Montedio Yamagata

About

Montedio Yamagata is a Japanese professional football club that represents Yamagata in the second division of the national football league. It was established in 1984 and was promoted to the Japan Football League in 1994. It underwent a rebranding in 1996 and first competed in the second division in 1999. During a successful period starting in the late 2000s, the club was promoted to the top division for the first time and achieved its highest ranking ever in 2010. However, it hit a rough patch the following year and was relegated to the second division where it has competed ever since. Fondly called Montedio, it plays its home fixtures at the ND Soft Stadium.