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YOKOHAMA
MARINOS
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Yokohama
Marinos is a Japanese football team which participates in the professional
J. League. The team is based in Yokohama and was founded as the company team
of Nissan. It was originally Yokohama Marinos but after merging with
Yokohama Flügel in 1999, it changed to its curent name. The team name
Marinos means 'sailor' in Spanish.
On 1973, the team started as the Nissan FC based in Yokohama. It 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.
In 1991, it joined J. League. The team's home stadiums are International
Stadium Yokohama and Mitsusawa Ballpark. It practices in Tozuka Training
Center and Kozukue Stadium.
Titles
1995 - J. League 1st stage championship, J. League championship
2000 - J. League 1st stage championship
2001 - Nabisco Cup championshp
2003 - J. League 1st stage championship, J. League 2nd stage championship,
J. League championship
2004 - J. League 1st stage championship, J. League championship |
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