Kamatamare Sanuki (カマタマーレ讃岐、Kamatamare Sanuki) is a football club based in

Takamatsu 270px, Takamatsu City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Takamatsu city center 270px, View from Yashima to Takashima port is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 414,134 in 190120 households and a popul ...

, the capital city of

Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tok ...

of Japan. They currently play in the

J3 League or simply J3 is the third division of . It was established in 2013 as the third-tier professional association football league in Japan. The third-tier nationwide league is a relatively recent development in Japanese football with a first attempt ...

. They entered the J League in 2014 after finishing as runner-up 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 ...

in 2013. The first part of their name was coined by combining the Japanese word ''Kamatama'' (a type of

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noodle bowl) and the Italian ''Mare'' ("Sea"). The second part is what Kagawa Prefecture used to be called. Their name, as well as their crest, that features a kamatama udon bowl, gained a significant interest and recognition, as the club instantly became one of the most-known non-league sides in Japan when their new name and crest was announced in October 2005.

History

The club was founded in 1956 as Takasho OB (Old Boys) Soccer Club (高商OBサッカークラブ) by the former students of Takamatsu Commercial High School's soccer club. Since renaming themselves Kagawa Shiun Football Club (香川紫雲フットボールクラブ) in 1991, they have been the leading football club in Kagawa, winning the Shikoku League Championship twice. The club's name changed again in 2000 to Sun Life (サンライフ) Football Club, when a consumer loan company Sun Life signed a sponsorship deal that continued until the end of the 2004 season. In October 2005, after briefly being called Takamatsu Football Club, the club officially announced their intention to rise to J. League status and changed their name to Kamatamare Sanuki. In 2010 they won the non-league

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by winning the Shikoku League, the

Shakaijin Cup The , officially called the All Japan Adults Football Tournament, is a football (soccer) cup competition in Japan. It is run by the Japan Football Association. As it only involves non-league teams (teams not affiliated to either J.League or the ...

and the Regional League Promotion Series, and by virtue of the latter they were at last promoted to the

League record

;Key

Honours

*Shikoku Football League (5): 1994, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2010 *

: 2010 * Regional League Promotion Series: 2010

Current squad

''As of 28 December 2022; Squad for the 2023 season.''

Coaching Staff

Managerial history

Kit evolution

In pop culture

The Kamatamare players made cameo appearances in the 2006 fil
"''UDON''"
directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro

References

External links

*(Japanese
Official Site
*(Japanese
2014 Squad
{{Japanese Club Football, group=clubs Football clubs in Japan Association football clubs established in 1956 Sports teams in Kagawa Prefecture 1956 establishments in Japan Japan Football League clubs J.League clubs