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.

Fukushima United FC
福島ユナイテッドFC
Full nameFukushima United Football Club
FoundedApril 2002; 21 years ago (April 2002) as Fukushima Dream Junkers
StadiumToho Stadium
Fukushima, Fukushima
Capacity21,000
ChairmanHayato Suzuki
ManagerShuhei Terada
LeagueJ3 League
2023J3 League, 15th of 20
WebsiteClub website

History edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 TBC
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 edit

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 edit

As of 4 February 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   JPN Kenshin Yoshimaru
2 DF   JPN Masayuki Yamada
3 DF   JPN Yuto Matsunagane (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
4 DF   JPN Kazuki Dohana
5 MF   JPN Hiroshi Omori
6 MF   JPN Yosuke Akiyama
7 FW   JPN Ryo Shiohama
8 MF   JPN Hiroshi Yoshinaga
9 FW   JPN Ryuji Sawakami
10 MF   JPN Kota Mori
11 FW   JPN Shoki Nagano
13 MF   JPN Tomohiko Miyazaki
14 MF   JPN Yuto Ozeki (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
17 MF   JPN Takeaki Harigaya
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   JPN Kiichi Yajima
19 FW   JPN Kazumasa Shimizu
20 FW   JPN Kanta Jojo
22 GK   JPN Kaito Yamamoto
24 DF   JPN Takuto Hono (on loan from Kashiwa Reysol)
27 DF   JPN Satoru Nozue
28 DF   JPN Naoki Suzu
30 MF   JPN Takuto Kato
31 GK   JPN Shun Anzai
38 MF   JPN Kento Awano
39 GK   JPN Shin Nakagawa
40 FW   JPN Hiroki Higuchi
41 MF   JPN Uheiji Uehata
55 DF   JPN Toru Shibata (on loan from Shonan Bellmare)

Out on loan edit

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   JPN Hayate Mukai (at FC Kariya)

Coaching staff edit

For the 2024 season.

Position Name
Manager Shuhei Terada
Head coach Toshihiko Uchiyama
Daisuke Seki
First-team coach Noriaki Jishin
Goalkeeper coach Takashi Aizawa
Competent Kenta Kuyama
Analysis & Assistant Coach Kentaro Nagai
Assistant Coach Katsumi Yusa
Athletic Trainer Shun Shimizu
Hiroki Funakubo

Fukushima United FC staff for the 2024 season [2]

Managerial history edit

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 edit

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References edit

  1. ^ "Players". Fukushima United FC Official Team Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Fukushima United FC staff for the 2024 season". fufc.jp. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

External links edit