Matsumoto Yamaga F.C.

Matsumoto Yamaga F.C.
松本山雅FC

Full name	Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club
Nickname(s)	Ptarmigans, Gans
Founded	1965
Ground	Matsumoto Stadium (Alwin) Matsumoto, Nagano (Capacity: 20,396)
Chairman	Hiroshi Otsuki
Manager	Yoshiyuki Kato
League	Japan Football League
2010	7th
Home colours Away colours

Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club (松本山雅フットボールクラブ, Matsumoto Yamaga Futtobōru Kurabu^?) are a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. They play in the Japan Football League after being promoted in 2009.

Their nickname is the Ptarmigans (ターミガンズ, Tāmiganzu^?) (or shortened Gans (ガンズ, ganzu^?)), symbol birds of Nagano Prefecture.

History

The club was founded in 1965 by the players who represented Nagano Prefecture. The players frequented a cafe called Yamaga in front of Matsumoto railway station and initially they were simply called Yamaga Club. In 2004, they were renamed as Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. when nonprofit organisation Alwin Sports Project were set up to support the club with the intention of promotion to J. League.

In the 2007 and 2008 season they won the Hokushin'etsu First Division but failed to gain the promotion to the Japan Football League as they exited at the group stage of the playoffs against other regional champions. 2008 also brought a crucial Emperor's Cup run, where they defeated former Japanese champions Shonan Bellmare in the third round by penalty kicks, only to be eliminated 8-0 by Vissel Kobe.

The 2009 season brought inconsistency, as they took 4th place in the regional league but knocked Urawa Red Diamonds off the Emperor's Cup in the second round, their biggest giant-killing ever.

By virtue of winning the Shakaijin Cup, they earned a berth in the Regional Promotion Series, and won the series at home to earn promotion to the Japan Football League for 2010. They earned 7th place on their first season in the third tier.

Rivalry

Their biggest rival of Matsumoto Yamaga are the prefectural neighbors and former Hokushin'etsu League fellows Nagano Parceiro. Matches between those teams are labelled "Shinshū derby" and generate a lot of interest in both cities.^[1] For 2011 season, Parceiro joined their rivals in JFL bringing the derby to the national level.

Stadium

Matsumoto Stadium (Alwin)

Main article: Matsumoto Stadium

Matsumoto Yamaga's home ground is Matsumoto Stadium (popularly known as Alwin) located in the Kambayashi area of Matsumoto city. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 (16,000 seats and 4,000 standings)^[2]. It is the third largest Sport venue in Nagano Prefecture.

Results

Season by season records
Season	Division	Pos	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Emperor's Cup
1975	Hokushin'etsu	6	7	8	3	1	4	14	13	+1	Did not qualify
1976		6	8	9	2	4	3	17	14	+3	Did not qualify
1977		8	7	9	2	3	4	17	22	-5	Did not qualify
1978		10	2	9	1	0	8	9	27	-18	Did not qualify
1979		2	13	9	6	1	2	18	11	+7	Did not qualify
1980		4	14	9	6	2	1	19	8	+11	Did not qualify
1981		3	11	9	5	1	3	15	9	+6	Did not qualify
1982		5	9	9	4	1	4	11	10	+1	Did not qualify
1983		7	7	9	2	3	4	12	14	-2	Did not qualify
1984		7	7	9	2	3	4	13	15	-2	Did not qualify
1985		1	15	9	7	1	1	23	7	+16	Did not qualify
1986		4	10	9	4	2	3	21	13	+8	Did not qualify
1987		4	10	9	4	2	3	12	11	+1	Did not qualify
1988		3	11	9	4	3	2	19	8	+11	Did not qualify
1989		2	13	9	6	1	2	17	10	+7	Did not qualify
1990		4	10	9	3	4	2	16	14	+2	Did not qualify
1991		5	9	9	4	1	4	17	12	+5	Did not qualify
1992		5	11	9	4	3	2	15	12	+3	Did not qualify
1993		6	9	9	3	3	3	15	17	-2	Did not qualify
1994		5	9	9	2	5	2	11	13	-2	Did not qualify
1995		6	8	9	2	2	5	8	14	-6	Did not qualify
1996		5	11	9	3	2	4	9	19	-10	Did not qualify
1997		8	7	9	2	1	6	11	23	-12	1st Round
1998		3	12	8	4	-	4	17	24	-7	Did not qualify
1999		9	4	9	2(1)	-	7	4	29	-25	Did not qualify
2000		8	3	8	1	0	7	6	18	-12	Did not qualify
2001		9	2	8	0	2	6	4	24	-20	Did not qualify
2002		8	9	9	3	1	5	12	18	-6	Did not qualify
2003		9	7	12	1	4	7	13	42	-29	Did not qualify
2004	Hokushin'etsu Div.2	6	14	14	4	2	8	16	27	-11	Did not qualify
2005		1	27	13	8	3	2	36	11	+25	Did not qualify
2006	Hokushin'etsu Div.1	2	34	14	11	1	2	34	10	+24	2nd Round
2007		1	31	14	10	1	3	47	15	+32	Did not qualify
2008		4	24	14	7	3	4	31	18	+13	4th Round
2009		4	29	14	9	2	3	40	14	+26	3rd Round
2010	JFL	7	52	34	15	7	12	48	41	+7	2nd Round
2011				34

Honours

• Hokushin'etsu League
  • Champions (2): 1985, 2007
  • Runners-up (3): 1979, 1989, 2006
• Hokushin'etsu League Division 2
  • Champions (1): 2005
• All Japan Senior Football Championship
  • Winners (1): 2009
• All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series
  • Winners (1): 2009

Current squad

As of January 30, 2011

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Tasuku Ishikawa 4 DF Masaki Iida 5 MF Kenta Komatsu 6 MF Shota Imai 7 MF Ryuji Kitamura 8 MF Kento Tsurumaki 9 FW Shota Kimura 10 FW Eirik Mortensen 11 FW Masato Katayama 13 FW Tetsuya Kijima 14 DF Mutsumi Tamabayashi 15 DF Takuya Abe

No. Position Player 16 DF Hiroshi Tetsuto 17 MF Ken Hisatomi 18 MF Naoki Miyata 19 FW Shogo Shiozawa 20 MF Yusuke Sudo (captain) 21 GK Go Yamamoto 22 DF Yoshinobu Sato 23 DF Atsuto Tatara 24 DF Lee Jong-Min 25 GK Yuto Shirai 30 MF Takumi Watanabe 33 FW Ryosuke Kijima

Retired number(s)

Main article: Retired numbers in football

• 12 – Club Supporters (the 12th Man)

Managers

Manager	Nat.	Tenure
Keiju Karashima	Japan	2005–2007
Hideo Yoshizawa	Japan	2008-Jun.2011
Yoshiyuki Kato	Japan	Jun.2011-

References

1. ^ Senta, Houji. "信州ダービー" (in Japanese). JAPAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. http://www.j-league.or.jp/document/hoji/1003-76.html. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
2. ^ "【松本平広域公園】 信州スカイパーク アルウィン" (in Japanese). TOYBOX. http://shinshu-skypark.net/t/guide/s_alwin/alwin.asp. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 

External links

• (Japanese) Official Website