Football in Nagoya

Once in a long span of four years, the charm of football has always been and is still pervasive in almost all the countries of the world. Even among the Asian countries we can find a passion for the game while it has no traditional links with it. For the last few years Japan has been performing significantly well and is still craving for more professional touch of the game. Football in Nagoya is now a days the talk of the town though Sumo wrestling is the most dominating and most sought after game in Japan .The electronics proficiency as well as the sportsmanship are poised in Japanese and they have done Asia proud by reaching in the prestigious rounds in the FIFA 2002 World Cup.

The team to play in the first division of the Japanese league is the Nagoya Grampus Eight Founded by the Toyota Motor Corp. in the 1950s. The two golden grampus dolphins on the top of Nagoya castle, and the Maru-Hachi (Circle eight), are the city's official symbol from which the team derived its name.

Nagoya Grampus Eight is the full name of the club and the nickname(s) bein Grampus. It was founded in the year 1991 and the grounds in which the matches are played are:
  -   Mizuho Athletic Stadium
  -   Mizuho-ku Nagoya
  -   Toyota Soccer Stadium, Toyota City, Aichi

Football in Nagoya has also brought two honors that are:
  -   Emperor's Cup - 2 times (1995, 1996)
  -   Xerox Super Cup - 1 time (1996).

Football in Nagoya is gaining acceptance day by day and those who want top taste the flavor of the Asian football this is the right place to be.