Blaublitz Akita
Full name | Blaublitz Akita | ||
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Nickname(s) | Blaublitz | ||
Short name | BB, BBA, Blau | ||
Founded | 1965 2010 as Blaublitz Akita | as TDK S.C. ||
Ground | Soyu Stadium Akita, Akita Prefecture | ||
Capacity | 20,125 J.League:18,528 | ||
Chairman | Kosuke Iwase | ||
Manager | Ken Yoshida | ||
League | J2 League | ||
2023 | J2 League, 13th of 22 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Blaublitz Akita (ブラウブリッツ秋田, Burauburittsu Akita) is a Japanese professional association football team based in Akita, capital of Akita Prefecture. The club currently play in the J2 League, Japanese second tier of professional football league. Due to the club's former ownership by TDK and thus formerly known as the TDK S.C. (JaWiki), most of the players were employees of TDK's Akita factory.
History
The club based in
In 2006, they won the Tohoku Regional League championship for the fifth straight year. They were automatically promoted to the Japan Football League after they won the National Regional League Playoffs.
The team has announced that it would separate from its parent company and join the
In May, 2009, TDK announced that the football club will become independent for the 2010 season and be based around Akita. Later in 2010 the club's name was changed to "Blaublitz Akita". Blau and Blitz mean blue and lightning in German respectively.
In 2014 they entered the J3 League after previously playing in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese association football league system until promotion to J2 in 2020.
The club moved to
Stadium
Their home stadium is
League and cup record
Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
League | J. League Cup |
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Season | Div. | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | ||
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1982 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 25 | - | — | - |
1983 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 13 | 63 | 27 | - | - | |||
1984 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 23 | - | 1st round | |||
1985 | JSL2 | 2 | 12 | 12th | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 48 | -36 | 3 | - | - | |
1986 | 16 | 15th | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 111 | -90 | 2 | - | - | |||
1987 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 36 | 22 | - | 1st round | |
1988 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 35 | 24 | - | 1st round | |||
1989 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 38 | 24 | - | 1st round | |||
1990 | 8 | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 21 | - | - | |||
1991 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |||
1992 | 4 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 14 | - | - | ||
1993 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 11 | - | - | |||
1994 | 3 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 11 | - | - | ||
1995 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 13 | - | - | |||
1996 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 14 | - | 1st round | |||
1997 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |||
1998 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 25 | - | 1st round | |||
1999 | 4 | 8 | 2nd | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 26 | - | 1st round | ||
2000 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 35 | - | 1st round | |||
2001 | 8 | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 29 | - | - | |||
2002 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 33 | 40 | - | 1st round | |||
2003 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 26 | 29 | - | 2nd round | |||
2004 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 34 | - | 1st round | |||
2005 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 29 | - | 1st round | |||
2006 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 51 | 42 | - | 2nd round | |||
2007 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 42 | 983 | 4th round | |
2008 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 41 | 951 | 1st round | |||
2009 | 18 | 10th | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 46 | 741 | 1st round | |||
Blaublitz Akita | |||||||||||||||
2010 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 8th | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 51 | 1,256 | — | 2nd round |
2011 | 18 | 14th | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 37 | 1,274 | 2nd round | |||
2012 | 17 | 13th | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 37 | 1,136 | 2nd round | |||
2013 | 18 | 8th | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 50 | 1,768 | 2nd round | |||
2014 | J3 | 12 | 8th | 33 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 34 | 1,773 | 2nd round | ||
2015 | 13 | 8th | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 45 | 1,998 | 2nd round | |||
2016 | 16 | 4th | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 50 | 2,425 | 2nd round | |||
2017 | 17 | 1st | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 61 | 2,364 | 1st round | |||
2018 | 17 | 8th | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 43 | 2,839 | 1st round | |||
2019 | 18 | 8th | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 49 | 1,576 | 1st round | |||
2020 † | 18 | 1st | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 73 | 1,221 | Semi Final | |||
2021 | J2 | 2 | 22 | 13th | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 47 | 2,097 | 1st round | |
2022 | 22 | 12nd | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 46 | -7 | 56 | 2,283 | 2nd round | |||
2023 | 22 | 13th | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 51 | 3,139 | 2nd round | |||
2024 | 20 | TBA | 38 | TBC |
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
- Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
- † 2020 season attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
- Source: Source: J. League Data Site[3]
Honours
Honour | No. | Years |
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Tohoku Soccer League | 11 | Grulla Morioka), 2006
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J3 League | 2 | 2017, 2020 |
Regional Promotion Series
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1 | 2006 |
Current squad
As of 1 March 2024.[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
Position | Name |
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Manager | Ken Yoshida |
Assistant manager | Hirotaka Usui |
First-team coach | Shota Sakagawa Masanori Tamo |
Goalkeeper coach | Hirohito Ito |
Analytical coach | Haruki Sasaki |
Chief trainer | Yuta Kobayashi |
Trainer | Kaichi Hiraoka Ryota Kanagaya |
Competent | Taichi Matsuda |
Side affairs | Hiromasa Nishizawa |
Managerial history
Name | Nationality | Tenure | |
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Start | Finish | ||
Kazuaki Sato | Japan | 1988 | ?[5][6][7] |
Norio Sasaki | Japan | ? | 31 January 1998 [8] |
Tsutomu Komatsu | Japan | 1 February 1999 | 31 January 2007 |
Hisao Sasaki | Japan | 1 February 2008 | 31 January 2009 |
Hirotoshi Yokoyama | Japan | 1 February 2010 | 31 January 2011 |
Yuji Yokoyama | Japan | 1 February 2012 | 31 January 2013 |
George Yonashiro | Brazil / Japan | 1 February 2013 | 31 January 2014 |
Shuichi Mase | Japan | 1 February 2015 | 31 January 2016 |
Koichi Sugiyama | Japan | 1 February 2017 | 11 July 2018 |
Shuichi Mase | Japan | 12 July 2018 | 31 January 2019 |
Ken Yoshida | Japan | 1 February 2020 | Current |
List of captains
# | Name | Captaincy years |
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- | Akira Sasaki[9] | JSL Era |
7 | Satoshi Sato[10] | |
17 | Moriyasu Saito[11] | |
4 | Masatoshi Ozawa | 2007–2009 |
18 | Satoshi Yokoyama | 2010 |
2 | Hiroyuki Kobayashi | 2011 |
10 | Masatoshi Matsuda | 2012-2013 |
10 | Shingo Kumabayashi | 2014 |
4 | Toshio Shimakawa | 2015 |
24 | Naoyuki Yamada | 2016-2018 |
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Hiroki Kotani Naoyuki Yamada |
2019 |
24 | Naoyuki Yamada | 2020 |
9 | Ryota Nakamura | 2021 |
23 | Shuto Inaba | 2022 |
33 | Ryutaro Iio | 2023 |
6 | Hiroto Morooka | 2024- |
Kit evolution
Home kits - 1st | ||||
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2010 - 2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
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Away kits - 2nd | ||||
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2010 - 2011 |
2012 |
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2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
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Award winners
The following players have won the awards while at TDK/Blaublitz:
- JFL Top Scorer
- Masatoshi Matsuda (2011)
- JFL Best XI
- Masatoshi Matsuda (2010)
Top scorers by seasons
Emperor's Cup Record (1984-2014)
JSL Cup Record
Seasons
SupportBlaublitz Akita's main active supporters' group is called the Blue tasu Akita.[20] Stadium and facilities
Former facilities
Team mascots
The official team mascot is a 8-year-old Ryūjin, named Blaugon and wears #00.[29] Songs and chants
Related clubs
TDK derby list
RivalriesŌu Honsen (Dewa derby)TDK and Japan Railways Ōu Main Line (奥羽本線) in 2021.[32]
BroadcastersShirt sponsorship by TDK
References
External links
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