Yokohama F. Marinos
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Yokohama F. Marinos (横浜F・マリノス, Yokohama Efu Marinosu) is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club competes in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country.[1][2][3]
Full name | Yokohama F·Marinos | ||
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Nickname(s) | Marinos, Tricolor | ||
Founded | 1972; 52 years ago (1972) as Nissan Motor | ||
Stadium | Nissan Stadium | ||
Capacity | 72,327 | ||
Owner |
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Chairman | Akihiro Nakayama | ||
Manager | Harry Kewell | ||
League | J1 League | ||
2023 | J1 League, 2nd of 18 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Current season |
2008 | Manchester City F.C.* |
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2009–2012 | |
2013 | New York City FC§ |
2014 | Melbourne City FC* |
Yokohama F. Marinos*§ | |
2015–2016 | |
2017 | Montevideo City Torque* |
Girona FC*§ | |
2018 | |
2019 | Shenzhen Peng City F.C.*§ |
Mumbai City FC*§ | |
2020 | Lommel S.K.* |
ES Troyes AC* | |
2021 | |
2022 | Palermo F.C.*§ |
2023 | Bahia*§ |
Having won the J-League title five times and finishing second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team is based in Yokohama and was founded as the company team of Nissan Motor. The club was formed by the merger of Yokohama Marinos and Yokohama Flügels in 1999. The current name is intended to reflect both of the original names. Yokohama F. Marinos is the longest serving team in the top flight of Japanese football, having played at the top level since 1982, also making them, along with Kashima Antlers, one of only two teams to have competed in Japan's top flight of football every year since its inception.