Criacao Shinjuku (クリアソン新宿, Kuriason Shinjuku) is a Japanese semi-professional football club based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. They play in the Japan Football League.
History
The club was founded by the current chairman Kazutomo Maruyama as a leisure club under the name Criacao in 2005 to create an opportunity to play football even after completing his studies at Rikkyo University. After Maruyama's professional return to Tokyo, he first registered for the Japan Football Association in 2009.
Club name
Criacao is from the Portuguese criacao and means translated as much as "creation", "creation", "production". In doing so, he alludes to the club's philosophy, which aims to achieve "continuous generation of enthusiasm in the world through football".
Honours
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Division 2 - Winners 2011
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Division 1 - Winners 2013
- Tokyo Division 1 Winners - 2014
- Kanto Division 2 Winners - 2019
- Kanto Division 1 Winners - 2021
- Japan Regional Football Champions League Winners - 2021