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Ventforet Kofu
Full nameVentforet Kofu
Nickname(s)Ventforet
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965) as Kofu Club
StadiumJIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Kōfu
Capacity17,000
ChairmanKazuyuki Umino
ManagerYoshiyuki Shinoda
(From 2023)
LeagueJ2 League
2023J2 League, 8th of 22
Websitehttp://www.ventforet.jp/
Current season

Ventforet Kofu (ヴァンフォーレ甲府, Vanfōre Kōfu) is a Japanese football club from Kōfu in Yamanashi Prefecture. The team currently competes in the J2 League and play their home games in JIT Recycle Ink Stadium, located in Kōfu.

The word "Ventforet" is a compound formed from two French root words: "vent" (wind) and "forêt" (forest). The name alludes to the famous phrase Fū-rin-ka-zan (風林火山）that Takeda Shingen, a prominent Kōfu-based daimyō in the Sengoku period, emblazoned on his war banners. The phrase contains four similies: as swift as the wind; as silent as a forest; as fierce as fire; as immovable as a mountain.

Having won J2 League in 2012, they won their first major honour a decade later in the Emperor's Cup, thus qualified for the AFC Champions League for the first time in the club's history, entering the 2023–24 edition from the group stage.

History

Kofu Club (1965–1994)

The club was founded in 1965 when the old boys' club of Kofu Dai-ichi High School, the Kakujo Club, started to recruit graduates of other high schools with the intention of promotion to the Japan Soccer League.

The club joined the newly formed JSL Division 2 in 1972. They stayed there until the conclusion of the league in 1992 when it became a founding member of the former Japan Football League.

Kofu Club was formed by volunteers, unlike other mainstream football clubs at that time in Japan, whose players were mostly the employees of their sponsoring companies.

Ventforet Kofu (1995–present)

The club was renamed Ventforet Kofu in 1995 and joined J.League Division 2 in 1999 when it was formed. The club survived a difficult period between 1999 and 2001, when it suffered from financial troubles as well as miserable results on the pitch, including a streak of twenty-five consecutive losses. Ventforet finished bottom for three seasons in succession and was dubbed as "Excess baggage of J2".

Ventforet improved in 2002, and in 2005 finished third, gaining promotion to the Japanese first division by winning the promotion/relegation play-offs against Kashiwa Reysol. However, the team was relegated with a week remaining in the 2007 season.

At the end of 2010 season, the team was promoted a second time. Despite having striker Mike Havenaar contend for the Top Scorer award in division one the following year, the club was relegated again at the end of 2011. However, it returned after only one year's absence as champions of division two, Ventforet's first championship in its thirty-six year history. Ventforet remained in J.League 1 until 2017, consistently staying as a top tier J.League 2 team after relegation

Emperor's Cup win (2022)

Kofu participated in the 2022 Emperor's Cup, earning a direct second round entry alongside all J1 and J2 League teams. Following a 5-1 win over Okayama-based International Pacific University, they then only faced J1 League opponents the rest of the tournament. They would beat Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo and Sagan Tosu away from home by 2-1 and 3-1 respectively to advance to the quarter-finals, in a stage which they had been on 4 times without ever getting past it. In another match away from home, now against Avispa Fukuoka, the game would be tied up 1-1 and head into extra time, with Yoshiki Torikai scoring in the 97th minute to bring Kofu to their first Emperor's Cup Semi-final, where they would beat Kashima Antlers thanks to Jumma Miyazaki's goal in the 37th minute to reach their first Emperor's Cup Final.

In the final, Kofu were up against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, a J1 team who hadn't won an Emperor's Cup since 1969 (including amateur era). Kazushi Mitsuhira scored in the 26th minute to give Kofu the lead, before Sanfrecce midfielder Takumu Kawamura tied the match in the 84th minute. After a scoreless extra time, the final was decided in a penalty shootout. After Sanfrecce missed their fourth penalty, 42-year-old Hideomi Yamamoto scored Kofu's fifth and final penalty to win the Emperor's Cup champions for the first time. Their win marked the first time that a J2 League team had won the Emperor's Cup since FC Tokyo in 2011, the fourth J2 champion overall, and the first occasion in which the winner was not the tier champions. Thus, they will play the AFC Champions League while playing in their domestic second-tier league.

League history

  • Kanto League: 1967–71 (as Kofu Club)
  • Division 2 (JSL Div. 2): 1972–91 (as Kofu Club)
  • Division 3 (former JFL Div. 2): 1992–93 (as Kofu Club)
  • Division 2 (former JFL): 1994–98 (Kofu Club until 1994, Ventforet Kofu since 1995)
  • Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 1999–05
  • Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 2006–07
  • Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 2008–10
  • Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 2011
  • Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 2012
  • Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 2013–2017
  • Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 2018–

League and cup record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League J.League
Cup		 Emperor's
Cup
Year Division Tier Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts Attendance/G
1992 former JFL
Div. 2		 3 5th 18 9 1 8 26 29 -3 28 Not eligible
1993 9th 18 6 - 12 15 37 -22 -
1994 former
JFL		 2 14th 30 9 - 21 36 74 -38 - 2nd round
1995 9th 30 14 - 16 54 54 0 43
1996 11th 30 11 - 19 50 56 -6 33 2nd round
1997 6th 30 19 - 11 59 41 18 52 3rd round
1998 4th 30 22 - 8 74 40 34 59 4th round
1999 J2 2 10th 36 5 4 27 32 85 -53 18 1,469 1st round 2nd round
2000 11th 40 5 3 32 31 84 -53 18 1,850 1st round 4th round
2001 12th 44 8 2 34 38 98 -60 25 3,130 1st round 3rd round
2002 7th 44 16 10 18 51 55 -4 58 4,914 Not eligible 3rd round
2003 5th 44 19 12 13 58 46 12 69 5,796 3rd round
2004 7th 44 15 13 16 51 46 5 58 6,370 4th round
2005 3rd 44 19 12 13 78 64 14 69 6,931 4th round
2006 J1 1 15th 34 12 6 15 42 64 -22 42 12,211 Group Stage Quarter Finals
2007 17th 34 7 6 21 33 65 -32 27 13,734 Quarter Finals 5th round
2008 J2 2 7th 42 15 14 13 56 47 9 59 10,354 Not eligible 4th round
2009 4th 51 28 13 10 76 46 30 97 11,059 4th round
2010 2nd 36 19 13 4 71 40 31 70 12,431 3rd round
2011 J1 1 16th 34 9 19 6 42 63 -21 33 12,106 1st round 3rd round
2012 J2 2 1st 42 24 4 14 63 35 28 86 10,407 2nd round
2013 J1 1 15th 34 8 13 13 30 41 -11 37 12,614 Group Stage Quarter Finals
2014 13th 34 9 11 14 27 31 -4 41 12,171 Group Stage Round of 16
2015 13th 34 10 17 7 26 43 -17 37 11,612 Group Stage 4th round
2016 14th 34 7 17 10 32 58 -26 31 10,833 Group Stage 2nd round
2017 16th 34 7 16 11 23 39 -16 32 10,829 Group Stage 2nd round
2018 J2 2 9th 42 16 15 11 56 46 10 59 7,384 Quarter Finals Quarter Finals
2019 5th 42 20 11 11 64 40 24 71 8,273 Not eligible Quarter Finals
2020 † 4th 42 16 17 9 50 41 9 65 2,485 Did not qualify
2021 † 3rd 42 23 11 8 65 38 27 80 4,325 2nd round
2022 18th 42 11 15 16 47 54 -7 48 4,930 Winner
2023 TBA 42
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goal scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points gained
  • † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

League

Cups

Current squad

As of 24 August 2022.[1] 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 Kohei Kawata
2 DF Japan JPN Hidehiro Sugai
3 DF Brazil BRA Renato
4 DF Japan JPN Hideomi Yamamoto (Captain)
5 DF Japan JPN Niki Urakami
6 MF Japan JPN Hideyuki Nozawa
7 MF Japan JPN Sho Araki
9 FW Japan JPN Kazushi Mitsuhira
10 FW Brazil BRA Willian Lira
13 DF Japan JPN Fumitaka Kitatani
14 MF Japan JPN Riku Nakayama
15 FW Japan JPN Riku Iijima
16 MF Japan JPN Koya Hayashida
17 FW Brazil BRA Igor Sartori
18 MF Japan JPN Yoshiki Torikai
19 FW Japan JPN Jumma Miyazaki
20 MF Japan JPN Nagi Matsumoto (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
21 GK Japan JPN Yuto Koizumi
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Japan JPN Riku Nozawa
23 DF Japan JPN Masahiro Sekiguchi
24 MF Japan JPN Riku Yamada
25 DF Japan JPN Yuzuki Yamato
26 MF Japan JPN Toshiki Ishikawa
27 MF Japan JPN Iwana Kobayashi
29 FW Brazil BRA Getúlio (on loan from Tombense)
31 GK Japan JPN Kosuke Okanishi
32 DF Brazil BRA Foguete
33 GK Japan JPN Kodai Yamauchi
35 DF Japan JPN Sota Miura DSP
36 FW Japan JPN Hayata Mizuno DSP
39 MF Japan JPN Shusuke Yonehara (on loan from Matsumoto Yamaga)
40 DF Brazil BRA Eduardo Mancha
41 MF Japan JPN Motoki Hasegawa
44 FW Japan JPN Yamato Naito

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Club Officials

Position Name
Manager Japan Yoshiyuki Shinoda
Assistant manager Vacant
Goalkeeper coach Japan Shinji Otsuka
Physical coach Brazil Wellington Valquer Coelho
Analysis coach Japan Yoshiki Hara
Chief Trainer Japan Tatsuya Akabane
Trainer Japan Ryosuke Shibata
Japan Taku Hirai
Physiotherapist Japan Marcos Toshifumi Kimura
Interpreter Japan Bruno Iwasaki
Athletic Trainer Japan Shigeru Asahina
Chief Team Secretary Japan Yoshiki Tsuruta
Team Secretary Japan Kazuki Yazaki

Managerial history

Manager Nationality Tenure
Start Finish
Susumu Katsumata  Japan 1 January 1994 31 January 1995
Yūji Tsukada  Japan 1 February 1995 31 January 1999
Susumu Katsumata  Japan 1 February 1999 31 January 2000
Yūji Tsukada  Japan 1 February 2000 31 January 2001
Luis dos Reis  Brazil 1 February 2001 31 January 2002
Takeshi Ōki  Japan 1 February 2002 31 January 2003
Hideki Matsunaga  Japan 1 February 2003 31 January 2005
Takeshi Ōki  Japan 1 February 2005 31 January 2008
Takayoshi Amma  Japan 1 February 2008 31 January 2010
Kazuo Uchida  Japan 1 February 2010 31 January 2011
Toshiya Miura  Japan 1 February 2011 7 August 2011
Satoru Sakuma  Japan 8 August 2011 31 December 2011
Hiroshi Jōfuku  Japan 1 February 2012 31 January 2015
Yasuhiro Higuchi  Japan 1 February 2015 13 May 2015
Satoru Sakuma  Japan 13 May 2015 31 December 2016
Tatsuma Yoshida  Japan 1 February 2017 30 April 2018
Nobuhiro Ueno  Japan 1 May 2018 31 January 2019
Akira Itō  Japan 1 February 2019 31 January 2022
Tatsuma Yoshida  Japan 1 February 2022 31 January 2023
Yoshiyuki Shinoda  Japan 1 February 2023 Current

Kit evolution

FP 1st
1999 - 2000
2001 - 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 - 2008
2009 - 2010
2011-2012
2013 - 2014
2015 - 2016
2017 - 2018
2019 - 2020
2021
2022 -
FP 2nd
1999 - 2000
2001 - 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 - 2008
2009 - 2010
2011 - 2012
2013 - 2014
2015 - 2016
2017 - 2018
2019 - 2020
2021
2022 -
FP Other
2015 Summer
2016 Summer
2017 Summer
2018 Summer

References

  1. ^ "2022 Top Players" (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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