Giravanz Kitakyushu
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| Full name | Giravanz Kitakyushu |
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| Nickname(s) | Giravanz, Kita-Q |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Ground | Honjō Stadium, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Capacity | 10,202 |
| Chairman |
 Hidemi Hayashi |
| Manager |
Takeo Harada (2017– ) |
| League | J3 League |
| 2016 | 22nd (relegated from J2) |
| Website | Club home page |
Giravanz Kitakyushu (ギラヴァンツ北九州 Giravantsu Kitakyūshū?) is a Japanese football club based in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. The club's name was changed from New Wave Kitakyushu (ニューウェーブ北九州 Nyū Wēbu Kitakyūshū?) as of 1 December 2009. They played in the Japan Football League from 2008–2009, and were promoted to J. League Division 2 (J2) for the 2010 season, then have played in J2 until 2016 season, in which season they have suffered relegation to 2017 J3 League as being ranked 22nd.
The club was formed in 1947 as part of Mitsubishi Chemical's Kurosaki factory. Most of its career was spent in the regional and prefectural leagues, as Kitakyushu was represented in the Japan Soccer League by Yawata Steel F.C. Yawata was a founding member of the JSL in 1965, and finished as runner up in its first two seasons in that league. Yawata was renamed New Nippon Steel F.C. in 1970, when Yawata Steel merged with Fuji Steel to form (New) Nippon Steel. It ultimately was relegated to the Second Division in 1982, then relegated from the Second Division to Kyushu regional league after 1990–91 season, and has never returned.
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