is a professional Japanese

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team that currently play in the

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. The team name ''Júbilo'' means 'joy' in Spanish and Portuguese. The team's hometown is Iwata,

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and they play at Yamaha Stadium. For big fixtures such as the Shizuoka Derby with

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and against some of the top teams in J1, Júbilo play at the much larger

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in Fukuroi City, a venue built specifically for the

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finals. They practice at Okubo Ground in Iwata and Iwata Sports Park Yumeria. Between 1997 and 2003 Iwata were one of the most successful teams in the J. League. Over this seven-year spell Jubilo finished outside the top two of J1 just once, winning the league title on three occasions. This period also saw a number of cup final appearances, including winning the Emperor’s Cup, the J. League Cup, and the Asian Champions League once each.

History

Origins and rise to the top

The team started out as the company team for

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in 1970. After making its way through the Shizuoka and Tōkai football leagues, it played in the

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until it reorganized as the

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at the end of 1992. Their first glory happened when they won both the

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and promotion as champions of the JSL Division 2 in 1982. They won their first Japanese league title in the 1987/88 season. Due to problems in the upcoming professionalization, Yamaha decided to relegate themselves and not be one of the J.League founder members. They finished in 2nd place of the JFL 1st division, a division below the top flight, in 1993 and were promoted to the J1 league for 1994. The team welcomed Marius Johan Ooft as its manager, as well as the Brazilian national team captain

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and a number of foreign players to build a winning team. Dunga's football philosophy deeply influenced the club, initially as a player and currently as an advisor.

Glory years

In a seven-year period between

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and

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, the club won a number of titles relying on Japanese players instead of foreigners who may leave on a transfer during the middle of the season. Within this period Júbilo won the J.League title three times, finished second three more and won each of the domestic cup competitions once. In 1999 they were also crowned Champions of Asia after winning the final match against Esteghlal F.C. and 121.000 spectators in

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. In one of the most fruitful periods in J.League history, Júbilo broke several records and created some new ones. Amongst these are the most goals scored in a season (107 in

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); the fewest goals conceded in a season (26 in

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); the biggest goal difference (plus 68 goals in 1998); and the largest win (9–1 against Cerezo Osaka in 1998). In 2002, the team won both stages of the championship, a first in J.League history, and the same year the team had a record seven players selected for the J.League Team of the Year. All of these records still stand today.

Post-glory years

Since their last cup triumph in the

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, the squad which took them to such heights began to age. Without similarly skilled replacements coming through the youth team or from outside, Júbilo's power started to fade, and in 2007 the club ended the season in a record worst position of 9th. Perhaps more concerning to Júbilo supporters is their eclipse in recent seasons by bitter local rivals

who, in ending the season above Júbilo every year since 2006, have become Shizuoka prefecture's premier performing team. In

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they finished 16th out of 18 – their lowest position in the 18-club table – but kept their J1 position by defeating

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in the promotion/relegation playoff. In 2013 season, it took them until 8th week to make their first win in the league matches, and never move up higher than 16th since they were ranked down to 17th as of the end of 5th week. Then eventually suffered their first relegation to 2014 J.League Division 2 after they were defeated by

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at their 31st week match. Júbilo were promoted back to J1 in

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after finishing runners-up. After a 18th place finish in 2019, Iwata were relegated to J2 for 2020. The following year, Júbilo won J2 and were promoted for the 2022 J1 League season. On 2022, Júbilo couldn't find their way into success throughout the season, with forgettable campaigns being made in each competition. In the J.League Cup, the team saw an early elimination at the group stage, finishing third at their group after losing half their matches. In the

, they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by

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at extra-time, despite looking promising after 5–2 win against

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on the 2nd round. In the

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, their situation became worse, staying the last 16 rounds of the league season without leaving the relegation zone, having the relegation to the J2 confirmed on the penultimate round. On 19 October 2022, Júbilo Iwata announced through their media accounts that for both transfers windows of the 2023 season, the club would be unable to make new signings after a ban was imposed by FIFA and the

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. The ban, however, didn't applied to youth team promotions of Júbilo's academy system, and for players returning from loan transfers. The decision was made based on issues regarding

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's contract with the club, as the player supposedly cancelled a contract signed with an unnamed Thai club without a justifiable reason. According to Júbilo, at the time of his signing (in the pre-season) they were unaware of the previous contract González signed with the Thai club. The situation became public after the Thai club left a complaint highlighting the transfer issue situation to FIFA's Dispute Resolution Chamber on April 2022. González was also imposed a punishment by FIFA, being suspended from any participation in official matches for four months. The transfer ban also led to a provisional contract cancellation of Shu Morooka on 17 November 2022, who had during the season signed a provisional contract for the 2023 season, after graduating from university. Then, on the same day, it was announced he would join

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instead. Later on 20 December, the club filed an appeal about the

decision over the subject, but it was denied on 22 December.

Rivalries

Júbilo's closest professional rivals are S-Pulse from Shizuoka. Júbilo also has rivalries with

and Yokohama Marinos, with whom they traded the Japanese league championship since the late 1980s. During the

days, they had a more local derby with

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, across the Tenryu in

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, but as Honda has long resisted professionalism, competitive matches between them since 1994 are a rarity.

Record as J.League member

Honours

National

As both Yamaha (1972–1992) and Júbilo Iwata (1992–present)

League

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** Champions (4): 1987–88,

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*Japan Soccer League Division 2/

** Champions (2):

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* Regional Promotion Series **Champions (2): 1977, 1978 *

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**Champions (1): 1992

Cups

* J.League Cup **Winners (2):

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**Winners (2):

* Japanese Super Cup **Winners (3):

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International

* Asian Club Championship **Champions (1): 1998–99 * Asian Super Cup **Champions (1):

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**Winners (1): 2011

Current squad

^DSP

Out on loan

Reserve squad (U-18s)

World Cup players

The following players have been selected by their country in the

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, while playing for Júbilo Iwata: *

(

) * Hiroshi Nanami (

) * Masashi Nakayama (

) *

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(

) *

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(

, 2006) * Kim Jin-Kyu ( 2006) * Yūichi Komano (

) *

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(

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)

Award winners

The following players have won the awards while at Júbilo Iwata: * J.League Player of the Year **

(1997) ** Masashi Nakayama (1998) **

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(2001) ** Naohiro Takahara (2002) *

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** Masashi Nakayama (1998, 2000) ** Naohiro Takahara (2002) ** Ryoichi Maeda (2009, 2010) * J.League Best XI ** Hiroshi Nanami (1996, 1997, 1998, 2002) **

(1997, 1998) **

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(1997) ** Masashi Nakayama (1997, 1998, 2000, 2002) ** Daisuke Oku (1998) **

(1998, 2001, 2002) ** Makoto Tanaka (1998) **

(1999, 2001, 2002, 2003) ** Arno van Zwam (2001) **

(2001) ** Go Oiwa (2001) ** Hideto Suzuki (2002) ** Makoto Tanaka (2002) ** Naohiro Takahara (2002) ** Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (2006) ** Ryoichi Maeda (2009, 2010) ** Yūichi Komano (2012) * J.League Rookie of the Year ** Robert Cullen (2005) * J.League Cup MVP **

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(1998) ** Ryoichi Maeda (2010) * J.League Cup New Hero Award ** Hiroshi Nanami (1996) ** Naohiro Takahara (1998) * J2 League Top Scorer ** Jay Bothroyd (2015)

Club captains

* Morishita Shinichi 1994 * Mitsunori Yoshida 1995 * Masashi Nakayama 1996-1998 *

1999-2005 * Takashi Fukunishi 2006 * Hideto Suzuki 2007 * Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 2008 * Takano Takano 2009 * Nasu Daisuke 2010-2011 * Yamada Daiki 2012-2013 * Daisuke Matsui 2014 * Ryoichi Maeda 2014 * Kota Ueda 2015-2016 * Kentaro Oi 2017 * Sakurauchi Nagisa 2018-

Former players

Players with senior international caps:

Club officials

Managers

Kit evolution

In popular culture

In the

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series – ''

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'', three characters were players of Júbilo Iwata. The midfielders Taro Misaki and Hanji Urabe, and the defender Ryo Ishizaki.

References

External links

Official Jubilo Iwata site

Official Jubilo Iwata site
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