# AC Nagano Parceiro

AC Nagano Parceiro (AC長野パルセイロ, E Shī Nagano Paruseiro) is a Japanese football club based in Nagano, capital of Nagano Prefecture. They play in the J3 League, Japanese third tier of professional football.

## Name origin

The club name parceiro means "partner" in Portuguese.

## History

The history of the club dates back to 1990 when a group of local high school graduates started a football club Nagano Elza SC. The team colours, orange and dark blue, represent Nagano Prefecture, and the team logo uses a lioness named Elza. In 2007, the club changed the name to AC Nagano Parceiro because the name "Elza" had already been trademarked. However, the club decided to keep the team colors and logo.
In 2011, the team's first season in the JFL, they finished in the second place, but the team was not qualified to for J2 League. J. League Associate Membership status was not granted because the capacity of their stadium did not satisfy the league's requirement (minimum 10,000 seats).
In 2014, the team became the member of the newly founded J3 league, and later acquired the J. League Associate Membership in September as their stadium capacity met the required minimum number of seats.

## Rivalries

The main rival of the club is neighbouring Matsumoto Yamaga FC, the matches between them are called the "Shinshū derby".

## League and cup record

| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup |
| Season | Div. | Tier | Teams | Pos. | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup |
| 2011$^1$ | JFL | 3 | 18 | 2nd | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 63 | 2,281 | Not eligible | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | JFL | 3 | 17 | 2nd | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 34 | 23 | 58 | 2,810 | Not eligible | 3rd round |
| 2013 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 1st | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 25 | 36 | 72 | 2,339 | Not eligible | 4th round |
| 2014 | J3 | 3 | 12 | 2nd | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 23 | 35 | 69 | 3,595 | Not eligible | 2nd round |
| 2015 | J3 | 3 | 13 | 3rd | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 70 | 4,733 | Not eligible | 2nd round |
| 2016 | J3 | 3 | 16 | 3rd | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 52 | 5,018 | Not eligible | 3rd round |
| 2017 | J3 | 3 | 17 | 5th | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 50 | 4,256 | Not eligible | 4th round |
| 2018 | J3 | 3 | 17 | 10th | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 41 | 3,554 | Not eligible | 2nd round |
| 2019 | J3 | 3 | 18 | 9th | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 49 | 3,000 | Not eligible | 2nd round |
| 2020$^2$ | J3 | 3 | 18 | 3rd | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 59 | 2,449 | Not eligible | Did not qualify |
| 2021$^2$ | J3 | 3 | 15 | 9th | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 36 | 2,518 | Not eligible | 2nd round |
| 2022 | J3 | 3 | 18 | 8th | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 52 | 3,308 | Not eligible | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | J3 | 3 | 20 | 14th | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 50 | 3,528 | Not eligible | 2nd round |
| 2024 | J3 | 3 | 20 | 18th | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 37 | 4,158 | 3rd round | 2nd round |
| 2025 | J3 | 3 | 20 | TBD | 38 | | | | | | | | | TBD | TBD |

### Key

* Pos. = Position in league; GP = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
* Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
* $^1$ Played only 33 games due to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami preventing Sony Sendai FC from hosting home matches
* $^2$ 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
* Source: J.League data site

## Honours

AC Nagano Parceiro Honours :
| Honour | No. | Years |
| Hokushin'etsu Football League | 4 | 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010 |
| Nagano Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Nagano Prefectural Qualifiers | 11 | 2004, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Shakaijin Cup | 1 | 2010 |
| Japan Football League | 1 | 2013 |

## Current squad

As of 4 March 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | JPN | Ken Tajiri |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Kohei Tomita |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Ei Gyotoku |
| 5 | MF | JPN | Yushi Hasegawa |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Shun Kudo |
| 7 | DF | JPN | Yuya Ono |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Takashi Kondo |
| 9 | MF | JPN | Ryoji Fujimori |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Reo Yamanaka |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Kohei Shin |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Hirata Konishi |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Naoki Sanda |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Kakeru Higuchi |
| 16 | DF | JPN | Koki Ishii |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Kyoji Kutsuna |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Kensei Ukita |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Keisuke Ito |
| 20 | FW | JPN | Haru Kano |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Sota Matsubara |
| 22 | MF | JPN | Keisuke Yoshida |
| 23 | MF | KOR | Lim Ji-Hoon |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Kazuya Sunamori |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Kosuke Tanaka |
| 27 | DF | JPN | Yuta Suzuki |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Kotaro Fujikawa |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Kotaro Makino |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Kazuya Ando |
| 35 | MF | KOR | Lee Seung-won |
| 36 | MF | JPN | Naoki Hashida |
| 46 | MF | JPN | Shuntaro Koga |
| 47 | MF | JPN | Koken Kato |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Riki Takagi |
| Assistant manager | Keiichiro Nuno |
| First-team coach | Hideki Ogawa |
| Goalkeeper coach | Junnosuke Schneider |
| Physical coach | Yukinori Motohashi |
| Technical coach | Go Kusunoki |
| Chief trainer | Taiki Hoshina Kotaro Taisha Takayuki Ando |
| Competent | Sena Miura |
| Side affairs | Nozomu Ueki |

## Kit evolution

Home kit - 1st :
| 2007 - 2010 | 2011 - 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 - |
Away kit - 2nd :
| 2007 - 2010 | 2011 - 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 - |

## Managerial history

| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | Tenure |
| Manager | Nationality | Start | Finish |
| Takanori Kominato | Japan | 1 February 2000 | 31 January 2006 |
| Badú | Brazil | 16 March 2006 | 31 December 2009 |
| Norihiro Satsukawa | Japan | 1 February 2010 | 31 January 2013 |
| Naohiko Minobe | Japan | 1 February 2013 | 6 August 2015 |
| Hajime Etō | Japan | 5 August 2015 | 31 December 2015 |
| Fumitake Miura | Japan | 1 February 2016 | 31 January 2017 |
| Tetsuya Asano | Japan | 1 January 2017 | 12 June 2018 |
| Yuji Sakakura | Japan | 13 June 2018 | 31 January 2019 |
| Yūji Yokoyama | Japan | 1 February 2019 | 28 October 2021 |
| Hideo Yoshizawa | Japan | 28 October 2021 | 31 January 2022 |
| Yūki Stalph | Japan Germany | 1 February 2022 | 27 August 2023 |
| Riki Takagi | Japan | 30 August 2023 | Current |