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{{Short description|Association football club in Hiratsuka, Japan}}
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| founded = {{start date and age|1968}} as Towa Real Estate SC
| chairman = Kiyoshi Makabe
| manager = [[Satoshi Yamaguchi (footballer, born 1978)|Satoshi Yamaguchi]]
| stadium = [[Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka]] <br/> [[Hiratsuka, Kanagawa|Hiratsuka]], [[Kanagawa prefecture|Kanagawa]]
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{{nihongo|'''Shonan Bellmare'''|湘南ベルマーレ|Shōnan Berumāre}} is a Japanese professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Hiratsuka, Kanagawa|Hiratsuka]], in the west of [[Kanagawa Prefecture]], part of the [[Greater Tokyo Area]]. The club will play in the [[J2 League]], the second tier of football in the country as of the season 2026–27, after relegated from [[J1 League]], with three matches remaining. Their home stadium is [[Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium]]. ''[[Shonan]]'' refers to a coastal area along [[Sagami Bay]] that includes Hiratsuka. ''Bellmare'' is a [[portmanteau]] of the Italian words ''bello'' and ''mare'', meaning "beautiful sea".

== History ==

=== Early years as corporate team (1968–1992) ===
The club was founded in 1968 as "'''Towa Real Estate SC"''' in [[Nasu, Tochigi]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Osumi |first=Yoshiyuki |date=1995 |title=Yume no ishizue |publisher=Astro publishing |pages=239–267 |isbn=4755508576}}</ref> They were promoted to the [[Japan Soccer League]] (JSL) Division 1 in 1972. In 1975 they changed their name to "'''Fujita Kogyo SC"''' when Towa Estate Development gave up the ownership to their parent company Fujita Industries, which moved the club headquarters to [[Tokyo]] and their training ground to [[Hiratsuka]] one year later in 1976.

They won the JSL three times (including two [[Double (association football)|double]]s with the [[Emperor's Cup]]) between 1977 and 1981. They were nevertheless relegated to the JSL's Division 2 in 1990. Although they won the last JSL Division 2 season in 1991–92, the professionalization and formation of the [[J.League]] meant they did not meet the new top flight league's criteria and the runners-up, [[Kashima Antlers]] (formerly Sumitomo), were promoted instead.

===1993: JFL===
In 1993, they adopted the new name "'''Bellmare Hiratsuka'''". Their application to the J.League Associate membership was accepted. They played in the [[Japan Football League (1992–98)|former Japan Football League]] Division 1 and won the league championship. After Hiratsuka City Council committed to finance the refurbishment of the Hiratsuka Stadium to meet the J.League requirements, J.League accepted the club.

===1994–1997: Golden era===
[[File:Hidetoshi Nakata in Okinawa.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hidetoshi Nakata]], who won the Asian Cup Winners' Cup trophy in 1996]]

The club was forced to change their name to Bellmare Hiratsuka because J.League required the participants to designate only one city or town as their hometown and include its name in the club names at that time. The club initially struggled to cope with the J.League opponents and finished 11th out of 12 in the first stage of the 1994 season. However, they came back in the second stage and finished 2nd. With this momentum, the club won the 1994–1995 Emperor's Cup. This title qualified Bellmare for the 1996 [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]], which they won by beating Iraq's [[Al Talaba]] in the final. [[Hidetoshi Nakata]] joined the team in 1995 and they also successfully recruited Brazilian-born [[Wagner Lopes]] and influential Korean international [[Hong Myung-bo]]. This is arguably the most successful period of the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/sports/AJ201108065398|title=11年ぶりのJ1昇格を果たした湘南ベルマーレ 前例のない道を切り開く地域密着の挑戦に迫る|language=ja|publisher=Shonan Keizai Shimbun|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-date=4 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204144140/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/sports/AJ201108065398|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===1998–1999: Difficult period===
Four Bellmare players were selected for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]. They were Nakata, Lopes, Hong (for South Korea) and a goalkeeper [[Nobuyuki Kojima]]. However, as Nakata left for Italian club [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] just after the World Cup, the club's fortune started to decline. The main sponsor Fujita decided to discontinue the financial support in 1999 due to their own financial difficulties.<ref name="asahi">{{Cite web|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/sports/AJ201108065398|title=Bellmare boss' passion giving back to community|publisher=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-date=4 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204144140/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/sports/AJ201108065398|url-status=dead}}</ref> It forced the club to release some highly paid players including Lopes, Hong and Kojima. They finished bottom of J1 in 1999 and were relegated to J2.

===2000–2009: J2 League===
The club made a new start. The ownership was transferred to a community-owned organisation. They also changed their name to '''Shonan Bellmare''' as J.League allowed them to enlarge their designated hometowns to include several cities and towns surrounding Hiratsuka.<ref name="asahi" /> The club's performance on the pitch has not been strong and they have not been serious contenders for the promotion to J1 so far.

A J1 comeback in 2010, if they are able to achieve promotion, will be the first without Fujita as their sponsor. Although for a time they refused to consider their history as the championship-winning Fujita corporate team in their current history, this year they celebrated the club's 40-year anniversary in 2009 as deduced from the badge in their Web site.

On 5 December 2009, Shonan returned to J1 as third-place finishers in [[2009 J.League Division 2|2009 seasons]].

===2010–present: Return to J1 League===
The club returned to the J1 in 2010, but injured one after another and J2 was relegated after leaving four games.
In the end, he won 21 consecutive league games. It was the worst record of J1 at that time.
After that, the team will be repeatedly demoted to J2 and promoted to J1.

In recent years, the team has been steadily improving.
In 2014, the team made good progress in the J2, winning 14 consecutive games from the opening. The team was defeated by Ehime FC in the 15th round, but after that they lost 21 battles. J1 automatic promotion is confirmed. As a result, he won the J2 with 31 wins, 8 draws, 3 losses and 101 points in the 2014 season.
In 2016, in the J1, Shonan Bellmare was the final result in 8th place, and it was the first time for J1 to remain in history. In addition, at the [[EAFF E-1 Football Championship]] 2015 held in August, [[Wataru Endo]], who was on the team at the time, participated as a representative of Japan.
In 2018, won the [[J.League Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=トーナメント表：2018ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：Ｊリーグ.jp|url=https://www.jleague.jp/leaguecup/2018/standings/tournament.html|website=Ｊリーグ.jp|language=ja|access-date=2020-05-10|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812120240/https://www.jleague.jp/leaguecup/2018/standings/tournament.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the first time for Shonan Bellmare to win three major titles since winning the 74th Emperor's Cup in the Bellmare Hiratsuka.

On the operational side, there was some report that the club fell into excess debt of more than 100 million yen in February 2012, and in the worst case the club itself could be dissolved (the actual amount of excess debt was 82.68 million yen). However, the debt insolvency was resolved by two capital increases.<ref>{{Cite web|title=【御礼】湘南ベルマーレ持株会へご参加いただいた皆様へ « 湘南ベルマーレ公式サイト|url=http://www.bellmare.co.jp/71151|access-date=2020-05-10|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727215419/https://www.bellmare.co.jp/71151|url-status=live}}</ref>
In April 2018, SANEI ARCHITECTURE PLANNING, which was the largest shareholder of Shonan Bellmare, established "Merudia RIZAP Shonan Sports Partners" in collaboration with RIZAP GROUP. The new company acquired a 50% stake in Shonan Bellmare.<ref>{{Cite web|title=株式会社湘南ベルマーレ 募集株式発行及び株式会社メルディアRIZAP湘南スポーツパートナーズへの割当決定のお知らせ « 湘南ベルマーレ公式サイト|url=http://www.bellmare.co.jp/190361|access-date=2020-05-10|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727215009/https://www.bellmare.co.jp/190361|url-status=live}}</ref> RIZAP GROUP intends to invest 1 billion yen in Bellmare over the next three years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RIZAPは湘南ベルマーレの「優勝」にコミットできるのか|url=https://www.itmedia.co.jp/business/articles/1804/06/news117.html|website=ITmedia ビジネスオンライン|language=ja|access-date=2020-05-10|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301011214/https://www.itmedia.co.jp/business/articles/1804/06/news117.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Rivalries ==
Historically the Shonan area was part of a pre-modern province, [[Sagami Province]], whereas Yokohama and Kawasaki were part of [[Musashi Province]], hence Bellmare's intraprefectural rivalries with [[Yokohama F. Marinos]], [[Yokohama FC]] and [[Kawasaki Frontale]] are based on the hard-working port cities of South Musashi as opposed to the more laid-back attitude of Sagami.

==Affiliated clubs==

The following clubs are currently affiliated with Shonan Bellmare:''<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2022 |title=ベルマーレ・アジア・フットボール・アライアンス（BAFA）設立のお知らせ |url=https://www.bellmare.co.jp/274712 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115083338/https://www.bellmare.co.jp/274712 |archive-date=15 January 2022 |access-date=20 January 2022 |website=bellmare.co.jp |publisher=Shonan Bellmare |language=ja}}</ref>''
* {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Davao Aguilas F.C.|Davao Aguilas]] (2022–2024)
* {{flagicon|INA}} [[ASIOP F.C.|ASIOP]] (2022–2025)
* {{flagicon|CAM}} [[Boeung Ket Angkor FC|Boeung Ket]] (2022–2026)
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]] (2022–2026)
* {{flagicon|THA}} [[Nongbua Pitchaya F.C.|Nongbua Pitchaya]] (2022–2026)<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 January 2022 |title=หนองบัว พิชญ ประกาศเป็นพันธมิตรกับ โชนัน เบลมาเร ในเจลีก เซ็น MOU สัญญา 3 ปีเพื่อนพัฒนาสโมสร |url=https://twitter.com/BubbleYingrak/status/1483985762127613953 |access-date=20 January 2022 |website=twitter.com |publisher=Yingrak Raksuwan |language=th |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120021737/https://twitter.com/BubbleYingrak/status/1483985762127613953 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wuhan Three Towns F.C.|Wuhan Three Towns]] (2022–2030)
* {{flagicon|LAO}} [[F.C. Chanthabouly|FC Chanthabouly]] (2022–2028)
* {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kelantan Darul Naim F.C.|Kelantan Darul Naim]] (2022–2030)
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan]] (2024–2038)
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[SS Lazio]] (2024–2038)
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]] (2024–2038)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]] (2024–2025) <ref>{{cite web |title=English Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (Wolves) Partnership Announced |url=https://www.bellmare.co.jp/336144 |website=bellmare.co.jp |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>

== Current squad ==
''As of 29 August 2025.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Shonan Bellmare 2025 Players |url=https://www.bellmare.co.jp/player2025 |website=www.bellmare.co.jp |access-date=8 November 2025}}</ref>
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{{football squad player|no=1|nat=JPN|name=[[William Popp (footballer)|William Popp]]|pos=GK}}
{{football squad player|no=4|nat=JPN|name=[[Kōki Tachi]]|other=[[Vice-captain (association football)|vice-captain]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=6|nat=BRA|name=[[Zé Ricardo (footballer, born 1999)|Zé Ricardo]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Kawasaki Frontale]]}}
{{football squad player|no=7|nat=JPN|name=[[Kōsuke Onose]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=8|nat=JPN|name=[[Kazunari Ōno]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=9|nat=JPN|name=[[Yūtarō Oda]]|pos=FW}}
{{football squad player|no=10|nat=JPN|name=[[Akito Suzuki]]|other=[[captain (association football)|captain]]|pos=FW}}
{{football squad player|no=13|nat=JPN|name=[[Taiyō Hiraoka]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=14|nat=JPN|name=[[Akimi Barada]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=15|nat=JPN|name=[[Kōhei Okuno]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=17|nat=JPN|name=[[Soki Tamura]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=18|nat=JPN|name=[[Masaki Ikeda]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=20|nat=JPN|name=[[Sena Ishibashi]]|pos=FW}}
{{football squad player|no=21|nat=JPN|name=[[Tatsunari Nagai]]|pos=GK}}
{{football squad player|no=22|nat=JPN|name=[[Kazuki Ōiwa]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=23|nat=JPN|name=[[Kanaru Matsumoto]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=24|nat=JPN|name=[[Kotaro Honda (footballer)|Kotaro Honda]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad mid|nonumber=|bg=6EB92B|color=005CA2}}
{{football squad player|no=25|nat=JPN|name=[[Hiroaki Okuno (footballer)|Hiroaki Okuno]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=27|nat=BRA|name=[[Luiz Phellype]]|pos=FW}}
{{football squad player|no=28|nat=JPN|name=[[Shusuke Ota]]|pos=FW}}
{{football squad player|no=29|nat=JPN|name=[[Keigo Watanabe (footballer, born 2002)|Keigo Watanabe]]|pos=FW}}
{{football squad player|no=30|nat=JPN|name=[[Gota Yamaguchi]] <sup>'''[[J.League designated special players#2025|DSP]]'''</sup>|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=31|nat=JPN|name=[[Kota Sanada]]|pos=GK}}
{{football squad player|no=32|nat=JPN|name=[[Sere Matsumura]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=33|nat=JPN|name=[[Naoya Takahashi]]|pos=DF}}
{{football squad player|no=37|nat=JPN|name=[[Yūto Suzuki]]|other=[[Vice-captain (association football)|vice-captain]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=47|nat=JPN|name=[[Shinya Nakano]]|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Gamba Osaka]]}}
{{football squad player|no=50|nat=JPN|name=[[Tomoya Fujii]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=66|nat=JPN|name=[[Hiroya Matsumoto (footballer)|Hiroya Matsumoto]]|pos=MF}}
{{football squad player|no=72|nat=JPN|name=[[Rio Nitta]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]}}
{{football squad player|no=77|nat=JPN|name=[[Hisatsugu Ishii]]|pos=FW}}
{{football squad player|no=81|nat=JPN|name=[[Shun Yoshida]]|pos=GK|other=on loan from [[Urawa Red Diamonds]]}}
{{football squad player|no=99|nat=JPN|name=[[Naoto Kamifukumoto]]|pos=GK}}
{{football squad end|nonumber=|bg=6EB92B|color=005CA2}}

===Out on loan===
{{football squad start|nonumber=|bg=6EB92B|color=005CA2}}
{{football squad player|no=47|nat=KOR|name=[[Kim Min-tae]]|pos=DF|other=at [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Arata Yoshida]]|pos=DF|other=at [[Kataller Toyama]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Hayato Fukushima]]|pos=DF|other=at [[Ehime FC]]}}
{{football squad mid|nonumber=|bg=6EB92B|color=005CA2}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Kōdai Minoda]]|pos=DF|other=at [[Vanraure Hachinohe]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Toru Shibata]]|pos=DF|other=at [[Fukushima United FC|Fukushima United]]}}
{{football squad player|no=|nat=JPN|name=[[Sōsuke Shibata]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Iwaki FC]]}}
{{football squad end|nonumber=|bg=6EB92B|color=005CA2}}

==Club officials==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Role !! Name
|-
| Manager
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoshi Yamaguchi (footballer, born 1978)|Satoshi Yamaguchi]]
|-
| Assistant manager
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshihiro Natsuka <br> {{flagicon|JPN}} Masahiro Koga <br> {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshihiro Yatsukawa
|-
| Coach assistant
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Taiga Soeda
|-
| Goalkeeper coach
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takeaki Yuhara
|-
| Analyst
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Masayuki Hirakawa
|-
| Physical coach 
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazutaka Takahashi
|-
| Conditioning coach
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Iguchi
|-
| Chief team doctor
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Eiichi Suzuki
|-
| Team doctor
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hirofumi Katsutani <br> {{flagicon|JPN}} Makoto Takahashi
|-
| Medical group chief trainer
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hisayoshi Kojima
|-
| Athletic trainer
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuhide Kurihara <br> {{flagicon|JPN}} Takahiro Yoshikawa
|-
| Physiotherapist
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shusuke Shimada <br> {{flagicon|JPN}} Shigeyuki Shimizu
|-
| Interpreter
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Fan-ju <br> {{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Higa
|-
| Competent
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Keita Mikami
|-
| Side affairs
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroto Araki <br> {{flagicon|JPN}} Takahito Hiraga <br> {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroto Tanaka
|}

== Honours ==
As '''Towa / Fujita''' (until 1992); '''Bellmare Hiratsuka''' (1993–1999) and '''Shonan Bellmare''' (2000–present)
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Shonan Bellmare honours
!scope=col|Competition !!scope=col|No. !!scope=col|Years
|-
<!--! In chronological order-->
!scope=row|[[Kanto Soccer League]]
|align="center"|1
|[[1971 Japanese Regional Leagues#Kanto|1971]]
|-
!scope=row|[[All Japan Senior Football Championship]]
|align="center"|1
|1971
|-
!scope=row|[[JSL Cup]]
|align="center"|1
|1973
|-
!scope=row|[[Emperor's Cup]]
|align="center"|3
|[[1977 Emperor's Cup|1977]], [[1979 Emperor's Cup|1979]], [[1994 Emperor's Cup|1994]]
|-
!scope=row|[[Japan Soccer League]] Division 1
|align="center"|3
|[[1977 Japan Soccer League|1977]], [[1979 Japan Soccer League|1979]], [[1981 Japan Soccer League|1981]]
|-
!scope=row|[[Japanese Super Cup]]
|align="center"|2
|[[1978 Japanese Super Cup|1978]], [[1982 Japanese Super Cup|1982]]
|-
!scope=row|[[Japan Soccer League]] Division 2
|align="center"|1
|[[1991–92 Japan Soccer League|1991–92]]
|-
!scope=row|[[Japan Football League (1992–98)|Japan Football League]] Division 1
|align="center"|1
|[[1993 Japan Football League|1993]]
|-
!scope=row|[[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]
|align="center"|1
|[[1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1995]]
|-
!scope=row|[[J2 League]]
|align="center"|2
|[[2014 J.League Division 2|2014]], [[2017 J2 League|2017]]
|-
!scope=row|[[BTV Cup]]
|align="center"|1
|2016
|-
!scope=row|[[J.League Cup]]
|align="center"|1
|[[2018 J.League Cup|2018]]
|-
|}

== Managerial history ==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Manager !! rowspan="2" |Nationality !! colspan="2" |Tenure<!--!colspan="5"|'''Managerial Record'''-->
|-
!Start  !!Finish<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Yukio Shimomura]] ||{{JPN}} ||1 February 1972 ||31 January 1979
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Yoshinobu Ishii]] ||{{JPN}} ||1 January 1975 ||31 December 1980
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Tsutomu Nakamura]]||{{JPN}} ||1 February 1981 ||31 January 1985
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Hidemitsu Hanaoka]]||{{JPN}} ||1 February 1985 ||30 June 1988
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Yoshinobu Ishii]] ||{{JPN}} ||1 January 1988 ||31 December 1990
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Mitsuru Komaeda]] ||{{JPN}} ||1 July 1990 ||27 November 1995
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Shigeharu Ueki]] ||{{JPN}} ||28 November 1995 ||31 January 1996
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Toninho Moura]] ||{{BRA}} ||1 February 1996 ||19 September 1996
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Shigeharu Ueki]] ||{{JPN}} ||20 September 1996 ||31 January 1999
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Eiji Ueda]] ||{{JPN}} ||1 February 1999 ||30 June 1999
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Mitsuru Komaeda]] ||{{JPN}} ||1 July 1999 ||31 January 2000
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Hisashi Kato|Hisashi Katō]] ||{{JPN}} ||1 February 2000 ||31 January 2001
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Koji Tanaka|Kōji Tanaka]] ||{{JPN}} ||1 February 2001 ||30 November 2002
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Ajam Boujarari Mohammed]] ||{{MAR}} ||1 February 2003 ||15 May 2003
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Matsuichi Yamada]] ||{{JPN}} ||16 May 2003 ||14 July 2004
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Tatsuya Mochizuki]] ||{{JPN}} ||15 July 2004 ||13 September 2004
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Eiji Ueda]] ||{{JPN}} ||15 September 2004 ||5 June 2006
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Masaaki Kanno]] ||{{JPN}} ||5 June 2006 ||31 January 2009
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Yasuharu Sorimachi]] ||{{JPN}} ||1 February 2009 ||31 January 2012
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Cho Kwi-jae]] ||{{KOR}} ||1 February 2012 ||8 October 2019
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Kenji Takahashi (footballer, born 1970)|Kenji Takahashi]] ||{{JPN}} ||13 August 2019 ||9 October 2019
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Bin Ukishima]] ||{{JPN}} ||10 October 2019 ||31 August 2021
<!--!{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}-->
|-
|[[Satoshi Yamaguchi (footballer, born 1978)|Satoshi Yamaguchi]] ||{{JPN}} ||1 September 2021 ||Current
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== Record as J.League member ==
{|class="wikitable"
|bgcolor=gold|<small>Champions</small>
|bgcolor=silver|<small>Runners-up</small>
|bgcolor=ff6600|<small>Third place</small>
|bgcolor=palegreen|<small>[[Promotion and relegation|Promoted]]</small>
|bgcolor=pink|<small>[[Promotion and relegation|Relegated]]</small>
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="13" |League !!rowspan="2"|[[J.League Cup]] !!rowspan="2"|[[Emperor's Cup|Emperor's<br>Cup]] !!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Asia
|-
!Season !!Div. !!Teams !!Pos. !!P !!W <small>(OTW/PKW)</small> !!D !!L <small>(OTL/PKL)</small> !!F !!A !!GD !!Pts!!Attendance/G
|-
|colspan="17"|'''Bellmare Hiratsuka'''
|
|-
|[[1994 J.League|1994]]
|rowspan="6"|J1 ||12 ||'''5th''' ||44 ||23 ||{{ndash}} ||21 ||75 ||80 ||-5 ||{{ndash}} ||17,836 ||1st round ||bgcolor=gold|Winner ||{{ndash}} ||{{ndash}}
|-
|[[1995 J.League|1995]]
|14 ||'''11th''' ||52 ||21 ||{{ndash}} ||29 <small>({{ndash}}/2)</small> ||94 ||102 ||-8 ||65 ||16,111 ||{{ndash}} ||2nd round ||[[1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|CWC]] ||bgcolor=gold|Winner
|-
|[[1996 J.League|1996]]
|16 ||'''11th''' ||30 ||12 ||{{ndash}} ||18 <small>({{ndash}}/0)</small> ||47 ||58 ||-11 ||36 ||10,483 ||Semi-final ||Quarter-finals ||[[1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|CWC]] ||Quarter Final
|-
|[[1997 J.League|1997]]
|17 ||'''8th''' ||32 ||14 ||{{ndash}} ||12 <small>({{ndash}}/1)</small> ||55 ||52 ||3 ||49 ||7,841 ||Group stage ||Quarter-finals ||rowspan="3"|Did not qualify ||rowspan="3"|Did not qualify
|-
|[[1998 J.League|1998]]
|18 ||'''11th''' ||34 ||12 <small>(2/2)</small> ||{{ndash}} ||17 <small>(1/0)</small> ||53 ||66 ||-13 ||42 ||10,158 ||Group stage ||Round of 16
|-
|[[1999 J.League Division 1|1999]]
|16 ||bgcolor=pink|'''16th''' ||30 ||4 <small>(0/-)</small> ||1 ||22 <small>(3/0)</small> ||30 ||72 ||-42 ||13 ||7,388 ||1st round ||3rd round
|-
|colspan="17"|'''Shonan Bellmare'''
|-
|[[2000 J.League Division 2|2000]]
|rowspan="10"|J2 ||11 ||'''8th''' || 40 ||12 <small>(3/0)</small> ||1 ||17 <small>(7/{{ndash}})</small> ||59 ||71 ||-12 ||43 ||4,968 ||1st round ||3rd round ||rowspan="27"|Did not qualify||rowspan="27"|Did not qualify
|-
|[[2001 J.League Division 2|2001]]
|12 ||'''8th''' ||44 ||16 <small>(4/{{ndash}})</small> ||4 ||18 <small>(2/0)</small> ||64 ||61 ||3 ||60 ||4,112 ||1st round ||2nd round
|-
|[[2002 J.League Division 2|2002]]
|12 ||'''5th''' ||44 ||16 ||16 ||12 ||46 ||46 ||3 ||64 ||4,551 ||rowspan="8"|Not eligible ||Round of 16
|-
|[[2003 J.League Division 2|2003]]
|12 ||'''10th''' ||44 ||11 ||11 ||22 ||33 ||53 ||-20 ||44 ||4,731 ||Round of 16
|-
|[[2004 J.League Division 2|2004]]
|12 ||'''10th''' ||44 ||7 ||15 ||22 ||39 ||64 ||-25 ||36 ||4,691 ||Round of 16
|-
|[[2005 J.League Division 2|2005]]
|12 ||'''7th''' ||44 ||13 ||15 ||16 ||46 ||59 ||-13 ||54 ||5,746 ||3rd round
|-
|[[2006 J.League Division 2|2006]]
|13 ||'''11th''' ||48 ||13 ||10 ||25 ||61 ||87 ||-26 ||49 ||5,365 ||4th round
|-
|[[2007 J.League Division 2|2007]]
|13 ||'''6th''' ||48 ||23 ||8 ||17 ||72 ||55 ||17 ||77 ||4,677 ||4th round
|-
|[[2008 J.League Division 2|2008]]
|15 ||'''5th''' ||42 ||19 ||8 ||15 ||68 ||48 ||20 ||65 ||5,994 ||3rd round
|-
|[[2009 J.League Division 2|2009]]
|18 ||bgcolor=palegreen|'''3rd''' ||51 ||29 ||11 ||11 ||84 ||52 ||32 ||98 ||7,273 ||2nd round
|-
|[[2010 J.League Division 1|2010]]
|J1 ||18||bgcolor=pink|'''18th''' ||34 ||3 ||7 ||24 ||31 ||82 ||-51 ||16 ||11,095 ||Group stage ||3rd round
|-
|[[2011 J.League Division 2|2011]]
|rowspan="2"|J2 ||20 ||'''14th''' ||38 ||12 ||10 ||16 ||46 ||48 ||-2 ||46||6,943 ||rowspan="2"|Not eligible||Quarter-final
|-
|[[2012 J.League Division 2|2012]]
|22 ||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' ||42 ||20 ||15 ||7 ||66 ||43 ||23 ||75 ||6,852 ||3rd round
|-
|[[2013 J.League Division 1|2013]]
|J1 ||18 ||bgcolor=pink|'''16th''' ||34 ||6 ||7 ||21 ||34 ||62 ||-28 ||25||9,911 ||Group stage ||3rd round
|-
|[[2014 J.League Division 2|2014]]
|J2 ||22 ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||42 ||31 ||8 ||3 ||86 ||25 ||61 ||101 ||8,478 ||Not eligible||3rd round
|-
|[[2015 J1 League|2015]]
|rowspan="2"|J1 ||18 ||'''8th''' ||34 ||13 ||9 ||12 ||40 ||44 ||-4 ||48 ||12,208 ||Group stage ||3rd round
|-
|[[2016 J1 League|2016]]
|18 ||bgcolor=pink|'''17th''' ||34 ||7 ||6 ||21 ||30 ||56 ||-26 ||27 ||11,530 ||Group stage ||Quarter-finals
|-
|[[2017 J2 League|2017]]
|J2 ||22 ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||42 ||24 ||11 ||7 ||58 ||36 ||22 ||83 ||8,454 ||Not eligible ||3rd round
|-
|[[2018 J1 League|2018]]
|rowspan=8"|J1 ||18 ||'''13th''' ||34 ||10 ||11 ||13 ||38 ||43 ||-5 ||41 ||12,120 ||bgcolor="gold"|Winner ||Round of 16
|-
|[[2019 J1 League|2019]]
|18 ||'''16th''' ||34 ||10 ||6 ||18 ||40 ||63 ||-23 ||36 ||12,848 ||Group stage ||2nd round
|-
|[[2020 J1 League|2020]] '''†'''
|18 ||'''18th''' ||34 ||6 ||9 ||19 ||29 ||48 ||-19 ||27 ||4,467 ||Group stage ||Did not qualify
|-
|[[2021 J1 League|2021]] '''†'''
|20 ||'''16th''' ||38 ||7 ||16 ||15 ||36 ||41 ||-5 ||37 ||4,850 ||[[2021 J.League Cup#Play-off stage|Play-off stage]] ||[[2021 Emperor's Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|[[2022 J1 League|2022]]
|18 ||'''12th''' ||34 ||10 ||11 ||13 ||31 ||39 ||-8 ||41 ||9,228 ||Play-off stage ||[[2022 Emperor's Cup#Third round|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2023 J1 League|2023]]
|18 ||'''15th''' ||34 ||8 ||10 ||16 ||40 ||56 ||-16 ||34 ||13,161 ||[[2023 J.League Cup#Group stage|Group stage]] ||[[2023 Emperor's Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|[[2024 J1 League|2024]]
|20 ||'''15th''' ||38 ||12 ||9 ||17 ||53 ||58 ||-5 ||45 ||11,315 ||[[2024 J.League Cup#Group 8|2nd Round]] ||[[2024 Emperor's Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|[[2025 J1 League|2025]]
|20 ||bgcolor=pink|'''TBD''' ||38 || || || || || || || || ||[[2025 J.League Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-Final]] ||[[2025 Emperor's Cup#Third round|3rd round]]
|-
|[[2026–27 J2 League|2026–27]]
|J2 ||20 ||'''TBD''' ||38 || || || || || || || || ||[[2026–27 J.League Cup#|TBD]] ||[[2026–27 Emperor's Cup#|TBD]]
|}
;Key
{{smalldiv|1=
*'''Pos'''. = Position in league; '''P''' = Games played; '''W''' = Games won; '''D''' = Games drawn; '''L''' = Games lost; '''F''' = Goals scored; '''A''' = Goals conceded; '''GD''' = Goals difference; '''Pts''' = Points gained
*'''Attendance/G''' = Average home league attendance
* '''OTW / PKW''' = Overtime wins / Penalty kicks wins 1997 & 1998 seasons - 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002 Overtime wins only
* '''OTL / PKL''' = Overtime losses / Penalty kicks losses 1997 and 1998 seasons - 1999, 2000 & 2001 Overtime losses only
* '''†''' 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances were reduced by [[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan|COVID-19]] worldwide pandemic
*Source: [http://data.j-league.or.jp/SFRT01/ J.League Data Site]
}}

==League history==

*'''Kanto Football League:''' 1970–71
*'''Division 1 ([[Japan Soccer League]] Div. 1):''' 1972–89 (1972–74 as Towa Real Estate Development; 1975–89 as Fujita Industries)
*'''Division 2 (Japan Soccer League Div. 2):''' 1990–91 (as Fujita Industries)
*'''Division 2 ([[Japan Football League (former)]] Div. 1):''' 1992–93 (as Fujita Industries)
*'''Division 1 (J.League Div. 1):''' 1994–99 (as Bellmare Hiratsuka)
*'''Division 2 (J.League Div. 2):''' 2000–09 (as Shonan Bellmare)
*'''Division 1 (J.League Div. 1):''' 2010
*'''Division 2 (J.League Div. 2):''' 2011–12
*'''Division 1 (J.League Div. 1):''' 2013
*'''Division 2 (J.League Div. 2):''' 2014
*'''Division 1 (J1 League):''' 2015–16
*'''Division 2 (J2 League):''' 2017
*'''Division 1 (J1 League):''' 2018–2025
*'''Division 2 (J2 League):''' 2026-

'''Total (as of 2025):''' 36 seasons in the top tier, 18 seasons in the second tier and 2 seasons in the Regional Leagues.

==See also==
* [[Shonan Bellmare (Futsal)|Shonan Bellmare Futsal Club]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.bellmare.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{official website|http://www.bellmare.co.jp/index_en}} {{in lang|en}}

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