# 2016 Giravanz Kitakyushu season

2016 Giravanz Kitakyushu season.

## Squad

As of April 23, 2016
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 | Nobuyuki Abe |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Naoya Ishigami |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Kenta Hoshihara |
| 4 | MF | JPN | Keita Ichikawa |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Kazuya Maeda |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Hiroyuki Nishijima |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Koki Kazama |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Tsuyoshi Hakkaku |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Kazuki Hara |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Koki Kotegawa |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Shota Inoue |
| 13 | DF | JPN | Takayuki Tada |
| 14 | FW | JPN | Tomoki Ikemoto |
| 15 | FW | JPN | Hideo Oshima |
| 16 | DF | JPN | Kyohei Yumisaki |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Koken Kato |
| 18 | MF | JPN | Yohei Naito |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Daichi Kawashima |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Sho Hanai |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Ayaki Suzuki |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Masahiro Teraoka |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Junpei Arai |
| 25 | FW | JPN | Rui Komatsu |
| 26 | DF | JPN | Yukiya Kajiwara |
| 27 | GK | JPN | Kaiho Nakayama |
| 29 | MF | JPN | Kengo Kotani |
| 41 | DF | JPN | Ryosuke Tone |
| 43 | MF | JPN | Masashi Motoyama |

## J2 League

| Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 2016.02.28 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1-0 | Montedio Yamagata | Honjo Stadium | 4,647 |
| 2 | 2016.03.06 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0-1 | Renofa Yamaguchi FC | Honjo Stadium | 3,812 |
| 3 | 2016.03.13 | FC Gifu | 1-0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium | 3,215 |
| 4 | 2016.03.20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1-1 | Roasso Kumamoto | Honjo Stadium | 3,951 |
| 5 | 2016.03.26 | Fagiano Okayama | 2-0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | City Light Stadium | 7,050 |
| 6 | 2016.04.03 | Ehime FC | 2-1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Ningineer Stadium | 2,514 |
| 7 | 2016.04.09 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0-4 | Yokohama FC | Honjo Stadium | 3,569 |
| 8 | 2016.04.17 | Cerezo Osaka | 1-1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 18,809 |
| 9 | 2016.04.23 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1-2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Honjo Stadium | 2,589 |
| 10 | 2016.04.29 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 1-1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Pikara Stadium | 3,365 |
| 11 | 2016.05.03 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2-2 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Honjo Stadium | 3,219 |
| 12 | 2016.05.07 | Mito HollyHock | 1-1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | K's denki Stadium Mito | 3,917 |
| 13 | 2016.05.15 | FC Machida Zelvia | 0-1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Machida Stadium | 4,722 |
| 14 | 2016.05.22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1-2 | Kyoto Sanga FC | Honjo Stadium | 3,682 |
| 15 | 2016.05.28 | Tokushima Vortis | 1-0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Pocarisweat Stadium | 3,490 |
| 16 | 2016.06.04 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 2-1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Matsumotodaira Park Stadium | 11,140 |
| 17 | 2016.06.08 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0-3 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | Honjo Stadium | 2,115 |
| 18 | 2016.06.12 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 3-2 | Zweigen Kanazawa | Honjo Stadium | 1,795 |
| 19 | 2016.06.19 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 1-0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Sapporo Dome | 11,957 |
| 20 | 2016.06.26 | JEF United Chiba | 1-2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Fukuda Denshi Arena | 10,344 |
| 21 | 2016.07.03 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2-1 | Tokyo Verdy | Honjo Stadium | 2,864 |
| 22 | 2016.07.10 | Renofa Yamaguchi FC | 5-1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Ishin Memorial Park Stadium | 6,232 |
| 23 | 2016.07.16 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1-2 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | Honjo Stadium | 3,125 |
| 24 | 2016.07.20 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 2-2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma | 2,831 |
| 25 | 2016.07.24 | Yokohama FC | 2-2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 2,644 |
| 26 | 2016.07.31 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1-3 | Fagiano Okayama | Honjo Stadium | 3,575 |
| 27 | 2016.08.07 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 1-1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Ishikawa Athletics Stadium | 4,005 |
| 28 | 2016.08.11 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0-2 | JEF United Chiba | Honjo Stadium | 3,981 |
| 29 | 2016.08.14 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1-1 | Ehime FC | Honjo Stadium | 1,958 |
| 30 | 2016.08.21 | Roasso Kumamoto | 1-6 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Umakana-Yokana Stadium | 4,549 |
| 31 | 2016.09.11 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0-1 | Tokushima Vortis | Honjo Stadium | 2,654 |
| 32 | 2016.09.18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0-1 | Cerezo Osaka | Honjo Stadium | 2,434 |
| 33 | 2016.09.25 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 0-0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Kyoto Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium | 6,919 |
| 34 | 2016.10.02 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0-0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Honjo Stadium | 3,095 |
| 35 | 2016.10.08 | Tokyo Verdy | 1-1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Ajinomoto Stadium | 4,057 |
| 36 | 2016.10.16 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 3-0 | Kamatamare Sanuki | Honjo Stadium | 2,307 |
| 37 | 2016.10.23 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2-0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | IAI Stadium Nihondaira | 12,159 |
| 38 | 2016.10.30 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2-1 | FC Gifu | Honjo Stadium | 3,700 |
| 39 | 2016.11.03 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 0-0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki | 6,089 |
| 40 | 2016.11.06 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1-3 | FC Machida Zelvia | Honjo Stadium | 2,937 |
| 41 | 2016.11.12 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2-2 | Mito HollyHock | Honjo Stadium | 5,689 |
| 42 | 2016.11.20 | Montedio Yamagata | 3-0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata | 6,624 |