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Canale Otaru
Full name	Canale Otaru
Founded	2019; 5 years ago
Ground	City Boyo Soccer & Rugby Stadium ; Otaru, Hokkaido
Manager	Yusuke Chiya
League	Hokkaido Soccer League
2024	6th of 8
Website	canale-otaru.com

Canale Otaru is a professional football club based in Otaru, Hokkaido.

Overview

The club contributes to the community as a social soccer team representing the city of Otaru, and on the official website, "Through activities based on football, we will promote the health of Otaru citizens, encourage children to grow and develop both physically and mentally, value interaction with the community, and work toward the realisation of a prosperous society".^[1]

In addition, the following three initiatives contribute to people's "health and happiness".

To be a club that interacts with people of all ages and revitalises the city.
To be a club that conducts activities in cooperation with the community and becomes a symbol of the city.
To be a club where local children can have dreams and make those dreams come true.

History

2012: Founded as the predecessor to the current team with the name of Otaru City Hall Soccer Club and entered the Otaru Adult Soccer League.
2015: Otaru District League Champion, Otaru District playoff match which was won and were promoted to Hokkaido Block League.
2016: The club finished in fifth place in the Hokkaido Block League, remaining in the league after a playoff win over SC Red Panther from Otaru.^[2]
2017: The club finished in sixth and last place in the Hokkaido Block League, losing the playoff match against Otaru Cherry Blossom by 0–1.^[3]
2018: The club finished in third place in the Hokkaido Block League.^[4]
In 2019, Canale Otaru was officially founded, and league registration was transferred from Otaru City Hall Soccer Club. They finished in fourth place in the Hokkaido North Block League.^[5]
2020: The club finished in sixth place in the Hokkaido North Block League.^[6]
2021: The club finished in fourth place in the Hokkaido North Block League.^[7]
2022: The club finished in fourth place in the Hokkaido North Block League.^[8]
2023: The club won the Hokkaido North Block League ^[9] and qualified for the Hokkaido Soccer League Promotion competition and finished in second place, therefore qualifying for the Hokkaido regional league.^[10]
2024: Canale Otaru played in the Hokkaido regional league for the first time and finished sixth place.^[11]

Stadiums

The club play most of their home games at the City Boyo Soccer & Rugby Stadium which is owned by Otaru city. They practice and train at several complexes ^[12]

SJ Komaoka Ground
Otaru City Zeniban Junior High School Gymnasium
Sapporo Otani Gakuen Okadama Ground
SSAP Sapporo Soccer Amusement Park
Sapporo Junior Komaoka Soccer Stadium
Sapporo Otani Gakuen Okadama Ground

League record

Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Promoted	Relegated

League											Emperor's Cup
Season	Division	Pos.	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Emperor's Cup
2019	Hokkaido North Block League	4th	10	3	2	5	27	23	4	11	Did not qualify
2020 †		6th	5	0	1	4	4	15	-11	1
2021 †		4th	5	1	1	3	8	12	-4	4
2022		4th	8	3	0	5	15	18	-3	9
2023		1st	6	5	0	1	12	6	6	15
2023	Hokkaido Block League Final Tournament	2nd	3	2	0	1	9	6	3	6
2024	Hokkaido Soccer League (Div. 1)	6th	14	3	4	7	23	47	-24	13
2025	Hokkaido Soccer League (Div. 1)	TBD	14

Key

Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
† Number of games played reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic

Honours

Canale Otaru honours
Honour	No.	Years
Hokkaido North Block League	1	2023

Current squad

As of 19 November 2024^[13]

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	Ryosuke Ito
2	DF	JPN	Yudai Yamagami
3	DF	JPN	Kengo Kawamura
4	MF	JPN	Keita Ishii
5	MF	JPN	Yusuke Chiya
6	FW	JPN	Ryosuke Kuroda
7	DF	JPN	Katsuya Orihashi
8	MF	JPN	Ryo Yamauchi
9	FW	JPN	Keita Kameya
10	FW	JPN	Daiki Matsuno
11	FW	JPN	Akito Yoshida
13	DF	JPN	Xiao Yu Hui


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	JPN	Keita Ato
15	DF	JPN	Yasunari Kimura
17	MF	JPN	Nanato Sato
18	MF	JPN	Kaito Takeuchi
19	DF	JPN	Mari Yanagida
21	GK	JPN	Takuya Hashimoto
22	FW	JPN	Goren Hirao
23	FW	JPN	Douki Sakai
24	FW	JPN	Makoto Urushihata
25	FW	JPN	Ruto Kato
26	GK	JPN	Kohei Shimazaki
30	DF	JPN	Yudai Fukushima

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Yusuke Chiya

References

^ "Club values". canale-otaru.com. Canale Otaru. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "2016 results playoff game". anto.sports.coocan.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "2017 results playoff game". anto.sports.coocan.jp/. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "2018 League data". anto.sports.coocan.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "2019 Hokkaido North Block League data". anto.sports.coocan.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "2020 Leagie data". anto.sports.coocan.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "2021 League data". anto.sports.coocan.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "2022 League data". anto.sports.coocan.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "2023 League data". anto.sports.coocan.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "2023 Promotion league data". anto.sports.coocan.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "Hokkaido 2024 League results in Japanese" (PDF). hfa-dream.or.jp. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "Training grounds". canale-otaru.com. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "Canale Otaru 2024 players list". canale-otaru.com. canale-otaru.com. Retrieved 19 November 2024.