The Kofu Soccer Club was founded in 1965 when Kofu Daiichi High School OB based
Soccer club called Kakujo Club started to recruit graduates of other high schools with the intension of moving on to Japan Soccer League (JSL). The club is also the original member of newly formed JSL Division 2 in 1972. Even though the club had financial and staffing difficulties, they performed well in national scale.
In 1995, name of the club had changed to “VENTFORET KOFU”.(VFK)
In 1997, Ventforet Yamanashi Sports Club Inc. was established.
In 1998, the last year of Japan football league(JFL), VFK achieved their best ever performance by placing 4th.
In 1999, VFK joined newly creates J-League Division 2.
In 2000, VFK faced a crisis of continuation with worst season ever. (19 game losing streak which is a record for the J-league.)
Meanwhile, VFK received lots of support even from beyond the border of Yamanashi prefecture and rebuilding of the company began in 2001.
VFK was able to continue, and by the end of 2002, financial problem was solved.
In 2005, VFK finished 3rd. in J-league division 2(J2), and moved on to division 1(J1) for the first time. They managed to play in J1 for 2 years before being relegated.
For the next 2 seasons, VFK played in J2 and finally came back to J1 in 2010.
But VFK ended up with 16th places, and straight back to J2 in one year.
In 2012, with strong will of promotion pack to J1, VFK established a new record of the longest not losing streak (24 consecutive games), result the 1st place in J2.
In 2013 and 2014, VFK had pressure of continuously staying in J1. With head coach
Mr. Jofuku, VFK remained in J1.
In 2015, with new head coach Mr. Higuchi, VFK could not win for many games, so VFK decided to change head coach in the middle of the season. (Second time in the team history)
With new head coach also general manager Mr. Sakuma, VFK started to win, and kept to stay in J1 for 3 consecutive years.
In 2016, Mr. Sakuma continued to stay as a head coach. Even though, many players had suffer from injuries and loss of ace striker, VFK maintained in J1 for 4 consecutive seasons.
In 2017, under the guidance of coach Tatsuma Yoshida, VFK played its 8th cumulative year in J1. Despite scoring one point more than during the previous year, the demotion to J2 was decided with the final game. It has been six years since VFK has been on J2. Coach Yoshida will start his second year in 2018, aiming to bring VFK back to J1 by the end of the season.

1965	Kofu Club was founded when the Kofu-based Dai-ichi High School soccer club called Kakujo Club started to recruit graduates of other high schools
1967	Enter the Kanto Soccer League as Kofu Soccer Club All Japan Senior Football Championship, 4th place
1968	All Japan Senior Football Championship, 3rd place
1969	All Japan Senior Football Championship, 1st place (against Urawa Club) JSL Promotion/Demotion Series against Nittsu, First Round 0-2, Second Round 0-1
1970	All Japan Senior Football Championship, 2nd place JSL Promotion/Demotion Series against NKK Soccer Club, First Round 0-4 Second Round 0-3
1972	Enter JSL Division 2 JSL Division 2, 3rd place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 2nd round
1973	JSL Division 2, 2nd place JSL Promotion/Demotion Series against NKK Soccer Club, First Round 1-2, Second Round 2-2
1974	JSL Division 2, 5th place
1975	JSL Division 2, 7th place
1976	JSL Division 2, 8th place
1977	JSL Division 2, 5th place
1978	JSL Division 2, 3rd place
1979	JSL Division 2, 8th place
1980	JSL Division 2, 9th place J. League Promotion/Demotion Series against Furukawa-Chiba, First Round 1-2, Second Round 4-1
1981	JSL Division 2, 9th place J. League Promotion/Demotion Series against Denden-Kinki, First Round 1-0, Second Round 1-0
1982	JSL Division 2, 8th place
1983	JSL Division 2, 8th place
1984	JSL Division 2, 10th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 1st round
1985	JSL Division 2, 4th place
1986	SL Division 2, 7th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 1st round
1987	JSL Division 2, 13th place
1988	JSL Division 2, 9th place
1989	JSL Division 2, 12th place
1990	JSL Division 2, 12th place
1991	JSL Division 2, 13th place
1992	JFL Division 2, 7th place
1993	JFL Division 2, 9th place JFL Promotion/Demotion Series against Denso, 2-1
1994	JFL, 14th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 2nd round
1995	change club name to Ventforet Kofu JFL, 9th place
1996	JFL, 11th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 2nd round
1997	JFL, 6th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 3rd round February 7th: creation of Ventforet Yamanashi Sports Club Inc.
1998	JFL, 4th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 4th round
1999	J.League Division 2 (J2), 10th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 2nd round
2000	J2, 11th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 4th round
2001	J2, 12th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 3rd round
2002	J2, 7th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 3rd round
2003	J2, 5th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 4th round
2004	J2, 7th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 4th round (the 3rd round is the first round)
2005	J2, 3rd place J. League Promotion/Demotion Series against Kashiwa Reysol, First Round 2-1, Second Round 6-2 Promotion to J.League Division 1 (J1) Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 4th round (the 3rd round is the first round)
2006	J1, 15th place Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, defeated in pool play Emperor’s Cup, defeated in quarter finals (the 4th round is the first round)
2007	J1, 17th place Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, defeated in final tournament quarter-final Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 5th round (the 4th round is the first round)
2008	J2, 7th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 4th round (the 3rd round is the first round)
2009	J2, 4th place Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 4th round (the 2nd round is the first round)
2010	J2, 2nd place Promoted to J1 Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 3rd round (the 2nd round is the first round)
2011	J1, 16th place Relegate to J2 Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, defeated in 1st round Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 3rd round (the 2nd round is the first round)
2012	J2, 1st place (first time champion) Promoted to J1 Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 2nd round (the 2nd round is the first round)
2013	J1, 15th place Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, defeated in pool play Emperor’s Cup, defeated in quarter finals (the 2nd round is the first round)
2014	J1, 13th place Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, defeated in pool play Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 4th round (the 2nd round is the first round)
2015	J1, 13th place Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, defeated in pool play Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 4th round (the 2nd round is the first round)
2016	J1, 14th place Yamazaki Nabisco Cup（Levain Cup）, defeated in pool play Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 2nd round (the 2nd round is the first round)
2017	J1, 16th place Relegate to J2 J.LEAGUE YBC Levain CUP, defeated in pool play Emperor’s Cup, defeated in 2nd round (the 2nd round is the first round)