Gamba Osaka Mizuno Away Shirt 1993/95
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Gamba Osaka Away Shirt 1993/95
Originally the company team of Matsushita Electric, founded in 1980, by 1986 they had climbed to the first division of the Japanese Soccer League. Consistent high placed finishes, and a Emperors Cup win in 1990 earned them a place in the inaugural J.League season, involving 10 teams. This transitioned Japanese Soccer into a professional sport.
It was then they adopted the name 'Gamba' a shortened version of the Japanese word "Gambare" meaning Fight. Much similar to the Spanish "Vamos" & the Italian "Forza" frequently heard on the touch lines. Osaka was a city known for avid Baseball support, so despite considerable financial backing Japanese fans took a while to get into the football side.
Gamba Osaka finished a disappointing 7th place, out of 10 teams in the 1993/94 J.League season.
J.League Fighting Soccer: King Of Ace Strikers was also released on Gameboy to coincide with the first season of the J.League; popular with the Japanese youth.
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