Belugarosso Iwami

Belugarosso Iwami
ベルガロッソいわみ
Full nameBelugarosso Iwami
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
GroundShimane Football Arena;
Sun Village Hamada Football Ground
Capacity6,000 (SF)
2,000 (SV)
ManagerShota Sakamoto
LeagueChūgoku Soccer League
20243rd of 10
Websitehttp://belugarosso2020.com/
Current season

Belugarosso Iwami (ベルガロッソいわみ, Berugarosso Iwami) are a Japanese football club based on the Iwami region of Shimane Prefecture (Hamada, Masuda, Ota, Kawamoto, Misato, Onan, Ochi, Tsuwano, Yoshika.)[1][2] They play in the Chūgoku Soccer League, one of Japan's fifth tier leagues, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues.

History

The club was founded in 1977 as Bunkers. In 2002, they were promoted to the second division of the Shimane Prefecture Adult Soccer League. In 2004, the club were promoted to the Shimane Prefecture League 1st Division. In 2005 the club changed their name to Hamada FC Cosmos.

In 2009, the club won their first Shimane Football Championship beating Dezzolla Shimane in the final, which serves as one of the Emperor's Cup preliminary rounds, earning the right to debut in the main football cup competition of the country.[3] They were defeated in their first match against NIFS Kanoya.

In 2010, the club debuted at the All Japan Club Teams Football Tournament, a cup competition for teams playing prefectural league football. The club also participated in it the following year, and in 2017. [4] On all occasions, they failed to progress further, having not went past the second round of the competition.

In 2018, the club won their third title at the Shimane Prefecture League 1st Division and earned to the promotion to the Chugoku Soccer League.

In 2020 the club changed its name to Belugarosso Hamada.

In 2023, they qualified for the Emperor's Cup for the first time in 14 years, but were eliminated in first round by Kochi United, losing by 1–2.[5]

In 2023 the club changed its name to Belugarosso Iwami.

Names throughout history

  • 1977–2004: Bunkers [3]
  • 2005–2019: Hamada FC Cosmos
  • 2020–2022: Belugarosso Hamada ("Belugarosso" comes from the Italian word "beluga", which means the famous beluga whale at Shimane Aquarium Aquas, and the Italian word "rosso", which means red, said to represent the image of the setting sun and passion of Hamada.[6])
  • 2023– : Belugarosso Iwami (The name change came alongside a hometown move, from just comprising the Hamada City to the entire Iwami region.[7])

League and Cup record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League Emperor's
Cup		 Shakaijin
Cup
Season Division Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts
As Hamada FC Cosmos
2017 Shimane Prefecture Division 1 3rd 10 6 1 3 17 12 5 19 Did not qualify
2018 1st 10 7 3 0 34 6 28 24
2019 Chūgoku Soccer League 8th 18 2 6 10 20 52 -32 12
As Belugarosso Hamada
2020 Chūgoku Soccer League League season cancelled because of COVID-19. Did not qualify Not played due to COVID-19
2021 4th 16 7 2 7 27 25 2 23
2022 3rd 18 10 4 4 43 19 24 34 Round of 32
As Belugarosso Iwami
2023 Chūgoku Soccer League 4th 18 12 0 6 60 19 41 36 1st round Round of 32
2024 3rd 18 10 5 3 45 17 28 35 1st round Round of 32
2025 TBD 18 TBA
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points won

Honours

Belugarosso Iwami honours
Honour No. Years
Shimane Football League 1st Division 3 2007, 2015, 2018
Shimane Football Championship 3 2009, 2023, 2024

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 30 April 2024. [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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF Japan JPN Riku Sawada
3 DF Japan JPN Yusuke Tsujikawa
4 DF Japan JPN Daiki Morimoto
5 DF Japan JPN Masaki Tanaka
6 DF Japan JPN Sho Abe
7 MF Japan JPN Yu Nagatani
8 MF Japan JPN Shotaro Kawakita
9 FW Japan JPN Ryotaro Fuke
10 MF Japan JPN Sota Suizu
11 FW Japan JPN Ryota Kawaraji
13 FW Japan JPN Mirai Fujimoto
14 MF Japan JPN Reo Nakamura
15 DF Japan JPN Shohei Hasegawa
16 MF Japan JPN Takayuki Sone
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Japan JPN Ryo Tokuda
18 MF Japan JPN Hiro Kaneda
19 FW Japan JPN Reo Ino
20 MF Japan JPN Genki Shiorayama
21 MF Japan JPN Akira Sawashima
22 FW Japan JPN Genta Uchiyama
24 MF Japan JPN Riku Kawamitsu
25 DF Japan JPN Michi Nagaoka
27 MF Japan JPN Mizuki Nishitani
30 GK Japan JPN Yuto Kido
31 GK Japan JPN Shoto Ikefuji
33 DF Japan JPN Jun Kitamura
35 MF Japan JPN Yuzuru Tabira

Current staff

As of 30 April 2024.[8]
Position Name
Manager Japan Hiroki Kishimoto
Assistant manager Japan Shohei Suzuki
Staff manager Japan Daiki Fujikawa
Goalkeeping coach Japan Katsuhisa Suzuki
Athletic coach and trainer Japan Yuji Takee
Chief trainer Japan Wataru Nishikori
Trainer Japan Shota Sasaki
Japan Naoki Ishihara

References

  1. ^ "ベルガロッソいわみ応援協賛金の贈呈". iwatani-shimane.co.jp (in Japanese). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ "ベルガロッソいわみ". weblio.jp. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "島根県/ 浜田FCコスモス". jfa.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. ^ "第24回全国クラブチームサッカー選手権大会". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ^ "天皇杯 JFA 第103回全日本サッカー選手権大会　山形県など8県で代表決まる". jfa.jp (in Japanese). 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ "NAME ORIGINE". belugarosso2020.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. ^ "「ベルガロッソいわみ」に改称　来季から ３０年までにＪ昇格目標　中国サッカーＬ". sanin-chuo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Belugarosso Iwami Team Guide". csl-jp.net. Chugoku Soccer League. Retrieved 4 May 2023.