Kyoto Sanga FC
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| Full name | Kyoto Sanga FC | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Sanga | ||
| Founded | 1922, as Kyoto Shiko Club (京都紫光クラブ) | ||
| Ground | Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Capacity | 21,600 | ||
| Chairman | Masaaki Ito | ||
| Manager | Noritada Saneyoshi | ||
| League | J2 League | ||
| 2019 | J2 League, 8th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Sports |
| Founded | January 13, 1994 in Kyoto, Japan[1] |
Key people | Hiroshi Imai (Chairman) Kazuo Inamori (Honorary President)[1] |
| Products | Football club |
| Revenue |  ¥ 2140 million (2014)[1] |
| Owners | Kyocera (55.4%)[2] Nintendo (16.6%)[2] |
Kyoto Sanga FC (京都サンガF.C.) is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit sangha, a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist temples.[3][failed verification] The club was formerly known as Kyoto Purple Sanga with "purple", the colour of the team uniforms, an imperial colour reflecting Kyoto's status as Japan's ancient imperial capital city. It was decided however that, from 2007, the team will simply been known as "Kyoto Sanga". They are the oldest club competing in the J.League.
History
The club was started as Kyoto Shiko Club, one of the few proper Japanese football clubs in the sense of being strictly dedicated to football and not being part of a company. Like Ventforet Kofu, however, it could not rise to a Japan Soccer League First Division dominated by company teams; in 1993, after the J.League was created, Kyoto Shiko Club, aided by funds from local new sponsors Kyocera and Nintendo, professionalized (though some players broke away and formed their own clubs, see below) and joined the former Japan Football League under the new name Kyoto Purple Sanga. First joining the J.League in 1996, Kyoto Sanga hold the dubious distinction of being the League's most relegated side, having been demoted on three separate occasions. Relegation to J2 occurred at the end of the 2000, 2003 and 2006 seasons; more than any other team.[3] The 2003 relegation happened despite having many national team players on its roster. Stars like Park Ji-sung and Daisuke Matsui have since left for greener pastures. In December 2007 the club gained J1 status for the fourth time in their history via the promotion/relegation playoff.[4] A 0-2 home defeat to Urawa Reds on 14 November 2010 confirmed Sanga's relegation back to J2, bringing an end to their three-season spell in the top flight.[5]
Players
Current squad
As of 28 June 2020.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club captains
- Naohiko Minobe 1994
- Sugiyama Makoto 1995
- Satoshi Mochizuki 1996
- Ramos Luwei 1997
- Okuma Yuji 1997 Moriyasu 1998
- Kurosaki 1999
- Chiura Miura 2000
- Naoto Otake 2001
- Yuji Noguchi 2002
- Kiyotaka Ishimaru 2003-2004
- Daisuke Nakapas 2005-2006
- Daisuke Saito 2007
- Hayato Sato 2008-2009
- Atsushi Yanagisawa 2010
- Diego 2011
- Nakayama Hiroki 2012
- Atsushi Ando 2013
- Yamase Koji 2014
- Satoshi Yamaguchi 2015
- Takanori Sugano 2016-2017
- Yuta Someya 2018
- Miyayoshi Takumi 2019
- Atsushi Ando 2020-
Managers
Takeshi Takama 1993- Seishiro Shimatani 1994
- George Yonashiro 1994
José Oscar Bernardi 1995–1996- George Yonashiro 1996
Pedro Rocha 1997
Marius Johan Ooft 1998- Hidehiko Shimizu 1998–1999
- Bunji Kimura 1999
- Shu Kamo 1999–2000
Gert Engels 2000–2003- Bunji Kimura 2003
- Pim Verbeek 2003
- Bunji Kimura 2003
- Akihiro Nishimura 2004
- Koichi Hashiratani 2004–2006
- Naohiko Minobe 2006–2007
- Hisashi Kato 2007–2010
- Yutaka Akita 2010
- Takeshi Oki 2011–2013
- Valdeir Vieira 2014
- Hitoshi Morishita (caretaker) 2014
- Ryoichi Kawakatsu 2014
- Masahiro Wada 2015
- Kiyotaka Ishimaru 2015–2016
- Takanori Nunobe 2017–2018
Boško Gjurovski 2018–
Record as J.League member
| Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | Attendance/G | J.League Cup | Emperor's Cup |
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| 1996 | J1 | 16 | 16 | 9,404 | Group Stage | Quarter-final |
| 1997 | J1 | 17 | 14 | 7,881 | Group Stage | 4th round |
| 1998 | J1 | 18 | 13 | 8,015 | Group Stage | 3rd round |
| 1999 | J1 | 16 | 12 | 8,859 | 2nd round | 4th round |
| 2000 | J1 | 16 | 15 | 7,253 | Semi-final | 3rd round |
| 2001 | J2 | 12 | 1 | 3,808 | 1st round | 4th round |
| 2002 | J1 | 16 | 5 | 10,352 | Group Stage | Winner |
| 2003 | J1 | 16 | 16 | 10,850 | Group Stage | 3rd round |
| 2004 | J2 | 12 | 5 | 7,807 | - | 4th round |
| 2005 | J2 | 12 | 1 | 7,857 | - | 4th round |
| 2006 | J1 | 18 | 18 | 9,781 | Group Stage | 4th round |
| 2007 | J2 | 13 | 3 | 6,629 | - | 3rd round |
| 2008 | J1 | 18 | 14 | 13,687 | Group Stage | 5th round |
| 2009 | J1 | 18 | 12 | 11,126 | Group Stage | 3rd round |
| 2010 | J1 | 18 | 17 | 10,510 | Group Stage | 3rd round |
| 2011 | J2 | 20 | 7 | 6,294 | - | Runners-up |
| 2012 | J2 | 22 | 3 | 7,273 | - | 3rd round |
| 2013 | J2 | 22 | 3 | 7,891 | - | 3rd round |
| 2014 | J2 | 22 | 9 | 7,520 | - | 3rd round |
| 2015 | J2 | 22 | 17 | 7,491 | - | 3rd round |
| 2016 | J2 | 22 | 5 | 6,524 | - | 2nd round |
| 2017 | J2 | 22 | 12 | 6,748 | - | 2nd round |
| 2018 | J2 | 22 | 19 | 5,663 | - | 3rd round |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league
- Attendance/G = Average league attendance
- Source: J.League Data Site
Honours
- All Japan Senior Football Championship
- 1988 (as Kyoto Shiko)
- Emperor's Cup
- J.League Division 2
Asian clubs ranking
- As of 18 September 2018[7]
| Current Rank | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 260 |  |
Deltras |
| 261 |  |
Kyoto Sanga |
| 262 |  |
Chennai City |
| 263 | |
Mumbai City |
| 264 |  |
Kitchee |
Related clubs
- Amitie S.C. (Kansai Soccer League Division 1) – broke away from the original Kyoto Shiko Club upon professionalization; amateur club
- Kyoto Shiko Club (Kansai Soccer League Division 2) – broke away from Kyoto BAMB 1993 (now Kyoto Amitie) in 1998; amateur club
- Shiko Club women's (Kansai Women's Soccer League) – linked with today's Kyoto Shiko Club
Kyoto Sanga is considered the main continuation of the Kyoto Shiko Club that competed in the Japan Soccer League Second Division. "Shiko" (紫光) means "brilliant purple" and is the color that Shiko/Sanga have always worn.
References
- ^ a b c "Club profile". Kyoto Sanga. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ a b Sasaki, Norihiko. "Thoroughly analyzed the financial results of J-League". Shūkan Tōyō keizai. 6058. Toyo Keizai: 148–151.
- ^ a b Daniel Sloan (November 5, 2011). Playing to Wiin: Nintendo and the Video Game Industrys Greatest Comeback. John Wiley & Sons. p. 126. ISBN 047082512X.
- ^ "Kyoto Sanga earns promotion to J.League's first division". Japan Times. December 9, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ "Shonan, Kyoto dropped to J-League's second division". Japan Times. November 25, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ http://www.sanga-fc.jp/team/
- ^ "AFC Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking".
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