Zweigen Kanazawa
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| Full name | Zweigen Kanazawa | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Zweigen | ||
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium (Seibu Ryokuchi Kōen) Kanazawa, Ishikawa |
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| Capacity | 20,261 | ||
| Chairman | Hiroshi Yonezawa | ||
| Manager | Hitoshi Morishita | ||
| League | J. League Division 2 | ||
| 2014 | 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Zweigen Kanazawa (ツエーゲン金沢 Tsuēgen Kanazawa) is a Japanese football club based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. They play in J. League Division 2.
History
The club was formed in 1956 under the simple name Kanazawa Soccer Club and adopted its current identity in 2006. The Hokushinetsu region, long sleepy in football terms and whose potential only arose with Albirex Niigata leading the way, provided few opportunities for Kanazawa to rise in Japan's football ranks until the late 2000s. On 19 December 2009 they were promoted to the JFL after beating FC Kariya at the promotion/relegation playoff with 2–1 aggregate score,[1] following a third-place finish in the 2009 All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series.
On December 15, 2010, a new management company called Zweigen, Inc. was established in order to apply to the J-League associate membership.
On January 7, 2011 the team applied for J-League associate membership.[2]
On 16 November 2014, Zweigen became the inaugural J3 League champions, and having gained a licence to compete in J. League Division 2 will participate in Japanese club football's second tier for the 2015 season.
Name and symbolism
The name "Zweigen" is a portmanteau of the German zwei, for the number 2, and gen, to advance. In Kanazawa dialect, the phrase tsuyoi noda! (Be Strong!) became tsuee gen! by double entendre. In German, the word Zweigen actually means branches (dative—nominative: Zweige), and owing to this, a fleur-de-lis is a key part of the club's crest.
Current squad
As of 1 August 2014.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Record
| Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | Attendance/G | Emperor's Cup |
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| 2010 | JFL | 18 | 9 | 1,548 | 2nd Round |
| 2011 | JFL | 18 | 7 | 2,504 | 2nd Round |
| 2012 | JFL | 17 | 14 | 2,313 | 1st Round |
| 2013 | JFL | 18 | 7 | 2,063 | 3rd Round |
| 2014 | J3 | 12 | 1 | 3,440 | 2nd Round |
| 2015 | J2 | 22 | 12 | 4,910 | 2nd Round |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league
- Attendance/G = Average league attendance
References
- ↑ http://www.ishikawafc.sv.bigsite.jp/menu34/tc-lp01-03095.html
- ↑ http://www.zweigen-kanazawa.jp/news/newsDetail353.html
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Zweigen Kanazawa on FacebookLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (Japanese)
- Zweigen Kanazawa on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (Japanese)
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