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| Full name | Vanraure Hachinohe FC | ||
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| Founded | 2006 (2006) | ||
| Ground | Prifoods Stadium Hachinohe, Aomori | ||
| Capacity | 5,200 | ||
| Chairman | Kentaro Hosogoe | ||
| Manager | Keiji Kuraishi | ||
| League | J2 League | ||
| 2025 | J3 League, 2nd of 20 (promoted) | ||
| Website | vanraure | ||
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Vanraure Hachinohe (ヴァンラーレ八戸, Vuanrāre Hachinohe) is a professional football club based in Hachinohe, a city in the southeastern part of Aomori Prefecture in Japan. They are set to play in the J2 League from 2026–27, the Japanese second tier of professional football after promotion from the J3 League in 2025.
Name origin
The name Vanraure comes from the combination of two Italian words: derivante, meaning "origin"; and australe, meaning "southern". It thus refers to the origin of the club in the southern area of Hachinohe, in the former village of Nangō.
History
The club was founded in 2006 as a merger of two football clubs; Hachinohe Industry SC (八戸工業サッカークラブ) and Nango FC (南郷FC) and joined Tōhoku League Division 2 North. Since 2008 the club's aim was to become a professional club and join J.League. In 2011, because of Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the two blocks of Tōhoku Division 2 were temporarily merged into a single group with no promotion, and Vanraure won the merged Division 2 title for the first time. In 2012 they returned to Division 2 North and were only able to finish in second place behind Ganju Iwate, but won the promotion playoff against Cobaltore Onagawa, who were also promoted because Fukushima United gained promotion to JFL.
With the introduction of J3 League for 2014, the club applied for J. League Associate Membership in June 2013[1] and were approved in September 2013.[2] The J3 license was postponed until the next evaluation in 2014 due to their stadium not meeting league requirements.[3]
Because of vacancies left by some clubs that made up the J3 League, JFL selected other clubs besides the 2013 Regional League promotion series winners who had submitted an application. Vanraure was one of four clubs by application to be promoted and competed in JFL for the first time in 2014.[4] In July 2015, Vanraure won the Apertura Championship[5] but lost to Clausura champion Sony Sendai FC on penalties in the two-leg championship stage after a tie on aggregate.
After several attempts, Vanraure finally were promoted to J3 League in 2018; they achieved 3rd place behind Honda FC and FC Osaka, which allowed them to earn a professional spot for 2019.[6]
Vanraure Hachinohe acquired a J2 license on 2021, which allows promotion to the J2 once the club finishes the season in a qualifying position.
On 29 November 2025, Vanraure Hachinohe secure promotion to J2 League for the first time in their history from next season after draw against FC Ryukyu 1–1 in final matchweek.
League and cup record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Shakaijin Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | |||
| 2006 | Tōhoku League (Div. 2 North) | 5 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 19 | Not eligible | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
| 2007 | 8 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 17 | ||||||
| 2008 | 8 | 4th | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 23 | ||||||
| 2009 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 26 | ||||||
| 2010 | 8 | 2nd | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 10 | 42 | 36 | 1st round | |||||
| 2011 | Tōhoku League (Div. 2) | 6 | 1st | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 60 | 30 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2012 | Tōhoku League (Div. 2 North) | 8 | 2nd | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 8 | 66 | 37 | 1st round | 1st round | |||
| 2013 | Tōhoku League (Div. 1) | 4 | 10 | 2nd | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 8 | 59 | 49 | 2nd round | 2nd round | ||
| 2014 | JFL | 14 | 9th | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 30 | 763 | 2nd round | Not eligible | ||
| 2015 | 16 | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 59 | 974 | 1st round | ||||
| 2016 | 16 | 7th | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 46 | 1,754 | 1st round | ||||
| 2017 | 16 | 5th | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 51 | 2,106 | 3rd round | ||||
| 2018 | 16 | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 56 | 2,208 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2019 | J3 | 3 | 18 | 10th | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 49 | 1,760 | 3rd round | ||
| 2020 † | 18 | 15th | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 33 | 666 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2021 † | 15 | 13th | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 29 | 1,137 | 3rd round | ||||
| 2022 | 18 | 10th | 34 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 43 | 1,503 | 1st round | ||||
| 2023 | 20 | 7th | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 56 | 1,890 | 1st round | ||||
| 2024 | 20 | 11th | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 52 | 1,728 | 2nd round | 2nd round | |||
| 2025 | 20 | 2nd | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 72 | 2,374 | 1st round | Did not qualify | |||
| 2026 | J2 | 2 | 10 | TBD | 18 | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2026–27 | 20 | TBD | 38 | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||
- 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
- Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
- † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
- Note: The 2011 season changed temporarily due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, clubs in the affected area could not play, therefore the Division 2 North & Division 2 South merged into one group and the clubs only played once each. No promotion to Division 1 in that season.
- Source: J.League Data Site
Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Aomori Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Aomori Prefectural Qualifiers |
11 | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Tōhoku League Division 2 | 1 | 2011 |
| Japan Football League Apertura Champions | 1 | 2015 |
Current squad
As of 22 August 2025.[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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Club officials
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Nobuhiro Ishizaki |
| Assistant manager | Yuki Takahashi |
| First-team coach | Atsushi Terui |
| Physical coach | Takuya Narita |
| Coach | Hiroti Nakanowatari |
| Trainer | Kazuyoshi Nishitani |
| Competent | Taisei Soga |
Managerial history
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| Start | Finish | ||
| Matsuichi Yamada | Japan | 1 February 2010 | 31 January 2015 |
| Kazuhito Mochizuki | Japan | 1 February 2015 | 31 January 2017 |
| Tetsuji Hashiratani | Japan | 1 February 2017 | 31 January 2018 |
| Masahiro Kuzuno | Japan | 1 February 2018 | 31 January 2019 |
| Atsuto Ōishi | Japan | 1 February 2019 | 31 January 2020 |
| Masafumi Nakaguchi | Japan | 1 February 2020 | 31 January 2021 |
| Masahiro Kuzuno | Japan | 1 February 2021 | 13 June 2022 |
| Ryo Shigaki | Japan | 14 June 2022 | 31 January 2023 |
| Nobuhiro Ishizaki | Japan | 1 February 2023 | 6 December 2025[8] |
| Yuki Takahashi | Japan | 12 December 2025[9] | 6 June 2026[10] |
| Keiji Kuraishi | Japan | 9 June 2026[11] | Present |
Kit evolution
| Home kit – 1st | ||||
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          2011–2014 |
     2015–2016 |
    2017 |
     2018 |
     2019 |
     2020 |
     2021 |
    2022 |
     2023 |
     2024 |
     2025 - | ||||
| Away kit – 2nd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
     2011–2014 |
     2015–2016 |
    2017 |
     2018 |
     2019 |
   2020 |
     2021 |
    2022 |
     2023 |
     2024 |
     2025 - | ||||
References
- "「Ｊリーグ準加盟申請書」提出について". Vanraure Hachinohe. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- "Ｊリーグ – Ｊリーグ準加盟審査結果について". Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- "申請クラブ審査状況に更新がありました | Ｊ３準備室特設サイト". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- "【ＪＦＬオフィシャルサイト】お知らせ「第１６回日本フットボールリーグ新入会チーム決定！」". www.jfl.or.jp. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- "ヴァンラーレ 初のステージ制覇". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese) (Aomori ed.). 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- "青森県初のJクラブ誕生へ…JFL八戸、J3参入条件の4位以内が確定". Gekisaka (in Japanese). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- "チーム | ヴァンラーレ八戸FCオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- "石﨑信弘監督 退任のお知らせ - ヴァンラーレ八戸FCオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). 6 December 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- "高橋勇菊監督 就任のお知らせ - ヴァンラーレ八戸FCオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). 12 December 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- "高橋勇菊監督 退任のお知らせ - ヴァンラーレ八戸FCオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). 6 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- "倉石 圭二氏 監督就任のお知らせ - ヴァンラーレ八戸FCオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). 8 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)