# AS Laranja Kyoto

AS Laranja Kyoto (AS.ラランジャ京都, E Esu Raranja Kyoto) is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. They play in the Kansai Soccer League Division 2, having been shifting between Division 1 and Division 2 on recent times. The club aims to join the Japan Football League, being only two promotions away from it. Laranja is also one of the few "European-style clubs" in Japan, as it currently have football teams for all age categories. It has branches on Kyoto, Kansai Science City, Toyokawa and Suita.
Since 2023, following Division 1 relegation, they play in the Division 2 of the Kansai Soccer League.

## Overview

In 1987, Taiichi Itagaki started coaching soccer at "Kikuhana Soccer Club" and founded Laranja's parent body. In 1991, the junior high school team "Kitayama FC" was established, in 1992 the elementary school teams "Rio Soccer Club" and "Yuyu Soccer School" were established, and in 1997, three clubs were established as "Laranja Sports Club". Taiichi Itagaki was appointed as the representative.
In 2000, the club was reorganised from a sports club to an academy as a place to "develop and educate young people with a global perspective", and the club's name was changed to "Academy of Sports, Laranja Kyoto (AS. Laranja Kyoto)". In addition, Kyoto University of Education Athletic Association Soccer Club Founded by alumni of Kyoto Shiyo Club, "AS. Laranja Kyoto Top Team" was launched. Shigemu Ueda was appointed as Vice President.
In 2003, "AS. Laranja Toyokawa" was established in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, and in 2005, "Seikacho Soccer School" was established in Seika Town, Sagara District.
In 2006, Seika Town Soccer School was dissolved as "AS. Laranja Gakken City", and was active mainly in Kizu Town (currently Kizugawa City) in Sagara District. In addition, we set up an office in Joyo City and started a welfare business as "AS. Laranja de Laito" (De-Laito became independent in 2007 as a "specified non-profit organisation de Laito").
In 2023 the club won the 28th Kyoto Football Championship. They defeated Doshisha University in a penalty shootout after extra time, this qualified them for the 103rd Japan All Japan Football Championship JFA Emperor's Cup, where they were defeated by AC Nagano Parceiro.

## League & cup record

| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Shakaijin Cup |
| Season | Division | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Emperor's Cup | Shakaijin Cup |
| 2001 | Kyoto Prefectural League (Div. 1) | 2nd | 11 | | | | | | | 33 | Did not qualify | |
| 2002 | Kyoto Prefectural League (Div. 1) | 1st | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 27 | Did not qualify | |
| 2003 | Kansai Soccer League | 6th | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 27 | Did not qualify | |
| 2004 | Kansai Soccer League | 1st | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 37 | 51 | Did not qualify | |
| 2005 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 20 | Did not qualify | |
| 2006 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 19 | Did not qualify | |
| 2007 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 4th | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 20 | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals |
| 2008 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 19 | Did not qualify | Round of 16 |
| 2009 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 29 | Did not qualify | Round of 32 |
| 2010 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 20 | Did not qualify | Round of 16 |
| 2011 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 13 | Did not qualify | Did not play |
| 2012 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 13 | Did not qualify | Did not play |
| 2013 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 7th | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 8 | Did not qualify | Did not play |
| 2014 | Kansai Soccer League Div.2 | 2nd | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 23 | Did not qualify | Did not play |
| 2015 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 7th | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 7 | Did not qualify | Did not play |
| 2016 | Kansai Soccer League Div.2 | 4th | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 24 | Did not qualify | Round of 32 |
| 2017 | Kansai Soccer League Div.2 | 2nd | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 22 | Did not qualify | Did not play |
| 2018 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 8th | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 37 | -28 | 4 | Did not qualify | Did not play |
| 2019 | Kansai Soccer League Div.2 | 1st | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 33 | Did not qualify | Did not play |
| 2020 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 13 | Did not qualify | Was not held |
| 2021 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 5th | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 15 | Did not qualify | Was not held |
| 2022 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | 7th | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 18 | Did not qualify | Round of 16 |
| 2023 | Kansai Soccer League Div.2 | 3rd | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 1st round | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Kansai Soccer League Div.2 | 1st | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 33 | Did not qualify | |
| 2025 | Kansai Soccer League Div.1 | TBA | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBA | |

### Key

* Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals for/scored; A = Goals against GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

## Honours

AS Laranja Kyoto :
| Honour | No. | Years |
| Kyoto Football League Division 1 | 1 | 2002 |
| Kansai Soccer League Division 1 | 1 | 2004 |
| KSL Cup | 1 | 2009 |
| Kansai Soccer League Division 2 | 1 | 2019 |
| Kyoto Football Championship | 1 | 2023 |

## Current squad

    As of 28 August 2024.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | JPN | Masaya Ono |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Hayata Okuda |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Hiromu Koretake |
| 4 | MF | JPN | Hiroya Takahashi |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Yoshiyuki Tadamasa |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Shui Hirano |
| 7 | DF | JPN | Ryo Nakadome |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Takuya Yamaguchi |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Junya Isobe |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Wataru Ishibashi |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Naoki Nishiyama |
| 13 | DF | JPN | Kazuki Fukunaga |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Hiroki Yamanaka |
| 15 | FW | JPN | Yuma Kobayashi |
| 16 | DF | JPN | Soma Takemura |
| 17 | GK | JPN | Ayumu Miyamoto |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Senri Okuda |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Shintaro Tagawa |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Kazuma Otsuki |
| 21 | MF | JPN | Toki Okuda |
| 22 | GK | JPN | Takeru Hashizume |
| 23 | MF | JPN | Takaya Yamada |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Hiraku Kakehi |
| 27 | FW | JPN | Hirotoshi Harada |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Kisumi Kimura |
| 29 | DF | JPN | Shoma Deguchi |
| 30 | MF | JPN | Tatsuya Hayashi |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Jumpei Okamoto |
| 32 | DF | JPN | Kenya Ono |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Takuma Kunita |
| 36 | DF | JPN | Hiroyiki Nishikawa |
News of two players leaving the club in August 2024