# Blaublitz Akita

Blaublitz Akita (ブラウブリッツ秋田, Burauburittsu Akita) is a Japanese professional association football team based in Akita, capital of Akita Prefecture. The club currently play in the J2 League, Japanese second tier of professional football league. Due to the club's former ownership by TDK and thus formerly known as the TDK S.C. (JaWiki), most of the players were employees of TDK's Akita factory.

## History

The club based in Nikaho, Akita, was founded in 1965. They were promoted to the Tohoku Regional League in 1982. They played in the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1985 and 1986. They were the only club in Tohoku region competing in the JSL.
In 2006, they won the Tohoku Regional League championship for the fifth straight year. They were automatically promoted to the Japan Football League after they won the National Regional League Playoffs.
The team has announced that it would separate from its parent company and join the J. League if the club's final yearly standing should ever allow promotion.
In May, 2009, TDK announced that the football club will become independent for the 2010 season and be based around Akita. Later in 2010 the club's name was changed to "Blaublitz Akita". Blau and Blitz mean blue and lightning in German respectively.
In 2014 they entered the J3 League after previously playing in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese association football league system until promotion to J2 in 2020.
The club moved to Akita City and entered the J3 League for the 2014 season. The club finished 8th in each of its first two years in the professional competition. In the 2017 season, their fourth, they won the title, however due to their lacking a license to play upper-tier football, they were not promoted, becoming the first professional third-tier champion not to be promoted. However, Akita acquired the J2 license on September 27, 2018, after which they won the title again in the 2020 season, returning to the second tier for the first time in 34 years.
* See historical emblems

## Stadium

Their home stadium is Soyu Stadium, also known as "Yabase" (capacity 20,125 and the J.League's oldest serving stadium). The club practices at the adjacent Akita Sports Plus ASP Stadium and Space Project Dream Field.

## League and cup record

| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup |
| Season | Div. | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup |
| TDK |||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 25 | - | — | - |
| 1983 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 13 | 63 | 27 | - | — | - |
| 1984 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 23 | - | — | 1st round |
| 1985 | JSL2 | 2 | 12 | 12th | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 48 | -36 | 3 | - | — | - |
| 1986 | JSL2 | 2 | 16 | 15th | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 111 | -90 | 2 | - | — | - |
| 1987 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 36 | 22 | - | — | 1st round |
| 1988 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 35 | 24 | - | — | 1st round |
| 1989 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 38 | 24 | - | — | 1st round |
| 1990 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 21 | - | — | - |
| 1991 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 17 | - | — | - |
| 1992 | Tohoku | 4 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 14 | - | — | - |
| 1993 | Tohoku | 4 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 11 | - | — | - |
| 1994 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 11 | - | — | - |
| 1995 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 13 | - | — | - |
| 1996 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 14 | - | — | 1st round |
| 1997 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 20 | - | — | - |
| 1998 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 25 | - | — | 1st round |
| 1999 | Tohoku | 4 | 8 | 2nd | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 26 | - | — | 1st round |
| 2000 | Tohoku | 4 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 35 | - | — | 1st round |
| 2001 | Tohoku | 4 | 8 | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 29 | - | — | - |
| 2002 | Tohoku | 4 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 33 | 40 | - | — | 1st round |
| 2003 | Tohoku | 4 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 26 | 29 | - | — | 2nd round |
| 2004 | Tohoku | 4 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 34 | - | — | 1st round |
| 2005 | Tohoku | 4 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 29 | - | — | 1st round |
| 2006 | Tohoku | 4 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 51 | 42 | - | — | 2nd round |
| 2007 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 42 | 983 | — | 4th round |
| 2008 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 41 | 951 | — | 1st round |
| 2009 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 10th | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 46 | 741 | — | 1st round |
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| 2010 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 8th | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 51 | 1,256 | — | 2nd round |
| 2011 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 14th | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 37 | 1,274 | — | 2nd round |
| 2012 | JFL | 3 | 17 | 13th | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 37 | 1,136 | — | 2nd round |
| 2013 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 8th | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 50 | 1,768 | — | 2nd round |
| 2014 | J3 | 3 | 12 | 8th | 33 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 34 | 1,773 | — | 2nd round |
| 2015 | J3 | 3 | 13 | 8th | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 45 | 1,998 | — | 2nd round |
| 2016 | J3 | 3 | 16 | 4th | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 50 | 2,425 | — | 2nd round |
| 2017 | J3 | 3 | 17 | 1st | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 61 | 2,364 | — | 1st round |
| 2018 | J3 | 3 | 17 | 8th | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 43 | 2,839 | — | 1st round |
| 2019 | J3 | 3 | 18 | 8th | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 49 | 1,576 | — | 1st round |
| 2020 † | J3 | 3 | 18 | 1st | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 73 | 1,221 | — | Semi Final |
| 2021 | J2 | 2 | 22 | 13th | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 47 | 2,097 | — | 1st round |
| 2022 | J2 | 2 | 22 | 12nd | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 46 | -7 | 56 | 2,283 | — | 2nd round |
| 2023 | J2 | 2 | 22 | 13th | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 51 | 3,139 | — | 2nd round |
| 2024 | J2 | 2 | 20 | 10th | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 54 | 4,128 | 3rd round | 2nd round |
| 2025 | J2 | 2 | 20 | TBA | 38 | | | | | | | | | TBD | TBD |

### Key

* Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
* Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
* † 2020 season attendance reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
* Source: Source: J. League Data Site

## Honours

Blaublitz Akita Honours :
| Honour | No. | Years |
| Tohoku Soccer League | 11 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (shared with Grulla Morioka), 2006 |
| Regional Promotion Series | 1 | 2006 |
| Akita Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Akita Prefectural Qualifiers | 10 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| J3 League | 2 | 2017, 2020 |

## Current squad

As of 17 February 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | JPN | Genki Yamada |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Ryohei Okazaki |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Ryota Inoue |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Kazuma Nagai (on loan from Mito HollyHock) |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Hiroto Morooka |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Takuma Mizutani |
| 8 | FW | JPN | Junki Hata |
| 9 | MF | JPN | Ryota Nakamura |
| 10 | FW | JPN | Ren Komatsu |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Yukihito Kajiya |
| 13 | DF | JPN | Ryuji Saito |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Ryuhei Oishi |
| 16 | DF | JPN | Kota Muramatsu |
| 17 | GK | SRB | Luka Radotić (on loan from V-Varen Nagasaki) |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Riyo Kawamoto (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | JPN | Yusei Ozaki (on loan from Vissel Kobe) |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Masakazu Yoshioka |
| 23 | GK | JPN | Soki Yatagai |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Soichiro Fukaminato (on loan from Machida Zelvia) |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Tomofumi Fujiyama |
| 29 | FW | JPN | Daiki Sato |
| 31 | MF | JPN | Ryotaro Ishida |
| 32 | DF | JPN | Takumi Hasegawa |
| 34 | FW | JPN | Shota Suzuki |
| 39 | DF | JPN | Kyowaan Hoshi |
| 40 | FW | JPN | Kosuke Sagawa |
| 45 | MF | JPN | Hinase Suzuki |
| 47 | GK | JPN | Tomoki Horiuchi |
| 71 | DF | JPN | Hiroki Hatahashi |
| 80 | MF | JPN | Kazuya Onohara (on loan from Zweigen Kanazawa) |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | JPN | Ken Tshizanga Matsumoto (at Tegevajaro Miyazaki) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | JPN | Koya Handa (at Gainare Tottori) |

## Club officials

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Ken Yoshida |
| Assistant manager | Hirotaka Usui |
| First-team coach | Shota Sakagawa Masanori Tamo |
| Goalkeeper coach | Hirohito Ito |
| Analytical coach | Haruki Sasaki |
| Chief trainer | Yuta Kobayashi |
| Trainer | Kaichi Hiraoka Ryota Kanagaya |
| Competent | Taichi Matsuda |
| Side affairs | Hiromasa Nishizawa |

## Managerial history

| Name | Nationality | Tenure | Tenure |
| Name | Nationality | Start | Finish |
| Kazuaki Sato | Japan | 1988 | ? |
| Norio Sasaki | Japan | ? | 31 January 1998 |
| Tsutomu Komatsu | Japan | 1 February 1999 | 31 January 2007 |
| Hisao Sasaki | Japan | 1 February 2008 | 31 January 2009 |
| Hirotoshi Yokoyama | Japan | 1 February 2010 | 31 January 2011 |
| Yuji Yokoyama | Japan | 1 February 2012 | 31 January 2013 |
| George Yonashiro | Brazil / Japan | 1 February 2013 | 31 January 2014 |
| Shuichi Mase | Japan | 1 February 2015 | 31 January 2016 |
| Koichi Sugiyama | Japan | 1 February 2017 | 11 July 2018 |
| Shuichi Mase | Japan | 12 July 2018 | 31 January 2019 |
| Ken Yoshida | Japan | 1 February 2020 | Current |

## List of captains

| # | Name | Captaincy years |
| - | Akira Sasaki | JSL Era |
| 7 | Satoshi Sato | |
| 17 | Moriyasu Saito | |
| 4 | Masatoshi Ozawa | 2007–2009 |
| 18 | Satoshi Yokoyama | 2010 |
| 2 | Hiroyuki Kobayashi | 2011 |
| 10 | Masatoshi Matsuda | 2012-2013 |
| 10 | Shingo Kumabayashi | 2014 |
| 4 | Toshio Shimakawa | 2015 |
| 24 | Naoyuki Yamada | 2016-2018 |
| 39 24 | Hiroki Kotani Naoyuki Yamada | 2019 |
| 24 | Naoyuki Yamada | 2020 |
| 9 | Ryota Nakamura | 2021 |
| 23 | Shuto Inaba | 2022 |
| 33 | Ryutaro Iio | 2023 |
| 6 | Hiroto Morooka | 2024- |

## Kit evolution

Home kits - 1st :
| 2010 - 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 - |
Away kits - 2nd :
| 2010 - 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 - |

### Top goal scorers by seasons

| Season | Name | Goals |
| 2014 | Hirochika Miyoshi | 12 |
| 2015 | Kyohei Maeyama | 10 |
| 2016 | Tomohiro Tanaka | 8 |
| 2017 | Tomohiro Tanaka | 15 |
| 2018 | Tomohiro Tanaka Ken Hisatomi | 6 |
| 2019 | Ryota Nakamura | 11 |
| 2020 | Ryota Nakamura | 10 |
| 2021 | Hayate Take | 7 |
| 2022 | Ibuki Yoshida Shota Aoki | 5 |
| 2023 | Keita Saito | 5 |

### JSL Cup Record
## Seasons

* 2003 TDK SC season
* 2004 TDK SC season
* 2005 TDK SC season
* 2006 TDK SC season
* 2007 TDK SC season
* 2008 TDK SC season
* 2009 TDK SC season
* 2010 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2011 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2012 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2013 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2014 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2015 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2016 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2017 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2018 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2019 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2020 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2021 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2022 Blaublitz Akita season
* 2023 Blaublitz Akita season

## Support

Blaublitz Akita's main active supporters' group is called the Blue tasu Akita.

## Stadium and facilities

* Soyu Stadium
* Akigin Stadium
* Akita Prefectural Central Park
* JA Kyosai Tsuchizaki Indoor Practice Facility (39°45′6.2″N 140°3′46.5″E﻿ / ﻿39.751722°N 140.062917°E﻿ / 39.751722; 140.062917)
* Akita Prefecture Football Centre (39°51′33.4″N 140°00′32.1″E﻿ / ﻿39.859278°N 140.008917°E﻿ / 39.859278; 140.008917)
* Versity Weight Room (39°44′1.9″N 140°5′52.8″E﻿ / ﻿39.733861°N 140.098000°E﻿ / 39.733861; 140.098000)
* Nipro Hachiko Dome
* Dormitory
* Green Thumb no Mori

### Former facilities

* Nikaho Green Field
* Nishime Country Park Soccer Field
* TDK Akita General Sports Center (39°16′3.9″N 139°55′41.9″E﻿ / ﻿39.267750°N 139.928306°E﻿ / 39.267750; 139.928306)
* Mizubayashi Athletic Field (39°22′42.5″N 140°1′52.7″E﻿ / ﻿39.378472°N 140.031306°E﻿ / 39.378472; 140.031306)
* Oga Athletic Stadium (39°54′38.1″N 139°51′7.6″E﻿ / ﻿39.910583°N 139.852111°E﻿ / 39.910583; 139.852111)

## Team mascots

The official team mascot is an 8-year-old Ryūjin, named Blaugon and wears #00.

## Songs and chants

* Akita Prefectural Anthem - song
* We are Akita - song, Rakan edition composed by Berabow
* Akita Olé - song, champ edition

## Related clubs

* TDK Shinwakai (Tohoku Soccer League Division 2 North) – Based in Nikaho, Akita.
* Tsuruoka TDK

### TDK derby list
## Rivalries
### Ōu Honsen (Dewa derby)

TDK and NEC Yamagata first met in 1990 in old Tohoku regional football league. The two clubs have been based in former Dewa Province, and their rivalry is renamed as Ōu Honsen (奥羽本戦) after the Japan Railways Ōu Main Line (奥羽本線) in 2021.
* Tohoku derby
* Battle of Ōshū

## Broadcasters

* Yuji Hirota
* Francesco Bellissimo
* Toshifumi Takeshima

## Shirt sponsorship by TDK

* AFC Ajax (1982–91)
* Crystal Palace F.C. (1993–99)