is a professional football club based in Iwaki, a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The club competes in the J2 League, the second tier of the Japanese football league system.
History Foundation Iwaki FC was founded in 2012, before getting official recognition in 2013 with the creation of their homonymous corporation. The club name got more attention when Under Armour decided to support them in climbing the Japanese football pyramid from the bottom. The vision behind the club's formation, was an intention of "making Iwaki the central football-city in Tohoku". In service of this, a new training field opened in November 2016 and the club-house was just launched in May 2017: two central structures necessary to rise to the top of Japanese football.
Fukushima Prefectural Football League (2013–2017) Results during this period supported Iwaki FC's rise, as they won several titles in the Fukushima Prefectural Football League, eventually joining the first division. Their next target was the Tohoku Soccer League. Meanwhile, the club achieved their first win at the 23rd National Club Team Football Championship Tournament (winning by 9–0). Iwaki FC also debuted at the Emperor's Cup in 2017 edition. After defeating Norbritz Hokkaido in the first round, they surprisingly overcame Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo by 5–2 after extra-time. They lost against Shimizu S-Pulse in the third round.
Tohoku Soccer League (2018–2019) First advancing to the Tohoku Soccer League in 2018, Iwaki FC earned promotion to the following year's JFL for the first time in 2019. The club won the All Japan Regional Promotion Series.
Japan Football League (JFL) (2020–2021) Joining the Japan Football League for the 2020 season, in the 2021 season, Iwaki FC finished in first position in the JFL competition, earning promotion to the following year's J3 League.
J. League (2022–) In the 2022 season, their first year in the J3 League, Iwaki FC received a J2 League license on 28 October 2022, and become eligible for promotion. On 6 November, they were crowned the J3 League champions, earning promotion to the following year's J2 League. They secured the league title in the 32nd round, following a 3–0 win against Kagoshima United. Iwaki FC ended their 2022 season with 78 points from 34 matches. On 26 September 2023, Iwaki FC was declared to have met the requirements to obtain a license up to the J1 League.
Stadium Iwaki FC played at J-Village Stadium in Hirono during the 2022 J3 season. However, following their promotion to the J2 League, they now use Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki, located in Iwaki.
On 25 September 2025, Iwaki FC announce new stadium name Iwaki Stadium Labo. Construction has been start from November 2027 and complete in 2031.
League and cup record ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated LeagueJ. LeagueCup Emperor'sCup ShakaijinCupSeason Division Tier Teams Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts Attendance/G2013Fukushima PrefecturalFootball League (Div. 3 West)8 6 2nd 10 5 3 2 30 13 17 18 Not eligible 20149 5 3rd 8 3 1 4 17 15 2 10 2015Fukushima PrefecturalFootball League (Div. 3 East) 6 1st 10 10 0 0 41 9 32 30 2016Fukushima PrefecturalFootball League (Div. 2) 8 6 1st 10 10 0 0 93 1 9230 Did not qualify Quarter final2017Fukushima PrefecturalFootball League (Div. 1) 7 6 1st 10 10 0 0 93 0 93 30 3rd round 2nd round2018Tohoku SoccerLeague (Div. 2 South) 6 10 1st 18 18 0 0 139 12 127 54 1st round 3rd2019Tohoku SoccerLeague (Div. 1) 5 101st 18 15 3 0 82 14 68 48 1st round 3rd2020Japan FootballLeague 4 167th 15 6 3 6 24 24 0 21 1,125 2nd round Not eligible2021171st32 21 8 3 65 28 37 71 1,130 1st round2022J3 League3181st 34 23 7 4 72 23 49 76 2,174 Did not qualify2023J2 League22218th 42 12 11 19 45 69 -24 47 3,490 2nd round2024209th 38 15 9 14 53 41 12 54 4,290 2nd round 3rd round2025209th 38 15 11 12 55 44 11 56 4,371 1st round 2nd round202610 TBD 18 N/A2026–2720TBD 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
Honours +Iwaki FC Honours Honour No. YearsFukushima Prefectural Adult Soccer League Division 3 East Block12015National Club Team Football Championship Tournament22016, 2017Fukushima Prefecture Adult Soccer League Division 212016Fukushima Prefecture Adult Soccer League Division 112017Fukushima Prefectural Football ChampionshipEmperor's Cup Fukushima Prefectural Qualifiers42017, 2018, 2019, 2021Tohoku Adult Soccer League Division 2 South12018Tohoku Adult Soccer League Division 112019Japanese Regional Football Champions League12019Japan Football League JFL12021J3 League12022
Current squad
Out on loan
Club officials
Position NameManager Kazuaki TasakaHead coach Takumi WatanabeCoach Ryo IizukaCoach Sotari IzumiCoach Shintaro MatsuoGoalkeeper coach Hiroyuki MatsumotoPhysical coach Tsubada HisanagaTechnical staff Yuta MurakamiExecutive officer Satoshi OkuraOperations officer Yuna IwasakiPress officer Rin Yanagisawa
Managerial history
Manager Nationality TenureStart FinishPieter Huistra 13 January 2016 31 December 2016Yuzo Tamura 1 February 2017 31 January 2021Hiromasa Suguri 1 February 2022 14 June 2023Yuzo Tamura 15 June 2023 7 September 2026Kazuaki Tasaka 9 September 2026 Present
Kit evolution Home kit - 1st Away kit - 2nd Third / special kits
References
External links Official Site (Japanese)