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Ataru Esaka
(born May 31, 1992) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Ulsan Hyundai in the K League 1. Early life Ataru was born in Sanda. He went to the Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School and the Ryutsu Keizai University. Career Ataru made his debut for Thespakusatsu Gunma against Yokohama FC on the 8 March 2015. He scored his first goal for the club against Roasso Kumamoto on the 15 March 2015, scoring in the 5th minute. Ataru made his debut for Omiya against Gamba Osaka on the 11 March 2016. He scored his first goal for the club against Sagan Tosu on the 21 May 2016, scoring in the 74th minute. Ataru made his debut for Kashiwa against Vegalta Sendai on the 25 February 2018. He scored his first goals, a brace, against Gamba Osaka on the 18 March 2018, scoring in the 8th and 18th minute. Ataru made his debut for Urawa against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on the 9 August 2021. He scored his first goal for the club on the 14 August 2021 against Sagan Tosu, scoring a penalty in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanda, Hyōgo
270px, Sanda City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Sanda city center in 1974 270px, Residential street in Sanda is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 108,452 in 47018 households and a population density of 520 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Sanda City is located in southeast Hyōgo Prefecture, about to the north of the city of Kobe beyond the Rokkō Mountains and about northwest of the city of Osaka. The highest elevation point in the city is 697meters at Mt. Mine, and the lowest elevation point is 116 meters. The northern and eastern parts of the city are mountainous. In the past, it had the appearance of a typical farming village with rural scenery, but due to the development of large-scale housing complexes since the 1980s and the convenience of double-track electrification of the JR Fukuchiyama Line, it has rapidly become a satellite city of Osaka and Kobe. Rivers The Muko River runs through Sand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( ko, 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including five consecutive titles between 2017 and 2021, and the Korean FA Cup five times. The club have also won the AFC Champions League twice, the first time in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since it was launched in its current format in 2003, as well as for a time being the only team in the world to have become continental champions without ever having won a domestic league title. This title guaranteed their participation at the FIFA Club World Cup in December 2006. History Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' predecessors were founded in January 1993 as the ''Wansan Pumas''. Oh Hyung-keun was the founder of the team, the first to be named after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 J1 League
The 2022 J1 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993. Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions, having won their fourth and second consecutive title in 2021 with four rounds to play. Yokohama F. Marinos reclaimed the trophy, winning its fifth J.League and seventh Japanese title on the final day of the season. Brazilian forward Thiago Santana scored 14 goals for Shimizu S-Pulse, the least number of goals from a player who became the league top scorer and the first to also suffer relegation in the same season. Changes from the previous season There were four teams instead of two relegated last season to 2022 J2 League due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic to made up the decision of no relegation in the 2020 season, which saw the number of teams rise to 20. They were Tokushima Vortis, Oita Trinita, Vegalta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 J1 League
The 2021 J1 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993. The league began on 26 February and ended on 4 December 2021. Kawasaki Frontale were the reigning champions, having won their third title in 2020 with four rounds to play. They successfully retained the title, again with four rounds to play. On 20 November 2021, Oita Trinita, Vegalta Sendai, and Yokohama FC were relegated to J2 League with two games to play. On the final matchday Tokushima Vortis was relegated back to J2 League after just one season. Changes from the previous season There were no teams relegated last season due to impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, four relegation places were applied for the current season to reduce the total number of teams from 20 back to 18. Two teams were promoted from the 2020 J2 League: Tokushima Vortis won the title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 J1 League
The 2020 J1 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993. The league began on 21 February and eventually ended on 19 December 2020. The league was planned to have a season break to avoid clashing with the 2020 Summer Olympics, but the Olympics were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Yokohama F. Marinos were the defending champions while Kashiwa Reysol and Yokohama FC entered the league as promoted teams from the 2019 J2 League, replacing Júbilo Iwata and Matsumoto Yamaga who were relegated to the 2020 J2 League. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic On 25 February, all J.League matches until 15 March were postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. After that, it was announced that it would be postponed until 29 March. On 19 March, the J.League announced no relegation would take place for the 2020 season, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 J2 League
The season is the 48th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 21st season since the establishment of J2 League. Clubs After eight seasons of good success, Kashiwa Reysol had to say goodbye to the first division. The same happened to V-Varen Nagasaki, which came back to J2 after their debut season in the first tier. In their place, Matsumoto Yamaga and Oita Trinita left J2 after getting promoted, while Tokyo Verdy lost the promotion/relegation play-off against Jubilo Iwata. Also another four teams changed category: Roasso Kumamoto and Kamatamare Sanuki Kamatamare Sanuki (カマタマーレ讃岐、Kamatamare Sanuki) is a football club based in Takamatsu, the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture of Japan. They currently play in the J3 League. They entered the J League in 2014 after finishing as run ... left J2, while their places will be taken by newly-arrived FC Ryukyu and Kagoshima United FC will play their first J2-season ever in their history. The partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 J1 League
The 2018 J1 League, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993. Kawasaki Frontale were the defending champions. 2018 season clubs A total of 18 clubs contested the league. The 2017 J2 League champion Shonan Bellmare and the winner of the promotion play-offs Nagoya Grampus returned to the top flight a year after being relegated from J1 in the 2016 season. V-Varen Nagasaki, J2 runner-up in 2017, played in the J1 League for the first time. * Personnel and kits Managerial changes Foreign players The total number of foreign players is restricted to five per club. Clubs can register up to four foreign players for a single match-day squad, of which a maximum of three are allowed from nations outside the Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and fut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 J1 League
The 2017 J1 League (known as the 2017 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (2017 明治安田生命J1リーグ) for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the J1 League, the top Japanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1993. The season began on 25 February 2017 and ended on 2 December. Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 26 January 2017. Kashima Antlers were the defending champions. Consadole Sapporo, Shimizu S-Pulse and Cerezo Osaka entered as the three promoted teams from the 2016 J2 League. The league was won by Kawasaki Frontale, winning their first major title while in J1, and 40 years after their first season in the Japanese top division. Clubs A total of 18 clubs will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2016 season and three promoted from the 2016 J2 League. This will include the two top teams; Consadole Sapporo and Shimizu S-Pulse from the J2 League, and the winners of the play-offs; Cerezo Osaka. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J1 League
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J2 League. Until the 2014 season, it was known as the J League Division 1. History Phases of J1 Before the professional league (1992 and earlier) Before the inception of the J.League, the highest level of club football was the Japan Soccer League (JSL), which consisted of amateur clubs. Despite being well-attended during the boom of the late 1960s and early 1970s (when Japan's national team won the bronze Olympic medal at the 1968 games in Mexico), the JSL went into decline in the 1980s, in general line with the deteriorating situation worldwide. Fans were few, the grounds were not of the highest quality, and the Japanese national team was not on a par with the Asian powerhouses. To raise the level of play domestically, to attempt t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 J1 League
The 2016 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (2016 明治安田生命J1リーグ) season was the 51st season of top-flight football in Japan, and the 24th since the establishment of the J.League in 1993. For a five-year period starting in 2015, the J.League changed to a newly conceived multistage system, with the year split into two halves and a third and final championship stage. The winners of the first and second stages and the highest ranking club of the aggregate table (other than the first or second stage winners) qualified for the Championship Stage. Kashima Antlers, the winner of the Championship Stage, advanced to the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tourn ... as the host nation's entrant. Clubs Managerial changes Foreign players Players name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yasuda Life and it is thus officially known as the . Until the 2014 season it was named the J.League Division 2. Second-tier club football has existed in Japan since 1972; however, it was only professionalized during the 1999 season with ten clubs. The league took one relegating club from the top division and nine clubs from the second-tier semi-professional former Japan Football League to create the J2 League. The remaining seven clubs in the Japan Football League, the newly formed Yokohama FC, and one promoting club from the Regional Leagues, formed the nine-club Japan Football League, then the third tier of Japanese football. The third tier is now represented by the J3 League. History Phases of Japanese second-tier association foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 J2 League
The 2015 Meiji Yasuda J2 League (2015 明治安田生命J2リーグ) season was the 44th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 17th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season began on 8 March 2015 and ended on 23 November 2015. Clubs Shonan Bellmare have stayed in the second division for just a year, winning promotion as the champions. Matsumoto Yamaga have spent only 3 seasons in J2 after promoted from Japan Football League in 2012, becoming the first club based in Nagano Prefecture which have promoted to the top flight. Sixth-placed Montedio Yamagata won the promotion playoffs and will return in the first division after playing in the J2 for 3 years. Tokushima Vortis were relegated from the J1 immediately after their inaugural promotion, while Cerezo Osaka and Omiya Ardija have suffered relegation respectively after five and ten years from their last presence in J2. On the other end of the table, Zweigen Kanazawa have been promoted from 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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