Sanfrecce Hiroshima サンフレッチェ広島
Full name	Sanfrecce Hiroshima F.C.
Nickname(s)
Founded	1938
Ground	Hiroshima Big Arch Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima
Capacity	50,000
Chairman	Masataka Kubo
Manager	Mihailo Petrovic (Jun. 2006 -)
League	J. League Div.1
2006	10th Place
Home colours Away colours

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (サンフレッチェ広島, Sanfuretche Hiroshima^?) is a football team for J. League. The team name comes from the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'. This is based on the story of Mori Motonari who told his three sons that while an arrow might be easily snapped, three arrows would not be broken and urged them to work for the good of the clan and its retainers. Image File history File links Sanfrecce-bear. ... Image File history File links Sanfrecce_hiroshima. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hiroshima Big Arch is located in Hiroshima, Japan. ... Asaminami-ku is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the South of Asa-gun: now-defunct district. ... For other uses, see Hiroshima (disambiguation). ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadiums. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... 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 Kit_shorts. ... 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 Kit_shorts. ... 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... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 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. ... This article discusses the number three. ... Mōri Motonari (毛利 元就 Mōri Motonari, 1497-1571) was one of prominent daimyō in the west Chugoku region. ...

The team's home town is Hiroshima, Hiroshima and plays at Hiroshima Big Arch and Hiroshima Perfectural Stadium. It practices at Yoshida Soccer Park in Akitakata, Hiroshima and Hiroshima 1st Ball Park. Main keep of Hiroshima Castle The city of Hiroshima (広島市; -shi) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japans islands. ... Hiroshima Big Arch is located in Hiroshima, Japan. ... Hiroshima Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. ... Akitakata, Hiroshima (安芸高田市; -shi) is a city located in north-central Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. ...

The team was a former company team of Toyo Kogyo Soccer Club in 1938 and played in the semi-professional Japan Soccer League. The name change was made at Mazda SC Toyo in 1980. When JSL disbanded and became the J. League in 1993, it dropped the company name and became "San Frecce Hiroshima". In 2002, San Frecce became the first former stage winner (first stage, 1994) to be relegated to the lower division, J2. But it only spent a year there, finishing second the very next season to regain promotion back to J1. Mazda Motor Corporation ) (TYO: 7261 ) is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Japan Soccer League ), or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Team Record

J.League Record

// 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

Emperors Cup logo The Emperors Cup All-Japan Soccer Championship Tournament ), commonly known as The Emperors Cup ), is a Japanese football competition. ... the 2005 final J. League Cup is a Japanese football (soccer) competition organised by J. League. ...

Titles

• 1994 - J. League 1st stage championship

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Players

Current squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK Takashi Shimoda 3 DF Mitsuyuki Yoshihiro 4 DF Dabac Dario 5 DF Yuichi Komano 6 MF Toshihiro Aoyama 7 MF Koji Morisaki 8 MF Kazuyuki Morisaki 9 FW Yusaku Ueno 10 FW Ueslei 11 FW Hisato Sato 13 FW Yuki Tamura 14 MF Kazuyuki Toda 15 MF Yojiro Takahagi 16 MF Lee Han-Jae 17 DF Kota Hattori

No. Position Player 18 FW Ryuichi Hirashige 19 DF Kohei Morita 20 MF Shinichiro Kuwada 21 GK Koichi Kidera 22 DF Mana Nakao 23 MF Katsumi Yusa 24 FW Shunsuke Maeda 25 MF Issei Takayanagi 26 DF Yuya Hashiuchi 27 MF Yosuke Kashiwagi 28 DF Tomoaki Makino 29 FW Cho Woo-Jin 30 DF Kazuma Irifune 36 GK Naoto Kono

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Notable players

• Hayden Foxe 1999-2001
• Graham Arnold 1997-1998
• Steve Corica 2000-2001
• Dan Calichman 1991-1993
• Tore Pedersen 1994-1995
• Ivan Hašek 1994-1995
• Jan Jönsson 1993
• Ryuji Michiki 1992-1997
• Noh Jung-Yoon 1993-1997
• Tatsuhiko Kubo 1995-2001
• John van Loen 1995
• Pieter Huistra 1995-1996
• Oleg Pashinin 2001
• Michel Pensée 2002
• Tomislav Erceg 2002
• Tony Popović 1997-2001
• Marcelo Ramos 2003
• César Sampaio 2003-2004
• Hajime Moriyasu 1987-1997,1999-2001
• Takuya Takagi 1991-1997
• Marcus Tulio Tanaka 2001-2002
• Aurelio Vidmar 1998-1999
• Kazuya Maekawa 1986-1999
• Norio Omura 2003-2006
• Yahiro Kazama 1989-1995
• Beto 2004-2006

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World Cup players

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• Noh Jung-Yoon

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• Yuichi Komano

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Managers

Manager	Nat.	Tenure
Stuart Baxter	England	1992-1994
Wim Jansen	Netherlands	1995-1996
Eddie Thomson	Scotland	1997-2000
Valeriy Nepomnyashiy	Russia	2001
Gadzhi Muslimovich Gadzhiev	Russia	2002
Takahiro Kimura	Japan	2002
Takeshi Ono	Japan	2003-2006
Kazuyori Mochizuki	Japan	2006
Michael Petrovic	Austria	2006-

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External link

• (Japanese) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Official Site

J. League Seasons v • d • e
1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
2007 J. League Division 1 (J1)
Kashima Antlers | Omiya Ardija | Urawa Reds | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | Kashiwa Reysol F.C. Tokyo | Kawasaki Frontale | Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama F.C. | Ventforet Kofu Albirex Niigata | Shimizu S-Pulse | Júbilo Iwata | Nagoya Grampus Eight | Gamba Osaka Vissel Kobe | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Oita Trinita
2007 J. League Division 2 (J2)
Consadole Sapporo | Vegalta Sendai | Montedio Yamagata | Mito HollyHock | Thespa Kusatsu Tokyo Verdy 1969 | Shonan Bellmare | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | Cerezo Osaka | Tokushima Vortis Ehime F.C. | Avispa Fukuoka | Sagan Tosu
Defunct Club
Yokohama Flügels
Other Domestic Competitons
Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Super Cup | Promotion/Relegation Series | JOMO All-Star Soccer
International Competitions
AFC Champions League | A3 Champions Cup
Defunct Competitions
Suntory Championship | Sanwa Bank Cup
J. League Awards
Player of the Year | Top Scorer | Young Player of the Year | Team of the Year | Manager of the Year
See Also
Japanese football league system | J. League records | J. League contracts Notable J. League players Japan Professional Football Leagues Logo Image by http://hqfl. ... 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. ... The 2002 season was the 10 season since the establishment of the J. League. ... The 2003 season was the 11 season since the establishment of the J. League. ... The 2004 season was the 74th season of competitive Football in Japan. ... // 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. ... Kashima Antlers F.C.(鹿島アントラーズ) is a J. League team. ... Omiya Ardija is a professional soccer club in the J. League, based in Omiya-ku in Saitama, Saitama, Japan. ... The Urawa Reds ), or Urawa Red Diamonds ) are one of the most popular football clubs in Japans professional soccer league, J. League. ... JEF United Ichihara Chiba ) is a J. League team. ... Kashiwa Reysol ) is a J. League team. ... F.C. Tokyo ) is a J. League team. ... Kawasaki Frontale (Japanese: 川崎フロンターレ) is a J. League football club. ... Yokohama F. Marinos ) is a Japanese football team which participates in the professional J. League. ... Yokohama FC ) are a Japanese football (soccer) club based in the city of Yokohama. ... Ventforet Kofu are a Japanese football (soccer) club from the Kofu. ... Albirex Niigata ) is a Japanese J. League football team. ... Shimizu S-Pulse(清水エスパルス) is a J. League team. ... Júbilo Iwata (ジュビロ磐田) is a J. League team. ... Nagoya Grampus Eight ) is a Japanese football club which plays in the first division of the J. League. ... Gamba Osaka ) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. ... Vissel Kobe (Japanese: ヴィッセル神戸) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. ... Oita Trinita ) is a J. League team. ... Consadole Sapporo (Japanese: コンサドーレ札幌) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ... Vegalta Sendai (Japanese: ベガルタ仙台) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ... Montedio Yamagata is a professional football (soccer) club based in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. ... Mito HollyHock (Japanese: ) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ... Thespa Kusatsu (ザスパ草津 zasupa kusatsu) is a professional football (soccer) club based in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. ... Tokyo Verdy 1969 (東京ヴェルディ1969) is a football team which plays Japans J. League. ... Shonan Bellmare (Japanese: 湘南ベルマーレ) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ... Nishikyogoku Stadium Kyoto Sanga F.C. ) is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club based in Kyoto. ... Cerezo Osaka ) is a J. League team. ... Tokushima VORTIS (Japanese: 徳島ヴォルティス) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ... Ehime F.C. is a professional football (soccer) club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. ... Avispa Fukuoka ) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 1. ... Sagan Tosu (Japanese: サガン鳥栖) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. ... Yokohama Flügels ) is a Japanese soccer team that played in the J. League between 1993 and 1999. ... Emperors Cup logo The Emperors Cup All-Japan Soccer Championship Tournament ), commonly known as The Emperors Cup ), is a Japanese football competition. ... the 2005 final J. League Cup is a Japanese football (soccer) competition organised by J. League. ... The Xerox Super Cup logo The Japanese Super Cup is an annual one-match football (soccer) competition in Japan organised by J. League and the Japan Football Association. ... Since 2004, J.LEAGUE has incepted a two-legged playoff games called Promotion/Relegation Series ) between sixteenth J.LEAGUE Division 1 (J1) club and third J.LEAGUE Division 2 (J2) club. ... The JOMO All-Star Soccer logo The J. League All-Star Soccer or JOMO All-Star Soccer is an annual exhibition match organised by the Japan Football Association and J. League. ... AFC Champions League logo The AFC Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between the champions and cup winners of the top 14 Asian leagues. ... A3 Champions Cup (also known as East Asian Champions Cup) is annual event involving the league champions of China, Japan and South Korea. ... The Sanwa Bank Cup was a one-match friendly competition officially organised by J. League and sponsored by Sanwa Bank (the current Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ). ... List of J-League Top Scorer List of J-League Best Eleven List of J-League Young Player of the Year J-League Category: ... 2007 J. League Division 1 (J1) 2007 J. League Division 2 (J2) Abolished Club J. League Awards Other Domestic Competitons Defunct Domestic Competitions International Competitions See Also Category: ... List of J-League Player of the Year List of J-League Top Scorer List of J-League Best Eleven J-League Category: ... The J-League Coach of the Year is awarded by the J.League. ... The Japanese football league system is, like football league systems in most of the world, organized in a pyramidal shape. ... // As of January 6, 2007 Most career goals : 155 goals Masashi Nakayama Most career hat-tricks : 7 times Masashi Nakayama Ueslei Most career appearances : 391 appearances Yutaka Akita Most goals in a season : 36 goals Masashi Nakayama (1998) Most hat-tricks in a season : 5 times Masashi Nakayama (1998) Most... Contracts in Japans professional soccer league (J. League) are subject to certain rules and regulations. ... 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. ...