Yokohama F. Marinos

Yokohama F. Marinos (横浜F・マリノス, Yokohama Efu Marinosu) is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country.[1][2][3]

Yokohama F. Marinos
Full nameYokohama F·Marinos
Nickname(s)Marinos, Tricolore
Founded1972 (1972)
(as Nissan Motors Football Club)
GroundNissan Stadium
Capacity72,327
OwnerNissan (80%)
City Football Group (20%)
ChairmanRyōji Kurosawa
ManagerAnge Postecoglou
LeagueJ1 League
2019J1 League, 1st of 18 (champions)
WebsiteClub website

Having won the J-League title four times and finishing second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team is based in Yokohama and was founded as the company team of Nissan Motors. The club was formed by the merger of Yokohama Marinos and Yokohama Flügels in 1999. The current name is intended to reflect both Marinos and Flügels. The team name Marinos means "sailors" in Spanish. Yokohama F. Marinos is the longest serving team in the top flight of Japanese football, having played at the top level since 1982, also making them, along with Kashima Antlers, one of only two teams to have competed in Japan's top flight of football every year since its inception.

History

Nissan F.C. Yokohama Marinos

In 1972, the team started as the Nissan Motors Football Club based in Yokohama, and were promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1976. They took necessary steps like building a friendly relationship with local high schools and universities and starting junior teams for school kids to be a winning team. Under the first paid or professional team manager in Japan Shu Kamo, the team won championships in 1988 and 1989 as well as the JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup winning all three major tournaments in Japan at that time.

Graphical timeline of Yokohama football clubs

In 1991, it was one of the founding members of the J.League. In 1998, after losing one of their primary sponsors, it was announced that crosstown rivals Yokohama Flügels would merge with Marinos. Since then, an F was added to the name to represent the Flügels half of the club. Many Flügels fans rejected the merger, rather believing their club to have been dissolved into Marinos. As a result, they refused to follow F. Marinos and instead created Yokohama FC, F. Marinos' new crosstown rivals. In 2010, Shunsuke Nakamura made a comeback to Yokohama F. Marinos.

Since Naoki Matsuda left the team, F. Marinos' number 3 has been retired. Naoki Matsuda had participated 385 matches as a member of F. Marinos. On 2 August, in the year after he left the club, he collapsed during training due to a cardiac arrest after finishing a 15-minute warmup run. Doctors diagnosed his condition as "extremely severe". Two days later, he died at the age of 34. As a result, his ex-number, 3 has been a retired as an active number for this team. On 23 July 2013, Yokohama F. Marinos faced Manchester United in a 3–2 win for a friendly match.

Yokohama F. Marinos won the Emperor's Cup on New Years Day 2014, their first in twenty-one years. On 20 May 2014, it was announced that City Football Group, the holding company of Manchester City F.C., had invested in a minority share of Yokohama F. Marinos, creating a partnership with both the football club and car manufacturer Nissan.[4] The investment is designed to offer an integrated approach to football, marketing, media, commercial, training and medical care consistent with other City Football Group investments such as Manchester City F.C., Melbourne City FC and the New York City FC. City Football Group holds 19.95 percent of Yokohama F. Marinos' existing shares,[5] but through the establishment of a Japan-based subsidiary may seek to eventually own a controlling stake in the club.[6]

Kits and crests

Yokohama F. Marinos utilizes a three colour system composed of blue, white and red.

In 2012, Yokohama F. Marinos have unveiled a special edition 20th Anniversary jersey.[7]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor Notes
1992–1996 Mizuno (J-League) and Adidas (Emperor's Cup)
Nissan
Kodak
1997–2007 Adidas ANA
2008–2011 Nike ANA
2012–present Adidas SANEI ARCHITECTURE / MUGEN ESTATE

Slogans

YearSlogan
2009Enjoy・Growing・Victory
2010ACTIVE
2011進化する心・技・体 ACTIVE 2011
2012All for Win
2013All for Win -Realize
2014All For Win -Fight it out!
2015Integral Goal - All for Win
2016Integral Goal - All for Win
2017Integral Goal - All for Win
2018Brave and Challenging ~勇猛果敢~
2019URBAN ELEGANCE TRICOLORE
2020Brave and Challenging BRAVE BLUE

Stadiums

Mitsuzawa Stadium, one of the two home stadiums of the Yokohama F. Marinos
International Stadium Yokohama, one of the two home stadiums of the Yokohama F. Marinos

The team's home stadiums are Nissan Stadium, otherwise known as International Stadium Yokohama, and Mitsuzawa Stadium. The team trained at Marinos Town located in the area of Minato Mirai, but moved to Kozukue Field located next to the home ground in 2016.

Players

Current squad

As of 11 January 2020.[8]

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  KOR Park Iru-gyu
2 DF  JPN Norimichi Yamamoto
5 DF  THA Theerathon Bunmathan
6 MF  JPN Takahiro Ogihara
7 MF  JPN Yūki Ōtsu
8 MF  JPN Takuya Kida (captain)
9 FW  BRA Marcos Júnior
13 DF  BRA Thiago Martins
15 DF  JPN Makito Ito
16 DF  JPN Ryo Takano
17 FW  BRA Erik (on loan from Palmeiras)
18 MF  JPN Kota Mizunuma
20 MF  JPN Ryuji Sugimoto
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  JPN Yuji Kajikawa
23 FW  JPN Teruhito Nakagawa
24 DF  JPN Takayuki Mae
25 DF  JPN Ryuta Koike
26 MF  JPN Kota Watanabe
27 DF  JPN Ken Matsubara
29 DF  JPN Ko Ikeda
30 FW  BRA Edigar Junio (on loan from Bahia)
33 DF  JPN Takuya Wada
34 GK  JPN Hirotsugu Nakabayashi
39 MF  JPN Jun Amano
41 MF  JPN Keiya Sento
44 DF  JPN Shinnosuke Hatanaka
45 FW  JPN Ado Onaiwu

The official club website lists the club mascot as player #0 and the supporters as player #12.

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  JPN Powell Obinna Obi (to Tochigi SC)
MF  JPN Naoki Tsubaki (to Giravanz Kitakyushu)
MF  JPN Kota Yamada (to Mito Holyhock)
MF  JPN Jun Amano (to Lokeren)
GK  JPN Gaku Harada (to SC Sagamihara)
DF  JPN Taiga Nishiyama (to ReinMeer Aomori)
MF  JPN Jin Izumisawa (to Ventforet Kofu)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  JPN Kaina Yoshio (to Machida Zelvia)
MF  JPN Eitaro Matsuda (to SC Sagamihara)
DF  JPN Jin Ikoma (to Giravanz Kitakyushu)
FW  JPN Yushi Yamaya (to Mito Holyhock)
FW  JPN Noah Kenshin Browne (to Kamatamare Sanuki)
MF  JPN Keita Endo (to Union Berlin)

Retired number

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  JPN Naoki Matsuda

Current staff

Position Name
Manager Ange Postecoglou
Head Coach Arthur Papas
Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi
Coach Shaun Ontong
Physical Coach Damian Kovacevic
GK Coach Shigetatsu Matsunaga

International players

Japan
AFC/OFC/CAF
CONMEBOL
UEFA
CONCACAF

Club captains

Uniforms

World Cup players

World Cup 1994

World Cup 1998

World Cup 2002

World Cup 2006

World Cup 2010

World Cup 2014

  • Manabu Saito

World Cup 2018

Record

Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G J.League Cup Emperor's Cup Asia
1992 Group Stage Champions CWC Champions
1993 J1 10 4 16,781 Group Stage Quarter-finals CWC Withdrew
1994 J1 12 6 19,801 Semi-finals Semi-finals
1995 J1 14 1 18,326 Second Round
1996 J1 16 8 14,589 Group Stage Third Round CC Group Stage
1997 J1 17 3 9,211 Group Stage Fourth Round
1998 J1 18 4 19,165 Group Stage Third Round
1999 J1 16 4 20,095 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals
2000 J1 16 2 16,644 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals
2001 J1 16 13 20,595 Champions Third Round
2002 J1 16 2 24,108 Group Stage Fourth Round
2003 J1 16 1 24,957 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals
2004 J1 16 1 24,818 Quarter-finals Fifth Round CL Group Stage
2005 J1 18 9 25,713 Semi-finals Fifth Round CL Group Stage
2006 J1 18 9 23,663 Semi-finals Quarter-finals
2007 J1 18 7 24,039 Semi-finals Fifth Round
2008 J1 18 9 23,682 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
2009 J1 18 10 22,057 Semi-finals Fourth Round
2010 J1 18 8 25,684 Group Stage Fourth Round
2011 J1 18 5 21,038 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
2012 J1 18 4 22,946 Group Stage Semi-finals
2013 J1 18 2 27,496 Semi-finals Champions
2014 J1 18 7 23,088 Quarter-finals Third Round CL Group Stage
2015 J1 18 7 24,221 Group Stage Fourth Round
2016 J1 18 10 24,004 Semi-finals Semi-finals
2017 J1 18 5 24,180 Group Stage Runners-up
2018 J1 18 12 21,788 Runners-up 4th Round
2019 J1 18 1 27,010 Group Stage 4th Round

Honours

Yokohama Marinos / Yokohama F. Marinos

Domestic

Asia

Nissan Motors Football Club

Domestic

Asia

Awards

Yokohama Marinos / Yokohama F. Marinos

J.League MVP: Shunsuke Nakamura (2000, 2013), Yuji Nakazawa (2004), Teruhito Nakagawa (2019)

J.League Top Scorer: Ramón Díaz (1993), Teruhito Nakagawa (2019), Marcos Júnior (2019)

J.League Rookie of the Year: Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (1995), Daisuke Nasu (2003), Kazuma Watanabe (2009)

J.League Manager of the Year: Takeshi Okada (2003, 2004)

J.League Champion Manager of the Year: Ange Postecoglou (2019)

J.League awards Fair Play: Daisuke Sakata (2007)

J.League Best XI 1993: Shigetatsu Matsunaga, Masami Ihara, Ramón Díaz

J.League Best XI 1994: Masami Ihara

J.League Best XI 1995: Masami Ihara, Masaharu Suzuki

J.League Best XI 1996: Masami Ihara

J.League Best XI 1997: Masami Ihara

J.League Best XI 1999: Shunsuke Nakamura

J.League Best XI 2000: Naoki Matsuda, Shunsuke Nakamura

J.League Best XI 2002: Naoki Matsuda

J.League Best XI 2003: Yuji Nakazawa, Daisuke Oku, Tatsuhiko Kubo, Dutra

J.League Best XI 2004: Yuji Nakazawa, Daisuke Oku, Dutra

J.League Best XI 2005: Yuji Nakazawa

J.League Best XI 2008: Yuji Nakazawa

J.League Best XI 2013: Yuji Nakazawa, Shunsuke Nakamura

J.League Best XI 2019: Teruhito Nakagawa, Marcos Júnior, Takuya Kida, Thiago Martins

MVP J.League Cup: Tatsuya Enomoto (2001)

New Hero J.League Cup: Manabu Saito (2013), Keita Endo (2018)

Nissan Motors Football Club

MVP Japan Soccer League: Tetsuji Hashiratani (1988–89), Kazushi Kimura (1989–90)

Top Scorer Japan Soccer League: Renato (1989–90), Renato (1990–91)

Leaders assists Japan Soccer League: Kazushi Kimura (1984), Takashi Mizunuma (1986–87)

Best goalkeeper Japan Soccer League: Shigetatsu Matsunaga (1988–89), Shigetatsu Matsunaga (1990–91)

Rookie of the Year Japan Soccer League: Koichi Hashiratani (1983), Masami Ihara (1990–91)

Best XI Japan Soccer League 1983: Takeshi Koshida, Nobutoshi Kaneda, Kazushi Kimura, Koichi Hashiratani

Best XI Japan Soccer League 1984: Takashi Mizunuma, Kazushi Kimura, Koichi Hashiratani

Best XI Japan Soccer League 1985–86: Kazushi Kimura

Best XI Japan Soccer League 1986–87: Takashi Mizunuma

Best XI Japan Soccer League 1987–88: Jose Oscar Bernardi, Toru Sano, Takashi Mizunuma

Best XI Japan Soccer League 1988–89: Shigetatsu Matsunaga, Jose Oscar Bernardi, Toru Sano, Takashi Mizunuma, Kazushi Kimura, Kenta Hasegawa, Koichi Hashiratani

Best XI Japan Soccer League 1989–90: Tetsuji Hashiratani, Shinji Tanaka, Kazushi Kimura, Renato

Best XI Japan Soccer League 1990–91: Shigetatsu Matsunaga, Tetsuji Hashiratani, Renato

Best XI Japan Soccer League 1991–92: Shigetatsu Matsunaga, Tetsuji Hashiratani, Masami Ihara

Managers

ManagerNat.Tenure
Hidehiko Shimizu Japan1993–94
Jorge Solari Argentina1995
Hiroshi Hayano Japan1995–96
Xabier Azkargorta SpainJuly 1, 1997 – June 30, 1998
Gert Engels GermanySept 1998 – Dec 98
Antonio de la Cruz Spain1999
Osvaldo Ardiles ArgentinaJan 1, 2000 – Dec 31, 2000
Yoshiaki Shimojo Japan2001
Sebastião Lazaroni Brazil2001–02
Yoshiaki Shimojo Japan2002
Takeshi Okada JapanJan 1, 2003 – Aug 24, 2006
Takashi Mizunuma JapanAug 25, 2006 – Dec 31, 2006
Hiroshi Hayano JapanJan 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007
Takashi Kuwahara JapanJan 1, 2008 – July 17, 2008
Kokichi Kimura JapanJuly 18, 2008 – Dec 31, 2009
Kazushi Kimura JapanFeb 16, 2010 – Dec 31, 2011
Yasuhiro Higuchi JapanDec 30, 2011 – Dec 7, 2014
Erick Mombaerts FranceDec 16, 2014 – Jan 1, 2018
Ange Postecoglou AustraliaJan 1, 2018 

In the Captain Tsubasa manga series, one character was player of Yokohama Marinos and is the midfielder Mamoru Izawa.

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