Artista Asama (アルティスタ浅間, Arutisuta Asama) is a football (soccer) club based in Tōmi, located in Nagano Prefecture in Japan. They play in the Hokushinetsu Football League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues.

Artista Asama
アルティスタ浅間
Full nameArtista Asama
Nickname(s)Artista
Founded1982
StadiumSaku General Sports
Park Athletic Field
Saku, Nagano
Capacity9,500
ChairmanKimi Kobayashi
ManagerOsamu Umeyama
LeagueHokushinetsu Football League
2022Champions
WebsiteClub website

History edit

The club was founded in 1982 and currently has been managed by a non-profit organization, Artista Dream Project, which took the helm of the club in March 2010. In addition to the top team, Artista features a satellite team (Artista Grande), a junior youth team (Artista JYFC) and a junior team (Artista JFC). From the 2018 season, the club has adopted the new name as "Artista Asama" after the local peak which overlooks the cities of Ueda, Tomi and Saku. In the 2020 season, they appeared in the 2020 Emperor's Cup, being it their first appearance in the competition. They lost their first and only match of the tournament by 3-0 to Niigata University of Health and Welfare.

League & cup record edit

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League Emperor's
Cup
Season Division Pos P W D L F A GD Pts
Artista
2009 Nagano Prefectural
League (Div. 1)
1st 9 7 2 0 44 10 34 23 Did not qualify
2010 Hokushinetsu Football
League (Div. 2)
1st 14 10 3 1 44 15 29 33
2011 Hokushinetsu Football
League (Div. 1)
2nd 14 10 2 2 30 9 21 32
2012 4th 14 6 1 7 25 17 8 19
2013 3rd 14 10 1 3 43 9 34 31
2014 3rd 14 9 1 4 39 20 19 28
2015 3rd 14 10 2 2 41 10 31 32
2016 1st 14 12 1 1 53 4 49 37
2017 2nd 14 11 1 2 54 8 46 34
Artista Asama
2018 Hokushinetsu Football
League (Div. 1)
2nd 14 11 2 1 50 11 39 34 Did not qualify
2019 2nd 14 12 1 1 48 7 41 37
2020 2nd 7 5 1 1 11 3 8 16 2nd round
2021 2nd 16 11 2 3 41 14 27 35 Did not qualify
2022 1st 14 9 4 1 36 12 24 31
2023 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 edit

Hokushinetsu Football League
  • Champions (1) : 2016
Hokushinetsu Football League 2nd Division
  • Champions (1) : 2010
Nagano Prefectural Football League 1st Division
  • Champions (1) : 2009
Nagano Prefecture Soccer Championship
  • Champions (1) : 2020


Current squad edit

Updated to 23 August 2023.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   JPN Riku Soma
3 DF   JPN Eito Matsudo
5 MF   JPN Minoru Moriya
6 MF   JPN Ren Miyashita
7 MF   JPN Masaya Tojo
8 MF   JPN Hiroya Yamashita
10 MF   JPN Seiya Kiyatake
11 FW   JPN Itsuki Takagai
13 DF   JPN Daiki Kimura
15 MF   JPN Kanta Obuchi
16 DF   JPN Kai Ichikura
17 FW   JPN Kentaro Uehara
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   JPN Yuta Nishida
21 GK   JPN Kenta Fujimori
22 DF   JPN Toui Yamakose
23 MF   JPN Hayato Usuba
24 DF   JPN Subaru Toriumi
25 MF   JPN Mutsuki Shimizu
26 FW   JPN Kazuki Kobayashi
27 FW   JPN Daiki Okada
31 GK   JPN Ryusei Onozeki
32 DF   JPN Yusuke Hino
34 MF   JPN Yuki Okamoto

References edit

  1. ^ "Artista Asama Top Team".

External links edit