Honda Lock SC
Honda Lock SC (ホンダロックSC, Honda Rokku Esu Shī) are a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Miyazaki, the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League. Their team colour is red.
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| Full name | Honda Lock Soccer Club | ||
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| Founded | 1964 | ||
| Ground | Miyazaki Ikime no Mori Ivy Stadium Miyazaki | ||
| Capacity | 11,000 | ||
| Owner | Honda Lock Manufacturing Co., an affiliate company of Honda Motor | ||
| Manager | Ittetsu Idogawa | ||
| League | Japan Football League | ||
| 2019 | 6th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club was founded in 1964 by the factory workers of Honda Lock Manufacturing Co., an affiliate company of Honda Motor. They were promoted to the Kyushu Regional League in 1997 and acquired official backing from the company in 1999. They won the Kyushu Regional League in 2004 and were accepted by the Japan Football League following the Regional League promotion series.
They spent two years in the JFL but were relegated to the Kyūshū Regional League for the 2007 season after they lost to F.C. Gifu in the promotion/relegation play-offs.
Honda Lock returned to the JFL in 2009 after placing third in the 2008 Regional League promotion series.
League & cup record
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| Season | Division | Tier | Teams | Position | GP | W(PK) | D | L(PK) | GD | Pts | |
| 2005 | JFL | 3 | 16 | 15th | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | -41 | 15 | 4th Round |
| 2006 | 18 | 18th  | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | -47 | 22 | |||
| 2007 | Kyushu Soccer League | 4 | 11 | 2nd | 20 | 17 | - | 2(1) | 57 | 52 | 3rd Round |
| 2008 | 10 | 3rd  | 18 | 14(2) | - | 2 | 48 | 46 | 1st Round | ||
| 2009 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | -4 | 40 | 3rd Round |
| 2010 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | -3 | 42 | 2nd Round | ||
| 2011 | 18 | 8th | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 2nd Round | ||
| 2012 | 17 | 16th | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -28 | 28 | |||
| 2013 | 18 | 18th | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -21 | 29 | |||
| 2014 | 4 | 14 | 10th | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -21 | 27 | 2nd Round | |
| 2015 | 16 | 9th | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 40 | |||
| 2016 | 16 | 3rd | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 1st Round | ||
| 2017 | 16 | 8th | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 34 | |||
| 2018 | 16 | 14th | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | -23 | 29 | |||
| 2019 | 16 | 6th | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 2nd Round | ||
| 2020 | 16 | 12th | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 19 | |||
Current squad
As of May 15th, 2020.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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