Japan J2-League | 08/17 09:00 | 28 | [8] Zweigen Kanazawa v FC Gifu [22] | W | 2-1 | |
Japan Cup | 08/14 10:00 | 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Zweigen Kanazawa | L | 2-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 08/10 10:00 | 27 | [18] Machida Zelvia v Zweigen Kanazawa [10] | W | 2-3 | |
Japan J2-League | 08/04 09:00 | 26 | [11] Zweigen Kanazawa v Tochigi SC [20] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 07/31 10:00 | 25 | [10] Zweigen Kanazawa v Kyoto Sanga FC [1] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 07/27 10:00 | 24 | [18] Ehime FC v Zweigen Kanazawa [11] | W | 0-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 07/20 10:00 | 23 | [3] Kashiwa Reysol v Zweigen Kanazawa [8] | L | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 07/14 10:00 | 22 | [9] Zweigen Kanazawa v Tokyo Verdy [14] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 07/07 10:00 | 21 | [8] Zweigen Kanazawa v Mito Hollyhock [3] | D | 2-2 | |
Japan Cup | 07/03 10:00 | 8 | Zweigen Kanazawa v Albirex Niigata | W | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 06/29 09:00 | 20 | [2] Omiya Ardija v Zweigen Kanazawa [7] | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 06/22 09:00 | 19 | [9] Zweigen Kanazawa v Albirex Niigata [13] | W | 2-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 06/15 09:00 | 18 | [9] Zweigen Kanazawa v Ehime FC [17] | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 06/08 10:30 | 17 | [10] FC Ryukyu v Zweigen Kanazawa [9] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 06/02 05:00 | 16 | [8] Zweigen Kanazawa v Tokushima Vortis [16] | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 05/26 05:00 | 15 | [2] Montedio Yamagata v Zweigen Kanazawa [9] | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 05/19 05:00 | 14 | [5] Zweigen Kanazawa v V-Varen Nagasaki [9] | L | 0-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 05/12 10:00 | 13 | [21] FC Gifu v Zweigen Kanazawa [8] | W | 2-3 | |
Japan J2-League | 05/03 05:00 | 12 | [6] Zweigen Kanazawa v Avispa Fukuoka [18] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/28 07:00 | 11 | [16] Renofa Yamaguchi v Zweigen Kanazawa [7] | W | 0-2 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/21 05:00 | 10 | [9] Zweigen Kanazawa v Kashiwa Reysol [5] | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/14 05:00 | 9 | [10] Kyoto Sanga FC v Zweigen Kanazawa [6] | L | 2-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/07 05:00 | 8 | [6] Zweigen Kanazawa v JEF Utd Chiba [13] | W | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 04/03 10:00 | 7 | [21] Kagoshima United v Zweigen Kanazawa [9] | W | 0-3 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/30 05:00 | 6 | [15] Zweigen Kanazawa v Yokohama FC [13] | W | 1-0 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/23 05:00 | 5 | [3] Ventforet Kofu v Zweigen Kanazawa [11] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/17 05:00 | 4 | [20] Zweigen Kanazawa v Machida Zelvia [19] | W | 6-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/09 05:00 | 3 | [20] Tokyo Verdy v Zweigen Kanazawa [16] | L | 2-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 03/03 05:00 | 2 | [18] Fagiano Okayama v Zweigen Kanazawa [10] | L | 2-1 | |
Japan J2-League | 02/24 05:00 | 1 | [2] Tochigi SC v Zweigen Kanazawa [2] | D | 0-0 |
Zweigen Kanazawa (ツエーゲン金沢, Tsuēgen Kanazawa) is a Japanese football club based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. They currently play in the J3 League, Japan's third tier of professional league football after being relegated at the end of 2023 of J2 League.
The club was formed in 1956 under the simple name Kanazawa Soccer Club and adopted its current identity in 2006. The Hokushinetsu region, long sleepy in football terms and whose potential only arose with Albirex Niigata leading the way, provided few opportunities for Kanazawa to rise in Japan's football ranks until the late 2000s. On 19 December 2009 they were promoted to the JFL after beating FC Kariya at the promotion/relegation playoff with 2–1 aggregate score, following a third-place finish in the 2009 All Japan Regional Football Promotion League Series.
On December 15, 2010, a new management company called Zweigen, Inc. was established in order to apply to the J-League associate membership.
On January 7, 2011, the team applied for J-League associate membership.
On 16 November 2014, Zweigen became the inaugural J3 League champions, and gained a licence to compete in J2 League from 2015.
On 22 October 2023, Zweigen officially relegated to J3 League for the 2024 season after a narrow by Montedio Yamagata 0–1, thus ending their 9 years stay in J2.
The name "Zweigen" is a portmanteau of the German zwei, for the number 2, and gen, to advance. In Kanazawa dialect, the phrase tsuyoi noda! (We're strong!) became tsuee gen! by double entendre. In German, the word Zweigen means branches (dative—nominative: Zweige), and owing to this, a fleur-de-lis is a key part of the club's crest.