Okinawa SV

Okinawa Sport-Verein (沖縄スポーツクラブ, Okinawa Supōtsukurabu), commonly known as Okinawa SV (沖縄SV, Okinawa Esubi) is a Japanese football club based in the cities of Tomigusuku and Uruma, which are located in Okinawa Prefecture. Okinawa will play from the 2023 season at the Japan Football League, Japan's 4th-tier league.

Okinawa SV
沖縄SV
Full nameOkinawa Sport-Verein
Founded2015 (2015)
StadiumTapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium
Capacity25,000
ChairmanNaohiro Takahara
ManagerNaohiro Takahara
LeagueJapan Football League
2022Kyushu League, 1st of 11
(Promoted via the Regional
Champions League, 2nd of 4)
WebsiteClub website

History

After leaving SC Sagamihara and retiring from professional football, former Japan National Team international Naohiro Takahara decided to found a new club in Okinawa.[1] The main part of the club's identity comes from two overseas clubs, in which Takahara played in during his career. The name of the club was inspired by German Hamburger SV, which influenced Takahara to found the club as Okinawa Sport-Verein (a German term meaning "sports club").[2] The kit's colours and its design are inspired by Argentinian Boca Juniors, who uses blue and yellow colors in their kits since 1907.[3][4]

Takahara set himself as president, manager-player and captain, helping the Kyushu-based club to start from the bottom of Japanese football. In their first year, on 2016, Okinawa SV featured in the 3rd division of the Okinawa Prefectural League in a highly successful debut, remaining unbeaten while also scoring 123 goals, and only conceding a single one. The Okinawa Football Association opted to give the club a free pass to join the 1st Division of the Prefectural League. In their 2nd season, Okinawa SV achieved another promotion, now to the Kyushu Soccer League.

On 27 November 2022, Okinawa SV was promoted to JFL for the first time in their history. They were assured of promotion after defeating FC Kariya by 4–0 at their last match on the Regional Champions League final round. Okinawa SV just needed 6 seasons to jump from the 3rd division of Okinawa Prefectural League to the national stage, at Japan's 4th division.

Stadium

Okinawa SV play home matches at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium for 2023 season in JFL after announcement fully schedule on 10 February 2023.

League and cup record
  • (x,y) in column D denotes number of win and lost in shootout.
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
LeagueEmperor's
Cup
SeasonDivisionPos.PW (PK)DL (PK)FAGDPts
2016 Okinawa Prefectural
League (Div. 3, North)		 1st9900123112227Did not qualify
2017 Okinawa Prefectural
League (Div. 1)		 2nd98106446025
2018 KSL 2nd1816 (0)274126248
2019 1st1817 (0)164757512nd round
2020 1st43 (1)01221011Did not qualify
2021 1st1816 (1)0 (1)78870512nd round
2022 1st20191075570582nd round
2023JFL TBA28
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

Emperor's Cup record
26 May 2019 2019 EC 1st round Okinawa SV 2−0 Matsuyama University Imabari, Ehime
13:00
  • Takahara 6'
  • Yamauchi 80'
 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)		 Stadium: Arigato Service Dream Stadium
Attendance: 589
3 July 2019 2019 EC 2nd round Okinawa SV 0−4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Fukuyama, Hiroshima
18:30 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Fukuyama Takegahana Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,751
23 May 2021 2021 EC 1st round Okinawa SV 3−1 (a.e.t.) Fukuoka University Fukuoka, Fukuoka
13:00
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Hojo 15'
 Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 282
Referee: Shinya Sasaki
9 June 2021 2021 EC 2nd round Okinawa SV 0−2 V-Varen Nagasaki Isahaya, Nagasaki
19:00 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Attendance: 1,884
Referee: Yusuke Ohashi
21 May 2022 2022 EC 1st round Okinawa SV 4−1 FC Imabari Matsuyama, Ehime
12:00
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Ningineer Stadium
Attendance: 516
Referee: Kenya Ohara
1 June 2022 2022 EC 2nd round Okinawa SV 0−3 Avispa Fukuoka Fukuoka, Fukuoka
19:00 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 1,459
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

Honours
Okinawa Prefectural League
  • Champions (1): 2016
Kyushu Soccer League
Japanese Regional Football Champions League
  • Runners-up (1): 2022

Current squad
As of 14 October 2022 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Chikara Hanada
2 DF  JPN Kazuki Higa
3 DF  JPN Kaito Ioki (on loan from Renofa Yamaguchi)
4 DF  JPN Kazuki Nakabayashi
5 DF  JPN Naoya Okane
6 DF  JPN Hikaru Koinuma
7 MF  JPN Yuto Oshiro
8 MF  JPN Yasunori Seki
9 FW  JPN Yukihide Gibo
10 FW  JPN Naohiro Takahara
11 FW  JPN Yuta Yamada
13 GK  JPN Kaito Inishi
14 MF  JPN Kohei Takahashi
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  JPN Masatoshi Aki
16 DF  JPN Takefumi Yoshita
17 MF  JPN Kazuki Akimoto
18 DF  JPN Reiya Matsuda
20 MF  JPN Tsubasa Fujiike
21 GK  JPN Kenta Isaka
22 MF  JPN Issei Takayanagi
24 DF  JPN Kazuki Anzai
25 DF  JPN Haruya Mizukoshi
26 FW  JPN Ryuichi Ichiki (on loan from Thespakusatsu Gunma)
30 DF  JPN Takahito Morizono
31 GK  JPN Lenon Murata
32 MF  JPN Shuga Arai
33 MF  JPN Hiroki Todaka

Kit evolution
FP
2017 1st
2018 1st
2017 2nd
2018 2nd

Coaching staff

For the 2022 season.

Position Name
Chairman & Manager Naohiro Takahara
Assistant Manager Shunsuke Maeda
First-Team Coach Issei Takayanagi
Conditioning Coach Shota Asano
Chief Trainer Ryoma Sunabe
Trainer Hisano Tamaki

References
  1. "相模原退団のFw高原、新チーム"沖縄Sv"を設立…7日に記者会見". Soccer King. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. "沖縄Sv立ち上げの高原は「代表兼監督兼選手」…県3部スタートも将来的なJリーグ入り視野". Gekisaka. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. "Okinawa SV on Olé". Olé. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. "Navios europeus inspiraram atuais cores de ex-alvinegros River e Boca". ESPN (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. "選手・スタッフ紹介". okinawasv.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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