Iwate Gruja Morioka of J2 football visited Morioka Town Hall on the 24th and reported to Mayor Hiroaki Tanifuji about the results of the first year of promotion, which ended in last place 22nd, and promised to return next season.
Five people, including president Tatsuro Sakamoto, manager Yutaka Akita and captain Yusuke Muta, of the Iwate Athlete Club, who manages the team, paid a visit. The commander, who announced that he will retire at the end of this season, bowed his head, saying: “We were relegated after a year while trying to play J2.
Gruja lost 0-2 to Kofu in the final round on 23, and finished 22nd in bottom with 34 points, 9 wins, 7 draws and 26 losses. If a J1 or J2 club licensed team is among the top two J3 teams to be replaced, Gruja will be officially relegated to J3 next season.
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For the full article, see the Iwate Nippo document of October 25.
