FC Imabari

The club was founded in 1976 and were promoted to the Shikoku Football League in 2001.

From 2009 to 2011, they were owned by Ehime FC as their reserve team, Ehime FC Shimanami. In 2014, the majority of FC Imabari was bought by former Japan national team coach Takeshi Okada.^[1]

In February 2016, the club made another step forward towards the J. League, as JFA recognised J.League Hundred Year Vision clubs.^[2] In November, they won the Regional Promotion Series and were promoted to the Japan Football League. During their debut season on the JFL, they opened their new stadium and acquired a J3 League license from the 2018 season.

In 2019, after finishing on third place at the JFL, FC Imabari were promoted to Japan's professional league system, becoming a professional club, as they were promoted to the J3 for the first time in their history.^[3]

FC Imabari acquired a J2 license in 2021, meaning that Imabari can be promoted to the J2 League once they are able to finish the season in the promotion zone. On 2023, the club plays their fourth consecutive season at the J3 League.

Arigato Service Dream Stadium (2017–2022)

FC Imabari played their J3 League matches on the Arigato Service Dream Stadium from 2017 to 2022. They played their final league match there (as their home stadium) at the club's last home match of the 2022 season. Imabari played this match against Nagano Parceiro on 13 November 2022, at the 33rd Matchweek, with the match ending tied by 3–3.

Imabari Satoyama Stadium (2023–)

From 2023, Imabari decided to change its home stadium to their newly built Imabari Satoyama Stadium. The opening ceremony was decided to be held on 29 January 2023.^[4] Satoyama Stadium was opened to the public on 29 January 2023, with a charity match contested between an XI of J-League Legends against FC Imabari U-18 and Ladies, respectively. On 5 March of the same year, FC Imabari played their first match of the season at their new stadium against Fukushima United in the J3 League, which ended in a 1–0 win for Imabari.

Key

Current squad

As of 12 March 2024.^[5]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	JPN	Riki Sato
21	FW	JPN	Tomoki Hino
22	DF	JPN	Yuto Saitai
23	DF	JPN	Yuma Matsumoto
24	DF	JPN	Yuri Takeuchi
25	MF	JPN	Keishi Kusumi
26	DF	JPN	Hiroshi Futami
29	FW	BRA	Rodrigo Angelotti
31	GK	ESP	Jon Ander Serantes
33	GK	JPN	Akihito Ozawa
35	MF	CHN	Ning Fangze (on loan from Zhejiang)
36	MF	JPN	Yumeki Yokoyama
37	DF	JPN	Rei Umeki
38	MF	JPN	Hikaru Umakoshi
44	GK	JPN	Genta Ito
50	MF	JPN	Yuta Mikado

Out on loan

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

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