Montedio Yamagata
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| Full name | Montedio Yamagata | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Montedio, The Eagle Bees | ||
| Founded | 1984 | ||
| Ground | ND Soft Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 20,315 | ||
| Chairman | Takashi Takahashi | ||
| Manager | Peter Cklamovski | ||
| League | J2 League | ||
| 2020 | J2 League, 7th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Montedio Yamagata (モンテディオ山形, Montedio Yamagata) is Japanese professional association football club based in Tendo, Yamagata. The club plays in J2 League.
Montedio is a coined word combining the Italian word for "mountain" (Monte) and the word for "God" (Dio).
History[]
The club based in Tsuruoka was founded in 1984 as NEC Yamagata Soccer Club.[1] It gained the promotion to the Japan Football League (former) in 1994. After renaming itself as Montedio Yamagata in 1996, it has been playing in J. League Division 2 since its inaugural 1999 season.[1]
On 30 November 2008, they were promoted to J. League Division 1 for the first time. They achieved their highest league placing of 13th in 2010. However, in 2011, two strong rental players from Kashima Antlers go back to their own team and this influences the team in a bad way to lead to be relegated back to J.League Division 2 at the end of 2011. On top of that, main reason for going back to Division 2 is because of many injured players in the middle of the season. At the end of the season, the manager, Shinji Kobayashi, stepped down even though many fans glorified his accomplishment for the past 4 years.[citation needed]
Yamagata returned to J1 after three seasons in J2 by winning the promotion playoff final. However, they were back to J2 after only one season.[2]
Record as J. League member[]
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | Division | Teams | Pos | GP | W | D | L | Pts | J League Cup | Emperor's Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | J2 | 10 | 7th | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 1st round | Quarterfinals |
| 2000 | 11 | 10th | 40 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 33 | 1st round | 2nd round | |
| 2001 | 12 | 3rd | 44 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 80 | 1st round | 3rd round | |
| 2002 | 12 | 11th | 44 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 35 | Not eligible | 1st round | |
| 2003 | 12 | 8th | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 3rd round | ||
| 2004 | 12 | 4th | 44 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 4th round | ||
| 2005 | 12 | 5th | 44 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 64 | 4th round | ||
| 2006 | 13 | 8th | 48 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 4th round | ||
| 2007 | 13 | 9th | 48 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 58 | 4th round | ||
| 2008 | 15 | 2nd | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 78 | 4th round | ||
| 2009 | J1 | 18 | 15th | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | Group stage | 3rd round |
| 2010 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 42 | Group stage | Quarterfinals | |
| 2011 | 18 | 18th | 34 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 1st round | 3rd round | |
| 2012 | J2 | 22 | 10th | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 61 | Not eligible | 3rd round |
| 2013 | 22 | 10th | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 59 | 4th round | ||
| 2014 | 22 | 6th | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 64 | Runner's up | ||
| 2015 | J1 | 18 | 18th | 34 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 24 | Group stage | 4th round |
| 2016 | J2 | 22 | 14th | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 47 | Not eligible | 3rd round |
| 2017 | 22 | 11th | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 59 | 3rd round | ||
| 2018 | 22 | 12th | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 | Semi-finalists | ||
| 2019 | 22 | 6th | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 2nd round | ||
| 2020 | 22 | 7th | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 62 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2021 | 22 | 42 | 2nd round |
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; GP = Games Played; W = Games won; D = Games Drawn; L = Games Lost; 'Pts = Points gained
- Source: J.League Data Site
Current squad[]
As of 18 March 2021.[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers[]
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | ||
 Japan |
1984 | 1989 | |
| Japan |
1990 | 1993 | |
| Japan |
1994 | ||
| Nobuhiro Ishizaki | Japan |
1995 | 1998 |
| Shigeharu Ueki | Japan |
1999 | 2000 |
| Koichi Hashiratani | Japan |
2001 | 2003 |
| Jun Suzuki | Japan |
2004 | 2005 |
| Yasuhiro Higuchi | Japan |
2006 | 2007 |
| Shinji Kobayashi | Japan |
2008 | 2011 |
| Ryosuke Okuno | Japan |
2012 | 2013 |
| Nobuhiro Ishizaki | Japan |
2014 | 2016 |
| Takashi Kiyama | Japan |
2017 | 2019 |
| Kiyotaka Ishimaru | Japan |
2020 | |
General managers[]
Honours[]
- Emperor's Cup:
- Runners-up: 2014
- Tohoku Soccer League (4):
- Champions: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
- Yamagata Prefecture League (1):
- Champions: 1989
Award winners[]
The following players have won the awards while at NECY/Montedio:
- JFL Best XI
Daiki Wakamatsu (1998)- Yukihiko Sato (1998)
Rivalries[]
Ōu Honsen (Dewa derby)[]
NEC Yamagata and TDK first met in 1990 in old Tohoku regional football league. The two clubs have been based in former Dewa Province, and their rivalry is renamed as Ōu Honsen (奥羽本戦) after the Japan Railways Ōu Main Line (奥羽本線) in 2021.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ｊリーグ – モンテディオ山形 [J. League – Montedio Yamagata] (in Japanese). J. League. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ co.,Ltd, FromOne. "山形のJ2降格が決定、4年ぶりJ1もここまでわずか4勝…1年で逆戻り". サッカーキング.
- ^ "選手・スタッフ". モンテディオ山形 オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "中井川茂敏｜株式会社フェザンレーヴ". www.faisunreve.co.jp.
- ^ "【山形】元ＧＭ・中井川取締役が退任 チーム愛語る「自分の子供のようなもの」". スポーツ報知. 1 May 2019.
- ^ "東北日本海側の最強を決める戦い「奥羽本戦」". モンテディオ山形 オフィシャルサイト.
External links[]
- (in Japanese) Official Site
- Montedio Squad
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