Zweigen Kanazawa
Introduction '''Zweigen Kanazawa''' (ツエーゲン金沢, ''Tsuēgen Kanazawa'') is a Japanese football club based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. They currently play in the J3 League, Japan's 3rd tier of professional league football after getting relegated from J2 League after finishing in 22 place last season (2023).
History The club was formed in 1956 under the simple name ''Kanazawa Soccer Club'' and adopted its current identity in 2006.The Hokushinetsu region, long sleepy in football terms and whose potential only arose with Albirex Niigata leading the way, provided few opportunities for Kanazawa to rise in Japan's football ranks until the late 2000s. On 19 December 2009 they were promoted to the JFL after beating FC Kariya at the promotion/relegation playoff with 2–1 aggregate score, following a third-place finish in the 2009 All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series.On December 15, 2010, a new management company called ''Zweigen, Inc.'' was established in order to apply to the J-League associate membership.On January 7, 2011 the team applied for J-League associate membership.On 16 November 2014, Zweigen became the inaugural J3 League champions, and gained a licence to compete in J2 League from 2015.On 22 October 2023, Zweigen officially relegated to J3 League for the 2024 season after a narrow by Montedio Yamagata 0-1, thus ending their 9 years stay in J2.===Name and symbolism===The name "Zweigen" is a portmanteau of the German ''zwei'', for the number 2, and ''gen'', to advance. In Kanazawa dialect, the phrase ''tsuyoi noda!'' (We're strong!) became ''tsuee gen!'' by double entendre. In German, the word ''Zweigen'' means ''branches'' (dative—nominative: Zweige), and owing to this, a fleur-de-lis is a key part of the club's crest.
Stadium Their home stadium is the Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium. The capacity is 20,261.The stadium was built on 1974.The new Kanazawa Football Stadium has been in construction since 2022, and it is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2023.
League & cup record ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegatedLeague J. LeagueCup Emperor's CupSeason Div. Tier Teams Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts Attendance/G 2010JFL 3 18 '''9th''' 34 13 9 12 46 41 5 48 1,548 Not eligible2nd round201118 '''7th''' 33 13 8 12 49 40 9 47 2,504 2nd round201217 '''14th''' 32 812 12 33 41-8 36 2,313 1st round201318 '''7th''' 34 14 8 12 60 48 12 50 2,063 3rd round2014J3 12 '''1st''' 33 23 6 4 56 20 36 75 3,440 2nd round2015J2 2 22 '''12th''' 42 12 18 12 46 43 3 54 4,910 2nd round201622 '''21st''' 42 8 15 19 36 60 -24 39 4,179 2nd round201722 '''17th''' 42 13 10 19 49 67 -18 49 4,397 3rd round201822 '''13th''' 42 14 13 15 52 48 4 55 4,528 3rd round201922 '''11th''' 42 15 16 11 58 46 12 61 5,209 3rd round2020 '''†'''22 '''18th''' 42 12 13 17 57 67 -10 49 1,866 Did not qualify2021 '''†'''22 '''17th''' 42 10 11 21 39 60 -21 41 2,533 2nd round202222 '''14th''' 42 13 13 16 56 69 -13 52 3,421 3rd round202322 '''22nd''' 42 9 7 25 40 69 -29 34 4,239 2nd round2024J3 3 20 '''TBD''' 38          TBC;Key
Honours +Zweigen Kanazawa HonoursHonourNo.YearsHokushinetsu Division 112004J3 League12014
Current squad ''As of 9 February 2024. ''===Out on loan===
Coaching staff For the 2023 season.PositionName Head coach  Masaaki Yanagishita Assistant head coach  Kiyokazu Kudo First-team coach  Masateru Tsujita Goalkeeper coach  Ryoji Kawamoto Physical coach  Tetsuya Sakamoto Analyst  Wataru Kuriwaki Chief trainer  Yohei Kojo Trainer  Seiya Motooka   Takahiro Yagi Interpreter  Rafael Rayden Igarashi
Managerial history Manager Nationality Tenure '''Managerial Record'''Start Finish P W D L Win %Nobuhiro Ueno  1 February 2009 31 January 2012Hitoshi Morishita  1 February 2012 31 January 2017Masaaki Yanagishita  1 February 2017 5 November 2023Akira Ito  11 December 2023 present;Key
Kit evolution Home Kit - 1stAway Kit - 2ndSpecial Kits - 3rd
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