Matsumoto Yamaga F.C.
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| Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. 松本山雅FC |
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| Full name | Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Ptarmigans, Gans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Matsumoto Daira Reginal Park Ball Game Stadium (Alwin) Matsumoto, Nagano |
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| Capacity | 20,396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Keijyu Karashima (2005– ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Hokushin'etsu Regional Div.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2nd place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club (松本山雅フットボールクラブ Matsumoto Yamaga Futtobōru Kurabu?) are a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. They play in Hokushin'etsu Regional League Dividion 1 after winning Division 2 in 1995.
Their nickname is the Ptarmigans (ターミガンズ Tāmiganzu?) (or shortened Gans (ガンズ ganzu?)), symbol birds of Nagano Prefecture.
[edit] History
The club were founded in 1965 by the players who represented Nagano Prefecture. The players frequented a cafe called Yamaga in front of Matsumoto railway station and initially they were simply called Yamaga Club. In 2004, they were renamed as Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. when nonprofit organisation Alwin Sports Project were set up to support the club with the intention of promotion to J. League.
[edit] External Links
- (Japanese) Official Website
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