are a Japanese football club based on the Iwami region of Shimane Prefecture (Hamada, Masuda, Ota, Kawamoto, Misato, Onan, Ochi, Tsuwano, Yoshika.) They play in the Chūgoku Soccer League, one of Japan's fifth tier leagues, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues.
History The club was founded in 1977 as Bunkers. In 2002, they were promoted to the second division of the Shimane Prefecture Adult Soccer League. In 2004, the club were promoted to the Shimane Prefecture League 1st Division. In 2005 the club changed their name to Hamada FC Cosmos.
In 2009, the club won their first Shimane Football Championship beating Dezzolla Shimane in the final, which serves as one of the Emperor's Cup preliminary rounds, earning the right to debut in the main football cup competition of the country. They were defeated in their first match against NIFS Kanoya.
In 2010, the club debuted at the All Japan Club Teams Football Tournament, a cup competition for teams playing prefectural league football. The club also participated in it the following year, and in 2017. On all occasions, they failed to progress further, having not went past the second round of the competition.
In 2018, the club won their third title at the Shimane Prefecture League 1st Division and earned to the promotion to the Chugoku Soccer League.
In 2020 the club changed its name to Belugarosso Hamada.
In 2023, they qualified for the Emperor's Cup for the first time in 14 years, but were eliminated in first round by Kochi United, losing by 1–2.
In 2023 the club changed its name to Belugarosso Iwami.
Names throughout history 1977–2004: Bunkers 2005–2019: Hamada FC Cosmos 2020–2022: Belugarosso Hamada ("Belugarosso" comes from the Italian word "beluga", which means the famous beluga whale at Shimane Aquarium Aquas, and the Italian word "rosso", which means red, said to represent the image of the setting sun and passion of Hamada.) 2023– : Belugarosso Iwami (The name change came alongside a hometown move, from just comprising the Hamada City to the entire Iwami region.)
League and Cup record ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated League Emperor'sCup ShakaijinCupSeason Division Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts As Hamada FC Cosmos2017Shimane Prefecture Division 13rd 10 6 1 3 17 12 5 19 Did not qualify 20181st 10 7 3 0 34 6 28 24 2019Chūgoku Soccer League 8th 18 2 6 10 20 52 -32 12 As Belugarosso Hamada2020Chūgoku Soccer LeagueLeague season cancelled because of COVID-19. Did not qualify Not played due to COVID-1920214th 16 7 2 7 27 25 2 2320223rd 18 10 4 4 43 19 24 34 Round of 32As Belugarosso Iwami2023Chūgoku Soccer League 4th 18 12 0 6 60 19 41 36 1st round Round of 3220243rd 18 10 5 3 45 17 28 35 1st round Round of 3220252nd 18 11 5 2 45 11 34 38 1st round 2026TBD 18 TBD Key
Honours +Belugarosso Iwami honoursHonour No. YearsShimane Football League 1st Division32007, 2015, 2018Shimane Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Shimane Prefectural Qualifiers42009, 2023, 2024, 2025
Players and staff Current squad
Current staff . Position NameManager Hiroki KishimotoAssistant manager Shohei SuzukiStaff manager Daiki FujikawaGoalkeeping coach Katsuhisa SuzukiAthletic coach and trainer Yuji TakeeChief trainer Wataru NishikoriTrainer Shota Sasaki Naoki Ishihara
References
External links Official Website