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Fukushima United FC
福島ユナイテッドFC
Full nameFukushima United Football Club
FoundedApril 2002; 22 years ago (April 2002) as Fukushima Dream Junkers
StadiumToho Stadium
Fukushima, Fukushima
Capacity21,000
ChairmanHayato Suzuki
ManagerShuhei Terada
LeagueJ3 League
2024J3 League, 5th of 20
Websitehttp://fufc.jp/

Fukushima United FC (福島ユナイテッドFC, Fukushima Yunaiteddo Efushī) is a Japanese football club from Fukushima City, the capital of Fukushima Prefecture. They currently play in the J3 League, Japan's third tier of professional football.

History

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The club was founded in 2006, by the merger of FC Pelada Fukushima and Junkers. From the 2008 season, the club has adopted the new name as "Fukushima United FC". They played in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system in 2013. Starting in 2014, they were promoted to the newly formed, J3 League.

On 28 October 2022, Fukushima United acquired the J2 license, meaning that from the 2022 season, they can now be promoted to the J2 League if the club finishes the league season either on 1st or 2nd place.

Stadium

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The home stadium is in Fukushima City, Toho Stadium (とうほう・みんなのスタジアム, Tōhō Min'na-no Stadium).

The stadium's original name was Toho Minnano Stadium. Since May 2013 it has been called Toho Stadium as the naming rights were required by Toho Bank. The stadium has a full 400 metre, nine lane athletics track around the playing surface. The J. League restricts the capacity to 6,464, as they do not regard grass seats included in the stadium capacity. The pitch surface is natrural grass. The stadium was opened in 1994.

League and cup record

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Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
League J. League Cup Emperor's
Cup
Shakaijin
Cup
Season Division Tier Teams Pos. P W D L F A GD Pts Attendance/G
2011 Tohoku Soccer
League (Div.1)
4 7 1st 12 11 0 1 53 6 47 33 Not eligible 2nd round 1st round
2012 7 1st 12 11 0 1 61 6 55 33 4th round Runner's up
2013 JFL 3 18 14th 34 8 10 16 35 42 -7 34 1,027 2nd round Not eligible
2014 J3 12 7th 33 9 9 15 30 38 -8 36 1,321 1st round
2015 13 7th 36 13 10 13 42 48 -6 49 1,289 1st round
2016 16 14th 30 7 9 14 35 44 -9 30 1,678 2nd round
2017 17 10th 32 13 4 15 39 43 -4 43 1,485 Did not qualify
2018 17 12th 32 9 13 10 36 43 -7 40 1,576
2019 18 11th 34 13 4 17 45 53 -8 43 1,645
2020 18 13th 34 11 6 17 46 55 -9 39 582
2021 15 5th 28 13 6 9 41 32 9 45 876
2022 18 11th 34 11 9 14 37 45 -8 42 1,465 2nd round
2023 20 15th 38 12 11 15 37 42 -5 47 1,205 2nd round
2024 20 TBD 38 1st round 2nd round
Key
  • Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained
  • Attendance/G = Average home league attendance
  • 2020 & 2021 seasons attendances reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
  • Source: J.League Data Site

Honours

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Fukushima United FC Honours
Honour No. Years
Tohoku Soccer League Division 2 South 1 2008
Tohoku Soccer League Division 1 2 2011, 2012
East Japan Adult Football Tournament: 1 2012

Current squad

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As of 2 August 2024.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Kenshin Yoshimaru
2 DF Japan JPN Masayuki Yamada
3 DF Japan JPN Yuto Matsunagane (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
5 MF Japan JPN Hiroshi Omori
6 MF Japan JPN Yosuke Akiyama
7 FW Japan JPN Ryo Shiohama
8 MF Japan JPN Hiroshi Yoshinaga
9 FW Japan JPN Ryuji Sawakami
10 MF Japan JPN Kota Mori
11 FW Japan JPN Shoki Nagano
13 MF Japan JPN Tomohiko Miyazaki
14 MF Japan JPN Yuto Ozeki (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
17 MF Japan JPN Takeaki Harigaya
18 FW Japan JPN Kiichi Yajima
19 FW Japan JPN Kazumasa Shimizu
20 FW Japan JPN Kanta Jojo
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Japan JPN Kaito Yamamoto
24 DF Japan JPN Takuto Hono (on loan from Kashiwa Reysol)
27 DF Japan JPN Satoru Nozue
28 DF Japan JPN Naoki Suzu
30 MF Japan JPN Takuto Kato
31 GK Japan JPN Shun Anzai
38 MF Japan JPN Kento Awano
39 GK Japan JPN Shin Nakagawa
40 FW Japan JPN Hiroki Higuchi
41 MF Japan JPN Uheiji Uehata
43 MF Japan JPN Ko Nagasaki Type 2
44 MF Japan JPN Eito Hirose Type 2
45 DF Japan JPN Ao Saito Type 2
50 DF Japan JPN Takumi Sakai (on loan from Roasso Kumamoto)
55 DF Japan JPN Toru Shibata (on loan from Shonan Bellmare)

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Japan JPN Hayate Mukai (at FC Kariya)

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Manager[2] Shuhei Terada
Head coach Toshihiko Uchiyama
First-team coach Noriaki Sanenobu
Goalkeeper coach Takashi Aizawa
Analysis & Assistant coach Kentaro Nagai
Assistant coach Katsumi Yusa
S&C coach Yu Suzuki
Competent Kenta Kuyama
Athletic Trainer Shun Shimizu
Yuta Funakubo

Managerial history

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Manager Nationality Tenure
Start Finish
Satoshi Tezuka  Japan 1 January 2010 31 January 2012
Yū Tokisaki  Japan 1 February 2012 31 January 2014
Keisuke Kurihara  Japan 1 February 2014 31 January 2017
Kazuaki Tasaka  Japan 1 February 2017 31 January 2019
Takeo Matsuda  Japan 1 February 2019 31 January 2021
Yū Tokisaki  Japan 1 February 2021 31 January 2022
Toshihiro Hattori  Japan 1 February 2022 12 July 2023
Mitsumasa Yoda  Japan 13 July 2023 31 January 2024
Shuhei Terada  Japan 1 February 2024 Current

Kit evolution

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Home kit - 1st
2008 - 2009
2010
2011 - 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 -
Away kit - 2nd
2008 - 2009
2010
2011 - 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 -
Special - 3rd
2017
Peach Uni
2018
Peach Uni
2019
Peach Uni
2020
Peach Uni
2020
U.S. Uni
2021
10th Anniversary
2021
Peach Uni
2021
U.S. Uni
2022
Peach Uni
2022
U.S. Uni
2023 3rd Fukushima SDGs Uni

References

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  1. ^ "Players". Fukushima United FC Official Team Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ "トップチーム". fufc.jp (in Japanese). Fukushima United FC. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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