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Kenichi Kaga
is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita. Playing career Kaga was born in Futada, Tennō, Akita on 30 September 1983. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 2002. However, he struggled for minutes behind Hideto Suzuki, Makoto Tanaka and so on. In 2005, Kaga was loaned to J2 League club Consadole Sapporo. He played as regular center back in 2 seasons. In 2007, he returned to Júbilo. He became a regular player as a center back. Although his opportunity to play decreased from 2009, he became a regular player again in 2011. In 2012, he moved to FC Tokyo. Although he could not become a regular player, he played many matches as center back. In 2015, he moved to Urawa Reds. However, he struggled for minutes. In 2017, he moved to J2 club Montedio Yamagata. Club statistics .
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Katagami, Akita
270px, Wind turbines lined up along the coast of Katagami City is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 31,775 in 14162 households, and a population density of 330 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Katagami is located in the coastal plains of northwestern Akita Prefecture, with the Sea of Japan on the southwest and the remnant of Lake Hachirōgata to the northwest, bordering Ikawa Town to the east, Akita City to the south, Oga City to the west, and Ogata Village across Lake Hachiro to the north. It has the smallest area of any city in Akita Prefecture. The eastern part of the city has many small hills, whilst the central and northern parts are fertile countryside, and the western part contains three leading sand dunes. Neighboring municipalities Akita Prefecture * Akita * Gojōme * Ikawa * Oga * Ōgata Climate Katagami has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with large ...
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2003 Emperor's Cup
The 83rd Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 2003 season. Overview It was contested by 80 teams, and Júbilo Iwata won the cup for the first time. Results First round *Hannan University 2–0 Wakayama Kihoku Shukyudan *Ichiritsu Funabashi High School 1–0 Thespa Kusatsu *Kanazawa 4–1 Yamaguchi Teachers *Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kwansei Gakuin University *Omiya Ardija 5–0 Matsuzaka University * Tochigi SC 5–2 Aomori Yamada High School * Avispa Fukuoka 7–0 Tokai University * Maruyasu Okazaki 1–0 Kibi International University * Okinawa Kariyushi 1–0 Sagan Tosu * ALO's Hokuriku 3–2 Doto University *Consadole Sapporo 4–0 Jinsei Gakuen High School *Shizuoka Sangyo University 4–2 Shiga Yasu High School *Montedio Yamagata 4–3 Gifu Kogyo High School *Ritsumeikan University 4–1 Tsuruoka Higashi High School *Honda FC 5–0 Nirasaki Astros *Tsukuba University 5–0 Matsusho Gakuen High School * Otsuka Pharmaceuticals 5–0 Iwami FC *TDK 3–1 Alouette ...
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2003 Júbilo Iwata Season
2003 Júbilo Iwata is a Japanese professional association football, football team based in Iwata, Shizuoka, Iwata, located in Shizuoka Prefecture. The club competes in J2 League following relegation from J1 League in 2024 J1 League, 2024. Etymology The team's ... season Competitions Domestic results J.League 1 Emperor's Cup J.League Cup International results A3 Champions Cup Júbilo Iwata qualified for this tournament as winners of the 2002 J.League. Player statistics Other pages J. League official site {{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Jubilo Iwata season Jubilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata seasons ...
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2002 Júbilo Iwata Season
2002 Júbilo Iwata is a Japanese professional association football, football team based in Iwata, Shizuoka, Iwata, located in Shizuoka Prefecture. The club competes in J2 League following relegation from J1 League in 2024 J1 League, 2024. Etymology The team's ... season Competitions Domestic results J. League 1 Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Player statistics Other pages J. League official site {{DEFAULTSORT:2002 Jubilo Iwata season Jubilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata seasons ...
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AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club association football, football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries, top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition in Asian football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations. Introduced in 1967 as the ''Asian Champion Club Tournament'', the competition rebranded as AFC Champions League in 2002 following the merger of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup. It was rebranded again in 2024 to its current name. A total of 24 clubs compete in the league stage of the competition, divided into East and West regions (12 teams each). The winner of the AFC Champions League Elite qualifies for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, and ...
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Makoto Tanaka
is a Japanese professional football manager and former player. Tanaka spent the majority of his career with Júbilo Iwata, forming a part of the team's 'glory years' that won the club's first Asian Club Championship in 1999, and three Japanese league titles between 1997 and 2002. After leaving the club in 2008, Tanaka then had a stint with Avispa Fukuoka, before retiring at the end of the 2011 season. He was capped 32 times for the Japan national team and was part of the squad that won the 2004 AFC Asian Cup. Club career Tanaka was born in Shizuoka on August 8, 1975. After graduating from Shimizu Commercial High School, he joined Júbilo Iwata in 1994. From 1997, he became a regular player as center back and central player in golden era in club history. The club won many title 1997, 1999, 2002 J1 League, 1998 J.League Cup and 2003 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won the champions 1998–99 Asian Club Championship and the 2nd place 1999–00 and 2000–01 Asian Club Cham ...
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Hideto Suzuki
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Suzuki was born in Hamamatsu on 7 October 1974. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Football League club Yamaha Motors (later ''Júbilo Iwata'') in 1993. Although he did not play in the match, the club won the 2nd place in 1993 and was promoted to J1 League. He debuted in 1995 and he became a regular player. He was a central player in golden era in club history. The club won the champions at J1 League 3 times (1999, 1999, 2002). The club also won 1998 J.League Cup and 2003 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won the champions at 1998–99 Asian Club Championship and 2nd place at 1999–00 and 2000–01 Asian Club Championship. From the late 2000s, his opportunity to play decreased. He retired end of 2009 season. He played 328 games and scored 9 goals in the league. National team career In July 1996, Suzuki was selected Japan U-23 national team for 1996 Summer Olympics ...
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Tennō, Akita
was a town located in Minamiakita District, Akita Prefecture, Japan. In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22,115 and a density of 532.76 persons per km2. The total area was 41.51 km2. On March 22, 2005, Tennō, along with the towns of Iitagawa and Shōwa (all from Minamiakita District), merged to create the city of Katagami. Noted people from Tennō * Koji Futada, politician *Kenichi Kaga is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita. Playing career Kaga was born in Futada, Tennō, Akita on 30 September 1983. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in ..., professional soccer player * Kōsei Yoshida, professional baseball player External links Katagami official website References Dissolved municipalities of Akita Prefecture Katagami, Akita {{Akita-geo-stub ...
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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 during the Japan Soccer League era; 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 Japan Football League (1992–98), former JFL 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 Japanese Regional Leagues, Regional Leagues, formed the nine-club Japan Football League, JFL, then the third tier of Japanese football. The third tier is now represented ...
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Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ...
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Japanese People
are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago. Japanese people constitute 97.4% of the population of the country of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 125 million people are of Japanese descent, making them list of contemporary ethnic groups, one of the largest ethnic groups. Approximately 120.8 million Japanese people are residents of Japan, and there are approximately 4 million members of the Japanese diaspora, known as . In some contexts, the term "Japanese people" may be used to refer specifically to the Yamato people, who are primarily from the historically principal islands of Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku and constitute by far the largest group. In other contexts, the term may include other groups native to the Japanese archipelago, including Ryukyuan people, who share connections with the Yamato but are often regarded as distinct, and Ainu people. In recent decades, there has also been an increase in the number of people with both Japanese and non-Japanes ...
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2015 Emperor's Cup
The was the regular edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament, which was held from 29 August 2015 to its final on 1 January 2016.(in Japanese) Japan Football Association, 13 November 2014 The winners, Gamba Osaka, qualified to the group stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League. Calendar Participating clubs 88 clubs competed in the tournament. The 18 clubs from 2015 J1 League and 22 clubs from 2015 J2 League received a bye to the second round of the tournament. The other 47 teams earned berths by winning their respective prefectural cup tournaments, and entered from the first round along with the JFL seeded team, the Apertura Champion. Results First round Second round Third round Fourth round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final References External links Japan Football Association page on the Emperor's Cup(Japanese) {{2016 in Asian football (AFC) Emperor's Cup Empe ...
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