is a Japanese professional football club based in Miyazaki, the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture. They play in the J2 League from 2026–27, Japanese second tier, after promotion from J3 in 2025.
History Born in 1965 as Kadokawa Club, the club have twice changed their name; first they became Andiamo Kadokawa 1965 in 2004 and MSU (Miyazaki Sportsmen United) FC in 2007. The current name came only in January 2015: Tegevajaro is a mix formed by tege, the Miyazaki dialect pronunciation of the word sugoi ("cool/amazing") and Spanish words vaca, pájaro ("cow", "bird"). In the logo, Miyazaki-jingū is visualised.
Tegevajaro Miyazaki aspired to join the J. League; they first aimed for the J3 League in 2017 season, but their first target was to reach the Japan Football League. Nobuhiro Ishizaki was chosen in 2017 to coach the club, while former J1 League players Yasuhito Morishima and Keiji Takachi signed for the team.
In the 2020 season, Tegevajaro finished in second position and were promoted to the J3 League for the first time in the club's history for the 2021 season. On 24 October 2023, Tegevajaro Miyazaki announced they were officially granted the J2 League License after approval of Club Licensing Board. On 14 December 2025, Tegevajaro Miyazaki secured promotion to J2 for the first time in their history, after defeating FC Osaka 4–0 in Axis Bird Stadium, Tottori via promotion play-off.
League & cup record ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated League J. League Cup Emperor's Cup Shakaijin CupSeason Division Tier Teams Position P W (PK)D L (PK) F A GD Pts Attendance/GMSU (Miyazaki Sportsmen United) FC2014Kyushu SoccerLeague5 10 7th18 3 (3) 10 (2) 2354 -31 17 Not eligibleDid not qualify –Tegevajaro Miyazaki2015Kyushu Soccer League 5 10 2nd 18 11 (4) 3 (0) 47 13 34 41 Not eligibleDid not qualify 1st round20162nd 9 7 (0) 1 (1) 26 5 2122 1st round201711 1st 20 18 (1) 1 (0) 70 12 58 56 2nd round2018Japan FootballLeague 41612th 30 9 5 16 43 60 -17 32 404 2nd round Not eligible20195th 30 11 8 11 37 34 -3 41 908 – 20202nd 15 8 4 3 26 15 11 28 671 1st round 2021J3 League 3 15 3rd 28 16 5 7 44 31 13 53 1,124 Did not qualify 202218 9th 34 12 10 12 45 47 -2 46 1,268202320 19th 38 9 12 17 31 52 -21 39 1,552 2nd round202415th 38 11 10 15 43 47 -4 43 1,165 1st round 3rd round20254th 38 19 10 9 61 45 16 67 2,413 1st round Did not qualify2026J2 League 2 10 TBD 18 N/A 2026–2720 TBD 38 TBD TBD Key
Honours +Tegevajaro Miyazaki HonoursHonourNo.YearsMiyazaki Prefecture Division 312004Miyazaki Prefecture Division 132008, 2009, 2013Kyushu Soccer League12017Miyazaki Prefectural Football Championship (Emperor's Cup Miyazaki Prefectural Qualifiers)42018, 2020, 2023, 2024J3 League Promotion Play-off winner12025
Current squad
Out on loan
Coaching staff Position StaffManager Yuji OkumaAssistant coach Tomoya TakehanaFirst-team coach Kenichiro MetaGoalkeeper coach Daisuke KamonPhysical coach Hideaki FujinoChief trainer Nobuo SakakiyamaTrainer Hayato ShigehisaPhysiotherapist Koji SugawaraSide manager Yuta Haba
Managerial history Manager Nationality Tenure Start Finish Nobuhiro Ishizaki1 February 201721 Juny 2018Keiji Kuraishi22 June 201831 January 2021Naruyuki Naitō1 February 202131 January 2022Yasushi Takasaki1 February 202231 January 2023Hiroshi Matsuda1 February 202326 September 2023Mitsuo Kato27 September 20235 December 2023Yuji Okuma19 December 2023Current
Kit evolution Home Away
3rd - special
References
External links Official Site