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Sony Sendai FC

Sony Sendai FC
ソニー仙台FC
Full nameSony Sendai Football Club
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Dissolved31 December 2024; 10 days' time (31 December 2024)
StadiumYurtec Stadium Sendai
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Capacity19,694
OwnerSony
ManagerJun Suzuki
LeagueDisbanded
2024JFL, 12th of 16
Websitewww.sonysendaifc.jp/sp/

Sony Sendai FC (ソニー仙台FC, Sonī Sendai Efu Shī) was a former Japanese football club based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. They last played in the Japan Football League, Japanese fourth tier of football league until 2024. They were withdrawn by their company.

History

The club was founded by the workers of Sony's Sendai factory in 1968. They kept a low profile playing mainly in the Miyagi Prefecture League for a long time. However, it changed suddenly in 1993 when they embarked on a challenging task to reach the former Japan Football League within 5 years. They became league champions for 4 consecutive seasons starting from 1994, first in the Prefecture League and the others in the Tōhoku Regional League. They achieved their goal and were promoted to the JFL by winning the 1997 Regional League play-off.

When the J. League Division 2 was formed in 1999, the club decided not to turn professional. They joined the newly organised Japan Football League instead and have been an established JFL side since then.

As a result of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Sony Sendai, with permission from the JFL, did not contest the first half of the 2011 season. They expectedly earned last place on points, but due to Machida Zelvia and Matsumoto Yamaga being promoted to Division 2 and JEF Reserves withdrawing from the competition, they were spared relegation.

In 2015, Sony Sendai won the second stage and earned its first JFL title by defeating first stage champions Vanraure Hachinohe on penalties after a tied two-leg final on aggregate.

On 27 September 2024, Sony announced the dissolution of the team, effective at the end of the 2024 JFL season, after fifty-six years of existence. [1]

The Sony Group cited restructuring (downsizing) of its recording media business, which was based at the Tagajyo site of Sony Storage Media Manufacturing, its direct operating entity, as the reason for the cease of operations.[2]

On 3 October 2024, the JFL Board of Directors unanimously approved Sony Sendai's withdrawal from the JFL, officially deciding that the club will leave the JFL at the end of this year.[3]

League and cup record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League Emperor's
Cup		 Shakaijin
Cup
Season Division Tier Teams Pos. P W (OTW) D L F A GD Pts
1998 Former JFL 2 16 13th 30 7 (1) 1 22 42 71 -29 23 2nd round -
1999 JFL 3 9 5th 24 7 (2) 1 14 29 42 -13 26 3rd round Runner-up
2000 12 5th 22 11 (2) 0 9 51 37 14 37 1st round Not eligible
2001 16 14th 30 9 5 16 28 46 -18 32 1st round
2002 18 4th 17 8 6 3 25 16 9 30 1st round
2003 16 9th 30 13 6 11 46 44 2 45 1st round
2004 16 6th 30 13 8 9 50 42 8 47 3rd round
2005 16 7th 30 15 5 10 48 37 11 50 -
2006 18 9th 34 10 7 17 48 65 -17 37 1st round
2007 18 11th 34 13 5 16 46 59 -13 44 2nd round
2008 18 9th 34 15 4 15 53 42 11 49 3rd round
2009 18 3rd 34 17 8 9 49 30 19 59 2nd round
2010 18 14th 34 11 9 14 34 42 -8 42 3rd round
2011 18 18th 17 3 7 7 14 24 -10 16 2nd round
2012 17 12th 32 9 12 11 27 29 -2 39 2nd round
2013 18 9th 34 12 14 8 33 34 -1 50 2nd round
2014 4 14 5th 26 13 7 6 45 29 16 46 3rd round
2015 16 1st 30 21 8 1 48 21 27 71 -
2016 16 6th 30 17 6 7 56 27 29 57 1st round
2017 16 3rd 30 18 5 7 64 36 28 59 1st round
2018 16 4th 30 16 4 10 67 43 24 52 2nd round
2019 16 2nd 30 16 7 7 60 34 26 55 -
2020 16 3rd 15 8 2 5 25 22 3 26 2nd round
2021 16 6th 32 14 6 12 52 39 13 48 2nd round
2022 16 14th 30 5 13 12 23 39 -16 28 -
2023 15 4th 28 11 10 7 46 40 4 43 2nd round
2024 16 12th 30 10 7 13 34 40 -6 37 2nd round
Key
  • P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained

Honours

Sony Sendai FC
Honour No. Years
National Regional League Finals 1 1997
Japan Football League 1 2015
Tohoku Adult Soccer League 3 1995, 1996, 1997

Current squad

As of 1 April 2024.[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Masahiro Sagawa
2 DF Japan JPN Yuji Goto
3 DF Japan JPN Yuji Shiozaki
4 DF Japan JPN Kosuke Nagae
5 MF Japan JPN Kento Hirata
6 DF Japan JPN Masato Nakayama
7 MF Japan JPN Kyohei Yoshimori
8 MF Japan JPN Ryota Ito
9 FW Japan JPN Taro Katsuura
10 MF Japan JPN Motoki Fujiwara
11 MF Japan JPN Eishun Shida
13 FW Japan JPN Shimpei Yamada
14 MF Japan JPN Ren Yoshino (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Japan JPN Tom Nunokata
16 DF Japan JPN Ryodai Tsuji
17 FW Japan JPN Yuya Kato
18 MF Japan JPN Yuta Akimoto
19 FW Japan JPN Taisei Komoto
20 MF Japan JPN Rikuto Koike
21 GK Japan JPN Shun Yaida
22 DF Japan JPN Yuya Hirayama
23 DF Japan JPN Yusei Kanda
25 DF Japan JPN Tasuku Yamashita
26 GK Japan JPN Ryo Matsuda
30 DF Japan JPN Goshi Otomo

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Japan Jun Suzuki
Assistant head coach Japan Shinji Honda
Japan Kenta Ogihara
Goalkeeper coach Japan Susumu Kaneko
Trainer Japan Taku Shikama
Japan Naoya Hiraizumi

Managerial history

Manager Nationality Tenure
Start Finish
Kazuaki Nagasawa  Japan 1 February 1999 31 January 2001
Noboru Yoshida  Japan 1 February 2001 31 January 2004
Eiji Satō  Japan 1 February 2004 31 January 2008
Hidenori Tabata  Japan 1 February 2008 31 January 2012
Masato Ishikawa  Japan 1 February 2012 31 January 2018
Shinji Honda  Japan 1 February 2018 31 July 2019
Gen Nakamura  Japan 1 August 2019 31 January 2022
Jun Suzuki  Japan 1 February 2022 31 December 2024

Kit evolution

FP 1st
2002 - 2007
2008 - 2016
2013 - 2016
2017 - 2020
2021 - 2023
2024
FP 2nd
2002 - 2007
2008 - 2016
2013 - 2016
2017 - 2020
2021 - 2023
2024

References

  1. ^ "JFL退会および活動終了について。" [About the JFL License and the end of activities.]. www.sonysedaifc.co.jp. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "ソニー仙台がJFL退会 15年には優勝". 共同通信社. 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  3. ^ ソニー仙台FC、JFLからの退会と来季の編成について - JFLオフィシャルサイト 2024年10月3日
  4. ^ "ソニー仙台FC". www.sonysendaifc.jp. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Sendai_FC