Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 08/31 10:00 | 30 | [9] Τοκουσίμα Βόρτις v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [2] | L | 2-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 08/24 10:00 | 29 | [3] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Αβίσπα Φουκουόκα [19] | D | 1-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 08/17 09:00 | 28 | [6] Μιτο Χολλιχοκ v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [2] | L | 3-0 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 08/10 10:00 | 27 | [2] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Τοτσιγκι SC [21] | D | 2-2 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 08/04 09:00 | 26 | [2] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Τόκιο Βέρντι [12] | W | 4-0 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 07/31 10:00 | 25 | [10] Ζβέιγκεν Καναζάβα v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [1] | D | 1-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 07/27 10:00 | 24 | [1] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Τζιφού [22] | W | 2-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 07/20 10:00 | 23 | [1] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Όμιγια Άρντιγια [4] | W | 3-2 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 07/13 10:00 | 22 | [1] Μοντεντιο Γιαμαγκάτα v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [2] | W | 0-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 07/07 09:00 | 21 | [4] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Β-Βάρεν Ναγκασάκ [7] | W | 1-0 | |
Ιαπωνία - Κύπελλο | 07/03 10:00 | 8 | Μιτο Χολλιχοκ v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC | L | 1-0 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 06/29 10:00 | 20 | [5] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Μιτο Χολλιχοκ [3] | D | 2-2 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 06/22 10:00 | 19 | [17] Εχίμε v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [5] | W | 0-2 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 06/15 10:00 | 18 | [5] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v FC Ryukyu [10] | D | 2-2 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 06/08 09:00 | 17 | [5] Όμιγια Άρντιγια v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [4] | L | 3-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 06/02 05:00 | 16 | [11] Τόκιο Βέρντι v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [6] | W | 1-4 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 05/25 05:00 | 15 | [5] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Ρενόφα Γιαμαγκούτσι [20] | W | 2-0 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 05/19 07:00 | 14 | [16] Μακίντα Ζελβία v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [6] | D | 2-2 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 05/12 05:00 | 13 | [7] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Φαγκιάνο Οκαγιάμα [13] | W | 2-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 05/05 05:00 | 12 | [12] Γιοκοχάμα FC v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [10] | W | 1-3 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 04/28 05:00 | 11 | [10] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Τοκουσίμα Βόρτις [14] | D | 0-0 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 04/20 05:00 | 10 | [5] Βεντφορέτ Κοφου v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [7] | L | 1-0 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 04/14 05:00 | 9 | [10] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Ζβέιγκεν Καναζάβα [6] | W | 2-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 04/07 05:00 | 8 | [17] Τοτσιγκι SC v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [11] | W | 1-2 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 04/03 10:00 | 7 | [7] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Μοντεντιο Γιαμαγκάτα [5] | L | 0-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 03/30 06:00 | 6 | [9] Τζιφού v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [7] | D | 1-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 03/24 05:00 | 5 | [22] ΤΖΕΦ Γιουνάιτεντ Τσίμπα v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [8] | D | 1-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 03/17 05:00 | 4 | [6] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Κασίβα Ρεϊσόλ [3] | L | 0-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 03/09 04:00 | 3 | [17] Αβίσπα Φουκουόκα v Κιοτο Σανγκα FC [6] | W | 0-1 | |
Ιαπωνία - J2-League | 03/02 05:00 | 2 | [8] Κιοτο Σανγκα FC v Καγκοσίμα Γιουνάιτεντ [3] | W | 2-1 |
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.
The club was formerly known as Kyoto Purple Sanga with "purple", the colour of the team uniforms, an imperial colour reflecting Kyoto's status as Japan's ancient imperial capital city. It was decided that, from 2007, the team will simply be known as "Kyoto Sanga". They are the oldest club competing in the J.League.
Kyoto Sanga have won 2 J2 League title and 1 Emperor's Cup.
The club was started as Kyoto Shiko Club, one of the few proper Japanese football clubs in the sense of being strictly dedicated to football and not being part of a company. Like Ventforet Kofu, it could not rise to a Japan Soccer League First Division dominated by company teams; in 1993, after the J.League was created, Kyoto Shiko Club, aided by funds from local new sponsors Kyocera and Nintendo, professionalized (though some players broke away and formed their own clubs, see below) and joined the former Japan Football League under the new name Kyoto Purple Sanga.
First joining the J.League in 1996, Kyoto Purple Sanga hold the dubious distinction of being the League's most relegated side, having been demoted on three separate occasions. Relegation to J2 League occurred at the end of the 2000, 2003 and 2006 seasons; more than any other team. The 2003 relegation happened despite having many national team players such as Park Ji-sung and Daisuke Matsui on its roster and they eventually left for European clubs.
In December 2007, the club gained J1 League status for the fourth time in their history via the promotion/relegation playoff and therefore shorten its club name to Kyoto Sanga. A 0-2 home defeat to Urawa Reds on 14 November 2010 confirmed Sanga's relegation back to J2, bringing an end to their three-season spell in the top flight.
In 2021 season, Kyoto Sanga secure return to J1 League after a 11 years absence and finish in runner-up. In 2022 season, Kyoto Sanga stay in J1 League after draw 1–1 against Roasso Kumamoto in Promotion Relegation play-offs.