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Tokushima Vortis (徳島ヴォルティス, Tokushima Vorutisu?) is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club, currently playing in the J-league Division 2. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture. Their home stadium is Naruto Athletic Stadium, in Naruto, Tokushima.
The name, "Vortis" was named in 1994 (as "Vortis Tokushima", 1994-98), and it was explained as a combination of Italian "Vortice" (meaning whirlpool, after the famous Naruto whirlpool in Naruto Strait) , with the initials of other provinces in Shikoku island, Tosa Province (now Kochi Prefecture), Iyo Province (now Ehime Prefecture), and Sanuki Province (now Kagawa Prefecture). Ehime FC in Matsuyama, Ehime has since joined J.League, however, thereby nullifying Vortis' claim to represent all of Shikoku.
[edit] History
Founded in 1955 as Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Soccer Club, VORTIS joined the J-League in 2005.
[edit] Team Record
[edit] J.League
| Season |
League |
Place |
GP |
Pts |
Win |
Draw |
Lose |
Average Crowd |
| 2005 |
J2 |
9 / 12 |
44 |
52 |
12 |
16 |
16 |
4,366 |
| 2006 |
J2 |
13 / 13 |
48 |
35 |
8 |
11 |
29 |
3,477 |
| 2007 |
J2 |
13 / 13 |
48 |
33 |
6 |
15 |
27 |
3,289 |
[edit] Other domestic competitions
| Season |
Result |
| 2005 |
4th Round |
| 2006 |
4th Round |
| 2007 |
4th Round |
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| Season |
Result |
| 2005 |
Didn't participate (as Division 2) |
| 2006 |
Didn't participate (as Division 2) |
| 2007 |
Didn't participate (as Division 2) |
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[edit] Honours
- 2003, 2004
- 1989
[edit] Current players
As of February 17, 2008
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 17 |
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MF |
Kazuyuki Mugita |
| 18 |
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MF |
Kenji Takahashi |
| 19 |
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DF |
Kazuma Irifune |
| 20 |
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MF |
Jun Tamano |
| 21 |
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GK |
Yasutaka Homma |
| 22 |
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GK |
Taiji Furuta |
| 23 |
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FW |
Hideo Okamoto |
| 24 |
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MF |
Takuto Koyama |
| 25 |
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MF |
Yasuaki Oshima |
| 26 |
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MF |
Satoshi Koizumi |
| 27 |
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DF |
Yushi Ito |
| 28 |
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FW |
Kota Sugawara |
| 29 |
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MF |
Takuya Muguruma |
| 30 |
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DF |
Taisei Fujita |
| 31 |
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DF |
Kentoku Noborio |
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[edit] Managers
| Manager |
Nat. |
Tenure |
| Kunio Yamade |
Japan |
1988-1992 |
| Hajime Ishii |
Japan |
1993-1995 |
| Edinho |
 Brazil |
1996-1998 |
| Shinji Tanaka |
Japan |
1999-2006 |
| Yutaka Azuma |
Japan |
2006 |
| Masataka Imai |
Japan |
2007 |
| Naohiko Minobe |
Japan |
2008- |
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