Tegevajaro Miyazaki
Japanese football club
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Tegevajaro Miyazaki (テゲバジャーロ宮崎, Tegebājaro Miyazaki) is a Japanese professional football club based in Miyazaki, the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture. They play in the J2 League from 2026–27, Japanese second tier, after promotion from J3 in 2025.
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| Full name | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | ||
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| Nickname | Tegevajaro | ||
| Founded | 1965 | ||
| Stadium | Ichigo Miyazaki Shintomi Football Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Kazuhiro Yanagida | ||
| Manager | Yuji Okuma | ||
| League | J2 League | ||
| 2025 | J3 League, 4th of 20 (promoted via play-offs) | ||
| Website | tegevajaro | ||
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History
Born in 1965 as Kadokawa Club, the club have twice changed their name; first they became Andiamo Kadokawa 1965 in 2004 and MSU (Miyazaki Sportsmen United) FC in 2007.[1][2] The current name came only in January 2015: Tegevajaro is a mix formed by tege, the Miyazaki dialect pronunciation of the word sugoi ("cool/amazing") and Spanish words vaca, pájaro ("cow", "bird").[3][4] In the logo, Miyazaki-jingū is visualised.
Tegevajaro Miyazaki aspired to join the J. League; they first aimed for the J3 League in 2017 season, but their first target was to reach the Japan Football League. Nobuhiro Ishizaki was chosen in 2017 to coach the club, while former J1 League players Yasuhito Morishima and Keiji Takachi signed for the team.[5]
In the 2020 season, Tegevajaro finished in second position and were promoted to the J3 League for the first time in the club's history for the 2021 season. On 24 October 2023, Tegevajaro Miyazaki announced they were officially granted the J2 League License after approval of Club Licensing Board.[6] On 14 December 2025, Tegevajaro Miyazaki secured promotion to J2 for the first time in their history, after defeating FC Osaka 4–0 in Axis Bird Stadium, Tottori via promotion play-off.[7]
League & cup record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Shakaijin Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Tier | Teams | Position | P | W (PK) | D | L (PK) | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | |||
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| 2014 | Kyushu Soccer League | 5 | 10 | 7th | 18 | 3 (3) | 10 (2) | 23 | 54 | -31 | 17 | Not eligible | Did not qualify | – | ||
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| 2015 | Kyushu Soccer League | 5 | 10 | 2nd | 18 | 11 (4) | 3 (0) | 47 | 13 | 34 | 41 | Not eligible | Did not qualify | 1st round | ||
| 2016 | 2nd | 9 | 7 (0) | 1 (1) | 26 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 1st round | |||||||
| 2017 | 11 | 1st | 20 | 18 (1) | 1 (0) | 70 | 12 | 58 | 56 | 2nd round | ||||||
| 2018 | Japan Football League | 4 | 16 | 12th | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 60 | -17 | 32 | 404 | 2nd round | Not eligible | |
| 2019 | 5th | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 34 | -3 | 41 | 908 | – | |||||
| 2020 | 2nd | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 28 | 671 | 1st round | |||||
| 2021 | J3 League | 3 | 15 | 3rd | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 53 | 1,124 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2022 | 18 | 9th | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 46 | 1,268 | |||||
| 2023 | 20 | 19th | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 39 | 1,552 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2024 | 15th | 38 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 43 | 1,165 | 1st round | 3rd round | ||||
| 2025 | 4th | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 45 | 16 | 67 | 2,413 | 1st round | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2026 | J2 League | 2 | 10 | TBD | 18 | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2026–27 | 20 | TBD | 38 | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||
Key
- Tier = Level in Japanese football pyramid.
- P = Games played; W = Games won; W(PK) = Games Won by penalty kicks; D = Games drawn; L(PK) = Games Lost by penalty kicks; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
- Attendance/G = Average league home attendance
- Source: J.League Data Site
Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Miyazaki Prefecture Division 3 | 1 | 2004 |
| Miyazaki Prefecture Division 1 | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2013 |
| Kyushu Soccer League | 1 | 2017 |
| Miyazaki Prefectural Football Championship (Emperor's Cup Miyazaki Prefectural Qualifiers) |
4 | 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024 |
| J3 League Promotion Play-off winner | 1 | 2025 |
Current squad
- As of 1 August 2026[8]
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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Out on loan
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 | Staff |
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| Manager |  Yuji Okuma |
| Assistant coach | Tomoya Takehana |
| First-team coach | Kenichiro Meta |
| Goalkeeper coach | Daisuke Kamon |
| Physical coach | Hideaki Fujino |
| Chief trainer | Nobuo Sakakiyama |
| Trainer | Hayato Shigehisa |
| Physiotherapist | Koji Sugawara |
| Side manager | Yuta Haba |
Managerial history
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| Start | Finish | ||
| Nobuhiro Ishizaki | Japan | 1 February 2017 | 21 Juny 2018 |
| Keiji Kuraishi | Japan | 22 June 2018 | 31 January 2021 |
| Naruyuki Naitō | Japan | 1 February 2021 | 31 January 2022 |
| Yasushi Takasaki | Japan | 1 February 2022 | 31 January 2023 |
| Hiroshi Matsuda | Japan | 1 February 2023 | 26 September 2023 |
| Mitsuo Kato | Japan | 27 September 2023 | 5 December 2023 |
| Yuji Okuma | Japan | 19 December 2023 | Current |
Kit evolution
| Home | ||||
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          2018 - 2020 |
     2021 |
   2022 |
  2023 |
 2024 |
 2025 |
     2026 - | |||
| Away | ||||
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     2018 - 2020 |
     2021 |
   2022 |
  2023 |
     2024 |
 2025 |
     2026 - | |||
| 3rd - special | ||
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 2025 3rd |
 2025 Black×Gold | |