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is a Japan

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 association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in Yokohama

Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...

and were founded as the company team of Nissan Motors

Nissan Motors

, usually shortened to Nissan , is a multinational automaker headquartered in Japan. It was a core member of the Nissan Group, but has become more independent after its restructuring under Carlos Ghosn ....

. The club was formed by the merger of Yokohama Marinos and Yokohama Flügels

Yokohama Flügels

was a Japanese football club that played in the J. League between 1993 and 1998. In 1999 the club was officially merged with local rivals Yokohama Marinos and the two teams became known together as Yokohama F. Marinos.- History :...

in 1999

J. League 1999

The 1999 season was the 7th season of the J-League Division 1. The league began in March and ended in November.For this year, the division was contested by 16 teams following the folding of Yokohama Flügels and the relegation of Consadole Sapporo to the newly formed Division 2...

. The current name is intended to reflect both Marinos and Flügels. The team name Marinos means "sailor

Sailor

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s" in Spanish

Spanish language

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. Yokohama F. Marinos are the longest serving team in the top flight of Japanese football having played at the top level since 1982

Japan Soccer League 1982

-First Division:Mitsubishi tied Yanmar's four championships with its own run.NKK could not adjust to the top flight for this season and was relegated instantly, thereby becoming the first Japanese team to go straight back down one season after promotion...

History

In 1973, the team started as the Nissan Motors F.C. based in Yokohama, and were promoted to the Japan Soccer League

Japan Soccer League

, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...

Division 2 in 1976. They took necessary steps like building a friendly relationship with local high schools and universities and starting junior teams for school kids to be a winning team. Under the first paid or professional team manager in Japan Shu Kamo

Shu Kamo

Shu Kamo is a retired Japanese football player and currently a football manager.-Other pages:*...

, the team won championships in 1988 and 1989 as well as the JSL

Japan Soccer League

Cup and Emperor's Cup

Emperor's Cup

, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...

winning all three major tournaments

The Treble

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in Japan at that time.

In 1991, it was one of the founding members of the J. League. In 1998, after losing one of their primary sponsors, it was announced that crosstown rivals Yokohama Flügels

Yokohama Flügels

would merge with Marinos. Since then, an F was added to the name to represent the Flügels half of the club. Many Flügels fans rejected the merger, rather believing their club to have been dissolved into Marinos. As a result, they refused to follow F. Marinos and instead created Yokohama FC, F. Marinos' new crosstown rivals. In 2010, Shunsuke Nakamura

Shunsuke Nakamura

is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in J. League Division 1. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Scotland and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian...

made a come-back to Yokohama F. Marinos.

The team's home stadiums are Nissan Stadium

Nissan Stadium

The is a sports venue in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.The Yokohama City Office planned multi purpose about the rest place for flood by the Tsurumi River, which included the construction of the main stadium of major sport events - the 53rd National Sports Festival of Japan in Kanagawa...

, otherwise known as International Stadium Yokohama, and Mitsuzawa Stadium

Mitsuzawa Stadium

Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium is a football stadium in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It serves as a home ground of Yokohama F.C. and, on occasion, Yokohama F. Marinos. Until 1999 it had been the home of Yokohama F.C.'s spiritual predecessor, Yokohama Flügels, and also, on occasion, to Kawasaki-based...

. However, the squad trains in the newly constructed Marinos Town

Marinos Town

is a football venue in Yokohama, Japan. The official name is "Yokohama F.Marinos MM21 Training Center". It is the head office and training facility of the Yokohama F.Marinos. It is located in the Minato Mirai 21 area of Yokohama...

in the Minato Mirai area of Yokohama

Yokohama

Current squad

As of July 17, 2011
(vice-captain)

(captain)

The official club website lists the club mascot as player #0 and the supporters as player #12.

Retired Number

Out on loan

International Players

Japan Akihiro Endo Yasuhiro Hato Masami Ihara Shoji Jo

Shoji Jo

is a retired Japanese football player.He was born on the island of Hokkaidō and began his footballing career with JEF United in 1994. He quickly established himself, scoring twelve goals in his first season; he scored his first goal on his debut against Gamba Osaka on 12 March...

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

, sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team.-Biography:...

Kazushi Kimura

Kazushi Kimura is a former Japanese football player a current coach. He is currently a manager at Yokohama F...

Tatsuhiko Kubo Yuzo Kurihara

Yuzo Kurihara

is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J. League Division 1 team Yokohama F. Marinos.-Career:He made his international debut for Japan on August 9, 2006 in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo when he replaced Keisuke Tsuboi in the 60th...

Naoki Matsuda

was a Japanese footballer who played as a central defender.-Football career:Born in Kiryū, Gunma, Matsuda represented the Yokohama F. Marinos for the vast majority of his career, being promoted to the first team in 1995, at the age of 18...

Shigetatsu Matsunaga

is a retired Japanese football goalkeeper and a goalkeeping coach.-Career:He was educated at and played for Hamana High School and Aichi Gakuin University. After graduating from the university, he joined JSL side Nissan Motor F.C.....

Takashi Mizunuma Shunsuke Nakamura

Shunsuke Nakamura

Eisuke Nakanishi Yuji Nakazawa

Yuji Nakazawa

is a Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a centre back. He is captain of both Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national football team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle...

Daisuke Oku Norio Omura Daisuke Sakata

Daisuke Sakata

is a Japanese football player who currently playing for F.C. Tokyo in the J. League. He is an agile forward and can use both feet.-Career:...

Hayuma Tanaka

Hayuma Tanaka is a Japanese football player. He is famed for his fantastic stamina.He made his senior national team debut on August 9, 2006, in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago.- Club Team Career Statistics :Last update: 4 February 2010...

Yoshiharu Ueno Kazuma Watanabe

Kazuma Watanabe

Kazuma Watanabe born 10 August 1986 is a Japanese footballer who plays for Yokohama F. Marinos.He made his J-League debut against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 7 March 2009 scoring his first league goal. He kept scoring constantly up to 13 goals in the league this season, and broke the previous season...

Koji Yamase

is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Kawasaki Frontale in J-League.Japan's coach Ivica Osim handed him his first senior cap on August 9, 2006, in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago. His first goal for Japan came on August 22, 2007 in a friendly match against Cameroon...

AFC Ahn Jung-Hwan

Ahn Jung-Hwan

Ahn Jung-Hwan is a South Korean football player. He made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for South Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup second round, sending South Korea into the quarterfinals.-Football career:After starting his professional career with K-League's Busan...

Kim Kun-Hoan

----Kim Kun-Hoan is a South Korean football player currently playing for Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan's J. League. He is a member of the South Korea team for the 2008 Summer Olympics finals....

Shin Byung-Ho

Shin Byung-Ho is a South Korean former football player who played for Jeju United, Gyeongnam FC, Chunnam Dragons, Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i and Mito HollyHock in Japan....

Yoo Sang-Chul

Yoo Sang-Chul is a South Korean football manager and former football player. He is currently the manager of K-League team Daejeon Citizen.- Profile :*Weight: 78 kg*First Int'l Cap: USA...

CONMEBOL Alberto Acosta

Alberto Acosta

Alberto Federico 'Beto' Acosta is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker.In a professional career which spanned 18 years , he played for San Lorenzo in four different spells...

David Bisconti

David Bisconti is a retired Argentine football player who played 12 times for the Argentina national team.Bisconti played the majority of his football for Rosario Central and Yokohama Marinos in Japan...

Ramón Díaz

Ramón Ángel Díaz , is a former Argentine football player. For most of his career, he played for, and later coached, Club Atlético River Plate. He is also known by the nickname of El Pelado ....

Néstor Gorosito

Néstor Raúl Gorosito is a retired Argentine footballer.-Playing career:Néstor Pipo Gorosito began his playing career at River Plate, he had 3 spells at San Lorenzo where he scored 72 goals in 241 appearances...

Ramón Medina Bello Gustavo Zapata Julio César Baldivieso

Julio César Baldivieso

Julio César Baldivieso Rico is a former Bolivian association football midfielder who played for the Bolivian national team in the 1994 World Cup and several Copa Américas. He is the current manager for Club Aurora....

UEFA Goran Jurić

Goran Juric

Goran Jurić is a former Croatian football player.During his career, he played for Velež Mostar, Red Star Belgrade, Celta de Vigo, Croatia Zagreb, Yokohama F. Marinos, and NK Zagreb. He earned 4 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team in 1988, and 16 caps for the Croatia national football team...

Dušan Petković

Dušan Petkovic

Dušan Petković is a Serbian former footballer....

Andoni Goikoetxea Julio Salinas

Julio Salinas

Julio Salinas Fernández is a retired Spanish footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s....

Most appearances

Rank	Name	Career	Appearances	Goals
1	Naoki Matsuda Naoki Matsuda was a Japanese footballer who played as a central defender.-Football career:Born in Kiryū, Gunma, Matsuda represented the Yokohama F. Marinos for the vast majority of his career, being promoted to the first team in 1995, at the age of 18...	1995–2010	507	27
2	Yoshiharu Ueno	1994–2007	393	29
3	Yuji Nakazawa Yuji Nakazawa is a Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a centre back. He is captain of both Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national football team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle...	2002–present	331	23
4	Daisuke Sakata Daisuke Sakata is a Japanese football player who currently playing for F.C. Tokyo in the J. League. He is an agile forward and can use both feet.-Career:...	2001–2010	323	64
5	Norio Omura	1993–2001	311	36
6	Akihiro Endo	1994–2005	273	18
7	Masami Ihara	1993–1999	270	5
8	Satoru Noda	1993–1998	245	14
9	Hayuma Tanaka Hayuma Tanaka Hayuma Tanaka is a Japanese football player. He is famed for his fantastic stamina.He made his senior national team debut on August 9, 2006, in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago.- Club Team Career Statistics :Last update: 4 February 2010...	2000–2002 2004–2008	240	14
10	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi , sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team.-Biography:...	1994–2001	238	0

Most goals

Rank	Name	Career	Goals	Appearances	Goals/Game Ratio
1	Shoji Jo Shoji Jo is a retired Japanese football player.He was born on the island of Hokkaidō and began his footballing career with JEF United in 1994. He quickly established himself, scoring twelve goals in his first season; he scored his first goal on his debut against Gamba Osaka on 12 March...	1997–2001	69	129	0.534
2	Daisuke Sakata Daisuke Sakata is a Japanese football player who currently playing for F.C. Tokyo in the J. League. He is an agile forward and can use both feet.-Career:...	2001–2010	64	323	0.198
3	David Bisconti David Bisconti David Bisconti is a retired Argentine football player who played 12 times for the Argentina national team.Bisconti played the majority of his football for Rosario Central and Yokohama Marinos in Japan...	1993–1996	61	149	0.409
4	Ramón Díaz Ramón Díaz Ramón Ángel Díaz , is a former Argentine football player. For most of his career, he played for, and later coached, Club Atlético River Plate. He is also known by the nickname of El Pelado ....	1993–1995	59	90	0.655
5	Ramón Medina Bello	1994–1995	47	66	0.712
6	Shunsuke Nakamura Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in J. League Division 1. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Scotland and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian...	1997–2002 2010–present	44	209	0.210
7	Koji Yamase Koji Yamase is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Kawasaki Frontale in J-League.Japan's coach Ivica Osim handed him his first senior cap on August 9, 2006, in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago. His first goal for Japan came on August 22, 2007 in a friendly match against Cameroon...	2005–2010	44	199	0.221
8	Hideo Ōshima	2005–2008	41	155	0.265
9	Julio Salinas Julio Salinas Julio Salinas Fernández is a retired Spanish footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s....	1997–1998	40	57	0.702
10	Tatsuhiko Kubo	2003–2006	37	108	0.343

World Cup Players

World Cup 1994

1994 FIFA World Cup

The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...

Ramón Medina Bello
World Cup 1998

1998 FIFA World Cup

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Masami Ihara Shoji Jo

Shoji Jo

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

, sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team.-Biography:...

Norio Omura
World Cup 2002

2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...

Naoki Matsuda

World Cup 2006

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

Yuji Nakazawa

World Cup 2010

2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

Shunsuke Nakamura

Yuji Nakazawa

Record as J. League member

Season	Div.	Tms.	Pos.	Attendance/G	J. League Cup J. League Cup J. League Cup is a Japanese football competition organized by J. League. It is also known as Yamazaki Nabisco Cup or Nabisco Cup because confectionery/bakery company Yamazaki Nabisco have sponsored the competition since its inception in 1992.It is generally regarded as the Japanese equivalent to...	Emperor's Cup Emperor's Cup , commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...	Asia
1992	-	-	-	-	Group Stage	Winner	-	-
1993	J1	10	4	16,781	Group Stage	Quarter-final	CWC	Winner
1994	J1	12	6	19,801	Semi-final	Semi-final	-	-
1995	J1	14	1	18,326	-	2nd Round	-	-
1996	J1	16	3	14,589	Group Stage	3rd Round	-	-
1997	J1	17	3	9,211	Group Stage	4th Round	CC	Quarter-final
1998	J1	18	4	19,165	Group Stage	3rd Round	-	-
1999	J1	16	5	20,095	Quarter-final	Quarter-final	-	-
2000	J1	16	2	16,644	Quarter-final	Quarter-final	-	-
2001	J1	16	13	20,595	Winner	3rd Round	-	-
2002	J1	16	2	24,108	Group Stage	4th Round	-	-
2003	J1	16	1	24,957	Quarter-final	Quarter-final	-	-
2004	J1	16	1	24,818	Quarter-final	5th Round	CL	Group Stage
2005	J1	18	9	25,713	Semi-final	5th Round	CL	Group Stage
2006	J1	18	9	23,663	Semi-final	Quarter-final	-	-
2007	J1	18	7	24,039	Semi-final	5th Round	-	-
2008	J1	18	9	23,682	Quarter-final	Semi-final	-	-
2009	J1	18	10	22,057	Semi-final	4th Round	-	-
2010 2010 J. League Division 1 The 2010 J. League Division 1 season was the 46th season of the top-flight club football in Japan and the 18th season since the establishment of J1 League. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 4....	J1	18	8	25,684	Group Stage	4th Round	-	-

Nissan FC

All Japan Senior Cup
All Japan Senior Football Championship
The All Japan Senior Football Championship is a football cup competition in Japan. It is run by the Japan Football Association. As it only involves non-league teams The All Japan Senior Football Championship (Zenkoku Shakaijin Sakkā Senshuken Taikai, 全国社会人サッカー選手権大会) is a football (soccer) cup...

: (1) 1976
Japan Soccer League
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...

Division 1: (2) 1988-89, 1989–90
JSL Cup: (3) 1988, 1989, 1990
Emperor's Cup
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...

: (5) 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991
Asian Cup Winners Cup
Asian Cup Winners Cup
The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...

: (1) 1991-92

Yokohama Marinos / Yokohama F.Marinos

J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...

: (3) 1995, 2003, 2004
Emperor's Cup
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...

: (1) 1992
J. League Cup
J. League Cup
J. League Cup is a Japanese football competition organized by J. League. It is also known as Yamazaki Nabisco Cup or Nabisco Cup because confectionery/bakery company Yamazaki Nabisco have sponsored the competition since its inception in 1992.It is generally regarded as the Japanese equivalent to...

: (1) 2001
Asian Cup Winners Cup
Asian Cup Winners Cup
The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...

: (1) 1992-93

Japan Soccer League Most Valuable Player

Tetsuji Hashiratani
Tetsuji Hashiratani
is a retired Japanese football player. He was a defender and a defensive midfielder.-Playing career:He was educated at and played for Kyoto Commercial High School and Kokushikan University. He joined Japan Soccer League side Nissan Motor in 1987. He moved to Verdy Kawasaki in 1992 when professional...

(1988-89)
Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura is a former Japanese football player a current coach. He is currently a manager at Yokohama F...

(1989-90)

Japan Soccer League Best Eleven

Takeshi Koshida, Nobutoshi Kaneda, Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura is a former Japanese football player a current coach. He is currently a manager at Yokohama F...

, Koichi Hashiratani (1983)
Takashi Mizunuma, Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura is a former Japanese football player a current coach. He is currently a manager at Yokohama F...

, Koichi Hashiratani (1984)
Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura is a former Japanese football player a current coach. He is currently a manager at Yokohama F...

(1985/86)
Takashi Mizunuma (1986/87)
Jose Oscar Bernardi
José Oscar Bernardi
José Oscar Bernardi , nicknamed Oscar, is a noted association footballer, having been on the Brazil national football team and a member of São Paulo Futebol Clube and Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, and having played in defence at the Football World Cup in 1978, 1982, and as a reserve in 1986...

, Toru Sano, Takashi Mizunuma (1987/88)
Shigetatsu Matsunaga
Shigetatsu Matsunaga
is a retired Japanese football goalkeeper and a goalkeeping coach.-Career:He was educated at and played for Hamana High School and Aichi Gakuin University. After graduating from the university, he joined JSL side Nissan Motor F.C.....

, Jose Oscar Bernardi
José Oscar Bernardi
José Oscar Bernardi , nicknamed Oscar, is a noted association footballer, having been on the Brazil national football team and a member of São Paulo Futebol Clube and Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, and having played in defence at the Football World Cup in 1978, 1982, and as a reserve in 1986...

, Toru Sano, Takashi Mizunuma, Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura is a former Japanese football player a current coach. He is currently a manager at Yokohama F...

, Kenta Hasegawa
Kenta Hasegawa
is a former Japanese international football player. He was a right-footed forward. He managed J. League Division 1 side Shimizu S-Pulse for 6 seasons between 2005 and 2010.-Club:...

, Koichi Hashiratani (1988-89)
Tetsuji Hashiratani
Tetsuji Hashiratani
is a retired Japanese football player. He was a defender and a defensive midfielder.-Playing career:He was educated at and played for Kyoto Commercial High School and Kokushikan University. He joined Japan Soccer League side Nissan Motor in 1987. He moved to Verdy Kawasaki in 1992 when professional...

, Shinji Tanaka, Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura is a former Japanese football player a current coach. He is currently a manager at Yokohama F...

, Carlos Renato Frederico
Carlos Renato Frederico
Carlos Renato Frederico, best known as Renato is a former association footballer in offensive midfielder role....

(1989-90)
Shigetatsu Matsunaga
Shigetatsu Matsunaga
is a retired Japanese football goalkeeper and a goalkeeping coach.-Career:He was educated at and played for Hamana High School and Aichi Gakuin University. After graduating from the university, he joined JSL side Nissan Motor F.C.....

, Tetsuji Hashiratani
Tetsuji Hashiratani
is a retired Japanese football player. He was a defender and a defensive midfielder.-Playing career:He was educated at and played for Kyoto Commercial High School and Kokushikan University. He joined Japan Soccer League side Nissan Motor in 1987. He moved to Verdy Kawasaki in 1992 when professional...

, Carlos Renato Frederico
Carlos Renato Frederico
Carlos Renato Frederico, best known as Renato is a former association footballer in offensive midfielder role....

(1990-91)
Shigetatsu Matsunaga
Shigetatsu Matsunaga
is a retired Japanese football goalkeeper and a goalkeeping coach.-Career:He was educated at and played for Hamana High School and Aichi Gakuin University. After graduating from the university, he joined JSL side Nissan Motor F.C.....

, Tetsuji Hashiratani
Tetsuji Hashiratani
is a retired Japanese football player. He was a defender and a defensive midfielder.-Playing career:He was educated at and played for Kyoto Commercial High School and Kokushikan University. He joined Japan Soccer League side Nissan Motor in 1987. He moved to Verdy Kawasaki in 1992 when professional...

, Masami Ihara (1991-92)

Japan Soccer League Assists Leaders

Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura
Kazushi Kimura is a former Japanese football player a current coach. He is currently a manager at Yokohama F...

(1984)
Takashi Mizunuma (1986/87)

Japan Soccer League Rookie of the Year

Koichi Hashiratani (1983)
Masami Ihara (1990-91)

J. League Most Valuable Player
J. League Most Valuable Player
The J-League Player of the Year is awarded by the J.League.-Wins By Club:...

Shunsuke Nakamura
Shunsuke Nakamura
is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in J. League Division 1. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Scotland and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian...

(2000)
Yuji Nakazawa
Yuji Nakazawa
is a Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a centre back. He is captain of both Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national football team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle...

(2004)

J. League Best Eleven

Shigetatsu Matsunaga
Shigetatsu Matsunaga
is a retired Japanese football goalkeeper and a goalkeeping coach.-Career:He was educated at and played for Hamana High School and Aichi Gakuin University. After graduating from the university, he joined JSL side Nissan Motor F.C.....

, Masami Ihara, Ramón Díaz
Ramón Díaz
Ramón Ángel Díaz , is a former Argentine football player. For most of his career, he played for, and later coached, Club Atlético River Plate. He is also known by the nickname of El Pelado ....

(1993)
Masami Ihara (1994)
Masami Ihara, Masaharu Suzuki (1995)
Masami Ihara (1996)
Masami Ihara (1997)
Shunsuke Nakamura
Shunsuke Nakamura
is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in J. League Division 1. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Scotland and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian...

(1999)
Naoki Matsuda
Naoki Matsuda
was a Japanese footballer who played as a central defender.-Football career:Born in Kiryū, Gunma, Matsuda represented the Yokohama F. Marinos for the vast majority of his career, being promoted to the first team in 1995, at the age of 18...

, Shunsuke Nakamura
Shunsuke Nakamura
is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in J. League Division 1. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Scotland and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian...

(2000)
Naoki Matsuda
Naoki Matsuda
was a Japanese footballer who played as a central defender.-Football career:Born in Kiryū, Gunma, Matsuda represented the Yokohama F. Marinos for the vast majority of his career, being promoted to the first team in 1995, at the age of 18...

(2002)
Yuji Nakazawa
Yuji Nakazawa
is a Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a centre back. He is captain of both Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national football team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle...

, Daisuke Oku, Tatsuhiko Kubo, Dutra
Dutra
José Dutra dos Santos, usually known simply as Dutra , is a Brazilian retired footballer...

(2003)
Yuji Nakazawa
Yuji Nakazawa
is a Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a centre back. He is captain of both Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national football team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle...

, Daisuke Oku, Dutra
Dutra
José Dutra dos Santos, usually known simply as Dutra , is a Brazilian retired footballer...

(2004)
Yuji Nakazawa
Yuji Nakazawa
is a Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a centre back. He is captain of both Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national football team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle...

(2005)
Yuji Nakazawa
Yuji Nakazawa
is a Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a centre back. He is captain of both Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national football team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle...

(2008)

J. League Rookie of the Year
J. League Rookie of the Year
The J. League Rookie of the Year is awarded by the J. League to the most outstanding rookie of the season. To be considered a rookie, a player must be in his first professional year of football ....

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
, sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team.-Biography:...

(1995)
Daisuke Nasu
Daisuke Nasu
is a Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Júbilo Iwata.He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana.-National team:* 2004 Summer Olympics-Career...

(2003)
Kazuma Watanabe
Kazuma Watanabe
Kazuma Watanabe born 10 August 1986 is a Japanese footballer who plays for Yokohama F. Marinos.He made his J-League debut against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 7 March 2009 scoring his first league goal. He kept scoring constantly up to 13 goals in the league this season, and broke the previous season...

(2009)

Captains of Yokohama Marinos / Yokohama F.Marinos

Shigetatsu Matsunaga
Shigetatsu Matsunaga
is a retired Japanese football goalkeeper and a goalkeeping coach.-Career:He was educated at and played for Hamana High School and Aichi Gakuin University. After graduating from the university, he joined JSL side Nissan Motor F.C.....

(1993)
Masami Ihara (1994-1998)
Yoshiharu Ueno (1999-2000)
Norio Omura (2001)
Naoki Matsuda
Naoki Matsuda
was a Japanese footballer who played as a central defender.-Football career:Born in Kiryū, Gunma, Matsuda represented the Yokohama F. Marinos for the vast majority of his career, being promoted to the first team in 1995, at the age of 18...

(2002-2003)
Daisuke Oku (2004)
Yuji Nakazawa
Yuji Nakazawa
is a Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a centre back. He is captain of both Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national football team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle...

(2005)
Naoki Matsuda
Naoki Matsuda
was a Japanese footballer who played as a central defender.-Football career:Born in Kiryū, Gunma, Matsuda represented the Yokohama F. Marinos for the vast majority of his career, being promoted to the first team in 1995, at the age of 18...

(2006)
Yuji Nakazawa
Yuji Nakazawa
is a Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos. He is a centre back. He is captain of both Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national football team. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle...

(2007)
Ryuji Kawai
Ryuji Kawai
Ryuji Kawai is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Consadole Sapporo.- J-League Firsts:* Appearance: May 22, 2000. Urawa Red Diamonds 6 vs 0 Omiya Ardija, Omiya Park Soccer Stadium* Goal: April 2, 2005...

(2008-2009)
Yuzo Kurihara
Yuzo Kurihara
is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J. League Division 1 team Yokohama F. Marinos.-Career:He made his international debut for Japan on August 9, 2006 in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo when he replaced Keisuke Tsuboi in the 60th...

(2010)
Shunsuke Nakamura
Shunsuke Nakamura
is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in J. League Division 1. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Scotland and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian...

(2011)

Managers

Manager	Nat.	Tenure
Hidehiko Shimizu Hidehiko Shimizu Hidehiko Shimizu is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Nissan Motors.-References:*...		1993-94
Jorge Solari Jorge Solari Jorge Raúl Solari, is a former Argentine football player and manager.-Playing career:Solari, nicknamed "El Indio" , played for several clubs in Argentina, he started his career with Newell's Old Boys in 1960. In 1962 he signed for Vélez Sársfield and in 1964 he joined River Plate...		1995
Hiroshi Hayano Hiroshi Hayano Hiroshi Hayano is a former Japanese football player and manager.Hayano last managed Yokohama F. Marinos, his second spell as manager of the club. He had previously led Marinos to their first J. League title in 1995....		1995-96
Xabier Azkargorta Xabier Azkargorta Francisco Xabier Azcargorta Uriarte , usually called Xabier Azkargorta, is a former Spanish football player and manager.During his playing career he played for Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao...		1997-98
Antonio de la Cruz		1999
Osvaldo Ardiles Osvaldo Ardiles Osvaldo César Ardiles , often referred to in Britain as Ossie Ardiles, is a football coach, pundit and former midfielder who won the 1978 World Cup as part of the Argentine national team...		2000-01
Yoshiaki Shimojo Yoshiaki Shimojo Yoshiaki Shimojo is a former Japanese football manager.-References:*...		2001
Sebastião Lazaroni Sebastião Lazaroni Sebastião Barroso Lazaroni, commonly known as Sebastião Lazaroni , is a Brazilian football manager, currently heading the Qatar national football team. He was born in Muriaé, Minas Gerais state....		2001-02
Yoshiaki Shimojo Yoshiaki Shimojo Yoshiaki Shimojo is a former Japanese football manager.-References:*...		2002
Takeshi Okada Takeshi Okada is a former football player that was head coach of the Japanese national football team between 2007 and 2010.-International career:Okada played 24 games and scored one goal for the Japan national football team between 1980 and 1985.-Coaching career:...		2003-06
Takashi Mizunuma		2006
Hiroshi Hayano Hiroshi Hayano Hiroshi Hayano is a former Japanese football player and manager.Hayano last managed Yokohama F. Marinos, his second spell as manager of the club. He had previously led Marinos to their first J. League title in 1995....		2007
Takashi Kuwahara Takashi Kuwahara Takashi Kuwahara is a Japanese football coach and former football player.Kuwahara is well-known for leading Júbilo Iwata to the 1997 and 1999 J. League title.-Honours as manager:...		2008
Kokichi Kimura Kokichi Kimura Kokichi Kimura is a former Japanese football manager.-References:*...		2008-09
Kazushi Kimura Kazushi Kimura Kazushi Kimura is a former Japanese football player a current coach. He is currently a manager at Yokohama F...		2010-

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History

Current squad

Retired Number

Out on loan

International Players

Most appearances

Most goals

World Cup Players

Record as J. League member

Nissan FC

Yokohama Marinos / Yokohama F.Marinos

Japan Soccer League Most Valuable Player

Japan Soccer League Best Eleven

Japan Soccer League Assists Leaders

Japan Soccer League Rookie of the Year

J. League Most Valuable PlayerJ. League Most Valuable PlayerThe J-League Player of the Year is awarded by the J.League.-Wins By Club:...

J. League Best Eleven

J. League Rookie of the YearJ. League Rookie of the YearThe J. League Rookie of the Year is awarded by the J. League to the most outstanding rookie of the season. To be considered a rookie, a player must be in his first professional year of football ....

Captains of Yokohama Marinos / Yokohama F.Marinos

Managers

External links

J. League Most Valuable Player
J. League Most Valuable Player
The J-League Player of the Year is awarded by the J.League.-Wins By Club:...

J. League Rookie of the Year
J. League Rookie of the Year
The J. League Rookie of the Year is awarded by the J. League to the most outstanding rookie of the season. To be considered a rookie, a player must be in his first professional year of football ....