Kyoto Sanga FC

Kyoto Sanga FC (京都サンガF.C.) is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit sangha, a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist temples.[3] 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.

Kyoto Sanga FC
京都サンガF.C.
Full nameKyoto Sanga FC
Nickname(s)Sanga
Founded1922 (1922),
as Kyoto Shiko Club (京都紫光クラブ)
GroundSanga Stadium by Kyocera
Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Capacity21,600
ChairmanMasaaki Ito
ManagerNoritada Saneyoshi
LeagueJ2 League
2019J2 League, 8th
WebsiteClub website
Kyoto Purple Sanga Co.,Ltd.
Public
IndustrySports
FoundedJanuary 13, 1994 (1994-01-13) in Kyoto, Japan[1]
Headquarters
Kyoto 
,
Japan 
Key people
Hiroshi Imai (Chairman)
Kazuo Inamori (Honorary President)[1]
ProductsFootball club
Revenue ¥ 2140 million (2014)[1]
OwnersKyocera (55.4%)[2]
Nintendo (16.6%)[2]
Websitewww.sanga-fc.jp/ 

History
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 playoff.[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]

Players

Current squad

As of 28 June 2020.[6]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Nobuhiro Kato
2 DF Takahiro Iida
3 DF Masafumi Miyagi
5 DF Kyohei Kuroki
6 DF Yuki Honda
7 MF Renan Mota
8 MF Daigo Araki
9 FW Peter Utaka
10 MF Yoshihiro Shoji
11 MF Yutaka Soneda
13 FW Takumi Miyayoshi
14 MF Kazaki Nakagawa
16 DF Jun Ando
17 MF Juninho
18 FW Ryunosuke Noda
19 MF Shogo Asada
20 FW Tadanari Lee
21 GK Keisuke Shimizu
No. Position Player
22 MF Teppei Yachida
23 DF Jordy Buijs
24 MF Sota Kawasaki
25 DF Katsunori Ueebisu
26 GK Gakuji Ota
27 MF Fuki Yamada
28 DF Kohei Tomita
29 MF Katsuya Nakano
30 DF Yōsuke Ishibitsu
31 MF Shimpei Fukuoka
32 MF Soichiro Kozuki
33 FW Kohei Hattori
34 GK Tomoya Wakahara
35 DF Genki Egawa
40 MF Masato Kurogi
41 MF Jun Kanakubo
46 DF Ryota Moriwaki

Managers

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
2016 J2 22 5 6,524 - 2nd round
2017 J2 22 12 6,748 - 2nd round
2018 J2 22 19 5,663 - 3rd round
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

Asian clubs ranking
As of 18 September 2018[7]
Current Rank Country Team
260Deltras
261Kyoto Sanga
262Chennai City
263Mumbai City
264Kitchee
  • Amitie S.C. (Kansai Soccer League Division 1) – broke away from the original Kyoto Shiko Club upon professionalization; amateur club
  • Kyoto Shiko Club (Kansai Soccer League Division 2) – broke away from Kyoto BAMB 1993 (now Kyoto Amitie) in 1998; amateur club
  • Shiko Club women's (Kansai Women's Soccer League) – linked with today's Kyoto Shiko Club

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
  1. "Club profile". Kyoto Sanga. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  2. Sasaki, Norihiko. "Thoroughly analyzed the financial results of J-League". Shūkan Tōyō keizai. Toyo Keizai. 6058: 148–151.
  3. Daniel Sloan (November 5, 2011). Playing to Wiin: Nintendo and the Video Game Industrys Greatest Comeback. John Wiley & Sons. p. 126. ISBN 047082512X.
  4. "Kyoto Sanga earns promotion to J.League's first division". Japan Times. December 9, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  5. "Shonan, Kyoto dropped to J-League's second division". Japan Times. November 25, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  6. http://www.sanga-fc.jp/team/
  7. "AFC Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". Missing or empty |url= (help)
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