Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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| Full name | Sanfrecce Hiroshima F.C. |
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| Nickname(s) | Sanfrecce, Sanfre |
| Founded | 1992 |
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Hiroshima Big Arch Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Owner | Mazda |
| Chairman | Kaoru Koyano |
| Manager | Hajime Moriyasu |
| League | J1 League |
| 2016 | J1 League, 6th |
| Website | Club home page |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (サンフレッチェ広島 Sanfuretche Hiroshima?) is a professional association football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. The club currently competes in the J1 League.
The club name is a portmanteau of the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian word frecce or 'arrows'. This is based on the story of Mori Motonari who told his three sons that while a single arrow might be easily snapped, three arrows held together would not be broken and urged them to work for the good of the clan and its retainers.
The team's home town is Hiroshima, Hiroshima and the side plays at Hiroshima Big Arch and Hiroshima Prefectural Stadium. It holds training sessions at Yoshida Soccer Park in Akitakata, Hiroshima and Hiroshima 1st Ball Park.
The team was a former company team of Toyo Kogyo Soccer Club (東洋工業サッカー部?) in 1938 and played in the semi-professional Japan Soccer League. They dominated the JSL's early years, winning the title 4 times in a row – a feat that was later equaled by Yomiuri SC/Verdy Kawasaki. The name change was made at Mazda SC (マツダSC?) in 1981. When JSL disbanded and became the J. League in 1992, it dropped the company name and became "Sanfrecce Hiroshima". Alongside JEF United Ichihara Chiba and Urawa Red Diamonds they co-founded both leagues.
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