Fukushima United FC

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 (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

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

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
Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
LeagueJ. League CupEmperor's
Cup		Shakaijin
Cup
SeasonDivisionTierTeamsPos.PWDLFAGDPtsAttendance/G
2011Tohoku Soccer
League (Div.1)		471st1211015364733Not eligible2nd round1st round
201271st12110161655334th roundRunner's up
2013 JFL31814th34810163542-7341,0272nd roundNot eligible
2014 J3127th3399153038-8361,3211st round
2015 137th361310134248-6491,2891st round
2016 1614th3079143544-9301,6782nd round
2017 1710th32134153943-4431,485Did not qualify
2018 1712th32913103643-7401,576
2019 1811th34134174553-8431,645
2020 † 1813th34116174655-939582
2021 † 155th2813694132945876
2022 1811th34119143745-8421,4652nd round
2023 2015th381211153742-5471,2052nd round
2024 20TBD381st roundTBC
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
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

As of 19 April 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)
4 DF Japan JPN Kazuki Dohana
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
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Japan JPN Kanta Jojo
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
55 DF Japan JPN Toru Shibata (on loan from Shonan Bellmare)

Out on loan

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
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
ManagerNationalityTenure
StartFinish
Satoshi Tezuka Japan1 January 201031 January 2012
Yū Tokisaki Japan1 February 201231 January 2014
Keisuke Kurihara Japan1 February 201431 January 2017
Kazuaki Tasaka Japan1 February 201731 January 2019
Takeo Matsuda Japan1 February 201931 January 2021
Yū Tokisaki Japan1 February 202131 January 2022
Toshihiro Hattori Japan1 February 202212 July 2023
Mitsumasa Yoda Japan13 July 202331 January 2024
Shuhei Terada Japan1 February 2024Current

Kit evolution
Home kit - 1st
2008 - 2009
2010
2011 - 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 -
Away kit - 2nd
2008 - 2009
2010
2011 - 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 -

References
  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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