Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 04/27 05:55 | 12 | ФК Ехиме vs Вентфорет Кофу | - | View | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 05/03 05:00 | 13 | Вентфорет Кофу vs Ойта | - | View | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 05/06 05:00 | 14 | Блаублиц Акита vs Вентфорет Кофу | - | View | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 05/12 07:00 | 15 | Вентфорет Кофу vs ДЖЕФ Юн Чиба | - | View | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 05/19 05:00 | 16 | Фагиано Окаяма vs Вентфорет Кофу | - | View | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 05/25 07:00 | 17 | Вентфорет Кофу vs Йокохама ФК | - | View |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 04/20 05:00 | 11 | [7] Вентфорет Кофу v Теспа Гунма [19] | W | 4-1 | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 04/14 05:00 | 10 | Роасо Кумамото v Вентфорет Кофу | D | 3-3 | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 04/07 05:00 | 9 | [5] Вентфорет Кофу v Шимицу С-Пулс [2] | L | 0-1 | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 04/03 10:00 | 8 | [14] Кагошима Юнайтед v Вентфорет Кофу [6] | W | 0-1 | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 03/30 04:00 | 7 | [4] Вентфорет Кофу v Ренофа Ямагучи [9] | L | 0-2 | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 03/24 05:00 | 6 | [4] В-Варен Нагазаки v Вентфорет Кофу [3] | D | 1-1 | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 03/20 05:00 | 5 | [2] Вентфорет Кофу v Иваки СК [5] | D | 1-1 | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 03/16 05:00 | 4 | [5] Монтедио Ямагата v Вентфорет Кофу [4] | W | 0-1 | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 03/09 05:00 | 3 | [1] Вентфорет Кофу v Тошиги СК [20] | L | 1-2 | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 03/02 05:00 | 2 | [5] Мито Холихок v Вентфорет Кофу [1] | W | 1-2 | |
Япония - Джей Лига 2 | 02/25 05:00 | 1 | [6] Токушима Вортис v Вентфорет Кофу [6] | W | 1-5 | |
Шампионска Лига на Азия | 02/21 09:00 | 4 | [1] Вентфорет Кофу v Улсан Хюндай [2] | L | 1-2 |
Total | Домакин | Гост | |
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Matches played | 53 | 25 | 28 |
Wins | 21 | 10 | 11 |
Draws | 14 | 6 | 8 |
Losses | 18 | 9 | 9 |
Goals for | 79 | 41 | 38 |
Goals against | 68 | 32 | 36 |
Clean sheets | 14 | 5 | 9 |
Failed to score | 14 | 7 | 7 |
Ventforet Kofu (ヴァンフォーレ甲府, Vanfōre Kōfu) is a Japanese professional football club from Kōfu in Yamanashi Prefecture. The team currently competes in the J2 League, Japanese second tier of professional football, hosting their home matches in the JIT Recycle Ink Stadium, located in Kōfu.
The club was founded in 1965 when the old boys' club of Kofu Dai-ichi High School, the Kakujo Club, started to recruit graduates of other high schools with the intention of promotion to the Japan Soccer League.
The club joined the newly formed JSL Division 2 in 1972. They stayed there until the conclusion of the league in 1992 when it became a founding member of the former Japan Football League.
Kofu Club was formed by volunteers, unlike other mainstream football clubs at that time in Japan, whose players were mostly the employees of their sponsoring companies.
The club was renamed Ventforet Kofu in 1995 and joined J.League Division 2 in 1999 when it was formed. The club survived a difficult period between 1999 and 2001, when it suffered from financial troubles as well as miserable results on the pitch, including a streak of twenty-five consecutive losses. Ventforet finished bottom for three seasons in succession and was dubbed as "Excess baggage of J2".
Ventforet improved in 2002, and in 2005 finished third, gaining promotion to the Japanese first division by winning the promotion/relegation play-offs against Kashiwa Reysol. However, the team was relegated with a week remaining in the 2007 season.
At the end of 2010 season, the team was promoted a second time. Despite having striker Mike Havenaar contend for the Top Scorer award in division one the following year, the club was relegated again at the end of 2011. However, it returned after only one year's absence as champions of division two, Ventforet's first championship in its thirty-six-year history. Ventforet remained in J.League 1 until 2017, consistently staying as a top tier J.League 2 team after relegation
Ventforet participated in the 2022 Emperor's Cup, earning a direct second round entry alongside all J1 and J2 League teams. Following a 5–1 win over Okayama-based International Pacific University, they then only faced J1 League opponents the rest of the tournament. They would beat Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo and Sagan Tosu away from home by 2–1 and 3–1 respectively to advance to the quarter finals, in a stage which they had been on 4 times without ever getting past it. In another match away from home, now against Avispa Fukuoka, the game would be tied up 1–1 and head into extra time, with Yoshiki Torikai scoring in the 97th minute to bring Kofu to their first Emperor's Cup Semi-final, where they would beat Kashima Antlers thanks to Jumma Miyazaki's goal in the 37th minute to reach their first Emperor's Cup Final.
In the final, Kofu were up against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, a J1 team who hadn't won an Emperor's Cup since 1969 (including amateur era). Kazushi Mitsuhira scored in the 26th minute to give Kofu the lead, before Sanfrecce midfielder Takumu Kawamura tied the match in the 84th minute. After a scoreless extra time, the final was decided in a penalty shootout. After Sanfrecce missed their fourth penalty, 42-year-old Hideomi Yamamoto scored Kofu's fifth and final penalty to win the Emperor's Cup champions for the first time. Their win marked the first time that a J2 League team had won the Emperor's Cup since FC Tokyo in 2011, the fourth J2 champion overall, and the first occasion in which the winner was not the second division champions. Thus, they will play the AFC Champions League while playing in their domestic second-tier league.
On 20 September 2023, Ventforet played their first AFC Champions League official match against Australian side Melbourne City for the competition's group stage. Playing away at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium with few of their usual starting players, the match ended in a 0–0 draw, earning them their first point and clean sheet in this competition. On 4 October 2023, Ventforet picked up their first Champions League win against Thai champions Buriram United. Motoki Hasegawa scored in stoppage time as Ventforet won 1–0 at home, On 12 December 2023, Ventforet clinched their spots in the round of 16 after a 2–3 away win against Buriram United. This marks the first time a team qualified for the knockout phase of the AFC Champions League though not playing in their nation's top division.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VEN | MCY | ZHP | BUR | |
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1 | Ventforet Kofu | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Melbourne City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||
3 | Zhejiang | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | ||
4 | Buriram United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | — |