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Wikipedia - SC Sagamihara
Sports Club Sagamihara (スポーツクラブ相模原, Supōtsukurabu Sagamihara) commonly known as SC Sagamihara (SC相模原, Esu Shī Sagamihara) is a Japanese professional football club based in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture. They currently play in the J3 League, Japanese third tier of professional football.
History
In 2011 they joined the Division 2 of the Kanto Football League after three years of consecutive promotions through the Kanagawa Prefectural League. In 2012, they won the Regional Promotion Series and were promoted to the Japan Football League. Since 2014, the club has belonged to the recently established J3 League, where they played for seven seasons before being promoted to J2 League in 2020 as J3 runners-up.
After just a season in J2, Sagamihara returned to the J3 for the 2022 season, having been relegated from the J2 being three points off the relegation zone. On 2023, the club will play their 2nd consecutive season at the J2.
Among their players, former Japan national member Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi has featured for SC Sagamihara.
Sagamihara kodustaadion on Sagamihara Gion staadion, mille mahutavus on 15 000 pealtvaatajat. Klubi värvid on oranž ja must.
Sagamihara on osalenud Jaapani karikavõistlustel seitse korda, jõudes parimal juhul 2019. aastal nelja parema sekka. Klubi on võitnud ka Jaapani regionaalliiga karikavõistlused Kanagawa prefektuuris 2008. ja 2012. aastal.
Sagamihara jalgpallimeeskonna peatreener on Tomochika Kobayashi. Meeskonna kapten on poolkaitsja Yuki Horigome.
Sagamihara on tuntud oma ründava jalgpalli poolest, kasutades 4-3-3 koosseisu. Meeskond on tugev kodustaadionil, kus nad on võitnud enamuse oma mängudest.
Sagamihara on viimastel aastatel järjekindlalt J2 liigas osalenud, kuid neil on olnud raskusi kõrgema liigasse pääsemisega. Klubi eesmärk on lähitulevikus pääseda J1 liigasse.