Blancdieu Hirosaki FC (ブランデュー弘前FC, Burande~yū Hirosaki Efu Shi) is a football club team based in Hirosaki, Aomori. They currently play in Tohoku Soccer League, which part of Japanese Regional Leagues. It was founded in 2012 and aims to be a future J. League member.[1]
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| Full name | Blancdieu Hirosaki Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Blanc Dew | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Ground | Hirosaki Sports Park, Hirosaki, Aomori | ||
| Manager | Fujio Yamamoto | ||
| League | Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 1) | ||
| 2024 | 1st of 10 (champions) | ||
| Website | blancdieu-hirosaki | ||
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Name origin
editBlancdieu is a coined word of blanc (white in French) and Dieu (God in French) and has the meaning of the white God of the Shirakami-Sanchi Mountains.
History
editEstablished in 2012, the team clinched the Aomori Prefecture Adult Soccer League Division 1 title that year. In 2013, they earned promotion to the Tohoku Adult Soccer League Division 2 North, finishing as runners-up. The subsequent season saw them win Division 2 North, ascending to the top division for the 2015 season. They achieved their first Tohoku League Division 1 victory in 2018 as a team from Aomori Prefecture and took part in the All-Japan Regional Football Champions League 2018, only to be ousted in the initial round. Despite finishing second in the league in 2019, they entered the regional Champions League under tournament rules but faced elimination in the first round. They reclaimed the league title in 2020 but were again eliminated early in the Regional Champions League, marking their third consecutive first-round exit. The 2020 season saw Brandu Hirosaki Co., Ltd., established in October 2019, take over as the operating company. In 2023, they secured the league title once more since their last win in 2020, qualifying for the Champions League, yet they were eliminated in the first round after two draws and one loss. In 2024, they defended their league championship title with an undefeated season, boasting seventeen victories and a single draw. However, their journey in the Regional Champions League concluded with three losses in Group B, resulting in a last-place finish.
Stadium
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Current squad
editUpdated to 23 August 2023.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League and cup record
edit| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup |
Shakaijin Cup | ||||||||||||
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| Season | League | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 2012 | Aomori Prefecture First Division |
7 | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 17 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2013 | Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 2, North) |
6 | 10 | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 38 | ||
| 2014 | 10 | 1st | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 10 | 54 | 50 | ||||
| 2015 | Tohoku Soccer League (Div. 1) |
5 | 10 | 8th | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 16 | ||
| 2016 | 10 | 2nd | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 34 | ||||
| 2017 | 10 | 3rd | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 36 | ||||
| 2018 | 10 | 1st | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 12 | 69 | 52 | ||||
| 2019 | 10 | 2nd | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 14 | 68 | 43 | ||||
| 2020 † | 10 | 1st | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 44 | 25 | ‡ | |||
| 2021 † | 12 | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 26 | 22 | ‡ | |||
| 2022 | 12 | 2nd | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 10 | 63 | 38 | ||||
| 2023 | 12 | 1st | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 8 | 84 | 49 | ||||
| 2024 | 10 | 1st | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 13 | 85 | 52 | Quarter-finals | |||
| 2025 | 10 | TBD | 18 | |||||||||||
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
- † Number of games played reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
- ‡ Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Aomori Prefecture First Division | 1 | 2012 |
| Tohoku Soccer League Division 2 North | 1 | 2014 |
| Tohoku Soccer League Division 1 | 4 | 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024 |
References
edit- ^ "サッカークラブチーム「ブランデュー弘前Fc」". Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ Blancdieu Hirosaki. "2022シーズン 背番号決定のお知らせ". www.blancdieu-hirosaki.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Blancdieu Hirosaki FC on Facebook (in Japanese)
- Blancdieu Hirosaki FC on Twitter (in Japanese)
- Blancdieu Hirosaki FC's channel on YouTube (in Japanese)
- Tohoku Soccer League – Blancdieu Hirosaki team information (in Japanese)
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