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Akinori Nishizawa
is a Japanese former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Japan national team. Club career Nishizawa was born in Shizuoka on 18 June 1976. After graduating from Shimizu Higashi High School, he joined Cerezo Osaka in 1995. He moved to Spanish club Espanyol in December 2000. In July 2001, he moved to English club Bolton Wanderers. During his brief spell playing Bolton Wanderers, he is best remembered for scoring a dramatic late equaliser against Walsall in the League Cup. In 2002, he returned to Cerezo Osaka was relegated to J2 League from 2002. The club won the 2nd place in 2002 and was promoted to J1 League. In 2006, the club was relegated to J2 League. He moved to his local club Shimizu S-Pulse in 2007. He returned to Cerezo Osaka in 2009 and he retired end of 2009 season. International career On 21 May 1997, Nishizawa debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. Although he played four games and scored two goals at 1998 World Cup qualification in 1997, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shizuoka (city)
is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in both population and area. It has been populated since prehistoric times. the city had an estimated population of 690,881 in 106,087 households, and a population density of . Overview The city's name is made up of two ''kanji'', 静 ''shizu'', meaning "still" or "calm"; and 岡 ''oka'', meaning "hill(s)". In 1869, Shizuoka Domain was first created out of the older Sunpu Domain, and that name was retained when the city was incorporated in 1885. In 2003, Shizuoka absorbed neighboring Shimizu City (now Shimizu Ward) to create the new and expanded city of Shizuoka, briefly becoming the largest city by land area in Japan. In 2005, it became one of Japan's " designated cities". Cityscapes File:Sunpu-castle tatsumi-yagura.JPG, Sunpu Castle（2014） File:Shizuoka Station 201016a.jpg, CBD of Shizuoka City（2020） File:Higashi-Shizuoka Panorama 05.jpg, Skyline of Shizuoka City（2021） F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 AFC Asian Cup
The 2000 AFC Asian Cup was the 12th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Lebanon between 12 and 29 October 2000. Japan national football team, Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut. Qualification 42 teams participated in a preliminary tournament. It was divided into 10 groups and the first-placed team of each group thus qualified. A total of 84 games were held, starting with the Oman national football team, Oman versus Kyrgyzstan national football team, Kyrgyzstan game on 3 August 1999. The 12 qualifying teams were: Notes: :1 Bold indicates champion for that year :2 ''Italic'' indicates host Stadiums Squads Tournament summary Lebanon participated in the country's first ever football competition in the history as host, but began disappointingly, losing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Cerezo Osaka Season
1998 Cerezo Osaka season Competitions Domestic results J.League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Player statistics Other pages J.League official site {{1998 in Japanese football Cerezo Osaka is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Cerezo'' (Spanish for cherry blossom) is also the flower of the city of Osaka. ... Cerezo Osaka seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Cerezo Osaka Season
1997 Cerezo Osaka season Competitions Domestic results J.League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Player statistics * † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season. Transfers In: Out: Transfers during the season In * Claudinho (on July) * Alex Lopes de Nascimento (on July) * Takeaki Yuhara (on July) * Makoto Fukuyama (on July) Out * Shinichi Sato (loan to Sagan Tosu on January) *Gilmar (on July) * Manoel (to Botafogo on July) Awards none References *''J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1997'', 1997 *''J.LEAGUE OFFICIAL GUIDE 1998'', 1996 *''J.LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1999'', 1999 ヒストリー ｜ セレッソ大阪 CEREZO OSAKA OFFICIAL SITE Other pages J. League official siteCerezo Osaka official site {{1997 in Japanese football Cerezo Osaka is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Cerezo Osaka Season
1996 Cerezo Osaka season Review and events League results summary League results by round Competitions Domestic results J.League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Player statistics * † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season. Transfers In: Out: Transfers during the season In * Akinori Nishizawa (loan return from FC Volendam on May) * Kazuo Shimizu (loan return from Gimnasia on July) * Guga (on August) Out Awards none References * * * Other pages J.League official siteCerezo Osaka official site {{1996 in Japanese football Cerezo Osaka is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Cerezo'' (Spanish for cherry blossom) is also the flower of the city of Osaka. ... Cerezo Osaka seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Cerezo Osaka Season
1995 Cerezo Osaka season Review and events League results summary League results by round Competitions Domestic results J.League Emperor's Cup Player statistics * † player(s) joined the team after the opening of this season. Transfers In: Out: no data Transfers during the season In * Kazunari Koga (from Osaka University of Commerce) * Bernardo (on September) Out * Júnior (on June) * Kazuhito Nigorisawa (loan to Tosu Futures on July) * Kazuo Shimizu (loan to Gimnasia on July) * Akinori Nishizawa (loan to FC Volendam on July) Awards *J.League Best XI: Hiroaki Morishima References * * * * Other pages J. League official siteCerezo Osaka official site {{1995 in Japanese football Cerezo Osaka is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Cerezo'' (Spanish for cherry b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its 2002 FIFA World Cup Final, final match hosted by Japan at Nissan Stadium (Yokohama), International Stadium in Yokohama. A field of 32 teams qualified for this World Cup, which was the first to be held in Asia, the first to be held outside of the Americas or Europe, as well as the first to be jointly-hosted by more than one nation. China national football team, China, Ecuador national football team, Ecuador, Senegal national football team, Senegal, and Slovenia national football team, Slovenia made their World Cup debuts. The tournament had several upsets and surprise results, which included the defending champions France national football team, Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the second time in the history of the tournament, defeating Morocco in the bidding process. It was the second time that France staged the competition (the first was in 1938) and the ninth time that it was held in Europe. Spanning 32 days, it is the longest World Cup tournament ever held. Qualification for the finals began in March 1996 and concluded in November 1997. For the first time in the competition, the group stage was expanded from 24 teams to 32, with eight groups of four. 64 matches were played in 10 stadiums in 10 host cities, with the opening match and final staged at the newly built Stade de France in the Parisian commune of Saint-Denis. The tournament was won by host country France, who beat defending champions Brazil 3–0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone ( AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification. Format A total of 36 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. There were three rounds of play: *First round: The 36 teams were divided into 10 groups of 3 or 4 teams each. The teams played against each other twice, except in Group 10, where the teams played against each other once. The group winners would advance to the final round. *Final round: The 10 teams were divided into 2 groups of 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up would advance to the AFC play-off. *Play-off: The two teams played against each other once in Malaysia. The winner would qualify. The loser would advance to the AFC–OFC intercontinental play-offs. First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea National Football Team
The South Korea national football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 1980s, having participated in ten consecutive and eleven overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the first (and so far only) Asian team to reach the semi-finals when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also won two AFC Asian Cup titles, and finished as runners-up on four occasions. Furthermore, the team won three gold medals and three silver medals at the senior Asian Games. The team is commonly nicknamed the "Reds" by both fans and the media due to the color of their primary kit. The national team's supporting group is officially referred to as the Red Devils. History Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J1 League
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J2 League. Until the 2014 season, it was known as the J League Division 1. History Phases of J1 Before the professional league (1992 and earlier) Before the inception of the J.League, the highest level of club football was the Japan Soccer League (JSL), which consisted of amateur clubs. Despite being well-attended during the boom of the late 1960s and early 1970s (when Japan's national team won the bronze Olympic medal at the 1968 games in Mexico), the JSL went into decline in the 1980s, in general line with the deteriorating situation worldwide. Fans were few, the grounds were not of the highest quality, and the Japanese national team was not on a par with the Asian powerhouses. To raise the level of play domestically, to attempt to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yasuda Life and it is thus officially known as the . Until the 2014 season it was named the J.League Division 2. Second-tier club football has existed in Japan since 1972; however, it was only professionalized during the 1999 season with ten clubs. The league took one relegating club from the top division and nine clubs from the second-tier semi-professional former Japan Football League to create the J2 League. The remaining seven clubs in the Japan Football League, the newly formed Yokohama FC, and one promoting club from the Regional Leagues, formed the nine-club Japan Football League, then the third tier of Japanese football. The third tier is now represented by the J3 League. History Phases of Japanese second-tier association football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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