commonly known as Norbritz Hokkaido (ノルブリッツ北海道, ''Noruburittsu Hokkaidō'') is a Japanese

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club from

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, within the

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metropolitan area. They play in the Hokkaido League, the regionalized fifth level of the

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History

It was founded on 1985 as '' Hokkaido Electric Power Company F.C.'', as a branch of the regional utility. In 2004 the club changed its name to ''Norbritz'', and began as an independent entity. The club name of ''Norbritz'' is a portmanteau of the German words "nord" and "blitz" (albeit improperly

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; the correct should be ''Norblitz''), meaning Northern Lightning. They have won the ''Hokkaido League'' a record 18 times. In 2012, after winning the Hokkaido League, Norbritz played the Regional League promotion series, ending in third place and therefore qualifying to play a play-off series against the 17th-placed team of the

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, Tochigi Uva F.C. They barely lost the series on penalties and therefore missed the chance to play in the JFL.

Current squad

Squad for 2022 season. Last update: 17 August 2022

League record

;Key *Pos. = Position in league; GP = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; Pts = Points gained *Data Source rsssf.org

Honours

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**Champions: (18) 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016

References

External links

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