The Comeback Kid

We wouldn’t have expected Vegalta Sendai to bounce back this good in J2. Yasushi Endo is one of the (main) reasons.

Ten

A decade has gone by from the terrible Tohoku Earthquake. That day, Vegalta Sendai became something else.

The survivors

2020 was exceptional, because we have seen no relegations for the first time in a long period. But can these four teams survive in 2021?

The unsurprising surprise

Despite featuring every pre-season among relegation candidates, Vegalta Sendai saved themselves. Once again.

State of the J: Vegalta Sendai

Vegalta Sendai are a bit anonymous in J1. They don’t challenge for honours, but always do enough to see them clear of the relegation spaces and their Yurtec stadium is one of the most atmospheric places in the J.League when full & jumping. To learn a bit more about Vegalta in 2017, Regista turned to […]

Regional previews: Hokkaido & Tohoku

In doing a preview of the season, we are going to break it down into bite-sized, regional chunks. We are starting from the north and are going to work all the way down, giving a brief preview of each club in Japan’s top three divisions, their aspirations, and a player to look out for. The […]

“The best player never to play for Japan”

The title is a bold claim, so why don’t we let regular Regista contributor @NelloSplendor explain why he wants to give one man the respect he deserves. Take it away, Gabriele….. Yoshinobu Minowa, Daisuke Sakata, Naoya Kikuchi, Kazuya Yamamura, Tatsuya Sakai, Yusuke Minagawa. What do all those names have in common? They were selected to […]

The Sendai-gnosis

What is going on at Vegalta Sendai this year? From afar, it looks like the club are in trouble, but what do people close to the club think? In his debut piece for J.League Regista, @maimaidenden gives us an update on what is happening at the Yurtec Stadium. 1. So far, Sendai are struggling […]

Talking point: Sendai Spirit

“Football isn’t about life and death. It’s much more important than that.” So said Bill Shankly, the legendary Liverpool manager. But it isn’t. That isn’t to say though, that some games aren’t more important than others, that some don’t mean more to the supporters and that some don’t have a significance that extends past […]