Shonan Bellmare

Association football club in Hiratsuka, Japan

Football club

Shonan Bellmare
湘南ベルマーレ

Full name| Shonan Bellmare
Founded| 1968; 56 years ago (1968) as Towa Real Estate SC
Stadium| Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
Capacity| 15,380[1]
Chairman| Kiyoshi Makabe
Manager| Satoshi Yamaguchi
League| J1 League
2023| J1 League, 15th of 18
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Shonan Bellmare (湘南ベルマーレ, Shōnan Berumāre) is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium. Shonan refers to a coastal area along Sagami Bay that includes Hiratsuka. Bellmare is a portmanteau of the Italian words bello and mare, meaning "beautiful sea".

## History[edit]

### Early years as corporate team[edit]

The club was founded in 1968 as Towa Real Estate SC in Nasu, Tochigi.[2] They were promoted to the Japan Soccer League (JSL) Division 1 in 1972. They changed their name to Fujita Kogyo S.C. when Towa Estate Development gave up the ownership to their parent company Fujita Industries, which moved the club to Hiratsuka.

They won the JSL three times (including two doubles with the Emperor's Cup) between 1977 and 1981. They were nevertheless relegated to the JSL's Division 2 in 1990. Although they won the last JSL Division 2 season in 1991–92, the professionalization and formation of the J.League meant they did not meet the new top flight league's criteria and the runners-up, Kashima Antlers (formerly Sumitomo), were promoted instead.

### 1993: JFL[edit]

In 1993, they adopted new name Shonan Bellmare. Their application to the J.League Associate membership was accepted. They played in the former Japan Football League Division 1 and won the league championship. After Hiratsuka City Council committed to finance the refurbishment of the Hiratsuka Stadium to meet the J.League requirements, J.League accepted the club.

### 1994–1997: Golden era[edit]

Hidetoshi Nakata, who won the Asian Cup Winners' Cup trophy in 1996

The club was forced to change their name to Bellmare Hiratsuka because J.League required the participants to designate only one city or town as their hometown and include its name in the club names at that time. The club initially struggled to cope with the J.League opponents and finished 11th out of 12 in the first stage of the 1994 season. However, they came back in the second stage and finished 2nd. With this momentum, the club won the 1994–1995 Emperor's Cup. This title qualified Bellmare for the 1996 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, which they won by beating Iraq's Al Talaba in the final. Hidetoshi Nakata joined the team in 1995 and they also successfully recruited Brazilian-born Wagner Lopes and influential Korean international Hong Myung-bo. This is arguably the most successful period of the club.[3]

### 1998–1999: Difficult period[edit]

Four Bellmare players were selected for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. They were Nakata, Lopes, Hong and a goalkeeper Nobuyuki Kojima. However, as Nakata left for Italian club Perugia just after the World Cup, the club's fortune started to decline. The main sponsor Fujita decided to discontinue the financial support in 1999 due to their own financial difficulties. [4] It forced the club to release some highly paid players including Lopes, Hong and Kojima. They finished bottom of J1 in 1999 and were relegated to J2.

### 2000–2009: J2[edit]

The club made a new start. The ownership was transferred to a community-owned organisation. They also changed their name to Shonan Bellmare as J.League allowed them to enlarge their designated hometowns to include several cities and towns surrounding Hiratsuka. [4] The club's performance on the pitch has not been strong and they have not been serious contenders for the promotion to J1 so far.

A J1 comeback in 2010, if they are able to achieve promotion, will be the first without Fujita as their sponsor. Although for a time they refused to consider their history as the championship-winning Fujita corporate team in their current history, this year they celebrated the club's 40-year anniversary in 2009 as deduced from the badge in their Web site.

On 5 December 2009, Shonan returned to J1 as third-place finishers in 2009 seasons.

### 2010–present: Return to J1[edit]

The club returned to the J1 in 2010, but injured one after another and J2 was relegated after leaving four games. In the end, he won 21 consecutive league games. It was the worst record of J1 at that time. After that, the team will be repeatedly demoted to J2 and promoted to J1.

In recent years, the team has been steadily emphasizing. In 2014, the team made good progress in the J2, winning 14 consecutive games from the opening. The team was defeated by Ehime FC in the 15th round, but after that they lost 21 battles. J1 automatic promotion is confirmed. As a result, he won the J2 with 31 wins, 8 draws, 3 losses and 101 points in the 2014 season. In 2016, in the J1, Shonan Bellmare was the final result in 8th place, and it was the first time for J1 to remain in history. In addition, at the EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2015 held in August, Wataru Endo, who was on the team at the time, participated as a representative of Japan. In 2018, won the J.League Cup. [5] It was the first time for Shonan Bellmare to win three major titles since winning the 74th Emperor's Cup in the Bellmare Hiratsuka.

On the operational side, there was some report that the club fell into excess debt of more than 100 million yen in February 2012, and in the worst case the club itself could be dissolved (the actual amount of excess debt was 82.68 million yen). However, the debt insolvency was resolved by two capital increases. [6] In April 2018, SANEI ARCHITECTURE PLANNING, which was the largest shareholder of Shonan Bellmare, established "Merudia RIZAP Shonan Sports Partners" in collaboration with RIZAP GROUP. The new company acquired a 50% stake in Shonan Bellmare.[7] RIZAP GROUP intends to invest 1 billion yen in Bellmare over the next three years. [8]

## Colour, sponsors and manufacturers[edit]

Season(s) | Main Shirt Sponsor | Collarbone Sponsor | Additional Sponsor(s)  | Kit Manufacturer

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2019–2023  | MELDIA
Sanei Architecture Planning  | Anritsu, Nippon Tanshi, & RIZAP  | Sanno University | Penalty
2024–2028  | RiPTy  | HNK Higashinippon Express & Mackenzie House  | Fujita  | Mizuno

### Kit evolution[edit]

Home Kits - 1st

1994 - 1996

1997 - 1998

1999 - 2000

2001 - 2002

2003 - 2004

2005 - 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023 -

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Away Kits - 2nd

1994 - 1996

1997 - 1998

1999 - 2000

2001 - 2002

2003 - 2004

2005 - 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

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2022

2023 -

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Alternative Kits - 3rd

2012
Tanabata
Memorial

2013
Tanabata
Memorial

2014
Tanabata
Memorial

2015
Tanabata
Memorial

2016
Tanabata
Kinen

2017
Tanabata
Memorial

2018
Tanabata
Memorial

2018
50th anniversary

2019
Tanabata
Memorial

2020
Tanabata
Memorial

2021
Tanabata Memorial

2022
Sunflower

2023 3rd -

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## Rivalries[edit]

Historically the Shonan area was part of a pre-modern province, Sagami Province, whereas Yokohama and Kawasaki were part of Musashi Province, hence Bellmare's intraprefectural rivalries with Yokohama F. Marinos, Yokohama FC and Kawasaki Frontale are based on the hard-working port cities of South Musashi as opposed to the more laid-back attitude of Sagami.

## Record as J.League member[edit]

Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated

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League | J.League Cup | Emperor's
Cup | Asia

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Season | Div. | Teams | Pos. | P | W (OTW/PKW) | D | L (OTL/PKL) | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G
Bellmare Hiratsuka |
1994 | J1 | 12 | 5th | 44 | 23 | - | 21 | 75 | 80 | -5 | - | 17,836 | 1st round | Winner | – | –
1995 | 14 | 11th | 52 | 21 | - | 29 (-/2) | 94 | 102 | -8 | 65 | 16,111 | – | 2nd round | CWC | Winner
1996 | 16 | 11th | 30 | 12 | - | 18 (-/0) | 47 | 58 | -11 | 36 | 10,483 | Semi-final | Quarter-finals | CWC | Quarter Final
1997 | 17 | 8th | 32 | 14 | - | 12 (-/1) | 55 | 52 | 3 | 49 | 7,841 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | – | –
1998 | 18 | 11th | 34 | 12 (2/2) | - | 17 (1/0) | 53 | 66 | -13 | 42 | 10,158 | Group stage | Round of 16
1999 | 16 | 16th | 30 | 4 (0/-) | 1 | 22 (3/0) | 30 | 72 | -42 | 13 | 7,388 | 1st round | 3rd round
Shonan Bellmare
2000 | J2 | 11 | 8th | 40 | 12 (3/0) | 1 | 17 (7/-) | 59 | 71 | -12 | 43 | 4,968 | 1st round | 3rd round | – | –
2001 | 12 | 8th | 44 | 16 (4/-) | 4 | 18 (2/0) | 64 | 61 | 3 | 60 | 4,112 | 1st round | 2nd round
2002 | 12 | 5th | 44 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 3 | 64 | 4,551 | – | Round of 16
2003 | 12 | 10th | 44 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 44 | 4,731 | Round of 16
2004 | 12 | 10th | 44 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 64 | -25 | 36 | 4,691 | Round of 16
2005 | 12 | 7th | 44  | 13  | 15  | 16  | 46  | 59  | -13  | 54 | 5,746 | 3rd round
2006 | 13 | 11th | 48  | 13  | 10  | 25  | 61  | 87  | -26  | 49 | 5,365 | 4th round
2007 | 13 | 6th | 48  | 23  | 8  | 17  | 72  | 55  | 17  | 77 | 4,677 | 4th round
2008 | 15 | 5th | 42  | 19  | 8  | 15  | 68  | 48  | 20  | 65 | 5,994 | 3rd round
2009 | 18 | 3rd | 51  | 29  | 11  | 11  | 84  | 52  | 32  | 98 | 7,273 | 2nd round
2010 | J1 | 18 | 18th | 34  | 3  | 7  | 24  | 31  | 82  | -51  | 16 | 11,095 | Group stage | 3rd round
2011 | J2 | 20 | 14th | 38  | 12  | 10  | 16  | 46  | 48  | -2  | 46 | 6,943 | – | Quarter-finals
2012 | 22 | 2nd | 42  | 20  | 15  | 7  | 66  | 43  | 23  | 75 | 6,852 | 3rd round
2013 | J1 | 18 | 16th | 34  | 6  | 7  | 21  | 34  | 62  | -28  | 25 | 9,911 | Group stage | 3rd round
2014 | J2 | 22 | 1st | 42  | 31  | 8  | 3  | 86  | 25  | 61  | 101 | 8,478 | – | 3rd round
2015 | J1 | 18 | 8th | 34  | 13  | 9  | 12  | 40  | 44  | -4  | 48 | 12,208 | Group stage | 3rd round
2016 | 18 | 17th | 34  | 7  | 6  | 21  | 30  | 56  | -26  | 27 | 11,530 | Group stage | Quarter-finals
2017 | J2 | 22 | 1st | 42  | 24  | 11  | 7  | 58  | 36  | 22  | 83 | 8,454 | – | 3rd round
2018 | J1 | 18 | 13th | 34  | 10  | 11  | 13  | 38  | 43  | -5  | 41 | 12,120 | Winner | Round of 16
2019 | 18 | 16th | 34  | 10  | 6  | 18  | 40  | 63  | -23  | 36 | 12,848 | Group stage | 2nd round
2020 † | 18 | 18th | 34  | 6  | 9  | 19  | 29  | 48  | -19  | 27 | 4,467 | Group stage | Did not qualify
2021 † | 20 | 16th | 38  | 7  | 16  | 15  | 36  | 41  | -5  | 37 | 4,850 | Play-off stage | Round of 16
2022 | 18 | 12th | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 41 | 9,228 | Play-off stage | 3rd round
2023 | 18 | TBA | 34  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - | Group stage | Quarter-finals

Key

* Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
* Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
* OTW / PKW = Overtime wins / Penalty kicks wins 1997 & 1998 seasons - 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002 Overtime wins only
* OTL / PKL = Overtime losses / Penalty kicks losses 1997 and 1998 seasons - 1999, 2000 & 2001 Overtime losses only
* † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances were reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
* Source: J.League Data Site

## Honours[edit]

### League[edit]

As Towa / Fujita (until 1992); Bellmare Hiratsuka (1993–1999); Shonan Bellmare (2000–present)

* Japan Soccer League Division 1 (first tier):
* Champions: 1977, 1979, 1981
* Japan Soccer League Division 2/(old) Japan Football League Division 1/J.League Division 2 (second tier):
* Champions: 1991–92, 1993, 2014, 2017

### Cup[edit]

* Emperor's Cup: 1977, 1979, 1994
* JSL Cup/J.League Cup: 1973, 2018
* Japanese Super Cup: 1978, 1982
* All Japan Senior Football Championship: 1971

### Continental[edit]

* Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1995

### Invitational[edit]

* BTV Cup: 2016

## League history[edit]

* Kanto Football League: 1970–71
* Division 1 (Japan Soccer League Div. 1): 1972–89 (1972–74 as Towa Real Estate Development; 1975–89 as Fujita Industries)
* Division 2 (Japan Soccer League Div. 2): 1990–91 (as Fujita Industries)
* Division 2 (Japan Football League (former) Div. 1): 1992–93 (as Fujita Industries)
* Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 1994–99 (as Bellmare Hiratsuka)
* Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 2000–09 (as Shonan Bellmare)
* Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 2010
* Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 2011–12
* Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 2013
* Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 2014
* Division 1 (J1 League): 2015–16
* Division 2 (J2 League): 2017
* Division 1 (J1 League): 2018–

Total (as of 2017): 28 seasons in the top tier, 18 seasons in the second tier and 2 seasons in the Regional Leagues.

## Players[edit]

### Current squad[edit]

As of 17 August 2023.[9]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  KOR | Song Bum-keun
2  | DF |  JPN | Daiki Sugioka (vice-captain)
3  | DF |  JPN | Hirokazu Ishihara
4  | DF |  JPN | Koki Tachi
5  | MF |  JPN | Satoshi Tanaka
6  | DF |  JPN | Takuya Okamoto
7  | MF |  JPN | Hiroyuki Abe
8  | DF |  JPN | Kazunari Ono
10  | MF |  JPN | Naoki Yamada
11  | FW |  NOR | Tarik Elyounoussi
13  | MF |  JPN | Taiyo Hiraoka
14  | MF |  JPN | Akimi Barada
15  | MF |  JPN | Kohei Okuno (on loan from Gamba Osaka)
16  | DF |  JPN | Shuto Yamamoto
17  | FW |  JPN | Yuki Ohashi
19  | MF |  JPN | Sho Fukuda
21  | GK |  JPN | Hiroki Mawatari
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22  | DF |  JPN | Kazuki Oiwa (captain)
23  | GK |  JPN | Daiki Tomii
25  | FW |  JPN | Yamato Wakatsuki
26  | MF |  JPN | Taiga Hata
27  | MF |  JPN | Masaki Ikeda
28  | DF |  JPN | Arata Yoshida
29  | FW |  JPN | Akito Suzuki
30  | MF |  JPN | Junnosuke Suzuki
31  | GK |  JPN | Kotaro Tachikawa
32  | DF |  JPN | Sere Matsumura
33  | DF |  JPN | Naoya Takahashi DSP
37  | FW |  JPN | Hisatsugu Ishii Type 2
39  | FW |  JPN | Akira Silvano Disaro
44  | MF |  JPN | Yoshihiro Nakano
47  | DF |  KOR | Kim Min-tae (on loan from Kashima Antlers)
88  | MF |  JPN | Kosuke Onose

### Out on loan[edit]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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20  | MF |  JPN | Ryota Nagaki (to Tokushima Vortis)
35  | DF |  JPN | Toru Shibata (to Fukushima United)
-- | GK |  JPN | Kota Sanada (to Veertien Mie)
-- | DF |  JPN | Kodai Minoda (to Vanraure Hachinohe)
-- | DF |  JPN | Taisei Ishii (to Veertien Mie)
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-- | MF |  JPN | Mitsuki Saito (to Vissel Kobe)
-- | MF |  JPN | Sho Hiramatsu (to FC Ryukyu)
-- | MF |  JPN | Sosuke Shibata (to Kataller Toyama)
-- | FW |  JPN | Ryo Nemoto (to Tochigi SC)

## Management and support staff[edit]

For the 2023 season.[10]

Role | Name

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Manager  |  Satoshi Yamaguchi
Assistant manager  |  Kenji Takahashi
Yoshihiro Natsuka
Yoshihiro Yatsukawa
First-team coach  |  Masahiro Koga
Goalkeeper coach  |  Takeaki Yuhara
Physical coach  |  Kazutaka Takahashi
Conditioning coach  |  Yuta Iguchi
Chief Team Doctor  |  Eiichi Suzuki
Team Doctor  |  Koji Nikaido
Makoto Takahashi
Physiotherapist  |  Shusuke Shimada
Shigeyuki Shimizu
Chief Trainer  |  Hisayoshi Kojima
Athletic trainer  |  Nobuhide Kurihara
Takahiro Yoshikawa
Interpreter  |  Taiga Soeda
Higa Chiago
Park Chung-woo
Competent  |  Masataka Takada
Side affairs  |  Hiroto Araki

## Managerial history[edit]

Manager | Nationality | Tenure

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Start | Finish
Yukio Shimomura |  Japan | 1 February 1972 | 31 January 1979
Yoshinobu Ishii |  Japan | 1 January 1975 | 31 December 1980
Tsutomu Nakamura |  Japan | 1 February 1981 | 31 January 1985
Hidemitsu Hanaoka |  Japan | 1 February 1985 | 30 June 1988
Yoshinobu Ishii  |  Japan | 1 January 1988 | 31 December 1990
Mitsuru Komaeda |  Japan | 1 July 1990 | 27 November 1995
Shigeharu Ueki |  Japan | 28 November 1995 | 31 January 1996
Toninho Moura |  Brazil | 1 February 1996 | 19 September 1996
Shigeharu Ueki |  Japan | 20 September 1996 | 31 January 1999
Eiji Ueda |  Japan | 1 February 1999 | 30 June 1999
Mitsuru Komaeda |  Japan | 1 July 1999 | 31 January 2000
Hisashi Katō |  Japan | 1 February 2000 | 31 January 2001
Kōji Tanaka |  Japan | 1 February 2001 | 30 November 2002
Ajam Boujarari Mohammed |  Morocco | 1 February 2003 | 15 May 2003
Matsuichi Yamada  |  Japan | 16 May 2003 | 14 July 2004
Tatsuya Mochizuki |  Japan | 15 July 2004 | 13 September 2004
Eiji Ueda |  Japan | 15 September 2004 | 5 June 2006
Masaaki Kanno |  Japan | 5 June 2006 | 31 January 2009
Yasuharu Sorimachi |  Japan | 1 February 2009 | 31 January 2012
Cho Kwi-jae |  South Korea | 1 February 2012 | 8 October 2019
Kenji Takahashi |  Japan | 13 August 2019 | 9 October 2019
Bin Ukishima |  Japan | 10 October 2019 | 31 August 2021
Satoshi Yamaguchi |  Japan | 1 September 2021 | Current

## Affiliated clubs[edit]

The following clubs ars currently affiliated with Shonan Bellmare:[11]

* Boeung Ket FC (2022–2026)
* Wuhan Three Towns FC (2022–2030)
* Sudeva Delhi FC (2022–2026)
* FC Chanthabouly (2022–2028)
* Kelantan United FC (2022–2030)
* Davao Aguilas FC (2022–2024)
* Nongbua Pitchaya FC (2022–2026)[12]
* Persis Surakarta (2024–2038)
* Inter Milan (2024–2038)
* S.S. Lazio (2024–2038)
* Borussia Dortmund (2024–2038)

## See also[edit]

* Shonan Bellmare Futsal Club

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Stadium Capacity". bellmare.co.jp/stadium. bellmare.co.jp. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. ^ Osumi, Yoshiyuki (1995). Yume no ishizue. Astro publishing. pp. 239–267. ISBN 4755508576.
3. ^ "11年ぶりのJ1昇格を果たした湘南ベルマーレ 前例のない道を切り開く地域密着の挑戦に迫る" (in Japanese). Shonan Keizai Shimbun. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
4. ^ a b "Bellmare boss' passion giving back to community". Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
5. ^ "トーナメント表：2018ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
6. ^ "【御礼】湘南ベルマーレ持株会へご参加いただいた皆様へ « 湘南ベルマーレ公式サイト". Retrieved 10 May 2020.
7. ^ "株式会社湘南ベルマーレ 募集株式発行及び株式会社メルディアRIZAP湘南スポーツパートナーズへの割当決定のお知らせ « 湘南ベルマーレ公式サイト". Retrieved 10 May 2020.
8. ^ "RIZAPは湘南ベルマーレの「優勝」にコミットできるのか". ITmedia ビジネスオンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
9. ^ "2022トップチーム « 湘南ベルマーレ公式サイト". www.bellmare.co.jp. Shonan Bellmare. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
10. ^ "2023シーズン 湘南ベルマーレトップチーム コーチングスタッフ＆スタッフ体制". bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
11. ^ "ベルマーレ・アジア・フットボール・アライアンス（BAFA）設立のお知らせ". bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
12. ^ "หนองบัว พิชญ ประกาศเป็นพันธมิตรกับ โชนัน เบลมาเร ในเจลีก เซ็น MOU สัญญา 3 ปีเพื่อนพัฒนาสโมสร". twitter.com (in Thai). Yingrak Raksuwan. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

## External links[edit]

* (in Japanese) Shonan Bellmare Official Web Site
* (in English) Shonan Bellmare Official Web Site

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Seasons|

| J1 League seasons
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* 1999
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J3 League seasons
(2014–present)|

* 2014
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* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Clubs|

| J1 League|

* Albirex Niigata
* Avispa Fukuoka
* Cerezo Osaka
* Gamba Osaka
* Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
* Júbilo Iwata
* Kashima Antlers
* Kashiwa Reysol
* Kawasaki Frontale
* Kyoto Sanga FC
* FC Machida Zelvia
* Nagoya Grampus
* Sagan Tosu
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* Shonan Bellmare
* FC Tokyo
* Tokyo Verdy
* Urawa Red Diamonds
* Vissel Kobe
* Yokohama F. Marinos

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J2 League|

* Blaublitz Akita
* Ehime FC
* Fagiano Okayama
* Fujieda MYFC
* Iwaki FC
* JEF United Chiba
* Kagoshima United FC
* Mito HollyHock
* Montedio Yamagata
* Oita Trinita
* Renofa Yamaguchi FC
* Roasso Kumamoto
* Shimizu S-Pulse
* Thespakusatsu Gunma
* Tochigi SC
* Tokushima Vortis
* V-Varen Nagasaki
* Vegalta Sendai
* Ventforet Kofu
* Yokohama FC

J3 League|

* AC Nagano Parceiro
* Azul Claro Numazu
* Fukushima United FC
* Gainare Tottori
* FC Gifu
* Giravanz Kitakyushu
* FC Imabari
* Iwate Grulla Morioka
* Kamatamare Sanuki
* Kataller Toyama
* Matsumoto Yamaga FC
* Nara Club
* Omiya Ardija
* FC Osaka
* FC Ryukyu
* SC Sagamihara
* Tegevajaro Miyazaki
* Vanraure Hachinohe
* YSCC Yokohama
* Zweigen Kanazawa

Former|

* Yokohama Flügels
* J.League U-22 Selection
* FC Tokyo U-23
* Gamba Osaka U-23
* Cerezo Osaka U-23

Players|

* Designated special players (DSP)
* Foreign J.League players
* Foreign J2 League players

Managers|

* J.League managers
* current

Referees|

* J.League referees

Awards (Monthly MVP · MVP Award · Best XI · Top Scorer · Rookie of the Year · Manager of the Year)

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Japanese club football

First-tier club football seasons, 1965–present

Japan Soccer League
1965–1992
Japan Soccer League Division 1
since 1972|

* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92

J.League
1993–present
J.League Division 1/J1 League
since 1999|

* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* List of champions
* J.League Championship
* Promotion / Relegation series
* Super Cup

Second-tier club football seasons, 1972–present

Japan Soccer League Division 2
1972–1992|

* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92

(former) Japan Football League
1992–1998
(former) Japan Football League Division 1
1992–1993|

* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998

J2 League
1999–present|

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* List of champions
* Promotion / Relegation series

Third-tier club football seasons, 1992–93, 1999–present

(former) Japan Football League Division 2
1992–93|

* 1992
* 1993

* No national third tier, 1994–1998

Japan Football League
1999–2013|

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013

J3 League
2014–present|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present

Japan Football League
2014–present|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present

Japanese Regional Leagues
1966–present|

* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* Regional Champions League
* Shakaijin Cup

Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

Emperor's Cup
1921–present|

* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* ~~1926~~
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* ~~1934~~
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* WW II
* 1946
* ~~1947~~
* ~~1948~~
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present

JSL Cup
1976–1991|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991

J.League Cup
1992–present|

* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2024

J1 League|

* Albirex Niigata
* Avispa Fukuoka
* Cerezo Osaka
* Gamba Osaka
* Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
* Júbilo Iwata
* Kashima Antlers
* Kashiwa Reysol
* Kawasaki Frontale
* Kyoto Sanga FC
* FC Machida Zelvia
* Nagoya Grampus
* Sagan Tosu
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* Shonan Bellmare
* FC Tokyo
* Tokyo Verdy
* Urawa Red Diamonds
* Vissel Kobe
* Yokohama F. Marinos

J2 League|

* Blaublitz Akita
* Ehime FC
* Fagiano Okayama
* Fujieda MYFC
* Iwaki FC
* JEF United Chiba
* Kagoshima United FC
* Mito HollyHock
* Montedio Yamagata
* Oita Trinita
* Renofa Yamaguchi FC
* Roasso Kumamoto
* Shimizu S-Pulse
* Thespakusatsu Gunma
* Tochigi SC
* Tokushima Vortis
* V-Varen Nagasaki
* Vegalta Sendai
* Ventforet Kofu
* Yokohama FC

J3 League|

* AC Nagano Parceiro
* Azul Claro Numazu
* FC Gifu
* FC Imabari
* Fukushima United FC
* Gainare Tottori
* Giravanz Kitakyushu
* Iwate Grulla Morioka
* Kamatamare Sanuki
* Kataller Toyama
* Matsumoto Yamaga FC
* Nara Club
* Omiya Ardija
* FC Osaka
* FC Ryukyu
* SC Sagamihara
* Tegevajaro Miyazaki
* Vanraure Hachinohe
* YSCC Yokohama
* Zweigen Kanazawa

100 Year Plan clubs|

* Criacao Shinjuku
* Nankatsu SC
* Reilac Shiga
* Tokyo 23
* Vonds Ichihara

Japan Football League|

* Briobecca Urayasu
* Criacao Shinjuku
* Honda FC
* Kochi United
* Maruyasu Okazaki
* Minebea Mitsumi
* Okinawa SV
* Reilac Shiga
* ReinMeer Aomori
* Sony Sendai
* FC Tiamo Hirakata
* Tochigi City
* Tokyo Musashino United
* Suzuka Point Getters
* Veertien Mie
* Verspah Oita

Defunct clubs
(clubs belonging to
nationwide leagues only)|

* Fukushima FC
* Arte Takasaki
* JEF Reserves
* Sagawa Express Tokyo
* NKK SC
* Yokohama Flügels
* ALO's Hokuriku
* Jatco SC
* Hagoromo Club
* Toyota Higashi-Fuji
* Seino Transportation
* Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi
* Sagawa Shiga
* NTT Kinki/Kansai
* SP Kyoto
* Tanabe Pharmaceutical
* Dainichi Cable Industries
* Sagawa Express Osaka
* Eidai SC
* Teijin SC
* Nippon Steel Yawata
* Tosu Futures
* Profesor Miyazaki
* J.League U-22 Selection
* FC Tokyo U-23
* Cerezo Osaka U-23
* Gamba Osaka U-23
* Kagura Shimane

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Japanese football champions

8 titles|

* Kashima Antlers
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2001
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2016

* Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1970
* 2012
* 2013
* 2015

7 titles|

* Tokyo Verdy
* 1983
* 1984
* 1986–87
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1993
* 1994

* Yokohama F. Marinos
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1995
* 2003
* 2004
* 2019
* 2022

5 titles|

* Urawa Reds
* 1969
* 1973
* 1978
* 1982
* 2006

4 titles|

* Cerezo Osaka
* 1971
* 1974
* 1975
* 1980

* Júbilo Iwata
* 1987–88
* 1997
* 1999
* 2002

* Kawasaki Frontale
* 2017
* 2018
* 2020
* 2021

3 titles|

* Shonan Bellmare
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981

2 titles|

* Gamba Osaka
* 2005
* 2014

* JEF United Chiba
* 1976
* 1985–86

* Kashiwa Reysol
* 1972
* 2011

1 title|

* Nagoya Grampus
* 2010

* Vissel Kobe
* 2023

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Asian Cup Winners' Cup winners

* 1990–91: Persepolis
* 1991–92: Yokohama F. Marinos
* 1992–93: Yokohama F. Marinos
* 1993–94: Al-Qadisiyah
* 1994–95: Yokohama Flügels
* 1995: Shonan Bellmare

* 1996–97: Al-Hilal
* 1997–98: Al-Nassr
* 1998–99: Al-Ittihad
* 1999–2000: Shimizu S-Pulse
* 2000–01: Al-Shabab
* 2001–02: Al-Hilal

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J.League Cup champions

6 titles|

* Kashima Antlers
* 1997
* 2000
* 2002
* 2011
* 2012
* 2015

3 titles|

* Tokyo Verdy
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* FC Tokyo
* 2004
* 2009
* 2020

2 titles|

* Júbilo Iwata
* 1998
* 2010
* Gamba Osaka
* 2007
* 2014
* JEF United Chiba
* 2005
* 2006
* Kashiwa Reysol
* 1999
* 2013
* Urawa Red Diamonds
* 2003
* 2016

1 title|

* Shimizu S-Pulse
* 1996
* Yokohama F. Marinos
* 2001
* Oita Trinita
* 2008
* Cerezo Osaka
* 2017
* Shonan Bellmare
* 2018
* Kawasaki Frontale
* 2019
* Nagoya Grampus
* 2021
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* 2022
* Avispa Fukuoka
* 2023

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