Iwate Grulla Morioka
Morioka, Iwate | |||
| Capacity | 4,938 | ||
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| Chairman | Yutaka Akita | ||
| Manager | Tetsuji Nakamikawa | ||
| League | J3 League | ||
| 2023 | J3 League, 10th of 20 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Iwate Grulla Morioka (いわてグルージャ盛岡, Iwate Gurūja Morioka) is a Japanese
Name origin
"Grulla" is the Spanish word of "crane", which was used in the
History
Initially known as Villanova Morioka (ヴィラノーバ盛岡, Viranōba Morioka), the team was organized by alumni of Morioka Commercial High School and Morioka Chuo High School in 2000.
In 2003, a
Under the new organization, former
In 2013 they won the
From the 2019 season, the club has adopted the new name as "Iwate Grulla Morioka".[1] In 2021 they earned promotion to the J2 League as J3 runners-up and will make their debut in the second tier in 2022.
On 28 October 2022, Iwate Grulla Morioka acquired the J1 License, meaning that from the 2022 season, they can now be promoted to the J1 League if the club finishes in J2's Top 2.
It played in the inaugural season of J3 League in 2014 after winning the Tohoku Soccer League, one of the Japanese Regional Leagues, in 2013. Iwate played in the J3 until 2021, when was promoted to the J2 for the 2022 season. After just a season in the second division, the club was relegated back to the J3 with a bottom-league finish of 34 points won in 42 matches.
Stadium
Iwate plays at (or have played) at three stadiums. Their main stadium is Iwagin Stadium, which has a capacity of 4,938.
The second stadium is the
They have played before at the Iwate Morioka Stadium.
League & cup record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | J. League Cup |
Emperor's Cup |
Shakaijin
Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance\G | |||
| 2003 | Tohoku League Div. 2 North |
5 | 6 | 4th | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 18 | Not eligible | |||
| 2004 | 6 | 1st | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 9 | 45 | 28 | ||||||
| 2005 | Tohoku League Div. 1 |
4 | 7 | 1st | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 1st round | |||
| 2006 | 8 | 2nd | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 30 | ||||||
| 2007 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 14 | 51 | 39 | ||||||
| 2008 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 8 | 55 | 38 | 2nd round | |||||
| 2009 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 15 | 44 | 36 | 1st round | |||||
| 2010 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 2nd round | |||||
| 2011 | 7 | 2nd | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||
| 2012 | 7 | 2nd | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 1st round | |||||
| 2013 | 10 | 1st | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 10 | 85 | 49 | 1st round | Runner's up | ||||
| 2014 | J3 | 3 | 12 | 5th | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 45 | 1,522 | 1st round | Not eligible | |
| 2015 | 13 | 11th | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 35 | 1,239 | 1st round | ||||
| 2016 | 16 | 13th | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 30 | 1,182 | 3rd round | ||||
| 2017 | 17 | 15th | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 29 | 1,337 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2018 | 17 | 13th | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 40 | 1,216 | 1st round | ||||
| 2019 | 18 | 18th | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 26 | 1,368 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2020 † | 18 | 11th | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 42 | 481 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2021 | 15 | 2nd | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 53 | 1,394 | 3rd round | ||||
| 2022 | J2 | 2 | 22 | 22nd | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 80 | -45 | 34 | 3,087 | 3rd round | ||
| 2023 | J3 | 3 | 20 | TBA | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 54 | 1,254 | 2nd round | ||
| 2024 | 20 | TBA | 38 | |||||||||||||
- 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: J.League Data Site
Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Tohoku League Div. 2 North | 1 | 2004 |
| Tohoku League Div. 1 | 6 | 2005 (Shared with TDK), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 |
Current squad
As of 12 April 2024[update].[2] 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 staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Chairman |  Yutaka Akita
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| Manager | Tetsuji Nakamikawa
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| Assistant coach |  Kim Song-yong
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| First-team coach | Kazuki Fukayama
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| Goalkeeper coach | Izumi Niinuma
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| Physical coach | Yusuke Hoshigami
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| Trainer | Nobuyuki Sasaki Yuji Hanzawa Takuya Miyagawa
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| Physiotherapist | Kotaro Watanabe
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| Competent | Kazuki Oshima
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| Side affairs | Kazuki Oshima
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| Team doctor | Moritaka Maruyama Goro Tajima Ryunosuke Oikawa Shinya Oikawa Yasutaka Oya Ko Tanifuji Hiroki Kaneko Shuntaro Wada Yusuke Chiba Masanori Matsuura
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| Sports pharmacist | Ikumi Sugiyama
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Managerial history
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| Start | Finish | ||
| Shinobu Yoshida | Japan |
2003 | |
| Shinichi Muto | Japan |
2004 | 2005 |
| Toru Yoshida | Japan |
2006 | 2010 |
| Naoki Naruo | Japan |
1 February 2012 | 31 January 2016 |
| Akihiko Kamikawa | Japan |
1 February 2016 | 31 December 2016 |
| Toshimi Kikuchi | Japan |
1 February 2017 | 31 January 2020 |
| Yutaka Akita | Japan |
1 February 2020 | 31 January 2023 |
| Yoshika Matsubara | Japan |
1 February 2023 | 19 September 2023 |
| Tetsuji Nakamikawa | Japan |
20 September 2023 | Current |
Kit evolution
| Home Kits - 1st | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
          2015 |
     2016 |
     2017 |
    2018 |
    2019 |
   2020 |
    2021 |
     2022 |
   2023 - | |
| Away Kits - 2nd | ||||
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     2015 |
     2016 |
     2017 |
    2018 |
    2019 |
    2020 |
     2021 |
     2022 |
  2023 - | |
| Sprcial Kits - 3rd | ||||
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     2021 3rd - | ||||
References
- ^ Iwate Grulla Morioka(in Japanese)
- ^ "PROFILE". grulla-morioka.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
External links
- Grulla Morioka official site (in Japanese)
- GO！GO！GRULLA, a supporting TV program produced by Iwate Menkoi Television (in Japanese)
- グルージャまったり日記, fan site (in Japanese)
