Yamaha Stadium Guide Jubilo Iwata

Yamaha Stadium, Shizuoka Prefecture

Yamaha Stadium (ヤマハスタジアム) is the home ground of J.League club Jubilo Iwata and now rugby union team Shizuoka Blue Revs. The stadium dates from 1978. It has a capacity for 15,165 spectators.

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The exterior of the stadium. — The stadium has an industrial feel to match its surroundings

History & Capacity

The 15,165 capacity Yamaha Stadium opened in 1978 as the home ground of the Yamaha Motors soccer team. It is located next to a large Yamaha factory set in an industrial landscape.

Expansions occurred in 1985 and again in 1993 when the J.League began. Further renovation to the ground took place in 1995 and later in 1997.

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Dimensions & Facilities

The stadium covers an area of 111 meters by 74.5 meters with a natural grass playing surface with no running track.

Jubilo Iwata

Jubilo Iwata, originally founded in April 1972 as the Yamaha Motor Company's team, later evolved into one of Japan's most successful professional clubs when the J.League was formed in 1993. The club's golden era spanned 1997 to 2003, during which they clinched the J1 League title three times (1997, 1999, and again in 2002), finished runners-up on three occasions, lifted the J.League Cup (1998), the Emperor's Cup in 2003, and triumphed in the Asian Club Championship in 1999 along with the Asian Super Cup.

Domestically, the club also earned multiple Super Cups (2000, 2003, 2004) and claimed the J2 League title in 2021. On the managerial front, the Dutchman Hans Ooft and Brazil's Luiz Felipe Scolari laid early groundwork, while Masakazu Suzuki masterminded their success during his tenure from 2000 to 2002.

The squad has been graced by legends such as captain and goal machine Masashi Nakayama (nicknamed "Gon"), midfield talisman Toshiya Fujita (MVP in 2001), hard-tackling center back Hideto Suzuki who also coached the team later in his career, and creative playmaker Hiroki Yamada - all of whom earned J.League Best XI honours.

Brazil's Dunga was a powerhouse for Jubilo in midfield. He joined in 1996 and helped lead the club during its late-1990s golden era. He was named J.League MVP in 1997 and featured in the Best XI in both 1997 and 1998. Englishman Jay Bothroyd played for the club between 2015-2016 scoring 34 goals in 54 appearances making him the top scorer in J2 that season.

The four stands are: Main Stand; Back Stand; North Stand and South Stand. — The four stands are: Main Stand; Back Stand; North Stand and South Stand

Access - Getting There

Train & Bus

JR Mikuriya Station on the Tokaido Line is the nearest train station from where it is a 20 to 25-minute walk or so to the ground. Buses also run to near the stadium from JR Iwata Station.

Address: 2500 Shingai, Iwata City, Shizuoka 438-0025