esperanza" standing for "hope" in English. The club's first logo also features Common kestrel, a type of bird that can be easily seen on Nagano Prefecture. They reached the second division of Hokushinetsu Football League in 2015, and got relegated on 2018, back to the first division of the Nakano Prefectural League. The club still hope to be in professional football on a long-term program.

On 16 August 2022, the club's 51st anniversary. Nakano Esperanza unveiled its new logo. The crest was produced and designed by Millions Co. Ltd. The rose represents the flower of Nakano City. Red-coloured, it's designed to match the club's color. The designers' intention was to make the logo simple and timeless, under the era of modern and simple logos commonly replacing older, and more detailed ones. [2]

As of 8 October 2022.[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  JPN Kairu Yamazaki 2 DF  JPN Yuki Tatuno 4 DF  JPN Takahiro Ato 5 DF  JPN Takuya Tanaka 6 DF  JPN Masaaki Yamagishi 7 MF  JPN Hiroki Kabaya 8 MF  JPN Tsukasa Maruyama 9 FW  JPN Daiki Sato 10 FW  JPN Takuya Tokutake 11 MF  JPN Takuma Wada

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW  JPN Natsuki Takekoshi 16 MF  JPN Yasutaka Yoshiura 18 GK  JPN Kei Takizawa 19 MF  JPN Ryo Ito 20 DF  JPN Yukimi Kishida 21 DF  JPN Masaki Kohara 22 FW  JPN Yuki Tondokoro 23 GK  JPN Shinji Hirose 24 DF  JPN Yuki Takahashi (captain) 26 FW  JPN Kaito Azegami

• Official Site (in Japanese)