Ventforet Kofu
Ventforet Kofu ( jap :ヴァン フォーレ 甲府; Vanfōre Kōfu ) is a Japanese professional football club, playing in the J. League Division 2.
The name is a construct from the French words "vent " (wind) and " fôret " (forest ) and is derived from the quotation Fūrinkazan (风 林 火山) from Sun Tzu's The Art of War from. It means " Be swift as the wind, compact as the grove, attack them, wild as a fire, and defending steadfast as a mountain. " This graced the Sengoku period, the battle flags of the Daimyo Takeda Shingen resident.
- 2.1 Current players
- 2.2 Coaches
History
Founding and establishment (1965-2001)
The club from Kofu, the capital of Yamanashi Prefecture near Tokyo was established in 1965 under the name Kofu Soccer Club on the initiative of former members of a high school football team in the then Japan with the help of players from other high schools wanted Soccer League ascend. The team reached the JSL in 1972 and remained in it until its dissolution 20 years later. As a sports club in the traditional sense of the club had a special position in the newly formed Japan Football League. With most other teams it was working teams of large companies that invested massively in part in their teams.
The association followed the example of most competitors and gave in 1995 a new, European -sounding names. Ventforet retired in 1999 as a founding member of the new J. League Division 2, a, without having first taken care of in the JFL quite a stir. In the second division the team first cut poorly, three years in a row she won here last place and has been called a "ballast of J2" before it went up in 2002.
Between the leagues (2002 to present)
The financial constraints could be overcome by a restructuring of the organization and with much support from the fans. Finally Ventforet reached the third place, what they to participate in the relegation matches against the 16 of the first division, Kashiwa Reysol, authorized in the 2005 season. After a fortunate 2-1 win in the first leg Ventforet traveled as outsiders to the decisive second leg after Kashiwa - and won a sensational 6-2, with two hat-tricks of the Brazilian Bare. Thus Kofu played first time in 2006 in the Upper House of the Japanese football when. Well as a team with the smallest budget, the smallest stadium and the smallest fan base the league
After two years, the House of Lords was relegated again to Division 2 in the 2010 season Ventforet Kofu could realize with second place the renewed rise in the J. League Division 1, but had to be abandoned after only one year.
Squad
Current players
As of March 18, 2012
Coach
Statistics
Albirex Niigata | Cerezo Osaka | FC Tokyo | Osaka Gamba | Kashima Antlers | Kashiwa Reysol | Kawasaki Frontale | Nagoya Grampus | Omiya Ardija | Sagan Tosu | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Shimizu S-Pulse | Tokushima | Urawa Red Diamonds | Vegalta Sendai | Ventforet Kofu | Vissel Kobe | Yokohama F. Marinos
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