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is a Japanese professional
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club based in
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,
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, part of the
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. The club competes in the
J1 League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the ...
, which is the top tier of football in the country. Having won the J-League title four times and finishing second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team is based in
Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...
and was founded as the company team of Nissan Motor. The club was formed by the merger of Yokohama Marinos and
Yokohama Flügels was a Japanese football club that played in the J.League between 1993 and 1998. The club was an original member ("Original Ten") of the J.League in 1993. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two te ...
in
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. The current name is intended to reflect both Marinos and Flügels. The team name ''Marinos'' means "sailors" in Spanish. Yokohama F. Marinos is the longest serving team in the top flight of Japanese football, having played at the top level since
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, also making them, along with
Kashima Antlers are a football club in Kashima, Ibaraki, currently playing in the J1 League, top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The name ''Antlers'' is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island". The club has fin ...
, one of only two teams to have competed in Japan's top flight of football every year since its inception.


History


Nissan FC

In 1972, Japan started as Nissan Motor Football Club, based in
Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...
, and went from football to Division 2 Football League Division 2 Football League 1976. Take civil measures, build friendly relationship with schools secondary schools and local universities and start junior teams. And under coach Shu Kamo, the team won Japan Soccer League in 1988 and 1989, as well as the JSL Cup in 198,1989 and 1990 and the
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, J ...
in 1983,1985,1988,1989 and 1991, winning all three major tournaments in Japan at that time, known as the Triple Crown with legends such as Takashi Mizunuma,
Kazushi Kimura is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kimura was born in Hiroshima on July 19, 1958. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Nissan Motors (later ''Yokohama Marinos'') in 198 ...
and
Masami Ihara is a Japanese former professional football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. A defender, Ihara was captain of the Japan national team for more than a decade in the 1990s, together with striker Kazuyoshi Miura and Brazili ...
.


Yokohama Marinos

At the end of the 1991-92 season, in which the team had consolidated internationally with the victory of the 1991-1992 AFC Asian Cup,
Nissan Motors , trading as Nissan Motor Corporation and often shortened to Nissan, is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the Nissan, Infiniti, and Datsun bran ...
obtained registration in the newly formed
J-League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...
to acquire professional club status and change the name to Yokohama Marinos, a reference to Yokohama's status as a major port city. In their first seasons as a professional team, Yokohama Marinos confirmed the results of previous years by winning
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, J ...
1992 and for the second consecutive year the AFC Asian Cup and obtaining their first national title in 1995 with prominence the legend Mr.Marinos
Masami Ihara is a Japanese former professional football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. A defender, Ihara was captain of the Japan national team for more than a decade in the 1990s, together with striker Kazuyoshi Miura and Brazili ...
. and matches between
Yokohama Marinos is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club competes in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Having won the J-League title four tim ...
and
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were known as the National Derby.


Yokohama F. Marinos

In 1999, the club was renamed Yokohama F Marinos after the technical and financial merger with
Yokohama Flügels was a Japanese football club that played in the J.League between 1993 and 1998. The club was an original member ("Original Ten") of the J.League in 1993. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two te ...
that declared bankruptcy and since then an F has been added to the name to represent the Flügels half of the club. Because of that, many Flügels fans have rejected the new team. Flügels fans felt that their team was dissolved into the F Marinos, rather than being merged with. As a result, they refused to follow F. Marinos and instead created
Yokohama FC is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the first tier of football in the country. The club was formed by fans of Yokoh ...
, the new city-wide rival of F. Marinos, with the help of public donations and an affiliation with
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, a talent agency company. In 2000 Marinos was runner-up in the
J-League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...
and
Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans wi ...
was named the best player of the season. In 2001 Marinos won the Japanese League Cup. In 2003 and 2004 Marinos was a two-time J-League champion with the stars of the team being South Koreans Ahn Jung-hwan, Yoo sang-chul and Japanese players
Daisuke Oku was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Oku was born in Amagasaki on February 7, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined Júbilo Iwata in 1994. He debuted in 1996. He became a regular player fro ...
,
Tatsuhiko Kubo is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kubo was born in Chikuzen, Fukuoka on June 18, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1995. He debuted in 1996 and became a ...
and
Yuji Nakazawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a centre back for J1 League side Tokyo Verdy and Yokohama F. Marinos. He was the formerly the captain of the Japan national team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive ha ...
was the best player of the year 2004. The coach was the Japanese Takeshi Okada and he was named the best coach of the Japanese League in the years 2003 and 2004. And from 2005 to 2008 with Hayuma Tanaka, Hideo Oshima, Daisuke Sakata and Koji Yamase, Marinos didn't achieve anything, the most they reached was the 2008 Emperor's Cup semi-final. In 2010,
Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans wi ...
returned to Yokohama F. Marinos. In August 4, 2011, a year after leaving the club, former Marinos player
Naoki Matsuda was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a central defender for the Japan national team. Club career Matsuda was born in Kiryu on 14 March 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Marinos (later ''Yokohama F. M ...
collapsed during training with
Matsumoto Yamaga FC or Simply Matsumoto Yamaga FC (松本山雅, ''Matsumoto Yamaga Efu Shī'') is the Japanese football (soccer) club based in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. The club currently play in the J3 League after relegation from J2 League at the end of the ...
due to cardiac arrest and died at the age of 34. As a result, his former number 3 has been retired. And after two semi-final defeats in 2011 and 2012 and Marinos won the 2013 Emperor's Cup on New Year's Day 2014, the first after 21 years and in 2013, they were runner-up in the
J-League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...
. On 20 May 2014, it was announced that the
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, a Manchester City company, had invested in a minority stake in Yokohama F. Marinos, creating a partnership with the football club and the automaker
Nissan , trading as Nissan Motor Corporation and often shortened to Nissan, is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the Nissan, Infiniti, and Datsun bra ...
. And after consecutive defeats, such as a loss in the 2017 Emperor's Cup Final and in the 2018 J.League Cup Final, the team managed to get a good shape thanks to the direction of the Australian coach
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, which ended 15 years of drought by winning the
2019 J1 League The 2019 J1 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs (This league is generally not considered to be one of the top five leagues i ...
title, with emphasis on the participation of Teruhito Nakagawa being the best player of the season and top scorer with 15 goals together with Marcos Júnior. In 2020, Marinos made it out of the group stage for the first time since the
AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...
switched to the current format.


Stadiums

The team's home stadiums are
Nissan Stadium Nissan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Owned by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, it is primarily used for football and is the home field of the Tennessee Titans of the Nati ...
, otherwise known as International Stadium Yokohama, and Mitsuzawa Stadium. The team trained at Marinos Town located in the area of Minato Mirai, but moved to Kozukue Field located next to the home ground in 2016.


Theme song

The club's official theme song is "We Are F. Marinos" by Japanese duo
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. The song was first released in 2005, with the song being used at games up to today, sometimes having mascot Marinos-kun dance to the song on a pedestal on the running track of Nissan Stadium.


Players and staff


Current squad

DSP DSP Type 2 Type 2 Type 2 Type 2 The official club website lists the club mascot as player #0 and the supporters as player #12.


Out on loan


Retired number


Reserve squad (U-18s)


Current staff


International players

This list includes players that were called-up to their national teams while playing at Yokohama F. Marinos, either to participate in official or friendly competitions, friendly matches or in training camps.


Club captains

* Shigetatsu Matsunaga 1993 *
Masami Ihara is a Japanese former professional football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. A defender, Ihara was captain of the Japan national team for more than a decade in the 1990s, together with striker Kazuyoshi Miura and Brazili ...
1994–1998 * Yoshiharu Ueno 1999–2000 * Norio Omura 2001 *
Naoki Matsuda was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a central defender for the Japan national team. Club career Matsuda was born in Kiryu on 14 March 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Marinos (later ''Yokohama F. M ...
2002–2003 *
Daisuke Oku was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Oku was born in Amagasaki on February 7, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined Júbilo Iwata in 1994. He debuted in 1996. He became a regular player fro ...
2004 *
Naoki Matsuda was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a central defender for the Japan national team. Club career Matsuda was born in Kiryu on 14 March 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Marinos (later ''Yokohama F. M ...
2005–2006 *
Yuji Nakazawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a centre back for J1 League side Tokyo Verdy and Yokohama F. Marinos. He was the formerly the captain of the Japan national team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive ha ...
2007 * Ryuji Kawai 2008–2009 *
Yuzo Kurihara is a Japanese former football player who last played for Yokohama F. Marinos. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kurihara was born in Yokohama on 18 September 1983. He joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos from youth team in ...
2010 *
Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans wi ...
2011–2016 * Manabu Saito 2017 *
Yuji Nakazawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a centre back for J1 League side Tokyo Verdy and Yokohama F. Marinos. He was the formerly the captain of the Japan national team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive ha ...
2018 * Takuya Kida 2019–present


Kits and crests

Yokohama F. Marinos utilizes a three colour system composed of blue, white and red. In 2012, Yokohama F. Marinos have unveiled a special edition 20th Anniversary jersey


Slogan


Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors


Uniforms


Players who played in the World Cup

The list includes players who were called-up to their national teams while playing at Yokohama F. Marinos, to represent their country in the
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. *
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:
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Masami Ihara is a Japanese former professional football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. A defender, Ihara was captain of the Japan national team for more than a decade in the 1990s, together with striker Kazuyoshi Miura and Brazili ...
,
Shoji Jo is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Japan national team. Club career He was born on the island of Hokkaido and began his footballing career with JEF United Ichihara in 1994. He quickly esta ...
,
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi , sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a former Japanese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team. Career Early career Born in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Kawaguchi studi ...
, Norio Omura *
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Naoki Matsuda was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a central defender for the Japan national team. Club career Matsuda was born in Kiryu on 14 March 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Marinos (later ''Yokohama F. M ...
*
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Yuji Nakazawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a centre back for J1 League side Tokyo Verdy and Yokohama F. Marinos. He was the formerly the captain of the Japan national team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive ha ...
*
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: Yuji Nakazawa,
Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans wi ...
*
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: Manabu Saito *
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: Milos Degenek *
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Record

;Key


Honours


National


League

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Japan Soccer League , or JSL, was the top flight association football league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J.League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional ...
/
J1 League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the ...
**Champions (7): 1988–89, 1989–90,
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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
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Cups

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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, J ...
**Winners (7):
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, 1989,
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* Japan Soccer League Cup/
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**Winners (4):
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* All Japan Senior Football Championship **Winners (1): 1976


International

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Asian Cup Winners' Cup The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC. The winne ...
**Winners (2): 1991-92, 1992–93


Continental record


Awards

J.League MVP Award The J.League Player of the Year (formerly known as the "J.League Most Valuable Player Award" from 1993 to 2020) is awarded by the J.League to the most valuable player of the season. J1 League Winners Wins by club J2 League Winners J3 League ...
: *
Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans wi ...
(2000; 2013) *
Yuji Nakazawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a centre back for J1 League side Tokyo Verdy and Yokohama F. Marinos. He was the formerly the captain of the Japan national team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive ha ...
(2004) *
Teruhito Nakagawa is a Japanese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Winger, winger or a Forward (association football)#Inside forward, forward for club FC Tokyo. Club career Early career Born in Kana ...
(2019) * Tomoki Iwata (2002) J.League Top Scorer: *
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(1993) * Teruhito Nakagawa (2019) * Marcos Júnior (2019) *
Daizen Maeda is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Scottish Premiership side Celtic and the Japan national team. Club career Matsumoto Yamaga In 2016, Maeda joined Matsumoto Yamaga FC. He got his J-League debut ...
(2021)
J.League Rookie of the Year The J.League Best Young Player (formerly known as the "J.League Rookie of the Year" from 1993 to 2019) is awarded by the J.League to the most outstanding rookie of the season. To be considered a rookie, a player must be in his first professional y ...
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Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi , sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a former Japanese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team. Career Early career Born in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Kawaguchi studi ...
(1995) *
Daisuke Nasu is a Japanese retired football player who last played for Vissel Kobe. Playing career Nasu was born in Minamisatsuma on 10 October 1981. When he was a Komazawa University student, he joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos in 2002. Although ...
(2003) *
Kazuma Watanabe is a Japanese footballer who plays for Matsumoto Yamaga FC in the J3 League. He plays as a centre-forward and has previously had spells with Yokohama F. Marinos, FC Tokyo, Vissel Kobe and Gamba Osaka. His older brother Daigo Watanabe was als ...
(2009) J.League Manager of the Year: * Takeshi Okada (2003; 2004) *
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(2019) *
Kevin Muscat Kevin Vincent Muscat (born 7 August 1973) is an Australian former association football player and the current manager of Yokohama F. Marinos. As a player, he represented the Australia national team at international level winning 46 caps and sco ...
(2022) J.League Fair Play Award: *
Daisuke Sakata is a former Japanese people, Japanese Association football, football player. He played for Japan national football team, Japan national team. Club career He first played for Yokohama Flügels youth team but became a Yokohama F. Marinos youth pla ...
(2007) *
Yuji Nakazawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a centre back for J1 League side Tokyo Verdy and Yokohama F. Marinos. He was the formerly the captain of the Japan national team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive ha ...
(2015; 2017) J.League Monthly MVP : *
Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans wi ...
(March 2013) *
Tetsuya Enomoto is a former Japanese football player. He is currently the goalkeeper coach of Yokohama F. Marinos. Playing career Enomoto was born in Kawasaki on May 2, 1983. He joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos from youth team in 2002. He debuted in ...
(October 2013) * Manabu Saito (August 2015) *
Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans wi ...
(October 2015) * Manabu Saito (October 2016; November 2016) *
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(June 2017) * Takuya Kida (May 2019) *
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(October 2019) * Erik (September 2020) * Leo Ceara (August 2021) *
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(June 2022) * Tomoki Iwata (September 2022)
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: * 1993: Shigetatsu Matsunaga,
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* 1994:
Masami Ihara is a Japanese former professional football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. A defender, Ihara was captain of the Japan national team for more than a decade in the 1990s, together with striker Kazuyoshi Miura and Brazili ...
* 1995:
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Masaharu Suzuki is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Suzuki was born in Yaizu on August 3, 1970. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined Japan Soccer League club Nissan Motors (later ''Yo ...
* 1996:
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* 1997:
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* 1999:
Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans wi ...
* 2000:
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Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans wi ...
* 2002:
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* 2003:
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Daisuke Oku was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Oku was born in Amagasaki on February 7, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined Júbilo Iwata in 1994. He debuted in 1996. He became a regular player fro ...
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Tatsuhiko Kubo is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kubo was born in Chikuzen, Fukuoka on June 18, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1995. He debuted in 1996 and became a ...
, Dutra * 2004:
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Daisuke Oku was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Oku was born in Amagasaki on February 7, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined Júbilo Iwata in 1994. He debuted in 1996. He became a regular player fro ...
, Dutra * 2005:
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* 2008:
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* 2013:
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,
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* 2019:
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, Tomoki Iwata, Ryuta Koike,
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AFC Champions League Best XI: * 2020: Takuya Kida,
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Manager history


In popular culture

In the
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series – ''
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'', one of the characters was Yokohama Marinos midfielder Mamoru Izawa.


Notes


Rivalries

National Derby * During the late 80's and early 90's, the matches between the two most winning teams of the time, Yokohama Marinos and
Verdy Kawasaki is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country. Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, wit ...
, were earlier as a National Derby, but in the following years this classic gradually lost and ceasing to be the center of consideration, especially after Verdy moved to Toques and ceased to be Yomiuri's property in 1997. Kanagawa Derby * This is the derby played by the
Kanagawa is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
prefecture teams, currently the most important match is that of Yokohama F. Marinos and
Kawasaki Frontale is a Japanese professional football club based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, in Nakahara W ...
. Other teams evaluated for this classic are
Shonan Bellmare is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Hiratsuka ...
,
Yokohama FC is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the first tier of football in the country. The club was formed by fans of Yokoh ...
, YSCC Yokohama. Previously,
Verdy Kawasaki is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country. Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, wit ...
and the extinct
Yokohama Flügels was a Japanese football club that played in the J.League between 1993 and 1998. The club was an original member ("Original Ten") of the J.League in 1993. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two te ...
were part of that. Yokohama Derby * The classic among the most representative teams in the city of
Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...
, Yokohama F. Marinos,
Yokohama FC is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the first tier of football in the country. The club was formed by fans of Yokoh ...
and YSCC Yokohama. Between 1993 and 1998, the Yokohama derby corresponded only to the departure between the late
Yokohama Flügels was a Japanese football club that played in the J.League between 1993 and 1998. The club was an original member ("Original Ten") of the J.League in 1993. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two te ...
and Yokohama F. Marinos.


Base categories

The base category of Yokohama F. Marinos started in 1986, before the opening of the J-League, and it is divided into 3 categories U-12, U-15 and U-18 and these are some of the best players formed at the base of Marinos,
Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans wi ...
, Manabu Saito,
Jungo Fujimoto is a former Japanese football player. He has previously played for Shimizu S-Pulse, Nagoya Grampus, Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national team. He is a left-footed play-making midfielder. Playing career Early years Fujimoto was educat ...
,
Mike Havenaar is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Bonbonera GIFU. Early life Havenaar's parents came to Japan from the Netherlands in 1986 when his father Dido signed on to play for Hiroshima-based side Mazda FC of the Japa ...
,
Hiroki Iikura Hiroki Iikura ( ja, 飯倉 大樹, born June 1, 1986, in Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper club for Yokohama F. Marinos. Club statistics . Honours Vissel Kobe *Emperor's Cup: 2019 *Japanese Super ...
,
Takashi Amano was a professional track cyclist, photographer, designer, and aquarist. His interest in aquaria led him to create the Japanese company Aqua Design Amano. Amano was the author of ''Nature Aquarium World'' ( TFH Publications, 1994), a three- ...
,
Hiroyuki Taniguchi is a Japanese former football player who last played for Sagan Tosu. Career Taniguchi retired from football at the end of the 2019 season. National team career In August 2008, Taniguchi was selected Japan U-23 national team for 2008 Summer Ol ...
,
Tetsuya Enomoto is a former Japanese football player. He is currently the goalkeeper coach of Yokohama F. Marinos. Playing career Enomoto was born in Kawasaki on May 2, 1983. He joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos from youth team in 2002. He debuted in ...
,
Yuzo Kurihara is a Japanese former football player who last played for Yokohama F. Marinos. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kurihara was born in Yokohama on 18 September 1983. He joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos from youth team in ...
,
Hayuma Tanaka is a Japanese football player who plays for Matsumoto Yamaga FC. He formerly played for the Japanese national team. Club career Tanaka was born in Matsumoto on 31 July 1982. He played for Yokohama Flügels youth team. However Flügels was me ...
, Yuki Kaneko,
Daisuke Sakata is a former Japanese people, Japanese Association football, football player. He played for Japan national football team, Japan national team. Club career He first played for Yokohama Flügels youth team but became a Yokohama F. Marinos youth pla ...
,
Naohiro Ishikawa is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Ishikawa was born in Yokosuka on 12 May 1981. He joined Yokohama F. Marinos from youth team in 2000. Although he was Japan U-20 national team player, he co ...
,
Rikizo Matsuhashi is a former Japanese football player and the currently manager J1 League club of Albirex Niigata. Playing career Matsuhashi was born in Tokyo on August 22, 1968. After graduating from high school, he joined Nissan Motors (later ''Yokohama Mar ...
,
Eitaro Matsuda is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger for Albirex Niigata, on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club competes ...
,
Kota Yamada is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Kashiwa Reysol. Career Kota Yamada joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater ...
,
Keita Endo is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig, on loan from Union Berlin. He also represents the Japan national team. Club career On 25 July 2020, Endo joined 1. FC Union Berlin on a season-lon ...
, Ryo Takano, Takuya Kida,
Andrew Kumagai Andrew Kumagai (熊谷 アンドリュー, ''Kumagai Andoryū'', born 6 June 1993) is a Japanese Association football, football player who play as a Midfielder. He currently plays for JEF United Chiba. Career On 6 January 2017, Kumagai was loane ...
, Yuji Ono,
Jun Amano Jun Amano (天野 純, born 19 July 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos. Club career Career statistics Club ''Updated to 7 July 2019''. Nat ...
, Sho Matsumoto,
Jin Hanato is a Japanese football player for Tokyo Verdy. National team career In August 2007, Hanato was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He played all 3 matches. Club statistics ''Updated to 19 July 2022''.Nippon Sports Kikak ...
,
Kota Mizunuma is a Japanese association football player currently playing for Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national team. His father, Takashi, was also a professional footballer. National team career In August 2007, Mizunuma was elected Japan U-17 na ...
, Takashi Kanai,
Masakazu Tashiro Masakazu Tashiro ( ja, 田代 真一, born June 26, 1988) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the Omiya Ardija in J2 League The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association f ...
,
Yota Akimoto is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Ehime FC on loan from Shonan Bellmare. Career statistics Club ''Updated to 18 January 2019''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2015 (NSK ...
etc. ... . *All Japan Club Youth Soccer Tournament *JFA Prince League Kanto *Prince Takamado Trophy *J-Youth Cup *JFA Championship *Danone Nations Cup


External links

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Yokohama F. Marinos
at J.League


Notes


References

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