Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Value$166MHeartbreak#9315.2Central League3× Japan SeriesTop TeamHiroshima

In NPB since 1950. All-time 4,563–4,890–369 (0.483).

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The Heartbreak Index15.2 · #93

The Damned · NPB, 1984

15.2
Heartbreak
#93
of 1,138 clubs
#1
in NPB
13.3
agony · 1.9 despair
The clocks
  • NPB since 19847.9
  • NPB final appearance since 20180.3
Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 2018 · lost the final, 2016 · lost the final, 1991 · lost the final, 1986

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Who controls the club

The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.

How this is measured

Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.

The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.

Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.

Who controls the clubMatsuda family
Matsuda familyfamily· Majority owner (~60%)
Sourcedas of 24 Sep 2026

The Matsuda family sold its Toyo Kogyo (Mazda) shares to Ford but kept a 60% stake in the team, which it still holds; current ownership listed as Hajime Matsuda.

Matsuda family on the owners board →

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Japan Series
3 titles
1979, 1980, 1984
Runner-up 5× (1975, 1986, 1991, 2016, 2018)
League pennants
9 Central League titles
1975, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1991, 2016, 2017, 2018

Season by season

2025
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
League
Central
Pos
5
W–L–T
59–79–5
Pct
0.428
GB
25.5
2024
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
League
Central
Pos
4
W–L–T
68–70–5
Pct
0.493
GB
10
2023
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
League
Central
Pos
2
W–L–T
74–65–4
Pct
0.532
GB
11.5
2021
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
League
Central
Pos
4
W–L–T
63–68–12
Pct
0.481
GB
13
2018
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
League
Central
Pos
1
W–L–T
82–59–2
Pct
0.582
GB
2017
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
League
Central
Pos
1
W–L–T
88–51–4
Pct
0.633
GB
2016
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
League
Central
Pos
1
W–L–T
89–52–2
Pct
0.631
GB
2015
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
League
Central
Pos
4
W–L–T
69–71–3
Pct
0.493
GB
6.5
2014
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
League
Central
Pos
3
W–L–T
74–68–2
Pct
0.521
GB
7.5
2013
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
League
Central
Pos
3
W–L–T
69–72–3
Pct
0.489
GB
17
2012
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
League
Central
Pos
4
W–L–T
61–71–12
Pct
0.462
GB
26.5
2011
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
League
Central
Pos
5
W–L–T
60–76–8
Pct
0.441
GB
16

★ Japan Series champion · gold position = league pennant.