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Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a population of 1,461,000, ...

Kumamoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to ...

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History

Early years (1969–2004)

The club was founded as the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (''Den-Den Kōsha'', current NTT) Kumamoto Soccer Club in 1969. The club was promoted to the

Kyushu Soccer League is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers eight prefectures, which are (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa is a Prefectures of Japan, pref ...

in

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. According to the NTT's privatization in 1985, the club was renamed as NTT Kyushu Soccer Club in 1988. During the ''NTT Kyushu'' era, the club won five

Kyushu Soccer League is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers eight prefectures, which are (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa is a Prefectures of Japan, pref ...

titles and one All Japan Senior Football Championship. The club changed their name again to NTT Kumamoto Football Club in 2000. The club changed their name to NTT West Kumamoto Football Club in 2001 as the NTT was divided into NTT East and NTT West. The club was promoted to the JFL in

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. The NTT relinquished the ownership of the club in 2002 and community-oriented Alouette Kumamoto Football Club was born. ''Alouette'' is a French word meaning

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Kumamoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to ...

. The club finished at the 17th in this season and was relegated to the

Kyushu Soccer League is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers eight prefectures, which are (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa is a Prefectures of Japan, pref ...

.

Roasso Kumamoto (2005–)

The club name changed again to Rosso Kumamoto in 2005. ''Rosso'' means red in Italian. After they won the

Kyushu Soccer League is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers eight prefectures, which are (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa is a Prefectures of Japan, pref ...

and finished at the 3rd in the Regional League play-off tournament, the club was promoted to the JFL. The club was recently featured in J.League programming to introduce the club 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 (

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) for the

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season. The club changed their name to current Roasso Kumamoto in 2008. The previous name ''Rosso'' was a registered trademark of another company and the club could not use it.

Rivalries

The traditional rival of Roasso Kumamoto is Kagoshima United, the prefectural neighbors and former

Kyushu Soccer League is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers eight prefectures, which are (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa is a Prefectures of Japan, pref ...

fellows since

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until

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, except

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–

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. Matches between the two clubs are labelled ''Hisatsu derby'' (肥薩ダービー, ''"

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-

Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...

derby"'') and generate a lot of interest in both prefectures.

League & cup record

Key

Honours

*

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(3rd tier) **

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(1):

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**Runners-up (1):

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*

Kyushu Soccer League is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers eight prefectures, which are (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa is a Prefectures of Japan, pref ...

(1973–) ** Champions (7):

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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**Runners-up (2): 1989,

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* All Japan Senior Football Championship (1965–) ** Winners (2): 1998, 2005 (shared)

League history

*Regional (

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): 1983–2000 *Division 3 ( JFL): 2001–2002 *Regional (

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): 2003–2005 *Division 3 ( JFL): 2006–2007 *Division 2 ( J2): 2008–2018 *Division 3 ( J3): 2019–2021 *Division 2 ( J2): 2022–

Current squad

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Out on loan

Coaching staff

Managerial history

Kit and colours

Colour, sponsors and manufacturers

Roasso Kumamoto's club colour is

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, representing burning passion and desire for victory.

Kit evolution

Past seasons

* Shota Aizawa (2020)

References

External links

* {{Japanese Club Football, group=clubs Football clubs in Japan Association football clubs established in 2004 J.League clubs Kumamoto Nippon Telegraph and Telephone 2004 establishments in Japan Sports teams in Kumamoto Prefecture Japan Football League clubs