FC Maruyasu Okazaki
Japanese football club
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Maruyasu Industries FC (マルヤス工業フットボールクラブ, Maruyasu Kogyō Futtobōru Kurabu), playing as FC Maruyasu Okazaki (FCマルヤス岡崎, Efu Shī Maruyasu Okazaki), is a Japanese professional football team based in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture. They currently play in Japan Football League, Japanese fourth tier of nationwide football league system.
| Full name | Maruyasu Industries Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Ground | Maruyasu Okazaki Ryuhoku Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Maruyasu Industries | ||
| Chairman | Yamada Yasuichiro | ||
| Manager | Hiroyasu Ibata | ||
| League | Japan Football League | ||
| 2025 | 11th of 16 | ||
| Website | fc-maruyasu | ||
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History
The club has been established in 1968 as the corporate team of Maruyasu Industries. In 1976 the team won promotion to Tōkai Soccer League where remained ever since except for 2003 and 2004 seasons when they suffered relegation to Division 2. The club has won the league in 2013 and though they were unable to take up one of three promotion-granting places in the Regional League promotion series, they were admitted to in JFL in 2014 season by the league board.
Before their first season on the nationwide level the club has changed its name to FC Maruyasu Okazaki to appeal more to the local community.
League and cup record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Tier | Teams | Pos. | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 2003 | Tōkai Adult Soccer League (Div. 2) |
6 | 9 | 3rd | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 2nd round |
| 2004 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 32 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2005 | Tōkai Adult Soccer League League (Div. 1) |
5 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 18 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 18 | |||
| 2007 | 8 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 14 | |||
| 2008 | 8 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 15 | |||
| 2009 | 8 | 6th | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 17 | |||
| 2010 | 9 | 3rd | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 28 | |||
| 2011 | 8 | 7th | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 11 | |||
| 2012 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 23 | |||
| 2013 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 28 | |||
| 2014 | JFL | 4 | 14 | 14th | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 16 | 13th | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 21 | 1st round | ||
| 2016 | 16 | 14th | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 30 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2017 | 16 | 9th | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 34 | 2nd round | ||
| 2018 | 16 | 13th | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 31 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2019 | 16 | 11th | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 38 | |||
| 2020 | 16 | 16th | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 15 | 3rd round | ||
| 2021 | 17 | 14th | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 33 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2022 | 16 | 5th | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 49 | |||
| 2023 | 15 | 8th | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 37 | 1st round | ||
| 2024 | 16 | 13th | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 39 | –9 | 30 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2025 | 16 | 11th | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 38 | –9 | 34 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2026–27 | 16 | TBD | 30 | TBD | |||||||||
- 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
Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Aichi Prefectural Football Championship (Emperor's Cup Aichi Prefectural Qualifiers) |
5 | 2003, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023 |
| Tokai Soccer League Division 2 | 1 | 2004 |
| Tokai Soccer League Division 1 | 1 | 2013 |
Current squad
As of 6 April 2024.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Hiroyasu Ibata |
| Assistant manager | Masashi Seki Minoru Okada Mitsuyuki Yoshihiro |
| Goalkeeper coach | Takeshi Kawaguchi |
| Athletic trainers | Keisuke Suzuki Masaya Yamamoto |
Managerial history
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| Start | Finish | ||
| Yasuhiro Yamamura | Japan | 1 January 2014 | 31 December 2016 |
| Motomasa Oe | Japan | 1 January 2017 | 22 August 2017 |
| Ryūji Kitamura | Japan | 23 August 2017 | 31 July 2021 |
| Hiroyasu Ibata | Japan | 1 August 2021 | Current |