Sony Sendai FC

Sony Sendai FC (ソニー仙台F.C., Sonī Sendai Efu Shī) is a football club based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan that plays in the Japan Football League. The team colour is navy.

Sony Sendai FC
ソニー仙台 FC
Full nameSony Sendai Football Club
Founded1968
GroundYurtec Stadium Sendai
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Capacity19,694
Manager Masato Ishikawa
LeagueJapan Football League
20192nd
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded by the workers of Sony's Sendai factory in 1968. They kept a low profile playing mainly in the Miyagi Prefecture League for a long time. However, it changed suddenly in 1993 when they embarked on a challenging task to reach the former Japan Football League within 5 years. They became league champions for 4 consecutive seasons starting from 1994, first in the Prefecture League and the others in the Tōhoku Regional League. They achieved their goal and were promoted to the JFL by winning the 1997 Regional League play-off.

When the J. League Division 2 was formed in 1999, the club decided not to turn professional. They joined the newly organised Japan Football League instead and have been an established JFL side since then.

As a result of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Sony Sendai, with permission from the JFL, did not contest the first half of the 2011 season. They expectedly earned last place on points, but due to Machida Zelvia and Matsumoto Yamaga being promoted to Division 2 and JEF Reserves withdrawing from the competition, they were spared relegation.

In 2015 Sony Sendai won the second stage and earned its first JFL title by defeating first stage champions Vanraure Hachinohe on penalties after a tied two-leg final on aggregate.

Current squad

As of May 5th, 2020.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Yuki Furukawa
2 FW  JPN Yuki Miura
3 DF  JPN Kenta Ogihara
4 DF  JPN Teppei Miyamoto
5 MF  JPN Kento Hirata
6 DF  JPN Ukyo Tomizawa
7 MF  JPN Kyohei Yoshimori
8 MF  JPN Aoi Sato
9 FW  JPN Yuta Uchino
10 MF  JPN Kazuho Yamasaki
11 FW  JPN Soya Tandai
13 MF  JPN Fuyuto Kanai
14 MF  JPN Ren Yoshino
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  JPN Keitaro Suzuki
16 DF  JPN Takumi Matsumoto
17 MF  JPN Motoki Fujiwara
18 MF  JPN Yuta Akimoto
19 MF  JPN Keisuke Sugawara
20 FW  JPN Amadin Yamamoto
21 GK  JPN Yuto Kamogawa
22 DF  JPN Riku Yoshida
23 DF  JPN Takahiro Kaneko
24 DF  JPN Keisuke Yoshikawa
25 MF  JPN Hikaru Ishigami
26 GK  JPN Masahiro Sagawa

Results in JFL

Second-tier JFL
  • 1998: 13th

Third-tier JFL
  • 1999: 5th
  • 2000: 5th
  • 2001: 14th
  • 2002: 4th
  • 2003: 9th
  • 2004: 6th
  • 2005: 8th
  • 2006: 9th
  • 2007: 11th
  • 2008: 9th
  • 2009: 3rd
  • 2010: 14th
  • 2011: 18th
  • 2012: 12th
  • 2013: 9th

Fourth-tier JFL
  • 2014: 5th (overall)
  • 2015: Clausura and Overall Champion
  • 2016: 6th
  • 2017: 3rd
  • 2018: 4th
  • 2019: 2nd
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References
  1. "ソニー仙台FC". www.sonysendaifc.jp. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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