Tegevajaro Miyazaki

Tegevajaro Miyazaki
テゲバジャーロ宮崎
Full nameTegevajaro Miyazaki
NicknameTegevajaro
Founded1965 (1965)
StadiumIchigo Miyazaki Shintomi Football Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanKazuhiro Yanagida
ManagerYuji Okuma
LeagueJ2 League
2025J3 League, 4th of 20 (promoted via play-offs)
Websitetegevajaro.com

Tegevajaro Miyazaki (テゲバジャーロ宮崎, Tegebājaro Miyazaki) is a Japanese professional football club based in Miyazaki, the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture. They play in the J2 League from 2026–27, Japanese second tier, after promotion from J3 in 2025.

History

Born in 1965 as Kadokawa Club, the club have twice changed their name; first they became Andiamo Kadokawa 1965 in 2004 and MSU (Miyazaki Sportsmen United) FC in 2007.[1][2] The current name came only in January 2015: Tegevajaro is a mix formed by tege, the Miyazaki dialect pronunciation of the word sugoi ("cool/amazing") and Spanish words vaca, pájaro ("cow", "bird").[3][4] In the logo, Miyazaki-jingū is visualised.

Tegevajaro Miyazaki aspired to join the J. League; they first aimed for the J3 League in 2017 season, but their first target was to reach the Japan Football League. Nobuhiro Ishizaki was chosen in 2017 to coach the club, while former J1 League players Yasuhito Morishima and Keiji Takachi signed for the team.[5]

In the 2020 season, Tegevajaro finished in second position and were promoted to the J3 League for the first time in the club's history for the 2021 season. On 24 October 2023, Tegevajaro Miyazaki announced they were officially granted the J2 League License after approval of Club Licensing Board.[6] On 14 December 2025, Tegevajaro Miyazaki secured promotion to J2 for the first time in their history, after defeating FC Osaka 4–0 in Axis Bird Stadium, Tottori via promotion play-off.[7]

League & cup record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
LeagueJ. League
Cup		Emperor's
Cup		Shakaijin Cup
SeasonDivisionTierTeamsPositionPW (PK)DL (PK)FAGDPtsAttendance/G
MSU (Miyazaki Sportsmen United) FC
2014 Kyushu Soccer
League		5107th183 (3)10 (2)2354-3117Not eligibleDid not qualify–
Tegevajaro Miyazaki
2015 Kyushu Soccer League5102nd1811 (4)3 (0)47133441Not eligibleDid not qualify1st round
2016 2nd97 (0)1 (1)26521221st round
2017 111st2018 (1)1 (0)701258562nd round
2018 Japan Football
League		41612th3095164360-17324042nd roundNot eligible
2019 5th30118113734-341908–
2020 2nd15843261511286711st round
2021 J3 League3153rd281657443113531,124Did not qualify
2022 189th341210124547-2461,268
2023 2019th38912173152-21391,5522nd round
2024 15th381110154347-4431,1651st round3rd round
2025 4th3819109614516672,4131st roundDid not qualify
2026 J2 League210TBD18N/A
2026–27 20TBD38TBDTBD

Key

  • Tier = Level in Japanese football pyramid.
  • P = Games played; W = Games won; W(PK) = Games Won by penalty kicks; D = Games drawn; L(PK) = Games Lost by penalty kicks; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
  • Attendance/G = Average league home attendance
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

Tegevajaro Miyazaki Honours
Honour No. Years
Miyazaki Prefecture Division 3 1 2004
Miyazaki Prefecture Division 1 3 2008, 2009, 2013
Kyushu Soccer League 1 2017
Miyazaki Prefectural Football Championship
(Emperor's Cup Miyazaki Prefectural Qualifiers)		 4 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024
J3 League Promotion Play-off winner 1 2025

Current squad

As of 1 August 2026[8]

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 Shu Mogi
2 DF  JPN Kaito Nagatomo
5 MF  JPN Eisuke Watanabe
6 MF  JPN Kenta Okuma
7 MF  JPN Mahiro Ano
8 MF  JPN Riku Yamauchi
9 FW  JPN Keigo Hashimoto
10 MF  JPN Ren Inoue
11 FW  JPN Yusei Toshida
13 MF  JPN Soichiro Tsutsumi
14 MF  JPN Yoko Iesaka (on loan from Fagiano Okayama)
15 DF  JPN Takashi Abe
16 DF  JPN Ren Motoki
17 GK  JPN Aoto Tokuwaka
18 FW  JPN Ryo Sato
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 GK  JPN Kenta Matsuyama
22 FW  JPN Issa Tsukamoto
24 DF  JPN Yuma Matsumoto
26 DF  JPN Shigeo Miyawaki
28 DF  JPN Hikaru Manabe
31 GK  JPN Ryoya Kimura (on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos)
33 DF  JPN Kengo Kuroki
34 MF  JPN Toshiki Kawai
39 DF  JPN Yota Shimokawa
42 FW  JPN Ken Tshizanga Matsumoto
45 DF  JPN Seitaro Tanaka
47 MF  JPN Koji Okumura
82 MF  JPN Shunya Sakai
99 MF  JPN Kaiga Murakoshi
- MF  JPN Keita Nakano

Out on loan

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
25 DF  JPN Kota Yokokubo (at Giravanz Kitakyushu)
32 GK  KOR Lee Chung-won (at FC Ryukyu)
40 MF  JPN Rikuto Ando (at Nara Club)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  JPN Shuta Nakabeppu (at Nobeoka Agata)
— FW  JPN Jin Kihara (at Nobeoka Agata)

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
ManagerJapan Yuji Okuma
Assistant coachJapan Tomoya Takehana
First-team coachJapan Kenichiro Meta
Goalkeeper coachJapan Daisuke Kamon
Physical coachJapan Hideaki Fujino
Chief trainerJapan Nobuo Sakakiyama
TrainerJapan Hayato Shigehisa
PhysiotherapistJapan Koji Sugawara
Side managerJapan Yuta Haba

Managerial history

ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Nobuhiro Ishizaki Japan1 February 201721 Juny 2018
Keiji Kuraishi Japan22 June 201831 January 2021
Naruyuki Naitō Japan1 February 202131 January 2022
Yasushi Takasaki Japan1 February 202231 January 2023
Hiroshi Matsuda Japan1 February 202326 September 2023
Mitsuo Kato Japan27 September 20235 December 2023
Yuji Okuma Japan19 December 2023Current

Kit evolution

Home
2018 - 2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026 -
Away
2018 - 2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026 -
3rd - special
2025 3rd
2025
Black×Gold

References

  1. ↑ "照屋の宮崎スポーツblog(略称：てるスポ) MSUの挑戦 (前編)". teruspo.blog48.fc2.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  2. ↑ "【MSU F.C】:チーム名称変更！！！". blog.livedoor.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  3. ↑ "テゲバジャーロに改称 サッカー九州リーグのＭｓｕ : 地域版 : 読売新聞（Yomiuri Online）". Yomiuri.co.jp. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "クラブプロフィール - テゲバジャーロ宮崎－オフィシャルサイト". Tegevajaro.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  5. ↑ "ユニホーム、エンブレム変更 テゲバ宮崎Ｊへ一新". 宮崎日日新聞社 Miyanichi E-Press. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  6. ↑ "2024シーズン 「J2クラブライセンス」交付のお知らせ". Tegevajaro.com. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "祝 宮崎総力戦でJ2昇格！ - テゲバジャーロ宮崎－オフィシャルサイト". Tegevajaro.com. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
  8. ↑ "メンバー情報 - テゲバジャーロ宮崎－オフィシャルサイト". Tegevajaro.com.
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