was a Japanese amateur
football club based in
Hiroshima. The club name "Rijo" came from the nickname of the
Hiroshima Castle
, sometimes called , is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the residence of the '' daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima Domain. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, but was destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945. ...
.
History
The club was founded by the students and alumni of the
Hiroshima Daiichi Chūgaku, the former
Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School, in 1923. It was one of the oldest Japanese football club team in Japan.
The club won the "Ah-shiki Shūkyū Zenkoku Yūshō Taikai", the former
Emperor's Cup in 1924 and 1925. And the Emperor's Cup was canceled, because of the death of the
Emperor Taishō
was the 123rd Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and the second ruler of the Empire of Japan from 30 July 1912 until his death in 1926.
The Emperor's personal name was . According to Japanese custom, while reigni ...
, in 1926. Then the club tried to keep the championship for three years seasons but the club lost the final match in 1927.
The club had the friendly matches with Korean football clubs in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
in 1927. And the club was dissolved in 1930.
The football team of the Hiroshima Daiichi Chūgaku won the "Zenkoku Chūgakkō Shūkyū Senshukai Taikai", the former
All Japan High School Soccer Tournament
The All Japan High School Soccer Tournament (全国高等学校サッカー選手権大会, Zenkoku kōtō gakkō sakkā senshuken taikai, 全国高校サッカー選手権大会, Zenkoku kō kō sakkā senshuken taikai) of Japan, commonly known a ...
, in 1936, 1939, and finished second in 1925, 1927, 1930.
Titles
*
Emperor's Cup: Winner: 1924, 1925
* Emperor's Cup: Runners-up: 1927
Archive Football Japan History 1927
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See also
* Hiroshima Kōtō-shihan
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the co ...
* Emperor's Cup
* Tokyo Shukyu-Dan
is a Japanese football club based in Tokyo.
It is the oldest Japanese football club, founded in 1917, and it was the first to win the Emperor's Cup, the top national cup in Japan. Very much like Sheffield F.C. in England or Queen's Park F.C. i ...
References
External links
History of Japan football
{{Japanese Club Football, group=clubs
Sports teams in Hiroshima
Defunct football clubs in Japan
Association football clubs established in 1923
Emperor's Cup winners
1923 establishments in Japan
1930 disestablishments in Japan