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Vegalta Sendai

Full name

Vegalta Sendai

Founded

1988

Ground

Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Izumi-ku, Sendai
(Capacity 19,694)

Chairman

Yoshitaka Nagawa

Manager

Makoto Teguramori (2008– )

League

J. League Div. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions Sendai Stadium (仙台スタジアム is a football stadium in the Nanakita Park Izumi-ku Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. is the northernmost ward of Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the Tōhoku (northeast region The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the The, or, is the top professional Football (soccer league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football 2

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Away colours

Vegalta Sendai (ベガルタ仙台, Begaruta Sendai^?) is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club, currently playing in Division 2 of the J-league. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The, or, is the top professional Football (soccer league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the Tōhoku (northeast region WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region on Honshū island Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium. Sendai Stadium (仙台スタジアム is a football stadium in the Nanakita Park Izumi-ku Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. is the northernmost ward of Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. is an athletic Stadium in the town of Rifu in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

1 History
2 Current players
3 Former players
4 Managers
5 Season results
6 Finances
7 References
8 External links

History

Founded in 1988 as Tohoku Electric Power Co. , Inc. Soccer Club, Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after playing a few years in the JFL, with the nickname Brummell Sendai. In Japan's football history there are two different leagues that have the same English name "Japan Football League" although their Japanese names are different When joining the J-League, the name Vegalta was chosen as a homage to the famous Tanabata festival in Sendai. meaning "Evening of the seventh" is a Japanese Star Festival, derived from the Chinese star festival Qi Xi (七夕 " The names of the two celestial stars of the Tanabata legend, Vega and Altair were combined to form Vegalta. Vega (α Lyr / α Lyrae / Alpha Lyrae ( or) is the brightest Star in the Constellation Lyra, the fifth brightest star in the night Altair (α Aql / α Aquilae / Alpha Aquilae / Atair is the brightest Star in the Constellation Aquila and the twelfth brightest star

Current players

As of February 18, 2008

No. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common	Position	Player
1	GK	Tatsuro Hagihara
2	DF	Kosuke Kitani
3	DF	Kodai Watanabe
4	DF	Junya Hosokawa
5	DF	Yugo Ichiyanagi
6	MF	Masashi Miyazawa
7	MF	Naoki Chiba
8	MF	Atsushi Nagai
9	FW	Takayuki Nakahara
10	MF	Ryan Yon-Gi
11	MF	Kunimitsu Sekiguchi
13	FW	Yuki Nakashima
14	FW	Tomoyuki Hirase
15	FW	Kohei Tanaka
16	GK	Takuto Hayashi

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ryang Yong-Gi ( born 7 January 1982 in Japan) is a North Korean Football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Tomoyuki Hirase (born 23 May 1977) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vegalta Sendai of the J-League. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Kohei Tanaka may refer to Kohei Tanaka (composer, Japanese composer Kohei Tanaka (footballer, Japanese footballer In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports	Position	Player
17	DF	Keita Isozaki
19	FW	Dan Suzuki
20	MF	Takahisa Nishiyama
21	GK	Kentaro Seki
22	GK	Junnosuke Schneider
23	MF	Naoya Tamura
24	MF	Yukihiko Sato
25	MF	Naoki Sugai
26	MF	Shinya Tanoue
27	MF	Shingo Tomita
28	MF	Junichi Misawa
29	MF	Shinji Kaneko
30	MF	Satoshi Hida
32	DF	Kazunari Okayama

Former players

Managers

Manager	Nat. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Takahisa Nishiyama (born July 11, 1985 in Sendai, Japan) is a Japanese football player In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports is a Japanese professional soccer player who is the son of a Swiss father and a Japanese mother For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Yukihiko Sato (born May 11, 1976 in Fuji Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring is a Japanese football player is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Spanish division 2 side UD Las Palmas. Pierre Littbarski (born April 16, 1960) is a German football manager and former player and was a FIFA World Cup winner with is a retired Japanese football player He was capped 14 times for the Japanese national team and scored the winning goal in Asian Cup 2000 Final Japan vs Saudi Arabia is a retired Japanese football player He was a defensive midfielder is a Japanese football defender He was capped 30 times and scored 4 goals for the Japanese national team between 1995 and 1998 including one game at the 1998 FIFA is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J Goce Sedloski (Гоце Седлоски born 10 April 1974 in Golemo Konjari, SFR Yugoslavia) is a footballer from the Republic is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Yokohama F Thiago Neves Augusto or simply Thiago Neves (born February 27, 1985 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian attacking midfielder is a retired Japanese football (soccer player He was a skillful attacking midfielder is a Japanese football player who was capped 3 times for the Japanese national team Humberlito Borges Teixeira or simply Borges (born October 5, 1980 in Salvador) is a Brazilian striker.	Tenure
Takekazu Suzuki	Japan	1995
Choei Sato	Japan	1996
Branko Elsner	Slovenia	1997
Milos Rus	Slovenia	1997
Toshiya Miura	Japan	1997
Takekazu Suzuki	Japan	1998-1999
Hidehiko Shimizu	Japan	1999-2003
Hajime Ishii	Japan	2003
Zdenko Verdenik	Slovenia	2003-2004
Satoshi Tsunami	Japan	2005
Joel Santana	Brazil	2006
Tatsuya Mochizuki	Japan	2007
Makoto Teguramori	Japan	2008-

Season results

Season	League	Standing	Points	Wins	Losses	Ties	Attendance
1995	JFL	15(16)	27	9	21	0
1996	JFL	6(16)	56	18	12	0
1997	JFL	8(16)	40	15	15	0
1998	JFL	7(16)	43	18	12	0
1999	J2	9(10)	31	10	22	4	134,462
2000	J2	5(11)	55	19	19	2	177,967
2001	J2	2(12)	83	27	12	5	308,243
2002	J1 (stage1)	9(16)	20	7	8	0
	J1 (stage2)	15(16)	12	4	10	1
	J1 (season)	13(16)	32	11	18	1	327,925
2003	J1 (stage1)	15(16)	12	3	9	3
	J1 (stage2)	15(16)	12	2	6	7
	J1 (season)	15(16)	24	5	15	10	325,621
2004	J2	6(12)	59	15	15	14	356,359
2005	J2	4(12)	68	19	14	11	350,544
2006	J2	5(13)	77	21	13	14	346,868
2007	J2	4(13)	83	24	11	13	352,432

Finances

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Season	Income	Expenses
1999	599	578
2000	763	751
2001	1021	998
2002	2152	1950
2003	2348	2211
2004	2110	2103
2005	1787	1950
2006	TBD	TBD
in million yen

References

^ Kahoku Shimpō (河北新報); December 24, 2006
^ Team Profile - Vegalta Sendai
^ Kahoku Shimpō (河北新報); April 11, 2007

External links

(Japanese) Vegalta Sendai Official Web Site

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