J2 Kyoto fine 1 million yen Flags that supporters associate with Nazis June 8 18:16
Kyoto Sanga, soccer player J2, announced that it was fined 1 million yen from the J League for supporting a supporter waving a flag reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the preseason match this February. .
According to Sanga, this February, one of Sanga's male supporters designed a skull and crossbones used by the Nazi German Guard during a match against Cerezo Osaka, which was held in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture as a smasher at Sanga Stadium. He was waving a similar flag and supporting him.
Male supporters have been using this design flag since 2010, but since they didn't know what the design means, they apologized to the club.
In response to this problem, the J.League has punished a fine of 1 million yen as having posted an inappropriate flag for many years on the 1st of this month.
On the other hand, in Sanga, in addition to paying close attention to this supporter, we have created a new system to apply to the club in advance for flag posting from this season to prevent recurrence.
Masaaki Ito, President of Kyoto Sanga, commented, “We will thoroughly prevent recurrence and work towards creating a stadium that everyone can enjoy.”