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.
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.
The club moved to
Akita City[1] 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,[2] after which they won the title again in the
2020 season, returning to the second tier for the first time in 34 years.
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
As of 1 March 2024.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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