Vissel Kobe
| Full name | Vissel Kobe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Kobe Wing Stadium, Hyogo-ku, Kobe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 34,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Hiroshi Mikitani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Emerson Lećo (2005 - ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | J. League Div.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. League 2004 | 11th (1st: 12th, 2nd: 8th) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vissel Kobe (Japanese: ヴィッセル神戸) is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team is located in Kobe, of Hyogo Prefecture.
Founded in 1966 as Kawasaki Steel soccer club in Kurashiki Okayama Prefecture. Vissel joined the J. League in 1997.
Their home stadium is Kobe Wing Stadium, in Hyogo-ku, Kobe.
"Vissel" united the name, "VICTORY", and "VESSEL".
Notable players
- Ryuji Bando
- Kunie Kitamoto
- Kazuyoshi Miura
Former players
- Shoji Jo
- Michael Laudrup
- Patrick Mboma
- İlhan Mansız
External link
- Vissel Kobe Official Web Site (Japanese only)
| Japan Professional Football League Members in 2005 season | Missing image J_league.gif Logo |
| Division 1 (J1) | |
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Niigata | Kashima | Kashiwa | Chiba | Omiya | Urawa | F.C. Tokyo | Tokyo V. | Kawasaki | |
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Yokohama F.M. | Shimizu | Iwata | Nagoya | G.Osaka | C.Osaka | Kobe | Hiroshima | Oita | |
| Division 2 (J2) | |
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Sapporo | Sendai | Yamagata | Mito | Kusatsu | Yokohama FC | Shonan | Kofu | Kyoto | Tokushima | Fukuoka | Tosu | |