Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth

Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth (北海道十勝スカイアース) is a football (soccer) club based in Obihiro, which is located in Hokkaido in Japan. They play in the Hokkaido Soccer League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues.

History
Born in 1995 as Rude Boys, the club rapidly found promotions from Obihiro League to Prefectural Leagues. In 2006, a new name was established with Fair Sky FC, which was also promoted for the first time in the Hokkaido Soccer League. The name of the club did not stay the same; it became the Tokachi Fairsky FC in 2014 and Tokachi FC in 2017.

In 2005, the team won the Eastern Doto Block League and the Block League final tournament, which led to their promotion to the Hokkaido Soccer League. The following year, the club changed its name to Tokachi Fair Sky FC, which means “clear sky” in English and reflects the idea of “Tokachi sunny and fair, the sky that can be shared by the Tokachi football family”. In 2007, the name was changed to Tokachi Fair Sky Genesis under the sponsorship of “Genesis Co., Ltd.” but was relegated to the Doto Block League after finishing seventh in the Hokkaido League.

In 2008, they won the Eastern Doto Block League championship battling against Marseise FC until the final match and advanced to the Block League finals. However, they lost all three matches and finished in fourth place. In 2013, they participated in the All-Japan Adult Football Championship for the first time but lost to FC Korea in the first round. They also finished third in the Hokkaido Block League and did not return to the Hokkaido League.

In 2010, they changed their name back to Tokachi Fair Sky Genesis. They won the Doto Block League undefeated, finished first in the Block League Final Tournament, and returned to the Hokkaido Soccer League for the first time in four years.

In 2014, Genesis withdrew from its main sponsorship, so the club's name was changed back to Tokachi Fair Sky FC. In their first appearance at the 38th All Japan Regional Soccer League Final Tournament after winning their first Hokkaido League title, they were eliminated in the first round with three losses and no goals scored. They also represented Hokkaido at the fourth National Sports Festival. It was a historic moment for a Tokachi team to advance to a national sport.

In January 2016, Tokachi Fair Sky Hokkaido Sports Club was established as a general incorporated association, Tokachi Fair Sky Sports Club, which became the operating organisation. In 2017, the general incorporated association Tokachi Fair Sky Hokkaido Sports Club was dissolved, and the club's name was changed to Tokachi FC. In May, the company announced the signing of an operating agreement with Leaflass, the largest sports school for children in Japan. They announced that they will build a support system for the government and the region and promote an environment that meets the requirements for promotion to the JFL and entry of the J. League21. Former Verdy Kawasaki goalkeeper and Leaflass managing director Takayuki Fujikawa was appointed as the representative, and former Japan national team forward Shoji Shiro was appointed as the supervisor. In September, they represented Hokkaido at the 14th National Sports Festival and won the Hokkaido League championship for the second time in three years. In November, a new management organisation, Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth Sports Co., Ltd., was established.

From 2018, the club's name was changed to Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth. In September, they won their second consecutive Hokkaido League title and participated in the All-Japan Regional Football Champions League 9 for the third time. They won for the first time in the history of the tournament but were eliminated in the first round in third place (two wins and three losses) in Group A. In November, representative Takayuki Fujikawa died of stomach cancer.

In 2019, Soichiro Kanazawa became the representative as a replacement for Fujikawa, who died in November of the previous year1, and supervisor Shoji Shiro became the general manager. They won their third consecutive Hokkaido League title and participated in the Regional Champions League for the fourth time but were eliminated in the first round after finishing fourth in Group B (losing all three matches).

In 2020, they won their fourth consecutive Hokkaido League title and participated in the Regional Champions League for the fourth consecutive year and fifth time overall. In the first round, they finished second in their group with two wins and a defeat and advanced to the final round for the first time, but in the final round they lost all three matches and finished in fourth place.

In 2021, after five games, the league was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. They participated in the regional Champions League because they were in first place at that time but were eliminated in the first round after finishing third in Group C (two draws and one defeat). In the Governor's Cup All Roads Soccer Championship (Emperor's Cup Hokkaido Qualifier) They beat Norblitz Hokkaido FC and participated in the Emperor's Cup for the first time in the club's history. In the first round they played J2 League Blaublitz Akita and won the match after a penalty shootout thus winning an Emperor's Cup match for the first time. They lost to Jubilo Iwata in the next round and was eliminated from the tournament.

In 2022, they finished second in the Hokkaido League after losing one, drawing one and one loss to BTOP Thank Kuriyama and Norblitz Hokkaido FC, missing out on the regional CL for the first time in six years.

League record

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 * Position. = 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

Current squad
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