AS Laranja Kyoto

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.

AS Laranja Kyoto
AS.ラランジャ京都

Full name	AS Laranja Kyoto
Founded	1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Stadium	Takebishi Stadium Kyoto and Nishikyōgoku Sub Athletic Stadium (Kyoto City, Kyoto)
Capacity	20,688 and 500
League	Kansai Soccer League Div.2
2024	1st of 8 (Champions)
Website	aslaranja.jp
Home colours Away colours

Since 2023, following Division 1 relegation, they play in the Division 2 of the Kansai Soccer League.^[3]

Overview

In 1987, Taiichi Itagaki started coaching soccer at "Kikuhana Soccer Club" and founded Laranja's parent body.^[4] 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

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

League											Emperor's Cup	Shakaijin Cup
Season	Division	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
2001	Kyoto Prefectural League (Div. 1)	2nd	11							33	Did not qualify
2002		1st	11	9	0	2	29	4	25	27
2003	Kansai Soccer League	6th	18	5	5	8	27	32	-5	27
2004		1st	20	16	2	2	52	15	37	51
2005	Kansai Soccer League Div.1	5th	14	6	2	6	21	25	-4	20
2006		5th	14	6	1	7	27	27	0	19
2007		4th	14	6	2	6	19	31	-12	20		Quarter-finals
2008		5th	14	6	1	7	18	28	-10	19		Round of 16
2009		2nd	14	9	2	3	35	14	21	29		Round of 32
2010		5th	14	6	2	6	26	22	4	20		Round of 16
2011		6th	14	4	1	9	14	18	-4	13		Did not play
2012		6th	14	4	1	9	12	26	-14	13
2013		7th	14	2	2	10	10	26	-16	8
2014	Kansai Soccer League Div.2	2nd	14	6	5	3	24	14	10	23
2015	Kansai Soccer League Div.1	7th	14	1	4	9	21	37	-16	7
2016	Kansai Soccer League Div.2	4th	14	7	3	4	28	19	9	24		Round of 32
2017		2nd	14	7	4	3	24	20	4	22		Did not play
2018	Kansai Soccer League Div.1	8th	14	1	1	12	9	37	-28	4
2019	Kansai Soccer League Div.2	1st	14	10	3	1	42	11	31	33
2020	Kansai Soccer League Div.1	2nd	7	4	1	2	14	9	5	13		Was not held
2021		5th	14	4	3	7	22	29	-7	15
2022		7th	14	5	3	6	18	21	-3	18		Round of 16
2023	Kansai Soccer League Div.2	3rd	14	7	3	4	34	21	13	24	1st round	Did not qualify
2024		1st	14	10	3	1	33	13	20	33	Did not qualify
2025	Kansai Soccer League Div.1	TBA	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	TBA

Key

• 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

Honours

AS Laranja Kyoto

Honour	No.	Years
Kyoto Football League Division 1	1	2002
Kansai Soccer League Division 1	1	2004
KSL Cup	1	2009
Kansai Soccer League Division 2	1	2019
Kyoto Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Kyoto Prefectural Qualifiers	1	2023

Current squad

As of 28 August 2024. ^[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JPN Masaya Ono 2 DF  JPN Hayata Okuda 3 DF  JPN Hiromu Koretake 4 MF  JPN Hiroya Takahashi 5 DF  JPN Yoshiyuki Tadamasa 6 MF  JPN Shui Hirano 7 DF  JPN Ryo Nakadome 8 MF  JPN Takuya Yamaguchi 9 FW  JPN Junya Isobe 10 MF  JPN Wataru Ishibashi 11 FW  JPN Naoki Nishiyama 13 DF  JPN Kazuki Fukunaga 14 MF  JPN Hiroki Yamanaka 15 FW  JPN Yuma Kobayashi 16 DF  JPN Soma Takemura 17 GK  JPN Ayumu Miyamoto

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  JPN Senri Okuda 19 MF  JPN Shintaro Tagawa 20 MF  JPN Kazuma Otsuki 21 MF  JPN Toki Okuda 22 GK  JPN Takeru Hashizume 23 MF  JPN Takaya Yamada 24 DF  JPN Hiraku Kakehi 27 FW  JPN Hirotoshi Harada 28 MF  JPN Kisumi Kimura 29 DF  JPN Shoma Deguchi 30 MF  JPN Tatsuya Hayashi 31 GK  JPN Jumpei Okamoto 32 DF  JPN Kenya Ono 35 MF  JPN Takuma Kunita 36 DF  JPN Hiroyiki Nishikawa

News of two players leaving the club in August 2024 ^[6]

See also

• Japan Football Association (JFA)