F.C. Kariya (FC刈谷, Efu Shī Kariya^?) are a football (soccer) club based in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. They play in the Japan Football League. Their team colours are white and red. The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadia. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Kit_body_redleftsash. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Kit_body_redleftsash. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Kariya redirects here. ... For the company, see Aichi Steel Corporation. ... The Japan Football League ) is the 3rd tier of the Japanese football heararchy following J. League division 1 and 2. ...

History

The club was founded in 1949 as Nippon Denso Soccer Club. They mainly played in the Tōkai Regional League until they were promoted to the former Japan Football League in 1996. They played thire first JFL season under new name DENSO Soccer Club because of the change of their owner's name. DENSO Corporation (株式会社デンソー) TYO: 6902 is a global automotive components manufacturer headquartered in the city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. ... The Tōkai region (東海, literally East Sea) is a subregion of Chubu, Japan along the Pacific Ocean. ... The former Japan Football League ) was a football (soccer) league that existed from 1992 to 1998. ...

DENSO relinquished the ownership at the end of the 2005 season and non-profit organisation Kaeru Sprots Club took over. Their name F.C. Kariya was chosen from entries from the public. A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ...

Stadiums

They play their home games mainly at Kariya Municipal Athletic Park but Toyohashi City Iwata General Ballgame Stadium and Nagoya City Port Soccer Stadium are also used a couple of times a year. They practice at Denso Ikeda Factory ground which is not open for the public because it is in Denso's factory site.

Red sash

F.C. Kariya's shirt features the red sash (or Aka Dasuki in Japanese). This design was originally adopted by Kariya High School's soccer club who introduced the sport to the area in the Taishō period. Because of this, the red sash is regarded as the symbolic design of Kariya's football. The Taishō period (Japanese: 大正時代, Taishō-jidai, period of great righteousness) is a period in the history of Japan dating from 30 July 1912 to 25 December 1926. ...

Results in JFL

1996: (The former JFL 15th)
1997: (The former JFL 13th)
1998: (The former JFL 10th)
1999: 4th
2000: 3rd
2001: 5th
2002: 10th
2003: 12th
2004: 16th
2005: 14th
2006: 13th

External links

• (Japanese) Official Website