Kyoto Sanga FC

Also known as Kyoto Purple Sanga

Japanese football club

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2025: J1 League, 3rd of 18
Full name: Kyoto Sanga Football Club
Nickname: Sanga
Founded: 1922 ; 104 years ago ( 1922 ) , as Kyoto Shiko Club (京都紫光クラブ)
Ground: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera , Kameoka , Kyoto Prefecture , Japan
Capacity: 21,600
Owner s: Kyoto Purple Sanga Co., Ltd.
Chairman: Masaaki Ito
Manager: Cho Kwi-jae
League: J1 League
Website: sanga-fc .jp

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Kyoto Sanga (京都サンガ) is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. The club plays in the J1 League, the top tier of football in the country. Its name "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word sangha, a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist temples.