Kyoto Sanga F.C.
Kyoto Sanga F. C. (Japanese京都 サンガFC, Kyoto Sanga efu shī ) is a Japanese football club from Kyoto and plays since 2011 in the J. League Division 2 He is by far the oldest professional club in the country.
The nickname comes from the Indian Sanga and means in Buddhist terminology " share" or " community" - an allusion to the university past the team. The name refers to the Buddhist tradition of the former imperial city.
History
The origins of the club was founded in 1922 Kyoto Purple Sanga (Japanese京都 紫郊 クラブ, Kyoto Shiko Club ), which is not - as most clubs - from a factory team but a high school team founded. The club color is a reminder of the former imperial status of the city. In 1954 the spelling was changed at the same pronunciation in京都紫光クラブ(Eng. " purple beam Club Kyoto "). The teacher team took in the 50s and 60s, several times during the Emperor's Cup in part, without reaching the final. Inclusion in the nationwide Japan Soccer League - which was originally reserved for company teams - took place in 1973 with the founding of the J. League in 1993, the club took part in the then second-rate Japan Football League..
For the 1994 season the club as K. K. was Kyoto Purple Sanga (Japanese株式会社 京都 パープルサンガ, kabushiki - gaisha Kyoto Sanga Pāpuru, Eng. Kyoto Purple Sanga Co. Ltd.). Newly founded, whose investors include companies such as Kyocera, Nintendo and the Kyoto Shimbun and Kyoto prefecture and city.
Benefiting from the constant expansion of the J. League, Sanga moved continuously in the table up until 1995, the club finally behind the Fukuoka Brooks took second place and climb to the top flight. The increase in the League favored the following season in the league. With moderate success Sanga remained in the J. League, but suffered relegation in the 2000 season. After the immediate resurgence of 2001, the German Gert Engels Trainerduo and Michael White took over the team and was able to keep up with the support of the Kyoto -based Kyocera Group in Division 1. Also the title of the Emperor's Cup generated rising euphoria and audiences.
After the departure of some performers - Engels had also been dismissed - Kyoto Sanga rose again in 2003 in the J. League Division 2 from. The new coach Koichi Hashiratani separated in 2005 from the old Stars Daisuke Matsui and Teruaki Kurobe and secured with a revitalized team seven games remaining the re-emergence into the House of Lords. But the league was denied the club and as Table Stieg Kyoto Sanga in 2006 from again. The nickname Purple was removed in 2007 and the current name Kyoto Sanga FC presented. The new club logo should be the club of modern and attractive. With the victory over Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the relegation - by a 2-1 win in the first leg was enough in the return match in Hiroshima the 0-0 draw - Kyoto Sanga succeeded again the direct re- ascent.
Most recently, the club rose after the 2010 defeat by the Urawa Red Diamonds on and plays in Division 2 since Sanga could produce only four wins and had -30 ( 30:60 ) the second worst goal difference in the league.
Stadium
To start up times, the club played on a playing field in Murasakino district (Japanese紫 野) in the district Kitaku. The new multi-purpose stadium Nishiyogoku Athletic Stadium (Japanese西京極 スタジアム, Nishikyogoku Sutajiamu ) was built in 1942 and has since then served as Ukyo district hosted the home matches. 1985 and 1996 this was extended, so that today can hold up to 20 242 spectators.
Achievements
- All Japan Senior Football Championship: Winner (1988 ) (as Kyoto Shiko )
- Emperor's Cup: Winners (2002)
- J. League Division 2: Winner (2001, 2005)
Squad
Current players
As of 18 March 2012
Former notable players
- Japan Ruy Ramos
- Japan Kazuyoshi Miura
- Japan Yasuhito Endo
- Japan Daisuke Matsui
- Ryuzo Morioka Japan
- Japan Atsushi Yanagisawa
- Japan Yuya Kubo