FC Gifu
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Wikipedia - FC Gifu
Football Club Gifu (フットボールクラブ岐阜, Futtobōrukurabu Gifu), abbreviated as FC Gifu (FC岐阜, Efu Shī Gifu) is a Japanese football club based in Gifu, Japan. They play in the J3 League, the third tier of Japanese professional football.
History
During the Japan Soccer League and former Japan Football League years, the city and prefecture of Gifu were represented by the Seino Transportation Co. (西濃運輸 Seinō Un'yu) works team, which was relegated from the old JFL for the last time in 1997 and folded shortly thereafter.
The modern-day Gifu club was founded in 2001 (Seino's last manager Masayuki Katsuno was among the founders, and a former Seino player, Takashi Umeda, recently returned to town and joined the club following a decade-long stint with Oita Trinita). The club was promoted to the new Japan Football League in 2007 after beating Honda Lock S.C. in the promotion/relegation play-offs.
The team earned third place at the end of the 2007 season, meaning it qualified for promotion to J. League Division 2. On December 3, 2007, J. League approved a promotion for the team for the 2008 season.
The club finished the 2012 season in 21st place, narrowly missing out on relegation to the Japan Football League.
Between 2013 and 2018, the team has constantly been placed in the lower realms of J. League Division 2 and narrowly avoiding relegation until 2019 when they finished last in the league and were relegated to J. League Division 3.
FC Gifu a fost fondat sub numele de "FC Gifu Second" în 1999 și a început să joace în Liga Tokai Regional, al patrulea nivel al sistemului de fotbal japonez. În 2003, clubul și-a schimbat numele în "FC Gifu" și a promovat în Liga JFL, al treilea nivel. În 2007, FC Gifu a promovat în Liga J2, al doilea nivel.
Clubul a petrecut 12 sezoane în Liga J2, înainte de a fi retrogradat în Liga J3 în 2019. În prezent, FC Gifu concurează în Liga J3, încercând să câștige promovarea înapoi în Liga J2.