Roasso Kumamoto
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| Full name | Roasso Kumamoto | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Roasso | ||
| Founded | 1969 | ||
| Ground | KKWing Stadium Suizenji Stadium (Capacity: 32,000 15,000) |
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| Chairman | Hirofumi Maeda | ||
| Manager | Makoto Kitano | ||
| League | J. League Division 2 | ||
| 2008 | 12th Place | ||
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Roasso Kumamoto (ロアッソ熊本 Roasso Kumamoto) are a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. Kumamoto were promoted to J. League Division 2 for the first time at the end of the 2007 season, and played their first season in 2008 where they finished 12th. Their team colour is red.
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[edit] History
The club was founded as Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) Kumamoto Soccer Club in 1969. The club was promoted to the Kyushu Regional League in 1983.
When NTT was privatised in 1985, the club was renamed as NTT Kyushu Soccer Club. The club changed their name again to NTT West Kumamoto Soccer Club in 1999 when NTT was divided into NTT West and NTT East.
The club was promoted to the JFL in 2001 and finished 8th. In 2002, NTT relinquished the ownership of the club and community-oriented Alouette Kumamoto was born. Alouette is a french word meaning skylark, the symbol bird of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club finished 17th that season and was relegated to the Kyushu League.
In 2005, the club name changed again to Rosso Kumamoto. Rosso means red in Italian. After they won the Kyushu League and finished 3rd in the Regional League play-off tournament, the club was promoted to the JFL.
The team was recently featured in J. League programming to introduce the team to followers of the pro league. Rosso's second-place finish in the 2007 JFL season was high enough to earn promotion into the J. League for the 2008 season.
[edit] Change of name
Rosso changed its name to Roasso Kumamoto as of January 1, 2008, prior to entering the J. League. Roasso is a portmanteau, asso meaning "ace" in Italian.
[edit] Results in JFL
- 2001: 8th
- 2002: 17th, relegated
- 2003: (Kyushu Regional League 5th)
- 2004: (Kyushu Regional League 4th)
- 2005: (Kyushu Regional League Champions, promoted after playoffs)
- 2006: 5th
- 2007: 2nd (promoted to J. League Division 2 in 2008)
[edit] Current Squad
The players in bold have senior international caps.
As of June 20, 2009
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Official Website
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