# 2017 Blaublitz Akita season

2017 Blaublitz Akita season. The annual club slogan was "突". The team won the first J3 title on December 3, 2017

## Squad

As of 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | JPN | Akihito Ozawa |
| 2 | MF | JPN | Tatsuro Inui |
| 3 | DF | KOR | Han Ho-gang |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Shuhei Fukai |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Kaito Chida |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Shingo Arizono |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Kyohei Maeyama |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Tomofumi Fujiyama |
| 9 | MF | JPN | Hiroyuki Furuta |
| 10 | FW | JPN | Keita Hidaka |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Ken Hisatomi |
| 13 | FW | JPN | Ginji Aki |
| 14 | DF | JPN | Itsuki Yamada |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Nao Eguchi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | JPN | Masaya Yuma |
| 17 | FW | JPN | Toshiki Sakai |
| 18 | MF | JPN | Keisuke Ono |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Takuma Aoshima |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Takuya Matsumoto |
| 23 | GK | JPN | Fumiya Oishi |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Naoyuki Yamada |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Torai Kamada |
| 29 | FW | JPN | Tomohiro Tanaka |
| 32 | DF | JPN | Takahiro Urashima |
| 36 | MF | JPN | Ryoto Higa |
| 43 | DF | JPN | Kohei Shimoda |

## J3 League

| Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 2017.03.12 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1-1 | Blaublitz Akita | Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 14,935 |
| 2 | 2017.03.19 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 1-3 | Blaublitz Akita | Kincho Stadium | 1,083 |
| 4 | 2017.04.02 | Blaublitz Akita | 1-0 | Grulla Morioka | Akigin Stadium | 2,416 |
| 5 | 2017.04.16 | Blaublitz Akita | 3-1 | Gainare Tottori | Akigin Stadium | 1,518 |
| 6 | 2017.04.30 | FC Ryukyu | 1-6 | Blaublitz Akita | Okinawa Athletic Park Stadium | 3,789 |
| 7 | 2017.05.07 | Blaublitz Akita | 3-0 | Fujieda MYFC | Akita Yabase Athletic Field | 2,118 |
| 8 | 2017.05.14 | Fukushima United FC | 0-2 | Blaublitz Akita | Toho Stadium | 1,494 |
| 9 | 2017.05.21 | Blaublitz Akita | 0-0 | AC Nagano Parceiro | Akigin Stadium | 2,379 |
| 10 | 2017.05.28 | Blaublitz Akita | 1-0 | Kagoshima United FC | Akita Yabase Athletic Field | 3,491 |
| 11 | 2017.06.04 | Tochigi SC | 0-1 | Blaublitz Akita | Tochigi Green Stadium | 3,632 |
| 12 | 2017.06.11 | Blaublitz Akita | 1-1 | Kataller Toyama | Akigin Stadium | 2,488 |
| 13 | 2017.06.18 | Azul Claro Numazu | 0-1 | Blaublitz Akita | Ashitaka Park Stadium | 2,491 |
| 14 | 2017.06.25 | Blaublitz Akita | 1-0 | SC Sagamihara | Akigin Stadium | 2,301 |
| 15 | 2017.07.01 | FC Tokyo U-23 | 1-1 | Blaublitz Akita | Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka | 1,411 |
| 16 | 2017.07.09 | Blaublitz Akita | 4-3 | YSCC Yokohama | Akigin Stadium | 2,019 |
| 17 | 2017.07.15 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | 2-1 | Blaublitz Akita | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium | 902 |
| 18 | 2017.07.23 | Blaublitz Akita | 0-2 | Azul Claro Numazu | Akigin Stadium | 1,355 |
| 20 | 2017.08.27 | Blaublitz Akita | 2-0 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | Akigin Stadium | 2,288 |
| 21 | 2017.09.03 | Blaublitz Akita | 1-1 | Tochigi SC | Akigin Stadium | 2,461 |
| 22 | 2017.09.10 | Grulla Morioka | 1-3 | Blaublitz Akita | Iwagin Stadium | 1,217 |
| 23 | 2017.09.17 | YSCC Yokohama | 2-1 | Blaublitz Akita | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 612 |
| 24 | 2017.09.24 | Blaublitz Akita | 1-2 | FC Ryukyu | Akigin Stadium | 3,933 |
| 25 | 2017.09.30 | Kagoshima United FC | 1-1 | Blaublitz Akita | Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium | 4,419 |
| 26 | 2017.10.07 | Blaublitz Akita | 1-2 | FC Tokyo U-23 | Akigin Stadium | 1,691 |
| 27 | 2017.10.14 | SC Sagamihara | 1-1 | Blaublitz Akita | Sagamihara Gion Stadium | 1,673 |
| 28 | 2017.10.22 | Blaublitz Akita | 1-0 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Akigin Stadium | 1,871 |
| 29 | 2017.10.29 | AC Nagano Parceiro | 1-2 | Blaublitz Akita | Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium | 2,986 |
| 30 | 2017.11.05 | Kataller Toyama | 0-4 | Blaublitz Akita | Toyama Stadium | 3,053 |
| 31 | 2017.11.12 | Blaublitz Akita | 0-3 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | Akigin Stadium | 3,109 |
| 32 | 2017.11.19 | Blaublitz Akita | 2-1 | Fukushima United FC | Akigin Stadium | 2,381 |
| 33 | 2017.11.26 | Fujieda MYFC | 3-0 | Blaublitz Akita | Fujieda Soccer Stadium | 1,467 |
| 34 | 2017.12.03 | Gainare Tottori | 0-3 | Blaublitz Akita | Tottori Bank Bird Stadium | 1,746 |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Blaublitz Akita (C) | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 61 | |
| 2 | Tochigi SC (P) | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 60 | Promotion to 2018 J2 League |
| 3 | Azul Claro Numazu | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 59 | |
| 4 | Kagoshima United | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 55 | |
| 5 | Nagano Parceiro | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 50 | |
| 6 | FC Ryukyu | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 50 | |
| 7 | Fujieda MYFC | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 47 | |
| 8 | Kataller Toyama | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 47 | |
| 9 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 46 | |
| 10 | Fukushima United | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 43 | |
| 11 | FC Tokyo U-23 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 43 | |
| 12 | SC Sagamihara | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 39 | |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 35 | |
| 14 | YSCC Yokohama | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 32 | |
| 15 | Grulla Morioka | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 29 | |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 26 | |
| 17 | Gainare Tottori | 32 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 21 | |

## Gallery

* Tsuchizaki Practice Facility in 2017
* Tsuchizaki Practice Facility in 2017
* Naoyuki Yamada
* Maeyama
* Han
* Itsuki Yamada
* Furuta
* Inui