Nakano Esperanza


Nakano Esperanza is a football club based in Nakano, which is located in Nagano Prefecture in Japan. As of 2022, it plays in the Nagano Prefectural League 1st Division.
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History

Nakano Football Club was founded in 1971: this name lasted for 29 years, before changing it again to Nagano Esperanza FC in 2001. The current denomination - Football Club Nakano Esperanza - came only in 2007, with the Spanish "Esperanza" standing for "hope" in English. The club's first logo also features Common kestrel, a type of bird that can be easily seen on Nagano Prefecture. They reached the second division of Hokushinetsu Football League in 2015, and got relegated on 2018,
back to the first division of the Nakano Prefectural League. The club still hope to be in professional football on a long-term program.
On 16 August 2022, the club's 51st anniversary. Nakano Esperanza unveiled its new logo. The crest was produced and designed by Millions Co. Ltd. The rose represents the flower of Nakano City. Red-coloured, it's designed to match the club's color. The designers' intention was to make the logo simple and timeless, under the era of modern and simple logos commonly replacing older, and more detailed ones.

League record

SeasonLeaguePos.PWDLPts
2008Nagano Prefectural
League 		4th942314
2009Nagano Prefectural
League 		3rd953118
2010Nagano Prefectural
League 		3rd970221
2011Nagano Prefectural
League 		2nd962120
2012Nagano Prefectural
League 		6th93069
2013Nagano Prefectural
League 		1st990027
2014Nagano Prefectural
League 		1st1090127
2015Hokushinetsu Football
League (Div. 2)		4th1444616
2016Hokushinetsu Football
League (Div. 2)		3rd1481525
2017Hokushinetsu Football
League (Div. 2)		4th1471622
2018Hokushinetsu Football
League (Div. 2)		7th1432911
2019Nagano Prefectural
League 		2nd1052317
2020Nagano Prefectural
League 		2nd540112
2021Nagano Prefectural
League 		5th73049
2022Nagano Prefectural
League 		2nd750215