He joined the club on a loan from the division 1 club, Albirex Niigata in 2012. He came to Okayama to gain playing experiences. At that time, he had no remarkable actual achievement in his career, therefore, he was expected to improve his strength.
He played only for the year of 2012, but this young forward fitted happily into the club and reinforced their attacking dramatically.
During the season, he had an established presence as an ace attacker. In the season, he appeared in 38 games and netted 18 goals. He was No.1 Japanese top scorer in the league. He made a great contribution to lead the club into eighth place of the league, that was the best performance in the club's history. Sadly, after the season, he returned to Niigata, and made a big breakthrough in the division 1. In 2015, he played for the national team.He now plays for Jubilo Iwata.
After the end of the regular season, a former International, Kaji unveiled his retirement. He played for three years in Okayama and made a great contribution to the club. He would be missed by the
supporters.
The club made an agreement with Kaito ABE from Higashi Fukuoka high school. He is 182cm tall defender and expected to enhance the club's defensive strength.
A midfielder, Kentaro MATSUMOTO joined the club from Saga university. He is expected to play as a chance maker.
Okayama acquired a young attacker, Duke Carlos from Kawasaki Frontale U18. He is expected to improve the team's offensive strength.
A young forward, Takeda comes to the club from Tokai Gakuen University. He is also expected to enhance the team's attacking.
This season, Tottori were not able to get out of their slump. The team continued to perform poorly, hovering near the bottom along the term. In the end, the club fell into the bottom of the league.
During the season, the club's attackers revealed the lack of ability to score goals. Their total score of the season is 31, which is the worst in the campaign so that the team made only four victories out of 32 games in 2017.
Next year, the club try to be powerful enough to aim for the promotion to the upper league. It has been already announced that a veteran Brazilian forward, Fernandinho would be back in the club in a new season.
After the end of the regular season, Fagiano have started reorganizing the club. As of now, the club already announced that some of the players leave Okayama.
An experienced defender, Takeda is one of them. He is the longest-serving player for the club. He has played for the team for ten years. He is only one who played in Japan football league. when the club belonged to the league.
Another defender, Kukita also leave the club. He came to Okayama in 2011 from Tokyo university. This season, he has appeared at 27 matches with two goals.
An experienced defender, Kondo is not going to play for Okayama next year. He joined the team from the division 1 club, Urawa Reds in 2010. This team, he plays on a loan for Kataller Toyama in the division 3.
An attacker, Tanaka leaves Okayama too. In 2012, he made a deal with the club, coming from Keio university. Unfortunately, he didn't have lots of chances to appear as a first-choice.
This time, let's review the table I predicted before this season.
Prediction Result
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1. Nagoya Grampus (Shonan Bellmare)
2. Matsumoto Yamaga FC (V･Varen Nagasaki)
3. Shonan Bellmare - Promotion (Nagoya Grampus)
Promotion
4. Fagiano Okayama (Avispa Fukuoka)
5. Kyoto Sanga FC (Tokyo Verdy)
6. JEF United Chiba > accurate
7. Avispa Fukuoka (Tokushima Vortis)
8. Yokohama FC (Matsumoto Yamaga FC)
9. Montedio Yamagata (Oita Trinita)
10. Ehime FC (Yokohama FC)
11. Tokushima Vortis (Montedio Yamagata)
12. FC Machida Zelvia (Kyoto Sanga FC)
13. Oita Trinita (Fagiano Okayama)
14. Roasso Kumamoto (Mito Hollyhock)
15. Tokyo Verdy (Ehime FC)
16. Mito Hollyhock (FC Machida Zelvia)
17. V･Varen Nagasaki (Zweigen Kanazawa)
18. Renofa Yamaguchi FC (FC Gifu)
19. Kamatamare Sanuki > Accurate
20. Thespakusatsu Gunma (Renofa Yamaguchi FC)
21. FC Gifu - No demotion (Roasso Kumamoto)
22. Zweigen Kanazawa (Thespakusatsu Gunma)
I got two accurate predictions as well as the last year.
Yamaguchi struggled in a slump this year, ending up in the 20th place with 38 points. During the season, the club were mostly in the relegation zone. The head coach, Ueno left Yamaguchi because of the slump and an Argentine manager, CARLOS MAYOR joined the club.
Before this season, most main forces left the club, so that their first-chice players were quite different from the last year. In terms of their team work, they revealed the lack of ability to win.
This year, an ace striker, Kishida, the top scorer in 2015 J3 division league made a strong showing. He has scored seven goals this season. He is expected to play for the oranged-uniformed men as a goal scoring machine.
Finally 2017 season ended. Fagiano Okayama finished at the 13rd position with 55 points out of 22 clubs. The club failed to advance to the playoffs, which was disappointed.
Before this season, some main forces such as a captain, Iwamasa, a goal keeper, Nakabayashi, a young playmaker, Yajima and an ace attacker, Oshitani left the club. Therefore, it was very difficult to
maintain the team's strength.
During the season, several main forces got injured and missed some matches. A veteran attacker, Akamine established a presence in an attacking area but he got injured twice so that he only appeared at 22 matches.
New comers such as a young attacker, Ishige and an experienced playmaker, Otake were not able to appear constantly as a first-choice. While, a goal keeper, Ichimori showed well-performance all the season.
This term, the club struggled to defeat some powerful clubs like former the division 1 clubs. In order to secure the ticket to the division 1 league in 2018, the club must be reinforced more. Okayama are expected to make an agreement with new talented players.
