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  Yokohama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yokohama was designated as a foreign port instead of Kanagawa, which the Tokugawa shogunate feared was too close to the Tokaido, a strategic highway connecting Edo to Nagoya, Kyoto, and Osaka.
Yokohama is located on a peninsula facing the western side of Tokyo Bay, 30 kilometers (18 miles) from Tokyo, to which it is connected by a half-dozen railway lines as well as expressways and surface streets.
Yokohama is the home of the Yokohama BayStars (Formerly Taiyo Whales), a Central League baseball team, and the Yokohama F Marinos, a J.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yokohama   (878 words)

  
 Yokohama F. Marinos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese football team which participates in the professional J.
The team is based in Yokohama and was founded as the company team of Nissan.
It was originally the Yokohama Marinos but after merging with the Yokohama Flügels in 1999, it changed to its current name.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yokohama_F._Marinos   (235 words)

  
 J League Teams: Yokohama Marinos
The Yokohama Marinos rank as one of the traditional powerhouses of Japanese football, and have a long tradition of winning championships that dates back to their formation in the 1960s as the club team of Nissan Motor.
In the Marinos' case, the bonds were with Argentina, and the Argentine streak in Yokohama's character persists even today.
Yokohama had to fight off strong challenges from a host of contenders, but somehow managed to win both stages of the 2003 league competition and emerge as uncontested champions.
www.wldcup.com /Asia/jleague/marinos.html   (1050 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Yokohama, Kanagawa Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜市; -shi) is the capital city of Kanagawa prefecture in Japan, and also a major port.
Yokohama had been a small fishing village before the sea port was opened in 1859.
Yokohama is the home of Yokohama Baystars, a Central League baseball team, and Yokohama F Marinos, a J.
www.ipedia.com /yokohama__kanagawa.html   (328 words)

  
 Japan Times: More glory for F. Marinos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Yokohama F. Marinos made history on Saturday as the reigning J. League champions clinched the first-stage title on the final day of action with a 1-0 victory over 10-man Kashima Antlers.
Yokohama, which claimed a two-stage double on the final day of last season's campaign, after a stoppage-time win over Jubilo Iwata, finished on 36 points from 15 matches, two clear of Iwata in the 16-team standings.
Yokohama failed to impress in the first half in stamina-draining conditions and its best chance came when Ahn tested Hitoshi Sogahata with a fierce shot in the 16th minute, after the home side had survived an early scare.
search.japantimes.co.jp /print/sports/sports2004/sj20040627a1.htm   (551 words)

  
 Yokohama F. Marinos missed a string of chances against relegation-haunted Tokyo Verdy 1969 before... Marinos cruises ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Yokohama F. Marinos missed a string of chances against relegation-haunted Tokyo Verdy 1969 before Japan international defender Yuji Nakazawa's late header gave the boys in blue a deserved 1-0 win at Tokyo's National Stadium on Saturday.
Marinos is one of the most famous clubs, and the game was almost like a derby match," he said.
Twice Marinos striker Tatsuhiko Kubo was guilty of missing chances from point-blank range, first by firing over with the first chance of the game and then when his tame effort was cleared off the line after good work by Daisuke Sakata.
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 Yokohama F Marinos Football Club, find information on Yokohama F Marinos Football Club, hotels in Yokohama.
Yokohama F Marinos Football Club, find information on Yokohama F Marinos Football Club, hotels in Yokohama.
Although Kashima Antlers' near-upset of Verdy in the 1993 season came as quite a surprise, no one batted an eyelash when the Marinos knocked Verdy off their perch after having won the championship for the league's first two seasons.
At the end of the 1998 season, the Marinos' cross-town rivals the Yokohama Flugels were disbanded and the fallout in terms of fan reaction and turmoil was tremendous.
www.worldcup-2002.co.uk /clubs/yokohama-f-marinos.htm   (593 words)

  
 NameTraq | Last Name: Marinos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Yokohama F Marinos coach Takeshi Okada has pinpointed the man to take his newly-crowned J.League champions to the next level--South Korean World Cup star Ahn...
Naoki Matsuda of the Yokohama F Marinos was 19 years, 4 months when he made his Olympic debut, and Hidetoshi Nakata of Italy's Bologna was 19 years and 5 months...
It took only one year before a second team, Yokohama F Marinos, repeated the feat, capping a thrilling season in which eight teams had a realistic shot at the...
www.nametraq.org /Jan04/M/Marinos.shtml   (2075 words)

  
 The Japan Times Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Japan striker Tatsuhiko Kubo scored an injury-time winner as 10-man Yokohama F. Marinos came from behind to beat defending champion Jubilo Iwata 2-1 at home to clinch the second stage of the J. League on Saturday and become only the second team to win a two-stage double.
Yokohama finished top of the table on goal difference ahead of JEF United Ichihara, which won 2-0 at Tokyo Verdy, and Iwata on 26 points from 15 games while Kashima had to settle for fourth.
Yokohama saw its hopes of a comeback take a major blow when goalkeeper Tetsuya Enomoto was needlessly given his marching orders in the 16th minute.
www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getsp.pl5?sj20031130a1.htm   (610 words)

  
 International Stadium Yokohama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The International Stadium of Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜国際総合競技場; Yokohama Kokusai Sougou Kyougijou) has 73,237 seats, and was inaugurated in March 1998.
It is used as the home stadium of Yokohama F. Marinos of the J.
It hosted three first-round games during the Football World Cup 2002 and the Final between Germany and Brazil was played there on June 30, 2002 (the game was won by Brazil, 2–0).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Stadium_Yokohama   (165 words)

  
 Yokohama, Japan - Current News & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Yokohama doubled their lead five minutes later when Kurihara made the most of his height advantage over the Vietnamese defenders and got on the end of a corner...
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Kanagawa Prefectural Police on Tuesday arrested a Japanese businessman and a North Korean female resident of Japan on suspicion of illegally...
Yokohama F Marinos 2 Jubilo Iwata 1 For the F Marinos and their fans, it was the stuff that dreams are made of.
www.4newz.net /world/nz/Yokohama.html   (10560 words)

  
 FootballAsia - The home of Asian football   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Both teams finished the match with 10 players after Yokohama's Daisuke Sakata and Kediri's Kusnul Juli Kurniawan were dismissed in the aftermath of a brawl between the two teams with 20 minutes remaining.
The Marinos proved irrepressible in the first half as Daisuke Oku's half-volley flew just wide before Japan international striker Tatsuhiko Kubo made it 3-0 on 24 minutes as he met a cross by Sato with a powerful header.
Yokohama's frustrations in front of goal continued and their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals suffered a mortal blow with five minutes remaining as Berta Yuana Putra dived to head home a magnificent cross by Solekan.
www.asian-football.com /en/regional/East/index.asp?id=35138&mth=5&yr=2004   (388 words)

  
 Social and Cultural Support Activities -NEWS-   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Yokohama F. Marinos kindly offered to make three players of the team available to communicate with the participants, as well as for souvenir photographs and shaking hands.
As the match between Yokohama F. Marinos and Jef United Ichihara developed into a hotly contested game, the participants got excited cheering for the teams; glad and sad by turns, and putting their hands up in delight when a team scored a goal.
The participants said about their experiences: “I was pleased to meet the Marinos players,” “I watched the game with my heart beating in excitement.
www.canon.com /scsa/news/02   (312 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Yokohama F. Marinos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Matsuda Naoki (松田直樹; born 14 March 1977 in Gunma Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese soccer player who currently plays for Yokohama F Marinos, with whom he signed after high school in 1995.
He was part of the South Korean 2004 Olympic football team, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, before being defeated...
Yokohama FC are a Japanese football club based in the city of Yokohama.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yokohama-F.-Marinos   (1823 words)

  
 Yokohama F. Marinos -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The team is based in (Port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan) Yokohama and was founded as the company team of (The seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April)) Nissan.
The team name Marinos means 'sailor' in (The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain) Spanish.
Under the first paid or professional team manager in Japan Shu Kamo, the team won championships in 1988 and 1989 as well as the JSL Cup and (Click link for more info and facts about Emperor's Cup) Emperor's Cup winning all three major tournaments in Japan at that time.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/y/yo/yokohama_f._marinos.htm   (318 words)

  
 yokohama echo: May 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
With a long and succesful history, the F Marinos are one of the best supported teams in the J-League.
Brazil's World Cup winning captain Cafu will be joining the F Marinos from AS Roma in June and he is expected to bring a huge boost to the team as he returns to the stadium where he lifted the World Cup trophy in 2002.
While the "F" in the F Marinos' name reflects its merger with the now defunct Yokohama Flugels, Yokohama FC can be seen as the Flugels true successor.
www.yoke.city.yokohama.jp /echo/0305/f.html   (563 words)

  
 J.League News :: Soccerphile.com
On the other side of Honshu, in Yokohama, F Marinos annulled the contract of Cafu, Brazil's captain.
The AS Roma left back had signed a contract and was set to transfer to Yokohama F Marinos in July in a two-and-a-half year deal worth $3.5 million.
Marinos have received damages for breach of contract.
www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/news/j_news3.html   (1159 words)

  
 Yokohama confirmed as final venue of 2002 World Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Yokohama is a port city, the 2nd largest city of eastern Japan, very close to Tokyo, and good for transportation that 10 minutes walk from Shinkansen station.
On the day, J-league match Yokohama F-Marinos vs Jubilo Iwata was held in the stadium.
As the match was happy for Yokohama supporters, they are somewhat quiet.
www.goal2002.com /docs/19990806-wcup.html   (202 words)

  
 SI.com - Soccer - Kubo helps Yokohama clinch stage late - Saturday November 29, 2003 9:41AM
Kubo headed home in the waning seconds to give Yokohama the dramatic victory and the Marinos captured the title after Kashima Antlers were held to a 2-2 draw away against Urawa Reds.
Yokohama, headed by former Japan national coach Takeshi Okada, finished top of the 16-team J-League table on superior goal difference, ahead of JEF United Ichihara which won 2-0 at Tokyo Verdy.
Yokohama goalkeeper Tetsuya Enomoto was sent off in the 16th minute when he shoved Gral, who had attempted to block his drop kick.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2003/soccer/11/29/bc.as.spt.soc.japan.roundup.ap   (309 words)

  
 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Yokohama
The back-to-back J.League champion Yokohama F Marinos are non-contenders in the league and the league cup.
YOKOHAMA - A man was arrested Wednesday morning for allegedly hurling a fire bomb at the Yokohama branch of the Bank of China, in what appears to be a fresh act of harassment against Chinese interests in the wake of a spate of anti-Japan demonstrations in China, police said.
YOKOHAMA - Prosecutors are set to indict former Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Katsuhiko Kawasoe and three others Thursday on charges of negligence resulting in a fatal accident in 2002 involving a truck built by the automaker, investigative sources said Tuesday.
travel.surfwax.com /files/Yokohama_Travel.html   (5100 words)

  
 元気!!! » J.League - Tokyo Verdy 1969 @ Yokohama F. Marinos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The game between Yokohama F. Marinos and Tokyo Verdy 1969 kicked off at 1:30PM at Yokohama International Stadium.
Tokyo scored first, but that set off a scoring spree, leading to a game that ended regulation and loss time in a 2-2 tie.
Yokohama missed it’s 3rd shot, while Tokyo made all five, handing victory to Tokyo.
www.the-genki.com /?p=73   (248 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Soccer - Nakamura named Japan's Player of the Year - Tuesday December 12, 2000 09:22 AM
Posted: Tuesday December 12, 2000 9:22 AM TOKYO (Reuters) -- Yokohama F Marinos midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura has been named Japan's Player of the Year, gaining some consolation after his team was beaten to the J-League championship at the weekend.
The 22-year-old playmaker, who was a key member of Japan's Asian Cup-winning squad in Lebanon in October, received the award on Monday night at a ceremony in Yokohama, where the 2002 World Cup final will be held.
The League XI was: Daijiro Takakuwa (Kashima Antlers); Yutaka Akita (Kashima Antlers), Hong Myung Bo (Kashiwa Reysol), Naoki Matsuda (Yokohama F Marinos); Tomokazu Myojin (Kashiwa Reysol), Shunsuke Nakamura (Yokohama F Marinos), Junichi Inamoto (Gamba Osaka), Hiroaki Morishima (Cerezo Osaka); Tuto (FC Tokyo), Masashi Nakayama (Jubilo Iwata), Akinori Nishizawa (Cerezo Osaka, now Espanyol, Spain).
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2000/12/12/nakamura_award   (449 words)

  
 asahi.com:ROUND 7: Ardija stun F Marinos/ Omiya 2, Yokohama 1 - ENGLISH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ardija head coach Toshiya Miura admitted that the game was controlled by the F Marinos, but he was happy that his men made a big upset and stopped their losing streak.
The Marinos continued their onslaught and took a lot of shots on goal in the first 20 minutes, but failed to convert.
Trailing a 1-0 in the second half, the F Marinos also got a penalty kick in the 62nd minute and midfielder Daisuke Oku nailed an equalizer into the right corner of the goal.
www.asahi.com /english/Herald-asahi/TKY200504260114.html   (548 words)

  
 Los Angeles Galaxy - News - 05/04/2005
Yokohama F. Marinos joined the J-League in 1991 and have been the most successful team in Japan's first division since 2003.
Yokohama boast the J-League's third-leading scorer, forward Hideo Oshima, who has scored five goals in just six games.
Also included in their ranks is one of Korea Republic's heroes at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, Jung Hwan Ahn, who is presently second on the team with three goals.
www.mlsnet.com /MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050504&content_id=28702&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=lag   (393 words)

  
 TEPCO : Press Release | Participation and Support for the Introduction of the Reuse Cup at the International Stadium ...
May 25, 2004 TEPCO, in cooperation with the City of Yokohama and the Yokohama Sports Promotion Corporation, will participate with and support the Reuse Cup, which will be in use at the International Stadium Yokohama.
The project is a part of the ´Yokohama G30 Plan´ promoted by the City of Yokohama, to begin on the Yokohama F-Marinos´ opening home game (Aug. 21st) for the J-League 2nd Stage.
In addition to the reduction of disposable waste is the reduction of an annual 14.7 tons of CO2 emission, which occurs during the lifecycle of a paper cup from manufacture to disposal.
www.tepco.co.jp /en/press/corp-com/release/04052501-e.html   (467 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | Nigeria | Ogbeche spares Nigeria blushes
Nigeria were saved from a shock defeat in their preparations for the World Cup by two goals from teenage striker Bartholomew Ogbeche on Wednesday.
Yokohama took the lead on 35 minutes when Daisuke Sakata beat the Nigerian offside trap and fired a stinging shot into the top right hand corner.
Brazilian Dutra almost snatched a third for Yokohama after beating Taribo West for pace down the left, but his shot flew just wide, and then Sakata missed from close range after another defensive breakdown.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/nigeria/newsid_2002000/2002654.stm   (236 words)

  
 SOCCER - CBS SportsLine.com
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) -- Midfielder Gao Yao scored the lone goal Wednesday as Chinese side Shandong Luneng defeated J-League champions Yokohama F Marinos 1-0 in an Asian Champions League match.
Yokohama pressed hard in the final minutes of the second half but were unable to penetrate Shandon's solid defense.
Yokohama, coached by Takeshi Okada, was playing without South Korean striker Ahn Jung-hwan and star forward Tatsuhiko Kubo.
www.sportsline.com /soccer/story/8271325   (285 words)

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