Azul Claro Numazu
| Azul Claro Numazu Crest | |||
| Full name | Football Club Azul Claro Numazu | ||
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| Founded | 1977 (as Numazu Arsenal SC) 2006 (as Azul Claro Numazu) | ||
| Ground | Shizuoka Ashitaka Athletic Stadium Numazu, Shizuoka | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Managing Organisation | Azul Claro Suruga Corporation (NPO) | ||
| Chairman | Hiroyoshi Yamamoto | ||
| Manager | Masataka Imai | ||
| League | J3 League | ||
| 2019 | 12th | ||
| Website | http://www.azul-claro.jp/ | ||
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Azul Claro Numazu (アスルクラロ沼津, Asuru Kuraro Numazu) is a Japanese professional football team based in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. They earned promotion to play at the nationwide third-tier J3 League starting in 2017.
History
Azul Claro Numazu was established in 1977 as Numazu Arsenal and slowly progressed through the tiers of Shizuoka prefectural leagues. In 2006 the club began the process of transformation into a professional organization with the ultimate goal of joining the J.League. The same year the club adopted its current name, Azul Claro (Meaning "light blue" in Portuguese and Spanish).
In 2012 Azul Claro won promotion to Tōkai Adult Soccer League and quickly progressed through its ranks, spending only a season in each of its divisions. Though they have finished only fourth in 2013 Tōkai League, they were considered as serious contenders for admission to the newly created J3 League. On September 17, 2013, the club has been granted the J. League Associate Membership and passed all stages of licensing and inspection by the league. However, they were only the 3rd choice club for the only Regional League spot in J3 so eventually, they had to give way to Grulla Morioka. The club has won the promotion anyway though—they were selected by the Japan Football League board as one of the teams to play in the 2014 season.
After a 3rd-place finish in the 2016 season, they've been welcomed to play professional football from 2017 and onward, as they'll be the 14th original club in the J3 League.[1]
Kit history
Home, away, and third kits.
- Home
          2017 |
    2018 |
     2019 |
- Away
     2017 |
    2018 |
     2019 | |
Colour, sponsors and manufacturers
| Season(s) | Main Shirt Sponsor | Collarbone Sponsor | Additional Sponsor(s) | Kit Manufacturer | ||||
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| 2013 | SURUGA bank | – | – | – | – | NNH | – |  Puma
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| 2014 | USUi | MEIDEN | 雄大 | |||||
| 2015 | USUi | SURUGA Bank | – | MEIDEN | ||||
| 2016 | MEIDEN | – | ||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2018 | Kawata Construction (Left) | Kawata Construction (Right) | ||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| 2020 | MEIDEN (Left) | MEIDEN (Right) | Kawata Construction | |||||
Records
| Season | League | Final place |
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| 2004 | Shizuoka Prefectural League (Div. 2) |
4th |
| 2005 | 1st | |
| 2006 | Shizuoka Prefectural League (Div. 1) |
9th |
| 2007 | 11th | |
| 2008 | 8th | |
| 2009 | 2nd | |
| 2010 | 3rd | |
| 2011 | 2nd | |
| 2012 | Tokai Football League (Div. 2) | 2nd |
| 2013 | Tokai Football League (Div. 1) | 4th |
| 2014 | Japan Football League | 8th |
| 2015 | 5th | |
| 2016 | 3rd | |
| 2017 | J3 League | 3rd |
| 2018 | 4th | |
| 2019 | 12th |
Current squad
As of 28 June, 2020.[2][3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ "Azul Claro Numazu join J3：en". J. LEAGUE.JP JAPAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ アスルクラロスルガ株式会社. "選手 - アスルクラロ沼津 アスルクラロスルガ株式会社". アスルクラロ沼津 アスルクラロスルガ株式会社. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "アスルクラロ沼津の試合日程・結果：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ）. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
External links
- Official Site (in Japanese)