Kamatamare Sanuki

Kamatamare Sanuki
カマタマーレ讃岐
Full nameKamatamare Sanuki
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
GroundPikara Stadium,
Marugame, Kagawa
Capacity30,099
ChairmanNobuhiro Kawamura
ManagerAtsushi Yoneyama
LeagueJ3 League
2023J3 League, 16th of 20
Websitehttp://www.kamatamare.jp/
Current season

Kamatamare Sanuki (カマタマーレ讃岐、Kamatamāre Sanuki) is a football club based in Takamatsu, the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture of Japan. They currently play in the J3 League, the Japanese third tier of professional football.

The first part of their name was coined by combining the Japanese word Kamatama (a type of udon noodle bowl) and the Italian Mare ("Sea"). The second part is what Kagawa Prefecture used to be called.

Their name, as well as their crest, that features a kamatama udon bowl, gained a significant interest and recognition, as the club instantly became one of the most-known non-league sides in Japan when their new name and crest was announced in October 2005. [citation needed]