Minebea Mitsumi FC
Japanese football club
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Minebea Mitsumi FC (ミネベアミツミFC, Minebea Mitsumi Efu Shī), formerly Honda Lock SC (ホンダロックSC, Honda Rokku Esu Shī) are a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Miyazaki, the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League, Japanese 4th tier of league football. Their team colour is blue.
Miyazaki
| Full name | Minebea Mitsumi Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1964 as Honda Lock SC | ||
| Stadium | Miyazaki Ikime no Mori Ivy Stadium Miyazaki | ||
| Capacity | 11,000 | ||
| Owner | MinebeaMitsumi, Inc. | ||
| Manager | Yosuke Miyaji | ||
| League | Japan Football League | ||
| 2025 | 10th of 16 | ||
| Website | https://minebeamitsumi-fc.com/ | ||
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History
The club was founded in 1964 by the factory workers of Honda Lock Manufacturing Co., an affiliate company of Honda Motor. They were promoted to the Kyushu Regional League in 1997 and acquired official backing from the company in 1999. They won the Kyushu Regional League in 2004 and were accepted by the Japan Football League following the Regional League promotion series.
They spent two years in the JFL but were relegated to the Kyūshū Regional League for the 2007 season after they lost to F.C. Gifu in the promotion/relegation play-offs.
Honda Lock returned to the JFL in 2009 after placing third in the 2008 Regional League promotion series.
Honda Lock SC changed its name to Minebea Mitsumi FC ahead of 2023 season, with Japanese Multinational corporation and a major producer of machinery components and electronics devices MinebeaMitsumi, taking over the club. The deal was completed on 27 January 2023.[1] Regarding Honda Lock SC, Honda Lock Co. Ltd. a shareholder and MinebeaMitsumi Co. Ltd. entered into a share transfer agreement for the acquisition of shares of Honda Lock became a subsidiary.
Changes in club name
- Honda Lock SC : 1964–2022
- Minebea Mitsumi FC : 2023–present
Stadiums
League & cup record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W (PK) | D | L (PK) | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | |
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| 2003 | KSL | 4 | 12 | 6th | 22 | 8 (2) | - | 9 (3) | 40 | 44 | -4 | 31 | Did not qualify | |
| 2004 | 4 | 10 | 1st | 18 | 14 (2) | - | 1 (1) | 52 | 16 | 36 | 47 | 3rd round | ||
| 2005 | JFL | 3 | 16 | 15th | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 38 | 79 | -41 | 15 | 4th round | |
| 2006 | 18 | 18th | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 86 | -47 | 22 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2007 | KSL | 4 | 11 | 2nd | 20 | 17 | - | 2 (1) | 76 | 19 | 57 | 52 | 3rd round | |
| 2008 | 10 | 3rd | 18 | 14 (2) | - | 2 | 62 | 14 | 48 | 46 | 3rd round | |||
| 2009 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 40 | 3rd round | |
| 2010 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 42 | 2nd round | |||
| 2011 | 18 | 8th | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 52 | 2nd round | |||
| 2012 | 17 | 16th | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 56 | -28 | 28 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2013 | 18 | 18th | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 29 | ||||
| 2014 | 4 | 14 | 10th | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 27 | 2nd round | ||
| 2015 | 16 | 9th | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 40 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2016 | 16 | 3rd | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 59 | 1st round | |||
| 2017 | 16 | 8th | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 34 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2018 | 16 | 14th | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 52 | -23 | 29 | ||||
| 2019 | 16 | 6th | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 41 | 2nd round | |||
| 2020 | 16 | 12th | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 19 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2021 | 17 | 16th | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 48 | -22 | 27 | 2nd round | |||
| 2022 | 16 | 10th | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 36 | 2nd round | |||
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| 2023 | JFL | 4 | 15 | 12th | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 31 | Did not qualify | |
| 2024 | 16 | 16th | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 48 | -23 | 22 | ||||
| 2025 | 16 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 34 | 513 | |||
| 2026–27 | 16 | TBD | 30 | TBD | ||||||||||
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
- Attendance/G = Average league home attendance
- Source: JFL
Honours
| Honour | No. | Years | Notes |
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| Kyushu Soccer League | 1 | 2004 | As Honda Lock SC |
Current squad
As of 7 April 2024.[2] 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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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Yosuke Miyaji |
| Assistant Managers | Tsuneyuki Ueda Kenichi Nakayama Naoya Oyama |
Managerial history
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| Start | Finish | ||
| Hisashi Hiroike | Japan | 1 February 2009 | 31 January 2011 |
| Ryuichi Ikeda | Japan | 1 February 2011 | 12 September 2011 |
| Norita Ochiai | Japan | 13 September 2011 | 22 September 2011 |
| Kazunori Jo | Japan | 23 September 2011 | 31 January 2013 |
| Masashi Kawashima | Japan | 1 January 2013 | 31 December 2013 |
| Ittetsu Idogawa | Japan | 1 February 2014 | 31 January 2016 |
| Kenji Taniguchi | Japan | 1 February 2016 | 31 January 2019 |
| Shinya Shirakawa | Japan | 1 February 2019 | 10 June 2020 |
| Yōsuke Miyaji | Japan | 11 June 2020 | Current |