Nagoya Grampus Eight is a Japanesefootball team which participates in the professional J-league[?]. The team is based in Nagoya and was founded as the company team of Toyota Motor Corp. in the 1950s. The team is generally regarded as one of the weaker sides of the J-league, although it had an excellent season in the mid 1990s when it was managed by Arsène Wenger and had players such as Gary Lineker in the team.