Vegalta Sendai

Association football club in Japan

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Football club

Vegalta Sendai
ベガルタ仙台

Full name| Vegalta Sendai
Founded| 1988; 37 years ago (1988)
Ground| Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Izumi-ku, Sendai
Capacity| 19,694
Chairman| Hideki Itabashi
Manager| Yoshiro Moriyama[1]
League| J2 League
2024| J2 League, 6th of 20
Website| vegalta.co.jp

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Vegalta Sendai (ベガルタ仙台, Begaruta Sendai) is a Japanese professional football club based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. They currently play in J2 League, the Japanese second tier of professional football.

## History

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Founded in 1988 as Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club, Vegalta Sendai joined the J-League in 1999 after playing a few seasons in the JFL, with the nickname Brummell Sendai, to which they had been promoted in 1994 from the Tohoku Regional League. When joining the J-League, the name Vegalta was chosen as a homage to the famous Tanabata festival in Sendai. The names of the two celestial stars of the Tanabata legend, Vega and Altair were combined to form Vegalta.[2]

They were first promoted to the top flight in 2002, but the team went back down the following season. They were promoted again for the 2010 season.

In 2011, despite the earthquake and tsunami, they achieved their highest position up to that time, 4th place in the top division.

In 2012, despite leading the table for most of the season, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's challenge proved too strong, and losing the penultimate week game to relegation battler Albirex Niigata cost them the title, rendering them second-place winners, their highest position in history.

In 2018, the Vegalta reached the final of the Emperor's Cup, losing 1-0 to Urawa Reds.[3]

After twelve years spent in the J1 League, Vegalta returned to the J2 in 2022, after being relegated from the J1 at the end of 2021. After finishing in seventh place in the 2022 J2 League, thus failing to reach the promotion play-offs. Ryang Yong-gi, a symbol of Sendai, retired at the end of the 2023 season.

For the 2024 season, Yoshiro Moriyama, who has a track record of developing players at Sanfrecce Hiroshima's training age group and the U17 Japan National Team, was appointed as Manager.

## Stadium

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Yurtec Stadium Sendai Miyagi Stadium

Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.

Sendai Stadium ranks among the top stadiums in Japan for its presence, comfort, and accessibility, and was once ranked second in an evaluation by a famous Japanese football media. It was also used by the Italian national football team as their basecamp during the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Miyagi Stadium is famous for the Japan national team, and for hosting matches of the Argentine national team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

## Supporters and rivalries

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As with most football clubs, fans in Sendai sing and dance during matches. However, most of the songs used by fans from other clubs are avoided due to the more eclectic set. Club themes sung before each game are Take Me Home, Country Roads, and during the game. Toy Dolls, Blitzkrieg Bop and other KISS and Twisted Sister songs.

Since Sendai is the hometown of Hirohiko Araki, who wrote JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, fans often wave flags with the same motifs of characters portrayed in Araki's manga.

### Michinoku Derby

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Vegalta's traditional rivals are Montedio Yamagata from Yamagata Prefecture. The two have been rivals since meeting in the Tohoku Football League in 1991. Among the Tohoku derbies, this match is famous as the Michinoku derby.

### Tohoku Derby

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This is the derby played by the Tohoku region teams, currently the most important match is that of Vegalta Sendai and Montedio Yamagata. Other teams included in this classic include Blaublitz Akita, Iwate Grulla Morioka, Iwaki FC.

## League & cup record

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

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League | J.League Cup | Emperor's Cup

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Season | League | Tier | Teams | Pos.  | P | W (OTW / PKW) | D | L (OTL) | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance
Brummell Sendai
1995 | Former JFL | 2 | 16 | 15th | 30 | 9 | - | 21 | 40 | 79 | -39 | 27 |  |  | 2nd round
1996 | 16 | 6th | 30 | 18 | - | 12 | 67 | 52 | 15 | 56 |  | 3rd round
1997 | 16 | 8th | 30 | 12 (1 / 2) | - | 15 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 40 | Group stage | 2nd round
1998 | 16 | 7th | 30 | 1 (5 / 3) | - | 12 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 43  | Group stage | 4th round
Vegalta Sendai
1999 | J2 | 2 | 10 | 9th | 36 | 7 (3) | 4 | 18 (4) | 30 | 58 | -28 | 31 | 7,470 | 1st round | 2nd round
2000 | 11 | 5th | 40 | 15 (4) | 2 | 15 (4) | 60 | 69 | -9 | 55 | 8,885 | 1st round | 1st round
2001 | 12 | 2nd | 44 | 24 (3) | 5 | 9 (3) | 78 | 56 | 22 | 83 | 14,011 | 1st round | 3rd round
2002 | J1 | 1 | 16 | 13th | 30 | 9 (2) | 1 | 18 | 40 | 57 | -17 | 32 | 21,862 | Group stage | 4th round
2003 | 16 | 15th | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 56 | -25 | 24 | 21,646 | Group stage | 3rd round
2004 | J2 | 2 | 12 | 6th | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 62 | 66 | -4 | 59 | 16,198 | Not eligible | 4th round
2005 | 12 | 4th | 44 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 47 | 19 | 68 | 15,934 | 4th round
2006 | 13 | 5th | 48 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 43 | 32 | 77 | 14,453 | 4th round
2007 | 13 | 4th | 48 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 54 | 18 | 83 | 14,685 | 3rd round
2008 | 15 | 3rd | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 62 | 47 | 15 | 70 | 14,080 | 4th round
2009 | 18 | 1st | 51 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 87 | 39 | 48 | 106 | 12,951 | Semi final
2010 | J1 | 1 | 18 | 14th | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 39 | 17,332 | Quarter final | 2nd round
2011 | 18 | 4th | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 56 | 15,656 | 2nd round | 4th round
2012 | 18 | 2nd | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 43 | 16 | 57 | 16,603 | Quarter final | 3rd round
2013 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 45 | 14,866 | Quarter final | Quarter final
2014 | 18 | 14th | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 38 | 15,173 | Group stage | 2nd round
2015 | 18 | 14th | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 35 | 14,907 | Group stage | Quarter final
2016 | 18 | 12th | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 43 | 15,050 | Group stage | 2nd round
2017 | 18 | 12th | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 41 | 14,746 | Semi final | 2nd round
2018 | 18 | 11th | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 45 | 15,408  | Round of 16 | Runners up
2019 | 18 | 11th | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 41 | 14,971 | Play-off stage | 4th round
2020 † | 18 | 17th | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 28 | 4,163 | Group stage | Not eligible
2021 | 20 | 19th | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 62 | -31 | 28 | 5,926  | Group stage | 2nd round
2022 | J2 | 2 | 22 | 7th | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 59 | 8 | 63 | 8,991  | Not eligible | 3rd round
2023 | 22 | 16th | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 48 | 11,215 | 3rd round
2024 | 20 | 6th | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 64 | 13,331 | 1st round | 2nd round
2025 | 20 | TBD | 38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1st round | TBD

* 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 = Average home league attendance
* † 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
* Source: J.League Data Site

## Honours

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Vegalta Sendai honours  Honour | No. | Years | Notes

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Tohoku Soccer League | 1  | 1994 | Tohoku Electric Power
Japanese Regional Football League Competition | 1  | 1994  | Tohoku Electric Power
J.League Division 2 | 1  | 2009 |

### Individual awards

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* J. League Best Eleven
* Wilson: 2012
* Valuable Player Award
* Takuto Hayashi Makoto Kakuda Jiro Kamata: 2011
* Takuto Hayashi Taikai Uemoto Makoto Kakuda Jiro Kamata Naoki Sugai Ryang Yong-gi Shingo Akamine: 2012
* Simão Mate: 2019
* Individual Fair-Play award
* Yuichi Nemoto: 2003
* Ryang Yong-gi: 2011
* J.League Monthly MVP
* Shingo Akamine: 2014 (May)
* Simão Mate: 2019 (June)
* Ryoma Kida: 2022 (May)
* Monthly Best Manager
* Susumu Watanabe: 2019 (June)
* Masato Harasaki: 2022 (May)
* Monthly Best Goal
* Ryang Yong-gi: 2015
* Crislan: 2017
* J.League Cup Award
* Takuma Nishimura: 2017
* TAG Heuer YOUNG GUNS Award
* Takuma Nishimura: 2017
* Ko Itakura: 2018
* J.League Cup Top Scorer
* Crislan: 2017
* J2 League Top Scorer
* Marcos: 2001
* Borges: 2006
* Meritorious Player Award
* Norio Omura: 2009
* Atsushi Yanagisawa: 2015
* Hisato Satō: 2021
* Makoto Kakuda,  Naoki Ishihara,  Yoshiki Takahashi: 2022
* Shingo Tomita,  Shingo Akamine: 2023

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 2 June 2025.[4]

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

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1  | GK |  JPN | Daiki Hotta
2  | DF |  JPN | Ryota Takada
3  | DF |  JPN | Masayuki Okuyama
4  | MF |  JPN | Azuri Yutani
5  | DF |  JPN | Masahiro Sugata
6  | MF |  JPN | Renji Matsui
8  | MF |  JPN | Hidetoshi Takeda
9  | FW |  BRA | Eron
10  | MF |  JPN | Hiromu Kamada
11  | MF |  JPN | Yuta Goke
13  | DF |  JPN | Yuki Saneto
14  | MF |  JPN | Ryunosuke Sagara
15  | MF |  JPN | Sota Minami
17  | MF |  JPN | Aoi Kudo
18  | FW |  JPN | Tsubasa Umeki
19  | DF |  BRA | Mateus Moraes
20  | FW |  BRA | Gustavo
21  | GK |  JPN | Riku Umeda
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23  | MF |  JPN | Keito Arita
24  | MF |  JPN | Toya Myogan (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
25  | DF |  JPN | Takumi Mase
26  | MF |  JPN | Sota Yokoyama
27  | MF |  JPN | George Onaiwu
29  | GK |  JPN | Koki Matsuzawa
30  | FW |  JPN | Minto Nishimaru
33  | GK |  JPN | Akihiro Hayashi
38  | GK |  JPN | Kosei Watanabe Type 2
39  | DF |  JPN | Rikuto Ishio
40  | FW |  JPN | Takumi Yasuno
42  | DF |  JPN | Hayata Ishii
44  | DF |  JPN | Shion Inoue
47  | FW |  JPN | Shunta Araki
48  | MF |  JPN | Yu Nakada DSP
49  | GK |  JPN | Masaemon Fueda Type 2
59  | FW |  JPN | Kokoro Kobayashi
99  | FW |  JPN | Ko Miyazaki

### Out on loan

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

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-- | DF |  JPN | Tetsuya Chinen (at Mito HollyHock)
-- | MF |  JPN | Manato Kudo (at Kochi United)
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-- | FW |  JPN | Ryunosuke Sugawara (at Tochigi SC)

### Notable players and coaches

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* Edmar 1995–1997
* Pierre Littbarski 1996–1997
* Frank Ordenewitz 1996
* Branko Elsner 1997
* Teruo Iwamoto 2001–2003
* Hajime Moriyasu 2002–2003
* Zdenko Verdenik 2003–2004
* Ryang Yong-gi 2004–2019, 2022–2023
* Goce Sedloski 2004
* Joel Santana 2006
* Thiago Neves 2006
* Humberlito Borges 2006
* Makoto Teguramori 2008–2013, 2021
* Atsushi Yanagisawa 2011–2014
* Graham Arnold 2014
* Danny Vukovic 2014
* Michael McGlinchey 2014
* Daniel Schmidt 2014–2019
* Takuma Nishimura 2015–2018, 2020–2021
* Ko Itakura 2018
* Simão Mate Junior 2019–2021

### International convention

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National Team

World Cup

* 2018
* Danny Vukovic (2014)
* 2022
* Daniel Schmidt (2014–2019)
* Ko Itakura (2018)
* Danny Vukovic

World Cup (Manager)

* 2022
* Hajime Moriyasu (2002–2003)
* Graham Arnold (2014)

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FIFA Confederations Cup

* 2017
* Danny Vukovic
* Michael McGlinchey (2014)

AFC Asian Cup

* 2011/2015
* Ryang Yong-gi (2004–2019, 2022-)
* 2019
* Daniel Schmidt
※Runner up
* Danny Vukovic

AFC Asian Cup (Manager)

* 2019
* Hajime Moriyasu
* Graham Arnold

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Copa América

* 2019
* Ko Itakura

OFC Nations Cup

* 2016
* Michael McGlinchey
※Winner

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EAFF E-1 Football Championship

* 2015
* Yuji Rokutan (2015–2016)
* 2022
* Takuma Nishimura (2015–2018, 2020–2021)
* Hajime Moriyasu
※Winner

Under National Team

Summer Olympics (U-23)

* 2020
* Ko Itakura

Summer Olympics (U-23 Manager)

* 2016
* Makoto Teguramori (Manager)
* 2020
* Graham Arnold

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AFC U-23 Asian Cup

* 2016
* Makoto Teguramori
※Winner
* 2020
* Graham Arnold
※3rd place

Asian Games (U-23)

* 2018
* Ko Itakura
※Runner up

Asian Games (U-23 Manager)

* 2014
* Makoto Teguramori

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Toulon Tournament (U-22)

* 2019
* Keiya Shiihashi (2016–2020)
※Runner up,Best XI

FIFA U-20 World Cup (Manager)

* 2023
* Kim Eun-jung (2003)

## Club Officials

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For the 2024 season.[5]

Position | Name

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Manager |  Yoshiro Moriyama
First-team coach |  Koichiro Katafuchi
Akira Konno
Yōsuke Nishi
Goalkeeper coach |  Motoki Ueda
Physical coach |  Makoto Muraoka
Analyst & coach |  Takuma Deguchi
Chief trainer |  Yakuya Matsuda
Trainer |  Tomoki Takeda
Taisuke Ikoma
Physiotherapist |  Masaaki Taira
Interpreter |  Rodrigo Simões
Competent |  Shinya Naganuma
Deputy officer |  Yutaro Miura
Hiroki Ito

## Managerial history

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Manager | Nationality | Tenure

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Start date | Finish date
Takekazu Suzuki |  Japan | 1 July 1990 | 31 December 1995
Choei Sato |  Japan | 1 January 1996 | 31 December 1996
Branko Elsner |  Slovenia | 1 February 1997 | 31 December 1997
Toshiya Miura |  Japan | 1 January 1998 | 31 January 1998
Takekazu Suzuki |  Japan | 1 February 1998 | 24 July 1999
Hidehiko Shimizu |  Japan | 27 July 1999 | 14 September 2003
Hajime Ishii |  Japan | 15 September 2003 | 20 September 2003
Zdenko Verdenik |  Slovenia | 21 September 2003 | 31 December 2004
Satoshi Tsunami |  Japan | 1 January 2005 | 30 November 2005
Joel Santana |  Brazil | 1 December 2005 | 31 December 2006
Tatsuya Mochizuki |  Japan | 1 January 2007 | 31 December 2007
Makoto Teguramori |  Japan | 1 February 2008 | 14 November 2013
Graham Arnold |  Australia | 14 November 2013 | 9 April 2014
Susumu Watanabe |  Japan | 10 April 2014 | 31 January 2020
Takashi Kiyama |  Japan | 1 February 2020 | 31 January 2021
Makoto Teguramori |  Japan | 1 February 2021 | 22 November 2021
Masato Harasaki |  Japan | 23 November 2021 | 5 September 2022
Akira Ito |  Japan | 6 September 2022 | 12 July 2023
Takafumi Hori |  Japan | 13 July 2023 | 13 November 2023
Yoshiro Moriyama |  Japan | 1 January 2024 | Current

## Mascot and cheerleaders

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### Mascot

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* VEGATTA (Brother)
* He has won "the J League mascot general election" many times and is quite popular.
* The eagle, which is also used in the club emblem as a symbol of victory in Greek mythology, is associated with the Aquila constellation, to which Hikoboshi (Altair) belongs, which is the origin of the club's name. The name was decided by public submission. Vegatta's SNS (BLOG, Twitter), which is updated daily, is loved and popular among soccer fans in Japan, as the mascot loves mischief, and is by some fans, hard to believe it is a mascot.
* LTAANA (Sister)
* From the Sendai summer tradition "Sendai Tanabata", which is the origin of the team name, "Luta" for Vega (Orihime) and Altair (Hikoboshi), and "Tana" for Tanabata, it was named as a girlish name by combining "na", on a 7 August, which is the date of the event and the birthday. Sometimes she tweet with [#ルターナ] (LTAANA written phonetically on Katakana) on Sendai's official Twitter.
* When Vegalta wins any match, she expresses her joy on Twitter.

### Cheerleaders

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* The Vegalta Cheerleaders mainly support "Vegalta Sendai", participate in many events, and continue to work as a cheering group for people who are doing their best in the area. She has the longest history as a cheerleader for a professional sports team in Sendai, and has been active since 2003.

## Best Match

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① and ② were selected as "that game I want to see again" on the J League official YouTube channel, and 2 was also selected as "10 Best Matches" by J Chronicle Best. ② was also selected as the "Best Match" of the J30 Best Awards.

### J Chronicle Best

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This is a project to select the J.League "Best Eleven", "Best Goal" and "Best Match" over the past 20 years. A project held in 2013 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Japan Professional Soccer League. The mentioned two game is often featured as a legendary game in each media.

### J30 BEST AWARDS

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A project to select the "MVP", "Best Eleven", "Best Goal", "Best Match", and "Best Scene" of the J League over the past 30 years. An award hosted by the J.League to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the J.League in 2023.

Even in "Soccer Digest" (Japan's famous football media),the two were selected as "the best 3 selected J.League matches" by the reporter in charge of Sendai. Sendai's Yoshiaki Ota, who scored the equalizing goal against Kawasaki, said, "I think it was a goal that everyone worked together, including the thoughts of my teammates."

*The notation of the match card and the stadium where the match was held is at the time of the match.

| Game  | Date/Stadium  | Overview  | Match data

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① | 2001 J League Division 2 Round 44

Kyoto Purple Sanga FC 0-1 Vegalta Sendai

| November 18, 2001

Takebishi Stadium Kyoto

| The long-awaited J1 first promotion match.

Head-to-head competition between leader Kyoto and 3rd place Sendai in the final round.

The first promotion to J1 as a club in the Tohoku region is decided.

| Official record
② | 2011 J League Division 1 Round 7

Kawasaki Frontale 1-2 Vegalta Sendai

| April 23, 2011

Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

| The first match after the suspension of the league match due to the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Sendai, who suffered severe damage to the club itself, came from behind to win. Recorded the club's first victory with Todoroki Stadium.

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## Continental record

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AFC Champions League

Sendai also participated in the ACL for the first time in 2013.

It was a tournament with many challenges other than matches, such as long-distance travel, overcrowded schedule with the J.League and local climate, but they did not lose in the extreme cold of Nanjing and the intense heat of Thailand and the final match was a draw or better in the qualifying.

It was a good point to leave the possibility of breaking through.

Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate

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2013 | AFC Champions League | Group E |  Buriram United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4th
Jiangsu Sainty | 1–2 | 0–0
FC Seoul | 1–0 | 2–1

## Kit evolution

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Home - 1st kits

1999-2001

2002-2003

2004-2006

2007-2008

2009-2010

2011-2012

2013-2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025 -

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Away - 2nd kits

1999-2001

2002-2003

2004-2006

2007-2008

2009-2010

2011-2012

2013-2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025 -

Other - 3rd kits

2009
15th Anniversary

2014
20th Anniversary

2016 Great East Japan Earthquake 5th Anniversary Reconstruction

2017 SUMMER

2018 SUMMER

2019
25th Anniversary

2021
Limited

2022
Limited

2024
30th Anniversary

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## Asian clubs ranking

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As of 16 May 2024.[6]
Current Rank | Country | Team | Points

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175 |  | Nantong Zhiyun FC | 1290
176 |  | Qingdao Jonoon | 1290
177 |  | Kitchee | 1290
178 |  | Pas Hamedan | 1288
179 |  | Vegalta Sendai | 1288
180 |  | V-Varen Nagasaki | 1288

## Vegalta House

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"Shichigashuku Town's Empty House Revitalization Project: Let's Build a Vegalta House" will start in July 2021 with the support of 143 crowdfunding people and a total of 78 local workers.[7] It is involved in a social collaboration activity, in line with Goal 11 "Sustainable cities and communities" and Goal 17 "Partnership for the goals" of the SDGs basic guidelines.[8][9][10]

## References

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1. ^ "森山佳郎監督就任のお知らせ". www.vegalta.co.jp (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
2. ^ "GET TO KNOW J.LEAGUE: Vegalta Sendai". YouTube.
3. ^ "仙台、天皇杯準優勝は新時代の幕開け。渡邉体制6年目はサポーターの望むタイトル獲得へ". フットボールチャンネル (in Japanese). 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
4. ^ "トップチーム選手・スタッフ" (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
5. ^ "Team staff for 2024". vegalta.co.jp. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
6. ^ "Asia Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking 2024". footballdatabase.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
7. ^ "Vegalta House Recent Report". 2022-11-07.
8. ^ "みなさん、おばんです。" (in Japanese). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
9. ^ "Introducing clubs that received a lot of RT response". 2022-11-07.
10. ^ "You can stay at Vegalta House!". 2022-11-07.

## External links

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* Official website

* v
* t
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Vegalta Sendai

Club|

* History
* Players
* All articles
* Ladies

Stadium|

* Yurtec Stadium Sendai (Izumi-Chūō Station)

Seasons|

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

Honours|

* J.League (Runner up,2012)
* Emperor's Cup (Runner up,2018)
* J30 BEST AWARDS (Best match,2023)

Former Stadium|

* Sendai Athletic Stadium
* Miyagi Prefecture Soccer Field
* Iwate Morioka Stadium

Training ground|

* IRIS TRAINING FIELD
* Izumi Soccer Field
* Seihoku Park

Mega Sponsors|

* IRIS OHYAMA
* Kinoshita Group

Rivalries|

* Tohoku derby
* Michinoku derby

* v
* t
* e

J.League

Champions (J1 League · J2 League · J3 League) · Records and statistics · Historical goals

Seasons|

| J1 League seasons
(1993–present)|

* 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
* 2025

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J2 League seasons
(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
* 2025

J3 League seasons
(2014–present)|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Clubs|

| J1 League|

* Albirex Niigata
* Avispa Fukuoka
* Cerezo Osaka
* Fagiano Okayama
* Gamba Osaka
* Kashima Antlers
* Kashiwa Reysol
* Kawasaki Frontale
* Kyoto Sanga FC
* FC Machida Zelvia
* Nagoya Grampus
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* Shimizu S-Pulse
* Shonan Bellmare
* FC Tokyo
* Tokyo Verdy
* Urawa Red Diamonds
* Vissel Kobe
* Yokohama F. Marinos
* Yokohama FC

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J2 League|

* Blaublitz Akita
* Ehime FC
* Fujieda MYFC
* Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
* FC Imabari
* Iwaki FC
* JEF United Chiba
* Júbilo Iwata
* Kataller Toyama
* Mito HollyHock
* Montedio Yamagata
* Oita Trinita
* Omiya Ardija
* Renofa Yamaguchi FC
* Roasso Kumamoto
* Sagan Tosu
* Tokushima Vortis
* V-Varen Nagasaki
* Vegalta Sendai
* Ventforet Kofu

J3 League|

* AC Nagano Parceiro
* Azul Claro Numazu
* Fukushima United FC
* Gainare Tottori
* FC Gifu
* Giravanz Kitakyushu
* Kagoshima United FC
* Kamatamare Sanuki
* Kochi United SC
* Matsumoto Yamaga FC
* Nara Club
* FC Osaka
* FC Ryukyu
* SC Sagamihara
* Tegevajaro Miyazaki
* Thespa Gunma
* Tochigi City FC
* Tochigi SC
* Vanraure Hachinohe
* Zweigen Kanazawa

Former|

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

Players|

* Designated special players (DSP)
* Foreign J.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

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

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* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
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* 1986–87
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* 1989–90
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J.League
1993–present
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since 1999|

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| Japan Soccer League Division 2
1972–1992|

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

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J2 League
1999–present|

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

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

* 1992
* 1993

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* No national third tier, 1994–1998

Japan Football League
1999–2013|

* 1999
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* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
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* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
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J3 League
2014–present|

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List of champions

Fourth-tier club football seasons, 2014–present

| Japan Football League
2014–present|

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* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
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* 2025

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Regional level club football seasons, 1966–present

| Japanese Regional Leagues
1966–present|

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* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
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* Regional Champions League
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Emperor's Cup seasons, 1921–present

| Emperor's Cup
1921–present|

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* 1924
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* ~~1926~~
* 1927
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* 1933
* ~~1934~~
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Super Cup

League Cup seasons, 1976–present

| JSL Cup
1976–1991|

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* 1978
* 1979
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J.League Cup
1992–present|

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* 2004
* 2005
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* 2015
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* 2017
* 2018
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* 2021
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Suruga Bank Championship

Football clubs in Japan, 2025

| J1 League|

* Albirex Niigata
* Avispa Fukuoka
* Cerezo Osaka
* Fagiano Okayama
* Gamba Osaka
* Kashima Antlers
* Kashiwa Reysol
* Kawasaki Frontale
* Kyoto Sanga FC
* FC Machida Zelvia
* Nagoya Grampus
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* Shimizu S-Pulse
* Shonan Bellmare
* FC Tokyo
* Tokyo Verdy
* Urawa Red Diamonds
* Vissel Kobe
* Yokohama F. Marinos
* Yokohama FC

|

J2 League|

* Blaublitz Akita
* Ehime FC
* Fujieda MYFC
* Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
* FC Imabari
* Iwaki FC
* JEF United Chiba
* Júbilo Iwata
* Kataller Toyama
* Mito HollyHock
* Montedio Yamagata
* Oita Trinita
* Omiya Ardija
* Renofa Yamaguchi FC
* Roasso Kumamoto
* Sagan Tosu
* Tokushima Vortis
* V-Varen Nagasaki
* Vegalta Sendai
* Ventforet Kofu

J3 League|

* AC Nagano Parceiro
* Azul Claro Numazu
* FC Gifu
* Fukushima United FC
* Gainare Tottori
* Giravanz Kitakyushu
* Kagoshima United FC
* Kamatamare Sanuki
* Kochi United
* Matsumoto Yamaga FC
* Nara Club
* FC Osaka
* FC Ryukyu
* SC Sagamihara
* Tegevajaro Miyazaki
* Thespa Gunma
* Tochigi City
* Tochigi SC
* Vanraure Hachinohe
* Zweigen Kanazawa

100 Year Plan clubs|

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

Japan Football League|

* Asuka FC
* Atletico Suzuka Club
* Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa
* Criacao Shinjuku
* Honda FC
* Iwate Grulla Morioka
* Maruyasu Okazaki
* Minebea Mitsumi
* Okinawa SV
* Reilac Shiga
* ReinMeer Aomori
* FC Tiamo Hirakata
* Veertien Mie
* Verspah Oita
* Yokogawa Musashino
* YSCC Yokohama

Defunct clubs
(clubs belonging to
nationwide leagues only)|

* Sony Sendai
* 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
* Kagura Shimane
* 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

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