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Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus logo.svg
Full name Nagoya Grampus
Nickname(s) Grampus
Founded 1939; 85 years ago (1939) as Toyota Motor S.C.
1991; 33 years ago (1991) as Nagoya Grampus Eight
Stadium Mizuho Stadium
Toyota Stadium
Stadium
capacity
27,000 (Mizuho)
45,000 (Toyota)
Owner Toyota
Chairman Toyo Kato
Manager Kenta Hasegawa
League J1 League
2022 J1 League, 8th of 18

Nagoya Grampus (名古屋グランパス, Nagoya Guranpasu) (formerly known as Nagoya Grampus Eight (名古屋グランパスエイト, Nagoya Guranpasu Eito)) is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp. in 1939, the club shares its home games between Mizuho Athletic Stadium (capacity 27,000 and the J.League's oldest serving stadium) and the much larger Toyota Stadium in the suburb of Toyota (capacity 45,000).

The team had its most successful season up to 1995 when it was managed by Arsène Wenger, well known for his subsequent exploits at Arsenal. They won the Emperor's Cup and finished second in the J.League, with Dragan Stojković and Gary Lineker on the team. The 1995 success was eclipsed on November 20, 2010, when the club won its first J.League trophy, under the management of Stojković.

The team's name was derived from the two most prominent symbols of Nagoya: the two golden grampus dolphins on the top of Nagoya Castle, and the Maru-Hachi (Circle eight), the city's official symbol.

History

JSL era

Toyota Motor SC was overshadowed by its colleague Toyota Automated Loom Works SC (founded in 1946 and which was one of the founding members of the Japan Soccer League). When Toyota ALW were relegated to regional leagues in 1968, Toyota Motor saw an opportunity to rise at their expense.

In 1972 the club was founding members of the JSL's Second Division and its inaugural champions. They remained in the JSL until the J.League's founding in 1993. They were relegated to the JSL Division 2 in 1977. After a brief return in 1987–88, they were promoted for good in 1989–90 and remained in the top flight for 26 years, until 2016.

J.League era

Nagoya Grampus Eight was an original member ("Original Ten") of the J.League in 1993. In 1996, future Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger led Grampus to the 1996 Emperor's Cup and a runners-up finish in the J.League, the club's best finish. The team's name "Nagoya Grampus Eight" was changed to just "Nagoya Grampus" at the start of the 2008 season. In 2008, Nagoya appointed former player Dragan Stojković as manager. They finished in third place and qualified for the AFC Champions League for the first time. Stojković has since led the club to winning the J.League in the 2010 season, featuring a squad consisting of Marcus Tulio Tanaka, Mu Kanazaki, Seigo Narazaki, Yoshizumi Ogawa, Keiji Tamada and Joshua Kennedy. After a poor 2016 season, Nagoya Grampus were relegated to J2 League for the first time in their history. Boško Gjurovski left his post as manager. On 4 January 2017, Yahiro Kazama was appointed as the club's new manager. On 3 December 2017, Nagoya Grampus drew 0-0 against Avispa Fukuoka in the promotion playoff final, securing promotion back to J1 League at the first time of asking due to their higher regular season position than Avispa Fukuoka.

Kashima Soccer Stadium curse

Since Nagoya were dealt a 5–0 defeat by the Kashima Antlers at the Kashima Soccer Stadium on 16 May in the 1993 J.League season opener, Nagoya suffered a losing streak of 22 consecutive games to the Kashima Antlers at the Kashima Soccer Stadium which included Emperor's Cup and J.League Cup games. Nagoya finally got their first victory over the Kashima Antlers at the Kashima Soccer Stadium on 23 August of the 2008 J.League season, some 15 years later.

Record as J.League member

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
Season Div. Teams Pos. Attendance/G J.League
Cup
Emperor's
Cup
Asia
1992 Semi-finals First round
1993 J1 10 9th 19,858 Group stage Quarter final
1994 12 11th 21,842 First round Second round
1995 14 3rd 21,463 Winners
1996 16 2nd 21,699 Group stage Third round
1997 17 9th 14,750 Semi-finals Third round CWC Runners-up
1998 18 5th 13,993 Group stage Semi-final
1999 16 4th 14,688 Semi-final Winners
2000 16 9th 14,114 Semi-final 4th round
2001 16 5th 16,974 Semi-final Third round CWC Quarter final
2002 16 6th 16,323 Group stage 4th round
2003 16 7th 16,768 Semi-final 4th round
2004 16 7th 15,712 Semi-final 5th round
2005 18 14th 13,288 Group stage 5th round
2006 18 7th 14,924 Group stage 5th round
2007 18 11th 15,585 Group stage 5th round
2008 18 3rd 16,555 Semi-final Quarter final
2009 18 9th 15,928 Quarter final Runners-up CL Semi-final
2010 18 1st 19,979 Group stage Quarter final
2011 18 2nd 16,741 Semi-final Quarter final CL Round of 16
2012 18 7th 17,155 Quarter final Quarter final CL Round of 16
2013 18 11th 16,135 Group stage Second round
2014 18 10th 16,734 Group stage Quarter final
2015 18 9th 16,240 Quarter final Second round
2016 18 16th 17,729 Group stage Second round
2017 J2 22 3rd 15,365 4th round
2018 J1 18 15th 24,961 Group stage Third round
2019 18 13th 27,612 Quarter final Second round
2020 18 3rd 8,537 Quarter final Did not qualify
2021 20 5th 11,080 Winners Quarter final CL Quarter final
2022 18 8th 18,813 Quarter-finals Round of 16
Key
*Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance
  • 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.
  • Source: J. League Data Site

Honours

Toyota Motor SC (1939-1991)/Nagoya Grampus (1991-Present)

League

Cups

Winners (2): 1995, 1999
Winners (1): 2021
  • Japanese Super Cup:
Winners (2): 1996, 2011
  • All Japan Senior Football Championship
    • Winners (2): 1968, 1970
  • Konica Cup
    • Winners (1): 1991

Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Mitchell Langerak
2 Brazil DF Tiago Pagnussat
3 Japan DF Yuichi Maruyama
4 Japan DF Shinnosuke Nakatani (captain)
5 Japan MF Kazuki Nagasawa
6 Japan DF Kazuya Miyahara
8 Japan FW Yoichiro Kakitani
9 Japan MF Noriyoshi Sakai
10 Brazil MF Mateus
11 Japan MF Yuki Soma
13 Japan DF Haruya Fujii
14 Japan MF Keiya Sento
15 Japan MF Sho Inagaki
16 Brazil MF Léo Silva
17 Japan DF Ryoya Morishita
18 Japan GK Tsubasa Shibuya
19 Japan MF Takuya Shigehiro
20 Japan MF Ryota Nagaki (on loan from Shonan Bellmare)
21 Japan GK Yohei Takeda
No. Position Player
22 Japan GK John Higashi
23 Japan DF Yutaka Yoshida
24 Japan DF Akinari Kawazura
29 Brazil FW Naldinho
31 Japan MF Haruki Yoshida
32 Japan FW Koki Toyoda
33 Japan MF Hidemasa Koda
34 Japan MF Takuya Uchida (on loan from FC Tokyo)
35 Japan MF Seiryo Usui Type 2
36 Japan MF Haruto Suzuki Type 2
37 Japan MF Kosuke Uchida Type 2
38 Japan DF Soma Ota Type 2
39 Japan GK Masaharu Kitahashi Type 2
41 Japan DF Kensho Kojima Type 2
42 Japan FW Ryoga Kida Type 2
45 Japan FW Kensuke Nagai
46 Japan MF Ryotaro Ishida
47 Japan FW Kyota Sakakibara DSP

Out on loan

No. Position Player
7 Japan MF Hiroyuki Abe (at Shonan Bellmare)
25 Japan MF Naoki Maeda (at FC Utrecht)
28 Japan DF Akira Yoshida (at Maruyasu Okazaki)
Japan GK Daiki Mitsui (at Azul Claro Numazu)
No. Position Player
Japan DF Shumpei Naruse (at Fagiano Okayama)
Japan MF Takuji Yonemoto (at Shonan Bellmare)
Brazil MF Thales Paula (at Roasso Kumamoto)

Other players under contract

No. Position Player
40 Poland FW Jakub Świerczok (Banned from football by the AFC for 4 years.)

Reserve squad (U-18s)

No. Position Player
1 Japan GK Masaharu Kitahashi
2 Japan DF Odai Watanabe
3 Japan DF Kensho Kojima
4 Japan DF Haru Inagawa
5 Japan DF Kohei Kawaguchi
6 Japan MF Haato Makishima
7 Japan MF Rinsei Nishi
8 Japan MF Seiryo Usui
9 Japan MF Yuto Toyama
10 Japan FW Ryoga Kida
11 Japan FW Yusuke Kamiya
12 Japan FW Ojiro Yanagi
13 Japan FW Takato Kurono
14 Japan MF Kosuke Uchida
15 Japan MF Haruto Suzuki
16 Japan GK Alexandre Horio Pisano
17 Japan MF Yamato Gempei
18 Japan MF Aito Noda
19 Japan DF Kirato Yamada
No. Position Player
20 Japan DF Soma Ota
21 Japan GK Yukiomi Hanada
22 Japan FW Fumiya Ishibashi
23 Japan MF Sosuke Nasu
24 Japan MF Toshiya Sato
25 Japan DF Ryohei Osada
26 Japan DF Rinto Higuchi
27 Japan MF Daina Okamoto
28 Japan DF Masamune Aoki
29 Japan DF Shoto Izawa
30 Japan MF Shungo Sugiura
31 Japan GK Shiki Hamasaki
32 Japan DF Yuto Tomikawa
33 Japan FW Naoto Nishimori
34 Japan MF Yuto Nishimori
35 Japan MF Kosei Matsushima
36 Japan MF Kanau Ikema
37 Japan DF Towa Karimai
38 Japan MF Sora Nakahara

Colour, sponsors and manufacturers

Season(s) Main Shirt Sponsor Collarbone Sponsor Additional Sponsor(s) Kit Manufacturer
2019 Toyota Senon (Left) Tokai Tokyo Securities (Right) Denso Toyota Tsusho TS3 Toyota Gazoo Racing Before the ban is lifted Mizuno
2020 Toyota / GR Yaris Goo Net (Left) au 5G (Right・1st)
au (Right・2nd)
-
2021 GR Yaris Toyota Industries
2022 GR 86 V Vantelin

Kit evolution

Home kit - 1st
1993
1994 - 1996
1997
1998
1999 - 2000
2001 - 2002
2003 - 2004
2005 - 2006
2007 - 2008
2009 - 2010
2011 - 2012
2013 - 2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 -
Away kit - 2nd
1993
1994 - 1996
1997
1998
1999 - 2000
2001 - 2002
2003 - 2004
2005 - 2006
2007 - 2008
2009 - 2010
2011 - 2012
2013 - 2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 -
Alternative Kits
2001 - 2002 3rd
2011
1st ACL
2012
1st ACL
2012
20th Anniversary
2013
20th Anniversary
2014
Nagoya TV Tower
60th Anniversary
2017
25th Anniversary
2018
J.League
25th Anniversary
2019
Shachi Festival
2021
Shachi Festival

Club staff

Position Name
Head coach Japan Kenta Hasegawa
Assistant head coach Japan Takashi Miki
First-team coach Japan Kosuke Takeya
Japan Ichiro Wada
Japan Taku Oshima
Goalkeeper coach Japan Kazumasa Kawano
Physical coach Japan Kaito Yamada
Conditioning coach Japan Daisuke Uematsu
Team doctor Japan Seiji Kondo
Physiotherapist Japan Masakazu Mizutani
Japan Kohei Shirotani
Athletic Chief Trainer Japan Kazue Hozumi
Athletic trainer Japan Hiroki Kondo
Japan Junya Muroi
Team Secretary Japan Minoru Mita
Side job Japan Shinichi Kitano
Japan Shinnosuke Ishizaka
Interpreter Japan Tonny Sasaki
JapanBrazil Leonardo Uehara
Japan Go Murakami
Kit Japan Tsuyoshi Kimbara
Dietitian Japan Maki Ozawa
Manager Japan Motohiro Yamaguchi

Managers

Information correct as of match played 4 December 2021. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Marcos Falopa  Brazil 1991 1992 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 !
Ryuzo Hiraki  Japan 1992 1993 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 !
Gordon Milne  England 1 January 1994 31 December 1994 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 !
Tetsuro Miura  Japan 1 January 1995 30 June 1995 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 ! (caretaker)
Arsène Wenger  France 1 July 1995 30 September 1996 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 ! Emperor's Cup x1
José Costa  Portugal 30 September 1996 21 November 1996 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 ! (caretaker)
Carlos Queiroz  Portugal 21 November 1996 November 1997 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050 &&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&072.&&&&&072 &&&&&&&&&&&&&069.&&&&&069 &&&&&&&&&&&&&048.&&&&&048.00
Koji Tanaka  Japan 1997 1999 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 !
Daniel Sanchez  France 1 January 1998 31 January 1998 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 !
Mazarópi  Brazil 1999 1999 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 ! (caretaker)
João Carlos  Brazil 1999 2001 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 ! Emperor's Cup x1
Tetsuro Miura  Japan 2001 2001 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.67000046.67
Zdenko Verdenik  Slovenia 1 January 2002 4 August 2003 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.44000044.44
Nelsinho Baptista  Brazil 29 July 2003 20 September 2005 &&&&&&&&&&&&&069.&&&&&069 &&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.68000037.68
Hitoshi Nakata  Japan 21 September 2005 31 December 2005 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020.00 (caretaker)
Sef Vergoossen  Netherlands 1 January 2006 31 December 2007 &&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068 &&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&038.24000038.24
Dragan Stojković Piksi  Serbia 22 January 2008 7 December 2013 &&&&&&&&&&&&0204.&&&&&0204 &&&&&&&&&&&&0103.&&&&&0103 &&&&&&&&&&&&&042.&&&&&042 &&&&&&&&&&&&&059.&&&&&059 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.49000050.49 J.League x1
Akira Nishino  Japan 25 December 2013 22 November 2015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&087.&&&&&087 &&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030 &&&&&&&&&&&&0135.&&&&&0135 &&&&&&&&&&&&0123.&&&&&0123 &&&&&&&&&&&&&041.38000041.38
Takafumi Ogura  Japan 24 November 2015 23 August 2016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019 &&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030 &&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.63000015.63
Boško Gjurovski  Macedonia 23 August 2016 6 November 2016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.33000033.33 (caretaker)
Yahiro Kazama  Japan 4 January 2017 23 September 2019 &&&&&&&&&&&&&089.&&&&&089 &&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036 &&&&&&&&&&&&0157.&&&&&0157 &&&&&&&&&&&&0147.&&&&&0147 &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.94000044.94 (Promoted)
Massimo Ficcadenti  Italy 23 September 2019 9 December 2021 &&&&&&&&&&&&0101.&&&&&0101 &&&&&&&&&&&&&054.&&&&&054 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 &&&&&&&&&&&&0136.&&&&&0136 &&&&&&&&&&&&&086.&&&&&086 &&&&&&&&&&&&&053.47000053.47 J.League Cup x1
Kenta Hasegawa  Japan 9 December 2021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 !
  • Notes:

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
‡ As caretaker manager Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

Personnel awards

  • J.League Player of the Year
  • J.League Top Scorer
  • J.League Best Eleven
  • J.League Rookie of the Year
  • J.League Manager of the Year

World Cup players

The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup, while playing for Nagoya Grampus:

League history

  • Regional League (Tokai Adult Soccer League): 1966–71
  • Division 2 (JSL Div. 2): 1972
  • Division 1 (JSL Div. 1): 1973–77
  • Division 2 (JSL Div. 2): 1978–86
  • Division 1 (JSL Div. 1): 1987
  • Division 2 (JSL Div. 2): 1988–89
  • Division 1 (JSL Div. 1): 1990–91
  • Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 1992–2016
  • Division 2 (J2 League): 2017
  • Division 1 (J.League Div. 1): 2018

(As of 2015): 33 seasons in the top tier, 12 seasons in the second tier and 6 seasons in the Regional Leagues.

In popular culture

In the Captain Tsubasa manga series, one character was player of Nagoya Grampus and is the goalkeeper Ken Wakashimazu which was player of Yokohama Flügels before the closing of the Yokohama team. In 2013, the midfielder Shingo Aoi wear the Nagoya Grampus jersey in a Yoichi Takahashi tribute to the 20 years of J.League.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Nagoya Grampus para niños

  • Grampus-kun (The team mascot)
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