Founded in 2006, the club was a separated entity from Grulla Morioka (still in the Iwate Prefecture, but in Morioka).[1] Shinichi Muto was fundamental to start club's history with the proper amount of experience and he was hired as player-manager for 2006 and 2007. The creation of another club in the Prefecture - Unsommet Iwate Hachimantai - didn't stop FC Ganju Iwate from climbing Japanese football's pyramid: they won several promotion in Iwate Prefectural Football, even going unbeaten for whole four seasons.
Unfortunately, then bigger clubs - like Grulla, ReinMeer Aomori FC and Vanraure Hachinohe - risked to block their growth. After these clubs went up to Japan Football League, FC Ganju Iwate won the Tohoku Soccer League in 2014 and 2015. Still, the club wasn't able to reach JFL because they didn't perform in 2014 and 2015 Japanese Regional Football League Competition, being eliminated in the group stage. They featured just once in Emperor's Cup, losing against Saitama SC in the first round of 2007 edition.
As for 2017 season, their aim remains to reach Japan Football League.
Season |
League |
Tier |
Pos. |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts
|
2007
|
Iwate Prefecture (Div. 4)
|
9 |
1st |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
130 |
0 |
130 |
30
|
2008
|
Iwate Prefecture (Div. 3)
|
8 |
1st |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
1 |
99 |
30
|
2009
|
Iwate Prefecture (Div. 2)
|
7 |
1st |
10 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
96 |
3 |
93 |
28
|
2010
|
Iwate Prefecture (Div. 1)
|
6 |
1st |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
68 |
2 |
66 |
30
|
2011
|
Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 2)
|
5 |
2nd |
10 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
51 |
5 |
46 |
27
|
2012
|
Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 2, North)
|
1st |
14 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
88 |
13 |
75 |
39
|
2013
|
Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 1)
|
5 |
3rd |
18 |
13 |
1 |
4 |
67 |
17 |
50 |
40
|
2014
|
1st |
18 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
129 |
5 |
124 |
50
|
2015
|
1st |
18 |
15 |
2 |
1 |
107 |
11 |
96 |
47
|
2016
|
3rd |
18 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
48 |
31 |
17 |
32
|
2017
|
8th |
18 |
5 |
0 |
13 |
31 |
58 |
-27 |
15
|
2018
|
2nd |
18 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
71 |
29 |
42 |
36
|
2019
|
6th |
18 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
42 |
56 |
-14 |
21
|
2020
|
4th |
9 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
16 |
17 |
-1 |
13
|
2021
|
3rd |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
13
|
2022
|
7th |
16 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
32 |
17 |
15 |
27
|
2023
|
7th |
18 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
26 |
34 |
-8 |
24
|
2024
|
5th |
18 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
40 |
39 |
1 |
25
|
2025
|
TBD |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; Pts = Points gained
- As of 30 April 2024.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.