is a women's
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club playing in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
's football league,
WE League
The , officially the , also known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top flight of women's association football in Japan, starting from the 2021–22 season. It is the first fully-professional women's soccer league in Japan.
History
On 3 J ...
. Its hometown is the city of
Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...
.
Kits
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
Stadium
Their home stadium is
Yurtec Stadium Sendai
is a football stadium in the Nanakita Park, Izumi-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Built in 1997, it is home to Vegalta Sendai, Mynavi Sendai Ladies and Sony Sendai. The stadium was specifically designed for football, and the stands ...
, in
Izumi-ku, Sendai
is the northernmost ward of the city of Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the ward had a population of 215,048 and a population density of 1470 persons per km2 in 90,336 households. The total area of the ward was . Izumi-ku is the twelfth- ...
, although a few home games have also been played at nearby
Miyagi Stadium
, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an athletic and football stadium in the town of Rifu in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The stadium's capacity is 49,133. The crescent-shaped roof extending past the edge of the stadium is meant to ev ...
.
Sendai Stadium ranks among the top stadiums in Japan for its presence, comfort, and accessibility, and was once ranked second in an evaluation by a famous Japanese football media.It was also used by
Azzurri as a camp site during the
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 ...
.
Miyagi Stadium is famous not only for the Japanese national team, but also for hosting matches of the Argentine national team in the
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 ...
.
Mascot
Myviy
*A girl from
Deneb
Deneb () is a first-magnitude star in the constellation of Cygnus, the swan. Deneb is one of the vertices of the asterism known as the Summer Triangle and the "head" of the Northern Cross. It is the brightest star in Cygnus and the ...
and raised in Sendai. VEGATTA and LTAANA are friends.
*By combining "MY" from My Navi and "V" from Victory, the club named it "Myviy" as an easy-to-call name that will be familiar to many people
including supporters
*Not a specific animal. A character inspired by the star Deneb, one of the summer triangles. The motif is Mynavi Wave, a moon helmet that is associated with the stars and the city of Sendai.
Players
First-team squad
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Type 2
Type 2
Type 2
Type 2
Type 2
Club staff
Honours
Domestic
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Nadeshiko League
The , commonly known as the , is a semi-professional women's association football Sports league, league in Japan.
The Nadeshiko League consists of two divisions that correspond to the second and third levels of the Japanese association football ...
Division 1
**Runners-up (1): 2015,
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Nadeshiko League
The , commonly known as the , is a semi-professional women's association football Sports league, league in Japan.
The Nadeshiko League consists of two divisions that correspond to the second and third levels of the Japanese association football ...
Division 2
**Winners (1): 2012,
Season-by-season records
Parent company
Mynavi Corporation
Transition of team name
*Vegalta Sendai Ladies: (2012–2016)
*Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies: (2017–2020)
*Mynavi Sendai Ladies: (2021–present)
See also
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Japan Football Association
The Japan Football Association (JFA, ) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football, futsal, beach soccer and efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions.
History
The organisat ...
(JFA)
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List of women's football clubs in Japan
This article contains a list of the women's football clubs in Japan. There are many football leagues, including WE League, Nadeshiko League, and regional leagues. Additionally there are leagues for University / College football clubs.
WE Leag ...
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Vegalta Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
History
Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p ...
(former parent company)
References
External links
Official website*
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{{WE League
Vegalta Sendai
Women's football clubs in Japan
2012 establishments in Japan
Japan Women's Football League teams
Sports teams in Sendai
Association football clubs established in 2012
WE League clubs