V-Varen Nagasaki
Results
| Japan J-League Play-Offs | 12/01 04:05 | 2 |
V-Varen Nagasaki v
Vegalta Sendai
|
L | 1-4 | |
| Japan J2-League | 11/10 05:00 | 38 |
[3] V-Varen Nagasaki v
Ehime FC
[17] 
|
W | 5-2 | |
| Japan J2-League | 11/03 05:00 | 37 |
[4] JEF Utd Chiba
v
V-Varen Nagasaki [3]
|
W | 1-2 | |
| Japan J2-League | 10/27 04:00 | 36 |
[3] V-Varen Nagasaki v
Kagoshima United
[19] 
|
W | 4-1 | |
| Japan J2-League | 10/20 04:00 | 35 |
[9] Blaublitz Akita
v
V-Varen Nagasaki [3]
|
W | 1-2 | |
| Japan J2-League | 10/06 05:00 | 34 |
[3] V-Varen Nagasaki v
Oita
[17] 
|
W | 4-1 | |
| Japan J2-League | 09/29 05:00 | 33 |
[4] Fagiano Okayama
v
V-Varen Nagasaki [3]
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Japan J2-League | 09/22 05:00 | 32 |
[3] V-Varen Nagasaki v
Thespa Gunma
[20] 
|
W | 2-0 | |
| Japan J2-League | 09/15 07:00 | 31 |
[8] Iwaki SC
v
V-Varen Nagasaki [3]
|
W | 0-2 | |
| Japan J2-League | 09/07 09:30 | 30 |
[2] Shimizu S-Pulse
v
V-Varen Nagasaki [3]
|
D | 1-1 | |
| Japan J2-League | 08/31 10:00 | 29 |
[3] V-Varen Nagasaki v
Tochigi SC
[18] 
|
D | 1-1 | |
| Japan J2-League | 08/24 10:00 | 28 |
[3] V-Varen Nagasaki v
Renofa Yamaguchi
[6] 
|
L | 1-2 |
Stats
| Total | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 47 | 26 | 21 |
| Wins | 25 | 16 | 9 |
| Draws | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Losses | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Goals for | 93 | 58 | 35 |
| Goals against | 55 | 28 | 27 |
| Clean sheets | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Failed to score | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Wikipedia - V-Varen Nagasaki
V-Varen Nagasaki (V・ファーレン長崎, Vi Fāren Nagasaki) is a Japanese football club based in Nagasaki, Capital of Nagasaki Prefecture. They currently play in J2 League, the Japanese second tier professional in football league.
History
The club was established in 1985 as Ariake SC until the club decided to merge with Kunimi FC in 2004. The merger led the club to adopt the new name V-Varen Nagasaki in 2005, which has been used ever since.
V-Varen Nagasaki, since 2006, had been contending for the Kyūshū Soccer League championship and thus a place in the Japan Football League, but they only won it in November 2008, as second place in the Regional League promotion series.
In January 2009, they applied for J. League Associate Membership and their application was accepted at the J. League board meeting in February. In 2012, they won the Japan Football League title and thus promotion to the J. League Division 2. Five years later they won promotion to the J1 League for the first time after finishing runners-up in the 2017 season.
J. League: 2013 –
In preparation for the club's first season in the J. League Division 2 the club hired local-born Takuya Takagi as their coach for the season. On 3 March 2013 V-Varen Nagasaki played in their first ever J. League Division 2 match against Fagiano Okayama at the Kanko Stadium in Okayama in which the club drew the match 1–1 with Kōichi Satō scoring the first J. League Division 2 goal for V-Varen Nagasaki in the 25th minute. The club then played their first home match in the J. League Division 2 on 10 March 2013 at the Nagasaki Athletic Stadium against former J. League champions Gamba Osaka in which V-Varen Nagasaki lost 3–1 in front of a huge crowd of 18,153.
The club gained promotion into the J. League Division 2 in 2012 for the first time in their history after finishing as the champions in the 2012 Japan Football League and hired Nagasaki native Takuya Takagi to coach the club for the 2013 season.
On 11 November 2017, the club clinched promotion to the J1 League for the first time in their history after a 3–1 home win over Kamatamare Sanuki.
Financial troubles
After facing dire financial difficulties, on 8 March 2017 the club was purchased by Japanet Holdings, the parent company of Japanese television shopping giant Japanet Takata Co., Ltd., becoming a fully owned subsidiary. Japanet have invested significant sums into the club, securing promotion to the top tier of Japanese football and publishing plans to build a new football-specific stadium on the former site of Mitsubishi's Nagasaki shipbuilding operations, opening in 2023.
V-Varen Nagasaki has a strong fan base and is known for their passionate supporters who create an electric atmosphere at their home matches. The team's colors are blue and white, and their mascot is a cute and friendly dolphin named "Varen-chan."
The club has a rich history and has produced talented players who have gone on to represent Japan at the international level. V-Varen Nagasaki is known for their attacking style of play and their ability to compete with some of the top teams in Japan.
Overall, V-Varen Nagasaki is a respected and competitive team in Japanese soccer, with a bright future ahead of them.