Tegevajaro Miyazaki
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| Full name | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Tegevajaro | ||
| Founded | 1965 | ||
| Stadium | Unilever Stadium Shintomi | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Kazuhiro Yanagida | ||
| Manager | Mitsuo Kato | ||
| League | J3 League | ||
| 2023 | J3 League, 19th of 20 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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.
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. 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"). 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.
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.
League & cup record
The results are the ones under the current denomination.
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup | Shakaijin Cup | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | Did not qualify | – | ||
| Tegevajaro Miyazaki | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 |
Kyushu Soccer League |
5 | 10 | 2nd | 18 | 11 (4) | 3 (0) | 47 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 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 | 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
- Champions (1st): 2017
Current squad
As of 16 August 2023.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
For the 2023 season.
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Mitsuo Kato |
| Assistant head coach | Kenichiro Meta |
| Goalkeeper coach | Hiroki Nakamura |
| Physical coach | Hirofumi Sakamoto |
| Athletic coach | Jun Yamamoto |
| Trainer | Hayato Shigehisa |
| Manager | Yuta Haba |
Managerial history
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| 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 | Current |
Kit evolution
| Home kit -1st | |||
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          2018 - 2020 |
     2021 |
   2022 |
  2023 - |
| Away kit - 2nd | |||
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     2018 - 2020 |
     2021 |
   2022 |
  2023 - |