AS Laranja Kyoto

AS Laranja Kyoto
AS.ラランジャ京都
Full nameAS Laranja Kyoto
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
GroundTakebishi Stadium Kyoto and
Nishikyōgoku Sub Athletic Stadium
(Kyoto City, Kyoto)
Capacity20,688 and 500
LeagueKansai Soccer League Div.2
20233rd of 8
WebsiteClub website


AS Laranja Kyoto (AS.ラランジャ京都, E Esu Raranja Kyoto) is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.[1] They play in the Kansai Soccer League Division 2, having been shifting between Division 1 and Division 2 on recent times. The club aims to join the Japan Football League, being only two promotions away from it.[2] Laranja is also one of the few "European-style clubs" in Japan, as it currently have football teams for all age categories. It have branches on Kyoto, Kansai Science City, Toyokawa and Suita.

Since 2023, following Division 1 relegation, they play in the Division 2 of the Kansai Soccer League.[3]

Overview

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In 1987, Taiichi Itagaki started coaching soccer at "Kikuhana Soccer Club" and founded Laranja's parent body[4]. In 1991, the junior high school team "Kitayama FC" was established, in 1992 the elementary school teams "Rio Soccer Club" and "Yuyu Soccer School" were established, and in 1997, three clubs were established as "Laranja Sports Club". Taiichi Itagaki was appointed as the representative.

In 2000, the club was reorganised from a sports club to an academy as a place to "develop and educate young people with a global perspective", and the club's name was changed to "Academy of Sports, Laranja Kyoto (AS. Laranja Kyoto)". In addition, Kyoto University of Education Athletic Association Soccer Club Founded by alumni of Kyoto Shiyo Club, "AS. Laranja Kyoto Top Team" was launched. Shigemu Ueda was appointed as Vice President.

In 2003, "AS. Laranja Toyokawa" was established in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, and in 2005, "Seikacho Soccer School" was established in Seika Town, Sagara District.

In 2006, Seika Town Soccer School was dissolved as "AS. Laranja Gakken City", and was active mainly in Kizu Town (currently Kizugawa City) in Sagara District. In addition, we set up an office in Joyo City and started a welfare business as "AS. Laranja de Laito" (De-Laito became independent in 2007 as a "specified non-profit organisation de Laito").

In 2023 the club won the 28th Kyoto Football Championship. They defeated Doshisha University in a penalty shootout after extra time, this qualified them for the 103rd Japan All Japan Football Championship JFA Emperor's Cup, where they were defeated by AC Nagano Parceiro.


League & cup record

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Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League Emperor's
Cup		 Shakaijin
Cup
Season Division Pos P W D L F A GD Pts
2001 Kyoto Prefectural
League (Div. 1) 		2nd 11 33 Did not qualify
2002 1st 11 9 0 2 29 4 25 27
2003 Kansai Soccer League 6th 18 5 5 8 27 32 -5 27
2004 1st 20 16 2 2 52 15 37 51
2005 Kansai Soccer League
Div.1 		5th 14 6 2 6 21 25 -4 20
2006 5th 14 6 1 7 27 27 0 19
2007 4th 14 6 2 6 19 31 -12 20 Quarter-finals
2008 5th 14 6 1 7 18 28 -10 19 Round of 16
2009 2nd 14 9 2 3 35 14 21 29 Round of 32
2010 5th 14 6 2 6 26 22 4 20 Round of 16
2011 6th 14 4 1 9 14 18 -4 13 Did not play
2012 6th 14 4 1 9 12 26 -14 13
2013 7th 14 2 2 10 10 26 -16 8
2014 Kansai Soccer League Div.2 2nd 14 6 5 3 24 14 10 23
2015 Kansai Soccer League Div.1 7th 14 1 4 9 21 37 -16 7
2016 Kansai Soccer League Div.2 4th 14 7 3 4 28 19 9 24 Round of 32
2017 2nd 14 7 4 3 24 20 4 22 Did not play
2018 Kansai Soccer League Div.1 8th 14 1 1 12 9 37 -28 4
2019 Kansai Soccer League Div.2 1st 14 10 3 1 42 11 31 33
2020 Kansai Soccer League Div.1 2nd 7 4 1 2 14 9 5 13 Was not held
2021 5th 14 4 3 7 22 29 -7 15
2022 7th 14 5 3 6 18 21 -3 18 Round of 16
2023 Kansai Soccer League Div.2 3rd 14 7 3 4 34 21 13 24 1st round Did not qualify
2024 TBD 14 Did not qualify
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals for/scored; A = Goals against GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Honours

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AS Laranja Kyoto
Honour No. Years
Kyoto Football League Division 1 1 2002
Kansai Soccer League Division 1 1 2004
KSL Cup 1 2009
Kansai Soccer League Division 2 1 2019
Kyoto Football Championship 1 2023

Current squad

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As of 28 August 2024. [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 Japan JPN Masaya Ono
2 DF Japan JPN Hayata Okuda
3 DF Japan JPN Hiromu Koretake
4 MF Japan JPN Hiroya Takahashi
5 DF Japan JPN Yoshiyuki Tadamasa
6 MF Japan JPN Shui Hirano
7 DF Japan JPN Ryo Nakadome
8 MF Japan JPN Takuya Yamaguchi
9 FW Japan JPN Junya Isobe
10 MF Japan JPN Wataru Ishibashi
11 FW Japan JPN Naoki Nishiyama
13 DF Japan JPN Kazuki Fukunaga
14 MF Japan JPN Hiroki Yamanaka
15 FW Japan JPN Yuma Kobayashi
16 DF Japan JPN Soma Takemura
17 GK Japan JPN Ayumu Miyamoto
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Japan JPN Senri Okuda
19 MF Japan JPN Shintaro Tagawa
20 MF Japan JPN Kazuma Otsuki
21 MF Japan JPN Toki Okuda
22 GK Japan JPN Takeru Hashizume
23 MF Japan JPN Takaya Yamada
24 DF Japan JPN Hiraku Kakehi
27 FW Japan JPN Hirotoshi Harada
28 MF Japan JPN Kisumi Kimura
29 DF Japan JPN Shoma Deguchi
30 MF Japan JPN Tatsuya Hayashi
31 GK Japan JPN Jumpei Okamoto
32 DF Japan JPN Kenya Ono
35 MF Japan JPN Takuma Kunita
36 DF Japan JPN Hiroyiki Nishikawa

News of two players leaving the club in August 2024 [6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "チーム紹介". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ^ "現在の目標はアマチュア最高峰JFL昇格". AS Laranja Kyoto (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ "地域別リーグの順位表とデータ". Footy Stats (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ "AS Laranja Kyoto Official History". aslaranja.jp/. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ "2024シーズン選手一覧". aslaranja.jp. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ "News of 2 players leaving the club". aslaranja.jp/. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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