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JUBILO IWATA

Daiju Sasaki scores Kobe's second goal in the second half of their J. League opener on Saturday in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 24, 2024
Title holders Kobe down Iwata to make winning start to J1 season
Koya Yuruki and Daiju Sasaki struck early in each half to pace the defending champions.
Yasuhito Endo celebrates his goal with teammate Gotoku Sakai during an Asian Cup group match against Palestine in 2015.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 21, 2024
Unorthodox Japan icon Yasuhito Endo signs off in typical fashion
Endo spent his entire career in Japan, amassing 672 J1 appearances with Kyoto Sanga, Gamba Osaka and Iwata.
Japan's Yasuhito Endo celebrates after scoring a goal from a free kick during a 2010 World Cup Group E soccer match against Denmark in Rustenburg, South Africa, in June 2010.
SOCCER
Jan 9, 2024
Longest-serving Japan international Yasuhito Endo retires
43-year-old Endo turned pro in 1998 straight out of high school with the now-disbanded Yokohama Flugels.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 27, 2021
Veteran Yasuhito Endo leaves Gamba to join Jubilo
By joining Iwata on a full transfer, Endo is leaving the J1 club he played for since 2001.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 28, 2021
Kyoto clinches promotion after 11 seasons in second division
Kyoto, which joined the J. League in 1996, rediscovered its winning ways under first-year manager Cho Kwi-jae, who led Shonan Bellmare to promotion three times between 2012 and 2017.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 14, 2021
Jubilo Iwata clinches J1 promotion with win over Mito
The three-time J1 champion's fourth consecutive win moved them to 86 points, ensuring they will finish no worse than second and return to the first division after a three-year absence.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 5, 2020
Veteran Yasuhito Endo joins J2 Jubilo on loan from Gamba
Gamba Osaka's veteran midfielder Yasuhito Endo will join Jubilo Iwata in the J-League second division on loan through January 2021, the two clubs said Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 2, 2020
Gamba Osaka veteran Yasuhito Endo to join J2's Jubilo on loan
Gamba Osaka veteran midfielder Yasuhito Endo is set to join Jubilo Iwata in the J. League second division on loan until the end of the season, an official of the top-flight Japanese club said Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 14, 2019
Two first-half goals propel Frontale past Jubilo
Two teams winless in their last six games stepped onto the Todoroki Stadium pitch needing a win for very different reasons.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 18, 2019
Last-minute penalty earns 10-man Jubilo a 1-1 draw with Gamba Osaka
Masato Nakayama scored in the final seconds from the penalty spot, earning 10-man Jubilo a 1-1 draw at Gamba Osaka in the J. League first division on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 1, 2019
Hideto Suzuki replaces Hiroshi Nanami at Jubilo Iwata
Jubilo Iwata on Monday named head coach Hideto Suzuki as the new manager of the struggling J. League first-division club, replacing Hiroshi Nanami, who announced his resignation the previous day.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 8, 2018
Jubilo top Verdy in J1 playoff
The J. League's 26th season drew to a close on Saturday with a showdown between two storied clubs that would seem familiar — yet in other ways somewhat alien — to those who watched from the terraces and in front of TV sets in the 1990s.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 2, 2018
Legendary Samurai Blue goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi plays final game
Former Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi brought down the curtain on his professional career Sunday in the final game of the season for third-division SC Sagamihara.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 1, 2018
Jubilo face relegation playoff after loss to Frontale on own goal in 94th minute
Jubilo Iwata will face a playoff to remain in the first division after a 94th-minute own goal by captain Kentaro Oi gave Kawasaki Frontale a 2-1 victory and sent the visitors plummeting to the bottom three in the J. League final round on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 30, 2018
Kengo Kawamata scores lone goal as Jubilo top Bellmare to end seven-game winless streak
Kengo Kawamata struck ahead of halftime as Jubilo Iwata broke a seven-game winless streak to beat Shonan Bellmare 1-0 on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 21, 2018
Jubilo escapes Nagasaki with a point to climb out of drop zone
Jubilo Iwata escaped the relegation zone with a scoreless draw at last-place V-Varen Nagasaki in the J. League first division's lone game on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 27, 2018
Antlers, Jubilo reach Emperor's Cup quarterfinals
Kashima Antlers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Emperor's Cup with a 2-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Wednesday night thanks to extra-time goals from Leo Silva and Kento Misao.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 14, 2018
Osmar scores late equalizer as Cerezo earn draw with Jubilo
Despite dominating possession and completing twice as many passes as their opponents, Cerezo Osaka needed a late equalizer from Spanish defender Osmar to salvage a 1-1 draw against Jubilo Iwata on Friday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 24, 2018
Jubilo Iwata earn draw with Kashima Antlers on late Yoshito Okubo goal
An injury-time Yoshito Okubo penalty allowed Jubilo Iwata to salvage a late 1-1 draw away to Kashima Antlers in the J. League on Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 28, 2018
Fernando Torres scoreless in home debut for Sagan Tosu
Sagan Tosu and Jubilo Iwata battled their way to a 0-0 stalemate Saturday as marquee signing Fernando Torres made his first J. League start for the home side.

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