Tegevajaro Miyazaki

Tegevajaro Miyazaki (テゲバジャーロ宮崎, Tegebājaro Miyazaki) is a Japanese football club based in Miyazaki, the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture. They currently play in the J3 League, Japanese third tier of professional football.

Tegevajaro Miyazaki
テゲバジャーロ宮崎

Full name	Tegevajaro Miyazaki
Nickname(s)	Tegevajaro
Founded	1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Stadium	Ichigo Miyazaki Shintomi Football Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Kazuhiro Yanagida
Manager	Minoru Ishihara
League	J3 League
2023	J3 League, 19th of 20
Website	http://www.tegevajaro.com/
Home colours Away colours

History

Born in 1965 as Kadokawa Club, the club have twice changed their name; first they became Andiamo Kadokawa 1965 in 2004 and then MSU (Miyazaki Sportsmen United) FC in 2007.^[1][2] The current name came only in January 2015: Tegevajaro is a mix formed by tege, the Miyazaki dialect pronunciation of the word sugoi ("cool, amazing") and the Spanish words vaca and pájaro (which mean "cow" and "bird").^[3][4] In the logo, you can also visualize the Miyazaki-jingū.

Tegevajaro Miyazaki aspired to join the J. League; they first aimed for the J3 League in 2017 season, but their first target was to reach the Japan Football League. Nobuhiro Ishizaki was chosen in 2017 to coach the club, while former J1 League players Yasuhito Morishima and Keiji Takachi signed for the team.^[5]

In the 2020 season, Tegevajaro finished in second position and were promoted to J3 for the first time in the club's history for the 2021 season.

On 24 October 2023, Tegevajaro Miyazaki announcement officially granted J2 License after approval of Club Licensing Board.^[6]

League & cup record

The results are the ones under the current denomination.

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

League														J. League Cup	Emperor's Cup	Shakaijin Cup
Season	Division	Tier	Teams	Position	P	W (PK)	D	L (PK)	F	A	GD	Pts	Attendance/G
MSU (Miyazaki Sportsmen United) FC
2014	Kyushu Soccer League	5	10	7th	18	3 (3)		10 (2)	23	54	-31	17		Not eligible	Did not qualify	–
Tegevajaro Miyazaki
2015	Kyushu Soccer League	5	10	2nd	18	11 (4)		3 (0)	47	13	34	41		Not eligible	Did not qualify	1st round
2016			10	2nd	9	7 (0)		1 (1)	26	5	21	22				1st round
2017			11	1st	20	18 (1)		1 (0)	70	12	58	56				2nd round
2018	Japan Football League	4	16	12th	30	9	5	16	43	60	-17	32	404		2nd round	Not eligible
2019				5th	30	11	8	11	37	34	-3	41	908		–
2020				2nd	15	8	4	3	26	15	11	28	671		1st round
2021	J3	3	15	3rd	28	16	5	7	44	31	13	53	1,124		Did not qualify
2022			18	9th	34	12	10	12	45	47	-2	46	1,268
2023			20	19th	38	9	12	17	31	52	-21	39	1,552		2nd round
2024			20	TBA	38									First round	TBC

Key

• Tier = Level in Japanese football pyramid;
• P = Games played; W = Games won; W(PK) = Games Won by penalty kicks; D = Games drawn; L(PK) = Games Lost by penalty kicks; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
• Attendance/G = Average league home attendance
• Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

Tegevajaro Miyazaki Honours

Honour	No.	Years
Miyazaki Prefecture Division 3	1	2004
Miyazaki Prefecture Division 1	3	2008, 2009, 2013
Kyushu Soccer League	1	2017

Current squad

As of 2 August 2024.^[7][8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  JPN Ikiru Aoyama 4 DF  JPN Shun Obu (vice-captain) 5 MF  JPN Shunya Sakai (on loan from Sagan Tosu) 6 MF  JPN Kenta Okuma (vice-captain) 7 MF  JPN Naoya Uozato 8 MF  JPN Shogo Rikiyasu 11 FW  JPN Keigo Hashimoto 13 FW  JPN Tomoya Kitamura 15 DF  JPN Yuma Tsujioka (on loan from Iwaki FC) 16 DF  JPN Tomoyasu Yoshida 18 FW  JPN Shu Yoshizawa 19 MF  JPN Ukyo Takase 20 MF  JPN Mahiro Ano (on loan from Tokyo Verdy) 21 GK  JPN Rai Shimizu 22 MF  JPN Jumpei Tanaka 23 MF  JPN Raiju Obuchi (on loan from V-Varen Nagasaki) 24 DF  JPN Yuma Matsumoto (on loan from FC Imabari) 26 MF  JPN Shiryu Fujiwara (on loan from Tokushima Vortis) 27 FW  JPN Sera Watanabe

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 DF  JPN Hikaru Manabe (captain) 29 DF  JPN Keishi Fujimoto 33 DF  JPN Kengo Kuroki 34 MF  JPN Hikaru Endo (on loan from Ventforet Kofu) 35 DF  JPN Genki Egawa (on loan from FC Osaka) 36 DF  JPN Shoi Yoshinaga 37 DF  JPN Hiroki Okuda 38 MF  JPN Daiki Kusunoki (on loan from Tokyo Verdy) 40 GK  JPN Takuma Narahashi 41 FW  JPN Yosuke Ueno 42 MF  JPN Takatora Einaga (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale) 44 MF  JPN Ren Inoue (on loan from Mito HollyHock) 45 DF  JPN Seitaro Tanaka DSP 47 DF  JPN Kengo Hayashi (on loan from Yokohama FC) 50 MF  JPN Kojiro Yasuda (on loan from FC Tokyo) 55 GK  JPN Kokoro Aoki (vice-captain) 57 GK  JPN Shunsuke Ueda 58 FW  JPN Hayate Take (on loan from FC Osaka) — FW  JPN Rento Takaoka DSP

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 3 DF  JPN Kenji Dai (at Fukuyama City) 14 MF  JPN Ryoma Eguchi (at Maruyasu Okazaki) 17 MF  JPN Shuta Nakabeppu (at Nobeoka Agata)

No. Pos. Nation Player 31 MF  JPN Raiya Kinkawa (at AS Kariya) 39 MF  JPN Haruki Shinjo (at FC Kariya) — MF  JPN Yuta Shimozawa (at FC Osaka)

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Yuji Okuma
Assistant coach	Tomoya Takehana
First-team coach	Kenichiro Meta
Goalkeeper coach	Daisuke Kamon
Physical coach	Hideaki Fujino
Chief trainer	Nobuo Sakakiyama
Trainer	Hayato Shigehisa
Physiotherapist	Koji Sugawara
Side manager	Yuta Haba

Managerial history

Manager	Nationality	Tenure
		Start	Finish
Nobuhiro Ishizaki	Japan	1 February 2017	21 Juny 2018
Keiji Kuraishi	Japan	22 June 2018	31 January 2021
Naruyuki Naitō	Japan	1 February 2021	31 January 2022
Yasushi Takasaki	Japan	1 February 2022	31 January 2023
Hiroshi Matsuda	Japan	1 February 2023	26 September 2023
Mitsuo Kato	Japan	27 September 2023	5 December 2023
Yuji Okuma	Japan	19 December 2023	Current

Kit evolution

Home kit -1st
2018 - 2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 -

Away kit - 2nd
2018 - 2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 -

References

1. "照屋の宮崎スポーツblog(略称：てるスポ) MSUの挑戦 (前編)". teruspo.blog48.fc2.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
2. "【MSU F.C】:チーム名称変更！！！". blog.livedoor.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
3. "テゲバジャーロに改称 サッカー九州リーグのＭｓｕ : 地域版 : 読売新聞（Yomiuri Online）". www.yomiuri.co.jp. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
4. "クラブプロフィール - テゲバジャーロ宮崎－オフィシャルサイト". www.tegevajaro.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
5. "ユニホーム、エンブレム変更 テゲバ宮崎Ｊへ一新". 宮崎日日新聞社 Miyanichi E-Press. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
6. "2024シーズン 「J2クラブライセンス」交付のお知らせ". www.tegevajaro.com. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
7. "メンバー情報 - テゲバジャーロ宮崎－オフィシャルサイト". www.tegevajaro.com.
8. "2024シーズン トップチーム新体制及び背番号決定のお知らせ | テゲバジャーロ宮崎－オフィシャルサイト". www.tegevajaro.com (in Japanese). 18 January 2024. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

External links

• Official Site (in Japanese)