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| Full name | Nagoya Grampus | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Grampus | ||
| Founded | 1946; 79 years ago (1946) as Toyota Motor SC | ||
| Stadium | Toyota Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 44,692[1] | ||
| Owner | Toyota | ||
| Chairman | Toyo Kato | ||
| Manager | Kenta Hasegawa | ||
| League | J1 League | ||
| 2024 | J1 League, 11th of 20 | ||
| Website | nagoya-grampus | ||
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Nagoya Grampus (名古屋グランパス,Nagoya Guranpasu); formerly known asNagoya Grampus Eight (名古屋グランパスエイト,Nagoya Guranpasu Eito) is a Japaneseassociation football club that plays in theJ1 League, and have for all but one season since the inauguration of the league, following promotion from theJ2 League in 2017.
Based inNagoya,Aichi Prefecture and founded as thecompany team of theToyota Motor Corp. in 1939, the club shares its home games betweenMizuho Athletic Stadium (capacity 27,000 and the J.League's oldest serving stadium) and the much largerToyota Stadium in the city ofToyota (capacity 45,000).
Grampus had its most successful season up to 1996 when it was managed byArsène Wenger, well known for his subsequent exploits atArsenal. They won theEmperor's Cup and finished second in the J.League, with theirFR Yugoslavia captainDragan Stojković being named J.League MVP. The 1995 success was eclipsed on November 20, 2010, when the club won its first J.League trophy, under the management of Stojković.[2]
The team's name was derived from two prominent symbols of Nagoya. The first is theshachihoko (tiger-headed carp) statues atopNagoya Castle, also calledshachi; this word is a homophone with the Japanese word fororca, a species formerly referred to as "grampus". The second is themaru-hachi (circle-eight), Nagoya's official emblem. The team's mascot is Grampus-kun, an orca.[3]
Toyota Motor SC was overshadowed by its colleagueToyota Automated Loom Works SC (founded in 1946 and which was one of the founding members of theJapan Soccer League). When Toyota ALW were relegated to regional leagues in 1968, Toyota Motor saw an opportunity to rise at their expense.[4]
In1972, 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 in1977. In 1990, the club name was changed to "Nagoya Grampus Eight".
After a brief return in1987–88, they were promoted for good in1989–90 and remained in the top flight for 26 years, until2016.
Grampus Eight was an original member ("Original Ten"[a]) of theJ.League in 1993. In 1996, futureArsenal managerArsène Wenger led Grampus to the 1996Emperor's Cup and a runners-up finish in theJ.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.[4] In 2008, Nagoya appointed former playerDragan Stojković as manager. They finished in third place and qualified for theAFC Champions League for the first time.[5] Stojković has since led the club to winning the J.League in the 2010 season, featuring a squad consisting ofMarcus Tulio Tanaka,Mu Kanazaki,Seigo Narazaki,Yoshizumi Ogawa,Keiji Tamada andJoshua Kennedy.[2]After a poor2016 season, Grampus were relegated toJ2 League for the first time in their history.[6]Boško Gjurovski left his post as manager.[7] On 4 January 2017,Yahiro Kazama was appointed as the club's new manager.[8] On 3 December 2017, Grampus drew 0–0 againstAvispa Fukuoka in the promotion playoff final, securing promotion back toJ1 League at the first time of asking due to their higher regular season position than Avispa Fukuoka.[9]On 23 September 2019,Massimo Ficcadenti was appointed as the club's new manager. The Italian manager led the club the winner of theJ.League Cup in 2021. However, Grampus didn't renew a contract with Ficcadenti, and appointedKenta Hasegawa as their new manager.
Since Grampus were dealt a 5–0 defeat by theKashima Antlers at theKashima Soccer Stadium on 16 May in the1993 J.League season opener, Grampus suffered a losing streak of 22 consecutive games to theKashima Antlers at theKashima Soccer Stadium which includedEmperor's Cup andJ.League Cup games. Grampus finally got their first victory over the Kashima Antlers at the Kashima Soccer Stadium on 23 August of the2008 J.League season, some 15 years later.
AS Roma (2022−present)On 25 November 2022, Nagoya Grampus sign partnership withSerie A club,AS Roma.[10]
In theCaptain Tsubasamanga series, one character was player of Nagoya Grampus and is the goalkeeper Ken Wakashimazu which was player ofYokohama Flügels before the closing of theYokohama team. In 2013, the midfielder Shingo Aoi wear the Nagoya Grampus jersey in aYoichi Takahashi tribute to the 20 years ofJ.League.
| Season(s) | Kit Manufacturer | Main Shirt Sponsor | Collarbone Sponsor | Additional Sponsor(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mizuno | Toyota | Senon (Left) | Tokai Tokyo Securities (Right) | Denso | Toyota Tsusho | TS3 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Before the ban is lifted |
| 2020 | Toyota /GR Yaris | Goo Net (Left) | au 5G (Right・1st) au (Right・2nd) | - | |||||
| 2021 | GR Yaris | Toyota Industries | |||||||
| 2022 | GR 86 | au 5G (Right) | V Vantelin | ||||||
| 2023 | Waku Sutaffu (Right) | AISIN | V Vantelin | - | |||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| Home kit - 1st | ||||
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          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 |
     2023 |      2024 - | |||
| Away kit - 2nd | ||||
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     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 |
     2023 |      2024 - | |||
| Alternative Kits | ||||
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     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 |
    2022 Great Celebration of Tai |      2023 Great Celebration of Tuna |      2024 Great Celebration of Tuna | ||
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club Staff for 2024[12]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Kenta Hasegawa |
| Head coach | Kosuke Takeya |
| Coaches | Tsuyoshi Yoshitake Keiji Yoshimura |
| Analytical coach | Ryosuke Sato Shuta Tsukamoto |
| Goalkeeper coach | Kazumasa Kawano |
| Assistant goalkeeper coach | Seigo Narazaki |
| Performance coach | Daisuke Uematsu |
| Physical coach | Kaito Yamada |
| Chief doctor | Shinya Ishizuka |
| Physiotherapist | Masakazu Mizutani Toru Fujii |
| Chief trainer | Kento Fujita |
| Trainer | Hiroki Kondo Kohei Baba |
| Team side manager | Minoru Mita |
| Side affairs | Shinichi Kitano Shinnosuke Ishizaka Yasuhiro Tanigawa |
| Interpreter | Kota Kurosu Takashi Kurokawa Moon Keon-ho |
Information correct as of match played 6 January 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | F | A | %W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcos Falopa |  Brazil | 1991 | 1992 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 054.55 |
| Ryuzo Hiraki |  Japan | 1992 | 1993 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 033.33 |
| Gordon Milne |  England | 1 January 1994 | 31 December 1994 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 033.33 |
| Tetsuro Miura(caretaker) | Japan | 1 January 1995 | 30 June 1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 050.00 |
| Arsène Wenger |  France | 1 July 1995 | 30 September 1996 | 87 | 49 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 056.32 |
| José Costa(caretaker) |  Portugal | 30 September 1996 | 21 November 1996 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Carlos Queiroz | Portugal | 21 November 1996 | November 1997 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 72 | 69 | 050.00 |
| Koji Tanaka | Japan | 1997 | 1999 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 062.50 |
| Daniel Sanchez | France | 1 January 1998 | 31 January 1998 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 046.15 |
| Mazarópi(caretaker) | Brazil | 1999 | 1999 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 066.67 |
| João Carlos | Brazil | 1999 | 2001 | 55 | 34 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 061.82 |
| Tetsuro Miura | Japan | 2001 | 2001 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 046.67 |
| Zdenko Verdenik |  Slovenia | 1 January 2002 | 4 August 2003 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 044.44 |
| Nelsinho Baptista | Brazil | 29 July 2003 | 20 September 2005 | 84 | 32 | 23 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 038.10 |
| Hitoshi Nakata(caretaker) | Japan | 21 September 2005 | 31 December 2005 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 020.00 |
| Sef Vergoossen |  Netherlands | 1 January 2006 | 31 December 2007 | 68 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 038.24 |
| Dragan Stojković Piksi |  Serbia | 22 January 2008 | 7 December 2013 | 278 | 141 | 56 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 050.72 |
| Akira Nishino | Japan | 25 December 2013 | 22 November 2015 | 68 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 135 | 123 | 038.24 |
| Takafumi Ogura | Japan | 24 November 2015 | 23 August 2016 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 56 | 015.38 |
| Boško Gjurovski(caretaker) |  North Macedonia | 23 August 2016 | 6 November 2016[7] | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 033.33 |
| Yahiro Kazama | Japan | 4 January 2017[8] | 23 September 2019[13] | 102 | 43 | 18 | 41 | 157 | 147 | 042.16 |
| Massimo Ficcadenti | Italy | 23 September 2019[14] | 9 December 2021[15] | 97 | 53 | 20 | 24 | 136 | 86 | 054.64 |
| Kenta Hasegawa | Japan | 9 December 2021[16] | 143 | 60 | 34 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 041.96 |
P – Total of played matchesW – Won matchesD – Drawn matchesL – Lost matchesF – Goal scoredA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches wonNationality is indicated by the correspondingFIFA country code(s).
Dragan Stojković (1995)Seigo Narazaki (2010)Ueslei (2003)
Joshua Kennedy (2010, 2011)Jô (2018)Dragan Stojković (1995, 1996, 1999)Ueslei (2003)Seigo Narazaki (2003, 2008, 2010, 2011)Marques (2004)Yoshizumi Ogawa (2008)Joshua Kennedy (2010, 2011)
Danilson Córdoba (2010)Marcus Tulio Tanaka (2010, 2011, 2012)Takahiro Masukawa (2010)Jungo Fujimoto (2011)Jô (2018)Mitchell Langerak (2021)Yoshizumi Ogawa (2008)Arsène Wenger (1995)Dragan Stojković (2010)The following players have been selected by their country in theWorld Cup, while playing for Nagoya Grampus:
Takashi Hirano (1998)Dragan Stojković (1998)Seigo Narazaki (2002,2006,2010)Keiji Tamada (2006,2010)Joshua Kennedy (2010)Marcus Tulio Tanaka (2010)| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | Div. | Teams | Pos. | Attendance/G | J.League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Asia | |
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| 1992 | – | – | – | – | Semi-final | 1st round | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | J1 | 10 | 9th | 19,858 | Group stage | Quarter-final | ||
| 1994 | 12 | 11th | 21,842 | First round | 2nd round | |||
| 1995 | 14 | 3rd | 21,463 | – | Winners | |||
| 1996 | 16 | 2nd | 21,699 | Group stage | 3rd round | |||
| 1997 | 17 | 9th | 14,750 | Semi-final | 3rd round | CWC | Runners-up | |
| 1998 | 18 | 5th | 13,993 | Group stage | Semi-final | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
| 1999 | 16 | 4th | 14,688 | Semi-final | Winners | |||
| 2000 | 16 | 9th | 14,114 | Semi-final | Round of 16 | |||
| 2001 | 16 | 5th | 16,974 | Semi-final | 3rd round | CWC | Quarter-finals | |
| 2002 | 16 | 6th | 16,323 | Group stage | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
| 2003 | 16 | 7th | 16,768 | Semi-final | Round of 16 | |||
| 2004 | 16 | 7th | 15,712 | Semi-final | Round of 16 | |||
| 2005 | 18 | 14th | 13,288 | Group stage | Round of 16 | |||
| 2006 | 18 | 7th | 14,924 | Group stage | Round of 16 | |||
| 2007 | 18 | 11th | 15,585 | Group stage | Round of 16 | |||
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
| 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 | Not eligible | Round of 16 | ||
| 2018 | J1 | 18 | 15th | 24,961 | Group stage | 3rd round | ||
| 2019 | 18 | 13th | 27,612 | Quarter-final | Second round | |||
| 2020† | 18 | 3rd | 8,537 | Quarter-final | Not eligible | |||
| 2021† | 20 | 5th | 11,080 | Winners | Quarter-final | CL | Quarter-final | |
| 2022 | 18 | 8th | 18,813 | Quarter-final | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
| 2023 | 18 | 6th | 27,504 | Semi-final | Quarter-final | |||
| 2024 | 20 | 11th | 27,650 | Winners | 2nd round | |||
| 2025 | 20 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||
AsToyota Motor SC (1939–1991) and asNagoya Grampus (1991–Present)
| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All Japan Senior Football Championship | 2 | 1968, 1970 |
| Japan Soccer League Division 2 | 1 | 1972 |
| Konica Cup | 1 | 1991 |
| Emperor's Cup | 2 | 1995,1999 |
| Japanese Super Cup | 2 | 1996,2011 |
| J1 League | 1 | 2010 |
| J.League Cup | 2 | 2021,2024 |
Grampus-kun is J.LEAGUE's famous orca or "shachi" in Japanese—chosen by Nagoya Grampus as "shachi" also refers to the mythical creatures that adorn Nagoya Castle. Those "shachi" are a blend of the head of a tiger and the body of a carp and are said to protect temples and castles from destruction.
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