was a Japanese amateur

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club based in

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. The club name "Rijo" came from the nickname of the

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History

The club was founded by the students and alumni of the

Hiroshima Daiichi Chūgaku is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has ...

, the former

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, in 1923. It was one of the oldest Japanese football club team in Japan. The club won the "Ah-shiki Shūkyū Zenkoku Yūshō Taikai", the former

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in 1924 and 1925. And the Emperor's Cup was canceled, because of the death of the

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, in 1926. Then the club tried to keep the championship for three years seasons but the club lost the final match in 1927. The club had the friendly matches with Korean football clubs in

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in 1927. And the club was dissolved in 1930. The football team of the Hiroshima Daiichi Chūgaku won the "Zenkoku Chūgakkō Shūkyū Senshukai Taikai", the former

All Japan High School Soccer Tournament The All Japan High School Soccer Tournament (全国高等学校サッカー選手権大会, Zenkoku kōtō gakkō sakkā senshuken taikai, 全国高校サッカー選手権大会, Zenkoku kō kō sakkā senshuken taikai) of Japan, commonly known as ...

, in 1936, 1939, and finished second in 1925, 1927, 1930.

Titles

: Winner: 1924, 1925 * Emperor's Cup: Runners-up: 1927Archive Football Japan History 1927
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History of Japan football
{{Japanese Club Football, group=clubs Sports clubs and teams in Hiroshima Defunct football clubs in Japan Association football clubs established in 1923 Emperor's Cup winners 1923 establishments in Japan 1930 disestablishments in Japan

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