commonly known as Norbritz Hokkaido (ノルブリッツ北海道, Noruburittsu Hokkaidō) is a Japanese football club from Ebetsu, Hokkaido, within the Sapporo metropolitan area. They play in the Hokkaido League, the regionalised fifth level of the Japanese football league system.
History It was founded on 1985 as Hokkaido Electric Power Company F.C., as a branch of the regional utility. In 2004 the club changed its name to Norbritz, and began as an independent entity. The club name of Norbritz is a portmanteau of the German words "nord" and "blitz" (albeit improperly romanised; the correct should be Norblitz), meaning Northern Lightning.
They have clinched the Hokkaido League title a record 18 times. In 2012, after another league win, Norbritz entered the Regional League promotion series, finishing third and earning a spot in a play-off against the 17th-placed team of the 2012 Japan Football League, Tochigi Uva F.C. They narrowly lost on penalties, missing out on a place in the JFL. League record ChampionsRunners-upThird placePromotedRelegated
League Emperor'sCupSeason Division Tier Teams Pos. GP W D L F A GD Pts 2004Hokkaido SoccerLeague (Div. 1)4 8 1st 14 12 1 1 35 10 2537 Did not qualify20051st 14 12 1 1 37 13 24 3720061st 14 10 3 1 37 5 32 33 1st round20071st 141400 62 9 53 42 Did not qualify20081st 14 9 4 1 54 19 35 3120096 2nd 10 7 2 1 28 6 22 23 1st round20102nd 10 7 2 1 67 6 61 23 Did not qualify20118 1st 14 12 2 0 64 8 56 3820121st 14 14 0 0 71 2 69 4220131st 14 11 0 3 40 12 28 3320145 3rd 14 10 1 3 41 20 21 31 1st round20152nd 14 10 3 1 37 16 21 33 Did not qualify20161st 14 9 5 0 47 11 36 3220173rd 14 9 2 3 32 13 19 29 1st round2018 2nd 14 12 0 2 67 12 55 36 Did not qualify20193rd 14 8 3 3 49 19 30 2720202nd 7 6 0 1 38 5 33 1820212nd 5 5 0 0 24 3 21 1520223rd 14 8 33 31 14 17 2720233rd 14 9 05 40 29 11 2720244th 14 6 3 5 32 30 2 2120253rd 14 6 3 5 23 26 -3 212026TBD 14 TBD Key Pos. = Position in league; GP = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; Pts = Points gained Data Source rsssf.org
Honours +Norbritz Hokkaido honoursHonour No. YearsHokkaido Soccer League181992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
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