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Shonan Bellmare ran out comfortable 3-1 winners away to V-Varen Nagasaki in the J-League on Friday night. In the only J1 clash of the night, the visitors went into the break with a 1-0 lead thanks to a 32nd-minute opener from Tsukasa Umesaki. The 31-year-old midfielder, ...
Former Spain internationals Andres Iniesta and Fernando Torres were each on the losing side Sunday in their anticipated J. League debuts. Iniesta received a hero's welcome from Vissel Kobe fans at Noevir Stadium, but Shonan Bellmare spoiled the party by running away 3-0 winners. Torres, meanwhile, ...
Temma Matsuda nets first goal in top flight as Bellmare earn draw against Frontale
Temma Matsuda scored his first J. League first-division goal in Shonan Bellmare's 1-1 draw against the defending champion Kawasaki Frontale on Friday. The 22-year-old scored the equalizer in the 66th minute at Todoroki Stadium for Shonan, which was playing in its second league match since ...
Shonan Bellmare have signed former Kashima Antlers forward Dinei, the J. League first-division team announced Friday. The 32-year-old Brazilian scored one goal in four league games for Kashima last year and had one goal in six games this se ason before the club decided not ...
Gamba, Reds seeking revenge on Sanfrecce
The following is the second of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine highest-ranking teams competing in the first division are listed. SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA Last season: champions There could be no doubting Sanfrecce's worth as champions last season after they ...
J. League teams gearing back up after short time off
The Jan. 1 Emperor's Cup final brought the curtain down on the 2015 Japanese soccer season, but already J. League clubs are gearing up for the new campaign ahead. Teams around the country are marking the official start of their 2016 activities, with some already ...
Matsumoto rallies past Shonan, advances to Emperor's Cup fourth round
Matsumoto Yamaga came from behind to win 3-2 at first-division rivals Shonan Bellmare to book their place in the fourth round of the Emperor's Cup on Saturday. Shonan took the lead in style after 14 minutes, when Shunsuke Kikuchi took a lay-off at the edge ...
Shonan earn point in stalemate with Kashiwa
Promoted Shonan Bellmare crept into the top half of the J-League table on Thursday night after earning a point in a 0-0 draw away to Kashiwa Reysol. Chances were few and far between in a scrappy game, but the result was enough to move Shonan ...
The following is the first of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine lowest-ranking teams competing in the first division are listed.
Marquinhos scores twice as Marinos rally past Bellmare
Yokohama F. Marinos spoiled Shonan Bellmare's return to the J. League first division with a late comeback for a 4-2 win as the 2013 season got under way on Saturday. Bellmare, back in the top flight after a two-year absence, fell behind on a 40th-minute ...
Tokyo, Antlers hoping to climb ladder
FC Tokyo leads a host of teams looking to improve their fortunes during the 2013 J. League campaign.
