Omiya Ardija 大宮アルディージャ
Full name	Omiya Ardija
Nickname(s)	Squirrels
Founded	1964
Ground	Omiya Park Soccer Stadium Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama
Capacity	12,500
Chairman	Seigo Watanabe
Manager	Robert Verbeek
League	J. League Div.1
2006	12th Place
Home colours Away colours

Omiya Ardija (大宮アルディージャ, Ōmiya Arudīja^?) is a professional football (soccer) club in the J. League, based in Ōmiya-ku in Saitama, Saitama, Japan. (Its "hometown" designated by the league is the whole Saitama city, which is shared with Urawa Red Diamonds (the Reds).) Image File history File links Omiya_ardija. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Omiya Park Soccer Stadium is a stadium dedicated to football (soccer) in Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. ... Omiya (大宮区; -ku) is a ward of Saitama. ... Saitama ) is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Robert Verbeek (born 1951) is a Dutch former footballer and nowadays manager who is currently in charge of Japanese team Omiya Ardija. ... The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ... ÅŒmiya ) is a ward of Saitama city. ... Saitama ) is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. ... The Urawa Red Diamonds ), or Urawa Reds ), are one of the most popular football clubs in the J. League. ...

It competes in the J1 premiership from 2005, promoted from the runner-up in the J2 in 2004. Although its home field is Ōmiya Park Soccer Stadium, most of its home matches are to be held in Saitama Stadium 2002 and Urawa Komaba Stadium (they are also home stadiums for the Reds.) until expansion of spectator capacity of its permanent home in Ōmiya to satisfy J1 requirements can be completed. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ÅŒmiya Park Soccer Stadium ) is a football (soccer) stadium located in ÅŒmiya-ku, Saitama city, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. ... Saitama Stadium 2002 (Japanese: 埼玉スタジアム2002 Saitama Sutajiamu Ni-maru-maru-ni) is a stadium specialized to football, located in Midori-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. ... Urawa Komaba Stadium (Japanese: 浦和駒場スタジアム　Urawa Komaba Sutajiamu) is an athletic stadium in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. ...

It started in 1964 as NTT Saitama Soccer Selection in Urawa and founded as the NTT Kantō Soccer Club in 1969, then became NTT Sport Community K.K. based in Ōmiya in 1998 to participate in the J. League. The nickname "Ardija" is a transcription of the Spanish language ardilla (squirrel) which is the mascot of Ōmiya and the Park. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... NTT may refer to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone The New Technology Telescope in La Silla, Chile. ... Urawa (浦和区; -ku) is a ward (pop. ... Kantō region, Japan. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... K.K. is an abbreviation for the Japanese company-name suffix 株式会社 (kabushiki kaisha), public corporation. It is commonly rendered in English as Categories: Stub ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Japan Professional Football League ), or J.LEAGUE ), is the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. ... // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ... Transcription is the conversion into written, typewritten or printed form, of a spoken language source, such as the proceedings of a court hearing. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... Genera Many, see the article Sciuridae. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ...

Its match with the Urawa Red Diamonds has been called the "Saitama Derby" by the mass media. However, Urawa's enthusiasm towards soccer which lured Mitsubishi Motors that had little local connection there to franchise is not found in Ōmiya. Stadium attendance for the Ardija is much lower than that of the Reds. The Urawa Red Diamonds ), or Urawa Reds ), are one of the most popular football clubs in the J. League. ... In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby (pronounced dar-bee after the English city) means a sporting fixture between two (generally local) rivals, particularly in Association Football. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Mitsubishi Motors Corporation ) is the fifth largest automaker in Japan and the thirteenth largest in the world by unit sales. ... Franchising (from the French for honesty or freedom[1]) is a method of doing business wherein a franchisor licenses trademarks and tried and proven methods of doing business to a franchisee in exchange for a recurring payment, and usually a percentage piece of gross sales or gross profits as well...

Team Record

J. League

// Complete J1 & J2 Results from 2005 Season (RSSSF) Araújo (Gamba Osaka) Robert Cullen (Jubilo Iwata) Araújo (Gamba Osaka) - 33 Goals Akira Nishino (Gamba Osaka) J.LEAGUE Official Stats (Englsih) 2005 J.LEAGUE Season, Club, and Player Stats (English) Categories: | ... // Complete J1 & J2 Results from 2006 Season (RSSSF) † Urawa Reds won the 2005 Emperors Cup and already qualified for 2007 ACL before coming into the 2006 J.LEAGUE Season; therefore Kawasaki Frontale takes the second ACL spot. ... The 2007 season will be the 77th season of competitive football in Japan. ...

Other Domestic Competitions

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Current players

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No. Position Player 1 GK Hiroki Aratani 2 DF Seiichiro Okuno 3 DF Leandro 4 DF Yasuhiro Hato 5 DF Daisuke Tomita 6 MF Yosuke Kataoka 7 MF Naoya Saeki 8 MF Daigo Kobayashi 9 FW Kota Yoshihara 11 MF Chikara Fujimoto 13 FW Manabu Wakabayashi 14 FW Hiroshi Morita 15 MF Masato Saito 17 MF Hayato Hashimoto 18 DF Takuro Nishimura

No. Position Player 19 DF Akira Ishigame 20 GK Nobuhisa Kobayashi 21 GK Koji Ezumi 22 DF Terukazu Tanaka 23 DF Haruki Nishimura 24 MF Takaya Kawabe 25 DF Yasunari Hiraoka 26 MF Yusuke Shimada 30 FW Naoto Sakurai 31 GK Kunihiro Shibasaki 32 MF Yoshizuki Kobayashi FW Denis Marques

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Managers

Manager	Nat.	Tenure
Takashi Shimizu	Japan	1992-1996
Norio Sasaki	Japan	1997-1998
Pim Verbeek	Netherlands	1998-1999
Toshiya Miura	Japan	2000-2001
Henk Duut	Netherlands	2002
Masaaki Kanno	Japan	2003
Eijun Kiyokumo	Japan	2003
Toshiya Miura	Japan	2004-2006
Robert Verbeek	Netherlands	2007-

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Former players

• Rodrigo Gral
• Christian
• Saul Martinez
• Jeroen Boere
• Jan Veenof
• Jorge Dely Valdes
• Eiji Kawashima
• Yoshiteru Yamashita
• Hideyuki Ujiie

Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Rodrigo Gral (グラウ, born February 21, 1977 in Brazil) is a professional footballer for Jubilo Iwata of the J. League, the top professional football league in Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Christian Correa Dionisio, (born April 23, 1975 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Esporte Clube Juventude. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Honduras. ... Saul Martinez (born 29 January 1976 in Colón, Honduras) is a football forward who currently plays in China for Chinese Super League team Shanghai Liancheng Zobon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Panama. ... Jorge Dely Valdes (born March 12, 1967 in Colon, Panama) is a Panamanian football player, one of the best of his generation. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Yoshiteru Yamashita (born 21 November 1977) is a Japanese football player who was capped 3 times for the Japanese national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Hideyuki Ujiie (born 23 February 1979) is a Japanese football player. ...

External links

• (Japanese) Omiya Ardija Homepage
• (English) Go! Go! Omiya Ardija (FanBlog)