# 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.

## 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 |
| League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Shakaijin Cup |
| Season | Division | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Shakaijin Cup |
| 2011 | Tohoku Soccer League (Div.1) | 4 | 7 | 1st | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 47 | 33 | | Not eligible | 2nd round | 1st round |
| 2012 | Tohoku Soccer League (Div.1) | 4 | 7 | 1st | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 6 | 55 | 33 | | Not eligible | 4th round | Runner's up |
| 2013 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 14th | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 34 | 1,027 | Not eligible | 2nd round | Not eligible |
| 2014 | J3 | 3 | 12 | 7th | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 36 | 1,321 | Not eligible | 1st round | Not eligible |
| 2015 | J3 | 3 | 13 | 7th | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 49 | 1,289 | Not eligible | 1st round | Not eligible |
| 2016 | J3 | 3 | 16 | 14th | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 30 | 1,678 | Not eligible | 2nd round | Not eligible |
| 2017 | J3 | 3 | 17 | 10th | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 43 | -4 | 43 | 1,485 | Not eligible | Did not qualify | Not eligible |
| 2018 | J3 | 3 | 17 | 12th | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 40 | 1,576 | Not eligible | Did not qualify | Not eligible |
| 2019 | J3 | 3 | 18 | 11th | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 43 | 1,645 | Not eligible | Did not qualify | Not eligible |
| 2020 † | J3 | 3 | 18 | 13th | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 39 | 582 | Not eligible | Did not qualify | Not eligible |
| 2021 † | J3 | 3 | 15 | 5th | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 45 | 876 | Not eligible | Did not qualify | Not eligible |
| 2022 | J3 | 3 | 18 | 11th | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 42 | 1,465 | Not eligible | 2nd round | Not eligible |
| 2023 | J3 | 3 | 20 | 15th | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 47 | 1,205 | Not eligible | 2nd round | Not eligible |
| 2024 | J3 | 3 | 20 | 5th | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 49 | 15 | 59 | 1,800 | 1st round | 2nd round | Not eligible |
| 2025 | J3 | 3 | 20 | TBD | 38 | | | | | | | | | TBD | TBD | Not eligible |

### 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) | 12 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Tohoku Soccer League Division 1 | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
| East Japan Adult Football Tournament: | 1 | 2012 |

## Current squad

As of 3 March 2025.
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 |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Masayuki Yamada |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Yuto Matsunagane |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Yuji Goto |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Uheiji Uehata |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Takeaki Harigaya |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Hiroshi Yoshinaga |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Kazumasa Shimizu |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Kota Mori |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Tomohiko Miyazaki |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Tsubasa Nakamura |
| 15 | FW | JPN | Riku Iijima |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Takeaki Harigaya |
| 18 | FW | JPN | Kiichi Yajima |
| 20 | FW | JPN | Kanta Jojo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | JPN | Kaito Yamamoto |
| 23 | DF | JPN | Tatsuya Anzai |
| 24 | DF | JPN | Takuto Hono (on loan from Kashiwa Reysol) |
| 25 | DF | JPN | Hayate Toma |
| 27 | DF | JPN | Satoru Nozue |
| 28 | DF | JPN | Naoki Suzu |
| 29 | FW | JPN | Ryoma Ishii |
| 30 | MF | JPN | Kaisei Kano |
| 31 | GK | JPN | Shun Anzai |
| 37 | MF | JPN | Kota Yui |
| 38 | MF | JPN | Kento Awano |
| 40 | FW | JPN | Hiroki Higuchi |
| 41 | GK | JPN | Yudai Tanaka |
| 55 | DF | JPN | Toru Shibata (on loan from Shonan Bellmare) |

### 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 |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Hayate Mukai (at FC Kariya) |

## Coaching staff

Coaching staff for the 2025 season
| Position | Name |
| Manager | Shuhei Terada |
| Head coach | Toshihiko Uchiyama |
| Coach | Noriaki Jishin |
| Goalkeeper coach | Takashi Aizawa |
| Analysis & Assistant coach | Kentaro Nagai |
| Assistant coach | Katsumi Yusa |
| S&C coach | Yu Suzuki |
| Competent | Kenta Kuyama |
| Deputy officer | Yu Kano |
| Athletic Trainer | Shun Shimizu Hiroki Funakubo |

## Managerial history

| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | Tenure |
| Manager | Nationality | 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

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 |