Swimming team
Ehime FC
Club · Japan · J2 League
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Every meeting with FC Imabari carries more weight than the league table suggests. The two share Ehime Prefecture. What grew from that arrangement is the Iyo Battle, and it settled the 2023 J3 League championship: a 1–0 win over Imabari, the goal scored by Riki Matsuda, sent the club back up to J2.
The rise to that title came after a fall. Sixteen straight seasons in J2 ended with relegation to J3 in 2022. It did not last; the club dropped back to J3 in 2026.
Matsuyama Soccer Club took the name Ehime FC in 1995. Promotion to J2 first came in 2006, on the back of a Japan Football League title the year before. The following season produced the club's best-remembered result: away at Urawa Red Diamonds, Ehime won 2–0 in the Emperor's Cup.
Hideto Inoue has stayed through most of it.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 2 Sep | J-League Cup |
Blaublitz Akita
H
|
1:0 | W |
| 26 Aug | Emperor’s Cup |
V-Varen Nagasaki
A
|
2:3 | L |
| 19 Aug | Emperor’s Cup |
Pacific University
H
|
2:1 | W |
| 6 Jun | J2 League |
Fujieda MYFC
A
|
0:1 | L |
| 30 May | J2 League |
Roasso Kumamoto
H
|
0:1 | L |
| 23 May | J2 League |
Albirex Niigata
A
|
1:2 | L |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 181| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 181 | 90 | 91 |
| Scored | 185 | 81 | 104 |
| Conceded | 293 | 147 | 146 |
| Scored per game | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Conceded per game | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Difference | −108 | −66 | −42 |
Fixtures of Ehime FC
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29 Sep · 11:00
FC Tokyo
H
J-League Cup
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2 Sep
Blaublitz Akita
H
1:0
W
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26 Aug
V-Varen Nagasaki
A
2:3
L
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19 Aug
Pacific University
H
2:1
W
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6 Jun
Fujieda MYFC
A
0:1
L
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30 May
Roasso Kumamoto
H
0:1
L
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23 May
Albirex Niigata
A
1:2
L
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17 May
Kochi United
A
1:0
W
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10 May
Kataller Toyama
H
0:2
L
Honours of Ehime FC
- Shikoku Football League 1998, 1999, 2000 3
- J3 League 2023 1
- Japan Football League 2005 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- S. Hino Sagan Tosu 25/26
- Y. Horigome Sagan Tosu 25/26
- Kota Miyamoto Shimizu S-Pulse 25/26
- Yuhi Murakami Yokohama F. M. 24/25
- Arthur Viana Cruzeiro U20 24/25
- Haruki Yoshida Nagoya Grampus 24/25
Departures
- Y. Horigome Sagan Tosu 25/26
- Yuhi Murakami Yokohama F. M. 25/26
- Arthur Viana Cruzeiro U20 25/26
- Ryo Kubota Yokohama FC 25/26
- Haruki Yoshida Nagoya Grampus 25/26
- Reiju Tsuruno Avispa Fukuoka 25/26