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Thespa Kusatsu (ザスパ草津 zasupa kusatsu) is a professional football (soccer) club based in Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in J. League division 2.
The club was founded in 1995 in Kusatsu town, one of the most well-known spa resorts in Japan. Its name basically means "The Spa, Kusatsu." Because of J. League restrictions on stadiums, they play at Shikishima Stadium in nearby Maebashi, the prefectural capital.
[edit] History
The club was founded in 1995 as Liaison Kusatsu Football Club. The players were the students of specialized training college Higashi Nihon Soccer Academy. When the school was closed in 1999 due to financial difficulties, the players decided to stay in Kusatsu and keep the club alive. In 2002, the club was incorporated as K.K. Kusatsu Onsen Football Club with a future promotion to J. League in mind and adopted new team name Thespa Kusatsu.
[edit] Current players
As of February 18, 2008
| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Seiji Honda |
| 2 |
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DF |
Takeshi Terada |
| 3 |
|
DF |
Kei Omoto |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Jun Tanaka |
| 5 |
 |
DF |
Choi Sung-Yong |
| 6 |
|
MF |
Nobuhito Toriizuka |
| 7 |
|
DF |
Sotaro Sada |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Wataru Yamazaki |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Yasunori Takada |
| 10 |
|
MF |
Yusuke Shimada |
| 11 |
|
FW |
Ryoji Ujihara |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Kazuki Sakurada |
| 14 |
|
FW |
Shingo Kumabayashi |
| 15 |
|
DF |
Yasushi Kita |
| 16 |
|
DF |
Daisuke Fujii |
|
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[edit] Season by season results and managers
| Year |
League |
Played |
Point |
Win |
Loss |
Draw |
Place |
Manager |
General Maanger |
| 1995 |
Gunma Prefectual Div 4 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Champions |
 Ratko Stevović |
― |
| 1996 |
Gunma Prefectual Div 3 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Champions |
― |
| 1997 |
Gunma Prefectual Div 2A |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Champions |
― |
| 1998 |
Gunma Prefectual Div 1 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
7th |
Naoki Kimura |
― |
| 1999 |
Gunma Prefectual Div 2 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
― |
| 2000 |
Gunma Prefectual Div 2B |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
2nd |
Ratko Stevović |
― |
| 2001 |
Gunma Prefectual Div 2B |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Champions |
― |
| 2002 |
Gunma Prefectual Div 1 |
14 |
42 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
Champions |
Ryosuke Okuno |
Shigeharu Ueki |
| 2003 |
Kanto Regional Div 2 |
14 |
35 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
Champions |
| 2004 |
JFL |
30 |
62 |
19 |
6 |
5 |
3rd |
Shigeharu Ueki |
― |
| 2005 |
J2 |
44 |
23 |
5 |
31 |
8 |
12th |
Satoshi Tezuka |
― |
| 2006 |
J2 |
48 |
42 |
9 |
24 |
15 |
12th |
Shigeharu Ueki |
― |
| 2007 |
J2 |
48 |
42 |
7 |
21 |
20 |
11th |
― |
[edit] Former players
[edit] External links
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Domestic League, League Cup, & Emperor's Cup Seasons |
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| League Cup |
1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 |
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2008 J. League Clubs & Associate Members |
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Division 1
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Division 2
(15 clubs) |
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Defunct
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Associate
Members |
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Competitions involving Japanese clubs |
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