commonly known as Norbritz Hokkaido (ãÂÂã«ãÂÂãªãÂÂãÂÂÃ¥ÂÂæµ·éÂÂ, Noruburittsu Hokkaidà Â) is a Japanese football club from Ebetsu, Hokkaido, within the Sapporo metropolitan area. They play in the Hokkaido League, the regionalised fifth level of the Japanese football league system.
It was founded on 1985 as Hokkaido Electric Power Company F.C., as a branch of the regional utility. In 2004 the club changed its name to Norbritz, and began as an independent entity. The club name of Norbritz is a portmanteau of the German words "nord" and "blitz" (albeit improperly romanised; the correct should be Norblitz), meaning Northern Lightning.
They have clinched the Hokkaido League title a record 18 times. In 2012, after another league win, Norbritz entered the Regional League promotion series, finishing third and earning a spot in a play-off against the 17th-placed team of the 2012 Japan Football League, Tochigi Uva F.C. They narrowly lost on penalties, missing out on a place in the JFL.