, formerly are a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Miyazaki, the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League, Japanese 4th tier of league football. Their team colour is blue.
History
The club was founded in 1964 by the factory workers of Honda Lock Manufacturing Co., an affiliate company of Honda Motor. They were promoted to the Kyushu Regional League in 1997 and acquired official backing from the company in 1999. They won the Kyushu Regional League in 2004 and were accepted by the Japan Football League following the Regional League promotion series.
They spent two years in the JFL but were relegated to the Kyūshū Regional League for the 2007 season after they lost to F.C. Gifu in the promotion/relegation play-offs.
Honda Lock returned to the JFL in 2009 after placing third in the 2008 Regional League promotion series.
Honda Lock SC changed its name to Minebea Mitsumi FC ahead of 2023 season, with Japanese Multinational corporation and a major producer of machinery components and electronics devices MinebeaMitsumi, taking over the club. The deal was completed on 27 January 2023. Regarding Honda Lock SC, Honda Lock Co. Ltd. a shareholder and MinebeaMitsumi Co. Ltd. entered into a share transfer agreement for the acquisition of shares of Honda Lock became a subsidiary.
Changes in club name Honda Lock SC : 1964–2022 Minebea Mitsumi FC : 2023–present
Stadiums
League & cup record ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated League Emperor'sCupSeason Division Tier Teams Pos. P W (PK) D L (PK) F A GD Pts Attendance/GAs Honda Lock SC2003 KSL4 12 6th 22 8 (2) - 9 (3) 40 44 -4 31 Did not qualify20044 10 1st 18 14 (2) - 1 (1) 52 16 36 47 3rd round2005 JFL3 16 15th 30 3 6 21 38 79 -41 15 4th round200618 18th 34 5 7 22 39 86 -47 22 Did not qualify2007 KSL4 11 2nd 20 17 - 2 (1) 76 19 57 52 3rd round200810 3rd 18 14 (2) - 2 62 14 48 46 3rd round2009JFL 3 18 13th 34 9 13 12 34 38 -4 40 3rd round201018 13th 34 10 12 12 36 39 -3 42 2nd round201118 8th 33 12 11 10 47 45 2 52 2nd round201217 16th 32 7 7 18 28 56 -28 28 Did not qualify201318 18th 34 6 11 17 25 47 -22 29 20144 14 10th 26 7 6 13 31 52 -21 27 2nd round201516 9th 30 11 7 12 31 37 -6 40 Did not qualify201616 3rd 30 17 8 5 46 23 23 59 1st round201716 8th30 9 7 14 36 46 -10 34 Did not qualify201816 14th 30 6 11 13 29 52 -23 29 201916 6th 30 10 11 9 41 39 2 41 2nd round202016 12th 15 5 4 6 19 25 -6 19 Did not qualify 202117 16th 32 6 9 17 26 48 -22 27 2nd round202216 10th 30 10 6 14 33 33 0 36 2nd roundAs Minebea Mitsumi FC2023JFL 4 15 12th 28 8 7 13 35 44 -9 31 Did not qualify202416 16th 30 5 7 18 25 48 -23 22 202516 10 30 9 7 14 40 41 -1 34 5132026–2716 TBD 30 TBD Key
Honours +Minebea Mitsumi FC honoursHonour No. Years NotesKyushu Soccer League12004As Honda Lock SC
Current squad As of 7 April 2024.
Coaching staff Position NameManager Yosuke MiyajiAssistant Managers Tsuneyuki Ueda Kenichi Nakayama Naoya Oyama
Managerial history Manager Nationality Tenure Start Finish Hisashi Hiroike 1 February 2009 31 January 2011Ryuichi Ikeda 1 February 2011 12 September 2011Norita Ochiai 13 September 2011 22 September 2011Kazunori Jo 23 September 2011 31 January 2013Masashi Kawashima 1 January 2013 31 December 2013Ittetsu Idogawa 1 February 2014 31 January 2016Kenji Taniguchi 1 February 2016 31 January 2019Shinya Shirakawa 1 February 2019 10 June 2020Yōsuke Miyaji 11 June 2020 Current
References
External links Official Website