2021 Season Review:The club showed the hope for the next season

In 2021, Okayama finished in the 11th position with 59 points out of 22 club. The club constantly stayed around the mid-table and were not able to compete for the promotion.


During the first half of the season, the club struggled to obtain points, however, the red-uniformed men barely stayed in the mid table throughout the season since their defenders made a strong showing with only 36 goals conceded, which is the second best in the league.


During the summer, the club signed with some attacking talents such as Ishige and Mitchell Duke. They made a great contribution to enhace the club's offensive strength. The former scored six goals and the latter scored three respectively. The club's performance during the second half of the season gives the hope for the upcoming season.


It has been already announced that the club would not extend the contracts with veteran players such as Shiina, Tanaka. Therefore, the club are expected to sign with some young talents to enhance their strength.