is a Japanese

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club based in Akita, the capital city of

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. They play in the

Tohoku Soccer League is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. History It covers most of the Tōhoku region and the 6 prefectures of Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata. It is one of the nin ...

, which is part of

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. Their team colour is blue and they won the

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Akita Prefectural title for two consecutive seasons.

History

The club based in

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, was founded in 1970. They won the Akita Prefecture League in 2011 and 2013. The team finished first place in the Tohoku Soccer League Division 2 North twice.

Company profile

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Current squad

League record

Honours

Emperor's Cup Records

Akita Prefecture Qualifying Round

Tohoku Soccer League records

2007 Tohoku D2 North

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2008 Tohoku D2 North

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2014 Tohoku D2 North

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2015 Tohoku D2 North

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2016 Tohoku Soccer League

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2017 Tohoku D2 North

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2018 Tohoku D2 North

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2019 Tohoku Soccer League

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2020 Tohoku Soccer League

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Akita derby

The Akita derby is a commonly occurring football fixture in Japan. The game takes place between the teams in Akita Prefecture;

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, Saruta Kogyo,

Akita FC Cambiare is a Japanese Association football, football club based in Akita, Akita, Akita, the capital city of Akita Prefecture. They play in the Tohoku Soccer League. Their team colour is red. History The club based in Akita, Akita, was founded as As ...

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, ...

, Hokuto Bank SC, Akita University Medical FC and so on.

Venues

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Soyu Stadium Soyu Stadium, formerly a.k.a. , 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 times, ...

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Akigin Stadium 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 Yabas ...

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Fuji University is a private university in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan, established in 1965. Prior to 1976, it was known as Ōshū University (奥州大学, ''Ōshū daigaku''). The university focuses on economics, offering courses on economics and business law, as we ...

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Iwagin Stadium is a Association football, football stadium in Morioka, Iwate, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It was formerly known as Morioka Minami Park Stadium. Since April 2016 it has been called Iwagin Stadium for the naming rights by Bank of Iwate. It ...

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References

External links

Emperor's Cup Highlights 2020

Saruta TV CM
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