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.
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| Full name | Fukushima United Football Club | ||
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| Founded | April 2002 as Fukushima Dream Junkers | ||
| Stadium | Toho Stadium Fukushima, Fukushima | ||
| Capacity | 21,000 | ||
| Chairman | Hayato Suzuki | ||
| Manager | Shuhei Terada | ||
| League | J3 League | ||
| 2024 | J3 League, 5th of 20 | ||
| Website | http://fufc.jp/ | ||
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History
editThe 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
editThe 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 |
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| 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 | 5th | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 49 | 15 | 59 | 1,800 | 1st round | 2nd round | |||
| 2025 | 20 | TBD | 38 | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||
- 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| Honour | No. | Years |
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| 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
editAs of 2 August 2024.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| 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
edit| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
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| 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| Home kit - 1st | ||||
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          2008 - 2009 |
     2010 |
     2011 - 2012 |
     2013 |
    2014 |
   2015 |
   2016 |
     2017 |
     2018 |
    2019 |
    2020 |
     2021 |
     2022 |
     2023 |
     2024 - |
| Away kit - 2nd | ||||
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    2008 - 2009 |
     2010 |
     2011 - 2012 |
     2013 |
    2014 |
   2015 |
   2016 |
     2017 |
     2018 |
     2019 |
     2020 |
     2021 |
     2022 |
     2023 |
     2024 - |
| Special - 3rd | ||||
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     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 | ||||