of Japan. In 2018, won the J.League Cup. It was the first time for Shonan Bellmare to win three major titles since winning the 74th Emperor's Cup in the Bellmare Hiratsuka. On the operational side, there was some report that the club fell into excess debt of more than 100 million yen in February 2012, and in the worst case the club itself could be dissolved (the actual amount of excess debt was 82.68 million yen). However, the debt insolvency was resolved by two capital increases. In April 2018, SANEI ARCHITECTURE PLANNING, which was the largest shareholder of Shonan Bellmare, established "Merudia RIZAP Shonan Sports Partners" in collaboration with RIZAP GROUP. The new company acquired a 50% stake in Shonan Bellmare. RIZAP GROUP intends to invest 1 billion yen in Bellmare over the next three years. Colour, sponsors and manufacturers Kit evolution Rivalries Historically the Shonan area was part of a pre-modern province, Sagami Province, whereas Yokohama and Kawasaki were part of Musashi Province, hence Bellmare's intraprefectural rivalries with Yokohama F. Marinos, Yokohama FC and Kawasaki Frontale are based on the hard-working port cities of South Musashi as opposed to the more laid-back attitude of Sagami. Record as J.League member Key Honours League As Towa / Fujita (until 1992); Bellmare Hiratsuka (1993–1999); Shonan Bellmare (2000–present) Japan Soccer League Division 1 (first tier): Champions: 1977, 1979, 1981 Japan Soccer League Division 2/(old) Japan Football League Division 1/J.League Division 2 (second tier): Champions: 1991–92, 1993, 2014, 2017 Cup Emperor's Cup: 1977, 1979, 1994 JSL Cup/J.League Cup: 1973, 2018 All Japan Senior Football Championship: 1971 Continental Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1995 Invitational BTV Cup: 2016 League history Kanto Football League: 1970–71 Division 1 (Japan Soccer League Div. 1): 1972–89 (1972–74 as Towa Real Estate Development; 1975–89 as Fujita Industries) Division 2 (Japan Soccer League Div. 2): 1990–91 (as Fujita Industries) Division 2 (Japan Football League (former) Div. 1): 1992–93 (as Fujita Industries) Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 1994–99 (as Bellmare Hiratsuka) Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 2000–09 (as Shonan Bellmare) Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 2010 Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 2011–12 Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 2013 Division 2 (J.League Div. 2): 2014 Division 1 (J1 League): 2015–16 Division 2 (J2 League): 2017 Division 1 (J1 League): 2018– Total (as of 2017): 28 seasons in the top tier, 18 seasons in the second tier and 2 seasons in the Regional Leagues. Players