Ōu Honsen

Ōu Honsen
奥羽本戦
	; Ōu Honsen logo and Ōu Honsen trains
	Blaublitz Akita Montedio Yamagata
Other names	Dewa derby; Ushū derby; Chōkaisan derby; Japan Sea derby;
Location	Akita Prefecture; Yamagata Prefecture
Teams	Blaublitz Akita; Montedio Yamagata
First meeting	Yamagata Nippon Electric 0–0 TDK; (1990)
Latest meeting	Yamagata 0-2 Akita; J2 League; (18 May 2024)
Next meeting	30 June 2024
Broadcasters	Akita Television; NHK Yamagata; YBC Radio; Yamagata Television
Stadiums	ND Soft Stadium Yamagata; Komagihara Athletic Field; Soyu Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total	17
Most wins	Montedio Yamagata (12)
All-time series	Yamagata: 12; Drawn: 4; Akita: 1
Largest victory	Yamagata 9–1 Akita; 1991 Tohoku Soccer League;
	Akita Tendo Nikaho Tsuruoka Location of the two teams' stadia in Dewa Province

The Ōu Honsen (奥羽本戦, Main battle of Ōu, a pun on the Ou Line railroad traversing the prefectures) is a footballing rivalry played between Blaublitz Akita and Montedio Yamagata, both professional J.League teams from the cities in the former Dewa Province, Japan.^[3] It is also known as the Dewa derby or Chokaisan derby, and named after Japan Railways Ōu Main Line which connects Akita City and Tendo, Yamagata.^[4] Series winners can wear home kits at the opponent's stadium next season.^[5] This matchup is a part of Tohoku derby.

Stadiums

The game is usually hosted at Soyu Stadium and ND Soft Stadium Yamagata. The two stadiums are approximately 156 km (97 miles) apart.

Team Name	Stadium	Capacity
Blaublitz Akita	Soyu Stadium	20,125
	TDK Akita General Sports Centre
	Mizubayashi Athletic Field^[6]	10,000^[7]
Montedio Yamagata	ND Soft Stadium Yamagata	20,315
Montedio Yamagata	Tsuruoka Komagihara Stadium	7,000

Past results

Statistics as of 21 May 2023

Tournament	Akita wins	Draws	Yamagata wins	Goal diff
Tohoku League	0	2	6	3–31
J2 League	1	2	4	6–12
Emperor's Cup	0	0	2	0–5
Total	1	4	12	9–48

Tohoku Soccer League

TDK were relegated into the regional league ahead of the 1987 season. The derby was first contested in 1990 when Tsuruoka club was promoted to Tohoku Soccer League. Yamagata won the Ōu League four times in a row between 1990 and 1993 before being accepted into the Japan Football League ahead of the 1994 season. The two teams did not play each other in the league again until the 2021 J2 League season after Akita's promotion as J3 champions.

Season	Date	(Stage/)Week		Location	Home	Score	Away	Attendance
1990	-	T	-	Yamagata Prefecture	Yamagata Nippon Electric	0–0	TDK	-^[8]
1990	-		-	Akita Prefecture	TDK	1–1	Yamagata Nippon Electric	-
1991	-		-	Yamagata Prefecture	Yamagata Nippon Electric	9–1	TDK	-^[9]
1991	-		-	Akita Prefecture	TDK	1–3	Yamagata Nippon Electric	-
1992	-		-	Yamagata Prefecture	NEC Yamagata	2–0	TDK	-^[10]
1992	-		-	Akita Prefecture	TDK	0–4	NEC Yamagata	-
1993	-		-	Yamagata Prefecture	NEC Yamagata	7–0	TDK	-^[11]
1993	-		-	Akita Prefecture	TDK	0–5	NEC Yamagata	-

Emperor's Cup

The derby was also played twice in the Emperor's Cup.

Season	Date	(Stage/)Week		Venue	Home	Score	Away	Attendance
2010	September 5	E	-	ND Soft Stadium Yamagata^[12]	Montedio Yamagata	3–0	Blaublitz Akita	3,085^[13]
2011	October 8	E	-	ND Soft Stadium Yamagata	Montedio Yamagata	2–0	Blaublitz Akita	2,425^[14]

J2 League

The clubs met again in the J2 League, after Akita got promoted by winning the J3 League. Their first league meeting in 28 years resulted in a scoreless draw at Soyu Stadium.

Season	Date	(Stage/)Week		Venue	Home	Score	Away	Attendance
2021	April 17	J2	8	Soyu Stadium	Blaublitz Akita	0–0	Montedio Yamagata	1,777
2021	October 10		33	ND Soft Stadium Yamagata	Montedio Yamagata	2-1	Blaublitz Akita	6,779
2022	April 10		9	ND Soft Stadium Yamagata	Montedio Yamagata	5-1	Blaublitz Akita	5,722
2022	July 17		27	Soyu Stadium	Blaublitz Akita	0-2	Montedio Yamagata	5,206
2023	May 21		17	ND Soft Stadium Yamagata	Montedio Yamagata	2-1	Blaublitz Akita	8,476
2023	September 23		36	Soyu Stadium	Blaublitz Akita	1–1	Montedio Yamagata	5,193
2024	May 18		16	ND Soft Stadium Yamagata	Montedio Yamagata	0-2	Blaublitz Akita	8,229

Friendlies

They have competed more than 27 practice games together.

2002-08-13	Montedio Yamagata	v	TDK
		報告

2002-10-29	Montedio Yamagata	4–1	TDK	#3 Sports Square
		報告

2003-03-05	Montedio Yamagata	5–0	TDK	J-Village Stadium
	Akiba Matsuda Oshima Hajix2	報告

2003-03-25	Montedio Yamagata	2–1	TDK	Benibana Sports Park
	Nakamurax2	報告	Sasaki Y.

2003-05-02	Montedio Yamagata	1–1	TDK	Benibana Sports Park
	Ito	報告	Honda

2003-05-28	Montedio Yamagata	2–0	TDK	Benibana Sports Park
	Hoshix2	報告

2003-06-10	Montedio Yamagata	v	TDK
		報告

2003-10-01	Montedio Yamagata	3–2	TDK	Benibana Sports Park
	Nakamurax2 Nemoto	報告

2003-10-21	Montedio Yamagata	3–1	TDK	Benibana Sports Park
	Nemotox2 Ito	報告

2003-11-04	Montedio Yamagata	2–0	TDK	Akanegaoka Athletic Field
	Akiba Nemoto	報告

2004-04-21	Montedio Yamagata	3–0	TDK	Tendo, Yamagata
	Nakamura Nemoto Horiuchi	報告

2004-09-12	Montedio Yamagata	2–1	TDK	Tendo, Yamagata
		報告	Kasuga

2004-11-14	Montedio Yamagata	3–0	TDK
		報告報告

2005-04-24	Montedio Yamagata	2–0	TDK	Yamagata Prefecture
		報告

2005-06-15	Montedio Yamagata	v	TDK
		報告

2005-11-10	Montedio Yamagata	v	TDK
		報告

2006-11-17	Montedio Yamagata	1–1	TDK	Tendo, Yamagata
		報告	Yokoyama

2007-02-21	Montedio Yamagata	3–1	TDK	J-Village Stadium
		報告	Matsuda

2008-02-28	Montedio Yamagata	2–2	TDK	J-Village Stadium
		報告	Kinoshita Kazu Sato

2009-11-01	Montedio Yamagata	3–1	TDK	#3 Sports Square
13:00		報告	Matsuda 44'

2011-04-17	Montedio Yamagata	2–3	Blaublitz Akita	#3 Sports Square
	Nishikawa Hasegawa	報告報告 Report		Attendance: 2,500

2011-04-17	Montedio Yamagata	0–2	Blaublitz Akita	#3 Sports Square
		報告報告		Attendance: 1,200

11 May 2015	Montedio Yamagata	1–0	Blaublitz Akita	#3 Sports Square
11:00		Report

13 September 2015	Montedio Yamagata	4–0	Blaublitz Akita	#3 Sports Square
11:00	Hidaka 24' Hayashi 47', 69' Toma 80'	Report

27 April 2016	Montedio Yamagata	0–1	Blaublitz Akita	#3 Sports Square
13:00		Report	Maeyama

12 August 2018	Montedio Yamagata	0–4	Blaublitz Akita	#3 Sports Square
		Report	Fujita Chida Toyama I.Yamada

27 May 2019	Montedio Yamagata	2–3	Blaublitz Akita	#3 Sports Square
		Report Report	Fujinuma Hori x2

Players who have played for both clubs

Yoshimasa Fujita (Y: 2002–2003, A: 2004)
Keita Hidaka (Y: 2012–2015, A: 2016–2018)
Kohei Higa (A: 2011, Y: 2012–2016)
Han Ho-gang (Y: 2016, A: 2016–2020)
Yuki Inoue (Y: 2002–2004, A: 2009–2010)
Kenichi Kaga (Y: 2017–2019, A: 2020–)
Hideki Matsuda (Y: 2000–2002, A: 2004–2005, 2008)
Masatoshi Matsuda (Y: 2003–2004, A: 2007, 2009–2013)
Yuki Takabayashi (Y: 2006, A: 2007–2008)
Tetsu Takahashi (Y: 1998–1999, A: 2000–2002)
Keita Yoshioka (Y: 2022–, A: 2024–)

References

^ "新・なつきのモンテ観戦日記ブログ: NHK山形は「鳥海山ダービー」とか言ってるが、勝手なネーミングが許されるのか？". April 15, 2021.
^ cevebaresteros セベバレステロス. "感動しようぜ!!オートセブン・アルボスポーツスペシャル". Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "敗者は来季ホームで"屈辱的な姿"に? Jリーグ初対決の秋田&山形が奥羽"本戦"開催を発表!". ゲキサカ. 3 April 2021.
^ "初の「奥羽本戦」、ユニホーム着用権懸け１７日対決". 河北新報オンラインニュース. April 15, 2021.
^ "東北日本海側の最強を決める戦い「奥羽本戦」". モンテディオ山形オフィシャルサイト.
^ "旧ＪＳＬ戦ったＴＤＫのＯＢ、Ｊ２・ブラウブリッツに期待｜秋田魁新報電子版". 秋田魁新報電子版. 2 June 2024.
^ "由利本荘市スポーツヘルスコミッション -大会・合宿は秋田県由利本荘市で！-". www.city.yurihonjo.lg.jp.
^ "モンテディオ山形オフィシャルウェブサイト". March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27.
^ "モンテディオ山形オフィシャルウェブサイト". May 25, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
^ "モンテディオ山形オフィシャルウェブサイト". May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.
^ "モンテディオ山形オフィシャルウェブサイト". May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.
^ "2010天皇杯2回戦モンテディオ山形－ブラウブリッツ秋田". 5 September 2010 – via www.youtube.com.
^ "公式記録" (PDF). September 5, 2010.
^ "Match No.35 ｜第91回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会｜大会・試合｜日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.or.jp.

External links

[1] "新・なつきのモンテ観戦日記ブログ: NHK山形は「鳥海山ダービー」とか言ってるが、勝手なネーミングが許されるのか？". April 15, 2021.

[2] vebaresteros セベバレステロス. "感動しようぜ!!オートセブン・アルボスポーツスペシャル". Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[3] "敗者は来季ホームで"屈辱的な姿"に? Jリーグ初対決の秋田&山形が奥羽"本戦"開催を発表!". ゲキサカ. 3 April 2021.

[4] "初の「奥羽本戦」、ユニホーム着用権懸け１７日対決". 河北新報オンラインニュース. April 15, 2021.

[5] "東北日本海側の最強を決める戦い「奥羽本戦」". モンテディオ山形オフィシャルサイト.

[6] "旧ＪＳＬ戦ったＴＤＫのＯＢ、Ｊ２・ブラウブリッツに期待｜秋田魁新報電子版". 秋田魁新報電子版. 2 June 2024.

[7] "由利本荘市スポーツヘルスコミッション -大会・合宿は秋田県由利本荘市で！-". www.city.yurihonjo.lg.jp.

[8] "モンテディオ山形オフィシャルウェブサイト". March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27.

[9] "モンテディオ山形オフィシャルウェブサイト". May 25, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.

[10] "モンテディオ山形オフィシャルウェブサイト". May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.

[11] "モンテディオ山形オフィシャルウェブサイト". May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.

[12] "2010天皇杯2回戦モンテディオ山形－ブラウブリッツ秋田". 5 September 2010 – via www.youtube.com.

[13] "公式記録" (PDF). September 5, 2010.

[14] "Match No.35 ｜第91回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会｜大会・試合｜日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.or.jp.

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v t e Blaublitz Akita
Club	Players History All articles
Stadium	Soyu Stadium
Honours	J3 League (2017, 2020) Regional Promotion Series (2006) Tohoku Soccer League (1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 shared with Grulla Morioka, 2006)
Seasons	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Training ground	Katagami Soccer Ground Space Project Dream Field Akita Prefectural Central Park Tsuchizaki Facility Akita Prefectural University Akita Prefecture Football Centre Nipro Hachiko Dome
Former stadiums	Akita Sports Plus ASP Stadium Nikaho Green Field Nishime Country Park Soccer Field TDK Akita General Sports Center Mizubayashi Athletic Field Oga Athletic Stadium
Rivalries	Tohoku derby Ōu Honsen Battle of Ōshū

v t e Montedio Yamagata
Club	Players History All articles
Stadium	ND Soft Stadium Yamagata
Seasons	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Notable matches	2014 Emperor's Cup Final 2014 J. League Division 2 Playoff Final
Former stadiums	Tsuruoka Stadium Akagawa ground Yamagata Municipal Stadium Akanegaoka Athletic Field
Rivalries	Tohoku derby Michinoku derby Tenchijin derby Ōu Honsen Battle of Ōshū