Kyoto Sanga FC

Kyoto Sanga FC (京都サンガF.C.) is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit sangha, a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist temples.[3] The club was formerly known as Kyoto Purple Sanga with "purple", the colour of the team uniforms, an imperial colour reflecting Kyoto's status as Japan's ancient imperial capital city. It was decided however that, from 2007, the team will simply been known as "Kyoto Sanga". They are the oldest club competing in the J.League.

Kyoto Sanga FC
京都サンガF.C.
Full nameKyoto Sanga FC
Nickname(s)Sanga
Founded1922 (1922),
as Kyoto Shiko Club (京都紫光クラブ)
GroundSanga Stadium by Kyocera
Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Capacity21,600
ChairmanMasaaki Ito
ManagerCho Kwi-jae
LeagueJ1 League
2021J2 League, 2nd of 22 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Kyoto Purple Sanga Co.,Ltd.
TypePublic
IndustrySports
FoundedJanuary 13, 1994 (1994-01-13) in Kyoto, Japan[1]
Key people
Hiroshi Imai (Chairman)
Kazuo Inamori (Honorary President)[1]
ProductsFootball club
Revenue ¥ 2140 million (2014)[1]
OwnersKyocera (55.4%)[2]
Nintendo (16.6%)[2]

History
Old logo

The club was started as Kyoto Shiko Club, one of the few proper Japanese football clubs in the sense of being strictly dedicated to football and not being part of a company. Like Ventforet Kofu, however, it could not rise to a Japan Soccer League First Division dominated by company teams; in 1993, after the J.League was created, Kyoto Shiko Club, aided by funds from local new sponsors Kyocera and Nintendo, professionalized (though some players broke away and formed their own clubs, see below) and joined the former Japan Football League under the new name Kyoto Purple Sanga.

First joining the J.League in 1996, Kyoto Sanga hold the dubious distinction of being the League's most relegated side, having been demoted on three separate occasions. Relegation to J2 occurred at the end of the 2000, 2003 and 2006 seasons; more than any other team.[3] The 2003 relegation happened despite having many national team players on its roster. Stars like Park Ji-sung and Daisuke Matsui have since left for greener pastures.

In December 2007 the club gained J1 status for the fourth time in their history via the promotion/relegation playoff.[4] A 0-2 home defeat to Urawa Reds on 14 November 2010 confirmed Sanga's relegation back to J2, bringing an end to their three-season spell in the top flight.[5]

Record as J.League member
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
SeasonDiv.TeamsPos.Attendance/GJ.League
Cup		Emperor's
Cup
1996 J11616th9,404Group stageQuarter-final
1997 1714th7,881Group stage4th round
1998 1813th8,015Group stage3rd round
1999 1612th8,8592nd round4th round
2000 1615th7,253Semi-final3rd round
2001 J2121st3,8081st round4th round
2002 J1165th10,352Group stageWinner
2003 1616th10,850Group stage3rd round
2004 J2125th7,807-4th round
2005 121st7,8574th round
2006 J11818th9,781Group stage4th round
2007 J2133rd6,629-3rd round
2008 J11814th13,687Group stage5th round
2009 1812th11,126Group stage3rd round
2010 1817th10,510Group stage3rd round
2011 J2207th6,294-Runners-up
2012 223rd7,2733rd round
2013 223rd7,8913rd round
2014 229th7,5203rd round
2015 2217th7,4913rd round
2016 225th6,5242nd round
2017 2212th6,7482nd round
2018 2219th5,6633rd round
2019 228th7,8502nd round
2020 † 228th2,924Did not qualify
2021222nd5,2074th round
Key

  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • † 2020 season attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
    •
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

Players

Current squad

As of 14 July 2021.[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Haruki Fukushima (On loan from Urawa Red Diamonds)
2 DF  JPN Takahiro Iida
3 DF  JPN Seiji Kimura (On loan from FC Tokyo)
4 MF  JPN Temma Matsuda
5 DF  JPN Kyohei Kuroki
6 DF  JPN Yuki Honda
7 MF  JPN Kosuke Taketomi
8 MF  JPN Daigo Araki
9 FW  NGA Peter Utaka
10 MF  JPN Yoshihiro Shoji
11 MF  JPN Yutaka Soneda
13 FW  JPN Takumi Miyayoshi
14 MF  JPN Hiroto Nakagawa
15 DF  JPN Kazuma Nagai
16 MF  JPN Shohei Takeda
17 DF  JPN Takuya Ogiwara (On loan from Urawa Red Diamonds)
18 FW  JPN Ryunosuke Noda
19 MF  JPN Shogo Asada
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  JPN Tadanari Lee
21 GK  JPN Keisuke Shimizu
22 MF  JPN Teppei Yachida
23 DF  NED Jordy Buijs
24 MF  JPN Sota Kawasaki
25 MF  JPN Keita Nakano
26 GK  JPN Gakuji Ota
27 MF  JPN Fuki Yamada
28 DF  JPN Kohei Tomita
29 MF  JPN Katsuya Nakano
31 MF  JPN Shimpei Fukuoka
32 MF  JPN Soichiro Kozuki
33 MF  JPN Naoto Misawa
34 GK  JPN Tomoya Wakahara
39 FW  NGA Origbaajo Ismaila
40 FW  JPN Kazuki Tanaka
41 MF  JPN Kosuke Shirai (On loan from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo)
46 DF  JPN Ryota Moriwaki

Club captains

Managers

Asian clubs ranking
As of 18 September 2018[7]
Current Rank Country Team
260Deltras
261Kyoto Sanga
262Chennai City
263Mumbai City
264Kitchee
  • Amitie S.C. (Kansai Soccer League Division 1) – broke away from the original Kyoto Shiko Club upon professionalization; amateur club
  • Kyoto Shiko Club (Kansai Soccer League Division 2) – broke away from Kyoto BAMB 1993 (now Kyoto Amitie) in 1998; amateur club
  • Shiko Club women's (Kansai Women's Soccer League) – linked with today's Kyoto Shiko Club

Kyoto Sanga is considered the main continuation of the Kyoto Shiko Club that competed in the Japan Soccer League Second Division. "Shiko" (紫光) means "brilliant purple" and is the color that Shiko/Sanga have always worn.

References
  1. "Club profile". Kyoto Sanga. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  2. Sasaki, Norihiko. "Thoroughly analyzed the financial results of J-League". Shūkan Tōyō keizai. Toyo Keizai. 6058: 148–151.
  3. Daniel Sloan (November 5, 2011). Playing to Wiin: Nintendo and the Video Game Industrys Greatest Comeback. John Wiley & Sons. p. 126. ISBN 978-0470825129.
  4. "Kyoto Sanga earns promotion to J.League's first division". Japan Times. December 9, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  5. "Shonan, Kyoto dropped to J-League's second division". Japan Times. November 25, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  6. http://www.sanga-fc.jp/team/
  7. "AFC Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". Missing or empty |url= (help)
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