is a Japanese professional

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team based in Akita, capital of

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. The club currently play in the

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, Japanese second tier of professional football league. Due to the club's former ownership by TDK and thus formerly known as the TDK S.C. ( JaWiki), most of the players were employees of TDK's Akita factory.

History

The club based in Nikaho, Akita, was founded in 1965. They were promoted to the Tohoku Regional League in 1982. They played in the

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Division 2 in

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. They were the only club in Tohoku region competing in the JSL. In 2006, they won the Tohoku Regional League championship for the fifth straight year. They were automatically promoted to the

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after they won the National Regional League Playoffs. The team has announced that it would separate from its parent company and join the J. League if the club's final yearly standing should ever allow promotion. In May, 2009, TDK announced that the football club will become independent for the 2010 season and be based around Akita. Later in 2010 the club's name was changed to "Blaublitz Akita". ''Blau'' and ''Blitz'' mean ''blue'' and ''lightning'' in

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respectively. In 2014 they entered the

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after previously playing in the

, the third tier of the Japanese association football league system until promotion to J2 in 2020. The club moved to Akita City and entered the

for the 2014 season. The club finished 8th in each of its first two years in the professional competition. In the 2017 season, their fourth, they won the

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, however due to their lacking a license to play upper-tier football, they were not promoted, becoming the first professional third-tier champion not to be promoted. However, Akita acquired the J2 license on September 27, 2018, after which they won the title again in the 2020 season, returning to the second tier for the first time in 34 years. * See historical emblems

Stadium

Their home stadium is Soyu Stadium, also known as "Yabase" (capacity 20,125 and the J.League's oldest serving stadium). The club practices at the adjacent Akita Sports Plus ASP Stadium and Space Project Dream Field.

League and cup record

;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

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Honours

Current squad

''As of 17 February 2025''.

Out on loan

Club officials

Managerial history

List of captains

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24 , Hiroki Kotani
Naoyuki Yamada , align="center", 2019 , - , align="right", 24 , Naoyuki Yamada , align="center", 2020 , - , align="right", 9 , Ryota Nakamura , align="center", 2021 , - , align="right", 23 , Shuto Inaba , align="center", 2022 , - , align="right", 33 , Ryutaro Iio , align="center", 2023 , - , align="right", 6 , Hiroto Morooka , align="center", 2024- , -

Kit evolution

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Top goal scorers by seasons

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Record (1984-2014)

JSL Cup Record

Seasons

Support

Blaublitz Akita's main active supporters' group is called the Blue tasu Akita.

Stadium and facilities

* Soyu Stadium * Akigin Stadium * Akita Prefectural Central Park * JA Kyosai

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Indoor Practice Facility () * Akita Prefecture Football Centre () *Versity Weight Room () * Nipro Hachiko Dome *Dormitory * Green Thumb no Mori

Former facilities

* Nikaho Green Field * Nishime Country Park Soccer Field * TDK Akita General Sports Center () * Mizubayashi Athletic Field () * Oga Athletic Stadium ()

Team mascots

The official team mascot is an 8-year-old Ryūjin, named Blaugon and wears #00. Blaugon3

Songs and chants

* Akita Prefectural Anthem
song
* We are Akita -
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composed by Berabow * Akita Olé
songchamp edition

Related clubs

* TDK Shinwakai ( Tohoku Soccer League Division 2 North) – Based in Nikaho, Akita. * Tsuruoka TDK

TDK derby list

Rivalries

Ōu Honsen (Dewa derby)

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, and their rivalry is renamed as Ōu Honsen (奥羽本戦) after the

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(奥羽本線) in 2021. * Tohoku derby * Battle of Ōshū

Broadcasters

* Yuji Hirota * Francesco Bellissimo * Toshifumi Takeshima

Shirt sponsorship by TDK

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(1982–91) * Crystal Palace F.C. (1993–99)

References

External links

*
Club's introduction
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