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club based in Onagawa, Oshika District,

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. They play in the Tohoku Soccer League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues. The name Cobaltore comes from the combination of two Spanish words: ''cobalto'', referring to

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, and ''floresta'', meaning "forest".

History

Born in April 2006 and initially managed by former Japan NT member Nobuo Fujishima, the name of the club resembles the true nature of the region in

and today Cobaltore is still one of the clubs aiming to J. League and professional football. It was founded by the local community, formed by people who wanted to stay in the city instead of leaving for

Sendai is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,098,335 in 539,698 households, making it the List of cities in Japan, twelfth most populated city in Japan. ...

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. The club rapidly grew, climbing the Japanese football pyramid in five years. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake was devastating both for the region and the club: Onagawa lost 1300 citizens, one tenth of the city's population, and the club's office was destroyed. However, all players escaped death and many of them became the core of the club. Despite the strong shock and skipping the 2011 season due to damages and the impossibility of using their own stadium, which was used as a shelter, Cobaltore players - especially the Japanese - remained in town to give a hand to the city that hosted their careers. The group of Onagawa Supporters pushed back the club into the pitch and - for 2012 season - Cobaltore returned on the field. Thanks to Fukushima United FC going to

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, Cobaltore joined Tohoku Soccer League first division for 2013 season. From then, Cobaltore is trying to reach JFL, aiming towards pro-football. They also won the division in

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

. After repeating the title in 2017 and winning the Regional Promotion Series, they were promoted to JFL but only lasted one season before going back down.

Stadium

Current squad

''Updated as of 23 August 2023''.

League record

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Honours

References

External links

Official Site (Japanese)Official Facebook PageOfficial Twitter AccountAcademy's websiteOnagawa Supporters' Twitter
{{Japanese Club Football, group=clubs Football clubs in Japan Sports clubs and teams in Miyagi Prefecture Onagawa, Miyagi Association football clubs established in 2006 2006 establishments in Japan Japan Football League clubs