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is a Japanese professional association football team based in Akita,
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. In 2014 they entered the
J3 League or simply J3 is the third division of . It was established in 2013 as the third-tier professional association football league in Japan. The third-tier nationwide league is a relatively recent development in Japanese football with a first attempt ...
after previously playing in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the
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. Due to the club's former ownership by TDK and thus formerly known as the TDK S.C. ( JaWiki), most of the players were employees of TDK's Akita factory. The club currently plays in the
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 Yas ...
, which is the second tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is
Soyu Stadium Soyu Stadium, formerly known as , is an athletic stadium in Akita, Akita, Japan. Located approximately 3 kilometers from the city center, the Akita Yabase Stadium is a multi-use facility opened in September 1941. It has been renovated several time ...
, also known as "Yabase" (capacity 20,125 and the J.League's second oldest serving stadium) . The club practices at the adjacent
Akigin Stadium for their sponsor the Akita Bank, is a football stadium in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The stadium has a capacity of 4,992 and has been the home ground of J3 League club Blaublitz Akita since 2013. It was formerly known as Akita Yabase Pl ...
and
Space Project Dream Field for their sponsor the Akita Sports Plus,is a football stadium in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The stadium has a capacity of 4,992 and has been the home ground of J3 League club Blaublitz Akita since 2013. It was formerly known as Akita Yabase ...
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History

The club based in
Nikaho, Akita is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 24,291 in 9,371 households, and a population density of 100 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Nikaho is located at the far southwe ...
, was founded in 1965. They were promoted to the Tohoku Regional League in 1982. They played in the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in
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and
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...
. They were the only club in Tohoku region competing in the JSL. In 2006, they won the Tohoku Regional League championship for the fifth straight year. They were automatically promoted to the Japan Football League after they won the National Regional League Playoffs. The team has announced that it would separate from its parent company and join the J. League if the club's final yearly standing should ever allow promotion. In May, 2009, TDK announced that the football club will become independent for the 2010 season and be based around Akita. Later in 2010 the club's name was changed to "Blaublitz Akita". ''Blau'' and ''Blitz'' mean ''blue'' and ''lightning'' in
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respectively. The club moved to
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and entered the
J3 League or simply J3 is the third division of . It was established in 2013 as the third-tier professional association football league in Japan. The third-tier nationwide league is a relatively recent development in Japanese football with a first attempt ...
for the 2014 season. The club finished 8th in each of its first two years in the professional competition. In the 2017 season, their fourth, they won the title, however due to their lacking a license to play upper-tier football, they were not promoted, becoming the first professional third-tier champion not to be promoted. However, Akita acquired the J2 license on September 27, 2018, after which they won the title again in the 2020 season, returning to the second tier for the first time in 34 years. * See historical emblems


League and cup record

;Key * Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained * Attendance/G = Average home league attendance * † 2020 season attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic *Source: Source: J. League Data Site


Honours

*
J3 League or simply J3 is the third division of . It was established in 2013 as the third-tier professional association football league in Japan. The third-tier nationwide league is a relatively recent development in Japanese football with a first attempt ...
(2): ** Champions:
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* Regional Promotion Series (1): ** Champions: 2006 **Promotion to Japan Soccer League: 1984 *
Tohoku Soccer League is a Japanese football league covering the Tōhoku region, the 6 prefectures of Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata. It is one of the nine Japanese Regional Leagues, the fifth and sixth league levels in the Japanese association ...
(11): **Champions:
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Current squad

''As of 8 August 2022''. DSP Type 2 Type 2


Club Officials


Managerial history


List of captains

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Satoshi Yokoyama is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Yokoyama was born in Hirao, Yamaguchi on February 14, 1980. After dropped out from Waseda University, he joined J2 League club Omiya Ardija in 2001. He debuted in May 2001 and play many m ...
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Naoyuki Yamada is a Japanese football player. He plays for Vanraure Hachinohe. Playing career Naoyuki Yamada joined MIO Biwako Shiga in 2010. In 2013, he moved to Blaublitz Akita. Club statistics ''Updated to 26 December 2021''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishin ...
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Kit evolution

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Award winners

The following players have won the awards while at TDK/Blaublitz: *JFL Top Scorer **
Masatoshi Matsuda is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Matsuda was born in Chiba on September 4, 1980. After graduating from high school, he joined newly was promoted to J2 League club, FC Tokyo in 1999. However he could not play at all in the mat ...
(2011) *JFL Best XI **
Masatoshi Matsuda is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Matsuda was born in Chiba on September 4, 1980. After graduating from high school, he joined newly was promoted to J2 League club, FC Tokyo in 1999. However he could not play at all in the mat ...
(2010)


Top scorers by seasons

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Record (1984-2014)


JSL Cup Record


Seasons

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2004 TDK SC season 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...
* 2005 TDK SC season * 2006 TDK SC season *
2007 TDK SC season 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube (algebra), cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion ...
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2008 TDK SC season 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the ...
* 2009 TDK SC season *
2010 Blaublitz Akita season 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length  ...
* 2011 Blaublitz Akita season *
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2013 Blaublitz Akita season Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14 * One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013 Music * 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ...
* 2014 Blaublitz Akita season * 2015 Blaublitz Akita season * 2016 Blaublitz Akita season *
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2020 Blaublitz Akita season 2020 Blaublitz Akita season. The annual club slogan is "結". "Chuggernaut" Akita clinched its second J3 League title with six games to spare after a 2-0 win over Gamba Osaka U-23, and have been promoted to J2 on November 18, 2020. Blaublitz has ea ...
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2021 Blaublitz Akita season The 2021 season is Blaublitz Akita' s first season in the J2 League,. The annual club slogan is "秋田一体". Squad ''As of 2021''. J2 League Emperor's Cup Other games Gallery File:Ryutaro Iio.jpg ...
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2022 Blaublitz Akita season The 2022 season is Blaublitz Akita' s second season in the J2 League,. The annual club slogan is "超秋田一体". Squad ''As of 2022''. Type 2 Type 2 J2 League Emperor's Cup Other games Gallery ...


Support

Blaublitz Akita's main active
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is called the Blue tasu Akita.


Stadium and facilities

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Akigin Stadium for their sponsor the Akita Bank, is a football stadium in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The stadium has a capacity of 4,992 and has been the home ground of J3 League club Blaublitz Akita since 2013. It was formerly known as Akita Yabase Pl ...
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Akita Prefectural Central Park Akita Prefectural Central Park ( ja, 秋田県立中央公園) is a group of sports facilities in Yuwa, Akita, Akita, Japan. Facilities Akita Sky Dome The dome is the practice facility for the Blaublitz Akita is a Japanese professional as ...
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JA Kyosai The National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives (Japanese: 全国共済農業協同組合連合会), commonly known as "JA Kyosai" (JA共済) or ZENKYOREN, is Japan's national mutual aid association of agricultural cooper ...
Tsuchizaki is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the neighbourhood had an estimated population of 21,310 and a population density of 3,400 persons per km². The total area of the neibourhood is . Annexed by the city in 1941 ...
Indoor Practice Facility () * Akita Prefecture Football Centre () *Versity Weight Room () * Nipro Hachiko Dome *Dormitory * Green Thumb no Mori


Former facilities

* Nikaho Green Field *
Nishime Country Park Soccer Field is a football stadium in Nishime, Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The stadium has a capacity of 4,328 and was the home ground of J3 League club Blaublitz Akita is a Japanese professional association football team based in Akita, Akita ...
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TDK Akita General Sports Center TDK Akita General Sports Center is a group of sports facilities located in Nikaho, Akita, Japan. It opened in 1985 and hosted National Sports Festival of Japan soccer games in 2007. It is the former home ground of the TDK SC is a Japanese ...
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Mizubayashi Athletic Field is a multi-purpose stadium at the Honjo Yuri General Sports Park in Yurihonjo, Akita, Japan. The stadium was originally opened in 1978 and has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. It is the former home ground of TDK SC, and the Sports Park has a Bas ...
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Oga Athletic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the Oga General Sports Park in Oga, Akita, Japan. The stadium was originally opened in 2005 and has a capacity of 9,000 spectators. It is one of the former home ground of Blaublitz Akita, and hosted the National Sp ...
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Team mascots

The official team mascot is a 8-year-old Ryūjin, named Blaugon and wears #00.


Songs and chants

* Akita Prefectural Anthem
song
* We are Akita -
songRakan edition
composed by Berabow * Akita Olé
songchamp edition


Related clubs

*
TDK Shinwakai is a Japanese football club based in Nikaho, Akita, the southern city of Akita Prefecture. They play in the Tohoku Soccer League. Their team colour is blue. League record ;Key Honours * Akita Prefecture League:(3) **Champions: 2005, 2007, ...
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Tohoku Soccer League is a Japanese football league covering the Tōhoku region, the 6 prefectures of Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata. It is one of the nine Japanese Regional Leagues, the fifth and sixth league levels in the Japanese association ...
Division 2 North) – Based in
Nikaho, Akita is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 24,291 in 9,371 households, and a population density of 100 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Nikaho is located at the far southwe ...
. * Tsuruoka TDK


TDK derby list


Rivalries


Ōu Honsen (Dewa derby)

TDK and NEC Yamagata first met in 1990 in old Tohoku regional football league. The two clubs have been based in former Dewa Province, and their rivalry is renamed as
Ōu Honsen The Ōu Honsen (奥羽本戦, ''Main battle of Ōu'', a pun on the Ou Line railroad traversing the prefectures) is a footballing rivalry played between Blaublitz Akita and Montedio Yamagata, both professional J.League teams from the citie ...
(奥羽本戦) after the
Japan Railways The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as the or simply JR, consists of seven for-profit stock companies that took over most of the assets and operations of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Mo ...
Ōu Main Line (奥羽本線) in 2021. *
Battle of Ōshū The Battle of Ōshū (奥州合戦, ''Ōshū-kassen'') was a major battle between the Kamakura government and the Northern Fujiwara that took place in the Tōhoku region of Japan from September 1 to October 14, 1189. It resulted in the downfall o ...


Broadcasters

* Yuji Hirota * Francesco Bellissimo * Toshifumi Takeshima


Shirt sponsorship by TDK

* AFC Ajax (1982–91) * Crystal Palace F.C. (1993–99)


References


External links

*(Japanese
Official site
*(Japanese
Club Introduction in the J3 League official site
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