Ōu Honsen


The Ōu Honsen is a footballing rivalry played between Blaublitz Akita and Montedio Yamagata, both professional J.League teams from the cities in the former Dewa Province, Japan. It is also known as the Dewa derby or Chokaisan derby, and named after Japan Railways Ōu Main Line which connects Akita City and Tendo, Yamagata. Series winners can wear home kits at the opponent's stadium next season. This matchup is a part of Tohoku derby.

Stadiums

The game is usually hosted at Soyu Stadium and ND Soft Stadium Yamagata. The two stadiums are approximately 156 km apart.
Team NameStadiumCapacityImage
Blaublitz AkitaSoyu Stadium20,125
Blaublitz AkitaTDK Akita General Sports Centre
Blaublitz AkitaMizubayashi Athletic Field10,000
Montedio YamagataND Soft Stadium Yamagata20,315
Montedio YamagataTsuruoka Komagihara Stadium7,000

Past results

Statistics as of 21 May 2023
TournamentAkita winsDrawsYamagata winsGoal diff
Tohoku League0263–31
J2 League1246–12
Emperor's Cup0020–5
Total14129–48

Tohoku Soccer League

TDK were relegated into the regional league ahead of the 1987 season. The derby was first contested in 1990 when Tsuruoka club was promoted to Tohoku Soccer League. Yamagata won the Ōu League four times in a row between 1990 and 1993 before being accepted into the Japan Football League ahead of the 1994 season. The two teams did not play each other in the league again until the 2021 J2 League season after Akita's promotion as J3 champions.

Emperor's Cup

The derby was also played twice in the Emperor's Cup.

J2 League

The clubs met again in the J2 League, after Akita got promoted by winning the J3 League. Their first league meeting in 28 years resulted in a scoreless draw at Soyu Stadium.

Friendlies

They have competed more than 27 practice games together.

Players who have played for both clubs