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Sagan Tosu (サガン鳥栖, Sagan Tosu?) is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.
Sagan is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is 砂岩 meaning sand stone in Japanese. This symbolises many small elements uniting to form one formidable object. Also, Sagan Tosu can be interpreted as "Tosu of Saga Prefecture" in the area's dialect. In addition, it is widely believed that the word is meant to be a pun with Italian giants Juventus although the club hasn't confirmed it.
[edit] Team Record
[edit] J.League
| Season |
League |
Place |
GP |
Pts |
Win |
Draw |
Lose |
Average Crowd |
| 1999 |
J2 |
8 / 10 |
36 |
37 |
12 |
2 |
22 |
3,385 |
| 2000 |
J2 |
6 / 11 |
40 |
48 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
3,714 |
| 2001 |
J2 |
10 / 12 |
44 |
32 |
10 |
4 |
30 |
3,479 |
| 2002 |
J2 |
9 / 12 |
44 |
41 |
9 |
14 |
21 |
3,890 |
| 2003 |
J2 |
12 / 12 |
44 |
20 |
3 |
11 |
30 |
3,172 |
| 2004 |
J2 |
11 / 12 |
44 |
35 |
8 |
11 |
25 |
3,610 |
| 2005 |
J2 |
8 / 12 |
44 |
52 |
14 |
10 |
20 |
7,855 |
| 2006 |
J2 |
4 / 13 |
48 |
79 |
22 |
13 |
13 |
7,465 |
| 2007 |
J2 |
8 / 13 |
48 |
72 |
21 |
9 |
18 |
6,114 |
| 2008 |
J2 |
- / 15 |
42 |
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[edit] Other domestic competitions
| Season |
Result |
| 1997 |
3rd Round |
| 1998 |
Didn't qualify |
| 1999 |
3rd Round |
| 2000 |
3rd Round |
| 2001 |
4th Round |
| 2002 |
3rd Round |
| 2003 |
1st Round |
| 2004 |
4th Round |
| 2005 |
4th Round |
| 2006 |
4th Round |
| 2007 |
5th Round |
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| Season |
Result |
| 1997 |
Group Stage |
| 1998 |
Didn't enter |
| 1999 |
1st Round |
| 2000 |
1st Round |
| 2001 |
1st Round |
| 2002 |
Didn't qualify |
| 2003 |
Didn't qualify |
| 2004 |
Didn't qualify |
| 2005 |
Didn't qualify |
| 2006 |
Didn't qualify |
| 2007 |
Didn't qualify |
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[edit] Players
[edit] Current squad
As of February 17, 2008
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Position |
Player |
| 16 |
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GK |
Hirotsugu Nakabayashi |
| 18 |
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MF |
Yosuke Nozaki |
| 19 |
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MF |
Junya Yamashiro |
| 20 |
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DF |
Yasumichi Uchima |
| 21 |
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GK |
Takuya Muro |
| 22 |
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FW |
Hiroyuki Ishida |
| 23 |
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MF |
Yu Shimasaki |
| 24 |
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MF |
Koya Shimizu |
| 25 |
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FW |
Yoshihito Fujita |
| 26 |
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MF |
Toyoki Hasegawa |
| 27 |
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MF |
Sho Shimoji |
| 28 |
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DF |
Yusuke Yada |
| 29 |
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MF |
Takashi Soejima |
| 30 |
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MF |
Yuki Kuriyama |
| 31 |
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FW |
Kenzo Tanoguchi |
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[edit] Notable players
[edit] External links
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J. League |
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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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| Emperor's Cup |
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2008 J. League Clubs & Associate Members |
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Division 1
(18 clubs) |
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Division 2
(15 clubs) |
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Defunct
Club(s) |
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Associate
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Competitions involving Japanese clubs |
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David Bisconti
Stephen Tataw(in Tosu Futures, 1995-96)
Jorge Dely Valdés(in Tosu Futures, 1996)
