Sony Sendai
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Sony Sendai FC (ソニー仙台FC, Sonī Sendai Efu Shī) is a Japanese football club based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. They currently play in the Japan Football League, Japanese fourth tier of football league.
History
The club was founded by the workers of Sony's Sendai factory in 1968. They kept a low profile playing mainly in the Miyagi Prefecture League for a long time. However, it changed suddenly in 1993 when they embarked on a challenging task to reach the former Japan Football League within 5 years. They became league champions for 4 consecutive seasons starting from 1994, first in the Prefecture League and the others in the Tōhoku Regional League. They achieved their goal and were promoted to the JFL by winning the 1997 Regional League play-off.
When the J. League Division 2 was formed in 1999, the club decided not to turn professional. They joined the newly organised Japan Football League instead and have been an established JFL side since then.
As a result of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Sony Sendai, with permission from the JFL, did not contest the first half of the 2011 season. They expectedly earned last place on points, but due to Machida Zelvia and Matsumoto Yamaga being promoted to Division 2 and JEF Reserves withdrawing from the competition, they were spared relegation.
In 2015, Sony Sendai won the second stage and earned its first JFL title by defeating first stage champions Vanraure Hachinohe on penalties after a tied two-leg final on aggregate.
Sony Sendai este deținut de Sony Corporation și este unul dintre cele mai vechi cluburi de fotbal din Japonia. Clubul are un istoric bogat și a câștigat mai multe trofee locale, inclusiv Campionatul Regional Tohoku și Cupa Prefecturii Miyagi.
Stadionul clubului este Stadionul Yurtec, cu o capacitate de 19.694 de locuri. Culorile echipei sunt albastru și roșu, iar porecla este „Blue Flash”.
Sony Sendai are o serie de jucători talentați, iar unii dintre cei mai notabili jucători actuali includ pe atacantul Ryota Hayasaka, fundașul Kyohei Noda și mijlocașul Yushi Soda.
Clubul are o bază de fani pasionată, iar meciurile de pe teren propriu sunt de obicei bine urmărite. Sony Sendai este o parte importantă a comunității Sendai și este unul dintre cele mai populare cluburi de fotbal din Japonia.