Yokohama F. Marinos

Yokohama F. Marinos (横浜F・マリノス, Yokohama Efu Marinosu) is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club competes in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country.[1][2][3]

Yokohama F. Marinos
Full nameYokohama F·Marinos
Nickname(s)Marinos, Tricolor
Founded1972 (1972)
April 1, 1992 (1992-04-01) as J-League club
GroundNissan Stadium
Capacity72,327
OwnerNissan (80%)
City Football Group (20%)
ChairmanRyōji Kurosawa
ManagerKevin Muscat
LeagueJ1 League
2021J1 League, 2nd of 20
WebsiteClub website
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Having won the J-League title four times and finishing second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team is based in Yokohama and was founded as the company team of Nissan Motor. The club was formed by the merger of Yokohama Marinos and Yokohama Flügels in 1999. The current name is intended to reflect both Marinos and Flügels. The team name Marinos means "sailors" in Spanish. Yokohama F. Marinos is the longest serving team in the top flight of Japanese football, having played at the top level since 1982, also making them, along with Kashima Antlers, one of only two teams to have competed in Japan's top flight of football every year since its inception.

History
Nissan F.C. Yokohama Marinos

In 1972, the team started as the Nissan Motor Football Club based in Yokohama, and were promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1976. They took necessary steps like building a friendly relationship with local high schools and universities and starting junior teams for school kids to be a winning team. Under the first paid or professional team manager in Japan Shu Kamo, the team won championships in 1988 and 1989 as well as the JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup winning all three major tournaments in Japan at that time.

Graphical timeline of Yokohama football clubs

In 1991, it was one of the founding members of the J.League ("Original Ten"[lower-alpha 1]). In 1998, after losing one of their primary sponsors, it was announced that crosstown rivals Yokohama Flügels would merge with Marinos. Since then, an F was added to the name to represent the Flügels half of the club. Many Flügels fans rejected the merger, rather believing their club to have been dissolved into Marinos. As a result, they refused to follow F. Marinos and instead created Yokohama FC, F. Marinos' new crosstown rivals. In 2010, Shunsuke Nakamura made a comeback to Yokohama F. Marinos.

Since Naoki Matsuda left the team, F. Marinos' number 3 has been retired. Naoki Matsuda had participated 385 matches as a member of F. Marinos. On 2 August, in the year after he left the club, he collapsed during training due to a cardiac arrest after finishing a 15-minute warmup run. Doctors diagnosed his condition as "extremely severe". Two days later, he died at the age of 34. As a result, his ex-number, 3 has been a retired as an active number for this team. On 23 July 2013, Yokohama F. Marinos faced Manchester United in a 3–2 win for a friendly match.

The usual starting line-up of the 2019 J1 League winning team[4][5]

Yokohama F. Marinos won the Emperor's Cup on New Years Day 2014, their first in twenty-one years. On 20 May 2014, it was announced that City Football Group, the holding company of Manchester City F.C., had invested in a minority share of Yokohama F. Marinos, creating a partnership with both the football club and car manufacturer Nissan.[6] The investment is designed to offer an integrated approach to football, marketing, media, commercial, training and medical care consistent with other City Football Group investments such as Manchester City F.C., Melbourne City FC and the New York City FC. City Football Group holds 19.95 percent of Yokohama F. Marinos' existing shares,[7] but through the establishment of a Japan-based subsidiary may seek to eventually own a controlling stake in the club.[8]

In 2019, Australian coach Ange Postecoglou guided Yokohama F. Marinos to create history by winning J1 League. The Japanese forward Teruhito Nakagawa broke the top scoring record with 15 goals and received J1 League Top Scorer and J.League Most Valuable Player Awards at the end of the year.

Kits and crests

Yokohama F. Marinos utilizes a three colour system composed of blue, white and red.

In 2012, Yokohama F. Marinos have unveiled a special edition 20th Anniversary jersey

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
PeriodKit supplierShirt sponsorNotes
1992–1996 Mizuno (J-League) and Adidas (Emperor's Cup) Nissan Kodak
1997–2007 Adidas ANA
2008–2011 Nike
2012– Adidas SANEI ARCHITECTURE
MUGEN ESTATE
NISSHIN OILLIO

Stadiums
Mitsuzawa Stadium, one of the two home stadiums of the Yokohama F. Marinos
International Stadium Yokohama, one of the two home stadiums of the Yokohama F. Marinos

The team's home stadiums are Nissan Stadium, otherwise known as International Stadium Yokohama, and Mitsuzawa Stadium. The team trained at Marinos Town located in the area of Minato Mirai, but moved to Kozukue Field located next to the home ground in 2016.

Players

Current squad
As of 16 December 2021[9]

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 Yohei Takaoka
4 DF  JPN Shinnosuke Hatanaka
6 MF  JPN Takahiro Ogihara
7 FW  BRA Élber
8 MF  JPN Takuya Kida (captain)
9 FW  BRA Léo Ceará
10 FW  BRA Marcos Júnior
13 DF  BRA Thiago Martins
14 MF  JPN Jun Amano
17 MF  JPN Ryo Miyaichi
18 MF  JPN Kota Mizunuma
19 DF  JPN Yuki Saneto
21 GK  JPN Yuji Kajikawa
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW  JPN Teruhito Nakagawa
24 DF  JPN Tomoki Iwata
25 DF  JPN Ryuta Koike
26 MF  JPN Kota Watanabe
27 DF  JPN Ken Matsubara
30 DF  JPN Shunsuke Hirai
32 GK  JPN Tomoki Tagawa
33 DF  JPN Takuya Wada
34 GK  JPN Hirotsugu Nakabayashi
36 DF  JPN Ryotaro Tsunoda
37 MF  JPN Takuto Minami
38 MF  JPN Daizen Maeda
41 FW  JPN Kenyu Sugimoto (on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds)

The official club website lists the club mascot as player #0 and the supporters as player #12.

Out on loan

August 23, 2021 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  JPN Gaku Harada (on loan to V-Varen Nagasaki)
— GK  JPN Riku Terakado (on loan to Renofa Yamaguchi)
— GK  JPN Powell Obinna Obi (on loan to Tochigi SC)
— DF  JPN Taiga Nishiyama (on loan to ReinMeer Aomori)
— DF  JPN Jin Ikoma (on loan to Giravanz Kitakyushu)
— DF  JPN Ko Ikeda (on loan to Kamatamare Sanuki)
— DF  JPN Makito Ito (on loan to Júbilo Iwata)
— MF  JPN Eitaro Matsuda (on loan to Omiya Ardija)
— MF  JPN Kaina Yoshio (on loan to Tochigi SC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  JPN Kota Yamada (on loan to Montedio Yamagata)
— MF  JPN Naoki Tsubaki (on loan to Melbourne City)
— MF  JPN Keita Ueda (on loan to Tochigi SC)
— MF  JPN Ryonosuke Kabayama (on loan to Montedio Yamagata)
— FW  JPN Takumi Tsukui (on loan to ReinMeer Aomori)
— FW  JPN Yushi Yamaya (on loan to Kagoshima United)
— FW  JPN Ndao Talla (on loan to Machida Zelvia)

Retired number

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 Naoki Matsuda

Current staff
PositionName
Manager Kevin Muscat
Coach Shaun Ontong
Coach Hideo Oshima
Coach John Hutchinson
Physical Coach Spiros Toutziarakis
GK Coach Shigetatsu Matsunaga
GK Coach Tetsuya Enomoto

International players
Japan
AFC/OFC/CAF
CONMEBOL
UEFA
CONCACAF

Club captains

Uniforms

Players who played for the National Team

Record
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
SeasonDiv.TeamsPos.Attendance/GJ.League CupEmperor's CupAsia
1992––––Group stageChampionsCWCChampions
1993 J1104th16,781Group stageQuarter finalsCWCWithdrew
1994126th19,801Semi-finalsSemi-finals––
1995141st18,326–Second round––
1996168th14,589Group stageThird roundCCGroup stage
1997173rd9,211Group stageFourth round––
1998184th19,165Group stageThird round––
1999164th20,095Quarter finalsQuarter finals––
2000162nd16,644Quarter finalsQuarter finals––
20011613th20,595ChampionsThird round––
2002162nd24,108Group stageFourth round––
2003161st24,957Quarter finalsQuarter finals––
2004161st24,818Quarter finalsFifth roundCLGroup stage
2005189th25,713Semi-finalsFifth roundCLGroup stage
2006189th23,663Semi-finalsQuarter finals––
2007187th24,039Semi-finalsFifth round––
2008189th23,682Quarter finalsSemi-finals––
20091810th22,057Semi-finalsFourth round––
2010188th25,684Group stageFourth round––
2011185th21,038Quarter finalsSemi-finals––
2012184th22,946Group stageSemi-finals––
2013182nd27,496Semi-finalsChampions––
2014187th23,088Quarter finalsThird roundCLGroup stage
2015187th24,221Group stageFourth round––
20161810th24,004Semi-finalsSemi-finals––
2017185th24,180Group stageRunners-up––
20181812th21,788Runners-up4th round––
2019 181st27,010Group stage4th round––
2020 † 189th7,968Semi-finalsDid not qualifyCLRound of 16
2021 202nd8,991Play-off2nd round––
Key

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

Honours

Yokohama Marinos / Yokohama F. Marinos

Domestic

Asia

Nissan Motor Football Club

Domestic

Asia

Continental record
As of
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1989–90 Asian Club Championship Group 6 Liaoning 0–1 2nd
Hap Kuan 9–0
Chadongcha 2–0
Group A Kuala Lumpur City 2–1 1st
Fanja 1–0
Final Liaoning 1–2 1–1 2–3
1990–91 Asian Club Championship Group 7 April 25 0–1 3rd
Liaoning 2–3
1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals East Bengal 4–0 3–1 4–1
Semi-finals Bontang 2–0 0–0 2–0
Final Al-Nassr 5–0 1–1 6–1
1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Second round Bontang 3–1 1–1 4–2
Semi-finals SHB Đà Nẵng 3–0 1–1 4–1
Final Persepolis 1–1 1–0 2–1
1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round Philippine Air Force 5–0 1–0 6–0
Quarter-finals Semen Padang 11–0 1–2 12–2
Semi-finals South China w/o
1996–97 Asian Club Championship First round GD Artilheiros w/o
Second round Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 1–1 3–1
Quarter-finals Pohang Steelers 2–2 3rd
Seongnam FC 2–3
New Radiant 10–0
2004 AFC Champions League Group G Bình Định 6–0 3–0 2nd
Persik Kediri 4–0 4–1
Seongnam FC 1–2 1–0
2005 AFC Champions League Group F Shandong Taishan 0–1 1–2 2nd
PSM Makassar 3–0 2–0
Police Tero 2–0 2–1
2014 AFC Champions League Group G Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 0–3 4th
Guangzhou 1–1 1–2
Melbourne Victory 3–2 0–1
2020 AFC Champions League Group H Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4–1 2–1 1st
Sydney FC 4–0 1–1
Shanghai Port 1–2 1–0
Round of 16 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–3

Awards

J.League MVP:

J.League Top Scorer :

J.League Rookie of the Year:

J.League Manager of the Year:

J.League awards Fair Play:

J.League Mensal MVP :

J.League Best XI:

Best XI AFC Champions League:

MVP J.League Cup:

New hero J.League Cup:

Managers
ManagerNat.Tenure
Hidehiko Shimizu Japan1993–94
Jorge Solari Argentina1995
Hiroshi Hayano Japan1995–96
Xabier Azkargorta SpainJuly 1, 1997 – June 30, 1998
Gert Engels GermanySept 1998 – Dec 98
Antonio de la Cruz Spain1999
Osvaldo Ardiles ArgentinaJan 1, 2000 – Dec 31, 2000
Yoshiaki Shimojo Japan2001
Sebastião Lazaroni Brazil2001–02
Yoshiaki Shimojo Japan2002
Takeshi Okada JapanJan 1, 2003 – Aug 24, 2006
Takashi Mizunuma JapanAug 25, 2006 – Dec 31, 2006
Hiroshi Hayano JapanJan 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007
Takashi Kuwahara JapanJan 1, 2008 – July 17, 2008
Kokichi Kimura JapanJuly 18, 2008 – Dec 31, 2009
Kazushi Kimura JapanFeb 16, 2010 – Dec 31, 2011
Yasuhiro Higuchi JapanDec 30, 2011 – Dec 7, 2014
Erick Mombaerts FranceDec 16, 2014 – Jan 1, 2018
Ange Postecoglou AustraliaJan 1, 2018 – June 10, 2021
Hideki Matsunaga (caretaker) JapanJune 10, 2021 – July 18, 2021
Kevin Muscat AustraliaJuly 18, 2021–present

In the Captain Tsubasa manga series, one character was player of Yokohama Marinos and is the midfielder Mamoru Izawa.

Notes

Rivalries

'National Derby'

  • During the late 80's and early 90's, the matches between the two most winning teams of the time, Yokohama Marinos and Verdy Kawasaki, were earlier as a National Derby, but in the following years this classic gradually lost and ceasing to be the center of consideration, especially after Verdy moved to Toques and ceased to be Yomiuri's property in 1997.

'Kanagawa Derby'

Previously, Verdy Kawasaki and the extinct Yokohama Flügels were part of that.

'Yokohama Derby'

  • The classic among the most representative teams in the city of Yokohama, Yokohama F. Marinos, Yokohama FC and YSCC Yokohama. Between 1993 and 1998, the Yokohama derby corresponded only to the departure between the late Yokohama Flügels and Yokohama F. Marinos.

Base categories

The base category of Yokohama F. Marinos started in 1986, before the opening of the J-League, and it is divided into 3 categories U-12, U-15 and U-18 and these are some of the best players formed at the base of Marinos, Shunsuke Nakamura, Manabu Saito, Jungo Fujimoto, Mike Havenaar, Hiroki Iikura, Takashi Amano , Hiroyuki Taniguchi, Tetsuya Enomoto, Yuzo Kurihara, Hayuma Tanaka, Yuki Kaneko, Daisuke Sakata, Naohiro Ishikawa, Rikizo Matsuhashi, Eitaro Matsuda, Kota Yamada , Keita Endo, Ryo Takano, Takuya Kida, Andrew Kumagai, Yuji Ono, Jun Amano, Sho Matsumoto, Jin Hanato, Kota Mizunuma, Takashi Kanai, Masakazu Tashiro, Yota Akimoto etc. ... .[10]

  • All Japan Club Youth Soccer Tournament
  • JFA Prince League Kanto
  • Prince Takamado Trophy
  • J-Youth Cup
  • JFA Championship
  • Danone Nations Cup

Notes
  1. The Original Ten of the J.League in 1992 were Kashima Antlers, Urawa Red Diamonds, JEF United Ichihara, Verdy Kawasaki, Yokohama Marinos, Yokohama Flügels, Shimizu S-Pulse, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Gamba Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

References
  1. "Sanfrecce players shoulder blame for Moriyasu's surprise resignation". The Japan Times. 9 July 2017.
  2. "Sanfrecce salvage point against in-form Marinos". The Japan Times. 8 July 2017.
  3. "Amano's timely strike leads Marinos past FC Tokyo". The Japan Times. 18 June 2017.
  4. "2019 Marinos tactics analyze ポステコグルー・横浜Fマリノスの戦術分析".
  5. "Yokohama F. Marinos 2019 match results".
  6. "Manchester City reveals plan to invest in Yokohama F. Marinos". The Japan Times. AFP-JiJI. May 20, 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  7. "英マンチェスターＣ、横浜マリノスに19.95％出資". Nikkei. May 20, 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  8. Kano, Shintaro (December 31, 2014). "Soccer: Man City group to open Japan front, look to increase stake in Marinos". Kyodo News. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. "選手・スタッフ". 横浜F・マリノス 公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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