HIGUCHI YOKOHAMA in 2009

YOKOHAMA FC announced "HIGUCHI Yasuhiro" will be the coach in 2009 season. HIGUCHI was the former coach of OMIYA Ardija (J1) and resigned to take responsibility for the 2008 season's result, finished in the 12th position out of 18 teams. He was the assistant coach of marinos from 1999, the coach of Montedio YAMAGATA (J2) in 2006 and 2007 season.

2008 J League Division 2 season end

YOKOHAMA FC finished this season in the 10th place out of 18 teams. We could get only 50 point with 11 won, 14 lost, and 17 draw, although the first prize winner, HIROSHIMA got 100 points. We could not achieve our aim which we come back Division 1 in this year. Let's do our best in the next season!

2008J2 sec.45 YOKOHAMA FC vs. Ventforet KOFU

J League Division 2 -- 45th (final) Section at NHK Spring MITSUZAWA football Stadium
YOKOHAMA FC vs. Ventforet KOFU
0-0 (0-0, 0-0)
YOKOHAMA: none
KOFU: none


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Iwamaru #21
DF Yoshida #22
DF Togawa #4
DF Yatsuda #3
DF Ota #6
MF Hakkaku #23 >>>'68 DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
MF Yamada #32
MF Nejime #24 >>> '84 FW Hasegawa #15
MF A. Miura #17
FW Gokyu #16 >>> HT FW Anderson Andrade Antunes #9
FW Nanba #19

Substisution: Okubo #31, Sudo #25

Cautions: '18 Ota #6, '19 Yatsuda #3, '40 Hakkaku #23, '79 ELIZEU
Expulsions: none

Annual sad news...

YOKOHAMA FC announced it do not renew the contract with following players: ELIZEU Ferreira Maruciano #5, NAKATA Yosuke #8, Anderson Andrade Antunes #9, TAKIZAWA Kunihiko #13, HASEGAWA Taro #15, YAMADA Takuya #32.

2008J2 sec.44 YOKOHAMA FC vs. MITO Holly Hock

J League Division 2 -- 44th Section at MITO
YOKOHAMA FC vs. MITO Holly Hock
3-2 (1-0, 2-2)
YOKOHAMA: '20 Nanba #19, '53 Nanba #19, '84 Anderson Andrade Antunes#9
MITO: '48 Nishino, '89 Arada (PK)


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Koyama #1
DF Yoshida #22
DF Togawa #4
DF Yatsuda #3
DF Ota #6
MF Hakkaku #23 >>> '80 FW Hasegawa#15
MF Yamada #32 >>> '73 MF Takizawa #13
MF Nejime #24
MF A. Miura #17
FW Gokyu #16
FW Nanba #19 >>> '82 Anderson Andrade Antunes#9

Substitution: Iwamaru #21, Sudo #25

Cautions: '89 Koyama #1, '89 Anderson Andrade Antunes #9
Expulsions: none

SAYONARA, TSUNAMI

YOKOHAMA FC announced the dismissal of the coach, Satoshi TSUNAMI after this season. TSUNAMI became the coach from this season on 3 years contract. And, his missions were "Return to Division 1 in next season" and "team building in order to be able to keep Division 1 permanently ". However, YOKOHAMA FC judged the missions do not make good progress. Also, the asistant coach, Yoshiyuki SATO will be dismissed. There are no word on who would replace them.

2008J2 sec. 43 YOKOHAMA FC vs. Veglta SENDAI

J League Division 2 -- 43th Section at MITSUZAWA
YOKOHAMA FC vs. Vegalta SENDAI
2-2 (1-0, 1-2)
YOKOHAMA: '12 Nejime #24, '69 Nejime #24
SENDAI; '48 Hirase, '89 Nakahara


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Koyama #1
DF Yoshida #22
DF Togawa #4
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Ota #6
MF Hakkaku #23
MF Yamada #32
MF Nejime #24
MF A. Miura #17 >>> '84 Takizawa #13
FW Gokyu #16 >>> '89 FW K. Miura#11
FW Nanba #19 >>> '77 FW Ikemoto #20

Substitution: Iwamaru #21, Hasegawa #15

Cautions: '23 Nanba #19, '86 Koyama #1
Expulsions: none

Hi, Steven

Just after "Shrimp" renewed this site on 10th Nov, we got very kind message from Mr. Steven TWEED, who played in YOKOHAMA FC from 2004 season to Jun 2006.
" Hi Shrimp, Love the new site, looking forward to coming back, hopefully soon to be the coach."
Steven are playin in East Fife FC (Scottish Second Division) as the captain. East Fife won the first prise in 2007/2008 Scotitish Third Division, and promoted to upper division in this season.
Steven, Thank you very much for your kind attention to YOKOHAMA always. We also hope to fight with you in near future.

2008J2 sec.42 YOKOAHAMA FC vs. FC GIFU

J League Division 2 -- 42th Section at GIFU
YOKOHAMA FC vs. FC GIFU
1-0 (0-0, 1-0)
YOKOHAMA: '62 Yamada #32
GIFU; none


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Koyama #1
DF Yoshida #22
DF Togawa #4
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Ota #6
MF Hakkaku #23
MF Nejime #24
MF K. Miura #11 >>> '57 MF Yamada #32
MF A. Miura #17
FW Gokyu #16 >>> '89 FW Anderson Andrade Antunes#9
FW Nanba #19 >>> '79 FW Ikemoto #20

Substitution: Iwamaru #21, Takizawa #13

Cautions: '58 Yoshida #22, '73 Nanba #19
Expulsions: none

Emperor's Cup 4th round YOKOHAMA FC vs. Albirex NIIGATA

Emperor's Cup 4th round at NIIGATA
YOKOHAMA FC vs. Albirex NIITATA
0-2 (0-2, 0-0)
YOKOHAMA: none
NIIGATA: '18 Alessandro, '20 Uchida


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Koyama #1
DF Y. Nakata #8 >>> '79 FWAnderson Andrade Antunes#9
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Yoshimoto #7 >>>'30 MF Nejime #24
DF Ota #6
MF Yamada #32
MF Hakkaku #23
MF K. Miura #11
MF Takizawa #13 >>> HT A. Miuta #17
FW Gokyu #16
FW Ikemoto #20

Substitution: Iwamaru #21, Yoshida #22, Togawa #4, Nanba #19

Cautions: '8 Yoshimoto #7, '18 Ota, '89 ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
Expulsions: none

2008J2 sec.41 YOKOHAMA FC vs. EHIME FC

J League Division 2 -- 41th Section at MITSUZAWA
YOKOHAMA FC vs. EHIME FC
2-2- (1-0, 1-2)
YOKOHAMA: '10 Gokyu #16, '55 K. Miura #11
EHIME: '50 Ooki, '53 Yokotani


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Koyama #1
DF Yoshida #22
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Yoshimoto #7
DF A. Miura #17 >>> '77 DF Ota #6
MF Ono #18 >>>'53 MF Nejime #24
MF Hakkaku #23
MF K. Miura #11 >>> '67 FWAnderson Andrade Antunes#9
MF Takizawa #13
FW Gokyu #16
FW Ikemoto #20

Substitution: Iwamaru #21, Togawa #4

Cautions: 'none
Expulsions: none

2008J2 sec.40 YOKOHAMA FC vs. Avispa FUKUOKA

J League Division 2 -- 40th Section at FUKUOKA
YOKOHAMA FC vs. Avispa FUKUOKA
0-0 (0-0, 0-0)
YOKOHAMA: none
FUKUOKA: none


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Koyama #1
DF Yoshida #22
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Yoshimoto #7
DF A. Miura #17
MF Yamada #32
MF Hakkaku #23
MF K. Miura #11 >>> '68 MF Sudo #25
MF Takizawa #13
FW Cho Young Cheol #14 >>> '83 FW Gokyu #16
FW Ikemoto #20 >>> '63 FW Nanba #19

Substitution: Iwamaru #21, Ono #18

Cautions: '17 Yoshida #22, '64 Yoshimoto #7
Expulsions: none

Emperor's Cup 3rd round YOKOHAMA FC vs. KARIYUSHI Okinawa

88th Emperor's Cup 2008 3rd round at MITSUZAWA
YOKOHAMA FC vs. Kariyushi OKINAWA
2-1 (1-1, 1-0)
YOKOHAMA: '41 Ikemoto #20, '89 Hakkaku #23
OKINAWA: '37 Saito


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Koyama #1
DF Yoshida #22
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Yoshimoto #7
DF A. Miura #17
MF Yamada #32
MF Hakkaku #23
MF K. Miura #11
MF Takizawa #13
FW Nanba #19 >>> '74 FW Gokyu #16
FW Ikemoto #20 >>> '88 Cho Young Cheol #14

ubstitution: Iwamaru #21, Ota #6

Cautions: '89 Takizawa #13
Expulsions: none

J League Division 2 -- 39th Section at TOKYO
YOKOHAMA FC vs. Cerezo OSAKA
2-2 (1-0, 1-2)
YOKOHAMA: '37 A. Miura #17, '77 ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
OSAKA: '66 Komatsu, '74 Komatsu


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Koyama #1
DF Y. Nakata #8
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Yoshimoto #7
DF A. Miura #17
MF Ono #18 >>> '69 MF Hakkakur #23
MF Nejime #24
MF Yamada #32
MF Takizawa #13
FW FW Anderson Andrade Antunes #9 >>> '85 FW Gokyu #16
FW Ikemoto #20 >>> '61 Nanba #19

Substitution: Iwamaru #21, Yoshida #22

Cautions: '16 Elizeu Ferreira Marciano #5, '48 Y. Nakata #8, '89 Y. Nakata #8
Expulsions: '89 y. Nakata #8

2008J2 sec.38 YOKOHAMA FC vs. Sagan TOSU

J League Division 2 -- 38th Section at TOSU
YOKOHAMA FC vs. Sagan TOSU
2-3 (1-1, 1-2)
YOKOHAMA: '28 Ikemoto #20, '78 Gokyu #16
TOSU: '35 Hirose, '47 Hirose, '86 Takahashi '86


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Iwamaru #21
DF Yoshida #22
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Yoshimoto #7
DF Ota #6
MF Ono #18
MF Nejime #24
MF K. Miura #11 >>> '53 DF Yamada #32
MF Takizawa #13
FW Cho Young Cheol #14 >>> '76 FW Gokyu #16
FW Ikemoto #20

Substitution: Iwamaru #21, Sudo #25
Cautions: '39 Ono #18, '59 Ota #6
Expulsions: none

2008J2 sec.37 YOKOHAMA FC vs. Roasso KUMAMOTO

J League Division 2 -- 37th Section at KUMAMOTO
YOKOHAMA FC vs. Roasso KUMAMOTO
0-1 (0-0, 0-1)
YOKOHAMA: none
KUMAMOTO: '89 Yoshii


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Iwamaru #21
DF Yoshida #22
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Yatsuda #3
DF Ota #6
MF Ono #18　>>> '88 MF A. Mura #17
MF Nejime #24
MF Sudo #25 >>> '71 FW Gokyu #16
MF Takizawa #13
FW Nanba #19 >>> '64 FW Cho Young Cheol #14
FW Ikemoto #20

Substitution: Okubo #31, Yoshimoto #7

Cautions: '16 Ota #6, '26 Sudo #25, '40 Nanba #19, '54 Yatsuda #3
Expulsions: none

2008J2 sec.36 YOKOHAMA FC vs. Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA

J League Division 2 -- 36st Section at MITSUZAWA
YOKOHAMA FC vs. Sanfrecce HIROSHIMA
1-1 (0-1, 0-1)
YOKOHAMA: '59 Nanba #19
HIROSHIMA: '10 Sato


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Koyama#1
DF Yoshida #22
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Yatsuda #3
DF Ota #6
MF Ono #18　>>> '87 MF Sudo #25
MF Nejime #24
MF K. Miura #11 >>> '55 FW Nanba #19
MF A. Miura #17 >>> '64 Takizawa #13
FW Anderson Andrade Antunes #9
FW Ikemoto #20

Substitution: Iwamaru #21, Yoshimoto #7

Cautions: '80 Anderson Andrade Antunes #9 , '82 Anderson Andrade Antunes #9
Expulsions: '82 Anderson Andrade Antunes #9

2008J2 sec.35 YOKOHAMA FC vs. SHONAN Bellmare

J League Division 2 -- 35st Section at HIRATSUKA
YOKOHAMA FC vs. Shonan Bellmare
0-1 (0-0, 0-1)
YOKOHAMA: none
SHONAN: Tuto '53


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Koyama#1
DF Yoshida #22
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Yatsuda #3
DF Ota #6
MF Ono #18
MF Nejime #24
MF K. Miura #11 >>> '75 FW Cho Young Cheol #14
MF Takizawa #13 >>> '64 FW Ikemoto #20
FW Nanba #19>>> '88 MF Hakkaku #23
FW Anderson Andrade Antunes #9

Substitution: Iwamaru #21, Yoshimoto #7
Cautions: '32 Takizawa#13, '59 Ono#18, '66 Nanba #19
Expulsions: none

2008J2 sec.34 YOKOHAMA FC vs. TOKUSHIMA Voltis

J League Division 2 -- 34st Section at TOKUSHIMA
YOKOHAMA FC vs. TOKUSHIMA Voltis
2-1 (1-1, 1-0)
YOKOHAMA:'25 Nejime #24, '79 Nanba #19
TOKUSHIMA: '40 Souza


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Koyama#1
DF Yoshida #22
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Yatsuda #3
DF Ota #6
MF Ono #18 >>> '75 FW Ikemoto #20
MF Nejime #24
MF K. Miura #11 >>> '62 MF Cho Young Cheol #14
MF Takizawa #13
FW Nanba #19
FW Anderson Andrade Antunes #9

Substitution: Iwamaru #21, Yoshimoto #7, Hakkaku #23

Cautions: '31 Yoshida #22, '89 Koyama #1
Expulsions: none

2008J2 sec.33 YOKOHAMA FC vs. Montedio YAMAGATA

J League Division 2 -- 33st Section at MITSUZAWA
YOKOHAMA FC vs. Montedio YAMAGATA
1-4 (1-1, 0-3)
YOKOHAMA: '28 Anderson Andrade Antunes #9
YAMAGATA: '32 Toyoda, '68 Leonaldo, '77 Miyazaki, '81 Hasegawa


YOKOHAMA FC (4-4-2)
GK Koyama#1
DF Y. Nakata #8
DF ELIZEU Ferreira Marciano #5
DF Yamada #32
DF Ota #6
MF Takizawa #13 >>> '78 MF Ono #18
MF Nejime #24 >>> '78 FW K. Miura #11
MF A. Miura #17
MF Cho Young Cheol #14
FW Anderson Andrade Antunes #9
FW Ikemoto #20 >>> '71 FW Hasegawa #15

Substitution: Iwamaru #21, Yoshimoto #7
Cautions: none
Expulsions: none