Mynavi Sendai
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| Full name | Mynavi Sendai Ladies | ||
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| Nickname | MySendai | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Ground | Yurtec Stadium Sendai | ||
| Capacity | 19,694 | ||
| Chairman | Yoshihisa Nishikawa[citation needed] | ||
| Manager | Shigemitsu Sudo | ||
| League | WE League | ||
| 2024–25 | 12th | ||
| Website | https://www.mynavisendai-ladies.jp | ||
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Mynavi Sendai Ladies (マイナビ仙台レディース) is a women's professional football club playing in Japan's WE League. Its hometown is Sendai.
Kits
[edit | edit source]Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
[edit | edit source]| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) |
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| 2021–2022 | X-girl | Mynavi | The 77 Bank |
| 2022–2023 | |||
| 2023–2024 |
Stadium
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Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.
Sendai Stadium ranks among the top stadiums in Japan for its presence, comfort, and accessibility, and was once ranked second in an evaluation by a famous Japanese football media.It was also used by Azzurri as a camp site during the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Miyagi Stadium is famous not only for the Japanese national team, but also for hosting matches of the Argentine national team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
In 2022–23, it became the third place in the number of WE-League spectators.
Mascot
[edit | edit source]Myviy
[edit | edit source]- First appearance at the Tokyo Girls Collection in February 2021.[1]
- A girl from Deneb and raised in Sendai. LTAANA and VEGATTA are friends.
- By combining "MY" from My Navi and "V" from Victory, the club named it "Myviy" as an easy-to-call name that will be familiar to many people, including supporters.
- Not a specific animal. A character inspired by the star Deneb, one of the summer triangles. The motif is Mynavi Wave, a moon helmet that is associated with the stars and the city of Sendai.
Players
[edit | edit source]First-team squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 17 November 2024.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable players
[edit | edit source]- Japan Aya Sameshima (2012–2014)
- Japan Nana Ichise (2016–2023)
Caitlin Foord (2017)- Katrina Gorry (2017)
- Japan Mamiko Matsumoto (2020–2024)
- Japan Fūka Nagano (2021)
- Japan Hinata Miyazawa (2021–2023, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Boot)
- Japan Emi Nakajima (2022–present)
Club staff
[edit | edit source]| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Japan Shigemitsu Sudo |
| Assistant managers | Japan Hayato Sasaki |
| First-Team Coach | Japan Yuri Saito |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Japan Mitsuhiko Moromachi |
| Physical coach | Japan Anna Yamamori |
| Chief trainer | Japan Keisuke Niiyama |
| Trainer | Japan Aoi Sekine |
| Interpreter | Japan Maho Oono |
| Competent | Japan Ayano Masubuchi |
| Registered Dietitian | Japan Ryu Umetsu |
| Conditioning Advisor | Japan Yu Suzuki |
Managerial history
[edit | edit source]| Dates | Name |
|---|---|
| 2012–2016 | Yasunobu Chiba |
| 2017–2018.6 | Kazuo Echigo |
| 2018.6–2018.12 | Yasunobu Chiba |
| 2019–2020 | Keiju Karashima |
| 2021–2023.5 | Takeo Matsuda |
| 2023.5–present | Shigemitsu Sudo |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Team awards
[edit | edit source]- Nadeshiko League Division 1
- Runners-up (1): 2015
- Nadeshiko League Division 2
- Winners (1): 2012
- WE League
- Special prize (1) : 2022–23
- Empress's Cup
Individual awards
[edit | edit source]- Valuable Player Award
- Japan Fūka Nagano Japan Hinata Miyazawa: 2021–22
- Japan Hinata Miyazawa Japan Manaka Matsukubo: 2022–23
Season-by-season records
[edit | edit source]| Season | Domestic League | Empress's Cup | WE League Cup | |||
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| League | Level | Place | Tms. | |||
2
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Champions
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12
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Third round
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1
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5th
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10
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Quarter-finals
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Group stage
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7th
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10
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Semi-finals
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| Nadeshiko League Division 1 | 2nd
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10
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Semi-finals
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4th
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10
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Semi-finals
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Semi-finals
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4th
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10
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Quarter-finals
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Group stage
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8th
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10
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Quarter-finals
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Group stage
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8th
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10
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Quarter-finals
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Group stage
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7th
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10
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Semi-finals
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| 2021–22 | WE League | 5th
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11
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Fourth round
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| 2022–23 | 4th
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11
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Fourth round
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Group stage
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| 2023–24 | 12
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Quarter-finals
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Group stage
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Parent company
[edit | edit source]Transition of team name
[edit | edit source]- Vegalta Sendai Ladies: (2012–2016)
- Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies: (2017–2020)
- Mynavi Sendai Ladies: (2021–present)
See also
[edit | edit source]- Japan Football Association (JFA)
- List of women's football clubs in Japan
- Vegalta Sendai (former parent company)
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Mynavi Sendai on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Mynavi Sendai on InstagramLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Mynavi Sendai on FacebookLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Mynavi Sendai's channel on YouTube