Fujieda MY FC
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Fujieda MYFC is football team playing in the Japanese regional leagues funded by online subscribers. The team which is based in Fujieda, Shizuoka
, is the first of its kind in Japan.
The club was formed in 2004 and was initially called Nelson Yoshimura Clube de Futebol, after the former Japanese star of Brazilian birth who had died the previous year. In 2008 it became associated with the MyFC movement of fan ownership and renamed itself accordingly.
The first representative of Fujieda in the national leagues was Fujieda Municipal Wisteria, the city hall's club, which competed in the Japan Soccer League
Division 2 in 1988. In 1991 the club belonging to local security company Chuo Bohan followed, staying in the Japan Football League until 1994 when it packed up and moved to Kyushu, becoming today's Avispa Fukuoka
.
In 2009, the team was briefly managed by Kunishige Kamamoto
.
In 2010, they absorbed former Shizuoka F.C. of the Tokai Football League Division 1 and became Shizuoka Fujieda MyFC, although most matches are played in Fujieda. (Fujieda borders Shizuoka city
but has not merged with it, unlike Shimizu
.)
Fujieda, Shizuoka
is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. The modern city was founded on March 31, 1954. As of February 2009, the town has an estimated population of 142,023 and a density of 732 persons per km². The total area is 194.03 km².-Geography:...
, is the first of its kind in Japan.
The club was formed in 2004 and was initially called Nelson Yoshimura Clube de Futebol, after the former Japanese star of Brazilian birth who had died the previous year. In 2008 it became associated with the MyFC movement of fan ownership and renamed itself accordingly.
The first representative of Fujieda in the national leagues was Fujieda Municipal Wisteria, the city hall's club, which competed in 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 1988. In 1991 the club belonging to local security company Chuo Bohan followed, staying in the Japan Football League until 1994 when it packed up and moved to Kyushu, becoming today's Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka
For the record label, see Avispa. is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1 having been promoted from J. League Division 2 in the 2010 season. The team is located in Hakata, Fukuoka. "Avispa" means "wasp" in Spanish.-In Fujieda:The club was founded as...
.
In 2009, the team was briefly managed by Kunishige Kamamoto
Kunishige Kamamoto
Kunishige Kamamoto is a former association football player from Japan, who won the bronze medal with the Japan national team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, finishing as the tournament's top scorer with seven goals...
.
In 2010, they absorbed former Shizuoka F.C. of the Tokai Football League Division 1 and became Shizuoka Fujieda MyFC, although most matches are played in Fujieda. (Fujieda borders Shizuoka city
Shizuoka, Shizuoka
is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in terms of both population and area. It became one of Japan's 19 "designated cities" in 2005.-Geography:...
but has not merged with it, unlike Shimizu
Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
is one of three wards of the city of Shizuoka, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, located in the eastern part of the city.-Geography:Shimizu is located on the coast of Suruga Bay of the Pacific Ocean and covers a wide area from a coastal plain to the hills...
.)