Zweigen Kanazawa

Zweigen Kanazawa (ツエーゲン金沢 Tsuēgen Kanazawa) is a Japanese football club based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. They play in the J2 League.

Zweigen Kanazawa
ツエーゲン金沢
Full nameZweigen Kanazawa
Nickname(s)Zweigen
Founded1956 (as Kanazawa Soccer Club)
2006 (as Zweigen Kanazawa)
GroundIshikawa Kanazawa Stadium
(Seibu Ryokuchi Kōen)
Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Capacity20,261
ChairmanHiroshi Yonezawa
ManagerMasaaki Yanagishita
LeagueJ2 League
2021J2 League, 17th of 22
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was formed in 1956 under the simple name Kanazawa Soccer Club and adopted its current identity in 2006. The Hokushinetsu region, long sleepy in football terms and whose potential only arose with Albirex Niigata leading the way, provided few opportunities for Kanazawa to rise in Japan's football ranks until the late 2000s. On 19 December 2009 they were promoted to the JFL after beating FC Kariya at the promotion/relegation playoff with 2–1 aggregate score, following a third-place finish in the 2009 All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series.

On December 15, 2010, a new management company called Zweigen, Inc. was established in order to apply to the J-League associate membership.

On January 7, 2011 the team applied for J-League associate membership.[1]

On 16 November 2014, Zweigen became the inaugural J3 League champions, and having gained a licence to compete in J. League Division 2 will participate in Japanese club football's second tier for the 2015 season.

Name and symbolism

The name "Zweigen" is a portmanteau of the German zwei, for the number 2, and gen, to advance. In Kanazawa dialect, the phrase tsuyoi noda! (We're strong!) became tsuee gen! by double entendre. In German, the word Zweigen means branches (dative—nominative: Zweige), and owing to this, a fleur-de-lis is a key part of the club's crest.

Stadium

The home stadium is Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium. The capacity is 20,261. The stadium was built 1974.

Current squad

As of February 25, 2021.[2] 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 Masaaki Goto
3 DF  JPN Yuji Sakuda
4 DF  JPN Ryoga Ishio
5 DF  JPN Riku Matsuda
6 MF  JPN Hisashi Ohashi
7 MF  JPN Shintaro Shimada (On loan from Omiya Ardija)
8 MF  JPN Keita Fujimura
9 FW  JPN Shion Niwa
10 FW  JPN Yuji Senuma
11 FW  JPN Kyohei Sugiura
13 MF  JPN Ryuhei Oishi
14 MF  JPN Masahiro Kaneko
15 DF  JPN Taiki Watanabe (on loan from Albirex Niigata)
16 MF  JPN Toshiya Motozuka
18 MF  JPN Ryo Kubota
19 MF  JPN Raisei Shimazu
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  JPN Ryo Ishii
22 MF  JPN Shogo Rikiyasu
23 GK  JPN Yuto Shirai
24 DF  JPN Seiya Kitakura
25 DF  JPN Takayuki Takayasu
26 MF  JPN Yosuke Toji
27 DF  JPN Tomonobu Hiroi (captain)
29 DF  BRA Rodolfo (On loan from Clube Atlético Metropolitano)
30 FW  JPN Hayato Otani
31 GK  JPN Itsuki Ueda
33 FW  JPN Rikito Sugiura
38 DF  JPN Gaku Inaba
39 DF  JPN Honoya Shoji (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
41 DF  JPN Raido Yamashita
44 DF  JPN Yuto Nagamine

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
— MF  JPN Megumu Nishida (at Iwate Grulla Morioka)

League & cup record
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
LeagueEmperor's Cup
SeasonDiv.TierTeamsPos.GPWDLFAGDPtsAttendance/G
2010 JFL3189th341391246415481,5482nd round
2011 187th331381249409472,5042nd round
2012 1714th32812123341-8362,3131st round
2013 187th3414812604812502,0633rd round
2014 J33121st332364562036753,4402nd round
2015 J222212th4212181246433544,9102nd round
2016 2221st42815193660-24394,1792nd round
2017 2217th421310194967-18494,3973rd round
2018 2213th4214131552484554,5283rd round
2019 2211th42151611584612615,2093rd round
2020 † 2218th421213175767-10491,866Did not qualify
2021 2217th421011213960-21412,5332nd round
Key

  • Pos. = Position in league; GP = 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 COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

Kit Evolution
FP 1st
2006 - 2007
2008 - 2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2019
SUMMER
2020
2021 -
FP 2nd
2008 - 2010
2011
2012 - 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021 -

References
  1. "News About Zweigen Kanazawa". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  2. "トップチーム". ツエーゲン金沢 公式サイト. Retrieved February 25, 2021.


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