Thespa Kusatsu
| Japonia - J2-League | 04/05 04:00 | 6 |
Zweigen Kanazawa
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Thespa Kusatsu
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L | 2-1 | |
| Japonia - J2-League | 04/01 10:00 | 5 |
Thespa Kusatsu
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V-Varen Nagasaki
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L | 0-1 | |
| Japonia - J2-League | 03/29 06:00 | 4 |
Giravanz Kitakyushu
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Thespa Kusatsu
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W | 0-1 | |
| Japonia - J2-League | 03/21 04:00 | 3 |
Thespa Kusatsu
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Oita
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D | 1-1 | |
| Japonia - J2-League | 03/15 04:00 | 2 |
Roasso Kumamoto
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Thespa Kusatsu
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D | 2-2 | |
| Japonia - J2-League | 03/08 04:00 | 1 |
Thespa Kusatsu
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Yokohama FC
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L | 0-1 | |
| Japonia - FA Cup | 09/10 10:00 | 4 |
Thespa Kusatsu
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Nagoya Grampus
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L | 0-1 | |
| Japonia - FA Cup | 08/20 10:00 | 9 |
Urawa Red Diamonds
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Thespa Gunma
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W | 1-2 |
Wikipedia - Thespa Gunma
Thespa Gunma (ザスパ群馬, Zasupa Gunma), formerly Thespakusatsu Gunma (ザスパクサツ群馬, Zasupakusatsu Gunma) is a professional football (soccer) club based in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club currently plays in the J2 League, Japanese second tier of professional football.
History
The club was founded in 1995 in Kusatsu, one of the most well-known spa resorts in Japan, as Liaison Kusatsu Football Club. The players were students of the specialized training college Higashi Nihon Soccer Academy. When the school 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 the J. League in mind and adopted the new team name Thespa Kusatsu (ザスパ草津, zasupa kusatsu), meaning "The Spa, Kusatsu".
Because of J. League restrictions on stadiums, they play at Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma (Shikishima Athletics Stadium) in nearby Maebashi, the prefectural capital since the club was promoted to J. League Division 2 in the 2005 season.
From 1 February 2013, the club adopted the new name "Thespakusatsu Gunma", to give the impression of the club as a representative of the entire Gunma Prefecture, while still leaving the name "Kusatsu" in it, as well as the logo of the club as it is.
After 12 years spent in the J2 League, Thespakusatsu Gunma was relegated to the J3 League for the first time in their history, having finished as the last-placed team in the 2017 J2 League. Gunma returned to the J2 League ahead of the 2020 season, being promoted back to J2 after two years spent in J3.
On 29 June 2023, Thespakusatsu Gunma new name would be Thespa Gunma.
On 5 October 2023, Thespakusatsu Gunma announcement officially change name and logo to Thespa Gunma from 2024 season due to leaving the name "kusatsu" since 2005 as Thespa Kusatsu.
Thespa Kusatsu a fost fondat în 1995 ca o echipă de amatori și a fost promovat în JFL în 2004. Echipa a câștigat JFL în 2006 și a fost promovată în J2 League. Thespa Kusatsu a jucat în J2 League timp de 10 sezoane, până la retrogradarea în J3 League în 2018.
Stadionul de teren propriu al echipei este Stadionul Shoda Shoyu Gunma. Echipa este deținută de compania Shoda Shoyu și este poreclită "Pantherele Verzi" datorită culorilor sale verzi.
Thespa Kusatsu nu a câștigat niciodată un trofeu major, dar a ajuns în sferturile de finală ale Cupei Împăratului în 2007. Echipa este cunoscută pentru stilul său ofensiv de joc și pentru mulțimea sa pasionată.
În prezent, Thespa Kusatsu este antrenată de Kenichi Uemura. Jucători notabili ai trecutului includ pe Hwang Seok-ho, Koji Nakata și Daiki Niwa.