Grulla Morioka
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| Full name | Grulla Morioka |
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| Nickname(s) | Grulla |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Ground |
South Park Football Stadium Morioka, Iwate |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Chairman |
 Yasuo Usui
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| Manager |
Akihiko Kamikawa
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| League | J3 League |
| 2016 | 13th |
| Website | Club home page |
Grulla Morioka (グルージャ盛岡 Gurūja Morioka?) is a Japanese association football club based in Morioka, Iwate. It played in the inaugural season of J3 League in 2014 after winning the Tohoku Soccer League, one of the Japanese Regional Leagues, in 2013.
"Grulla" is the Spanish word of "crane", which was used in the mon of Nanbu clan of former Morioka han and later became the local symbol of Morioka.
Initially known as Villanova Morioka (ヴィラノーバ盛岡 Viranōba Morioka?), the team was organized by alumni of Morioka Commercial High School and Morioka Chuo High School in 2000.
In 2003, a nonprofit organization Association of Setting Up a J. League Team in Morioka (Jリーグチームを盛岡に作る会 J Rīgu chīmu wo Morioka ni tsukuru kai?) was founded, and the team was reorganized and changed their name to Grulla Morioka in February 2004 with the intention of achieving elevation to the J. League by 2008.
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