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Tochigi City
栃木シティ
File:Tochigi City FC Logo.svg
Full nameTochigi City Football Club
Founded1947; 79 years ago (1947) as Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club
StadiumCity Football Station
Tochigi, Tochigi
Capacity5,129
ChairmanTakashi Ōkuri
ManagerNaoki Imaya
LeagueJ2 League
2025J3 League, 1st of 20 (champions, promoted)
Websitetochigi-city.com

Tochigi City Football Club (栃木シティフットボールクラブ, Tochigi Shiti Futtobōrukurabu), commonly known as Tochigi City (栃木シティ, Tochigi Shiti Efushi) is a Japanese football club based in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture. The club set to plays in the second tier J2 League from 2026–27, after promotion from the J3 League in 2025.

Origin name

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In 2006, Tochigi was adopted the moniker Uva (meaning "grape" in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish). Grapes are a specialty in the area of Ohira Town,[1] which is the location of the Hitachi Tochigi Plant in Tochigi Prefecture.

History

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The club was formed in 1947 as Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club, the works team of the local Hitachi, Ltd. affiliate.

After finishing as a runners-up in the local Kanto Soccer League in 2009 season, they were promoted to the 2010 Japan Football League through the All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series. Prior to their first season in JFL, the club has dropped Hitachi prefix in its name and changed the reference to sport from "soccer" to "football" following general Japanese trend. From the 2019 season, the club has adopted the new name as Tochigi City .[2][3]

Promotion to Japan Football League

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In 2023, Tochigi City secured promotion to Japan Football League after defeating Tsukuba 4–0 in final day of 2023 Japanese Regional Football Champions League, Champions of Japanese Regional Football Champions League for the first time in their history due to finishing in second place in Kanto Soccer League and a return to fourth tier after six years absence since change name from Tochigi Uva.

Promotion to J. League

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On 24 September 2024, Tochigi City announced that it was officially granted a J3 Club License after approval from the J. League Board of Directors. [4]

On 17 November 2024, Tochigi City secured the 2024 Japan Football League championship and promotion to the J3 League for the first time in history after defeating Atletico Suzuka 6–0 in Kanseki Stadium Tochigi in match week 29, their final home match of the season, returning to the third tier after 11 years.[5][6]

On 13 December 2024, Tochigi City officially announced their first J3 League home game will be against SC Sagamihara on 16 February 2025 and their first away game will be against relegated team from J2, Thespa Gunma on 24 February 2025.[7] Tochigi City will also compete in the Tochigi Derby against Tochigi SC.

On 25 September 2025, Tochigi City FC announce official that team were acquire a J2 License, meaning that Tochigi City can be promoted to the J2 League once they are able to finish the season in the promotion zone.[8]

On 23 November 2025, Tochigi City secure promotion to J2 League for the first time in their history after defeat Nagano Parceiro 3–0 in City Football Station on matchweek 37, their final home match of the season and ended in third tier at one year.[9]

League and cup record

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Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League Emperor's
Cup 		J. League Cup Shakaijin Cup
Season Div. Tier Teams Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts
Hitachi Tochigi Uva SC
2006 Kanto Division 2 5 8 2nd 14 9 3 2 35 18 17 30 Did not qualify Not eligible –
2007 Kanto Division 1 4 8 2nd 14 9 0 5 33 17 16 27 Did not qualify
2008 2nd 14 8 2 4 24 19 5 26 3rd round
2009 2nd 14 10 1 3 30 16 14 31 Did not qualify
Tochigi Uva
2010 Japan Football League 3 18 15th 34 7 10 17 41 75 -34 31 1st round – Ineligible
2011 17 10th 33 12 9 12 40 43 -3 45 2nd round
2012 17 17th 32 4 10 18 36 70 -34 22 Did not qualify
2013 18 17th 34 9 3 22 34 64 -32 30 2nd round
2014 4 14 13th 26 4 7 15 16 37 -21 19 1st round
2015 16 16th 30 5 4 21 29 61 -32 19 1st round
2016 16 15th 30 5 1 24 34 77 -43 16 1st round
2017 16 16th 30 5 9 16 22 56 -34 24 2nd round
2018 Kantō Soccer League Division 1 5 10 1st 18 17 1 0 55 14 36 52 Did not qualify
Tochigi City FC
2019 Kantō Soccer League Division 1 5 10 3rd 18 9 5 4 30 15 15 32 1st round – 2nd round
2020 † 10 1st 9 7 2 0 25 6 19 23 1st round Cancelled
2021 12 4th 22 14 2 6 45 26 19 46 2nd round
2022 10 1st 18 11 4 3 33 14 19 37 Did not qualify Quarter final
2023 10 2nd 18 11 3 4 54 24 30 36 2nd round 1st round
2024 Japan Football League 4 16 1st 30 19 7 4 66 35 31 64 2nd round Ineligible
2025 J3 League 3 20 1st 38 23 8 7 69 37 32 77 Did not qualify 1st round
2026–27 J2 League 2 20 TBD 38 TBD TBD
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
  • † Number of games played reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic

Honours

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Tochigi City FC Honours
Honour No. Years
Tochigi Prefecture Division 1 10 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974,
1976, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2002
Tochigi Prefecture 2nd Division A 2 1989, 1990
Tochigi Prefecture Division 2 1 1991
Tochigi Prefectural Football Championship
Emperor's Cup Tochigi Prefectural Qualifiers 		11 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
Kantō Soccer League 3 2018, 2020, 2022
Japanese Regional Football Champions League 1 2023
Japan Football League 1 2024
J3 League 1 2025

Current squad

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As of 22 August 2025.[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Yoshinobu Harada
2 DF File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Carlos Eduardo
3 DF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Shuto Masuda
4 DF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Rempei Uchida (captain)
5 DF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Ryo Okui
7 DF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Ryuga Suzuki
8 MF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Toshiki Mori
9 FW File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Ken Tokura (on loan from Iwate Grulla Morioka)
10 MF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Yuki Okaniwa
11 MF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Genta Omotehara
13 MF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Takashi Oshima
14 MF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Genya Sekino
15 DF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Yoshiki Sato
16 MF File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS Joe Caletti
17 FW File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Takumi Fujiwara
20 MF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Riku Tosa
21 GK File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Kanta Tanaka
22 DF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Hiroto Suzuki
23 FW File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Atsushi Yoshida
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Keijiro Kumano
26 MF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Shun Utsugi
27 DF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Kaito Umezawa
28 MF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Keitaro Konishi
29 GK File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Azusa Takayama
31 GK File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Peter Kwame Aizawa
32 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Taofiq Jibril
33 DF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Takaya Inui
39 FW File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Byron Vásquez (on loan from Machida Zelvia)
40 FW File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Kunitomo Suzuki
42 DF File:Flag of Croatia.svg CRO Matej Jonjić
77 FW File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Paulo Junichi Tanaka
79 FW File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Keita Saito (on loan from Fagiano Okayama)
90 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Peter Utaka
99 FW File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Masahide Hiraoka

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Kenta Murakoshi (at Criacao Shinjuku)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Hide Higashikawa (at Singapore Tampines Rovers)

Club staff

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As of the 2025 season.
Position Staff[11]
Manager Japan Naoki Imaya
Defense coach Japan Takuma Tsuda
Offense coach Japan Atsushi Izawa
Goalkeeper coach Japan Yuki Takita
Strengthening coach Japan Nobuaki Sekimura
Analyst Japan Eishiro Hashiya
Japan Kazuki Yokoyama
Japan Kentaro Yoshihara
Chief trainer Japan Arihiro Koizumi
Trainer Japan Kosuke Inoue
Competent/Kitman Japan Masateru Hata
Side affair and interpreter Japan Naoki Iwahashi
Reinforcement affairs Japan Takumi Abe
Doctor Japan Hideyuki Sanuma
Japan Masataka Hasue
Japan Akinori Kimura
Japan Tsuneari Takahashi
Japan Takahiro Higashi
Japan Yasuhiro Higai
Japan Yuya Ogawa
Japan Taisuke Sato

References

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