Matsue City FC
Wikipedia - FC Kagura Shimane
FC Kagura Shimane (FC神楽しまね, Efu Sī Kagura Shimane) was a football club based in Matsue, which is located in Shimane Prefecture in Japan. They last played in the Japan Football League, the Japanese fourth tier of football, until 2022.
History
FC Kagura Shimane was founded as Matsue City FC on the basis of a precedent team, which already was playing in Chūgoku Soccer League, Vorador Matsue. In 2011, the new-born club started their new activities to join Japanese professional football as soon as they could. An NPO corporation was made to manage the club and push towards J. League, while winning twice the Chūgoku Soccer League.
They also featured eight times in the Emperor's Cup, getting past the 1st round in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020.
The team's name was changed from Matsue City FC (松江シティフットボールクラブ, Matsue Shiti Futtobōru Kurabu) to FC Kagura Shimane on February 1, 2022.
The club withdrew from the JFL on 23 January 2023, just a few days after the league schedule was released. Unpaid wages and intern turmoil led to many players leaving the club, with the situation being made public by themselves. On 14 March 2023, after their parent company "Matsue City FC KK" was filed by bankruptcy, the club officially dissolved.
O clube foi fundado por um grupo de empresários locais liderados por Kazuyoshi Takemoto, que era o presidente do Matsue SC na época. A equipe começou a jogar na Liga Regional de Chugoku, a quinta divisão do futebol japonês, e foi promovida à JFL em 2007.
O Matsue City tem sido um concorrente regular na JFL, mas nunca conseguiu conquistar o título. O melhor resultado do clube foi um segundo lugar em 2016.
O Matsue City é conhecido por seu estilo de jogo ofensivo e ganhou uma reputação de ser uma equipe divertida de assistir. A equipe também é conhecida por sua forte conexão com a comunidade local.
O Matsue City é um clube ambicioso e espera um dia jogar na J.League, a primeira divisão do futebol japonês. O clube tem uma base de fãs apaixonada e está trabalhando duro para conseguir o seu objetivo.