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Sanfrecce Hiroshima
サンフレッチェ広島
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Full name Sanfrecce Hiroshima F. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions C.
Nickname(s) Sanfrecce, Sanf, Sanfre
Founded 1938
Ground Hiroshima Big Arch
Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
(Capacity 50,000)
Chairman Masataka Kubo
Manager Mihailo Petrovic (Jun. This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a multi-use Stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. It is the home ground of J Asaminami-ku (安佐南区 is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the South of Asa-gun: now-defunct district The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the 2006 -)
League J. League Div. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The, or, is the top professional Football (soccer league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football 2
2007 16th Place (relegated to J2 via play-off)
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima (サンフレッチェ広島 Sanfuretche Hiroshima?) is a football team for J. League. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The, or, is the top professional Football (soccer league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football

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Team name

The team name comes from the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'. ---- In mathematics Three is the first odd Prime number, and the second smallest prime Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. This is based on the story of Mori Motonari who told his three sons that while an arrow might be easily snapped, three arrows would not be broken and urged them to work for the good of the clan and its retainers. was a prominent daimyō in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century

Location

The team's home town is Hiroshima, Hiroshima and plays at Hiroshima Big Arch and Hiroshima Perfectural Stadium. The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's is a multi-use Stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. It is the home ground of J Hiroshima Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. It practices at Yoshida Soccer Park in Akitakata, Hiroshima and Hiroshima 1st Ball Park. is a city located in north-central Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Foundation from former Mazda team

The team was a former company team of Toyo Kogyo Soccer Club (東洋工業サッカー部?) in 1938 and played in the semi-professional Japan Soccer League. ( is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan. ( is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. or JSL, was the top flight Soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league the J They dominated the JSL's early years, winning the title 4 times in a row - a feat that was later equaled by Yomiuri S.C./Verdy Kawasaki/Tokyo Verdy 1969. formally Tokyo Verdy 1969 and Verdy Kawasaki, is a Soccer team which plays in Division 1 of Japan's J The name change was made at Mazda SC (マツダSC?) in 1981. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 When JSL disbanded and became the J. League in 1992, it dropped the company name and became "Sanfrecce Hiroshima". Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Alongside JEF United Ichihara Chiba and Urawa Red Diamonds they co-founded both leagues. is a football (soccer club that plays in J League. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after is a professional football club playing in Japan 's football league J

Team history

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In 2002, Sanfrecce became the first former stage winner (first stage, 1994) to be relegated to the lower division, J2. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) But it only spent a year there, finishing second the very next season to regain promotion back to J1. The club finished 16th in the 2007 season and were relegated to J. League Division 2 after they were beaten by Kyoto Sanga in the promotion/relegation play-off. is a Japanese professional Football (soccer club based in Kyoto. In 2004 J League introduced a series of two test matches called League between the sixteenth-place J

Team record

J. League record

Season League Place GP Pts Win Draw Lose Average Crowd
1993 J1 1st stage 6 / 10 18 - 9 - 9 16,644
J1 2nd stage 5 / 10 18 - 9 - 9
J1 Total 5 / 10 36 - 18 - 18
1994 J1 1st stage Champions / 12 22 - 17 - 5 17,191
J1 2nd stage 4 / 12 22 - 12 - 10
J1 Total Runners-up / 12 44 - 29 - 15
1995 J1 1st stage 10 / 14 26 39 13 - 13 11,689
J1 2nd stage 12 / 14 26 28 9 - 17
J1 Total 10 / 14 52 67 22 - 30
1996 J1 14 / 16 30 30 10 - 20 8,469
1997 J1 1st stage 10 / 17 16 21 8 - 8 6,533
J1 2nd stage 13 / 17 16 15 5 - 11
J1 Total 12 / 17 32 36 13 - 19
1998 J1 1st stage 13 / 18 17 19 7 - 10 8,339
J1 2nd stage 9 / 18 17 24 9 - 8
J1 Total 10 / 18 34 43 16 - 18
1999 J1 1st stage 6 / 16 15 27 9 0 6 9,377
J1 2nd stage 8 / 16 15 21 7 1 7
J1 Total 8 / 16 30 48 16 1 13
2000 J1 1st stage 10 / 16 15 19 7 1 7 8,865
J1 2nd stage 11 / 16 15 18 6 1 8
J1 Total 11 / 16 30 37 13 2 15
2001 J1 1st stage 13 / 16 15 13 5 0 10 9,916
J1 2nd stage 3 / 16 15 24 8 0 7
J1 Total 9 / 16 30 37 13 0 17
2002 J1 1st stage 15 / 16 15 10 3 1 11 10,941
J1 2nd stage 14 / 16 15 16 5 2 8
J1 Total 15 / 16 30 26 8 3 19
2003 J2 Runners-up / 12 44 86 25 11 8 9,000
2004 J1 1st stage 13 / 16 15 15 3 6 6 14,800
J1 2nd stage 11 / 16 15 16 3 7 5
J1 Total 12 / 16 30 31 6 13 11
2005 J1 7 / 18 34 50 13 11 10 12,527
2006 J1 10 / 18 34 45 13 6 15 11,180
2007 J1 16 / 18 34 34 8 8 18 11,423
2008 J2 ? / 15
 
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          Played in 1st division league
          Played in 2nd division league

Other domestic competitions

Emperor's Cup

Season Result
1992 2nd Round
1993 Semi-finals
1994 Quarter-finals
1995 Runners-up
1996 Runners-up
1997 4th Round
1998 Quarter-finals
1999 Runners-up
2000 4th Round
2001 4th Round
2002 Semi-finals
2003 4th Round
2004 4th Round
2005 5th Round
2006 5th Round
2007 Runners-up
2008
 

J. League Cup

Season Result
1992 Group Stage
1993 Group Stage
1994 1st Round
1995 Not Held
1996 Group Stage
1997 Group Stage
1998 Group Stage
1999 2nd Round
2000 2nd Round
2001 Quarter-finals
2002 Group Stage
2003 Didn't qualify
2004 Group Stage
2005 Group Stage
2006 Group Stage
2007 Quarter-finals
2008 Didn't qualify
 

Super Cup

Season Result
2008 Champions

Honours

Toyo kogyo SC & Mazda SC

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Domestic Leagues

Domestic Cups

Players

Current squad

As of February 17, 2008

No. The J League 1993 season is the inaugural season of the J League The 1996 season was the 4th season since the establishment of the J The 2002 season was the 10th season since the establishment of the J The 2003 season was the 11 season since the establishment of the J The J League 2004 season is the 12th season of the J League The league fixture began on March 13, 2004 and ended on December 11, 2004 The J League 2005 season is the 13th season of the J League The league fixture began on March 5, 2005 and ended on December 3, 2005 The 2006 season was the 14th season of the Japan Professional Football League. The J League 2007 season is the 15th season since the establishment of the J The 2008 season of the J League, the 16th season in the league shall be contested as follows General Promotion and relegation commonly known as, is a Japanese football Competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan dating back to 1921 before the formation The 86th Emperor's Cup had been held between September 17 2006 and January 1 2007. The 87th Emperor's Cup has been held between September 16 2007 and January 1 2008. Format 1992 The founding 10 clubs of the J League participated as a warm-up to the upcoming inaugural league season The 2007 edition of the J League Cup sponsored by Nabisco began on March 21 with reigning champions JEF United seeking to claim their 3rd successive crown The Japanese Super Cup or is an annual one-match Football (soccer competition in Japan organised by J The, or, is the top professional Football (soccer league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football The Japanese Super Cup or is an annual one-match Football (soccer competition in Japan organised by J Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Position Player
1 Flag of Japan GK Takashi Shimoda
2 Flag of Bulgaria DF Ilian Stoyanov
4 Flag of Croatia DF Dario Dabac
5 Flag of Japan DF Tomoaki Makino
6 Flag of Japan MF Toshihiro Aoyama
7 Flag of Japan MF Koji Morisaki
8 Flag of Japan MF Kazuyuki Morisaki
9 Flag of Croatia FW Stjepan Jukić
10 Flag of Japan MF Yosuke Kashiwagi
11 Flag of Japan FW Hisato Satō
14 Flag of Japan MF Kazuyuki Toda
15 Flag of Japan MF Yōjiro Takahagi
16 Flag of North Korea MF Ri Han-Jae
17 Flag of Japan MF Kota Hattori
18 Flag of Japan FW Ryuichi Hirashige
No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports is a Japanese football goalkeeper who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ilian Stoyanov (Илиaн Стоянов (born January 20, 1977) is a Bulgarian football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Dario Dabac (born 23 May 1978) is a Croatian football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima of the J-League. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima of the J-League. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Stjepan Jukić (born 10 December 1979) is a Croatian football player who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima of the J-League For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. is a Japanese football player currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. is a Japanese Football (soccer player who currently plays for Japan 's J For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ri Han-Jae (born 27 June 1982) is a North Korean football player who played for North Korea in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Position Player
19 Flag of Japan DF Kohei Morita
20 Flag of Japan MF Shinichiro Kuwada
21 Flag of Japan GK Koichi Kidera
22 Flag of Japan MF Tsubasa Yokotake
23 Flag of Japan MF Katsumi Yusa
24 Flag of Japan DF Ryota Moriwaki
25 Flag of Japan MF Issei Takayanagi
26 Flag of Japan DF Yuya Hashiuchi
27 Flag of Japan FW Kohei Shimizu
28 Flag of Japan FW Takuya Marutani
29 Flag of Japan MF Kenta Uchida
30 Flag of Japan DF Sho Shinohara
31 Flag of Japan GK Akihiro Sato
39 Flag of Japan FW Tatsuhiko Kubo

Notable players

For details on notable players, see Category:Sanfrecce Hiroshima players. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing is a Japanese football player who was capped 32 times and scored 11 goals for the Japanese national team

Mazda Sports Club

World Cup players

World Cup 1994

World Cup 2006

Managers

Manager Nat. is a retired Japanese Football (soccer player He was a goalkeeper is a retired Japanese football player He was a defensive midfielder is a former Japanese football (soccer player and a current football coach is a retired Japanese football player He was capped 4 times for the Japanese national team is a retired Japanese football defender who was capped 30 times for Japan. Chikara Fujimoto (born October 30, 1977 in Japan) is a Japanese football player born Marcus Tulio Lyuji Murzani Tanaka and commonly known as Tulio, is a Japanese footballer who plays for the J is a Japanese football (soccer player He is a defender and currently plays for J is a Japanese football defender He was capped 30 times and scored 4 goals for the Japanese national team between 1995 and 1998 including one game at the 1998 FIFA is a Japanese football player He plays for JLeague division 1 side Júbilo Iwata. Antônio Carlos Santos (born June 8, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played the bulk of his Marcelo Silva Ramos or simply Marcelo Ramos (born June 25, 1973 in Salvador) is a Brazilian striker. César Sampaio, full name Carlos Campos César Sampaio, (born March 31, 1968 in São Paulo is a former Brazilian football (soccer player who Joubert Araújo Martins or simply Beto (born January 7, 1975 in Cuiabá) is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. Irondino Ferreira Neto or simply Dininho (born July 23, 1975 in Itapagipe-MG is a Brazilian central defender. Ueslei Raimundo Pereira da Silva or better know as Ueslei (born 19 April 1972 in Salvador, Brazil) is a Brazilian Graham James Arnold (born August 3 1963 in Sydney New South Wales) is a former coach of the Australian national football (soccer team. Anthony Popovic (born July 4, 1973 in Sydney, Australia) is a Croatian Australian Football (soccer player Hayden Vernon Foxe (born June 23, 1977 in Sydney) is an Australian Football (soccer player currently playing for A-League Aurelio Vidmar (born February 3, 1967 in Adelaide) is an Australian Football (soccer player Stephen Christopher Corica (born March 24, 1973 in Innisfail, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer player for Australian Július Bielik (born March 8, 1962) is a former Slovak football player Pavel Černý (born October 11, 1962 in Czechoslovakia) is a former Czech football player Ivan Hašek (born September 6 1963 in Městec Králové) is a former Czech football player now a football manager Jan Jönsson (born 24 May, 1960) is a Swedish football coach and former player Jean-Paul Vonderburg (born July 31, 1964) is a former Swedish football player who is the first black player ever in Sweden national football Johannes ("John" Maria van Loen (born February 4, 1965 in Utrecht) is a former football striker from The Netherlands Pieter Huistra (born 18 January 1967, in Goënga Friesland) is a former Dutch footballer. Ian Stuart Crook, (born January 18, 1963 in Romford, England) is a former professional footballer who began his career with Donald Ralph Goodman (born May 9 1966 in Leeds) is a former English football player who played as a Striker. Oleg Alekseyevich Pashinin (Олег Алексеевич Пашинин (born 12 September 1974 in Moscow) is a Russia -born Uzbekistani Michel Pensée (born June 16, 1973) is a former Cameroonian footballer who played as a defender Daniel "Dan" Jacob Calichman (born February 21, 1968 in Huntington Station New York) is a former American Soccer defender Noh Jung-Yoon (born March 28 1971) was a South Korean Footballer who spent almost his whole career in the J-League, with a spell Tore Pedersen (born 29 September 1969 in Fredrikstad) is a retired Norwegian international Football defender, who played abroad for Serhiy Skachenko (born November 18, 1972 in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan) is an Ukrainianian football player Tomislav Erceg (born October 22, 1971) is a Croatian football Striker. Dido Havenaar (born September 26, 1957) is a retired Dutch-Japanese footballer Ron Jans (born September 29, 1958 in Zwolle, Overijssel) is a former Dutch football striker David James Hodgson (born August 6 1960 in Gateshead, England) was an English footballer who played for Middlesbrough Alan Irvine (born 29 November, 1962 in Broxburn, Scotland) is a former footballer who played as a Striker. Scott McGarvey (born 22 April, 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who played in the forward position The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 Noh Jung-Yoon (born March 28 1971) was a South Korean Footballer who spent almost his whole career in the J-League, with a spell The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament is a Japanese football player He plays for JLeague division 1 side Júbilo Iwata. Tenure
Stuart Baxter Flag of England England 1992-1994
Wim Jansen Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 1995-1996
Eddie Thomson Flag of Scotland Scotland 1997-2000
Valeri Nepomniachi Flag of Russia Russia 2001
Gadzhi Gadzhiev Flag of Russia Russia 2002
Takahiro Kimura Flag of Japan Japan 2002
Takeshi Ono Flag of Japan Japan 2003-2006
Ahmet Arat Flag of Turkey Turkey 2006
Mihailo Petrović Flag of Austria Austria 2006-

Toyo kogyo SC & Mazda SC Managers

  • Flag of JapanYoshiki Yamazaki(1938-1942,1947-1950)
  • Flag of JapanMinoru Obata(1951-1963)
  • Flag of JapanYukio Shimomura(1964-1971)
  • Flag of JapanKenzo Ohashi(1972-1975)
  • Flag of JapanIkuo Matumoto(1976)
  • Flag of JapanAritatu Ogi(1977-1980)
  • Flag of JapanTeruo Nimura(1981-1983)
  • Flag of JapanKazuo Imanishi(1984-1987)
  • Flag of the NetherlandsHans Ooft(1987-1988)
  • Flag of EnglandBill Foulkes(1988-1991)
  • Flag of JapanKazuo Imanishi(1991-1992)

Trivia

External links

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