Avispa Fukuoka (アビスパ福岡, Abisupa Fukuoka) is a Japanese professional football club, currently play in the J1 League. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. “Avispa” means “wasp” in Spanish. They were originally called Fujieda Blux and based in Fujieda, Shizuoka before moving to Fukuoka in 1994. After becoming the champions of 1995 Japan Football League as Fukuoka Blux, and being admitted to the J. League since 1996 season, Avispa Fukuoka has the longest history as a J. League club being uncrowned in any nationwide competitions such as J. League Division 1, Division 2, J. League Cup, or Emperor’s Cup.
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| Full name | Avispa Fukuoka |
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| Nickname(s) | Avi, Hachi (Hornet, in Japanese), Meishu |
| Founded | 1982 (moved to Fukuoka in 1995) |
| Ground | Best Denki Stadium Hakata-ku, Fukuoka |
| Capacity | 22,563 |
| Manager | Shigetoshi Hasebe |
| League | J1 League |
| 2020 | J2 League, 2nd  (promoted) |
| Website | Club website |
Honours
- Japan Football League/J2 League (second tier)
- Champions: 1995
- Runners-up: 2005
- Japan Football League Division 2 (third tier)
- Champions: 1992
- Shakaijin Cup:
- Champions: 1989, 1990
Team Roster
| 2021 Team Roster (Updated 28-02-2021( |
| Manager : Shigetoshi Hasebe |
| Takumi Yamanoi (Goalkeeper) |
| Rikihiro Sugiyama (Goalkeeper) |
| Masaaki Murakami (Goalkeeper) |
| Takumi Nagaishi (Goalkeeper) |
| Masato Yuzawa |
| Carlos Gutierrez |
| Emil Salomonsson |
| Daiki Miya |
| Takaaki Shichi |
| Kennedy Egbus Mikuni |
| Naokş Wako |
| Kaito Kuwahara |
| Douglas Groli |
| Tatsuki Nara |
| Kimiya Moriyama |
| Hiroyuki Mae |
| Takuya Shigehiro |
| Taro Sugimoto |
| Caue |
| Sotan Tanabe |
| Yuji Kitajima |
| Masakazu Yoshioka |
| Takeshi Kanamori |
| Juanma Delgado |
| Hisashi Jgo |
| Yuya Yamagishi |
| Daisuke Ishizu |
| Daiki Watari |
| Bruno Mendes |