Montedio Yamagata
Montedio Yamagata (Japaneseモンテディオ 山形) is a Japanese football club from the J. League Division 2
Montedio stands for the two combined together Italian words Monte ( "mountain" ) and Dio ("God "). Their home ground is the " General Yamagata Prefecture Sports Park " (in Japanese (山形 県 総 合 运动 公园, Yamagata -ken Sogo Undo Kōen ) in Tendō.
History
The club was founded in 1984 as NEC Yamagata Soccer Club (Japanese山形日本電気 鶴岡 工場 サッカー 部, Yamagata Nippon Denki Kojo Tsuruoka Sakkā -Nu ) founded. In 1994, the promotion to the then second-class Japan Football League. Once the club is renamed Montedio Yamagata 1996, he has always played second-rate and since 1999 in the newly formed J. League Division 2
Since it was difficult to find in the prefecture of Yamagata a financially strong sponsor, 1998, the " Foundation for Sport of the 21st century the Yamagata Prefecture " (in Japanese形 県 スポーツ 振興21世纪 协会, Yamagata-ken Sports Shinko Nijūisseiki Kyōkai ). Members have included individuals, the prefecture government, local businesses and supporters groups. In most clubs the time it was joint-stock companies of large enterprises, which is why Yamagata was not financially competitive. Many players were loaned in the rehabilitation phase, which is why the club was often referred to as " Yamagata Recycling Factory". Regularly enlisted other clubs from key players, thereby also held sporting success within limits.
In 2008, took over for the first time in club history a coach with top-flight experience the club and duly won promotion to Division 1 - with five players on loan.
Due to its low budget of 1,050 million yen in 2009 ( about half of the Premiership average) Montedio Yamagata was considered by almost all professionals as a direct relegation. With a 6-2 victory over the multiple champion Júbilo Iwata the season started for Montedio and ended with the tight relegation in 15th Due to the failure of many regulars, the Class of 2011 could not be maintained and the descent into the Division 2 was inevitable. Despite his reputation left coach Shinji Kobayashi after 4 years the club.
Achievements
- Promotion to 2nd division: 1996
- Promotion to the 1st League: 2008
Squad
Current players
As of February 5, 2012
Coach
Statistics
Avispa Fukuoka | Consadole Sapporo | Ehime FC | Okayama | FC Gifu | Giravanz Kitakyushu | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | Júbilo Iwata | Kamatamare Sanuki | Kataller Toyama | Kyoto Sanga | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | Mito Hollyhock | Montedio Yamagata | Oita Trinita | Roasso Kumamoto | Shonan Bell Mare | Gunma Thespakusatsu | Tochigi SC | Tokyo Verdy | V- Varen Nagasaki | Yokohama FC
- Japanese football club
- Yamagata Prefecture