Fukushima United FC

Fukushima United
福島ユナイテッド
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
2025J3 League, 10th of 20
Websitefufc.jp

Fukushima United (福島ユナイテッド, 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

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 Football Club. 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 Minna no Sutajiumu).

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.

Some home games have also been played at the Aizu Athletic Park Stadium, in Aizuwakamatsu City, usually once per season, with a seating capacity of 7,300.

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 205th3818515644915591,8001st round2nd round
2025 2010th38168146067-7562,3742nd round2nd round
2026 10TBD18N/AN/A
2026-27 20TBD38TBDTBD
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
Fukushima Prefectural Football Championship
(Emperor's Cup Fukushima Prefectural Qualifiers)		 13 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Tohoku Soccer League Division 1 2 2011, 2012
East Japan Adult Football Tournament: 1 2012

Current squad

As of 1 August 2026[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JPN Tomoki Ueda
5 DF  JPN Hayate Toma
7 MF  JPN Kosei Ashibe (on loan from Machida Zelvia)
8 MF  JPN Yuki Okada
9 FW  JPN Kazumasa Shimizu
10 MF  JPN Takeaki Harigaya
11 FW  JPN Kazuyoshi Miura (on loan from Yokohama FC)
14 MF  JPN Tsubasa Nakamura
15 DF  JPN Hyeong-min Nam
17 DF  JPN Takumi Fujitani
19 MF  JPN Jiro Fujita
20 MF  JPN Saiki Izumi
22 GK  JPN Kenshin Yoshimaru
23 DF  JPN Tatsuya Anzai
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF  JPN Keita Tanaka
27 DF  JPN Satoru Nozue
28 DF  JPN Naoki Suzu
29 DF  JPN Kaito Tsuchiya (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
30 MF  JPN Kaisei Kano
31 GK  JPN Shun Anzai
37 DF  JPN Naru Sasaki (on loan from V-Varen Nagasaki)
40 FW  JPN Hiroki Higuchi
41 GK  JPN Yudai Tanaka
44 MF  JPN Koya Okuda
66 DF  JPN Makito Uehara
77 DF  JPN Toraji Chiba (on loan from Montedio Yamagata)
78 GK  KOR Jung Sung-ryong
96 MF  JPN Jimpei Yoshida (on loan from Albirex Niigata)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  JPN Shin Nakagawa (at FC Tiamo Hirakata)
18 FW  JPN Ryoma Ishii (at FC Tiamo Hirakata)

Coaching staff

Coaching staff for the 2025 season [2]

PositionName
Manager[3] Japan Shuhei Terada
Head coach Japan Toshihiko Uchiyama
Coach Japan Noriaki Jishin
Goalkeeper coach Japan Takashi Aizawa
Analysis & Assistant coach Japan Kentaro Nagai
Assistant coach Japan Katsumi Yusa
S&C coach Japan Yu Suzuki
Competent Japan Kenta Kuyama
Deputy officer Japan Yu Kano
Athletic Trainer Japan Shun Shimizu
Japan Hiroki 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
2024
2025
2026 -
Away kit - 2nd
2008 - 2009
2010
2011 - 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026 -
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
2024 3rd
Fukushima SDGs Uni
2025 3rd
Fukushima SDGs Uni

References

  1. ↑ "PLAYER". Fukushima United FC Official Team Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Coaching staff for the 2025 season". fufc.jp. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "トップチーム". fufc.jp (in Japanese). Fukushima United FC. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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