Blaublitz Akita
Association football club
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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.
2010 as Blaublitz Akita
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| Full name | Blaublitz Akita | ||
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| Nickname | Blaublitz | ||
| Short name | BB, BBA, Blau | ||
| Founded | 1965 as TDK S.C. 2010 as Blaublitz Akita | ||
| Stadium | Soyu Stadium Akita, Akita Prefecture | ||
| Capacity | 20,125 J.League:18,560 [1] | ||
| Chairman | Kosuke Iwase | ||
| Manager | Ken Yoshida | ||
| League | J2 League | ||
| 2025 | J2 League, 14th of 20 | ||
| Website | blaublitz | ||
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History
The club based in Nikaho, Akita, was founded in 1965. They were promoted to the Tohoku Regional League in 1982. They played in the Japan Soccer League Division 2 in 1985 and 1986. They were the only club in Tohoku region competing in the JSL.
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.
In 2014 they entered the J3 League after previously playing in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese association football league system until promotion to J2 in 2020.
The club moved to Akita City[2] 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,[3] after which they won the title again in the 2020 season, returning to the second tier for the first time in 34 years.
Stadium
Their home stadium is Soyu Stadium, also known as "Yabase" (capacity 20,125 and the J.League's oldest serving stadium). The club practices at the adjacent Akita Sports Plus ASP Stadium and Space Project Dream Field.
League and cup record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Div. | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | ||
| TDK | |||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 25 | - | — | - |
| 1983 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 13 | 63 | 27 | - | - | |||
| 1984 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 23 | - | 1st round | |||
| 1985 | JSL2 | 2 | 12 | 12th | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 48 | -36 | 3 | - | - | |
| 1986 | 16 | 15th | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 111 | -90 | 2 | - | - | |||
| 1987 | Tohoku | 3 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 15 | 36 | 22 | - | 1st round | |
| 1988 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 35 | 24 | - | 1st round | |||
| 1989 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 38 | 24 | - | 1st round | |||
| 1990 | 8 | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 21 | - | - | |||
| 1991 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |||
| 1992 | 4 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 14 | - | - | ||
| 1993 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 11 | - | - | |||
| 1994 | 3 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 11 | - | - | ||
| 1995 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 13 | - | - | |||
| 1996 | 8 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 14 | - | 1st round | |||
| 1997 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |||
| 1998 | 8 | 3rd | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 25 | - | 1st round | |||
| 1999 | 4 | 8 | 2nd | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 26 | - | 1st round | ||
| 2000 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 35 | - | 1st round | |||
| 2001 | 8 | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 29 | - | - | |||
| 2002 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 33 | 40 | - | 1st round | |||
| 2003 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 26 | 29 | - | 2nd round | |||
| 2004 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 34 | - | 1st round | |||
| 2005 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 29 | - | 1st round | |||
| 2006 | 8 | 1st | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 51 | 42 | - | 2nd round | |||
| 2007 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 42 | 983 | 4th round | |
| 2008 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 41 | 951 | 1st round | |||
| 2009 | 18 | 10th | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 46 | 741 | 1st round | |||
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| 2010 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 8th | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 51 | 1,256 | — | 2nd round |
| 2011 | 18 | 14th | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 37 | 1,274 | 2nd round | |||
| 2012 | 17 | 13th | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 37 | 1,136 | 2nd round | |||
| 2013 | 18 | 8th | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 50 | 1,768 | 2nd round | |||
| 2014 | J3 | 12 | 8th | 33 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 34 | 1,773 | 2nd round | ||
| 2015 | 13 | 8th | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 45 | 1,998 | 2nd round | |||
| 2016 | 16 | 4th | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 50 | 2,425 | 2nd round | |||
| 2017 | 17 | 1st | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 61 | 2,364 | 1st round | |||
| 2018 | 17 | 8th | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 43 | 2,839 | 1st round | |||
| 2019 | 18 | 8th | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 49 | 1,576 | 1st round | |||
| 2020 † | 18 | 1st | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 73 | 1,221 | Semi Final | |||
| 2021 | J2 | 2 | 22 | 13th | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 47 | 2,097 | 1st round | |
| 2022 | 22 | 12nd | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 46 | -7 | 56 | 2,283 | 2nd round | |||
| 2023 | 22 | 13th | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 51 | 3,139 | 2nd round | |||
| 2024 | 20 | 10th | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 54 | 4,128 | 3rd round | 2nd round | ||
| 2025 | 20 | 14th | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 43 | 4,953 | 2nd round | 4th round | ||
| 2026 | 10 | TBD | 18 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||
| 2026-27 | 20 | TBA | 38 | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||
- Key
- 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
- Source: Source: J. League Data Site[4]
Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Tohoku Soccer League | 11 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (shared with Grulla Morioka), 2006 |
| Regional Promotion Series | 1 | 2006 |
| Akita Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Akita Prefectural Qualifiers |
10 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| J3 League | 2 | 2017, 2020 |
Current squad
- As of 18 March 2026.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Ken Yoshida |
| Assistant manager | Hirotaka Usui |
| First-team coach | Shota Sakagawa Masanori Tamo |
| Goalkeeper coach | Hirohito Ito |
| Analytical coach | Haruki Sasaki |
| Chief trainer | Yuta Kobayashi |
| Trainer | Kaichi Hiraoka Ryota Kanagaya |
| Competent | Taichi Matsuda |
| Side affairs | Hiromasa Nishizawa |
Managerial history
| Name | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| Start | Finish | ||
| Kazuaki Sato | Japan | 1988 | ?[6][7][8] |
| Norio Sasaki | Japan | ? | 31 January 1998 [9] |
| Tsutomu Komatsu | Japan | 1 February 1999 | 31 January 2007 |
| Hisao Sasaki | Japan | 1 February 2008 | 31 January 2009 |
| Hirotoshi Yokoyama | Japan | 1 February 2010 | 31 January 2011 |
| Yuji Yokoyama | Japan | 1 February 2012 | 31 January 2013 |
| George Yonashiro |  Brazil / Japan | 1 February 2013 | 31 January 2014 |
| Shuichi Mase | Japan | 1 February 2015 | 31 January 2016 |
| Koichi Sugiyama | Japan | 1 February 2017 | 11 July 2018 |
| Shuichi Mase | Japan | 12 July 2018 | 31 January 2019 |
| Ken Yoshida | Japan | 1 February 2020 | Current |
List of captains
| # | Name | Captaincy years |
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| - | Akira Sasaki [10] | JSL Era |
| 7 | Satoshi Sato[11] | |
| 17 | Moriyasu Saito[12] | |
| 4 | Masatoshi Ozawa | 2007–2009 |
| 18 | Satoshi Yokoyama | 2010 |
| 2 | Hiroyuki Kobayashi | 2011 |
| 10 | Masatoshi Matsuda | 2012-2013 |
| 10 | Shingo Kumabayashi | 2014 |
| 4 | Toshio Shimakawa | 2015 |
| 24 | Naoyuki Yamada | 2016-2018 |
| 39 24 |
Hiroki Kotani Naoyuki Yamada |
2019 |
| 24 | Naoyuki Yamada | 2020 |
| 9 | Ryota Nakamura | 2021 |
| 23 | Shuto Inaba | 2022 |
| 33 | Ryutaro Iio | 2023 |
| 6 | Hiroto Morooka | 2024- |
Kit evolution
| Home kits - 1st | ||||
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          2010 - 2011 |
     2012 |
     2013 |
     2014 |
     2015 |
   2016 |
   2017 |
     2018 |
   2019 |
    2020 |
     2021 |
     2022 |
     2023 |
     2024 |
     2025 - |
| Away kits - 2nd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
     2010 - 2011 |
   2012 |
     2013 |
     2014 |
     2015 |
   2016 |
   2017 |
   2018 |
   2019 |
   2020 |
     2021 |
   2022 |
     2023 |
     2024 |
     2025 - |
Top goal scorers by seasons
| Season | Name | Goals |
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| 2014 | Hirochika Miyoshi |
12 |
| 2015 | Kyohei Maeyama |
10 |
| 2016 | Tomohiro Tanaka |
8 |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | Tomohiro Tanaka Ken Hisatomi |
6 |
| 2019 | Ryota Nakamura |
11 |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | Hayate Take |
7 |
| 2022 | Ibuki Yoshida Shota Aoki |
5 |
| 2023 | Keita Saito |
5 |
Emperor's Cup Record (1984-2014)
| 15 December 1984 1 | Aichi Gakuin University | 3–1 | TDK | |
| JST (UTC+9) |
| 19 December 1987 1 | TDK | 1–10 | Tokai University | |
| JST (UTC+9) |
| 9 December 1989 1 | PJM Futures | 5–0 | TDK | |
| JST (UTC+9) |
| 3 November 1996 1 | Volca Kagoshima | 3–1 | TDK | |
| JST (UTC+9) |
| 29 November 1998 1 | Omiya Ardija | 1–0 | TDK | |
| JST (UTC+9) |
| 28 November 1999 1 | Mito HollyHock | 5–1 | TDK | |
| JST (UTC+9) |
| 25 November 2000 1 | Juntendo University | 3–2 | TDK | |
| JST (UTC+9) |
| 25 November 2002 1 | Sagawa Printing | 1–0 | TDK | Kyoto Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium |
| JST (UTC+9) |
| 30 November 2003 1 | Alouette Kumamoto | 1–3 | TDK SC | Kumamoto Suizenji Stadium |
Aira  86' |
Report | Morita 18', 75', 87' |
Attendance: 536 |
| 7 December 2003 2 | Otsuka Pharmaceuticals | 6–0 | TDK SC | Tokushima Naruto Stadium |
| 06' 44' 45' 62' 65' 84' |
Report | Attendance: 655 |
| 2004-09-23 1 | TDK SC | 2–3 | Tottori SC | Yabase Athletic Field |
| own goal 44' Ozawa 73' |
Report | Yamazaki 27' Kobayashi 60'Hori 67' |
Attendance: 1,111[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
| 2005-09-17 1 | TDK | 1–3 | Ehime FC | Yabase Athletic Field |
| 15:00 | Togashi 27' |
Report | Maegawa 24' Hoshino 33'Akai 38' |
Attendance: 1,168 Referee: Hiroyuki Anzai |
| 2006-09-17 1 | TDK | 2–0 | Japan Soccer College | Yabase Athletic Field |
| 13:00 | Ozawa 10' Fujiwara 80' |
Report | Attendance: 1,214 Referee: Yusuke Murata |
| 2006-09-23 2 | Hosei University | 2–0 | TDK | Yumenoshima Stadium |
| 13:00 | Inoue 61' Kosukegawa 71' |
Report | Attendance: 449 Referee: Keiichi Sunagawa |
| 2007-09-16 1 | Nirasaki Astros | 0–8 | TDK S.C. | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kōfu |
| 13:00 | Ozawa 1' Matsuda 27', 39', 47'(own goal) 37'Togashi 55'Ikeda 61', 79' |
| 2007-09-23 2 | Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C. | 0–2 | TDK S.C. | Kagawa Sports Park, Takamatsu |
| 13:00 | Ikeda 35' Matsuda 42' |
| 2007-10-07 3 | Consadole Sapporo | 1–1 (9–10 p) | TDK S.C. | Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium, Sapporo |
| 13:00 | Ishii 4' |
Report | Matsugae 2' |
| 2008-09-13 1 | TDK S.C. | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Osaka Taiiku University | Yabase Athletic Field |
| 13:00 | Narita 63' Ikeda 79' |
Report | Mori 23', 33' Kawanishi 92' |
Attendance: 773 Referee: Hiroyuki Onishi |
| 2009-09-19 1 | TDK SC | 1–2 | Sony Sendai | Akita Athletics Stadium, Akita |
| 13:00 | Yokoyama 16' |
Report | Machida 32' Konta 65' |
Attendance: 392 Referee: Hiosaharu Kitamura |
| 2010-09-03 1 | Yamagata University | 1–6 | Blaublitz Akita | ND Stadium, Tendō |
| 19:00 | Sato 38' |
Report | Yokoyama 1', 62' Fukazawa 5'Ka. Sato 22'Togashi 43'Maeyama 75' |
Attendance: 452 Referee: Koei Koya |
| 2010-09-05 2 | Montedio Yamagata | 3–0 | Blaublitz Akita | ND Stadium, Tendō |
| 18:00 | Masuda 32' Ota 68' 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 3,085 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 2011-09-04 1 | Blaublitz Akita | 13–0 | Yamagata University School of Medicine | Akita Yabase Stadium, Akita City |
| 13:00 | Miyoshi 13' Matsuda 26', 41', 56', 73', 75'Imai 30', 53'Higa 45+2', 61'Kawata 73'Kozawa 80'Chino 90+3' |
Report | Attendance: 473 Referee: Toshiyuki Wazumi |
| 2011-10-08 2 | Montedio Yamagata | 2–0 | Blaublitz Akita | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata, Tendō |
| 13:00 | Shimomura 23' Hasegawa 38' |
Report | Attendance: 2,425 Referee: Minoru Tojo |
| 2 September 2012 1 | Blaublitz Akita | 1–0 | Heisei International University | Akita Yabase Stadium, Akita |
| 13:00 | Taisuke Matsugae 62' |
report | Attendance: 677 Referee: Taku Hase |
| 9 September 2012 2 | Omiya Ardija | 2–0 | Blaublitz Akita | Kumagaya Athletic Stadium, Kumagaya |
| 13:00 | Carlinhos 45+4' Cho Young-Cheol 68' |
report | Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 1 September 2013 1 | Blaublitz Akita | 2–0 | Renofa Yamaguchi FC | Akita |
| 13:00 | Maeyama 23' Handa 31' |
Report | Stadium: Akita Yabase Stadium Attendance: 1,053 Referee: Atsushi Uemura |
| 7 September 2013 2 | Vegalta Sendai | 3–0 | Blaublitz Akita | Sendai |
| 15:00 | Sasaki 1' Akamine 63'Matsushita 82' |
Report | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 3,377 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
| 5 July 2014 1 | Blaublitz Akita | 7–1 | Saitama SC | Akita |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Akita Yabase Athletic Field |
| 12 July 2014 2 | FC Tokyo | 8–0 | Blaublitz Akita | Chōfu, Tokyo |
| 18:00 | Mita 11' Kawano 22'Morishige 26'Edú 29' (P), 58'Ota 48' (DFK)Hirayama 62'Watanabe 84' |
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 5,860 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
JSL Cup Record
| 28 June 1986 1 | Kawasaki Steel Mizushima | 2–0 | TDK | |
| JST (UTC+9) |
Seasons
- 2003 TDK SC season
- 2004 TDK SC season
- 2005 TDK SC season
- 2006 TDK SC season
- 2007 TDK SC season
- 2008 TDK SC season
- 2009 TDK SC season
- 2010 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2011 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2012 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2013 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2014 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2015 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2016 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2017 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2018 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2019 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2020 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2021 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2022 Blaublitz Akita season
- 2023 Blaublitz Akita season
Support
Blaublitz Akita's main active supporters' group is called the Blue tasu Akita.[21]
Stadium and facilities
- Soyu Stadium
- Akigin Stadium
- Akita Prefectural Central Park
- JA Kyosai Tsuchizaki Indoor Practice Facility (39°45′6.2″N 140°3′46.5″E)
- Akita Prefecture Football Centre[23] (39°51′33.4″N 140°00′32.1″E)
- Versity Weight Room (39°44′1.9″N 140°5′52.8″E)
- Nipro Hachiko Dome
- Dormitory[24]
- Green Thumb no Mori
Former facilities
Team mascots
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 Tokan Building houses the headquarters | |
| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Sports |
| Founded | September 14, 2009 in Akita, Japan [28] |
| Headquarters | Tokan Building 1F, Sanno 3–1–7, , Japan |
| Revenue | JPY 435 million (2019) [29] |
| JPY −3 million (2019) [29] | |
| JPY 2 million (2019) [29] | |
| Total assets | JPY 99 million [29] |
| Headquarters | |
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The official team mascot is an 8-year-old Ryūjin, named Blaugon and wears #00.[30]
Songs and chants
- Akita Prefectural Anthem - song
- We are Akita - song, Rakan edition composed by Berabow
- Akita Olé - song, champ edition [31]
Related clubs
- TDK Shinwakai (Tohoku Soccer League Division 2 North) – Based in Nikaho, Akita.[32]
- Tsuruoka TDK
TDK derby list
| 1996-08-25 9 | Tsuruoka TDK | 0–4 | TDK Akita | Yamagata Prefecture |
| 1996-09-29 12 | TDK Akita | 3–1 | Tsuruoka TDK | Akita Prefecture |
| 1997-08-24 8 | TDK Akita | 6–0 | Tsuruoka TDK | Akita Prefecture |
| 1997-10-19 13 | Tsuruoka TDK | 0–2 | TDK Akita | Yamagata Prefecture |
| 1998-05-30 2 | TDK Akita | 4–0 | Tsuruoka TDK | Nikaho, Akita |
| Stadium: TDK General Sports Center |
| 1998-08-30 8 | Tsuruoka TDK | 2–5 | TDK Akita | Yamagata Prefecture |
Rivalries
Ōu Honsen (Dewa derby)
TDK and NEC Yamagata first met in 1990 in old Tohoku regional football league. The two clubs have been based in former Dewa Province, and their rivalry is renamed as Ōu Honsen (奥羽本戦) after the Japan Railways Ōu Main Line (奥羽本線) in 2021.[33]
Broadcasters
Shirt sponsorship by TDK
AFC Ajax (1982–91)
Crystal Palace F.C. (1993–99)
