Kenji Hotta

Under ETU's manager Takeshi Tatsumi, Hotta lost his spot as a regular on the starting XI to Daisuke Tsubaki. After playing a few matches as a substitute, Hotta started his first match at his usual position during ETU's 13th League match against Kawasaki Frontier, when he replaced then-captain Shigeyuki Murakoshi in the starting XI, the latter being suspended due to yellow card accumulation. Manager Takeshi Tatsumi selected Hotta as one of the starters since the latter managed to show that he cared about ETU during the Curry Party that Manager Tatsumi had ETU hold for the club and its fans.