Yokohama F. Marinos (横浜F・マリノス, Yokohama Efu Marinosu?) is a Japanese football team which participates in the fully professional Japan Professional Football League; the top professional football (soccer) league in Japan.
Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, the team is one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team is based in Yokohama and was founded as the company team of Nissan Motors. The club was formed by the merger of Yokohama Marinos and Yokohama Flügels in 1999. The current name is intended to reflect both Marinos and Flügels. The team name Marinos means 'sailors' in Spanish. Marinos are one of only six teams to have competed in Japan's top flight of football every year since its inception in 1993.
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