Nagoya Grampus Explained

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Fullname:Nagoya Grampus
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Nickname:Grampus Eight
Founded: as Toyota Motor SC
Owner:Toyota
Chairman:Toyo Kato
Manager:Kenta Hasegawa
Stadium:Toyota Stadium
Paloma Mizuho Stadium
Capacity:44,692[1]Toyota Stadium
27,000(Paloma Mizuho Stadium
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Current: Nagoya Grampus season
Website:https://nagoya-grampus.jp/
formerly known as is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, and have for all but one season since the inauguration of the 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 city of Toyota (capacity 45,000).

Grampus had its most successful season up to 1996 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 their FR Yugoslavia captain Dragan Stojković being named J.League MVP. The 1995 success was eclipsed on November 20, 2010, when the club won its first J.League trophy, under the management of Stojković.[2]

The team's name was derived from two prominent symbols of Nagoya. The first is the shachihoko (tiger-headed carp) statues atop Nagoya Castle, also called shachi; this word is a homophone with the Japanese word for orca, a species formerly referred to as "grampus". The second is the maru-hachi (circle-eight), Nagoya's official emblem. The team's mascot is Grampus-kun, an orca.[3]

History

Japan Soccer League 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.[4]

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. In 1990, the club name was changed to "Nagoya Grampus Eight".

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

Grampus Eight was an original member ("Original Ten") 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. 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.[5] 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.After a poor 2016 season, Grampus were relegated to J2 League for the first time in their history.[6] Boško Gjurovski left his post as manager.[7] On 4 January 2017, Yahiro Kazama was appointed as the club's new manager.[8] On 3 December 2017, 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.[9] On 23 September 2019, Massimo Ficcadenti was appointed as the club's new manager. The Italian manager led the club the winner of the J.League Cup in 2021. However, Grampus didn't renew a contract with Ficcadenti, and appointed Kenta Hasegawa as their new manager.

Kashima Soccer Stadium curse

Since Grampus 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, Grampus 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. Grampus 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.

Affiliated clubs

On 25 November 2022, Nagoya Grampus sign partnership with Serie A club, AS Roma.

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.

Kit and colours

Sponsors

Season(s)Kit ManufacturerMain Shirt SponsorCollarbone SponsorAdditional Sponsor(s)
2019MizunoToyotaSenon (Left)Tokai Tokyo Securities (Right)DensoToyota TsushoTS3Toyota Gazoo RacingBefore the ban is lifted
2020Toyota / GR YarisGoo Net (Left)au 5G (Right・1st)
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2021GR YarisToyota Industries
2022GR 86au 5G (Right)V Vantelin
2023Waku Sutaffu (Right)AISINV Vantelin-
2024

Kit evolution

Current squad

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Nagoya Grampus U-18

The main U-18 team of Nagoya Grampus currently plays in the Prince Takamado U-18 Premier League, the top-flight league for U-18 clubs in the country. Only the registered players for the competition will be displayed.[11]

Club officials

Position Name
Manager Kenta Hasegawa
Assistant manager Kosuke Takeya
First-team coach Tsuyoshi Yoshitake
Keiji Yoshimura
Analytical coach Ryosuke Sato
Shuta Tsukamoto
Goalkeeper coach Kazumasa Kawano
Assistant goalkeeper coach Seigo Narazaki
Performance coach Daisuke Uematsu
Physical coach Kaito Yamada
Chief doctor Shinya Ishizuka
Physiotherapist Masakazu Mizutani
Toru Fujii
Chief trainer Kento Fujita
Trainer Hiroki Kondo
Kohei Baba
Team side manager Minoru Mita
Side affairs Shinichi Kitano
Shinnosuke Ishizaka
Yasuhiro Tanigawa
Interpreter Kota Kurosu
Takashi Kurokawa
Moon Keon-ho

Manager history

Information correct as of match played 4 December 2021. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P WD L F A %W
Marcos Falopa19911992
Ryuzo Hiraki19921993
Gordon Milne1 January 199431 December 1994
Tetsuro Miura (caretaker)1 January 199530 June 1995
Arsène Wenger1 July 199530 September 1996
José Costa (caretaker)30 September 199621 November 1996
Carlos Queiroz21 November 1996November 1997
Koji Tanaka19971999
Daniel Sanchez1 January 199831 January 1998
Mazarópi (caretaker)19991999
João Carlos19992001
Tetsuro Miura20012001
Zdenko Verdenik1 January 20024 August 2003
Nelsinho Baptista29 July 200320 September 2005
Hitoshi Nakata (caretaker)21 September 200531 December 2005
Sef Vergoossen1 January 200631 December 2007
Dragan Stojković Piksi22 January 20087 December 2013
Akira Nishino25 December 201322 November 2015
Takafumi Ogura24 November 201523 August 2016
Boško Gjurovski (caretaker)23 August 20166 November 2016
Yahiro Kazama4 January 201723 September 2019 [12]
Massimo Ficcadenti23 September 2019[13] 9 December 2021[14]
Kenta Hasegawa9 December 2021[15]

Personnel awards

World Cup players

The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup, while playing for Nagoya Grampus:

Record as J.League member

See also: List of Nagoya Grampus records and statistics.

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Season Div. Teams Pos. Attendance/G Asia
1992 Semi-finals 1st round
1993J1 10 9th 19,858 Group stage Quarter-finals
199412 11th 21,842 First round 2nd round
199514 3rd 21,463 bgcolor=goldWinners
199616 bgcolor=silver2nd 21,699 Group stage 3rd round
199717 9th 14,750 Semi-finals 3rd round bgcolor=silverRunners-up
199818 5th 13,993 Group stage Semi-finals
199916 4th 14,688 Semi-finals bgcolor=goldWinners
200016 9th 14,114 Semi-finals Round of 16
200116 5th 16,974 Semi-finals 3rd round Quarter-finals
200216 6th 16,323 Group stage Round of 16
200316 7th 16,768 Semi-finals Round of 16
200416 7th 15,712 Semi-finals Round of 16
200518 14th 13,288 Group stage Round of 16
200618 7th 14,924 Group stage Round of 16
200718 11th 15,585 Group stage Round of 16
200818 3rd 16,555 Semi-finals Quarter-finals
200918 9th 15,928 Quarter-finals bgcolor=silverRunners-up Semi-finals
201018 bgcolor=gold1st 19,979 Group stage Quarter-finals
201118 bgcolor=silver2nd 16,741 Semi-finals Quarter-finals Round of 16
201218 7th 17,155 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Round of 16
201318 11th 16,135 Group stage Second round
201418 10th 16,734 Group stage Quarter-finals
201518 9th 16,240 Quarter-finals Second round
201618 bgcolor=pink16th 17,729 Group stage Second round
2017J2 22 3rd 15,365 Round of 16
2018J1 18 15th 24,961 Group stage 3rd round
201918 13th 27,612 Quarter-finals Second round
2020 18 3rd 8,537 Quarter-finals Did not qualify
2021 20 5th 11,080 bgcolor=goldQuarter-finalsQuarter-finals
202218 8th 18,813
202318 6th 27,504
202418 TBA
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Honours

As Toyota Motor SC (1939–1991) and as Nagoya Grampus (1991–Present)

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In chronological order-->scope=rowAll Japan Senior Football Championship21968, 1970
scope=rowJapan Soccer League Division 211972
scope=rowKonica Cup11991
scope=rowEmperor's Cup21995, 1999
scope=rowJapanese Super Cup21996, 2011
scope=rowJ1 League12010
scope=rowJ.League Cup12021

League history

33 seasons in the top tier, 12 seasons in the second tier and 6 seasons in the Regional Leagues.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: Bid Evaluation Report . FIFA . 9 March 2024 . 177–178 . 10 June 2020 . 4 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230804235239/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7776e81fab19b0c7/original/hygmh1hhjpg30lbd6ppe.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: Stojkovic doing things the Wenger way. John Duerden. ESPNsoccernet. 2010-11-05. 2010-11-20. John Duerden. 2012-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023214845/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=839046&cc=5901. dead.
  3. Web site: Nagoya Grampus Profile, Results, Players, Stats, Stadium . 2024-04-03 . J.LEAGUE . en . Grampus-kun is J.LEAGUE’s famous orca or “shachi” in Japanese—chosen by Nagoya Grampus as “shachi” also refers to the mythical creatures that adorn Nagoya Castle. Those “shachi” are a blend of the head of a tiger and the body of a carp and are said to protect temples and castles from destruction..
  4. Web site: Club guide: Nagoya Grampus. J.League. 20 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812171355/http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/clubguide/nagoya/. 12 August 2014.
  5. Web site: J.League News No.40. December 19, 2008. J.League. 10 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100119150158/http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/newsletters/vol0040_01-03.pdf. 19 January 2010.
  6. Web site: 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. Nagoya Grampus. 7 November 2016. ja. 4 November 2016. 30 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330221550/http://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/clubteam/2016/1104post-675.php. live.
  7. Web site: ボスコ・ジュロヴスキー監督、契約満了のお知らせ. nagoya-grampus.jp. Nagoya Grampus. 7 November 2016. ja. 6 November 2016. 6 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161106133510/http://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2016/1106post-677.php. live.
  8. Web site: 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. Nagoya Grampus. 4 January 2017. ja. 4 January 2017. 4 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104052843/http://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2017/0104post-726.php. live.
  9. Web site: Grampus come through playoff to seal return to J.League top flight. japantimes.co.jp. Japan Times. 3 December 2017. 3 December 2017. 4 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061313/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/12/03/soccer/j-league/grampus-come-playoff-seal-return-j-league-top-flight/#.WiRpUbSFgWo. live.
  10. Web site: 選手・スタッフ. nagoya-grampus.jp. Nagoya Grampus. 6 September 2022. ja. 23 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181023075618/http://nagoya-grampus.jp/team/top/player/. live.
  11. Web site: 選手・スタッフ. 6 September 2022. 22 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220922122840/https://nagoya-grampus.jp/team/academy/player/. live.
  12. News: 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 . 2019-09-23 . Nagoya Grampus . 2019-09-23 . ja . 2019-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190923041837/https://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2019/0923post-1290.php . live .
  13. News: 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 . 2019-09-23 . ja . 2019-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190923041835/https://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2019/0923post-1291.php . live .
  14. Web site: Massimo Ficcadenti Head Coach Notice of Expiration of Contract . nagoya-grampus.jp . Nagoya Grampus . 7 January 2022 . Japanese . 9 December 2021 . 29 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129075712/https://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2021/1209post-1829.php . live .
  15. Web site: Kenta Hasegawa Announcement of Appointment of Top Team Head Coach . nagoya-grampus.jp . Nagoya Grampus . 7 January 2022 . Japanese . 9 December 2021 . 29 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129065941/https://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2021/1209post-1830.php . live .