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club based in Kusatsu,

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, although they also play matches in

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and Konan. They were promoted to

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for the first time at the end of 2007, and played their first season in 2008 where they finished 14th. "Biwako" is a reference to

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, the largest freshwater lake in Japan.

History

The club was formed in 2005 from the former Sagawa Express SC Kyoto. They were first called FC Mi-O Biwako Kusatsu. In 2007, upon promotion to the JFL, they renamed themselves simply MIO Biwako Kusatsu.

Road to JFL

In 2007, they won third place in the regional playoffs and were promoted to the JFL for the 2008 season. In 2012, they renamed themselves MIO Biwako Shiga, in order to extend their fanbase to the entire extent of Shiga Prefecture, particularly the area around southern Lake Biwa, in where they mostly have played matches. In 2022, MIO Biwako Shiga finished in the last place out of the 16 participating teams in the season. The club, however, was not relegated back to the Kansai League, as JFL's top 2 teams were promoted to the J3. Under the league system, MIO Biwako would only be relegated as the last-placed team if no team had earned promotion to the J3 during the season, which was not the case.

League and cup record

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Current squad

''As of 17 September 2022''.

Coaching staff

Managerial history

References

External links

Official site (Japanese)
Mi-O Sports teams in Shiga Prefecture 2005 establishments in Japan Japan Football League clubs Association football clubs established in 2005 {{Japan-footyclub-stub