SC Sagamihara

SC Sagamihara
SC相模原
Full nameSports Club Sagamihara
Founded2008 (2008)
StadiumSagamihara Gion Stadium
(Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa)
Capacity6,291
ChairmanShigeyoshi Mochizuki
ManagerYuki Richard Stalph
LeagueJ3 League
2025J3 League, 12th of 20
Websitewww.scsagamihara.com

Sports Club Sagamihara (スポーツクラブ相模原, Supōtsukurabu Sagamihara) commonly known as SC Sagamihara (SC相模原, Esu Shī Sagamihara) is a Japanese professional football club based in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture. They currently play in the J3 League, Japanese third tier of professional football.

History

SC Sagamihara is a football club based in Sagamihara. The club was founded in 2008 and quickly rose through the Japanese football league system, aiming to represent the city of Sagamihara at the professional level.

In 2011, Sagamihara joined the Division 2 of the Kanto Football League after three years of consecutive promotions through the Kanagawa Prefectural League. In 2012, Sagamihara won the Regional Promotion Series and were promoted to the Japan Football League.

In 2013, Sagamihara joined the newly established J3 League, becoming one of the founding clubs of the third division of the J.League.

For several seasons, the club competed in J3 while working to strengthen its squad and infrastructure. Since 2014, Sagamihara has belonged to the recently established J3 League, where they played for seven seasons before their efforts paid off in 2020 when Sagamihara finished in runners-up in the 2020 season which secured promotion to the J2 League for the first time in club history.

However, their stay in J2 was short-lived, as the club struggled against stronger opposition and was relegated back to the J3 League after the 2021 season.

In 2025, the club are playing their 4th consecutive season at the J3.

Among their players, former Japan national member Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi has featured for Sagamihara.

Team image

Sagamihara fans

Supporters

The supporters of Sagamihara are primarily based in Sagamihara and the surrounding areas of the Kantō region. The club has developed a loyal local fanbase since its establishment in 2008, with supporters playing an important role in building the club’s community identity.

Sagamihara’s fans are known for their organized cheering sections and coordinated chants during matches. Supporters often gather behind the goal stands at the club’s home stadium, creating an energetic atmosphere with flags, banners, and drums throughout the game.

Because Sagamihara is located within the highly competitive football region of Kanagawa—home to several major clubs—the supporters place strong emphasis on representing their city and building a unique identity for the club within the wider J.League football culture. Community engagement and local pride remain central aspects of the relationship between the club and its fanbase.

Stadium

Sagamihara Gion Stadium

Sagamihara plays its home matches at Sagamihara Gion Stadium, located in Sagamihara. The stadium opened in 2007 and has a seating capacity of approximately 6,291 spectators. [1]

Sagamihara Gion Stadium is a multi-purpose venue used mainly for football and athletics. It is situated within the Sagamihara Asamizo Park sports complex, which also includes training grounds and recreational facilities. The stadium features a main stand with covered seating and additional open stands that bring supporters close to the pitch.

Since joining the professional divisions of the J.League, the stadium has served as the central home ground for SC Sagamihara’s matches in both the J3 League and J2 League. The venue regularly hosts league fixtures and domestic cup matches such as the Emperor's Cup, and it remains an important gathering place for the club’s supporters.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Kit evolution

Home kit - 1st
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026 -
Away kit - 2nd
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 -

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 August 2025.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Motoaki Miura
2 DF  JPN Daisuke Kato
3 DF  POL Kevin Pytlik
4 MF  JPN Toshio Shimakawa
5 DF  JPN Masakazu Tashiro
6 MF  JPN Yudai Tokunaga
7 DF  JPN Ryosuke Kawano
8 MF  JPN Rui Osako (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
9 FW  BRA Rafael Furtado
10 MF  JPN Riku Nakayama
11 FW  JPN Yuki Muto
14 FW  JPN Akito Takagi
15 MF  JPN Taira Maeda
16 DF  JPN Ryo Takano
17 MF  JPN Takato Takeuchi
18 DF  JPN Kai Miki
19 FW  JPN Kaito Satori
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  JPN Rintaro Yamauchi (on loan from Iwaki FC)
22 MF  JPN Kazuki Fukui
23 FW  JPN Takumi Kato (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
24 MF  JPN Ren Sugimoto
25 MF  JPN Riku Tanaka
26 DF  JPN Shunsuke Nishikubo (on loan from Júbilo Iwata)
27 MF  JPN Takumi Nishiyama (vice-captain)
28 DF  JPN Keisuke Ogasawara
31 GK  JPN Kosuke Inose
33 DF  JPN Masato Tokida
36 DF  JPN Daiki Nakashio
41 MF  JPN Yusaku Takusari DSP
46 GK  DOM Noam Baumann
54 DF  JPN Ko Watahiki
80 FW  JPN Kazuma Takai
97 FW  JPN Takumu Fujinuma

Management and staff

Position Name
Manager Japan Yuki Richard Stalph
Assistant manager Japan Kenji Takahashi
First-team coach Japan Hiroki Mizumoto
Goalkeeper coach Japan Akihiro Watanabe
Analyst Japan Tomoki Hasegawa
Interpreter Japan Takayoshi Fujii
Head of conditioning Japan Hideki Misu
Chief trainer Japan Hirotaka Ogawa
Trainer Japan Junya Muroi
Assistant trainer Japan Masataka Hayashi
Conditioning coach Japan Tetsuya Nakajima
Equipment Japan Yoshihiko Ito
Competent Japan Naoto Todoroki
Side affairs & Team supporter Japan Takanori Chiaki
Chief doctor Japan Jun Fukuda
Doctor Japan Daiki Watanabe
Sports pharmacist Japan Yo Kokubu

Honours

SC Sagamihara Honours
Honour No. Years
All Japan Club Teams Cup 1 2008
Kanagawa Prefecture 3rd Division H 1 2008
Kanagawa Prefecture 2nd Division B 1 2009
Kanagawa Prefecture Division 1 1 2010
Kantō Division 2 1 2011
Kantō Division 1 1 2012
Regional Football League Competition 1 2012

Managerial history

Manager Tenure
Start Finish
Japan Tadahiro Akiba 1 February 2009 31 January 2011
Japan Tetsuya Totsuka 1 February 2011 31 May 2011
Japan Shigeyoshi Mochizuki 1 June 2011 31 December 2011
Japan Tetsumasa Kimura 1 February 2012 31 January 2015
Japan Keiju Karashima 1 February 2015 31 January 2016
Japan Yoshika Matsubara 1 November 2015 30 November 2015
Japan Norihiro Satsukawa 1 February 2016 18 August 2016
Japan Sōtarō Yasunaga 20 August 2016 31 December 2017
Japan Takayuki Nishigaya 1 February 2018 31 January 2019
Japan Fumitake Miura 1 February 2019 31 May 2021
Japan Takuya Takagi 2 June 2021 20 May 2022
Japan Norihiro Satsukawa (2) 23 May 2022 31 January 2023
Japan Kazuyuki Toda 1 February 2023 19 June 2024 [3][4]
Japan Kenji Takahashi (Caretaker) 20 June 2024 25 June 2024
Germany Yuki Richard Stalph 26 June 2024[5] Present

Season by season record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League J. League

Cup

Emperor's
Cup		 Shakaijin
Cup
Season Division Tier Teams Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts Attendance/G
2008 Kanagawa Prefecture
3rd Division H 		8 8 1st 7 7 0 0 45 2 43 21 - Not eligible Did not qualify
2009 Kanagawa Prefecture
2nd Division B 		7 12 1st 11 11 0 0 83 4 79 33 -
2010 Kanagawa Prefecture
Division 1 		6 12 1st 11 9 2 0 45 9 36 29 -
2011 Kanto Division 2 5 8 1st 14 10 1 3 40 12 28 31 - Runner's up
2012 Kanto Division 1 4 10 1st 18 15 2 1 42 13 29 47 - Did not qualify
2013 JFL 3 18 3rd 34 18 7 9 58 42 16 61 1,924 Not eligible
2014 J3 12 6th 30 10 7 13 39 43 -4 37 3,133
2015 13 4th 28 14 6 8 44 34 10 48 3,291
2016 16 11th 30 9 8 13 29 46 -17 35 4,344
2017 17 12th 32 9 12 11 34 41 -7 39 3,657
2018 17 9th 32 12 6 14 42 53 -11 42 3,458
2019 18 15th 34 10 8 16 36 45 -9 38 2,879
2020 † 18 2nd 34 16 13 5 43 35 8 61 918
2021 † J2 2 22 19th 42 8 14 20 33 54 -21 38 2,372 3rd round
2022 J3 3 18 18th 34 6 7 21 31 50 -19 25 1,933 Didn't qualify
2023 20 18th 38 9 14 15 44 48 -4 41 2,302 2nd round
2024 20 9th 38 14 11 13 41 41 0 53 2,820 1st round 2nd round
2025 20 12th 38 13 11 14 38 50 -12 50 2,810 1st round Quarter-finals
2026 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
  • Attendance/G = Average league home attendance
  • † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.
  • Source: J. League Data Site

References

  1. ^ "J League official stadium (SC Sagamihara)". www.jleague.jp. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 SEASON PLAYERS". www.scsagamihara.com. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ^ "戸田和幸氏 監督就任のお知らせ". scsagamihara.com (in Japanese). SC Sagamihara. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ "戸田和幸氏 監督就任のお知らせ". scsagamihara.com (in Japanese). SC Sagamihara. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  5. ^ "シュタルフ 悠紀氏が新監督に就任【相模原】：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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