Yokohama F. Marinos

Yokohama F. Marinos
横浜F・マリノス
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Full nameYokohama F·Marinos
Nickname(s)Marinos, Tricolor
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972) as Nissan Motor
StadiumNissan Stadium
Capacity72,327
Owner
ChairmanAkihiro Nakayama
Head coachJohn Hutchinson (interim)
LeagueJ1 League
2023J1 League, 2nd of 18
Websitehttp://www.f-marinos.com/
Current season
Clubs owned by CFG
Listed in order of acquisition/foundation.
Bold indicates the club was founded by CFG.
* indicates the club was acquired by CFG.
§ indicates the club is co-owned.
2008Manchester City F.C.*
2009–2012
2013New York City FC§
2014Melbourne City FC*
Yokohama F. Marinos*§
2015–2016
2017Montevideo City Torque*
Girona FC*§
2018
2019Shenzhen Peng City F.C.*§
Mumbai City FC*§
2020Lommel S.K.*
ES Troyes AC*
2021
2022Palermo F.C.*§
2023Bahia*§

Yokohama F. Marinos (横浜F・マリノス, Yokohama Efu Marinosu), stylised as Yokohama F·Marinos, 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]

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.

  1. ^ "Sanfrecce players shoulder blame for Moriyasu's surprise resignation". The Japan Times. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Sanfrecce salvage point against in-form Marinos". The Japan Times. 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Amano's timely strike leads Marinos past FC Tokyo". The Japan Times. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2018.