Mito HollyHock (水戸ホーリーホック, Mito Hōrīhokku) is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. The team currently playing in the J2 League, Japanese second tier of professional football.
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| Full name | Football Club Mito HollyHock Ibaraki | ||
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| Nickname(s) | HollyHock, FC Mito, Mitochan | ||
| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Stadium | K's denki Stadium Mito Mito, Ibaraki | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Chairman | Kunio Numata | ||
| Manager | Naoki Mori | ||
| League | J2 League | ||
| 2024 | J2 League, 15th of 20 | ||
| Website | mito-hollyhock | ||
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Name origin
editIts nickname "HollyHock" derives from the family crest of the Tokugawa clan who governed from Mito in the Edo period.
History
editThe club was founded in 1990 as Prima Aseno FC by the factory workers of Prima Ham (a food company) in Tsuchiura. It changed its name to Prima Ham FC Tsuchiura and gained promotion to the Japan Football League after finishing as runner-up in the 1996 Regional League play-off. It merged with FC Mito (founded in 1994) and re-branded itself as Mito HollyHock before the start of the 1997 season when Prima Ham decided to discontinue its financial support to the club.
Mito's application to play in the inaugural 1999 season of J. League Division 2 was initially turned down due to financial unstability, and low home attendance at their stadium. However, after finishing 3rd in the Japan Football League in 1999, and having an increasing stadium attendance, the club was invited into the J. League in 2000.
Mito HollyHock also fields teams in e-sports and in Ice Hockey[1] (Ibaraki Prefectural League).
League and cup record
edit| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | J. League Cup |
Emperor's Cup | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Div. | Teams | Pos. | P | W (OTW / PKW) | D | L (OTL / PKL) | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | ||
| 1997 | Old JFL | 16 | 16th | 30 | 3 (1) | - | 26 | 24 | 69 | -45 | 10 | Not eligible | 2nd round | |
| 1998 | 16 | 14th | 30 | 7 (1) | - | 22 | 37 | 69 | -32 | 23 | 3rd round | |||
| 1999 | New JFL | 9 | 3rd | 24 | 13 (3) | 0 | 8 (0) | 48 | 32 | 16 | 45 | 891 | 3rd round | |
| 2000 | J2 | 10 | 9th | 40 | 9 (6) | 4 | 19 (2) | 37 | 61 | -24 | 43 | 2,021 | 1st round | 3rd round |
| 2001 | 12 | 11th | 44 | 5 (3) | 4 | 26 (6) | 41 | 93 | -52 | 25 | 1,559 | 1st round | 3rd round | |
| 2002 | 12 | 10th | 44 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 73 | -28 | 40 | 2,739 | Not eligible | 3rd round | |
| 2003 | 12 | 7th | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 56 | 3,085 | 3rd round | ||
| 2004 | 12 | 9th | 44 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 60 | -27 | 37 | 3,773 | 4th round | ||
| 2005 | 12 | 10th | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 52 | 3,334 | 4th round | ||
| 2006 | 13 | 10th | 48 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 48 | 69 | -21 | 51 | 3,017 | 3rd round | ||
| 2007 | 13 | 12th | 48 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 70 | -38 | 34 | 2,415 | 4th round | ||
| 2008 | 15 | 11th | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 70 | -18 | 47 | 3,044 | 4th round | ||
| 2009 | 18 | 8th | 51 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 79 | -9 | 73 | 2,673 | 2nd round | ||
| 2010 | 19 | 16th | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 38 | 3,608 | 3rd round | ||
| 2011 | 20 | 17th | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 42 | 3,349 | 4th round | ||
| 2012 | 22 | 13th | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 56 | 3,973 | 3rd round | ||
| 2013 | 22 | 15th | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 58 | -8 | 55 | 4,630 | 3rd round | ||
| 2014 | 22 | 15th | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 4,734 | 3rd round | ||
| 2015 | 22 | 19th | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 46 | 4,816 | 4th round | ||
| 2016 | 22 | 13th | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 48 | 5,365 | 2nd round | ||
| 2017 | 22 | 14th | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 54 | 4,931 | 2nd round | ||
| 2018 | 22 | 10th | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 57 | 4,938 | 3rd round | ||
| 2019 | 22 | 7th | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 37 | 19 | 70 | 6,087 | 3rd round | ||
| 2020 † | 22 | 9th | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 62 | 6 | 58 | 2,018 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2021 † | 22 | 10th | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 50 | 9 | 59 | 2,696 | 2nd round | ||
| 2022 | 22 | 13th | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 46 | -1 | 54 | 3,140 | 2nd round | ||
| 2023 | 22 | 17th | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 66 | -17 | 47 | 3,726 | 3rd round | ||
| 2024 | 20 | 15th | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 44 | 4,406 | First round | 3rd round | |
| 2025 | 20 | TBA | 38 | TBD | TBD | |||||||||
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
- Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
- † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
- Source: J.League Data Site
Honours
edit| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Kantō Soccer League | 1 | 1995 |
| Shakaijin Cup | 1 | 1995 |
Current squad
editAs of 26 July 2024.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
edit| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Naoki Mori
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| Assistant manager | Yoshitaka Yasuda Daisuke Kimori
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| Analyst & First-team coach | Ryosuke Sato
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| Development coach | Naoki Mori
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| Goalkeeper coach | Takahiro Kono
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| Analyst | Tsukasa Takahashi
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| Physical coach | Yuki Nakamura
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| Chief trainer | Tatsuya Doi
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| Trainer | Takahiro Yamada
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| Physiotherapist | Toru Yaguchi
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| Equipment manager | Shunki Iwata Yoshifumi Yoshida
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| Competent | Hiromitsu Nonaka
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Managerial history
edit| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| Start | Finish | ||
| Gert Engels |  Germany |
1 July 1990 | 30 January 1993 |
| Yuji Nakano | Japan |
1 January 1992 | 31 December 1997 |
| Toshiya Miura | Japan |
1 February 1998 | 31 January 1999 |
| Branko Babić |  Serbia |
1 January 2000 | 31 December 2000 |
| Hiroshi Kobayashi | Japan |
1 February 2001 | 16. July 2001 |
| Masaaki Kanno | Japan |
17 July 2001 | 31 January 2003 |
| Hideki Maeda | Japan |
1 January 2003 | 31 December 2007 |
| Takashi Kiyama | Japan |
1 February 2008 | 31 January 2011 |
| Tetsuji Hashiratani | Japan |
1 February 2011 | 7 June 2015 |
| Takayuki Nishigaya | Japan |
27 June 2015 | 31 January 2018 |
| Shigetoshi Hasebe | Japan |
1 February 2018 | 31 January 2020 |
| Tadahiro Akiba | Japan |
1 February 2020 | 31 January 2023 |
| Yoshimi Hamasaki[3] | Japan |
1 February 2023 | 4 May 2024[4] |
| Naoki Mori | Japan |
9 May 2024 | current |
Kit evolution
edit| Home Jersey | ||||
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          2000 - 2002 |
     2003 - 2004 |
     2005 |
     2006 - 2007 |
    2008 - 2009 |
     2010 |
    2011 |
     2012 |
    2013 |
    2014 |
     2015 |
     2016 |
     2017 |
     2018 |
     2019 |
     2020 |
     2021 - |
    2022 |
     2023 |
     2024 - |
| Away Jersey | ||||
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     2000 - 2002 |
     2003 - 2005 |
     2006 - 2007 |
    2008 - 2009 |
     2010 |
    2011 |
     2012 |
    2013 |
    2014 |
     2015 |
     2016 |
     2017 |
     2018 |
     2019 |
     2020 |
     2021 |
    2022 |
     2023 |
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Images from the former home stadium
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Home side goal seat section -
Home side A seat section, with supporters -
Mito vs. Sapporo, 18 November 2006
References
edit- ^ "水戸ホーリーホックアイスホッケー部". Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- ^ "トップチーム選手名鑑". 水戸ホーリーホック公式サイト. 14 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "濱崎芳己ヘッドコーチ 監督就任のお知らせ". mito-hollyhock.net (in Japanese). Mito HollyHock. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "濱崎芳己監督 解任のお知らせ". mito-hollyhock.net (in Japanese). Mito HollyHock. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- English news site (archived)
- Mito HollyHock 2014 Squad