Shonan Bellmare
Japanese J2 League · Japan
- League
- Japanese J2 League
- Country
- Japan
- Founded
- 1968
- Stadium
- Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
- Capacity
- 18,500
- Website
- www.bellmare.co.jp
Upcoming matches on SportMetrics
About
Shonan Bellmare (湘南ベルマーレ, Shōnan Berumāre) is a Japanese professional association football club currently playing in the J1 League. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; 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".