was a former Japanese football club based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. They last played in the Japan Football League, Japanese fourth tier of football league until 2024. They were withdrawn by their company.
History The club was founded by the workers of Sony's Sendai factory in 1968. They kept a low profile playing mainly in the Miyagi Prefecture League for a long time. However, it changed suddenly in 1993 when they embarked on a challenging task to reach the former Japan Football League within 5 years. They became league champions for 4 consecutive seasons starting from 1994, first in the Prefecture League and the others in the Tōhoku Regional League. They achieved their goal and were promoted to the JFL by winning the 1997 Regional League play-off.
When the J. League Division 2 was formed in 1999, the club decided not to turn professional. They joined the newly organised Japan Football League instead and have been an established JFL side since then.
As a result of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Sony Sendai, with permission from the JFL, did not contest the first half of the 2011 season. They expectedly earned last place on points, but due to Machida Zelvia and Matsumoto Yamaga being promoted to Division 2 and JEF Reserves withdrawing from the competition, they were spared relegation.
In 2015, Sony Sendai won the second stage and earned its first JFL title by defeating first stage champions Vanraure Hachinohe on penalties after a tied two-leg final on aggregate.
On 27 September 2024, Sony announced the dissolution of the team, effective at the end of the 2024 JFL season, after fifty-six years of existence.
The Sony Group cited restructuring (downsizing) of its recording media business, which was based at the Tagajyo site of Sony Storage Media Manufacturing, its direct operating entity, as the reason for the cease of operations.
On 3 October 2024, the JFL Board of Directors unanimously approved Sony Sendai's withdrawal from the JFL, officially deciding that the club will leave the JFL at the end of this year.ソニー仙台FC、JFLからの退会と来季の編成について - JFLオフィシャルサイト 2024年10月3日
League and cup record ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated League Emperor'sCup ShakaijinCupSeason Division Tier Teams Pos. P W (OTW) D L F A GD Pts1998Former JFL 2 16 13th 30 7 (1) 1 22 42 71 -29 23 2nd round -1999JFL 3 9 5th 24 7 (2) 1 14 29 42 -13 26 3rd round Runner-up200012 5th 22 11 (2) 0 9 51 37 14 37 1st round Not eligible200116 14th 30 9 5 16 28 46 -18 32 1st round 200218 4th 17 8 6 3 25 16 9 30 1st round 200316 9th 30 13 6 11 46 44 2 45 1st round 200416 6th 30 13 8 9 50 42 8 47 3rd round200516 7th 30 15 5 10 48 37 11 50 - 200618 9th 34 10 7 17 48 65 -17 37 1st round200718 11th 34 13 5 16 46 59 -13 44 2nd round200818 9th 34 15 4 15 53 42 11 49 3rd round 200918 3rd 34 17 8 9 49 30 19 59 2nd round 201018 14th 34 11 9 14 34 42 -8 42 3rd round 201118 18th 17 3 7 7 14 24 -10 16 2nd round 201217 12th 32 9 12 11 27 29 -2 39 2nd round 201318 9th 34 12 14 8 33 34 -1 50 2nd round 20144 14 5th 26 13 7 6 45 29 16 46 3rd round 201516 1st 30 21 8 1 48 21 27 71 - 201616 6th 30 17 6 7 56 27 29 57 1st round 201716 3rd 30 18 5 7 64 36 28 59 1st round201816 4th 30 16 4 10 67 43 24 52 2nd round201916 2nd 30 16 7 7 60 34 26 55 - 202016 3rd 15 8 2 5 25 22 3 26 2nd round202116 6th 32 14 6 12 52 39 13 48 2nd round202216 14th 30 5 13 12 23 39 -16 28 -202315 4th 28 11 10 7 46 40 4 43 2nd round202416 12th 30 10 7 13 34 40 -6 37 2nd round Key
Honours +Sony Sendai FCHonour No. YearsNational Regional League Finals11997Japan Football League12015Tohoku Adult Soccer League31995, 1996, 1997
Current squad As of 1 April 2024.
Coaching staff Position NameHead coach Jun SuzukiAssistant head coach Shinji Honda Kenta OgiharaGoalkeeper coach Susumu KanekoTrainer Taku Shikama Naoya Hiraizumi
Managerial history Manager Nationality Tenure Start Finish Kazuaki Nagasawa 1 February 1999 31 January 2001Noboru Yoshida 1 February 2001 31 January 2004Eiji Satō 1 February 2004 31 January 2008Hidenori Tabata 1 February 2008 31 January 2012Masato Ishikawa 1 February 2012 31 January 2018Shinji Honda 1 February 2018 31 July 2019Gen Nakamura 1 August 2019 31 January 2022Jun Suzuki 1 February 2022 31 December 2024
Kit evolution FP 1st
FP 2nd
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