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WYVERN FC (ワイヴァン FC, Waivuan Efu Shi), known mononymously as wyvern, are a Japanese football club based in Kariya, Aichi. The club plays in the Tōkai Adult Soccer League 1st division.

Full nameWyvern Football Club
Founded2015; 11 years ago (2015)
GroundNagoya Minato Stadium
(Nagoya, Aichi)
Green Ground Kariya
(Kariya, Aichi)
Capacity20,000
2,000
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Wyvern FC
ワイヴァン FC
Full nameWyvern Football Club
Founded2015; 11 years ago (2015)
GroundNagoya Minato Stadium
(Nagoya, Aichi)
Green Ground Kariya
(Kariya, Aichi)
Capacity20,000
2,000
ManagerShinnosuke Okada
LeagueTōkai League Div. 1
2023Div. 2, 1st of 9
(Promoted as champions)
Websitefcwyvern.com
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History

The club was founded on 2015 by Nobuo Nasu, starting to play from the District Leagues, as Wyvern FC. The club's name originates from a legendary two-leg winged dragon, the Wyvern, which appears in many different schools or athletic teams around the world as logos, or mascots. The club is said to accurately portray the aggressiveness of the dragons in their playing style, but in high spirits, as the team tends to show energetic and many goal-scoring displays.[1]

The club played from 2015 to 2017 at the West Mikawa District League, before earning promotion for the Aichi Prefectural League. Back-to-back promotions from the 3rd to the 1st division of the prefecture saw them quickly win promotion to the Regional Leagues. In the meantime, the club won the Kariya Prefectural Cup on 2019, while being a 2nd division club at the prefecture league system.[2]

Starting from the 2nd regional division on 2021, their campaign was cut short by the season cancellation, after COVID-19 forced multiple match postponements during the season. As the Japanese football could resume for the first time in three year under the reduced COVID-19 threat, the club was able to make a nearly unbeaten run in the two major competitions the club played in. At the 2022, they won 46 out of 48 possible points, having won their first 14 consecutive matches during the league season, having only failed to win a match on the penultimate league round against Nagoya SC in a 1–1 draw. Nevertheless, with a 12-point gap off the runners-up, the club became 2nd division champions, and then were promoted to the 1st division.[3] Wyvern came close to win the 2022 edition of the Kariya Prefectural Cup, having lost the final on penalty shoot-outs against FC Kariya.[4]

Stadiums

They use four different facilities to train. UB Kariya Highway Soccer/Futsal Field (Toyota); UB Tokai Futsal Club (Toyota); Minato Aquilles UB Futsal Field (Nagoya); and UB Creative Base (Kariya).

During the 2022 season, however, the club used two different venues to host their home matches at the Tokai Soccer League 2nd Division: Nagoya Minato Stadium (Nagoya) and Green Ground Kariya (Kariya).

League and cup record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
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LeagueEmperor's
Cup
Shakaijin
Cup
SeasonDivisionTierPos.GPWDLFAGDPts
2015 West Mikawa Soccer League Div.2111st1210116495531Did not qualifyDid not qualify
2016 West Mikawa Soccer League Div.110
2017 1st13103067214633
2018 Aichi Prefectural Soccer League Div. 391st1212008187336
2019 Aichi Prefectural Soccer League Div. 281st16160054163848
2020 Aichi Prefectural Soccer League Div. 171st86112371619
2021 Tōkai Adult Soccer League Div. 262nd[a]76011661018
2022 1st1615108567946
2023 Tōkai Adult Soccer League Div. 151st1410403482634Round of 16
2024 3rd148152115625
2025 6th143651215−315
2026 TBD14
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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
  1. Respecting COVID-19 safety guidelines, the Tokai FA decided the 2021 season to be cancelled, as many matches needed to be postponed

Honours

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Wyvern FC honours
HonourNo.Years
West Mikawa Soccer League Division 2 1 2015
Aichi Prefectural Soccer Tournament Preliminaries 1 2016
West Mikawa Soccer League Division 1 1 2017
Aichi Prefectural Soccer League Division 3 1 2018
Aichi Prefectural Soccer League Division 2 1 2019
Kariya Prefectural Soccer Tournament 1 2019
Aichi Prefectural Soccer League Division 1 1 2020
Tōkai Adult Soccer League Division 2 1 2022
Tōkai Adult Soccer League Division 1 1 2023
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Current squad

As of 23 August 2023. [5]

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

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Position Name
Manager Japan Shinnosuke Okada
VID Japan Noriyuki Yamashita
Strengthening manager Japan Kiyoshi Masuda
Academy director Japan Tetsuya Asano
Academy coach Japan Masashi Sakai
Staff Japan Seiichi Ogawa
U-15 manager and Junior Youth supervisor Japan Atsuya Tanizawa
First-team coach Japan Atsushi Miyazaki
Doctor Japan Daisuke Takano
Trainer Japan Kazue Hozumi
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Managerial history

As of 1 September 2021
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ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Seiichi Ogawa Japan1 September 2021present
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