the sports teams in Fukuoka Prefecture include the following
Baseball
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
Team: Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
Location: Fukuoka
Ballpark: Fukuoka PayPay Dome
Year founded: 1938
Management: SoftBank Group
Titles:Japan Series(11), Pacific League(19)
Retired numbers: none
Soccer
Avispa Fukuoka (J1)
Team: Avispa Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
Team Name Origin:
Avispa is the Spanish word for "bee". It was named to create a diverse group attack that is as nimble and controlled as the bees.
Year of Joined the J League: 1996
Titles: None
Highest Ranking: 12th (2000)
Giravanz Kitakyushu (J2)
Team: Giravanz Kitakyushu
City: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka
Team Name Origin:
It is a coined word from Girasole, which means sunflower in Italian, and Avanza, which means moving forward. Sunflowers are the city flower of Kitakyushu.
Year of Joined the J League: 2010
Titles: None
J1: None
Rugby
Munakata Sanix Blues (JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE 3rd Division)
Team name : Munakata Sanix Blues
Home Town : Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Year of establishment : 1994
Titles : None
Basketball
Rising Zephyr Fukuoka (B2)
Team: Rising Zephyr Fukuoka
Location: Fukuoka
Team Name Origin: In Fukuoka, Michizane Sugawara, who was said to be the god of learning, is enshrined at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.
Legend has it that Michizane Sugawara was transformed into the God of Thunder(Raijin).
The word "Raijin" was combined with the word "Rising" and the Greek god of the west wind, Zephyr, to form the team's name, which means that the team aims for victory together with the god of thunder and the god of wind.
Year founded: 2006
Arena: Teriha Sekisui House Arena
Titles: None
Retired numbers: None
Mascot: Jin Kun
American Football
Equal-One Fukuoka Suns (X League)
Table Tennis
Kyushu Asteeda (T League)
