Zweigen Kanazawa
Kanazawa, Ishikawa | |||
Capacity | 10,444 | ||
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Chairman | Hiroshi Yonezawa | ||
Head coach | Akira Ito | ||
League | J3 League | ||
2023 | J2 League, 22nd of 22 (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Zweigen Kanazawa (ツエーゲン金沢, Tsuēgen Kanazawa) is a Japanese football club based in
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
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 gained a licence to compete in J2 League from 2015.
On 22 October 2023, Zweigen officially relegated to J3 League for the 2024 season after a narrow by Montedio Yamagata 0-1, thus ending their 9 years stay in J2.
Name and symbolism
The name "Zweigen" is a
Stadium
From 1974 to 2024, their home stadium was the 20,261 capacity general-purpose
Since 18th February 2024, Zweigen Kanazawa have played at the 10,444 capacity Kanazawa Stadium.
League & cup record
Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
League | J. League Cup |
Emperor's Cup | |||||||||||||
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Season | Div. | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | ||
2010 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 9th | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 48 | 1,548 | Not eligible | 2nd round |
2011 | 18 | 7th | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 47 | 2,504 | 2nd round | |||
2012 | 17 | 14th | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 36 | 2,313 | 1st round | |||
2013 | 18 | 7th | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 48 | 12 | 50 | 2,063 | 3rd round | |||
2014 | J3 | 12 | 1st | 33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 20 | 36 | 75 | 3,440 | 2nd round | ||
2015
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J2 | 2 | 22 | 12th | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 54 | 4,910 | 2nd round | |
2016 | 22 | 21st | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 60 | -24 | 39 | 4,179 | 2nd round | |||
2017 | 22 | 17th | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 49 | 4,397 | 3rd round | |||
2018 | 22 | 13th | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 55 | 4,528 | 3rd round | |||
2019 | 22 | 11th | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 61 | 5,209 | 3rd round | |||
2020 † | 22 | 18th | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 67 | -10 | 49 | 1,866 | Did not qualify | |||
2021 † | 22 | 17th | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 60 | -21 | 41 | 2,533 | 2nd round | |||
2022 | 22 | 14th | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 69 | -13 | 52 | 3,421 | 3rd round | |||
2023 | 22 | 22nd | 42 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 40 | 69 | -29 | 34 | 4,239 | 2nd round | |||
2024 | J3 | 3 | 20 | TBD | 38 | 1st round | 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 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
- Source: J.League Data Site
- Source: Japan Football League 2010
Honours
Honour | No. | Years |
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Hokushinetsu Division 1 | 1 | 2004 |
J3 League | 1 | 2014 |
Current squad
As of 9 February 2024.[2][3] 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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Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Manager | Akira Ito |
Assistant manager | Kiyokazu Kudo |
First-team coach | Hiroki Shibuya |
Goalkeeper coach | Noriyuki Yamagishi |
Physical coach | Tetsuya Sakamoto |
Analytical coach | Wataru Kuriwaki |
Chief trainer | Chikashi Masui |
Trainer | Seiya Motooka Takahiro Yagi |
Interpreter | Rafael Rayden Igarashi |
Equipment manager | Tomoya Araki |
Team manager | Tatsuya Hirano |
Managerial history
Manager | Nationality | Tenure | Managerial Record | |||||
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Start | Finish | P | W | D | L | Win % | ||
Nobuhiro Ueno | Japan | 1 February 2009 | 31 January 2012 | 81 | 37 | 17 | 27 | 45.68 |
Hitoshi Morishita | Japan | 1 February 2012 | 31 January 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Masaaki Yanagishita | Japan | 1 February 2017 | 5 November 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Akira Ito | Japan | 11 December 2023 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
- Key
- Source: J.League Data Site
Kit evolution
Home Kit - 1st | ||||
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2006 - 2007 |
2008 - 2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 - |
Away Kit - 2nd | ||||
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2008 - 2010 |
2011 |
2012 - 2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 - | ||
Special Kits - 3rd | ||||
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Summer 2019 |
2021 3rd |
2022 3rd |
2023 3rd | |
References
- ^ "News About Zweigen Kanazawa". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ "2023シーズン新体制及び背番号決定のお知らせ". ツエーゲン金沢 公式サイト. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "トップチーム". ツエーゲン金沢 公式サイト. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)