- Thespa Kusatsu
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Kusatsu, Shiga , seeF.C. Mi-O Biwako Kusatsu ."Football club infobox
clubname = Thespa Kusatsu
ザスパ草津
fullname = Thespa Kusatsu
nickname = -
founded =1995
ground =Shikishima Stadium
capacity = 10,050
chairman = Yuichi Mototani
manager = Shigeharu Ueki (2006 - )
league =J. League Div.2
season = 2007
position = 11th Place
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=000080|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFFnihongo|Thespa Kusatsu|ザスパ草津|"zasupa kusatsu" is a professional football (soccer) club based in
Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays inJ. League division 2.The club was founded in 1995 in Kusatsu town, one of the most well-known spa resorts in Japan. Its name basically means "The Spa, Kusatsu." Because of J. League restrictions on stadiums, they play at
Shikishima Stadium in nearbyMaebashi , the prefectural capital.History
The club was founded in 1995 as Liaison Kusatsu Football Club. The players were the students of specialized training college Higashi Nihon Soccer Academy. When the school was closed in 1999 due to financial difficulties, the players decided to stay in Kusatsu and keep the club alive. In 2002, the club was incorporated as K.K. Kusatsu Onsen Football Club with a future promotion to J. League in mind and adopted new team name Thespa Kusatsu.
Current players
Season by season results and managers
Former players
* Santos
*Nobuyuki Kojima
*Hideyuki Ujiie External links
*(Japanese) [http://www.thespa.co.jp/ Official Site]
J. League
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