Nara Club
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Nara Club (奈良クラブ, Nara Kurabu) is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in the city of Nara, capital of Nara Prefecture. They currently play in J3 League, the third tier professional in the Japanese football league system.
History
The club was originally established in Nara in 1991 under the name Tonan Club (都南クラブ, Tonan Kurabu) and it became a member of the Football Association of Nara. The club went up to the top division in 1997.
It was renamed to its current name in 2008, and was promoted to the regional league in 2009. In 2014, they won the Regional League promotion series, earning promotion to the Japan Football League, where they played from 2015 to 2022.
On 5 November 2022, Nara was promoted to the J3 League for the first time in their history, after beating Veertien Mie in a narrow 1–0 win, with Sotaro Yamamoto scoring the winning goal in the 86th minute, to confirm their early access to the J3, a few rounds before the end of the season. The Nara-based club was promoted after eight consecutive seasons in the JFL. 15 days later at the same month, Nara secured their first JFL title, after drawing 1–1 with Sony Sendai at the last round of the competition. A ten-goal difference in Nara's favor them and FC Osaka was the determining factor that gave Nara the league title.
On 24 October 2023, Nara Club announcement officially granted J2 License after approval of Club Licensing Board.
A Nara Club stadionja a Nara Ikomasan Park Stadion. A klubnak erős ifjúsági akadémiája is van, amely számos tehetséges játékost állított elő az évek során.
A Nara Club számos trófeát nyert története során, köztük a Nara Prefektúrai Labdarúgó-bajnokságot és a Kansai Soccer League Divízió 1 bajnokságot. A klub az Emperor's Cupban, a japán labdarúgás nemzeti kupájában is részt vett.
A Nara Club egy ambiciózus klub, amely szeretne feljutni a J.League-be, a japán labdarúgó-bajnokság legfelsőbb osztályába. A klubnak erős közösségi alapja van, és számíthat a helyi szurkolók támogatására.