The Omiya Ardija Chronicle
Squad3 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Thomas Glover
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Yokohama F. Marinos tell Omiya Ardija: Riku Yamane is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Ryuya Nishio signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ryuya Nishio commits to Omiya Ardija for another 4 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Omiya Ardija
Rikiya Motegi was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Ryuya Nishio shuts the door
Defensive actions: 19, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Hijiri Kato reaches 100 appearances
100 games in the shirt. Nobody sets out to build a record like that; it happens to a certain kind of player at a certain kind of club, and this town knows what it has.
Market3 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Omiya Ardija and Masato Kojima
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Omiya Ardija try to borrow Gabriel Bontempo
Santos have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Omiya Ardija try to borrow Tiago Caballero
Olimpia have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Toshiki Ishikawa
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Player ratings Gabriel was immovable