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Vegalta Sendai (ベガルタ仙台, Begaruta Sendai?) is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club, currently playing in Division 2 of the J-league. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.
[edit] History
Founded in 1988 as Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club, Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after playing a few years in the JFL, with the nickname Brummell Sendai. When joining the J-League, the name Vegalta was chosen as a homage to the famous Tanabata festival in Sendai. The names of the two celestial stars of the Tanabata legend, Vega and Altair were combined to form Vegalta.
[edit] Current players
As of February 18, 2008
[edit] Former players
[edit] Managers
[edit] Season results
| Season |
League |
Standing |
Points |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
Attendance |
| 1995 |
JFL |
15(16) |
27 |
9 |
21 |
0 |
| 1996 |
JFL |
6(16) |
56 |
18 |
12 |
0 |
| 1997 |
JFL |
8(16) |
40 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
| 1998 |
JFL |
7(16) |
43 |
18 |
12 |
0 |
| 1999 |
J2 |
9(10) |
31 |
10 |
22 |
4 |
134,462 |
| 2000 |
J2 |
5(11) |
55 |
19 |
19 |
2 |
177,967 |
| 2001 |
J2 |
2(12) |
83 |
27 |
12 |
5 |
308,243 |
| 2002 |
J1 (stage1) |
9(16) |
20 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
| J1 (stage2) |
15(16) |
12 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
| J1 (season) |
13(16) |
32 |
11 |
18 |
1 |
327,925 |
| 2003 |
J1 (stage1) |
15(16) |
12 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
| J1 (stage2) |
15(16) |
12 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
| J1 (season) |
15(16) |
24 |
5 |
15 |
10 |
325,621 |
| 2004 |
J2 |
6(12) |
59 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
356,359 |
| 2005 |
J2 |
4(12) |
68 |
19 |
14 |
11 |
350,544 |
| 2006 |
J2 |
5(13) |
77 |
21 |
13 |
14 |
346,868 |
| 2007 |
J2 |
4(13) |
83 |
24 |
11 |
13 |
352,432 |
[edit] Finances
Despite leading J2 in attendance for the past three years, the club has struggled financially since being relegated from J1. In 2005, the team ran a deficit of 163 million yen, the only year since joining the J. League that they failed to turn a profit.[1] Up until the closing date of the 2006 season (January 31, 2007), the team was projecting a 150 million yen deficit[2]. However, the transfer fee for Borges was enough to drive them into the black for the season. The total profit in 2006 was 27 million yen.[3]
| Season |
Income |
Expenses |
| 1999 |
599 |
578 |
| 2000 |
763 |
751 |
| 2001 |
1021 |
998 |
| 2002 |
2152 |
1950 |
| 2003 |
2348 |
2211 |
| 2004 |
2110 |
2103 |
| 2005 |
1787 |
1950 |
| 2006 |
TBD |
TBD |
| in million yen |
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Pierre Littbarski
Goce Sedloski
Thiago Neves
Slovenia
