Matsumoto Yamaga FC

Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club (松本山雅フットボールクラブ, Matsumoto Yamaga Futtobōru Kurabu) is the Japanese football (soccer) club based in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. The club currently play in the J3 League. It was previously promoted to the J1 League in 2015 and 2019 and relegated to the J3 League in 2021, but was each time relegated after one season in the first tier of Japanese football until relegated after two season in the second tier of Japanese football.

Matsumoto Yamaga F.C.
松本山雅FC
Full nameMatsumoto Yamaga Football Club
Nickname(s)Ptarmigans, Gans
Founded1965 (1965)
StadiumMatsumoto Stadium
(Alwin)
Matsumoto, Nagano
Capacity20,396
ManagerHiroshi Nanami
LeagueJ3 League
2021J2 League, 22nd of 22 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

The mascot of the club is called "GANS KUN" (ガンズくん), which is related to the Ptarmigans (ターミガンズ, Tāmiganzu), symbol birds of Nagano Prefecture.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1965 by the players who represented Nagano Prefecture. The players frequented a cafe called Yamaga in front of Matsumoto railway station and initially they were simply called Yamaga Club. In 2004, they were renamed as Matsumoto Yamaga FC when nonprofit organisation Alwin Sports Project were set up to support the club with the intention of promotion to J. League.

In the 2007 and 2008 season they finished respectively 1st and 4th in the Hokushin'etsu First Division, but failed to gain the promotion to the Japan Football League as they exited at the group stage of the Regional League promotion series against other regional champions. 2008 also brought a crucial Emperor's Cup run, where they defeated former Japanese champions Shonan Bellmare in the third round by penalty kicks, only to be eliminated 8–0 by Vissel Kobe.

The 2009 season brought inconsistency, as they took 4th place in the regional league but knocked Urawa Red Diamonds out of the Emperor's Cup in the second round, their biggest giant-killing ever.

By virtue of winning the Shakaijin Cup, they earned a berth in the Regional League promotion series, and won the series at home to earn promotion to the Japan Football League for 2010. They earned 7th place on their first season in the third tier.

In 2011, despite a season thrown off by the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the resulting inability of Sony Sendai to play a full schedule, Yamaga earned 4th place and were promoted to J. League Division 2. After three seasons they earned their first ever promotion to J1 League, only to be relegated after one season.

After failing to secure promotion in 2016 and 2017, Yamaga finished their 2018 season at the top of the J2 table, winning their first ever league title and securing automatic promotion to J1 in the process.

Rivalry

The biggest rival of Matsumoto Yamaga are the prefectural neighbors and former Hokushin'etsu League fellows Nagano Parceiro. Matches between those teams are labelled "Shinshū derby" and generate a lot of interest in both cities.[2] For 2011 season, Parceiro joined their rivals in JFL bringing the derby to the national level.

Stadium
Matsumoto Stadium (Alwin)
Main article: Matsumoto Stadium

Matsumoto Yamaga's home ground is Matsumoto Stadium (popularly known as Alwin) located in the Kambayashi area of Matsumoto city. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 (16,000 seats and 4,000 standings).[3] It is the third largest Sport venue in Nagano Prefecture.

League & cup record
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League Emperor's
Cup
SeasonDivisionPosPWDLFAGDPts
1975 Hokushin'etsu6th8314141317Did not qualify
1976 6th9243171438
1977 8th92341722−57
1978 10th9108927−182
1979 2nd96121811713
1980 4th96211981114
1981 3rd9513159611
1982 5th9414111019
1983 7th92341214−27
1984 7th92341315−27
1985 1st97112371615
1986 4th94232113810
1987 4th94231211110
1988 3rd94321981111
1989 2nd96121710713
1990 4th93421614210
1991 5th9414171259
1992 5th94321512311
1993 6th93331517−29
1994 5th92521113−29
1995 6th9225814−68
1996 5th9324919−1011
1997 8th92161123−1271st round
1998 3rd84-41724−712Did not qualify
1999 9th92(1)-7429−254
2000 8th8107618−123
2001 9th8026424−202
2002 8th93151218−69
2003 9th121471342−297
2004 Hokushin'etsu
(Div. 2)		6th144281627−1114
2005 1st1383236112527
2006 Hokushin'etsu
(Div. 1)		2nd141112341024342nd round
2007 1st14101347153231Did not qualify
2008 4th14734311813244th round
2009 4th14923401426293rd round
2010 JFL7th341571248417522nd round
2011 4th341788603822594th round
2012 J2 League12th4215141346433592nd round
2013 7th421991454540663rd Round
2014 2nd4224117653530833rd round
2015 J1 League16th3477203054−24284th round
2016 J2 League3rd4224126623230842nd round
2017 8th4219914614516664th round
2018 1st4221147543420773rd round
2019 J1 League17th34613152140-19312nd round
2020 J2 League13th421315144452-854Did not qualify
2021 22nd42713223671-35343rd round
2022 J3 League -34-------TBD
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
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  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

Current squad
As of March 18, 2022[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  JPN Hayuma Tanaka (captain)
4 MF  JPN Akira Ando
5 DF  JPN Takayuki Mae
7 MF  JPN Paulo Junichi Tanaka
8 MF  JPN Yota Shimokawa
9 FW  BRA Lucão
11 DF  JPN Michihiro Yasuda
13 DF  JPN Yuya Hashiuchi
14 MF  BRA Paulinho
15 FW  JPN Yusuke Kikui
16 GK  JPN Tomohiko Murayama
17 MF  JPN Genta Omotehara
18 FW  JPN Akira Toshima
19 FW  JPN Ren Komatsu
20 DF  JPN Takuma Hamasaki
21 GK  ESP Víctor Ibáñez
22 MF  JPN Shusuke Yonehara
23 MF  JPN Ryo Toyama
24 MF  JPN Masaya Yoshida
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW  JPN Itsuki Enomoto
26 MF  JPN Kazuhiro Sato
27 DF  JPN Jiyo Ninomiya
28 DF  JPN Haruki Mitsuda
29 MF  JPN Kaiga Murakoshi
30 MF  JPN Manato Yamada
31 GK  JPN Haruto Usui
32 FW  JPN Ayumu Yokoyama
33 DF  JPN Yuya Ono
34 MF  JPN Taku Inafuku
35 GK  JPN Shoma Kanda
36 MF  JPN Sho Sumida
37 DF  JPN Taiki Miyabe
39 DF  JPN Kojiro Shinohara
41 MF  JPN Ryuhei Yamamoto
43 DF  JPN Masato Tokida
44 DF  JPN Takato Nonomura
48 MF  JPN Mao Hamana DSP

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  KOR Goh Dong-min (on loan at Gyeongnam FC)
— FW  JPN Kunitomo Suzuki (to Montedio Yamagata)
— FW  JPN Kazuma Yamaguchi (to Machida Zelvia)

Manager history
ManagerNationalityStartFinish
Katsua Kobayashi Japan2004
Keiju Karashima Japan1 February 200531 January 2008
Hideo Yoshizawa Japan21 February 20088 June 2011
Yoshiyuki Katō Japan9 June 201131 January 2012
Yasuharu Sorimachi Japan1 February 201231 January 2020
Keiichirō Nuno Japan1 February 202024 September 2020
Kei Shibata Japan25 September 202020 June 2021
Hiroshi Nanami Japan21 June 2021Current

Kit evolution
FP Home
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 -
FP Away
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 -
FP Other
2015
Club
50th anniversary
2016
Mountain Day
2017 3rd
2017
Mountain Day
2018
Mountain Day
2019
Mountain Day
2020
Club
55th anniversary
2021 SP

References
  1. Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. - Club Profile
  2. Senta, Houji. 信州ダービー (in Japanese). JAPAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  3. 【松本平広域公園】 信州スカイパーク アルウィン (in Japanese). TOYBOX. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  4. "選手・スタッフ". yamaga-fc.com. 5 February 2022.
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