Mitsubishi Yowa
{{Short description|Japanese football club}}
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| founded = 1914
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Sugamo Sports Center
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Chofu Ground
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| season = U18 Prince League
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{{nihongo|Mitsubishi Yowa Kai|三菱養和会|Mitsubishi Yōwa Kai}} commonly referred to as simply Mitsubishi Yowa or Yowa-kai is a Japanese multisports club based in Sugamo, Tokyo. The club is best known for its football section, also known as Mitsubishi Yowa S.C which has a distinguished record in youth player development. In recent years, Mitsubishi Yowa S.C has continued to contribute to the Samurai Blue, with players such as Yuki Soma, Keito Nakamura and Henry Hiroki Mochizuki all earning international caps under Hajime Moriyasu.
In the past, their graduates such as Kokichi Kimura, Yuichiro Nagai, Yoshizumi Ogawa and Junya Tanaka have represented the national team, establishing Mitsubishi Yowa as a leading pleyer development club in Japan.
History
The Mitsubishi Yowa Club was originally founded in 1914 as the Mitsubishi Club by Mitsubishi Goshi Kaisha. Over the years, it evolved through various restructurings and name changes. In 1940, it became the Mitsubishi Yowa Association, separating from the company. The organization opened its membership beyond Mitsubishi employees in 1946.
Further developments included the establishment of the Mitsubishi Yowa Club in 1956, followed by the Mitsubishi Sports Club in 1975. Finally, in 1981, these three entities—Mitsubishi Yowa Association, Mitsubishi Yowa Club, and Mitsubishi Sports Club—merged to form the present-day Mitsubishi Yowa Club.
Sports Facilities
The sports facilities at Mitsubishi include two main locations in Tokyo:
- Sugamo Sports Center (Toshima Ward) – A multi-purpose facility with a gymnasium, swimming pool, martial arts hall, golf practice area, fitness gym, and artificial turf (3G) field for football, rugby, and other sports.
- Chofu Ground (Chofu City) – Features a 3G pitch and two sand-filled artificial grass tennis courts.
These facilities support a variety of sports, including football, tennis, gymnastics, swimming, rugby, judo, kendo, and golf.
Honours
- Japan Club Youth Football Cup
- Winners: 1980, 1983, 2014
- U-15 Prince Takamado Cup
- Winners: 1994, 1997
Notable graduates from the football section
= 1960's Births =
| class="wikitable"
!Player Name !Joining Club |
| Kokichi Kimura |
| Yoichi Hayashi
|Nippon Kokan Soccer Club |
| Yoshinori Kumada |
| Yoshiaki Okamoto
|Nissan Motor Soccer Club |
| Morihiko Yamamichi |
| Yoshihiro Takagi |
| Akihisa Sonobe
|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Soccer Club |
| Ryu Takakatsu |
| Osamu Hirose
|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Soccer Club |
| Motohiro Shirane
|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Soccer Club |
| Satoru Watanabe
|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Soccer Club |
| Koichi Hashimoto
|SC Corinthians Paulista (Brazil) |
| Masaru Sato
|Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi FC |
| Naofumi Koike
|Yokohama Marinos |
| Toru Yoneda |
= 1970's Births =
| class="wikitable"
!Player Name !Joining Club |
| Eiji Sato |
| Toru Koyano
|FC KYOKEN Kyoto |
| Yukio Tsuchiya
|EC Noroeste (Brazil) |
| Kenji Kikawada |
| Kensuke Kagami |
| Kazuyoshi Mikami |
| Yosuke Minami
|Tessensohn Khalsa Rovers (Singapore) |
| Jun-nosuke Schneider
|Gunma FC Fortuna |
| Takuro Nishimura
|Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Yu Hoshide
|YKK AP Football Club |
| Michiyasu Nagata |
| Yuichiro Nagai
|Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Yuichi Kodama |
| Jun Ideguchi |
| Jun Uruno |
| Kunio Otsuki |
| Takanori Kamizawa |
| Takuya Mikami
|Urawa Red Diamonds |
= 1980's Births =
| class="wikitable"
!Player Name !Joining Club |
| Rinichi Mikami
|Parramatta FC (Australia) |
| Takumi Motohashi
|Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Atsushi Koji
|Royal Thai Army FC (Thailand) |
| Yuta Baba
|FC Tokyo |
| Takahiro Yamaguchi |
| Yoshizumi Ogawa |
| Ryota Aoki |
| Tomoya Osawa |
| Kohei Tokita
|Omiya Ardija |
| Hiroto Kirowlan
|Tokyo Verdy |
| Junya Tanaka |
| Shuji Fujimoto |
| Takato Ohtake |
| Sho Kamimura |
| Keita Tanaka |
| Fumiya Kigure |
= 1990's Births =
| class="wikitable"
!Player Name !Joining Club |
| Kohei Matsumoto |
| Yuto Nakamura |
| Dai Kato
|Albirex Niigata |
| Yusuke Harada
|SC Brühl 06/45 (Germany) |
| Shungo Tamashiro |
| Teruki Tanaka
|Nagoya Grampus |
| Koki Takenaka
|Tokyo Verdy |
| Takashi Kondo
|Ehime FC |
| Kyosuke Goto
|FK Mogren (Montenegro) |
| Ryota Tanabe
|Nagoya Grampus |
| Kengo Nagai |
| Ryo-ya Iizumi |
| Julaito Ikeda |
| Akira Silvano Disaro |
| Yuki Soma
|Nagoya Grampus |
| Itsuki Seko |
| Rintaro Tajima
|VVV-Venlo (Netherlands) |
| Koji Sugiyama |
| Koh Miyazaki |
| Shintaro Kato |
| Koki Kawashima |
= 2000's Births =
| class="wikitable"
!Player Name !Joining Club |
| Hikaru Endo |
| Keito Nakamura |
| Shinta Appelkamp
|Fortuna Düsseldorf (Germany) |
| Ibrahim Junior Kuribara |
| Shunsuke Nishikubo |
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.yowakai.org/}}
{{Kantō Soccer League}}
Category:Multi-sport clubs in Japan
Category:Football clubs in Japan
Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1914
Category:Association football clubs established in 1914
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Tokyo
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