Kyoto Sanga F.C.
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Kyoto Sanga F.C. (京都サンガF.C. , Kyōto Sanga Efushī ? is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club based in Kyoto . It was relegated from the J. League 's Division One in 2004 despite having many national team players on its roster. Stars like Teruaki Kurobe and Daisuke Matsui have since left for greener pastures. The word "Sanga" is a Sanskrit term meaning "group" or "club", often used to denote Buddhist congregations. This reflects Kyoto's rich tradition of Buddhist temples (see sangha ). 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 however that, from 2007, the team will simply been known as "Kyoto Sanga".
Players
Current squad As of September 16 , 2007
No.
Position
Player
19
DF Kentoku Noborio
20
MF Kazuki Kuranuki
21
GK Satoshi Hashida
22
MF Daigo Watanabe
23
DF Yuki Okubo
25
FW Yasumasa Nishino
26
GK Koji Nishimura
27
MF Daishi Kato
28
MF Kang Hyun-Su
29
DF Masataka Tamura
30
FW Wataru Sumida
31
FW Yutaka Tahara
33
GK Hideaki Ueno
34
DF Takashi Hirajima
35
DF Makoto Kakuda
36
DF Yusuke Nakatani
Notable players
World Cup Players World Cup 2002
Managers
Team Record
League
Season
League
Place
GP
Pts
Win
Draw
Lose
Average Crowd
1992 Former JFL Division 2Runners-up / 10 18
37
11
3
4
1993 Former JFL Division 110 / 10 18
-
2
-
16
1994 Former JFL 5 / 16 30
-
20
-
10
1995 Former JFL Runners-up / 16 30
70
23
-
7
1996 J. League 16 / 16 30
24
8
-
22
9,404
1997 J. League First Stage13 / 17
16
18
6
-
10
7,881
J. League Second Stage16 / 17
16
9
3
-
13
J. League Total14 / 17 32
27
9
-
23
1998 J. League First Stage15 / 18
17
16
6
-
11
8,015
J. League Second Stage11 / 18
17
23
9
-
8
J. League Total13 / 18 34
39
15
-
19
1999 J. League Division 1 First Stage14 / 16
15
12
4
0
11
8,859
J. League Division 1 Second Stage9 / 16
15
19
7
0
8
J. League Division 1 Total12 / 16 30
31
11
0
19
2000 J. League Division 1 First Stage16 / 16
15
7
2
1
12
7,253
J. League Division 1 Second Stage12 / 16
15
18
6
1
8
J. League Division 1 Total15 / 16 30
25
8
2
20
2001 J. League Division 2Champions / 12 44
84
28
5
11
3,808
2002 J. League Division 1 First Stage6 / 16
15
24
9
1
5
10,352
J. League Division 1 Second Stage7 / 16
15
22
8
0
7
J. League Division 1 Total5 / 16 30
46
17
1
12
2003 J. League Division 1 First Stage16 / 16
15
10
3
1
11
10,850
J. League Division 1 Second Stage14 / 16
15
13
3
4
8
J. League Division 1 Total16 / 16 30
23
6
5
19
2004 J. League Division 25 / 12 44
69
19
12
13
7,807
2005 J. League Division 2Champions / 12 44
97
30
7
7
7,857
2006 J. League Division 118 / 18 34
22
4
10
20
9,781
2007 J. League Division 2
Other domestic competitions
Season
Result
1996
Quarter-finals
1997
4th Round
1998
3rd Round
1999
4th Round
2000
3rd Round
2001
4th Round
2002
Champions
2003
3rd Round
2004
4th Round
2005
4th Round
2006
4th Round
2007
3rd Round
Season
Result
1996
Group Stage
1997
Group Stage
1998
Group Stage
1999
2nd Round
2000
Semi-finals
2001
1st Round
2002
Group Stage
2003
Group Stage
2004
Didn't qualify
2005
Didn't qualify
2006
Group Stage
2007
Didn't qualify
Honours
All Japan Senior Football Championship (as Kyoto Shiko)1988
Emperor's Cup 2002
J. League Division 22001, 2005
Related clubs
FC Kyoto BAMB 1993 (Kansai Soccer League Division 1)Kyoto Shiko Club (Kansai Soccer League Division 2)Shiko Club women's (Kansai Women's Soccer League)
External links
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