AS Laranja Kyoto

{{Short description|Japanese football club}}

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AS.ラランジャ京都

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| founded = {{start date and age|1987}}

| ground = Takebishi Stadium Kyoto and
Nishikyōgoku Sub Athletic Stadium
(Kyoto City, Kyoto)

| capacity = 20,688 and 500

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| league = Kansai Soccer League Div.2

| season = 2024

| position = 1st of 8 (Champions)

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{{nihongo|AS Laranja Kyoto |AS.ラランジャ京都|E Esu Raranja Kyoto}} is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.{{cite web|url=https://www.jfa.jp/match/adults_football_tournament_2022/team_detail/20.html|title=チーム紹介|access-date=22 December 2022|website=Japan Football Association|language=ja}} They play in the Kansai Soccer League Division 2, having been shifting between Division 1 and Division 2 on recent times. The club aims to join the Japan Football League, being only two promotions away from it.{{cite web|url=https://aslaranja.jp/top/about.html|title=現在の目標はアマチュア最高峰JFL昇格|access-date=22 December 2022|website=AS Laranja Kyoto|language=ja}} Laranja is also one of the few "European-style clubs" in Japan, as it currently have football teams for all age categories. It has branches on Kyoto, Kansai Science City, Toyokawa and Suita.

Since 2023, following Division 1 relegation, they play in the Division 2 of the Kansai Soccer League.{{cite web|url=https://footystats.org/jp/japan/regional-leagues|title=地域別リーグの順位表とデータ|access-date=22 December 2022|website=Footy Stats|language=ja}}

Overview

In 1987, Taiichi Itagaki started coaching soccer at "Kikuhana Soccer Club" and founded Laranja's parent body.{{cite web |title=AS Laranja Kyoto Official History |url=https://aslaranja.jp/club/history.html |website=aslaranja.jp/ |access-date=28 August 2024}} In 1991, the junior high school team "Kitayama FC" was established, in 1992 the elementary school teams "Rio Soccer Club" and "Yuyu Soccer School" were established, and in 1997, three clubs were established as "Laranja Sports Club". Taiichi Itagaki was appointed as the representative.

In 2000, the club was reorganised from a sports club to an academy as a place to "develop and educate young people with a global perspective", and the club's name was changed to "Academy of Sports, Laranja Kyoto (AS. Laranja Kyoto)". In addition, Kyoto University of Education Athletic Association Soccer Club Founded by alumni of Kyoto Shiyo Club, "AS. Laranja Kyoto Top Team" was launched. Shigemu Ueda was appointed as Vice President.

In 2003, "AS. Laranja Toyokawa" was established in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, and in 2005, "Seikacho Soccer School" was established in Seika Town, Sagara District.

In 2006, Seika Town Soccer School was dissolved as "AS. Laranja Gakken City", and was active mainly in Kizu Town (currently Kizugawa City) in Sagara District. In addition, we set up an office in Joyo City and started a welfare business as "AS. Laranja de Laito" (De-Laito became independent in 2007 as a "specified non-profit organisation de Laito").

In 2023 the club won the 28th Kyoto Football Championship. They defeated Doshisha University in a penalty shootout after extra time, this qualified them for the 103rd Japan All Japan Football Championship JFA Emperor's Cup, where they were defeated by AC Nagano Parceiro.

League & cup record

class="wikitable"

|bgcolor=gold|Champions

|bgcolor=silver|Runners-up

|bgcolor=ff6600|Third place

|bgcolor=palegreen|Promoted

|bgcolor=pink|Relegated

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!colspan="11"|League !!rowspan="2"|Emperor's
Cup
!!rowspan="2"|Shakaijin
Cup

SeasonDivisionPosPWDLFAGDPts
2001

|rowspan="2"|Kyoto Prefectural
League (Div. 1)

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

1133rowspan="22"|Did not qualifyrowspan="6"|
2002

|bgcolor="gold"|1st

119022942527
2003

|rowspan="2"|Kansai Soccer League

|6th

185582732 |
527
2004

|bgcolor="gold"|1st

20162252153751
2005

|rowspan="9"|Kansai Soccer League
Div.1

|5th

146262125 |
420
2006

|5th

146172727019
2007

|4th

146261931 |
1220Quarter-finals
2008

|5th

146171828 |
1019Round of 16
2009

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

1492335142129Round of 32
2010

|5th

146262622420Round of 16
2011

|6th

144191418 |
413rowspan="5"|Did not play
2012

|6th

144191226 |
1413
2013

|bgcolor="pink"|7th

1422101026 |
168
2014

|Kansai Soccer League Div.2

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

1465324141023
2015

|Kansai Soccer League Div.1

|bgcolor="pink"|7th

141492137 |
167
2016

|rowspan="2"|Kansai Soccer League Div.2

|4th

147342819924Round of 32
2017

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

147432420422rowspan="3"|Did not play
2018

|Kansai Soccer League Div.1

|bgcolor="pink"|8th

141112937 |
284
2019

|Kansai Soccer League Div.2

|bgcolor="gold"|1st

14103142113133
2020

|rowspan="3"|Kansai Soccer League Div.1

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

7412149513rowspan="2"|Was not held
2021

|5th

144372229 |
715
2022

|bgcolor="pink"|7th

145361821 |
318Round of 16
2023

|rowspan="2"|Kansai Soccer League Div.2

|bgcolor=ff6600|3rd

14734342113241st roundDid not qualify
2024

|bgcolor="gold"|1st

14103133132033Did not qualify
2025

|Kansai Soccer League Div.1

|TBA

14 |
|TBA

;Key

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  • Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals for/scored; A = Goals against GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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Honours

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|+AS Laranja Kyoto

!scope=col|Honour !!scope=col|No. !!scope=col|Years

!scope=row|Kyoto Football League Division 1

|align="center"|1

|2002

scope=row|Kansai Soccer League Division 1

|align="center"|1

|2004

scope=row|KSL Cup

|align="center"|1

|2009

scope=row|Kansai Soccer League Division 2

|align="center"|1

|2019

scope=row|Kyoto Football Championship

|align="center"|1

|2023

Current squad

{{Updated|28 August 2024.}} {{cite web|url=https://aslaranja.jp/top/players/2024/|title=2024シーズン選手一覧|website=aslaranja.jp|access-date=28 August 2024}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Japan|pos=GK|name=Masaya Ono}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Japan|pos=DF|name=Hayata Okuda}}

{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Japan|pos=DF|name=Hiromu Koretake}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=Hiroya Takahashi}}

{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Japan|pos=DF|name=Yoshiyuki Tadamasa}}

{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=Shui Hirano}}

{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Japan|pos=DF|name=Ryo Nakadome}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=Takuya Yamaguchi}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Japan|pos=FW|name=Junya Isobe}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=Wataru Ishibashi}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Japan|pos=FW|name=Naoki Nishiyama}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Japan|pos=DF|name=Kazuki Fukunaga}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=Hiroki Yamanaka}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Japan|pos=FW|name=Yuma Kobayashi}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Japan|pos=DF|name=Soma Takemura}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Japan|pos=GK|name=Ayumu Miyamoto}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Japan|pos=FW|name=Senri Okuda}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=Shintaro Tagawa}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=Kazuma Otsuki}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=Toki Okuda}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Japan|pos=GK|name=Takeru Hashizume}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=Takaya Yamada}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Japan|pos=DF|name=Hiraku Kakehi}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=Japan|pos=FW|name=Hirotoshi Harada}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=Kisumi Kimura}}

{{Fs player|no=29|nat=Japan|pos=DF|name=Shoma Deguchi}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=Tatsuya Hayashi}}

{{Fs player|no=31|nat=Japan|pos=GK|name=Jumpei Okamoto}}

{{Fs player|no=32|nat=Japan|pos=DF|name=Kenya Ono}}

{{Fs player|no=35|nat=Japan|pos=MF|name=Takuma Kunita}}

{{Fs player|no=36|nat=Japan|pos=DF|name=Hiroyiki Nishikawa}}

{{Fs end}}

News of two players leaving the club in August 2024 {{cite web |title=News of 2 players leaving the club |url=https://aslaranja.jp/news/2024/08/03/%e3%80%90top%e3%80%91%e9%80%80%e5%9b%a3%e9%81%b8%e6%89%8b%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e7%9f%a5%e3%82%89%e3%81%9b-2/ |website=aslaranja.jp/ |access-date=28 August 2024}}

See also

References

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