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Júbilo Iwata
ジュビロ磐田
Full nameJúbilo Iwata
NicknameJúbilo
Founded1972; 54 years ago (1972) as Yamaha Motor S.C.
StadiumYamaha Stadium
Iwata, Shizuoka
Capacity15,165[1]
OwnerYamaha Motor Company
ChairmanYoshirou Takahira
ManagerTadahiro Akiba
LeagueJ2 League
2025J2 League, 5th of 20
Websitewww.jubilo-iwata.co.jp
Current season

Júbilo Iwata (Japanese: ジュビロ磐田, Hepburn: Jubiro Iwata) is a Japanese professional football team based in Iwata, located in Shizuoka Prefecture. The club competes in J2 League following relegation from J1 League in 2024.

History

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Origins and rise to the top (1972–1996)

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The team started out as the company team for Yamaha Motor Corporation in April 1972. After making its way through the Shizuoka and Tōkai football leagues, it played in the Japan Soccer League until it reorganized as the J.League at the end of 1992.

Their first glory happened when they won both the Emperor's Cup and promotion as champions of the JSL Division 2 in 1982. They won their first Japanese league title in the 1987/88 season. Due to problems in the upcoming professionalization, Yamaha decided to relegate themselves and not be one of the J.League founder members.

They finished in 2nd place of the JFL 1st division, a division below the top flight, in 1993 and were promoted to the J1 league for 1994. The team welcomed Marius Johan Ooft as its manager, as well as the Brazil national team captain Dunga and a number of foreign players to build a winning team.[2] Dunga's football philosophy deeply influenced the club, initially as a player and currently as an advisor.

Glory years (1997–2003)

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In a seven-year period between 1997 and 2003, the club won a number of titles relying on Japanese players instead of foreigners who may leave on a transfer during the middle of the season. Within this period Júbilo won the J.League title three times, finished second three more and won each of the domestic cup competitions once. In 1999, Júbilo were also crowned Champions of Asia after winning the final match against Esteghlal in front of 121,000 spectators at the Azadi Stadium.

In one of the most fruitful periods in J.League history, Júbilo broke several records and created some new ones. Amongst these are the most goals scored in a season (107 in 1998); the fewest goals conceded in a season (26 in 2001); the biggest goal difference (plus 68 goals in 1998); and the largest win (9–1 against Cerezo Osaka in 1998).[3] In 2002, the team won both stages of the championship, a first in J.League history, and the same year the team had a record seven players selected for the J.League Team of the Year. All of these records still stand today.

Between 1997 and 2003, Júbilo were one of the most successful teams in the J. League. Over this seven-year spell Jubilo finished outside the top two of J1 just once, winning the league title on three occasions. This period also saw a number of cup final appearances, including winning the Emperor's Cup, the J. League Cup, and the Asian Champions League once each.

Post-glory years (2003–2015)

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Yamaha Stadium Júbilo Iwata

Since their last cup triumph in the 2003 Emperor's Cup, the squad which took them to such heights began to age. Without similarly skilled replacements coming through the youth team or from outside, Júbilo's power started to fade, and in 2007 the club ended the season in a record worst position of 9th. Perhaps more concerning to Júbilo supporters is their eclipse in recent seasons by bitter local rivals Shimizu S-Pulse who, in ending the season above Júbilo every year since 2006, have become Shizuoka prefecture's premier performing team. In 2008, they finished 16th out of 18 – their lowest position in the 18-club table – but kept their J1 position by defeating Vegalta Sendai in the promotion/relegation playoff.

In 2013 season, it took them until 8th week to make their first win in the league matches, and never move up higher than 16th since they were ranked down to 17th as of the end of 5th week. Then eventually suffered their first relegation to 2014 J.League Division 2 after they were defeated by Sagan Tosu at their 31st week match. Júbilo were promoted back to J1 in 2015 after finishing runners-up.

Yo-yo era (2019–present)

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After an 18th-place finish in 2019, Iwata were relegated to J2 for 2020. The following year, Júbilo won J2 and were promoted for the 2022 J1 League season.

In 2022, Júbilo couldn't find their way into success throughout the season, with forgettable campaigns being made in each competition. In the J.League Cup, the team saw an early elimination at the group stage, finishing third at their group after losing half of their fixtures. In the Emperor's Cup, they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Tokyo Verdy at extra-time, despite looking promising after 5–2 win against Matsumoto Yamaga on the 2nd round.

On 19 October 2022, Júbilo Iwata announced through their media accounts that for both transfers windows of the 2023 season, the club would be unable to make new signings after a ban was imposed by FIFA and the CAS. The ban, however, didn't applied to youth team promotions of Júbilo's academy system, and for players returning from loan transfers. The decision was made based on issues regarding Fabián González's contract with the club, as the player supposedly cancelled a contract signed with an unnamed Thai club without a justifiable reason. According to Júbilo, at the time of his signing (in the pre-season) they were unaware of the previous contract González signed with the Thai club. The situation became public after the Thai club left a complaint highlighting the transfer issue situation to FIFA's Dispute Resolution Chamber in April 2022. González was also imposed a punishment by FIFA, being suspended from any participation in official matches for four months.[4] The transfer ban also led to a provisional contract cancellation of Shu Morooka on 17 November 2022, who had during the season signed a provisional contract for the 2023 season, after graduating from university.[5] Then, on the same day, it was announced he would join Kashima Antlers instead.[6] Later, on 20 December, the club filed an appeal about the CAS decision over the subject, but it was denied on 22 December.[7]

The situation in J1 became much worse for the club, spending the last 16 rounds of the top-flight league without leaving relegation zone, resulted another drop to J2 League for 2023 season, which confirmed on the penultimate round. Nonetheless, just a year later, Iwata eventually made a swift return to J1 for the 2024 season by finishing as runners-up of the second-tier, obtained a 2–1 away win in the final matchweek of the season against Tochigi SC on 12 November 2023 and favoured by results of another matches in the same day.[8][9] On 1 March 2024, Ryo Germain scored 4 goals in a memorable 5–4 league away win against Kawasaki Frontale.

Team image

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Name origin

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The team's name Júbilo means 'joy' in Spanish and Portuguese.

Rivalries

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The fiercest professional rivals of Júbilo Iwata are Shimizu S-Pulse from Shizuoka.[10] The club also have rivalries with both Kashima Antlers and Yokohama Marinos, with whom they traded the Japanese league championship since the late 1980s. During the Japan Soccer League days, they had a more local derby with Honda, across the Tenryu in Hamamatsu, but as Honda has long resisted professionalism, competitive matches between them since 1994 are a rarity. Júbilo also competed with another Shizuoka club, Fujieda MYFC in 2014 Emperor's Cup as well as 2023 J2 League, all won by Iwata side. On J3 League, there are Azul Claro Numazu, although neither clubs have ever faced one another in a competitive match.

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In the manga series Captain Tsubasa, three characters were players of Júbilo Iwata. The midfielders Taro Misaki and Hanji Urabe, and the defender Ryo Ishizaki.

Stadium

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Yamaha Stadium

Júbilo plays their home games at the Yamaha Stadium. The stadium has a seating capacity of 15,165 people. It is one of the few dedicated football stadiums in Japan that are operated and managed by the club. It is said to be the easiest place to watch a game in Japan.

For big fixtures such as the Shizuoka derby with Shimizu S-Pulse and against some of the top teams in J1, Júbilo would play at the much larger Ecopa Stadium in Fukuroi City, a venue built specifically for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals. The stadium surrounded by the rich nature of Mt. Ogasa and full of greenery, is the largest multi-purpose stadium in the prefecture, boasting a fully equipped facility that can accommodate 50,000 people.

Júbilo use both Okubo Ground in Iwata and Iwata Sports Park Yumeria as training grounds.[11]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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Kit evolution

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Home kits 1st
1994 - 1996
1997
1998 - 1999
2000 - 2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 - 2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Away kits 2nd
1994 - 1996
1997
1998 - 1999
2000 - 2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 - 2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 -
2025 -
Third kits
2003
3rd
2005
Friendly match
2013
20 Anniversary
3rd
2016
Midsummer decisive battle
2017
Midsummer challenge
2017
3rd
2018
Limited
2019
Summer Night
Challenge
2020
Limited
2021
Limited
2023
30th Anniversary
2024
3rd
2025
3rd

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 29 April 2026.[12][13][14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Eiji Kawashima (Co-captain)
2 DF  JPN Ikki Kawasaki
3 DF  JPN Riku Morioka
4 DF  JPN Ko Matsubara (vice-captain)
5 DF  JPN Takuro Ezaki
6 MF  JPN Daiki Kaneko
7 MF  JPN Rikiya Uehara (vice-captain)
8 MF  JPN Hirotaka Tameda
9 FW  JPN Ryo Watanabe (vice-captain)
11 FW  BRA Matheus Peixoto
13 GK  JPN Koto Abe
16 MF  BRA Gustavo Silva
18 MF  JPN Shion Inoue
21 GK  JPN Ryuki Miura
22 DF  JPN Katsunori Ueebisu
25 MF  JPN Naoya Koike DSP
26 DF  JPN Shunsuke Nishikubo
27 FW  JPN Ryoga Sato
28 GK  JPN Tsubasa Nishizawa
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 DF  JPN Kota Kuwabara DSP
30 DF  JPN Kosuke Yamazaki (vice-captain)
33 MF  JPN Tokumo Kawai
34 DF  JPN Yua Kai
36 DF  JPN Ryusei Yoshimura
38 DF  JPN Naoki Kawaguchi (on loan from Kashiwa Reysol)
39 MF  JPN Koshiro Sumi (Co-captain)
42 MF  JPN Rea Ishizuka
48 MF  JPN Yuki Aida
50 MF  JPN Hiroto Uemura
51 GK  JPN Keitaro Nakajima
52 DF  BEL Jan Van den Bergh
56 MF  JPN Yuma Okuda Type 2
57 MF  JPN Sakutaro Koeda Type 2
65 MF  JPN Kento Nishioka Type 2
66 DF  JPN Sora Masuda
69 DF  JPN Hinata Nishino Type 2
77 MF  JPN Kensuke Fujiwara

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  JPN Mitsuki Sugimoto (at Giravanz Kitakyushu)
— DF  ISR Hasan Hilu (at Israel Bnei Sakhnin)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  KOR Park Se-gi (at Okinawa SV)

Júbilo Iwata U-18

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As of 29 April 2026 [15]

Below are list of U-18 team players belong to Júbilo Iwata academy that competing in 2026 Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League, the top-flight league for U-18 team of football clubs and senior high school football teams in the country. Only registered players for the competition will be displayed.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Haruto Sakakibara
2 DF  JPN Kokoro Ito
3 DF  JPN Shunsuke Mizuno
4 MF  JPN Yuya Kikuchi
5 DF  JPN Kōma Hiraiwa
6 MF  JPN Tomoki Takeyama
7 MF  JPN Rui Honda
8 MF  JPN Sōga Ōba
9 FW  JPN Koki Hattori
10 MF  JPN Kento Nishioka (captain)
11 MF  JPN Renshin Takaoka
12 MF  JPN Rikuto Masui
13 MF  JPN Otarō Nakaya
14 MF  JPN Sakutaro Koeda
15 DF  JPN Hinata Nishino
17 DF  JPN Nozomu Kagehara
18 FW  JPN Ibuki Nishimura
19 DF  JPN Kōta Yamamoto
20 FW  JPN Takaya Arakawa
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  JPN Mizuki Haji
22 DF  JPN Rinto Matsushima
23 MF  JPN Keishi Morishita
24 MF  JPN Sakunosuke Shirahama
25 FW  JPN Arata Kuromori
26 MF  JPN Kotaro Tomihara
27 DF  JPN Kai Koyama
28 MF  JPN Shinki Sakuma
29 DF  JPN Ryuta Fujii
30 MF  JPN Jinnosuke Fujimoto
31 GK  JPN Takumu Torii
32 FW  JPN Sosuke Nishikawa
33 DF  JPN Tōma Muramatsu
34 FW  JPN Kō Igawa
35 MF  JPN Shinta Agata
36 FW  JPN Yuma Okuda
37 DF  JPN Taishi Okaue
41 GK  JPN Taiga Miyamoto

Management and staff

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For the 2025 season.

PositionName
Sports director Japan Toshiya Fujita
Manager Japan Tadahiro Akiba
Assistant Coach Japan Kiyokazu Kudo
Goalkeeping coach Japan Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Physical coach Japan Kentaro Chuman
Assistant physical coach Japan Ryosuke Inada
Chief analyst Japan Kiyotaka Sakai
Analyst Japan Takashi Harada
Chief trainer Japan Takahiro Abe
Physiotherapist Japan Toyohiro Oshiro
Athletic trainer Japan Yusuke Otsuga
Japan Kazumasa Terui
Chief manager Japan Yuichi Kiyan
Manager Japan Hideki Masaki
Japan Satoru Tanigawa
Interpreter Japan Shio Murray
Japan Antonio Danilo Hideki Uehara
Brazil Gabriel
Japan Norikazu Murakami

Season by season record

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Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
SeasonDiv.TeamsPos.PW (OTW / PKW)DL (OTL / PKL)FAGDPtsAttendance/GJ.League CupEmperor's
Cup		Asia
1994 J1128th4420-245669-13-14,497Final1st round––
1995 146th5228 (- / 0)-23 (- / 1)8877118517,313Not held2nd round
1996 164th3020 (- / 0)-8 (- / 2)5338156213,792Group stage3rd round
1997 171st3220 (3 / 0)-6 (3 / 0)7235356610,448FinalSemi-final
1998 182nd3426 (0 / 0)-7 (1 / 0)10739787812,867WinnerQuarter final
1999 161st3014 (3 / -)19 (3 / -)5242104912,273Quarter finalQuarter-finalCCWinner
2000 4th3017 (2)07 (4)6742255512,534Quarter-finalQuarter finalCCFinal
2001 2nd3018 (8)12 (1)6326377116,650Final4th roundCCFinal
2002 1st3018 (8)137230427116,564Quarter finalQuarter final––
2003 2nd3016955634225717,267Semi-finalWinner
2004 5th30146105444104817,126Group stageFinalCLGroup stage
2005 186th34149115141105117,296Quarter-finalQuarter finalCLGroup stage
2006 5th34177106851175818,002Quarter-finalQuarter final––
2007 9th34154155455-14916,359Group stage5th round
2008 16th34107174048-83715,465Group stage5th round
2009 11th34118155060-104113,523Group stage4th round
2010 11th341111123849-114412,137Winner4th round
2011 8th3413813534584711,796Quarter final3rd round
2012 12th3413714575344613,122Group stage4th round
2013 17th34411194056-162310,895Group stageQuarter final
2014 J2224th42181311675512678,774Not eligible3rd round
2015 2nd42241087243298210,0412nd round
2016 J11813th34812143750-133614,611Group stage3rd round
2017 6th34161085030205816,321Group stageQuarter final
2018 16th341011133548-134115,474Play-off stageQuarter final
2019 18th3487192951-223115,277Play-off stage4th round
2020 † J2226th42161511584711633,214Not eligibleDid not qualify
2021 † 1st4227105754233915,968Quarter final
2022 J11818th34612163257-25309,942Group stageRound of 16
2023 J2222nd42211297444307510,446Group stage3rd round
2024 J12018th38108204768-213813,8172nd round2nd round
2025 J25th3819712595186412,325Playoff round2nd round
2026 10TBD18N/AN/A
2026-27 20TBD38TBDTBD
  • 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
  • OTW / PKW = Overtime wins / Penalty kicks wins 1997 & 1998 seasons - 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002 Overtime wins only
  • OTL / PKL = Overtime losses / Penalty kicks losses 1997 and 1998 seasons - 1999, 2000 & 2001 Overtime losses only
  • Attendance/G = Average league home attendance
  • † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

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Júbilo Iwata honours
HonourNo.Years
Japan Soccer League Division 1/J1 League 4 1987/88, 1997, 1999, 2002
Japan Soccer League Division 2/Japan Football League/J2 League 3 1982, 1992, 2021
Regional Promotion Series 2 1977, 1978
Emperor's Cup 2 1982, 2003
J.League Cup 2 1998, 2010
Japanese Super Cup 3 2000, 2003, 2004
Asian Club Championship 1 1998/99
Asian Super Cup 1 1999
J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship 1 2011

Managerial history

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ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Ryuichi Sugiyama Japan197430 June 1987
Kikuo Konagaya Japan1 July 198731 December 1991
Kazuaki Nagasawa Japan1 January 199231 January 1994
Hans Ooft Netherlands1 February 199431 January 1997
Luiz Felipe Scolari Brazil1 February 199729 May 1997
Takashi Kuwahara Japan29 May 199731 January 1998
Valmir Brazil1 February 199831 December 1998
Takashi Kuwahara Japan1 February 199931 January 2000
Gjoko Hadžievski Macedonia1 February 200031 August 2000
Masakazu Suzuki Japan1 September 200031 January 2003
Masaaki Yanagishita Japan1 February 200331 January 2004
Takashi Kuwahara Japan1 February 200431 August 2004
Masakazu Suzuki Japan1 September 20049 November 2004
Masakuni Yamamoto Japan9 November 200419 June 2006
Adílson Batista Brazil23 June 20061 September 2007
Atsushi Uchiyama Japan1 September 200731 August 2008
Hans Ooft Netherlands2 September 200831 January 2009
Masaaki Yanagishita Japan1 February 200931 January 2011
Hitoshi Morishita Japan1 February 20124 May 2013
Tetsu Nagasawa Japan5 May 201326 May 2013
Takashi Sekizuka Japan27 May 201331 January 2014
Péricles Chamusca Brazil1 February 201424 September 2014
Hiroshi Nanami Japan25 September 201430 June 2019
Hideto Suzuki Japan1 July 201915 August 2019
Minoru Kobayashi Japan15 August 201919 August 2019
Fernando Jubero Spain20 August 20191 October 2020
Masakazu Suzuki Japan2 October 202031 January 2021
Akira Ito Japan1 February 202214 August 2022
Hiroki Shibuya Japan17 August 202231 January 2023
Akinobu Yokouchi Japan1 February 202318 December 2024
John Hutchinson Malta19 December 202428 September 2025
Takayoshi Amma Japan29 September 202522 December 2025
Ryo Shigaki Japan22 December 2025[16]22 April 2026[17]
Fumitake Miura Japan22 April 2026[18]15 June 2026[19]
Tadahiro Akiba Japan15 June 2026[20]Present

Players who played in the FIFA World Cup

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The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup, while playing for Júbilo Iwata:

Award winners

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The following players have won the awards while at Júbilo Iwata:

Club captains

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Former players

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Players with senior international caps:

JFA
AFC/ CAF/ OFC
UEFA
CONMEBOL

References

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  1. ↑ "Club guide: Júbilo Iwata". J.League. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Brazilian Players: A Long Association with Japanese Soccer". nippon.com. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "J.League Date Site". J.League Official Site. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. ↑ ファビアン ゴンザレス選手に関する国際サッカー連盟(FIFA)決定およびスポーツ仲裁裁判所(CAS)への上訴のお知らせ. www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp (in Japanese). Júbilo Iwata. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. ↑ 師岡 柊生選手 来季加入仮契約解除のお知らせ. www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp (in Japanese). Júbilo Iwata. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  6. ↑ 師岡選手の2023年加入内定について. www.antlers.co.jp (in Japanese). Kashima Antlers. 17 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. ↑ ファビアン ゴンザレス選手に関するスポーツ仲裁裁判所(CAS)による仲裁判断のお知らせ. www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp (in Japanese). Júbilo Iwata. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Júbilo Iwata win on final day to earn promotion to J1". www.jleague.co. J.League. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE · MATCHWEEK 42 - Tochigi SC vs Júbilo Iwata". jleague.co. J.League. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "DERBY DAY DRAMAS IN THE J.LEAGUE". oneworldsports.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  11. ↑ ヤマハ大久保グラウンド [Yamaha Okubo Ground] (in Japanese). Júbilo Iwata. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "トップチーム｜ジュビロ磐田". ジュビロ磐田公式サイト | JUBILO IWATA OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "明治安田Ｊ２・Ｊ３百年構想リーグ キャプテン・副キャプテン決定のお知らせ". ジュビロ磐田公式サイト | JUBILO IWATA OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "ジュビロ磐田U-18所属 4選手 Ｊリーグ選手登録（第2種）のお知らせ". ジュビロ磐田公式サイト | JUBILO IWATA OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "アカデミー プロフィール". jubilo-iwata.co.jp (in Japanese). Júbilo Iwata. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "志垣 良コーチ トップチーム監督就任のお知らせ｜ジュビロ磐田". www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  17. ↑ "志垣 良監督 契約解除のお知らせ｜ジュビロ磐田". www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "三浦 文丈監督 就任のお知らせ｜ジュビロ磐田". www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "三浦 文丈監督 契約解除のお知らせ｜ジュビロ磐田". www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "秋葉 忠宏監督 就任のお知らせ｜ジュビロ磐田". www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
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