is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in the city of

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, capital of

Nara Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakayam ...

. They currently play in J3 League, the third tier professional in the

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History

The club was originally established in Nara in

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under the name and it became a member of the Football Association of Nara. The club went up to the top division in 1997. It was renamed to its current name in 2008, and was promoted to the regional league in 2009. In 2014, they won the Regional League promotion series, earning promotion to 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 a ...

, where they played from 2015 to 2022. On 5 November 2022, Nara was promoted to the J3 League for the first time in their history, after beating

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in a narrow 1–0 win, with Sotaro Yamamoto scoring the winning goal in the 86th minute, to confirm their early access to the J3, a few rounds before the end of the season. The

-based club was promoted after eight consecutive seasons in the JFL. 15 days later at the same month, Nara secured their first JFL title, after drawing 1–1 with Sony Sendai at the last round of the competition. A ten-goal difference in Nara's favor them and FC Osaka was the determining factor that gave Nara the league title.

Stadium

Nara Club will use stadium Rohto Field Nara in J3 League matches on 2023 season.

League and cup record

;Key

Honours

; Nara Prefecture League * Division 1 **2001, 2004, 2006 * Division 2 **1996 * Division 3 **1995 * Division 4 **1994 * Division 5 **1993 ; Kansai League Division 2 * 2009 ; Kansai League Division 1 *2011, 2014 ;

*2022

Current squad

Club Staff

For the 2023 season.

Managerial history

Kit evolution

References

External links

* {{Japanese Club Football, group=clubs Football clubs in Japan Association football clubs established in 1991 Sport in Nara Prefecture 1991 establishments in Japan Japan Football League clubs J.League clubs Nara, Nara