Sony Sendai FC

History

The club was founded by the workers of Sony's Sendai factory in 1968. They kept a low profile playing mainly in the Miyagi Prefecture League for a long time. However, it changed suddenly in 1993 when they embarked on a challenging task to reach the former Japan Football League within 5 years. They became league champions for 4 consecutive seasons starting from 1994, first in the Prefecture League and the others in the Tōhoku Regional League. They achieved their goal and were promoted to the JFL by winning the 1997 Regional League play-off.

When the J. League Division 2 was formed in 1999, the club decided not to turn professional. They joined the newly organised Japan Football League instead and have been an established JFL side since then.

As a result of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Sony Sendai, with permission from the JFL, did not contest the first half of the 2011 season. They expectedly earned last place on points, but due to Machida Zelvia !Machida Zelvia and Matsumoto Yamaga !Matsumoto Yamaga being promoted to Division 2 and JEF Reserves !JEF Reserves withdrawing from the competition, they were spared relegation.

In 2015 Sony Sendai won the second stage and earned its first JFL title by defeating first stage champions Vanraure Hachinohe on penalties after a tied two-leg final on aggregate.

Current squad

As of October 27, 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Second-tier JFL

1998: 13th

Third-tier JFL

1999: 5th
2000: 5th
2001: 14th
2002: 4th
2003: 9th
2004: 6th
2005: 8th
2006: 9th
2007: 11th
2008: 9th
2009: 3rd
2010: 14th
2011: 18th
2012: 12th
2013: 9th

Fourth-tier JFL

2014: 5th (overall)
2015: Clausura and Overall Champion
2016: 6th