V-Varen Nagasaki
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V-Varen Nagasaki is a Japan
ese football
club based in the city of Nagasaki
. It will compete in the Japan Football League
beginning in the 2009 season.
The club was formed in 1985 as Ariake F.C. in Shimabara
. In 2004 it merged with nearby Kunimi F.C., made up of students from the nearby high school in Kunimi
. In 2005 they adopted the name V-Varen Nagasaki, the first V standing for "Victory" and Varen being Dutch
for "to sail", owing to Nagasaki's heritage as port of call of Dutch traders during the sakoku
period in the Tokugawa shogunate
(see Dejima
).
Since 2006 they had been contending for the Kyushu League Championship and a place in the Japan Football League
, but they only won it in November 2008, as second place in the All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series
.
In January 2009, they applied for J. League Associate Membership
and their application was accepted at the J. League board meeting in February.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in the city of Nagasaki
Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the second half of the 16th century on the site of a small fishing village, formerly part of Nishisonogi District...
. It will compete in the Japan Football League
Japan Football League
The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...
beginning in the 2009 season.
The club was formed in 1985 as Ariake F.C. in Shimabara
Shimabara, Nagasaki
is a city located on the north-eastern tip of the Shimabara Peninsula, facing Ariake Bay in the east and Mount Unzen in the west, in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan.-History:...
. In 2004 it merged with nearby Kunimi F.C., made up of students from the nearby high school in Kunimi
Kunimi, Nagasaki
was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan.On October 11, 2005 Kunimi was merged with the towns of Aino, Azuma, Chijiwa, Minamikushiyama, Mizuho and Obama, all from Minamitakaki District, to form the new city of Unzen....
. In 2005 they adopted the name V-Varen Nagasaki, the first V standing for "Victory" and Varen being Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
for "to sail", owing to Nagasaki's heritage as port of call of Dutch traders during the sakoku
Sakoku
was the foreign relations policy of Japan under which no foreigner could enter nor could any Japanese leave the country on penalty of death. The policy was enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate under Tokugawa Iemitsu through a number of edicts and policies from 1633–39 and remained in effect until...
period in the Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
(see Dejima
Dejima
was a small fan-shaped artificial island built in the bay of Nagasaki in 1634. This island, which was formed by digging a canal through a small peninsula, remained as the single place of direct trade and exchange between Japan and the outside world during the Edo period. Dejima was built to...
).
Since 2006 they had been contending for the Kyushu League Championship and a place in the Japan Football League
Japan Football League
The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...
, but they only won it in November 2008, as second place in the All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series
All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series
The All Japan Regional Promotion League Series is a play-off tournament meant as a transition for Japanese football clubs competing in regional leagues to the bottom national tier .-History:Until 1976, the main entrance route for regional clubs to the Japan Soccer League was...
.
In January 2009, they applied for J. League Associate Membership
J. League Associate Membership
J. League Associate Membership is a status given to Japanese non-league football clubs. The applicant must have an intention to become a professional club and to join the professional league, J. League, governed in the top two levels of the Japanese football pyramid...
and their application was accepted at the J. League board meeting in February.