A.C. Nagano Parceiro
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Athletic Club Nagano Parceiro (アスレチッククラブ長野パルセイロ) is a Japan
ese football club from Nagano
, the capital of Nagano Prefecture
. They play in the Japan Football League
. The club name parceiro means "partner" in Portuguese
.
The club was founded in 1990 by local high school graduates as Nagano Elza S.C. Its orange and dark blue colors were selected to represent Nagano Prefecture. In 2007 the name was changed to A.C. Nagano Parceiro due to copyright issues, though the colors and the club's symbol (a lioness named Elza) remained intact.
The biggest rivals of the club are neighboring , the matches between them are labelled as "Shinshū
derby".
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese football club from Nagano
Nagano, Nagano
, the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, is located in the northern part of the prefecture near the confluence of the Chikuma and the Sai rivers, on the main Japanese island of Honshū.As of April 1, 2011 the city has a population of 387,146...
, the capital of Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
. They play in the Japan Football League
Japan Football League
The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...
. The club name parceiro means "partner" in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
.
The club was founded in 1990 by local high school graduates as Nagano Elza S.C. Its orange and dark blue colors were selected to represent Nagano Prefecture. In 2007 the name was changed to A.C. Nagano Parceiro due to copyright issues, though the colors and the club's symbol (a lioness named Elza) remained intact.
The biggest rivals of the club are neighboring , the matches between them are labelled as "Shinshū
Shinano Province
or is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture.Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces...
derby".