# Roasso Kumamoto

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Japanese football club

Football club

Roasso Kumamoto ロアッソ熊本 Full name Roasso Kumamoto Nickname Roasso Founded 1969; 57 years ago (1969) as NTT Kumamoto SC Stadium Egao Kenkō Stadium Kumamoto, Kumamoto Capacity 32,000 Chairman Tomoyoshi Ikeya Manager Tomohiro Katanosaka League J3 League 2025 J2 League, 18th of 20 (relegated) Website roasso-k.com Home colours Away colours Current season

**Roasso Kumamoto** (ロアッソ熊本, *Roasso Kumamoto*) is a Japanese [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Kumamoto](/source/Kumamoto), the capital city of [Kumamoto Prefecture](/source/Kumamoto_Prefecture). The club set to play in [J3 League](/source/J3_League) from 2026–27, Japanese third tier of professional league football after relegation from [J2 League](/source/J2_League) in 2025.

## Name origin

*Roasso* is a [portmanteau](/source/Portmanteau) of the Italian words *rosso* and *asso*, meaning "red ace".

## History

### Early years (1969–2004)

The club was founded as the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (*Den-Den Kōsha*, current [NTT](/source/Nippon_Telegraph_and_Telephone)) Kumamoto Soccer Club in 1969. The club was promoted to the [Kyushu Soccer League](/source/Kyushu_Soccer_League) in [1983](/source/1983_Japanese_Regional_Leagues#Kyushu).

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](/source/Kyushu_Soccer_League) titles and one [All Japan Senior Football Championship](/source/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](/source/Nippon_Telegraph_and_Telephone) was divided into NTT East and NTT West. The club was promoted to the [JFL](/source/Japan_Football_League) in [2000](/source/2000_Japan_Football_League) after finishing 3rd in 24th JFL Promotion Tournament.[1] 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 [skylark](/source/Skylark), the bird of [Kumamoto Prefecture](/source/Kumamoto_Prefecture). The club finished at the 17th in [this season](/source/2002_Japan_Football_League) and was relegated to the [Kyushu Soccer League](/source/Kyushu_Soccer_League).

### Roasso Kumamoto (2005–)

The club name was changed again to Rosso Kumamoto in 2005. *Rosso* means red in Italian. After they won the [Kyushu Soccer League](/source/Kyushu_Soccer_League) and finished at the 3rd in the [Regional League play-off tournament](/source/Japanese_Regional_Football_League_Competition), the club was promoted to the [JFL](/source/Japan_Football_League).

The club was recently[*[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*] featured in [J.League](/source/J._League) program to introduce the club to followers of the professional league. Rosso's second-place finish in the [2007 JFL season](/source/2007_Japan_Football_League) was enough to earn promotion into the J.League ([J2 League](/source/J2_League)) for the [2008](/source/2008_J.League_Division_2) season.

The club changed their name to current **Roasso Kumamoto** in 2008. The previous name *Rosso* was a registered trademark of another company, so the club could not use it due to a risk of copyright infringement.

After 11 years spent in the J2 League, Kumamoto was relegated to the J3 League on 2018.

After three years at J3 League, Kumamoto returned to J2, after being promoted as the J3 champions in 2021, just a point ahead of [Iwate Grulla Morioka](/source/Iwate_Grulla_Morioka) in the league table.

In 2022, Kumamoto finished in 4th place with 67 points and advanced to J1 promotion/relegation playoffs after an arguably surprising performance in the [2022 J2 League](/source/2022_J2_League). Roasso played against the 5th and 4th-placed teams of the J2 season, [Oita Trinita](/source/Oita_Trinita) and [Montedio Yamagata](/source/Montedio_Yamagata), in matches that ended 1–1 and 2–2, respectively. As the league gave the advantage for the higher-placed team in the league standings to qualify for the next round, Roasso were able to qualify for the play-off finals, despite not winning any match. This time, [Kyoto Sanga](/source/Kyoto_Sanga_FC), as the J1 League team in question, earned the seeding advantage, meaning that Roasso needed to win this match in order to earn promotion. The match ended in a 1–1 draw and Roasso were not promoted for the J1. In 2025, Roasso Kumamoto were relegated to the [J3 League](/source/J3_League) for the next season after finishing 18th, with a draw in their final game of the season, ending their three-year stay in the second tier.

## Rivalries

The traditional rival of Roasso Kumamoto is [Kagoshima United](/source/Kagoshima_United_FC), the prefectural neighbours and former [Kyushu Soccer League](/source/Kyushu_Soccer_League) fellows since [1983](/source/1983_Japanese_Regional_Leagues#Kyushu) until [2005](/source/2005_Japanese_Regional_Leagues#Kyushu), except [2001](/source/2001_Japanese_Regional_Leagues#Kyushu)–[2002](/source/2002_Japanese_Regional_Leagues#Kyushu). Matches between the two clubs are labelled *Hisatsu derby* (肥薩ダービー, *"[Kumamoto](/source/Kumamoto_Prefecture)-[Kagoshima](/source/Kagoshima_Prefecture) derby"*) and generate a lot of interest in both prefectures.

## League & cup record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated

League J.League Cup Emperor's Cup Season Div. Tier Teams Pos. P W (PK) D L (PK) F A GD Pts Attendance/G as Alouette Kumamoto 2002 Japan Football League 3 18 17th 17 3 4 10 16 28 -12 13 672 Not eligible 3rd round 2003 Kyushu Soccer League 4 12 5th 22 11 (3) - 6 (2) 47 35 12 41 - 1st round 2004 10 4th 18 10 (0) - 7 (1) 63 38 5 31 - 3rd round as Rosso Kumamoto 2005 Kyushu Soccer League 4 10 1st 18 15 (0) - 1 (2) 45 11 34 47 - Not eligible 1st round 2006 Japan Football League 3 18 5th 34 20 6 8 64 39 25 66 3,765 3rd round 2007 18 2nd 34 21 6 7 65 34 31 69 3,569 1st round as Roasso Kumamoto 2008 J2 League 2 15 12th 42 10 13 19 46 72 −26 43 5,279 Not eligible 3rd round 2009 18 14th 51 12 11 25 66 82 −16 58 6,006 2nd round 2010 19 7th 36 14 12 10 39 43 −4 54 6,907 3rd round 2011 20 11th 38 13 12 13 33 44 −11 51 6,928 2nd round 2012 22 14th 42 15 10 17 40 48 −8 55 5,855 4th round 2013 22 19th 42 10 13 19 40 70 −30 43 6,228 3rd round 2014 22 13th 42 13 15 14 45 53 −8 54 7,002 2nd round 2015 22 13th 42 13 14 15 42 45 −3 53 7,037 3rd round 2016 22 16th 42 12 10 20 38 53 −15 46 5,543 2nd round 2017 22 21st 42 9 10 23 36 59 −23 37 6,557 3rd round 2018 22 21st 42 9 7 26 50 79 −29 34 5,269 2nd round 2019 J3 League 3 18 5th 34 16 9 9 45 39 6 57 5,533 2nd round 2020 † 18 8th 34 16 6 12 56 47 9 54 1,422 Did not qualify 2021 † 15 1st 28 15 9 4 39 20 19 54 3,342 2nd round 2022 J2 League 2 22 4th 42 18 13 11 58 48 10 67 4,039 3rd round 2023 22 14th 42 13 10 19 52 53 −1 49 6,278 Semi-finals 2024 20 12th 38 13 7 18 53 62 -9 46 9,814 2nd round 2nd round 2025 18th 38 9 10 19 41 57 -16 37 6,700 1st round 3rd round 2026 J3 3 10 TBD 18 N/A N/A 2026-27 20 TBD 38 TBD TBD

**Key**

- **Pos**. = Position in league; **P** = Games played; **W** = Games won; **D** = Games drawn; **L** = Games lost; **F** = Goals scored; **A** = Goals conceded; **GD** = Goals difference; **Pts** = Points gained

- **W (PK)** = Games Won on penalty kicks; **L (PK)** = Games Lost on penalty kicks

- Attendance/G = Average home league attendance

- **†** 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances' reduced by [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Japan) worldwide pandemic

- Source: [J.League Data Site](http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFRT01/)

- KSL = Kyushu Soccer League (regional league)

## Honours

Roasso Kumamoto honours Honour No. Years Kyushu Soccer League 7 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005 All Japan Senior Football Championship 2 1998, 2005 (shared) J3 League 1 2021

## League history

- **Regional ([Kyushu](/source/Kyushu_Soccer_League)):** 1983–2000

- **Division 3 ([JFL](/source/Japan_Football_League)):** 2001–2002

- **Regional ([Kyushu](/source/Kyushu_Soccer_League)):** 2003–2005

- **Division 3 ([JFL](/source/Japan_Football_League)):** 2006–2007

- **Division 2 ([J2](/source/J2_League)):** 2008–2018

- **Division 3 ([J3](/source/J3_League)):** 2019–2021

- **Division 2 ([J2](/source/J2_League)):** 2022–

## Current squad

- *As of 1 March 2026.*[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK JPN Shibuki Sato 2 DF JPN Kohei Kuroki 3 MF JPN Ryotaro Onishi 4 DF JPN Rei Yakushida 5 MF JPN Keita Kobayashi 6 DF JPN Wataru Iwashita 7 MF JPN Koya Fujii 8 MF JPN Shuhei Kamimura 10 FW JPN Yuto Katori 11 FW KOR Bae Jeong-min 13 MF JPN Akira Iihoshi 14 FW JPN Ora Ishihara 15 MF JPN Shohei Mishima 16 GK JPN Hiromu Musha 17 MF JPN Sota Nagai No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW JPN Masato Handai 19 MF JPN Rearu Watanabe 21 GK JPN Haruki Nishimura 22 MF JPN Eitarō Matsuda 23 GK JPN Yuya Sato 24 DF PRK Ri Thae-ha 25 MF JPN Kenichi Nasu 26 DF JPN Shumpei Toda 27 MF JPN Keita Negishi 28 MF JPN Yuki Yoshioka 30 DF JPN Shia Nagashima 35 DF JPN Soma Ito 39 MF JPN Shunsuke Aoki (on loan from V-Varen Nagasaki) 41 MF JPN Yuki Omoto

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW JPN Shun Osaki (at AC Nagano Parceiro)

## Coaching staff

Name Role Manager Takeshi Oki Assistant manager Chikara Fujimoto Coach Yasushi Takahashi Shinya Masushima Goalkeeper coach Ryuichi Ito Chief trainer Ryoichi Yamamoto Athletic trainer Shumpei Kawamura Physiotherapist Keigo Manabe Physical advisor Fumihiko Nagasaki Competent Satoshi Sekigami Side affairs Taichi Nakayama Kenta Shioikawa

## Managerial history

Manager Nationality Tenure Start Finish Tomoyoshi Ikeya Japan 1 February 2005 31 January 2009 Makoto Kitano Japan 1 February 2009 31 January 2010 Takuya Takagi Japan 1 February 2010 31 January 2013 Yasushi Yoshida Japan 1 February 2013 10 July 2013 Tomoyoshi Ikeya Japan 10 July 2013 31 January 2014 Takeshi Ono Japan 1 February 2014 25 November 2015 Hiroyuki Kiyokawa Japan 28 November 2015 14 June 2017 Tomoyoshi Ikeya Japan 14 June 2017 31 January 2018 Hiroki Shibuya Japan 1 February 2018 31 January 2020 Takeshi Ōki Japan 1 February 2020 31 December 2026 Tomohiro Katanosaka Japan 1 January 2026 Current

## Kit and colours

### Colour, sponsors and manufacturers

Roasso Kumamoto's club colour is [red](/source/Red), representing burning passion and desire for victory.

Season(s) Main Shirt Sponsor Collarbone Sponsor Additional Sponsor(s) Kit Manufacturer 2018 Hirata - - Mynavi Shiratake (1st) Shiratake White (2nd) Kumamoto Electric Power - Puma 2019 サトウロジック 2020 Shiratake (1st) Shiratake White (2nd) - - 2021 - - 2022 RKKCS Out-Sourcing Technology 2023 Higo Bank - 2024 Hirata - - Shiratake (1st) Shiratake White (2nd) - Admiral Sportswear 2025

### Kit evolution

Home Kit- 1st 2005-2006 2007 2008 2009-2011 2012-2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -

Away Kit - 2nd 2005-2006 2007 2008-2009 2010-2011 2012-2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -

Special - 3rd Kit 2018 Summer Limited

## Past seasons

- [Shota Aizawa](/source/Shota_Aizawa) (2020)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Promotion to JFL"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jap4-00.html#leag). *www.rsssf.org/*. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["選手・スタッフ"](https://roasso-k.com/clubteam/players). *roasso-k.com*. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

## External links

- [Official website](http://roasso-k.com/) (in Japanese)

v t e Roasso Kumamoto Club Players History All articles Stadium Egao Kenko Stadium Seasons 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Former stadia Suizenji Stadium Rivalries Baka derby

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