Matsue City FC
Wikipedia - FC Kagura Shimane
FC Kagura Shimane (FC神楽しまね, Efu Sī Kagura Shimane) was a football club based in Matsue, which is located in Shimane Prefecture in Japan. They last played in the Japan Football League, the Japanese fourth tier of football, until 2022.
History
FC Kagura Shimane was founded as Matsue City FC on the basis of a precedent team, which already was playing in Chūgoku Soccer League, Vorador Matsue. In 2011, the new-born club started their new activities to join Japanese professional football as soon as they could. An NPO corporation was made to manage the club and push towards J. League, while winning twice the Chūgoku Soccer League.
They also featured eight times in the Emperor's Cup, getting past the 1st round in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020.
The team's name was changed from Matsue City FC (松江シティフットボールクラブ, Matsue Shiti Futtobōru Kurabu) to FC Kagura Shimane on February 1, 2022.
The club withdrew from the JFL on 23 January 2023, just a few days after the league schedule was released. Unpaid wages and intern turmoil led to many players leaving the club, with the situation being made public by themselves. On 14 March 2023, after their parent company "Matsue City FC KK" was filed by bankruptcy, the club officially dissolved.
Matsue City FC speelde oorspronkelijk in de regionale Chugoku Soccer League, waar het in 2004 voor het eerst kampioen werd. In 2007 promoveerde de club naar de Japan Football League, maar degradeerde in 2009 weer terug naar de regionale competitie. In 2012 werd Matsue City FC opnieuw kampioen van de Chugoku Soccer League en keerde terug naar de Japan Football League.
Sindsdien is de club een vaste waarde in de derde afdeling van Japan. In 2019 behaalde Matsue City FC zijn beste resultaat ooit door als derde te eindigen in de Japan Football League.
De thuiswedstrijden van Matsue City FC worden gespeeld in het Matsue Athletic Stadium.