Shonan Bellmare

Shonan Bellmare
湘南ベルマーレ
Full nameShonan Bellmare
Founded1968 (1968) as Towa Real Estate SC
StadiumLemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
Capacity15,380
ChairmanKiyoshi Makabe
ManagerSatoshi Yamaguchi
LeagueJ2 League
2025J1 League, 19th of 20 (relegated)
Websitewww.bellmare.co.jp

Shonan Bellmare (湘南ベルマーレ, Shōnan Berumāre) is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club will play in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country as of the season 2026–27, after relegated from J1 League, with three matches remaining. Their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium. Shonan refers to a coastal area along Sagami Bay that includes Hiratsuka. Bellmare is a portmanteau of the Italian words bello and mare, meaning "beautiful sea".