Azul Claro Numazu
アスルクラロ沼津
Full nameFootball Club Azul Claro Numazu
Founded1990 (1990) as Numazu Arsenal SC
GroundShizuoka Ashitaka Athletic Stadium
Numazu, Shizuoka
Capacity10,000
Managing
Organisation		Azul Claro Suruga Corporation (NPO)
ChairmanTakehiro Takashima
ManagerMasashi Nakayama
LeagueJ3 League
2023J3 League, 13th of 20
WebsiteClub website

Azul Claro Numazu (アスルクラロ沼津, Asuru Kuraro Numazu) is a Japanese professional football team based in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. They currently play in J3 League, the Japanese third tier of professional football.

History

Azul Claro Numazu was established in 1977 as Numazu Arsenal and slowly progressed through the tiers of Shizuoka prefectural leagues. In 2006 the club began the process of transformation into a professional organization with the ultimate goal of joining the J.League. The same year the club adopted its current name, Azul Claro (Meaning "light blue" in Portuguese and Spanish).

In 2012 Azul Claro won promotion to Tōkai Adult Soccer League and quickly progressed through its ranks, spending only a season in each of its divisions. Though they have finished only fourth in 2013 Tōkai League, they were considered as serious contenders for admission to the newly created J3 League. On September 17, 2013, the club has been granted the J. League Associate Membership and passed all stages of licensing and inspection by the league. However, they were only the 3rd choice club for the only Regional League spot in J3 so eventually, they had to give way to Grulla Morioka. The club has won the promotion anyway though—they were selected by the Japan Football League board as one of the teams to play in the 2014 season.

After a 3rd-place finish in the 2016 season, they've been welcomed to play professional football from 2017 and onward, as they'll be the 14th original club in the J3 League.[1]

On 24 October 2023, Azul Claro Numazu announcement officially granted J2 License after approval decision of Club Licensing Board.[2]

League & cup record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League Emperor's
Cup
SeasonDivisionTierPlaceGPWLDFAGDPtsAttendance/G
2004 Shizuoka Prefectural
League (Div. 2)		84thDidn't qualify
2005 1st
2006 Shizuoka Prefectural
League (Div. 1)		79th
2007 11th
2008[3] 8th112452027-710
2009[4] 2nd116233230220
2010[5] 3rd116322718921
2011[6] 2nd1190250232727
2012 Tokai Football
League (Div. 2)		62nd148242215726
2013 Tokai Football
League (Div. 1)		54th148152021–125
2014 JFL48th2688102635–9321,777
2015 5th30166836288542,198
2016 3rd301857472423592,332
2017 J333rd3216115602733593,0293rd round
2018 4th3214108402911522,857Did not qualify
2019 12th34116173543–8392,470
2020 † 12th34125173640–441925
2021 † 14th2876153244–12271,482
2022 15th3487192746-19311,684
2023 13th381561748480511,9611st round
2024 TBA38--------
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league; GP = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Players

Current squad

As of 9 September 2023.[7][8]

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 Shunkun Tani
2 DF Japan JPN Tomoki Fujisaki
3 DF Japan JPN Tatsuya Anzai
4 DF Japan JPN Akira Osako
5 DF Brazil BRA Raul Sudati
6 MF Japan JPN Masato Shimokawa
7 MF Japan JPN Kyota Mochii (on loan from Tokyo Verdy)
8 MF Japan JPN Kenshiro Suzuki
9 FW Brazil BRA Igor Gabriel (on loan from Tapajós)
10 MF Japan JPN Naoki Sato
11 MF Japan JPN Kazuki Someya
13 DF Japan JPN Yuya Tsukegi
14 MF Japan JPN Kotaro Tokunaga
16 DF Japan JPN Yuma Ichikawa
17 FW Japan JPN Noah Kenshin Browne
18 MF Japan JPN Takuya Sugai
19 DF Japan JPN Tomoyuki Maekawa
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Japan JPN Kengo Kawamata
21 MF Japan JPN Yuma Mori
22 DF Japan JPN Terukazu Shinozaki
23 FW Japan JPN Takumi Tsukui (on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos)
25 MF Japan JPN Teruyoshi Ito
26 DF Japan JPN Shigeo Miyawaki DSP
27 FW Japan JPN Hagumi Wada
28 DF Japan JPN Koki Inoue
29 FW Japan JPN Taiga Sugimoto
33 MF Brazil BRA Mikhael Akatsuka
41 MF Japan JPN Haruki Toyama
45 GK Japan JPN Hiromu Musha
46 MF Japan JPN Keigo Iwasaki
47 FW Japan JPN Aoi Ando (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
50 GK Japan JPN Kenta Watanabe
88 DF Japan JPN Takumi Hama
— DF Japan JPN Koki Inoue

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
— DF Japan JPN Haruto Kawamae (at Ituano FC Yokohama)

Club officials

For the 2023 season.[9]

PositionName
Manager Japan Masashi Nakayama
Assistant manager Japan Hideto Suzuki
Japan Daiki Tajiri
Transition coach Japan Keita Goto
Goalkeeper coach Japan Yukio Takeda
Physical coach Japan Yoshiki Hirano
Chief doctor Japan Shunsuke Mukoyama
Chief trainer Japan Takuya Kawasaki
Athletic trainer Japan Kentaro Taki
Conditioning coach Japan Takashi Tanaka
Competent Japan Keishiro Seto
Side affairs Japan Daiki Ito

Managerial history

ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Kazuhito MochizukiJapan Japan1 February 201431 January 2015
Ken YoshidaJapan Japan1 February 201531 January 2020
Masataka ImaiJapan Japan1 February 202023 August 2022
Kazuhito MochizukiJapan Japan24 August 202231 January 2023
Masashi NakayamaJapan Japan1 February 2023current

Kit evolution

Home kit - 1st
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 -
Away kit - 2nd
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 -
Other kit - 3rd
2021
30th Anniversary
Memorial
2022
Love Live!
Sunshine!!
edition

Colour, sponsors and manufacturers

Season(s)Main Shirt SponsorCollarbone SponsorAdditional Sponsor(s)Kit Manufacturer
2013SURUGA bank––––NNH–Germany Puma
2014USUiMEIDEN雄大
2015USUiSURUGA Bank–MEIDEN
2016MEIDEN–
2017
2018Kawata Construction (Left)Kawata Construction (Right)
2019
2020MEIDEN (Left)MEIDEN (Right)Kawata Construction

References

  1. ↑ "Azul Claro Numazu join J3：en". J. LEAGUE.JP JAPAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "２０２４シーズン・Ｊ２クラブライセンス取得のお知らせ". azul-claro.jp. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "2010 data source". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "2011 data source". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "2023シーズン　背番号＆ユニフォームネーム決定のお知らせ". www.azulclaro.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Players". www.azulclaro.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "2023シーズンの新体制が下記の通り決定いたしましたので発表いたします。". azul-claro.jp (in Japanese). Azul Claro Numazu.
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