Nickname(s) Uva Chairman Katsuhiko Iwahara League Japan Football League Founded 1947 | Ground Capacity 5,500 2016 15th Manager Yoji Sakai | |
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Full name Tochigi Uva Football Club Ground Tochigi City Stadium
Tochigi, Tochigi | ||
Tochigi Uva Football Club (栃木ウーヴァフットボールクラブ) is a Japanese football club based in Tochigi Prefecture.
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The club was formed in 1947 as Hitachi Tochigi Soccer Club, the works team of the local Hitachi, Ltd. affiliate. In 2002 it adopted the moniker Uva (meaning "grape" in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish), after the vineyards of its home area, southern Tochigi Prefecture.
After finishing as a runners-up in the local Kanto Soccer League in 2009 season, they were promoted to the 2010 Japan Football League through the All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series. Prior to their first season in JFL, the club has dropped Hitachi prefix in its name and changed the reference to sport from "soccer" to "football" following general Japanese trend.
Tochigi uva fc 2015 goal selection
Current squad
As of October 28, 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.