Tokushima Vortis
Tokushima ( Jap.徳島 ヴォルティス, Tokushima Vorutisu ) is a Japanese football club from Tokushima in Tokushima Prefecture. The club plays after nine years of membership in the J. League in 2014 for the first time in its history in the J. League Division 1
The concept, inspired by the Italian term Vortice (German eddy current ) would, with the modification Vortis the neighboring regions of Shikoku Tosa (now Kochi) address, Iyo and Sanuki. It is named after the Naruto power in the Naruto Strait
History
The club was founded in 1955 as Ōtsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.. Soccer Club (大 冢 制 薬 株式会社, Ōtsuka Seiyaku Kabushiki - gaisha Japanese ) was founded. Sponsored the club is still best-known brand of Otsuka Pocari Sweat today.
The rise in the Japan Soccer League ( JSL ) Division 2 took place in 1989. However, to be the intended target of the professionalization of the association meet, it was necessary at the former JFL participate. The first name change was made for the JFL season 1997 in Tokushima Vortis in order to mobilize the fans can. But this was not successful, which is why shortly after the company name was reintroduced. The current name of Tokushima gave the club in 2004 after winning the JFL and the associated rise in the J. League Division 2
In the first season of the newly promoted impressed with his determination and quality of play. However, the achieved briefly 4th place could not be held until the end of the season. The squad soon reached the end of its capabilities and the club invested in the rejuvenation of the team. Owing to the associated performance hit placed Vortice in the coming seasons in the last league place, but stabilized and holds since sovereign in Division 2 Finally reached Vortis as the winner of the promotion games for Division 1 at the end of the 2013 season for the first time in its history the highest Japanese league.
Stadium
The Naruto Otsuka Sports Park Pocarisweat Stadium (Japanese鸣 门·大 冢 スポーツ パーク ポカリスエット スタジアム) or short Pocarisweat Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan. After expansion in the years 1993 and 2004, the stadium can hold up to 20,441 spectators.
Achievements
- Promotion to the J. League Division 1: 2013
- Meister Japan Football League (2): 2003, 2004
Squad
Current players
As of March 18, 2012