YSCC Yokohama
Japanese football club
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Yokohama Sports & Culture Club (横浜スポーツ&カルチャークラブ, Yokohama Supōtsu Ando Karuchākurabu), commonly referred to as simply Y.S.C.C. or Y.S.C.C. Yokohama (Y.S.C.C.横浜 or simply YS横浜, Wai Esushishi Yokohama or simply Wai Esu Yokohama) is a Japanese multisports club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Although they compete in a number of different sports, YSCC is best known for its association football team that set to play in Japan Football League from 2025 after relegation from J3 in 2024, Japanese fourth tier of football.[1]
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| Full name | NPO Yokohama Sports and Culture Club | ||
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| Nickname | YSCC | ||
| Founded | 1986 | ||
| Stadium | Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa | ||
| Capacity | 15,454 | ||
| Chairman | Jiro Yoshino | ||
| Manager | Tsuyoshi Omatsu | ||
| League | Japan Football League | ||
| 2025 | 13th of 16 | ||
| Website | yscc1986 | ||
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History
The club was formed in 1986 by former ANA players under the name Yokohama Soccer & Culture Club. The "S" was changed to "Sports" in 2002.
Y.S.C.C. Yokohama was the starting point for many Yokohama Flügels and Yokohama F. Marinos players. When the Flügels folded in 1999, they supported the creation of Yokohama FC to replace them.
In 2012, they played Japan Football League for the first time and finished in 6th position.
After two seasons spent at JFL, YSCC Yokohama play in newly formed league, J3 from 2014.
On 7 December 2024, YSCC Yokohama secure relegation to Japan Football League after defeat from Kochi United SC 0-2 in 2nd leg of J3/JFL play-offs and lost aggregate 1-3, ended 11 years in third tier.
Stadium and training ground
Their home stadium is NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium in Kanagawa Ward.
There are two practice grounds, Yokohama Country and Athletic Club and Sea Park Nagisa Ground.
League and cup record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Shakaijin Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Div. | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | |||
| 2010 | Kantō League Div. 1 | 4 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 17 | 34 | 33 | Not eligible | 1st round | ||
| 2011 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 37 | 1st round | |||||
| 2012 | JFL | 3 | 17 | 6th | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 50 | 8 | 49 | 710 | 2nd round | Not eligible | |
| 2013 | 18 | 12th | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 56 | -11 | 39 | 783 | |||||
| 2014 | J3 | 12 | 12th | 33 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 58 | -29 | 24 | 1,018 | 2nd round | |||
| 2015 | 13 | 13th | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 58 | -34 | 27 | 919 | |||||
| 2016 | 16 | 16th | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 51 | -36 | 20 | 1,018 | |||||
| 2017 | 17 | 14th | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 54 | -13 | 32 | 951 | 1st round | ||||
| 2018 | 17 | 15th | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 34 | 1,005 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2019 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 53 | 65 | -12 | 39 | 1,095 | |||||
| 2020 † | 18 | 17th | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 27 | 623 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2021 | 15 | 8th | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 40 | 1,156 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2022 | 18 | 16th | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 66 | -41 | 28 | 1,293 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2023 | 20 | 12th | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 52 | 1,469 | Prefectural final | ||||
| 2024 | 20 | 19th | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 64 | -30 | 32 | 1,557 | 2nd round | Did not qualify | |||
| 2025 | JFL | 4 | 16 | 13th | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 37 | -20 | 29 | 1,476 | Not eligible | Did not qualify | |
| 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 scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
- Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
- † 2020 season attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
- Source: J.League Data Site
- Source RSSSF: [2]
Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Kanagawa Prefecture Division 1 | 1 | 2002 |
| Kanagawa Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Kanagawa Prefectural Qualifiers |
9 | 2002, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021 |
| Kanto Soccer League | 4 | 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Regional League Promotion Series | 1 | 2011 |
Kanagawa Prefectural Football Championship
Emperor's Cup Kanagawa Prefectural Qualifiers
Current squad
- As of 2 August 2024.[3]
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 |  Tsuyoshi Omatsu |
| Assistant manager | Taro Sugahara |
| Athletic performance coach | Shuna Matsumoto[4] |
| First-team coach | Ryuji Sueoka Sosuke Morito |
| Goalkeeping coach | Kazuyoshi Nishitani |
| Chief doctor | So Kameda |
| Chief trainer | Naoyuki Agatsuma |
| Doctor | Keiichi Yoshi Jun Takeda Kenji Goto Jun Tomura Ryosuke Nakajima |
| Trainer | Chikao Sato |
| Physiotherapist | Toshiaki Shibuya |
| Masseur | Hirokazu Ikeda |
| Conditioning staff & nutritionist | Kazuya Okada |
Managerial history
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| Start | Finish | ||
| Masahiro Shimoda | Japan | 1 November 2006 | 31 January 2007 |
| Yohei Suzuki | Japan | 1 January 2011 | 31 December 2012 |
| Jun Matsuhisa | Japan | 1 January 2013 | 31 December 2013 |
| Kenji Arima | Japan | 1 February 2014 | 31 January 2016 |
| Yasuhiro Higuchi | Japan | 1 February 2016 | 31 January 2019 |
| Yūki Stalph | Japan | 1 February 2019 | 31 January 2022 |
| Kenji Nakada | Japan | 1 February 2022 | 25 May 2022 |
| Kei Hoshikawa | Japan | 26 May 2022 | 28 August 2023 |
| Kazuki Kuranuki | Japan | 30 August 2023 | 31 January 2025 |
| Hiroaki Nagamine | Japan | 1 February 2025 | 10 July 2025[5] |
| Yuya Shiga (Interim) | Japan | 11 July 2025 | 17 July 2025 |
| Tsuyoshi Omatsu | Japan | 17 July 2025[6] | Present |
Kit evolution
| Home kits - 1st | ||||
          2014 |
   2015 - 2016 |
   2017 |
     2018 |
     2019 - 2020 |
     2021 |
     2022 |
     2023 |
     2024 |
     2025 - |
| Away kits - 2nd | ||||
     2014 |
     2015 - 2017 |
     2018 |
    2019 - 2020 |
   2021 |
   2022 |
     2023 |
     2024 |
     2025 - | |
