Ehime FC
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| Full name | Ehime F.C. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | - | ||
| Founded | 1970 | ||
| Ground | Ningineer Stadium Matsuyama, Ehime | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Chairman | Fumio Kamei | ||
| Manager | Ivica Barbarić (2009 - ) | ||
| League | J. League Division 2 | ||
| 2009 | 15th Place | ||
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Ehime F.C. is a professional football (soccer) club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, the club now plays in J. League division 2. Ehime F.C. is one of only four J. League clubs whose names simply consist of a place name and "F.C." without eclectic nicknames. The other three are F.C. Tokyo, Yokohama F.C. and F.C. Gifu.
History
The club was founded in 1970 as Matsuyama Soccer Club and renamed itself as Ehime Football Club in 1995. For many years it competed in the regional and prefectural league, as Matsuyama was represented in the Japan Soccer League by the local club belonging to the Teijin company.
Ehime F.C. was promoted to the Japan Football League in 2003. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, Ehime now plies its trade in J. League Division 2.
On November 28, 2007, Ehime pulled off a major shock by consigning the Urawa Red Diamonds, the AFC Champions League 2007 winners, to a fourth-round exit from the Emperor's Cup courtesy of a 2-0 win on Urawa's home soil, Urawa Komaba Stadium.[1]
In 2008 Ehime absorbed local club Ehime Shimanami F.C. as their reserve team, and now the latter are billed as Ehime F.C. Shimanami.
Team Record
J.League
| Season | League | Place | GP | Pts | Win | Draw | Lose | Average Crowd |
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| 2006 | J2 | 9 / 13 | 48 | 53 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 4,139 |
| 2007 | J2 | 10 / 13 | 48 | 45 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 3,317 |
| 2008 | J2 | 14 / 15 | 42 | 37 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 3,704 |
Other domestic competitions
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Players
Current squad
As of August 28, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Japanese football transfers winter 2009-10.
Managers
| Manager | Nat. | Tenure |
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| Takashi Onishi |  Japan |
2000-2004 |
| Kazuhito Mochiduki | Japan |
2005-2009 |
| Ivica Barbarić |  Croatia |
2009- |
References
External links
- (Japanese)Official Site
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