Zweigen Kanazawa

Zweigen Kanazawa (ツエーゲン金沢 Tsuēgen Kanazawa) is a Japanese football club based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. They play in the J2 League.

Zweigen Kanazawa
ツエーゲン金沢
Full nameZweigen Kanazawa
Nickname(s)Zweigen
Founded1956 (as Kanazawa Soccer Club)
2006 (as Zweigen Kanazawa)
GroundIshikawa Kanazawa Stadium
(Seibu Ryokuchi Kōen)
Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Capacity20,261
ChairmanHiroshi Yonezawa
ManagerMasaaki Yanagishita
LeagueJ2 League
2019J2 League, 11th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was formed in 1956 under the simple name Kanazawa Soccer Club and adopted its current identity in 2006. The Hokushinetsu region, long sleepy in football terms and whose potential only arose with Albirex Niigata leading the way, provided few opportunities for Kanazawa to rise in Japan's football ranks until the late 2000s. On 19 December 2009 they were promoted to the JFL after beating FC Kariya at the promotion/relegation playoff with 2–1 aggregate score, following a third-place finish in the 2009 All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series.

On December 15, 2010, a new management company called Zweigen, Inc. was established in order to apply to the J-League associate membership.

On January 7, 2011 the team applied for J-League associate membership.[1]

On 16 November 2014, Zweigen became the inaugural J3 League champions, and having gained a licence to compete in J. League Division 2 will participate in Japanese club football's second tier for the 2015 season.

Name and symbolism

The name "Zweigen" is a portmanteau of the German zwei, for the number 2, and gen, to advance. In Kanazawa dialect, the phrase tsuyoi noda! (We're strong!) became tsuee gen! by double entendre. In German, the word Zweigen means branches (dative—nominative: Zweige), and owing to this, a fleur-de-lis is a key part of the club's crest.

Current squad

As of 4 July 2020.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  JPN Masayuki Yamada
3 DF  JPN Yuji Sakuda
4 DF  JPN Ryoga Ishio
6 MF  JPN Hisashi Ohashi
7 FW  JPN Towa Yamane
8 MF  JPN Keita Fujimura
9 FW  BRA Lucão
11 FW  JPN Kyohei Sugiura
13 MF  JPN Ryuhei Oishi
14 MF  JPN Masahiro Kaneko
16 MF  JPN Toshiya Motozuka
17 FW  JPN Mutsuki Kato
18 MF  JPN Ryo Kubota
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  JPN Raisei Shimazu
20 MF  JPN Megumu Nishida
21 GK  JPN Ryo Ishii
23 GK  JPN Yuto Shirai
24 DF  JPN Takumi Hasegawa
25 DF  JPN Takayuki Takayasu
26 MF  JPN Yosuke Toji
27 DF  JPN Tomonobu Hiroi (captain)
29 DF  BRA Rodolfo
31 GK  JPN Itsuki Ueda
33 FW  JPN Rikito Sugiura
34 DF  JPN Hayate Sugii
39 DF  JPN Yota Shimokawa

Honours

Record
Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Emperor's Cup
2010 JFL 18 9 1,548 2nd Round
2011 JFL 18 7 2,504 2nd Round
2012 JFL 17 14 2,313 1st Round
2013 JFL 18 7 2,063 3rd Round
2014 J3 12 1 3,440 2nd Round
2015 J2 22 12 4,910 2nd Round
2016 J2 22 21 4,179 2nd Round
2017 J2 22 17 4,397 3rd Round
2018 J2 22 13 4,528 3rd Round
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance

References
  1. "News About Zweigen Kanazawa". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  2. "トップチーム". ツエーゲン金沢 公式サイト. Retrieved May 17, 2020.


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