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Mitsuhisa Taguchi
was a Japanese footballer. A Japanese international, he spent his entire career with Mitsubishi Motors. Club career Taguchi was born in Akita on February 14, 1955. After graduating from high school, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1973. In 1973, the club won the champions at Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup. In 1975, he debuted as a starting goalkeeper for Japan national team, replacing established starter Kenzo Yokoyama. In 1978, he was part of one of the club's most successful seasons, winning the Japanese treble; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1980 Emperor's Cup, 1981 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1984. He played 161 games in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 8 times included for 7 years in a row (1977-1983). National team career On September 8, 1975, Taguchi debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. In 1977, he became a regular goalkeeper and played at 1978 World Cup qualification, 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kawabe, Akita
was a town located in Kawabe District, Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,366 and a density of 34.43 persons per km2. The total area was 301.06 km2. On January 11, 2005, Kawabe, along with the town of Yūwa, was merged into the expanded city of Akita and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' .... Notable people * Michio Ashikaga (footballer) * Mitsuhisa Taguchi (footballer) External linksKawabe official website of Akita City Dissolved municipalities of Akita Prefecture {{Akita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or Japan FA Cup, and rebranded as The JFA Emperor's Cup from 2024 onwards, is a Japanese annual football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J.League, Japan Football League, current JFL (not former JFL) 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 colonies such as Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, Taiwan under Japanese rule, Taiwan, and sometimes Manchukuo. The winning club qualifies for the AFC Champions League and the Japanese Super Cup. The tournament's equivalent in women's football is the Empress's Cup. The current holders are Vissel Kobe, having won their second cup in the 2024 Emperor's Cup, 2024 edition, having previously won their first in 2019 Emperor's Cup, 2019. Overview As it is a competition to decide the "best soccer club in Japan", the cup is now open to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Football At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification
Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on 20 July and ended on 2 August. Qualified teams Due to the American-led boycott, countries (in brackets) who qualified did not enter the final tournament. Spain sent a team which competed under the flag of the Spanish Olympic Committee. *Automatically qualified ** ''(as host nation)'' ** *Europe (UEFA) ** ** (replaces ) ** Spain ** *Africa ( CAF) ** ** (replaces ) ** (replaces ) *Asia ( AFC) ** (replaces ) ** ** (replaces ) *North and Central America (CONCACAF) ** ** (replaces ) *South America (CONMEBOL) ** ** (replaces ) Qualifications UEFA (Europe) The European Qualifiers for the 1980 Summer Olympics tournament took place over a total of two rounds between 28 March 1979 and 23 April 1980. After the second round, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Spain and Yugoslavia gained qualification to the Olympic tournament. However, Norway was replaced by Finland. CONMEBOL (South America) The South American Pre-Olympic tournament was held from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Football At The 1978 Asian Games
Football at the 1978 Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 20 December 1978. Medalists Draw The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 1974 Asian Games. ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * Squads Results Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Semifinals Group 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final round Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing References RSSSFIndian football team at the Asian Games: 1978 Bangkok {{1978 in Japanese football Events at the 1978 Asian Games 1978 Asia 1978 Asian Games The 8th Asian Games (), also known as Bangkok 1978 (), were held from 9 to 20 December 1978, in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally, the host city was Singapore but Singapore dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC And OFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone ( AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article '' 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification''. A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams and Israel entered the competition. However, South Vietnam could not compete after being annexed by Vietnam. The Asian zone was allocated 1 place (out of 16) in the final tournament. Format There would be two rounds of play: *First Round: The 21 teams would be divided into 5 groups. The groups had different rules, as follows: ** Group 1 had 6 teams. The teams played against each other once in Singapore. The top 2 teams after the group matches played against each other in a single match. The winner would advance to the Final Round. ** Groups 2 and 3 had 4 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. ** Group 4 had 4 teams. The teams played against each o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Korea National Football Team
The South Korea national football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in men's international Association football, football and is governed by the Korea Football Association, a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 1980s, having participated in ten consecutive and eleven overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the first (and so far only) Asian team to reach the semi-finals when they co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also has won two AFC Asian Cup titles, and finished as runners-up on four occasions. Furthermore, the team won three gold medals and three silver medals at the senior Football at the Asian Games, Asian Games. The team is commonly nicknamed the "Reds" by both fans and the media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1983 Japan Soccer League
Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1983 season. First Division Yomiuri, the football club became one of big names of earlier years of J.League as Verdy Kawasaki, and currently known as Tokyo Verdy, won its first of seven League championships, fully riding in the wave of its parent company's funds and prestige. Mazda, five-time First Division champions in the 1960s, was relegated for the first time. Hitachi saved itself by defeating Sumitomo in the playout. Promotion/relegation Series Second Division NKK returned to the top flight at the first time of asking. Saitama Teachers went back to the Kantō regional league, and Toho Titanium followed when they lost the playout to Matsushita, a rising club at the time based in Nara The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government within the executive branch, charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It is also task ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Treble (association Football)
A treble in association football is achieved when a club team wins three trophies in a single season. A continental treble involves winning the club's top-level domestic league competition, main domestic cup competition, and main continental trophy. Although winning a second-tier continental trophy (e.g. Europa League) has also been described as a continental treble, it is not as widely accepted. A domestic treble involves winning three national competitions—including the league title, the primary cup competition, and one secondary competition, such as a league cup. Competitions which consist of a single match or a two-leg match are not normally counted as part of a continental treble (e.g., the FA Community Shield, Supercopa de España, Supercoppa Italiana, Trophée des Champions, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Super Cup, Recopa Sudamericana, FIFA Club World Cup, Intercontinental Cup and others). Continental trebles This list includes clubs who have won their country's top-tie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kenzo Yokoyama
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for, and then managed, the Japan national team. Club career Yokoyama was born in Saitama on January 21, 1943. After graduating from Kawaguchi High School and Rikkyo University, he joined his local club Mitsubishi Motors in 1966. He played as regular goalkeeper from first season and played all matches in Japan Soccer League until 1974. In 1975, he was deprived of regular goalkeeper by Mitsuhisa Taguchi. The club won the league champions 2 times (1969 and 1973) and 2nd place 6 times. The club also won 1971 and 1973 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1977. He played 136 games in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 7 times. National team career In October 1964, when Yokoyama was a Rikkyo University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At this competition, he debuted and played all matches on behalf of Tsukasa Hosaka fractured his hand just before Olympics. After that, Yokoyama be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Akita (city)
is the capital and most populous city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. , the city has an estimated population of 300,502 persons in 136,628 households and a population density of 332 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . History The area of present-day Akita was part of ancient Dewa Province, and has been inhabited for thousands of years. The Jizōden ruins within the city limits are a major archaeological site with artifacts from the Japanese Paleolithic period through the Jōmon and Yayoi periods. During the Nara period, the imperial court established Akita Castle in 733 AD to bring the local Emishi tribes under its control. The area was ruled by a succession of local samurai clans in the Sengoku period, before coming under the control of the Satake clan of Kubota Domain during the Edo period. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, a castle town developed around Kubota Castle. Meiji and Taishō Eras With the start of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. 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 and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1979 Emperor's Cup
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1979 season. Overview It was contested by 28 teams, and Fujita Industries won the cup. Results First round * Gonohe Town Hall 0–3 Toho Titanium *Nissan Motors 2–1 Kyushu Sangyo University *Yanmar Club 2–2 (PK 4–2) Nippon Steel *Hitachi 4–2 Toyota Motors *Waseda University 2–1 Tanabe Pharmaceuticals *Tokyo University of Agriculture 0–1 Teijin *Tsukuba University 3–1 Sapporo University * Mazda Auto Hiroshima 1–0 Hokusetsu Kemari-dan *Fukuoka University 0–1 Toyo Industries * Nippon Kokan 1–0 Juntendo University *Nissei Resin Industry 0–4 Furukawa Electric *Honda 3–0 Osaka University of Commerce Second round *Mitsubishi Motors 3–0 Toho Titanium *Nissan Motors 2–3 Yanmar Club *Hitachi 1–0 Waseda University *Teijin 0–7 Yomiuri * Fujita Industries 3–1 Tsukuba University * Mazda Auto Hiroshima 0–5 Toyo Industries * Nippon Kokan 0–0 (PK 4–5) Furukawa Electric *Honda 1–2 Yanmar Diesel Quarterfinals *M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
