Shigeyoshi Mochizuki
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Mochizuki was born in Shizuoka on 9 July 1973. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight with teammate Takayuki Nishigaya in 1996. The club were runners-up in the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In July 2000, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga with Takashi Hirano. However, the club was relegated to the J2 League, and he moved to Vissel Kobe in 2001. In 2003, he moved to JEF United Ichihara and in August, he moved to Vegalta Sendai on loan. He returned to JEF United Ichihara in 2004. However, he was diagnosed with idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head ( ja) in 2004. Although he went on to play for J2 League club Yokohama FC (2005–06), he made two appearances and retired in August 2006. National team career On 15 June 1997, Mochizuki debuted for the Japan national team against Turkey. He played at the 1999 Copa América and at the 2000 A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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1999 Emperor's Cup
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1999 season. Overview It was contested by 80 teams, and Nagoya Grampus Eight won the championship. Results 1st round *Juntendo University 2–0 Aichi Gakuin University *Tochigi SC 0–2 Júbilo Iwata Youth *Kusatsu Higashi High School 0–2 Tokyo *Hatsushiba Hashimoto High School 2–1 Hachinohe University *Nippon Bunri University 1–2 Sagan Tosu *Nagoya SC 3–4 Jatco SC *Maebashi Comercial High School 1–2 Ventforet Kofu * Sony Sendai 2–1 Iwate University *Maruoka High School 1–11 Otsuka Pharmaceuticals * Yamaguchi Teachers 2–3 Fukuoka University *Blaze Kumamoto 0–8 Montedio Yamagata *Okinawa International University 0–2 Teihens FC *FC Primeiro 0–2 Albirex Niigata *National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya 1–0 Konan University * Nara Sangyo University 2–7 Denso *Iwami FC 7–3 Tokushima Commercial High School *Kunimi High School 0–4 Kokushikan University *Senshu University 1–0 Yamagata FC *Hiroshima University ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Talal Al-Meshal
Talal Al-Meshal ( ar, طلال المشعل) (born 7 June 1978) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer. Club career A prolific striker, Al-Meshal played for Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Markhiya and Al-Raed. He played for Al-Ittihad at the 2008 AFC Champions League. International career Al-Meshal played for the Saudi Arabia national football team and was a participant at the Asian Cup 2000 The 2000 AFC Asian Cup was the 12th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Lebanon between 12 and 29 October 2000. Japan def ..., where he scored 3 goals as Saudi Arabia finished as runners-up. International goals :''Scores and results list saudi Arabia's goal tally first.'' References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meshal, Talal 1978 births Living people Saudi Arabian footballers Saudi Arabia international footballers 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saudi Arabia National Football Team
The Saudi Arabia national football team ( ar, المنتخب العربي السعودي لكرة القدم) represent Saudi Arabia in men's international football. They are known as ''Al-Suqour Al-Khodhur'' (The Green Falcons) in reference to their traditional colours of green and white and represent both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the AFC Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988 and 1996), reached a joint record six Asian Cup finals and have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on six occasions since debuting at the 1994 tournament. Saudi Arabia are the first Asian team to reach the final of a senior FIFA competition at the 1992 King Fahd Cup, which would eventually become the FIFA Confederations Cup. Only Australia and Japan managed to repeat this feat in 1997 and 2001 respectively, though Australia achieved it when they were a member of the OFC. At the 1994 World Cup, under the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1999 Copa América
The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from 29 June to 18 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. There was no qualifying for the final tournament. Mexico and Japan were invited to take part, with the latter becoming the first team to from outside the Americas to participate in the competition. Uruguay sent a youth team. Competing nations As with previous tournaments, all ten members of CONMEBOL participated in the competition. In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited Mexico (accepting their fourth invitation) from the CONCACAF and Japan from the AFC. * * * (holders) * * * * (invitee) * (invitee) * (hosts) * * * Venues A total of four host cities hosted the tournament. The opening and final game were hosted by Estadio Defensores del Chaco. Squads For a complete list of participating squads: '' 1999 Copa América squads'' Venue selection Paraguay was chosen to b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Turkey National Football Team
The Turkey national football team ( tr, Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Turkey in men's international Association football, football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation ( tr, Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu), the governing body for football in Turkey, which was founded in 1923 and has been a member of FIFA since 1923 and UEFA since 1962. It has been recognized as Türkiye by FIFA and UEFA since 2022. The team played their first official international game in 1923 and has represented the nation in major competitions since their debut appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics. They have participated in Summer Olympics a total of six times (1924 Summer Olympics, 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics, 1928, 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936, 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948, 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960), and reached the quarter-finals twice, in 1948 and 1952. The team enjoyed their highest achievements in the 2000s, most notably finishing in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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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Takashi Hirano
is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Japan national team. Club career Hirano attended Shimizu Commercial High School, where he won the All-Japan High School Championship in 1991. Hirano began his professional career in the J1 League in 1993 with Nagoya Grampus Eight, winning the Emperor's Cup in 1995 and 1999 and the Japanese Super Cup in 1996, and scoring 43 goals in 213 appearances for the team. He transferred to Kyoto Purple Sanga in 2000, and although his team won promotion from the J2 League in 2001, he played just 5 league games before moving on to Júbilo Iwata. After brief and largely unremarkable stints at Vissel Kobe, Tokyo Verdy, Yokohama F. Marinos and Omiya Ardija, Hirano moved to North America and signed for Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division in 2008. On September 30, 2008, Hirano was called up to the USL First Division All-League Team, and on October 12, 2008, helped the Whitecaps capture their sec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
The winners of the 1996 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, the association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation, are listed below. First round West Asia ''1 Al Qadisiyah withdrew'' East Asia ''1 Old Benedictines withdrew after 1st leg'' ''2 2nd leg also reported 0–1'' ''3 Lam Pak withdrew before 1st leg'' Second round West Asia East Asia ''1 Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ... withdrew after 1st leg'' ''2 1st leg also reported as 5–1'' Quarterfinals West Asia ''1 Al Nasr withdrew after 1st leg'' East Asia Semifinals Third place match Final ReferencesAsian Cup Winners Cup 1996 < ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takayuki Nishigaya
is a former Japanese football player and manager who is the current head coach of the Singapore national football team. Playing career Nishigaya was born in Shizuoka on May 12, 1973. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined J1 League club Nagoya Grampus Eight with teammate Shigeyoshi Mochizuki in 1996. He played many matches as center back from first season. In 1998, he moved to Avispa Fukuoka. He became a regular player as left back of three backs defense. In 1999, he moved to Verdy Kawasaki. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2000, he moved to JEF United Ichihara. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2001, he moved to J2 League club Albirex Niigata. He played many matches as many position, defensive midfielder, center back and left side back. He retired end of 2001 season. Coaching career After retirement, Nishigaya started coaching career at his alma mater University of Tsukuba in 2003. In 2004, he signed with Tokyo Verdy. He coached for yout ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |