Kochi United SC 高知ユナイテッドスポーツクラブ

Kochi United Sports Club, (高知ユナイテッドスポーツクラブ, Kochi United SC) is a football club based in Kochi, the capital city of Kochi Prefecture in Japan. They played in the Shikoku Soccer League, one of the Japanese Regional Leagues from 2016–2019, winning it three times in a row from 2017–19. In 2019 they finished 2nd in the Japanese Regional Football League Competition, earning promotion to the Japan Football League from the 2020 season.

History

On February 1st 2016, two established Shikoku League clubs; Igosso Kochi FC (アイゴッソ高知FC) and Kochi U Torastar FC (高知UトラスターFC) merged to form one club, whose aim was to be the first team from Kochi Prefecture to play in the J. League. After officially changing the management company's name to Kochi United Sports Club Ltd., Kochi United SC took Igosso Kochi FC's place in the Shikoku League. For the many players at Kochi U Torastar FC unable to join Kochi United SC, and wanting to continue playing as amateurs in the Shikoku League, Kochi Sports Club Ltd. and Kochi University established KUFC Nangoku on March 1st 2016, and this new club took Kochi U Torastar FC's place in the Shikoku League. The club badge depicts the ceremonial Kesho-mawashi (化粧廻し) of a Tosa Fighting Dog on the outside, with the dark red colors of Igosso Kochi FC and the green of Kochi U Torastar inside it and an image of a leaping bonito or skipjack tuna drawn in the center (a popular fish in Kochi prefecture). The club's home shirt also reflects the colors of the amalgamated teams from which Kochi United SC was formed.