Shonan Bellmare

Shonan Bellmare
湘南ベルマーレ
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Full nameShonan Bellmare
Founded1968; 58 years ago (1968)
GroundShonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
Capacity18,500
ChairmanKiyoshi Makabe
ManagerCho Kwi-jea
LeagueJ2 League
Websitehttp://www.bellmare.co.jp/
Current season

Shonan Bellmare (湘南ベルマーレ, Shōnan Berumāre) is a Japanese professional association football club currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium. 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".

History

The club was founded in 1968.

League title

League position

Former position

Notable achievement

The team has some notable achievements.

In 2010, Frode Johnsen made three goals in one game against Shimizu S-Pulse.

References

  1. ↑ "Shonan Bellmare". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  2. ↑ WorldFootball.net, "3 Goals in one game"[permanent dead link]; retrieved 2012-7-5.

Other websites

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