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Takeshi Urakami
is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Urakami was born in Kunitachi on 7 February 1969. After graduating from high school, he joined Nissan Motors (later ''Yokohama Marinos'') in 1988. Through reserve team, he joined top team in 1990. However he could hardly play in the match behind Japan national team player Shigetatsu Matsunaga. In 1995, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse. However he could hardly play in the match behind Masanori Sanada. In 1997, he moved to Japan Football League club Kawasaki Frontale. He became a regular player and the club was promoted to J2 League in 1999 and J1 League in 2000. The club was relegated to J2 in 2001. He lost his regular position behind Shinya Yoshihara is a former Japanese Association football, football player. He is married to well-known Go professional, professional Go player Yukari Yoshihara (née Yukari Umezawa), who is known for her work in spreading and teaching Go (game), Go, especially ... from 2003 and he retired end of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunitachi, Tokyo
250px, Daigaku-dori and sakura is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 76,423 in 38,825 households, and a population density of 9,400 persons per km2. Approximately 41.9% of the city population is over 65 years in age. The total area of the city is . Geography Kunitachi is located in the Musashino Terrace of central Tokyo Metropolis. Kunitachi is known for its broad main avenue, Daigaku Dori (University Avenue). This cherry-tree-lined boulevard stretches from Kunitachi Station on the Chūō Main Line toward the banks of the Tama River. Surrounding municipalities Tokyo Metropolis * Fuchū * Kokubunji *Tachikawa * Hino Climate Kunitachi has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kunitachi is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or also Japan FA Cup is a Japanese football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football match in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J.League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League. Before World War II, teams could qualify not only from Japan proper but also from Empire of Japan's former-colonies such as Korea, Taiwan, and sometimes Manchukuo. The winning club qualifies for the AFC Champions League and the Japanese Super Cup. The women's equivalent to this tournament is the Empress's Cup. Ventforet Kofu is the current winners, having won its first title in the 2022 final. Overview As it is a competition to decide the "best soccer club in Japan", the cup is now open to every member club of the Japan Football Association, from J1 and J2 (J.League Divisions 1 and 2) down to teams from J3 (J3 League), JFL, regional leagues, and top college and high school teams from around the country. The Empero ... [...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] |
Japan Football League (1992–98)
The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership among its ranks. Relationship and position of J. League and Japan Football League (JFL) According to the official document published in December 2013 when the J3 League was established, the J3 League was the 3rd level of the J.League. The J.League and non-J.League amateur leagues have different hierarchical structures, and the J3 League was ranked on the same level as the JFL. In addition, the JFL itself has the same recognition in the material showing the league composition on the official website. Therefore, the JFL is treated as equal to J3 in theory, but in practice it is considered equivalent to a 4th division. History The Japan Football League started from the 1999 season when the second division of J.League (J2) was also born. Unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masanori Sanada
was a Japanese football player. Club career Sanada was born in Shizuoka on March 6, 1968. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined All Nippon Airways in 1990. He played as regular goalkeeper from first season. In 1992, he moved to new club Shimizu S-Pulse based in his local. Although he played in all matches in 1992, he battles with Sidmar for the position from 1993. After Sidmar retired end of 1995 season, Sanada became completely regular goalkeeper. The club won the champion 1996 J.League Cup their first title. In 1999, the club won the 2nd place J1 League and he was elected Best XI. In Asia, the club won the champions 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup their first Asian champions. From 2001, his opportunity to play decreased behind young goalkeepers Keisuke Hada and Takaya Kurokawa. He retired end of 2004 season. National team career In 1988, when Sanada was a Juntendo University student, he was selected Japan national "B team" for 1988 Asian Cup. At this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigetatsu Matsunaga
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Matsunaga was educated at and played for Hamana High School and Aichi Gakuin University. After graduating from the university, he joined Nissan Motors (later ''Yokohama Marinos'') in 1985. The club also won 1985 Emperor's Cup. From 1988 to 1990, the club won all three major title in Japan; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup for 2 years in a row. In 1990s, the club won 1990 JSL Cup, 1991 Emperor's Cup and 1992 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. When Japan's first-ever professional league J1 League started in 1993, Nissan Motors was transformed to Yokohama Marinos for whom he continued to play. The club won 1992 Emperor's Cup and 1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. After he lost his position to young Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi who would also replace him as the first-choice goalkeeper in the national team, he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) side Tosu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan National Football Team
The , nicknamed the , represents Japan in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan. Japan was not a major football force until the end of the 1980s, with a small and amateur team. For a long time in Japan, football was a less popular sport than Baseball in Japan, baseball and sumo. Since the 1990s, when Japanese football became fully professionalized, Japan has emerged as one of the most successful teams in Asia; they have qualified for the last seven FIFA World Cups with knockout stage appearances in 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022, and won the AFC Asian Cup a record four times, in 1992 AFC Asian Cup, 1992, 2000 AFC Asian Cup, 2000, 2004 AFC Asian Cup, 2004 and 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2011. The team also finished second in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Japan remains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 J
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 300 400 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Emperor's Cup
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1990 season. Overview It was contested by 32 teams, and Matsushita Electric won the championship. Results 1st Round *Nissan Motors 10–0 Sapporo Mazda *Mazda 2–1 Hitachi *Toshiba 5–0 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals * Mitsubishi Chemical Kurosaki 0–2 NKK * Yamaha Motors 2–0 Tsukuba University *Cosmo Oil 0–5 Fujita Industries *Kochi University 0–2 Seino Transportation *Kyoto Sangyo University 0–4 Furukawa Electric *All Nippon Airways 3–0 NEC Yamagata *National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya 1–2 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences *Mitsubishi Motors 5–0 Aichi Gakuin University *Fujitsu 1–2 Honda *Yanmar Diesel 0–3 Juntendo University *YKK 2–9 Matsushita Electric *Kokushikan University 2–1 Osaka University of Commerce *Waseda University 0–3 Yomiuri 2nd Round *Nissan Motors 2–1 Mazda *Toshiba 5–1 NKK * Yamaha Motors 2–0 Fujita Industries * Seino Transportation 0–4 Furukawa Electric *All Nipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Emperor's Cup
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1992 season. Overview It was contested by 32 teams, and Yokohama Marinos won the championship. This was the first edition featuring the rebranded top-flight clubs for the emerging J. League. Results 1st Round *Verdy Kawasaki 2–0 Fukuoka University * Yamaha Motors 4–0 Toho Titanium SC *Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Doshisha University *Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C., Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima 0–5 Gamba Osaka *Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Anfini Sapporo *YKK AP F.C., YKK 0–4 Fujitsu SC, Fujitsu *NKK F.C., NKK 2–3 Yanmar Diesel SC, Yanmar Diesel *Nippon Steel Yawata SC, Nippon Steel Yawata 1–8 Kashima Antlers *Nagoya Grampus Eight 1–3 Shonan Bellmare, Fujita Industries *Honda FC, Honda 1–0 NEC Yamagata SC, NEC Yamagata *Keio University 3–2 Kyoto Sanga FC, Kyoto Shiko *Otsuka Pharmaceutical SC, Otsuka Pharmaceutical 0–3 JEF United Ichihara *Yokohama Marinos 8–0 Kanazawa SC, Kanazawa Club *Osaka University of Commerce 3–4 Yokohama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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