Mitsubishi Yowa
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| Full name | Mitsubishi Yowa Soccer Club | ||
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| Founded | 1914 | ||
| Ground |  Sugamo Sports Center  Chofu Ground | ||
| League | U18 Prince League - 2025 | ||
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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 guraduates 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Japan Club Youth Football Cup
- Winners: 1980, 1983, 2014
- U-15 Prince Takamado Cup
- Winners: 1994, 1997
Notable graduates from the football section
[edit]1960's Births
[edit]| Player Name | Joining Club |
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| Kokichi Kimura | Nissan Motor Soccer Club |
| Yoichi Hayashi | Nippon Kokan Soccer Club |
| Yoshinori Kumada | All Nippon Airways Yokohama Soccer Club |
| Yoshiaki Okamoto | Nissan Motor Soccer Club |
| Morihiko Yamamichi | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Soccer Club |
| Yoshihiro Takagi | Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi FC |
| Akihisa Sonobe | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Soccer Club |
| Ryu Takakatsu | Kyoto Shiko Soccer Club |
| 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 | Kofu Club |
1970's Births
[edit]| Player Name | Joining Club |
|---|---|
| Eiji Sato | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Toru Koyano | FC KYOKEN Kyoto |
| Yukio Tsuchiya | EC Noroeste (Brazil) |
| Kenji Kikawada | Consadole Sapporo |
| Kensuke Kagami | Tokyo Gas FC |
| Kazuyoshi Mikami | Vissel Kobe |
| 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 | Verdy Kawasaki |
| Yuichiro Nagai | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Yuichi Kodama | Ehime FC |
| Jun Ideguchi | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Jun Uruno | Honda FC |
| Kunio Otsuki | Yokogawa Musashino FC |
| Takanori Kamizawa | Nagoya Oceans |
| Takuya Mikami | Urawa Red Diamonds |
1980's Births
[edit]| 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 | Shonan Bellmare |
| Yoshizumi Ogawa | Nagoya Grampus |
| Ryota Aoki | Gamba Osaka |
| Tomoya Osawa | Omiya Ardija |
| Kohei Tokita | Omiya Ardija |
| Hiroto Kirowlan | Tokyo Verdy |
| Junya Tanaka | Kashiwa Reysol |
| Shuji Fujimoto | JEF United Chiba |
| Takato Ohtake | FC Machida Zelvia |
| Sho Kamimura | Mito Hollyhock |
| Keita Tanaka | AC Nagano Parceiro |
| Fumiya Kigure | Albirex Niigata |
1990's Births
[edit]| Player Name | Joining Club |
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| Kohei Matsumoto | HOYO Oita |
| Yuto Nakamura | Vanraure Hachinohe |
| Dai Kato | Albirex Niigata |
| Yusuke Harada | SC Brühl 06/45 (Germany) |
| Shungo Tamashiro | Zweigen Kanazawa |
| Teruki Tanaka | Nagoya Grampus |
| Koki Takenaka | Tokyo Verdy |
| Takashi Kondo | Ehime FC |
| Kyosuke Goto | FK Mogren (Montenegro) |
| Ryota Tanabe | Nagoya Grampus |
| Kengo Nagai | Matsumoto Yamaga FC |
| Ryo-ya Iizumi | FC Imabari |
| Julaito Ikeda | Cerezo Osaka |
| Akira Silvano Disaro | Giravanz Kitakyushu |
| Yuki Soma | Nagoya Grampus |
| Itsuki Seko | Yokohama FC |
| Rintaro Tajima | VVV-Venlo (Netherlands) |
| Koji Sugiyama | Fagiano Okayama |
| Koh Miyazaki | Tochigi SC |
| Shintaro Kato | Blaublitz Akita |
| Koki Kawashima | SC Sagamihara |
2000's Births
[edit]| Player Name | Joining Club |
|---|---|
| Hikaru Endo | Ventforet Kofu |
| Keito Nakamura | Gamba Osaka |
| Shinta Appelkamp | Fortuna Düsseldorf (Germany) |
| Ibrahim Junior Kuribara | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Shunsuke Nishikubo | JEF United Chiba |
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