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2013 J.League Cup
The 2013 J.League Cup, also known as the 2013 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for sponsoring purposes, was the 38th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 21st edition under the current J.League Cup format. Format Teams from the J.League Division 1 will take part in the tournament. Kashiwa Reysol, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Urawa Red Diamonds and Vegalta Sendai were given a bye to the quarter-finals due to qualification in the 2013 AFC Champions League. The remaining 14 teams started from the group stage, where they were divided into two groups of seven. The group winners and the runners-up of each group qualified for the quarter-final along with the four teams which qualified for the AFC Champions League. Group stage Standings Group A Group B Results Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knock-out stage All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9 UTC+09: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashiwa Reysol
is a Japanese professional association football, football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium, also known as "Hitachidai". ''Reysol'' is a portmanteau of the Spanish words ''Rey'' and ''Sol'', meaning "Sun King". The name alludes to their parent company Hitachi, whose name means "rising sun" in Japanese. The club was formed in 1940 and was a founding member ("Original Eight") of the Japan Soccer League (JSL) in 1965. Since the league's inception, they have spent the majority of their existence in the top tier of Japanese football. They have been List of Japanese football champions, Japanese League champions twice in 1972 Japan Soccer League, 1972 and 2011 J.League Division 1, 2011, and have won three J.League Cup, League Cups in 1976 JSL Cup, 1976, 1999 J.League Cup, 1999 and 2013 J.League Cup, 2013, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerezo Osaka
is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Cerezo'' (Spanish for cherry blossom) is also the flower of the city of Osaka. The official hometowns of the club are Osaka and Sakai. There exists a local rivalry with Suita-based Gamba Osaka. History Beginnings (1957–1992) The club, originally called Yanmar Diesel, started in 1957 as the company team of Yanmar and was an original founder ("Original Eight") of the now-disbanded Japan Soccer League (JSL) in 1965. With four Japanese league titles to its credit, it was a mainstay of the JSL Division 1 until 1990 when it was first relegated, and joined the former Japan Football League (JFL) in 1992. Privatised and registered under a new name (1993–''present'') In 1993, the club incorporated as Osaka Football Club Co., Ltd. and adopted the name Cerezo Osaka after a public contest. In 1994, they won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Sung-Keun
Choi Sung-keun (; born 28 July 1991) is a South Korean footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Suwon Samsung Bluewings The Suwon Samsung Bluewings () are a South Korean Association football, football club based in Suwon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in December 1995, they have won the K League on four occas .... Career statistics ''As of 2 April 2023''. References J. League (#13) External links *Choi Sung-keunat Asian Games Incheon 2014 * 1991 births Living people Men's association football midfielders South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Ventforet Kofu players Sagan Tosu players FC Gifu players Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in football Korea University alumni Asian Games gold meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akito Kawamoto
is a Japanese football player who plays for Nankatsu SC. He made his debut on 2 March 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Vegalta Sendai is a Japanese professional association football, football club based in Sendai, Miyagi, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. They currently play in J2 League, the Japanese second tier of professional football. History Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Elect .... Club statistics ''Updated to 23 February 2016''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑" 10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 108 out of 289) References External links *Profile at Ventforet Kofu 1990 births Living people Ryutsu Keizai University alumni Association football people from Shiga Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Ventforet Kofu players Tochigi SC players Men's association football forwards FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan Summer World University Games medalists i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
Yoshifumi Kashiwa (柏好文, ''Kashiwa Yoshifumi'', born July 28, 1987) is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a winger for Ventforet Kofu. Primarily known for his ten year spell with Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kashiwa has over 400 league appearances. Career Kashiwa was a regular player during his first year at Kokushikan University. On 6 January 2014, Kashiwa was announced at Sanfreece Hiroshima on a permanent transfer. Kashiwa was part of the squad called up for the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup. After beating TP Mazembe in the quarter finals, he described a close chance he has as being "the one who was the most scared. I thought it was going in (laughs).". In September 2019, Kashiwa won the 2019 Meiji Yasuda J.League KONAMI Monthly MVP Award for August 2019. On 2 January 2021, Kashiwa extended his contract for the 2022 season. Kashiwa was part of the Sanfreece team that won the 2022 J.League Cup. On 5 August 2023, Kashiwa made his 400th J League appearance against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Guimarães Silva Santos Almeida
Hugo Guimarães Silva Santos Almeida (born 6 January 1986), sometimes known as just Hugo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Barra. Career Born in São Fidélis, Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Almeida was a Botafogo youth graduate, making his first team debuts in 2004. He left the club in 2005, aged only 19, and joined fellow league team Coritiba in 2006. Hugo Almeida eventually fell down in the pecking order at ''Coxa'', and was subsequently loaned to Sertãozinho, São Caetano, Grêmio Prudente and Goiás. He was released by Coritiba after the end of the spell with the latter. On 19 January 2012 Hugo Almeida joined XV de Piracicaba. On 3 May, he moved to Paraná, but appeared rarely. Hugo Almeida subsequently appeared for clubs in Japan in the following year, representing Ventforet Kofu, Roasso Kumamoto and Fagiano Okayama (after a short spell back to his homeland at Náutico). On 5 January 2015 he signed for Portuguesa. Club statistics Honours ;Brazil * FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuji Senuma
is a Japanese former football player who played as a forward. Senuma has over 230 appearances in the J2 League. Career On 24 June 2012, Senuma joined Shimizu S-Pulse from the University of Tsukuba as a new player for the 2013 season. However, on 2 August 2012, he was approved to become a specially-designated player for the 2012 season, meaning he could make appearances during the 2012 season. On 8 January 2014, Senuma was announced at Tochigi SC on a one year loan deal. On 13 August 2014, his loan was cut short and he returned to Shimizu S-Pulse after scoring 7 goals in 25 matches. On 8 January 2015, Senuma was announced at Ehime FC on a one year loan deal. Senuma participated in a training camp during his loan to Montedio Yamagata, due to the heavy snowfall in Yamagata. On 18 July 2017, Senuma suffered a strained right soleus muscle injury, and would be out for a few weeks. He was the team's top goalscorer at this point, with 6 goals in 21 games. On 20 December 2017, Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohei Hattanda
is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J-Lease FC. Club career On 4 December 2011, Hattanda began his professional career with Shimizu S-Pulse. On 8 January 2014, Hattanda was loaned out to Vegalta Sendai. However, he only made three league appearances. On 17 January 2015, he returned to Shimizu, and was part of the starting line-up for the opening game of the 2015 season. He made fewer appearances in the second half, but made a career-high 15 league appearances. In 2016, Shimizu was relegated to J2, making it his first time playing in the second division, but by July he had only played in one match. On 7 July, he was loaned out to J3 club, Oita Trinita. On July 16, he made his first appearance in the 17th round against Fujieda MYFC and appeared in all 14 games until the final round, contributing to the club's J3 success. On 27 December, Nagoya Grampus announced the permanent signing of Hattanda. On 27 December 2018, Hattanda joined Kagoshima United for the 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albirex Niigata
is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. They currently play in J1 League after being promoted from J2 League as champions in 2022. History For many years it had been a local autonomous amateur club, ''Niigata 11'', that could never hope to see the light of day in an old Japan Soccer League dominated almost entirely by company teams. The creation of the J. League spurred the club to rise, and in the 1990s it began climbing fast through the divisions. In 1998, Albirex Niigata joined the Japan Football League, and was merged into the J2 League after its creation in 1999. The team gradually became competitive and in 2001 and 2002 it came close to getting promoted to J1 and in 2003, it became the champion of J2 and finally joined the top flight. Name changed The team name is made from combining the star '' Albireo'' of the constellation Cygnus (the Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagan Tosu
is a Japanese professional Association football, football club based in Tosu, Saga, Tosu, Saga Prefecture. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of Japanese football, since 2025 following relegation from the J1 League in 2024 J1 League, 2024. ''Sagan'' is a coined word with various suggested ideas behind where the name came from. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises many small elements uniting to form one formidable object, for example as a metaphor for a team. Also, ''Sagan Tosu'' can be interpreted as in the area's dialect. History In February 1997, Sagan was established as a new club which virtually took over Tosu Futures, which became insolvent in the previous month. They were admitted to participate in the Japan Football League (former), Japan Football League from 1997 to 1998, as well as the J. League Cup in 1997 as a preferential measure, although J. League Associate Membership status was not awarded to Sagan. In 1999 they were admitted to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oita Trinita
is a Japanese football club located in Ōita, Capital of Ōita Prefecture. They currently play in J2 League, Japanese second tier of professional football. Name origin The club's name, ''Trinita'', is the Italian translation of the word '' trinity (trinità)'', which was the club's original name before being changed in 1999, and ''Ōita'', the club's home town. The combined word expresses the will of the local citizens, companies, and government to support the team. Another connection to the Italian culture can be found in the city nickname Azzurro ("light blue" in Italian). History The club was formed as Ōita Trinity in 1994 and advanced through the Ōita Prefectural League and the Kyushu League before finishing as the runner-up of the 1996 National League, resulting in promotion to the JFL. In 1999, the club changed its name to ''Trinita'' due to copyright infringement concerns. The same year, the club joined J.League Division 2, the second-highest flight in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
