is a Japanese
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club currently competing in the
Japan Football League
The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership am ...
. The year 2012 is their first year in the JFL after they were promoted from the 2011
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 prefecture of Japan. Okin ...
.
History
The club was formed in 2003 as Hoyo FC. In 2005 they changed their name to Hoyo Atletico Elan, the name in which they competed for many years in the Kyushu Football League. The club is backed by the ''Hoyo Group'', a digital camera and
auto parts
This is a list of auto parts, mostly for vehicles using internal combustion engines which are manufactured components of automobiles:
Car body and main parts Body components, including trim
Doors
Windows
Low voltage/auxiliary ele ...
manufacturer based in nearby
Kunisaki
is a small coastal city located in ÅŒita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. It is located on the Kunisaki Peninsula facing the Seto Inland Sea. Mostly covered by forests and farmlands, the peninsula is dotted with temples. The modern city of Kunisaki w ...
. In 2010 they changed their name to Hoyo Atletico Elan Oita. In 2011, they changed their name to Hoyo AC Elan Oita, they won the Kyushu Championship and then earned third place in the
Regional League promotion series, and qualified to compete in the JFL beginning in 2012. In 2012, they changed their name to Hoyo Oita.
In December 2013, the club tried to get closer ties to the community and therefore made another name change, this time to , for 2014 season onwards.
Team name
The current team's name, "Verspah", was coined by combining the Portuguese word "vermelho" meaning "red", the team colour "vermelho", the English word "spa" meaning hot spring (after Beppu Onsen), and the initial letter "H" of the former team name "HOYO.
Home Towns
The main home towns are Beppu and Yufu, on 28 June 2022, at a J.League Board of Directors meeting, they approved the addition of
ÅŒita city.
Historical Logos
League & cup record
;Key
Honours
*Oita Prefecture League 3rd Division
**Winners (1): 2005
*Oita Prefecture League 2nd Division
**Winners (1): 2006
*Oita Prefecture League 2nd Division
**Winners (1): 2009
*Kyushu League
**Winners (2): 2010, 2011
*
Japan Football League
The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership am ...
**Winners (1):
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...
Current squad
''As of 17 September 2022''.
Club Staff
Managerial history
References
External links
Official website
{{Japanese Club Football, group=clubs
Football clubs in Japan
Association football clubs established in 2003
Sports teams in ÅŒita Prefecture
ÅŒita (city)
Japan Football League clubs
Works association football clubs in Japan
2003 establishments in Japan