Shonan Bellmare
Association football club in Hiratsuka, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shonan Bellmare (湘南ベルマーレ, Shōnan Berumāre) is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country.
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Full name | Shonan Bellmare | ||
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Founded | 1968; 56 years ago (1968) as Towa Real Estate SC | ||
Stadium | Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Hiratsuka, Kanagawa | ||
Capacity | 15,380[1] | ||
Chairman | Kiyoshi Makabe | ||
Manager | Satoshi Yamaguchi | ||
League | J1 League | ||
2023 | J1 League, 15th of 18 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Shonan refers to a coastal area along Sagami Bay that includes Hiratsuka. Bellmare is a portmanteau of the Italian words bello and mare, meaning "beautiful sea".
Shonan have won a total of 3 Emperor's Cup, 2 J.League Cup and 2 Japanese Super Cup.