In order to rebuild the defense which gave up the worst number, 74 goals, in J1 in 2006, the club acquired Yutaka AKITA and Ryuzo MORIOKA, the former defenders of the Japan national football team.
2006年にJ1ワーストの74失点を喫したディフェンスを立て直すため、元日本代表DF秋田豊、森岡隆三を獲得。