Fagiano Okayama

Fagiano Okayama
ファジアーノ岡山

Full name	Fagiano Okayama
Nickname(s)	Fagi (ファジ)
Founded	2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Stadium	City Light Stadium Okayama, Okayama
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Shinya Kitagawa
Manager	Takashi Kiyama
League	J2 League
2023	J2 League, 10th of 22
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Fagiano Okayama (ファジアーノ岡山, Fajiāno Okayama) is a Japanese football club based in Okayama, the capital of Okayama Prefecture. They play in the J2 League, the second tier of the country's football league system.

Name origin

Fagiano in Italian means "pheasant", and it is a reference to the pheasant that was a companion of local legend character Momotarō. Their mascot Fagimaru is based on the specific species native to Japan, the green pheasant.

History

They were formed in 1975 after the old Kawasaki Steel Mizushima F.C. moved to Kobe, who are now Vissel Kobe.

The old boys of the club formed a new club which they called the "River Free Kickers" (RFK). For years thereafter the club played in the prefectural league. In 2003, they assumed the name "Fagiano Okayama" and began rising in the ranks.

In 2005, Fagiano Okayama were promoted into the Chugoku Regional League. In July 2007, Fagiano became the first club ever to attain the J. League Associate Membership while still playing in a division below the JFL. On December 2, 2007, Fagiano gained promotion to the JFL courtesy of winning the first place in the regional playoff games.

On 2008, they secured 4th place in the last JFL match week, thereby qualifying for J. League promotion below Tochigi S.C. and Kataller Toyama; on December 1 promotion was made official by J. League and Okayama competed in J2 for the first time in 2009.

Their main sponsor is Okayama Gas and their back sponsor is the Sanyo Shinbun, a local newspaper in Okayama.^[1]

The club currently 15th consecutive season of second tier in 2023.

Stadium

Their home stadium is City Light Stadium, in Okayama City, though some home matches are played at Tsuyama Stadium, in Tsuyama.

League and cup record

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

League													J. League Cup	Emperor's Cup
Season	Div.	Teams	Pos.	P	W(PKW)	D	L(PKL)	F	A	GD	Pts	Attendance/G
2005	Chūgoku League	7	2nd	12	9(0)	0	2(1)	37	13	24	28	Did not qualify	Not eligible	Did not qualify
2006		8	1st	14	11(1)	0	2	62	16	46	35
2007		8	1st	17	17	0	0	87	4	83	51
2008	JFL	18	4th	34	17	9	8	63	43	20	39	3,665		3rd round
2009	J2	18	18th	51	8	12	31	40	54	-44	60	6,164		2nd round
2010		19	17th	36	8	8	20	27	51	-24	32	7,161		2nd round
2011		20	13th	38	13	9	16	43	58	-15	48	7,258		3rd round
2012		22	8th	42	17	14	11	41	34	7	65	7,985		3rd round
2013			12th	42	13	17	12	52	48	4	56	8,574		3rd round
2014			8th	42	15	16	11	52	48	4	64	8,404		2nd round
2015			11th	42	12	18	12	40	35	5	54	8,412		1st round
2016			6th	42	17	14	11	58	44	14	65	10,017		3rd round
2017			13th	42	13	16	13	44	49	-5	55	9,471		3rd round
2018			15th	42	14	11	17	39	43	-4	53	8,599		2nd round
2019			9th	42	18	11	13	49	47	2	65	9,444		3rd round
2020 †			17th	42	12	14	16	39	49	-10	50	3,072		Did not qualify
2021 †			11th	42	15	14	13	40	36	4	59	4,153		3rd round
2022			3rd	42	20	12	10	61	42	19	72	7,065		2nd round
2023			10th	42	13	19	10	49	49	0	58	8,495		3rd round
2024		20	TBA	38										TBA

Key

Honours

• Chugoku Football League: 2
  • 2006, 2007

• Okayama Football League 1: 4
  • 1990, 2001, 2003, 2004

• Okayama Football League 2: 1
  • 1980

Current squad

As of 1 March 2024^[update]. ^[2][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 Daiki Hotta 2 DF  JPN Yuya Takagi 4 DF  JPN Kaito Abe 5 DF  JPN Yasutaka Yanagi (vice-captain) 6 MF  JPN Yuji Wakasa 7 MF  JPN Ryo Takeuchi (captain) 8 FW  BRA Gabriel Xavier 9 FW  BRA Gleyson 10 MF  JPN Yudai Tanaka 11 FW  JPN Ryunosuke Ota 13 GK  JPN Junki Kanayama (vice-captain) 14 MF  JPN Ryo Tabei (vice-captain) 15 DF  JPN Haruka Motoyama 16 DF  JPN Ryosuke Kawano 17 MF  JPN Rui Sueyoshi 18 DF  JPN Daichi Tagami 19 MF  JPN Hiroto Iwabuchi 20 MF  JPN Sora Igawa

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK  JPN Kohei Kawakami 24 MF  JPN Ibuki Fujita 25 MF  JPN Koju Yoshio 27 MF  JPN Takaya Kimura 29 FW  JPN Keita Saito 42 MF  JPN Ryo Takahashi 43 DF  JPN Yoshitake Suzuki 44 MF  JPN Taishi Semba (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 49 GK  GER Svend Brodersen 55 DF  JPN Yota Fujii 62 MF  JPN Aoba Isomoto Type 2 63 DF  JPN Koki Kawakami Type 2 64 MF  JPN Narumi Fujita Type 2 65 DF  JPN Vitor Miki Type 2 66 MF  JPN Ryota Minami Type 2 88 DF  JPN Takahiro Yanagi 99 FW  BRA Lucão

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  JPN Rissei Taniguchi (on loan at Giravanz Kitakyushu)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  JPN Kyoya Yamada (on loan at Verspah Oita)

Coaching staff

For the 2023 season.^[4]

Position	Name
Manager	Takashi Kiyama
Assistant manager	Yuki Kosaka
First team coach	Masaki Yanagawa Masanori Kizawa Shohei Shima Seo Ki-young
Goalkeeper coach	Hiroshi Yoshioka
Physical coach	Takuma Okumura
Chief trainer	Ryosuke Takahashi
Trainer	Takahiro Chiba Takuya Tsuji
Interpreter & Enhancement coach	Ryota Henzan Kosuke Maruyama
Chief manager	Atsuki Shimada Fumikazu Sato Hiroto Shigeta

Managerial history

League games only

Manager	Nationality	Tenure		Managerial Record
		From	To	P	W	D	L	W%
Satoshi Tezuka	Japan	1 January 2007	31 January 2010	55	12	12	31	021.82
Masanaga Kageyama	Japan	1 February 2010	31 December 2014	200	66	64	70	033.00
Tetsu Nagasawa	Japan	1 February 2015	31 January 2019	168	56	59	53	033.33
Kenji Arima	Japan	1 February 2019	31 January 2022	126	45	39	42	035.71
Takashi Kiyama	Japan	1 February 2022	Current	0	0	0	0	!—

Key

• Source: J.League Data Site

Colour, sponsors and manufacturers

Season(s)	Main Shirt Sponsor	Collarbone Sponsor		Additional Sponsor(s)					Kit Manufacturer
2016	GROP	Before the ban is lifted		un.deuxd	Before the ban is lift	Okayama Shinkin	Sanyo Shimbun	Before the ban is lifted	Penalty
2017					Halows
2018		-	-
2019
2020								-
2021					Asahi HD
2022					Okanetsu			Bisho

Kit evolution

Home Kit - 1st
2008 - 2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
2019	2020	2021	2022	2023 -

Away Kit - 2nd
2008 - 2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
2019	2020	2021	2022	2023 -

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Okayama 2014 Squad (in Japanese)