Nagoya Grampus
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| Full name | Nagoya Grampus Eight | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Grampus | ||
| Founded | 1939 as Toyota Motor SC 1991 as Nagoya Grampus Eight | ||
| Ground | Mizuho Stadium Toyota Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 27,001 (Mizuho) 45,000 (Toyota) | ||
| Owner | Toyota | ||
| Chairman | Toyo Kato | ||
| Manager | Massimo Ficcadenti | ||
| League | J1 League | ||
| 2020 | J1 League, 3rd of 18 | ||
| Website | http://nagoya-grampus.jp/ | ||
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Nagoya Grampus (名古屋グランパス, Nagoya Guranpasu) (formerly known as Nagoya Grampus Eight (名古屋グランパスエイト, Nagoya Guranpasu Eito)) is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp. in 1939, the club shares its home games between Mizuho Athletic Stadium (capacity 27,000 and the J.League's oldest serving stadium) and the much larger Toyota Stadium in the suburb of Toyota (capacity 45,000).
The team had its most successful season up to 1995 when it was managed by Arsène Wenger, well known for his subsequent exploits at Arsenal. They won the Emperor's Cup and finished second in the J.League, with Dragan Stojković and Gary Lineker on the team. The 1995 success was eclipsed on November 20, 2010, when the club won its first J.League trophy, under the management of Stojković.[1]
The team's name was derived from the two most prominent symbols of Nagoya: the two golden grampus dolphins on the top of Nagoya Castle, and the Maru-Hachi (Circle eight), the city's official symbol.
History
JSL era
Toyota Motor SC was overshadowed by its colleague Toyota Automated Loom Works SC (founded in 1946 and which was one of the founding members of the Japan Soccer League). When Toyota ALW were relegated to regional leagues in 1968, Toyota Motor saw an opportunity to rise at their expense.[2]
In 1972 the club was founding members of the JSL's Second Division and its inaugural champions. They remained in the JSL until the J.League's founding in 1993. They were relegated to the JSL Division 2 in 1977. After a brief return in 1987–88, they were promoted for good in 1989–90 and remained in the top flight for 26 years, until 2016.
J.League era
Nagoya Grampus Eight was an original member ("Original Ten"[a]) of the J.League in 1993. In 1996, future Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger led Grampus to the 1996 Emperor's Cup and a runners-up finish in the J.League, the club's best finish. The team's name "Nagoya Grampus Eight" was changed to just "Nagoya Grampus" at the start of the 2008 season.[2] In 2008, Nagoya appointed former player Dragan Stojković as manager. They finished in third place and qualified for the AFC Champions League for the first time.[3] Stojković has since led the club to winning the J.League in the 2010 season, featuring a squad consisting of Marcus Tulio Tanaka, Mu Kanazaki, Seigo Narazaki, Yoshizumi Ogawa, Keiji Tamada and Joshua Kennedy.[1] After a poor 2016 season, Nagoya Grampus were relegated to J2 League for the first time in their history.[4] Boško Gjurovski left his post as manager.[5] On 4 January 2017, Yahiro Kazama was appointed as the club's new manager.[6] On 3 December 2017, Nagoya Grampus drew 0-0 against Avispa Fukuoka in the promotion playoff final, securing promotion back to J1 League at the first time of asking due to their higher regular season position than Avispa Fukuoka.[7]
Kashima Soccer Stadium curse
Since Nagoya were dealt a 5–0 defeat by the Kashima Antlers at the Kashima Soccer Stadium on 16 May in the 1993 J.League season opener, Nagoya suffered a losing streak of 22 consecutive games to the Kashima Antlers at the Kashima Soccer Stadium which included Emperor's Cup and J.League Cup games. Nagoya finally got their first victory over the Kashima Antlers at the Kashima Soccer Stadium on 23 August of the 2008 J.League season, some 15 years later.
Colour, sponsors and manufacturers
| Season(s) | Main Shirt Sponsor | Collarbone Sponsor | Additional Sponsor(s) | Kit Manufacturer | ||||
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| 2019 | Toyota | Senon (Left) | Tokai Tokyo Securities (Right) | Denso | Toyota Tsusho | TS3 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Mizuno |
| 2020 | Toyota / GR Yaris | Goo Net (Left) | au 5G (Right・1st) au (Right・2nd) | |||||
| 2021 | GR Yaris | Toyota Industries | ||||||
J.League era record per season
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | Div. | Teams | Pos. | Attendance/G | J.League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Asia | |
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| 1992 | – | – | – | – | Semi-final | 1st round | – | – |
| 1993 | J1 | 10 | 9th | 19,858 | Group stage | Quarter final | – | – |
| 1994 | 12 | 11th | 21,842 | 1st round | 2nd round | – | – | |
| 1995 | 14 | 3rd | 21,463 | – | Winners | – | – | |
| 1996 | 16 | 2nd | 21,699 | Group stage | 3rd round | – | – | |
| 1997 | 17 | 9th | 14,750 | Semi-final | 3rd round | CWC | Runners-up | |
| 1998 | 18 | 5th | 13,993 | Group stage | Semi-final | – | – | |
| 1999 | 16 | 4th | 14,688 | Semi-final | Winners | – | – | |
| 2000 | 16 | 9th | 14,114 | Semi-final | 4th round | – | – | |
| 2001 | 16 | 5th | 16,974 | Semi-final | 3rd round | CWC | Quarter final | |
| 2002 | 16 | 6th | 16,323 | Group stage | 4th round | – | – | |
| 2003 | 16 | 7th | 16,768 | Semi-final | 4th round | – | – | |
| 2004 | 16 | 7th | 15,712 | Semi-final | 5th round | – | – | |
| 2005 | 18 | 14th | 13,288 | Group stage | 5th round | – | – | |
| 2006 | 18 | 7th | 14,924 | Group stage | 5th round | – | – | |
| 2007 | 18 | 11th | 15,585 | Group stage | 5th round | – | – | |
| 2008 | 18 | 3rd | 16,555 | Semi-final | Quarter final | – | – | |
| 2009 | 18 | 9th | 15,928 | Quarter final | Runners-up | CL | Semi-final | |
| 2010 | 18 | 1st | 19,979 | Group stage | Quarter final | – | ||
| 2011 | 18 | 2nd | 16,741 | Semi-final | Quarter final | CL | Round of 16 | |
| 2012 | 18 | 7th | 17,155 | Quarter final | Quarter final | CL | Round of 16 | |
| 2013 | 18 | 11th | 16,135 | Group stage | 2nd round | – | – | |
| 2014 | 18 | 10th | 16,734 | Group stage | Quarter final | – | – | |
| 2015 | 18 | 9th | 16,240 | Quarter final | 2nd round | – | – | |
| 2016 | 18 | 16th | 17,729 | Group stage | 2nd round | – | – | |
| 2017 | J2 | 22 | 3rd | 15,365 | – | 4th round | – | – |
| 2018 | J1 | 18 | 15th | 24,961 | Group stage | 3rd round | – | – |
| 2019 | 18 | 13th | 27,612 | Quarter final | 2nd round | – | – | |
| 2020 † | 18 | 3rd | 8,537 | Quarter final | Did not qualify | – | – | |
| 2021 | 20 | – | – | – | – | CL | TBD | |
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league
- Attendance/G = Average league attendance
- † 2020 season attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.
- Source: J. League Data Site
Players
Current squad
- As of 15 August 2021[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Information correct as of match played 19 December 2020. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
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| Marcos Falopa |  Brazil
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1991 | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Ryuzo Hiraki |  Japan
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1992 | 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Gordon Milne |  England
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1 January 1994 | 31 December 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Tetsuro Miura | Japan
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1 January 1995 | 30 June 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | (caretaker) | |
| Arsène Wenger |  France
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1 July 1995 | 30 September 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Emperor's Cup x1 | |
| José Costa |  Portugal
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30 September 1996 | 21 November 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | (caretaker) | |
| Carlos Queiroz | Portugal
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21 November 1996 | November 1997 | 50 | 24 | 5 | 21 | 72 | 69 | 48.00 | ||
| Koji Tanaka | Japan
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1997 | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Daniel Sanchez | France
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1 January 1998 | 31 January 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Mazarópi | Brazil
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1999 | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | (caretaker) | |
| João Carlos | Brazil
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1999 | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Emperor's Cup x1 | |
| Tetsuro Miura |  Japan
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2001 | 2001 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 46.67 | ||
| Zdenko Verdenik |  Slovenia
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1 January 2002 | 4 August 2003 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 | ||
| Nelsinho Baptista | Brazil
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29 July 2003 | 20 September 2005 | 69 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 37.68 | ||
| Hitoshi Nakata | Japan
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21 September 2005 | 31 December 2005 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | (caretaker) | |
| Sef Vergoossen |  Netherlands
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1 January 2006 | 31 December 2007 | 68 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 38.24 | ||
| Dragan Stojković Piksi |  Serbia
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22 January 2008 | 7 December 2013 | 204 | 103 | 42 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 50.49 | J.League x1 | |
| Akira Nishino | Japan
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25 December 2013 | 22 November 2015 | 87 | 36 | 21 | 30 | 135 | 123 | 41.38 | ||
| Takafumi Ogura | Japan
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24 November 2015 | 23 August 2016 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 56 | 15.63 | ||
| Boško Gjurovski |  North Macedonia
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23 August 2016 | 6 November 2016[5] | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 33.33 | (caretaker) | |
| Yahiro Kazama | Japan
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4 January 2017[6] | 23 September 2019 [9] | 89 | 40 | 13 | 36 | 157 | 147 | 44.94 | (Promoted) | |
| Massimo Ficcadenti |  Italy
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23 September 2019[10] | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 43 | 47.83 |
- Notes:
P – Total of played matches
W – Won matches
D – Drawn matches
L – Lost matches
GS – Goal scored
GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
‡ As caretaker manager
Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).
Honours
Toyota Motor SC (Amateur Era)
- 1968, 1970
- 1972
- Konica Cup: 1
- 1991
Nagoya Grampus (Professional Era)
- Champions (1): 2010
- Champions (2): 1996, 2011
Personnel awards
Dragan Stojković (1995)- Seigo Narazaki (2010)
- Ueslei (2003)
Joshua Kennedy (2010, 2011)- Jô(2018)
- Dragan Stojković (1995, 1996, 1999)
- Ueslei (2003)
- Seigo Narazaki (2003, 2008, 2010, 2011)
- Marques (2004)
- Yoshizumi Ogawa (2008)
- Joshua Kennedy (2010, 2011)
Danilson Córdoba (2010)- Marcus Tulio Tanaka (2010, 2011, 2012)
- Takahiro Masukawa (2010)
- Jungo Fujimoto (2011)
- Jô(2018)
- Yoshizumi Ogawa (2008)
- Arsène Wenger (1995)
- Dragan Stojković (2010)
World Cup players
The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup, while playing for Nagoya Grampus:
- Takashi Hirano (1998)
- Dragan Stojković (1998)
- Seigo Narazaki (2002, 2006, 2010)
- Keiji Tamada (2006, 2010)
- Joshua Kennedy (2010)
- Marcus Tulio Tanaka (2010)
League history
- Regional League (Tokai Adult Soccer League): 1966–71
- Division 2 (JSL Div. 2): 1972
- Division 1 (JSL Div. 1): 1973–77
- Division 2 (JSL Div. 2): 1978–86
- Division 1 (JSL Div. 1): 1987
- Division 2 (JSL Div. 2): 1988–89
- Division 1 (JSL Div. 1): 1990–91
- Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 1992–2016
- Division 2 (J2 League): 2017
- Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 2018
(As of 2015): 33 seasons in the top tier, 12 seasons in the second tier and 6 seasons in the Regional Leagues.
In popular culture
In the Captain Tsubasa manga series, one character was player of Nagoya Grampus and is the goalkeeper Ken Wakashimazu which was player of Yokohama Flügels before the closing of the Yokohama team. In 2013, the midfielder Shingo Aoi wear the Nagoya Grampus jersey in a Yoichi Takahashi tribute to the 20 years of J.League.
See also
- Grampus-kun (The team mascot)
Notes
- ^ The Original Ten of the J.League in 1992 were Kashima Antlers, Urawa Red Diamonds, JEF United Ichihara, Verdy Kawasaki, Yokohama Marinos, Yokohama Flügels, Shimizu S-Pulse, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Gamba Osaka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
References
- ^ a b John Duerden (2010-11-05). "Stojkovic doing things the Wenger way". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ a b "Club guide: Nagoya Grampus". J.League. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "J.League News No.40" (PDF). J.League. December 19, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "名古屋グランパスを支えていただいてる皆さまへ（来シーズンのＪ２降格を受けて". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b "ボスコ・ジュロヴスキー監督、契約満了のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b "名古屋グランパス新監督に風間 八宏氏就任決定のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Grampus come through playoff to seal return to J.League top flight". japantimes.co.jp. Japan Times. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "選手・スタッフ". nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "風間八宏監督 契約解除のお知らせ｜ニュース｜名古屋グランパス公式サイト". Nagoya Grampus (in Japanese). 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "マッシモ フィッカデンティ氏 監督就任のお知らせ｜ニュース｜名古屋グランパス公式サイト". 2019-09-23 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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