Kyoto Sanga F.C.

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Kyoto Sanga F.C.
京都サンガF.C.
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Full name Kyoto Sanga F.C.
Nickname(s) Sanga
Founded 1922; 102 years ago (1922),
as Kyoto Shiko Club (京都紫郊クラブ)
Ground Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
Ground Capacity 20,588
Manager Kiyotaka Ishimaru
League J. League Division 2
2014 9th
Website Club home page
Kyoto Purple Sanga Co.,Ltd.
Public
Industry Sports
Founded January 13, 1994 (1994-01-13) in Kyoto, Japan[1]
Key people
 Hiroshi Imai (Chairman)
Kazuo Inamori (Honorary President)[1]
Products Football club
Revenue Increase ¥ 2140 million (2014)[1]
Owners Kyocera (55.4%)[2]
Nintendo (16.6%)[2]

Kyoto Sanga F.C. (京都サンガF.C. Kyōto Sanga Efushī?) is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club based in Kyoto. The word "Sanga" is a Sanskrit term meaning "group" or "club", often used to denote Buddhist congregations.[3] This reflects Kyoto's tradition of Buddhist temples (see sangha). The club was formerly known as Kyoto Purple Sanga with "purple", the colour of the team uniforms, an imperial colour reflecting Kyoto's status as Japan's ancient imperial capital city. It was decided however that, from 2007, the team will simply been known as "Kyoto Sanga". They are the oldest club competing in the J. League.

History

File:KyotoPurpleSanga.png
Old Logo

The club was started as Kyoto Shiko Club, one of the few proper Japanese football clubs in the sense of being strictly dedicated to football and not being part of a company. Like Ventforet Kofu, however, it could not rise to a Japan Soccer League First Division dominated by company teams; in 1993, after the J. League was created, Kyoto Shiko Club, aided by funds from local new sponsors Kyocera and Nintendo, professionalized (though some players broke away and formed their own clubs, see below) and joined the former Japan Football League under the new name Kyoto Purple Sanga. First joining the J. League in 1996, Kyoto Sanga hold the dubious distinction of being the League's most relegated side, having been demoted on three separate occasions. Relegation to J2 occurred at the end of the 2000, 2003 and 2006 seasons; more than any other team.[3] The 2003 relegation happened despite having many national team players on its roster. Stars like Park Ji-Sung and Daisuke Matsui have since left for greener pastures. In December 2007 the club gained J1 status for the fourth time in their history via the promotion/relegation play off.[4] A 0-2 home defeat to Urawa Reds on 14 November 2010 confirmed Sanga's relegation back to J2, bringing an end to their three-season spell in the top flight.[5]

Record as J. League member

Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G J. League Cup Emperor's Cup
1996 J1 16 16 9,404 Group Stage Quarter-final
1997 J1 17 14 7,881 Group Stage 4th Round
1998 J1 18 13 8,015 Group Stage 3rd Round
1999 J1 16 12 8,859 2nd Round 4th Round
2000 J1 16 15 7,253 Semi-final 3rd Round
2001 J2 12 1 3,808 1st Round 4th Round
2002 J1 16 5 10,352 Group Stage Winner
2003 J1 16 16 10,850 Group Stage 3rd Round
2004 J2 12 5 7,807 - 4th Round
2005 J2 12 1 7,857 - 4th Round
2006 J1 18 18 9,781 Group Stage 4th Round
2007 J2 13 3 6,629 - 3rd Round
2008 J1 18 14 13,687 Group Stage 5th Round
2009 J1 18 12 11,126 Group Stage 3rd Round
2010 J1 18 17 10,510 Group Stage 3rd Round
2011 J2 20 7 6,294 - Runners-up
2012 J2 22 3 7,273 - 3rd Round
2013 J2 22 3 7,891 - 3rd Round
2014 J2 22 9 7,520 - 3rd Round
2015 J2 22 17 7,491 - 3rd Round
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance
  • Source: J. League Data Site

Honours

Players

Current squad

As of January 25, 2016.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Japan GK Daichi Sugimoto
2 Japan DF Shunya Suganuma
3 Japan DF Satoshi Yamaguchi
4 Japan DF Takashi Uchino
7 Japan MF Yoshiaki Komai
10 Japan MF Riki Harakawa
11 Japan MF Yuta Ito
13 Japan FW Takumi Miyayoshi
14 Japan MF Koji Yamase
15 Japan MF Hiroki Nakayama
17 Japan FW Koki Arita
18 Japan FW Masatoshi Ishida
19 Japan MF Daiki Tamori
20 Serbia DF Miloš Bajalica
No. Position Player
21 Japan GK Keisuke Shimizu
22 Japan MF Go Iwase
23 Japan MF Atsuki Wada
24 Japan DF Kyohei Uchida
25 Japan DF Yuki Onishi
26 Japan DF Shogo Shimohata
27 Japan MF Yushi Nagashima
28 Japan FW Kazuki Mine
29 Japan MF Masaya Okugawa
30 Japan DF Yōsuke Ishibitsu
31 Japan FW Masashi Oguro
32 Japan MF Hayato Sasaki
33 Japan GK Genki Yamada
Brazil FW Daniel Lovinho
Brazil FW Ferro
South Korea FW Lee Yong-Jae

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Japan DF Takayuki Fukumura (at Shimizu S-Pulse)
Japan DF Yuji Takahashi (at Kamatamare Sanuki)
Japan DF Ippei Kokuryo (at MIO Biwako Shiga)
Japan DF Ryusei Saito (at FC Osaka)
Japan FW Ryosuke Tamura (at Sagan Tosu)

Managers

Related clubs

Kyoto Sanga is considered the main continuation of the Kyoto Shiko Club that competed in the Japan Soccer League Second Division. "Shiko" (紫光) means "brilliant purple" and is the color that Shiko/Sanga have always worn.

References

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External links

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