FC Kariya


F.C. Kariya are a Japanese football club based in Kariya, Aichi. They play in the first division of Tōkai Adult Soccer League and they're aiming towards professional leagues.

History

The club was founded in 1949 as Nippon Denso Soccer Club. They mainly played in the Tōkai Regional League; Kariya was already represented in the Japan Soccer League by the club belonging to Toyota Industries.
Nippon Denso were finally promoted to the Japan Football League in 1996. They played their first JFL season under new name DENSO Soccer Club because of the change of their owner's name.
DENSO relinquished the ownership at the end of the 2005 season and non-profit organisation Kaeru Sports Club took over. Their name F.C. Kariya was chosen from entries from the public. Despite this change of ownership, F.C. Kariya did not show much ambition for J. League status in subsequent campaigns, and finished in 17th place on the 2009 season of the Japan Football League, being relegated back to the Tokai Regional League after losing a promotion/relegation series to the more ambitious Zweigen Kanazawa.
In 2015 Kariya became champions of the Tōkai Adult Soccer League and participated in the 2015 Regional League promotion play-offs, reaching the Top 4, but not the promotion back to JFL. They also featured three times in the Emperor's Cup, reaching 2nd round both in 2007 and in 2012.

Shirt and colours

F.C. Kariya's shirt features the red sash. This design was originally adopted by Kariya High School's soccer club who introduced the sport to the area in the Taishō period. Because of this, the red sash is regarded as the symbolic design of Kariya's football.

Stadiums

They play their home games mainly at Kariya Municipal Athletic Park, but Toyohashi City Iwata General Ballgame Stadium and Nagoya City Port Soccer Stadium are also used a couple of times a year. They practice at Denso Ikeda Factory ground which is not open to the public because it is in Denso's factory site.

Current squad

Updated to 21 April 2018.

League record

Here are listed only the seasons disputed as "FC Kariya".
SeasonLeagueGPPtsWDLPosition
2006Japan Football
League
3432881813th
2007Japan Football
League
3428842216th
2008Japan Football
League
3451131298th
2009Japan Football
League
34317101717th
2010Tōkai Adult Soccer
League
163510512nd
2011Tōkai Adult Soccer
League
14216353rd
2012Tōkai Adult Soccer
League
14185364th
2013Tōkai Adult Soccer
League
14258153rd
2014Tōkai Adult Soccer
League
14206264th
2015Tōkai Adult Soccer
League
143310311st
2016Tōkai Adult Soccer
League
144013101st'
2017Tōkai Adult Soccer
League
143310312nd

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