Kyoto Sanga FC (京都サンガF.C.) is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word sangha, a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist temples.[3][failed verification] The club was formerly known as Kyoto Purple Sanga with "purple", the colour of the team uniforms, an imperial colour reflecting Kyoto's status as Japan's ancient imperial capital city. It was decided that, from 2007, the team will simply been known as "Kyoto Sanga". They are the oldest club competing in the J.League.
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Full name | Kyoto Sanga FC | ||
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Nickname(s) | Sanga | ||
Founded | 1922; 100 years ago (1922), as Kyoto Shiko Club (京都紫光クラブ) | ||
Ground | Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan | ||
Capacity | 21,600 | ||
Owner | Kyoto Purple Sanga Co.,Ltd. | ||
Chairman | Masaaki Ito | ||
Manager | Cho Kwi-jae | ||
League | J1 League | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Type | Public |
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Industry | Sports |
Founded | January 13, 1994 (1994-01-13) in Kyoto, Japan[1] |
Key people | Hiroshi Imai (Chairman) Kazuo Inamori (Honorary President)[1] |
Products | Football club |
Revenue | ![]() |
Owners | Kyocera (55.4%)[2] Nintendo (16.6%)[2] |
The club was started as Kyoto Shiko Club, one of the few proper Japanese football clubs in the sense of being strictly dedicated to football and not being part of a company. Like Ventforet Kofu, it could not rise to a Japan Soccer League First Division dominated by company teams; in 1993, after the J.League was created, Kyoto Shiko Club, aided by funds from local new sponsors Kyocera and Nintendo, professionalized (though some players broke away and formed their own clubs, see below) and joined the former Japan Football League under the new name Kyoto Purple Sanga.
First joining the J.League in 1996, Kyoto Sanga hold the dubious distinction of being the League's most relegated side, having been demoted on three separate occasions. Relegation to J2 occurred at the end of the 2000, 2003 and 2006 seasons; more than any other team.[3] The 2003 relegation happened despite having many national team players on its roster. Stars like Park Ji-sung and Daisuke Matsui have since left for greener pastures.
In December 2007 the club gained J1 status for the fourth time in their history via the promotion/relegation playoff.[4] A 0-2 home defeat to Urawa Reds on 14 November 2010 confirmed Sanga's relegation back to J2, bringing an end to their three-season spell in the top flight.[5]
Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
Season | Div. | Teams | Pos. | P | W (OTW / PKW) | D | L (OTL / PKL) | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | J.League Cup | Emperor's Cup |
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1996 | J1 | 16 | 16th | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 54 | -32 | 24 | 9,404 | Group stage | Quarter-final |
1997 | 17 | 14th | 32 | 9 (0 / 0) | - | 18 (3 / 2) | 40 | 70 | -30 | 27 | 7,881 | Group stage | 4th round | |
1998 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 10 (4 / 1) | - | 16 (3 / 0) | 47 | 63 | -16 | 39 | 8,015 | Group stage | 3rd round | |
1999 | 16 | 12th | 30 | 9 (2) | 0 | 15 (4) | 38 | 58 | -20 | 31 | 8,859 | 2nd round | 4th round | |
2000 | 16 | 15th | 30 | 7 (1) | 2 | 15 (5) | 39 | 66 | -27 | 25 | 7,253 | Semi-final | 3rd round | |
2001 | J2 | 12 | 1st | 44 | 23 (5) | 5 | 11 (0) | 79 | 48 | 31 | 84 | 3,808 | 1st round | 4th round |
2002 | J1 | 16 | 5th | 30 | 11 (6) | 1 | 12 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 46 | 10,352 | Group stage | Winner |
2003 | 16 | 16th | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 60 | -32 | 23 | 10,850 | Group stage | 3rd round | |
2004 | J2 | 12 | 5th | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 12 | 69 | 7,807 | Not eligible | 4th round |
2005 | 12 | 1st | 44 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 89 | 40 | 49 | 97 | 7,857 | 4th round | ||
2006 | J1 | 18 | 18th | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 74 | -36 | 22 | 9,781 | Group stage | 4th round |
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2007 | J2 | 13 | 3rd | 48 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 59 | 21 | 86 | 6,629 | Not eligible | 3rd round |
2008 | J1 | 18 | 14th | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 41 | 13,687 | Group stage | 5th round |
2009 | 18 | 12th | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 41 | 11,126 | Group stage | 3rd round | |
2010 | 18 | 17th | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 60 | -30 | 19 | 10,510 | Group stage | 3rd round | |
2011 | J2 | 20 | 7th | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 58 | 6,294 | Not eligible | Runners-up |
2012 | 22 | 3rd | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 45 | 16 | 74 | 7,273 | 3rd round | ||
2013 | 22 | 3rd | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 46 | 22 | 70 | 7,891 | 3rd round | ||
2014 | 22 | 9th | 42 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 60 | 7,520 | 3rd round | ||
2015 | 22 | 17th | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 51 | -6 | 50 | 7,491 | 3rd round | ||
2016 | 22 | 5th | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 37 | 13 | 69 | 6,524 | 2nd round | ||
2017 | 22 | 12th | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 47 | 8 | 57 | 6,748 | 2nd round | ||
2018 | 22 | 19th | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 43 | 5,663 | 3rd round | ||
2019 | 22 | 8th | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 3 | 68 | 7,850 | 2nd round | ||
2020 † | 22 | 8th | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 59 | 2,924 | Did not qualify | ||
2021 † | 22 | 2nd | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 31 | 28 | 84 | 5,207 | 4th round | ||
2022 | J1 | 18 | 16th | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 36 | 11,692 | Play-off stage | Semi-finals |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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Start | Finish | ||
Bunji Kimura | ![]() | 1 January 1983 | 30 June 1990 |
George Yonashiro | ![]() | 1 February 1994 | 31 January 1995 |
Oscar | ![]() | 1 February 1995 | 10 June 1996 |
George Yonashiro | ![]() | 11 June 1996 | 31 January 1997 |
Pedro Rocha | ![]() | 1 January 1997 | 31 December 1997 |
Hans Ooft | ![]() | 1 February 1998 | 1 June 1998 |
Hidehiko Shimizu | ![]() | 2 June 1998 | 30 June 1999 |
Shū Kamo | ![]() | 1 July 1999 | 31 May 2000 |
Gert Engels | ![]() | 1 June 2000 | 31 May 2003 |
Bunji Kimura | ![]() | 1 June 2003 | 30 June 2003 |
Pim Verbeek | ![]() | 1 July 2003 | 31 December 2003 |
Akihiro Nishimura | ![]() | 1 February 2004 | 13 June 2004 |
Kōichi Hashiratani | ![]() | 14 June 2004 | 4 October 2006 |
Naohiko Minobe | ![]() | 5 October 2006 | 11 October 2007 |
Hisashi Katō | ![]() | 12 October 2007 | 27 July 2010 |
Yutaka Akita | ![]() | 27 July 2010 | 31 January 2011 |
Takeshi Ōki | ![]() | 1 February 2011 | 31 January 2014 |
Valdeir Vieira | ![]() | 1 January 2014 | 18 June 2014 |
Ryōichi Kawakatsu | ![]() | 29 June 2014 | 31 January 2015 |
Masahiro Wada | ![]() | 1 February 2015 | 10 July 2015 |
Kiyotaka Ishimaru | ![]() | 11 July 2015 | 6 December 2016 |
Takanori Nunobe | ![]() | 1 January 2017 | 10 May 2018 |
Boško Gjurovski | ![]() | 11 May 2018 | 31 January 2019 |
Ichizō Nakata | ![]() | 1 February 2019 | 31 January 2020 |
Noritada Saneyoshi | ![]() | 1 February 2020 | 31 January 2021 |
Cho Kwi-jae | ![]() | 1 February 2021 | Current |
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Kyoto Sanga is considered the main continuation of the Kyoto Shiko Club that competed in the Japan Soccer League Second Division. "Shiko" (紫光) means "brilliant purple" and is the colour that Shiko/Sanga have always worn.
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