Watching pro sports in Ehime
- Adult seats start from ¥2,100 for Ehime FC and from ¥1,500 for the Vikings (2nd-floor unreserved, general price).
- Ehime FC plays at home against Reilac Shiga FC on November 7, FC Gifu on November 21, and FC Ryukyu on December 6.
- The Vikings play at home on November 7 and 8 at Iyo Citizens' Gymnasium, and on November 20 and 21 and December 5, 6, 12, and 13 in Matsuyama City.
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Three professional teams play in Ehime: Ehime FC (soccer), the Ehime Orange Vikings (basketball, nicknamed “Vikes”) and the Ehime Mandarin Pirates (independent-league baseball). Each team sells tickets through its own channels and plays in its own venues. This guide compares the cheapest seats, how to buy, the next home games and how to reach the venues. All pages linked here are in Japanese.
In short
- The cheapest adult seat is ¥2,100 for Ehime FC (home unreserved, web discount) and ¥1,500 for the Vikings (2nd-floor unreserved, general price). For the Mandarin Pirates, advance tickets are ¥800 for adults and free for high school students and younger (section 1).
- Ehime FC and the Vikings are in season now. The Pirates’ 2026 games have ended, and the 2027 schedule and prices are not announced yet (sections 2 to 4).
- Ehime FC’s stadium is a 30 to 35 minute bus ride from Matsuyama City Station, and the last bus back from the stadium gate leaves at 16:54. Plan your way home for evening games before you buy (section 2.3).
- The Vikings’ main arena is in central Matsuyama. Some home games are in Iyo City, and the March 2027 game is in Imabari City, so check the venue before you buy (sections 3 and 5).
Checked with official pages on October 12, 2026 (JST).
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1. Which team plays when, and what does a ticket cost?
Depends on the team
You can see Ehime FC and the Vikings now, but the Mandarin Pirates are waiting to announce their 2027 season. Prices below are from each team’s official pages. They change by seat and by how you buy.
| Team | Now | Cheapest adult seat | Venue parking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ehime FC | Meiji Yasuda J3 League season | ¥2,100 (home or visitor unreserved, web discount) | Ningineer Stadium: ¥300 per car in the park |
| Ehime Orange Vikings | B.LEAGUE (B.ONE) season | ¥1,500 (2nd-floor unreserved, general price; ¥1,000 with a “win ticket”) | Matsuyama Community Center: three car parks, ¥100 per 45 to 70 minutes |
| Ehime Mandarin Pirates | 2026 games ended, 2027 not announced | ¥800 advance (the official ticket page; 2027 not announced) | Depends on the ballpark |
The next games you can see at a venue, as far as the official schedules show, are these:
| Date and start | Team | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 14, 19:05 | Vikings | Kanazawa | Matsuyama City Sogo Community Center |
| Sat, Oct 17 and Sun, Oct 18, 14:05 | Vikings | Kagoshima | Matsuyama City Sogo Community Center |
| Wed, Oct 21, 19:00 | Ehime FC | Renofa Yamaguchi FC | Ningineer Stadium |
| Sun, Oct 25, 16:00 | Ehime FC | Fukushima United FC | Ningineer Stadium |
| Fri, Oct 30, 19:05 and Sat, Oct 31, 14:05 | Vikings | Kagawa | Matsuyama City Sogo Community Center |
2. Ehime FC: home games at Ningineer Stadium, from ¥2,100
Ehime FC
Ehime FC plays its home games at Ningineer Stadium (“Ninsuta”), in the Matsuyama sports park, and is now in the Meiji Yasuda J3 League. The J3 League is the third level of Japanese professional soccer. According to the club’s 2026/27 schedule, the home games to December are as follows (the five games to October 3 are finished). The club was in first place after 10 games, as of October 11.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Kick-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 21 | 12 | Renofa Yamaguchi FC | 19:00 |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 13 | Fukushima United FC | 16:00 |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 16 | Reilac Shiga FC | 16:00 |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 18 | FC Gifu | 14:00 |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 21 | FC Ryukyu | 14:00 |
The latest schedule is on the club’s official match schedule.
2.1 Seats and prices
Prices differ between the “web discount” (WEB割, for tickets bought online by the day before the game) and the regular price (通常, at shops or on the day). Children means high school students and younger. Child prices are set for the Main Stand S and A seats and the other unreserved seats.
| Seat | Adult (web) | Child (web) | Regular (adult / child) |
|---|---|---|---|
| P reserved (Main Stand) | ¥4,600 | — | ¥5,000 / — |
| S unreserved (Main Stand) | ¥3,600 | ¥1,600 | ¥4,000 / ¥2,000 |
| A unreserved (Main Stand) | ¥3,100 | ¥1,100 | ¥3,500 / ¥1,500 |
| B unreserved (Back Stand) | ¥2,600 | ¥600 | ¥3,000 / ¥1,000 |
| Home unreserved (south goal end) | ¥2,100 | ¥600 | ¥2,500 / ¥1,000 |
| Visitor unreserved (north goal end) | ¥2,100 | ¥600 | ¥2,500 / ¥1,000 |
Elementary school students and younger get free entry to the B and Home unreserved seats for all games with the season pass “Smile Pass” (スマイルパス). A preschooler who needs a seat needs a child ticket, and one on a lap is free. University and vocational school students get ¥500 off the regular price with a student ID (when tickets remain on the day). A disability certificate gives ¥500 off for the holder only.
2.2 How to buy
You can buy at the following places. Web discount prices apply only to Ehime FC Online Ticket.
- Buy online. Ehime FC Online Ticket gives the web discount. Ticket Pia also sells tickets.
- Or buy at a shop. Counters at Fuji Grand Matsuyama, Shigenobu and Emifull MASAKI, some Haruya Shoten stores, and the Seven-Eleven multi-copy machines.
- Or buy at the stadium on the day. The stadium ticket booth sells only if tickets remain, and accepts cash only.
Important
Tickets cannot be refunded. People wearing visiting-team uniforms or goods cannot enter the Home unreserved seats. The official ticket information page has all seat prices and sales places.
2.3 Getting to Ningineer Stadium
By public transport, take the Iyotetsu Bus bound for “Ehime Kodomo no Shiro” (えひめこどもの城) from bus stop A1 in front of Matsuyama City Station, and get off at “Ningineer Stadium (Rikujo-kyogijo-mae)”. It takes 30 to 35 minutes, and the last bus of this route leaves Matsuyama City Station at 16:00. After that, take the bus bound for “Oiwabashi / Dansoguchi” from the same A1 stop, get off at “Sogo Undo Koen-guchi” and walk about 900 m. From JR Matsuyama Station, the JR Shikoku Bus Kumakogen line takes 35 to 40 minutes to “Sogo Undo Koen-guchi”, then about 900 m on foot.
For the trip home, the last Iyotetsu Bus from the stop in front of the stadium leaves at 16:54. After that, board at “Sogo Undo Koen-guchi”. The official page gives the last departures from there as 21:22 for Matsuyama City Station (Iyotetsu Bus) and 17:36 for JR Matsuyama Station (JR Shikoku Bus), so decide how to get home before an evening game. Taxis do not wait after games, and each person calls one near the bus stops.
If you drive, the car park in the park costs ¥300 per car, and the first 30 minutes are free. Spaces are limited, and the club asks for carpooling of three or more people. The grass field is used only when the east car park is full, from about four hours before kick-off. For games that kick off at 18:00 or later, the park gate is scheduled to close at 22:30. The official access page announces extra buses and car parks for each game.
Ningineer Stadium (ニンジニアスタジアム, Ehime Prefectural Comprehensive Sports Park athletics stadium): 46 Ueno-cho Otsu, Matsuyama City (愛媛県松山市上野町乙46). Google Maps. Tel. 089-900-0870
| Name | Ningineer Stadium (Ehime Prefectural Sports Park Athletic Stadium) |
|---|---|
| Address | Otsu 46 Ueno-cho, Matsuyama City, Ehime |
| Hours / Closed | Varies by match (starts November 7 at 16:00, November 21 at 14:00, December 6 at 14:00) |
| Phone | 089-900-0870 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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3. Ehime Orange Vikings: mostly in central Matsuyama
Ehime Orange Vikings
The Vikings play mainly at Matsuyama City Sogo Community Center, and some weekends are at other venues such as Iyo Citizens’ Gymnasium. The B.LEAGUE ticket site lists the 2026-27 (B.ONE) home games to December as follows.
| Date and start | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 14, 19:05 | Kanazawa | Matsuyama Community Center |
| Sat, Oct 17 and Sun, Oct 18, 14:05 | Kagoshima | Matsuyama Community Center |
| Fri, Oct 30, 19:05 and Sat, Oct 31, 14:05 | Kagawa | Matsuyama Community Center |
| Sat, Nov 7 and Sun, Nov 8, 14:05 | Fukuoka | Iyo Citizens’ Gymnasium |
| Fri, Nov 20, 19:05 and Sat, Nov 21, 14:05 | Okayama | Matsuyama Community Center |
| Sat, Dec 5 and Sun, Dec 6, 14:05 | Tokushima | Matsuyama Community Center |
| Sat, Dec 12 and Sun, Dec 13, 14:05 | Yokohama EX | Matsuyama Community Center |
Home games continue from January to April 2027. The March game against Niigata is in Imabari City, and the April game against Kumamoto is at the Ehime Prefectural Budokan. Some start times are not decided yet, so check the official schedule.
3.1 Seats and prices
Seat types include premium reserved A and B, courtside reserved, court-end reserved, 4-person box seats, 1st-floor blocks C, D and E, wheelchair seats (with one companion), 2nd-floor unreserved, 2nd-floor reserved A and B (only at Matsuyama City Sogo Community Center), and the kintone LOUNGE with food. Prices differ by how you buy: the “general price” on the B.LEAGUE ticket site, the “Booster Club member price”, and the “window price” at the venue on the day. These are the cheaper seats, from the official ticket page’s price list.
| Seat | General (adult / child) | Member (adult / child) | Window on the day (adult / child) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd-floor unreserved | ¥1,500 / ¥1,000 | ¥1,000 / ¥500 | ¥1,800 / ¥1,200 |
| Block E (1st floor) | ¥2,200 / ¥1,400 | ¥1,700 / ¥900 | ¥2,500 / ¥1,600 |
| Block D (1st floor) | ¥2,500 / ¥1,600 | ¥2,000 / ¥1,100 | ¥2,800 / ¥1,800 |
| Block C (1st floor) | ¥2,800 / ¥1,800 | ¥2,300 / ¥1,300 | ¥3,100 / ¥2,000 |
“Child” means elementary to high school students. Courtside reserved seats are ¥5,000 to ¥6,000 at the general price, and the first row of premium reserved A is ¥8,000. At games in the Ehime Prefectural Budokan, the second row of courtside reserved and Block D seats are not sold. The Vikings’ official ticket page has the full price list, and the B.LEAGUE ticket site has a page for each game.
3.2 Cheaper tickets
The club lists these on its official page for special tickets, which has the conditions.
- Win ticket: after a home win, the next home game’s 1st-floor Block D and E seats and 2nd-floor unreserved seats are ¥1,000 for adults and ¥500 for elementary to high school students. It is sold only on B.LEAGUE tickets, from about one hour after the game ends until 7:00 the next day.
- 60 ticket: from 60 minutes after the start of a game, 1st-floor Blocks C, D and E and 2nd-floor unreserved seats are half the window price at the ticket booth on the day.
- Dream Pass: elementary and junior high school students in Ehime Prefecture get a free 2nd-floor unreserved or 1st-floor Block E seat (30 regular-season games until April 18, 2027).
- Disability discount: ¥200 off every seat type with a disability certificate (障がい者手帳) or a Ryoiku Techo (療育手帳, the certificate for intellectual disabilities).
3.3 How to buy and what to know
Buy on the B.LEAGUE ticket site, at FamilyMart, or at the window at the venue. Elementary school students and older need a ticket, and a preschooler on a guardian’s lap is free. For the 14:05 games on October 17 and 18, general admission opens at 11:30. You may not bring in bottles or cans, but you may bring drinks. The first-time spectator guide explains the flow of the day and the carry-in rules.
3.4 Getting to the arenas
Matsuyama City Sogo Community Center is closest to the “Matsuyama Community Center-mae” (松山コミュニティセンター前) bus stop, about 3 minutes by Iyotetsu Bus from Matsuyama City Station and about 2 minutes from JR Matsuyama Station. It is also about a 7-minute walk from Iyotetsu Otemachi Station. The car parks are the east car park (gymnasium side, underground, 95 spaces), the west car park (exhibition hall side, underground, 148 spaces) and a car park at ground level (20 spaces), open 8:00 to 22:15. The fee is ¥100 per 70 minutes on weekdays and ¥100 per 45 minutes on weekends and holidays, and only the west car park has a ¥650 cap for one entry. The club recommends public transport because spaces are limited. Parking without permission at nearby shops is not allowed. The facility’s access page is the official source.
Matsuyama City Sogo Community Center: 7-5 Minatomachi, Matsuyama City (愛媛県松山市湊町七丁目5番地). Google Maps. Tel. 089-921-8222
For Iyo Citizens’ Gymnasium (伊予市民体育館, the November 7 and 8 games against Fukuoka), the car park has 88 spaces for cars and 2 for wheelchair users in front of the arena, and 9 spaces for cars and 6 for large buses at the back. The parking fee is not stated on the facility’s page. The address and phone number are on the Vikings’ venue guide.
Iyo Citizens’ Gymnasium: 91-1 Mori Ko, Iyo City (愛媛県伊予市森甲91番地1). Google Maps. Tel. 089-982-2367
| Name | Matsuyama City Sogo Community Center |
|---|---|
| Address | 7-5 Minato-machi, Matsuyama City, Ehime |
| Hours / Closed | Varies by game (starts November 20 at 19:05; November 21, December 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 14:05) |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
| Name | Iyo Citizens' Gymnasium |
|---|---|
| Address | Ko 91-1 Mori, Iyo City, Ehime |
| Hours / Closed | Fukuoka games on November 7 and 8 start at 14:05 |
| Phone | 089-982-2367 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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4. Ehime Mandarin Pirates: 2026 games ended, 2027 not announced
Ehime Mandarin Pirates
The Mandarin Pirates play in the Shikoku Island League plus, and the league’s data shows no Ehime game after September 24 (at Rexam Stadium). The club’s official game information page says to wait for the next update, so the 2027 schedule is not announced. The league’s schedule and results list ballparks in and outside Ehime, such as Botchan Stadium, Imabari Municipal Ballpark and Niihama Municipal Ballpark.
All seats are unreserved. Adults pay ¥800 in advance and ¥1,000 on the day, and high school students and younger are free. A 7-game ticket book for home games only is ¥5,000. Advance and day tickets have no date, and they are valid only for games hosted by the club. They are not valid for exhibition games, the League Championship or the Grand Championship.
Tickets are sold at DUKE SHOP Matsuyama, Fuji Grand (Matsuyama, Shigenobu, Kita-Uwajima and Emifull MASAKI), Iyotetsu Takashimaya, Manabe Sports, Fukuya Sports (Minami-Matsuyama), Wake Sports (Uwa and Matsuyama), Sports Mate Hosoi (Uwajima City) and all Co-op Ehime stores. The official guide does not list online purchase. The official ticket page has the shops and the valid games. The club says every game is streamed live on YouTube.
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5. Things to know before you choose
Depends on the team
Many venues can be reached by car, but venues change from game to game, so check the venue before you buy a ticket.
- Ehime FC: the park car park is ¥300 per car, but spaces are limited and the club asks for carpooling and bus use. After an evening game, the last bus at the stadium gate is 16:54, and the last bus from “Sogo Undo Koen-guchi” to Matsuyama City Station is 21:22.
- Vikings in central Matsuyama: the community center is a few minutes by bus from Matsuyama City Station and JR Matsuyama Station and about a 7-minute walk from Iyotetsu Otemachi Station, so you can spend time in town before and after the game. The underground car park is ¥100 per 45 minutes on weekends and holidays.
- Venues change: the Vikings play at Iyo Citizens’ Gymnasium on November 7 and 8, and in Imabari City in March 2027, even for home games.
- Same day: on Saturday, November 7, Ehime FC plays Shiga (16:00, Ningineer Stadium) and the Vikings play Fukuoka (14:05, Iyo Citizens’ Gymnasium).
- Mandarin Pirates: tickets are sold at many shops in Ehime, and the official guide does not list online purchase.
6. Looking for a hotel for an away trip
If you travel from outside the prefecture for a game, this is a list of hotels in Matsuyama City. It is not tied to any particular match.
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Common questions
From what age do children need a ticket?
At Ehime FC, a preschooler who uses a seat needs a child ticket, and one on a lap is free. At the Vikings, elementary school students and older need a ticket, and a preschooler on a guardian’s lap is free. At the Mandarin Pirates, high school students and younger are free.
Can I buy a ticket on the day?
For Ehime FC, you can buy at the stadium booth only if tickets remain, and only in cash. The Vikings sell at the venue window (some games sell out). The Mandarin Pirates’ day ticket is ¥1,000 for adults.
Next steps
- Plan your rides in Matsuyama: Matsuyama Tram and Bus Fares (2026): ¥250 in Cash, ¥230 by IC Card.
- Planning a trip around the game: Scenic Trains in Ehime (2026): The Botchan Train at ¥1,300 and the Iyonada Monogatari from ¥4,780.
Sources (checked October 2026)
4 pages we checked
- Ehime FC: top page, 2026/27 match schedule, ticket information and access to Ningineer Stadium (Japanese)
- Ehime Orange Vikings: schedule, tickets, special tickets, venues, first-time spectator guide and B.LEAGUE ticket site (Japanese)
- Matsuyama City Sogo Community Center: facility page and access. Iyo Citizens’ Gymnasium: facility page (Japanese)
- Ehime Mandarin Pirates: official site and tickets. Shikoku Island League plus: schedule and results (Japanese)
Prices and schedules can change. Videos are from each team’s official YouTube channel.
