Fukui United FC

Fukui United FC (福井ユナイテッドFC, Fukui Yunaiteddo Efu Sī) is a football (soccer) club based in Fukui, the capital city of Fukui Prefecture in Japan. They play in the Hokushinetsu Football League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues. They were founded in 2019 to take the place of their dissolved predecessor, Saurcos Fukui (サウルコス福井, Saurukosu Fukui).

Fukui United FC
福井ユナイテッドFC
Full nameFukui United Football Club
Founded11 January 2019 (11 January 2019)
StadiumTechnoport Fukui Stadium
Fukui, Fukui
Capacity21,053
ChairmanJunichi Hattori
ManagerShinji Fujiyoshi
LeagueHokushinetsu Football League
20223rd of 8
WebsiteClub website

History

Saurcos Fukui (2006–2018)

The club was born on September 28, 2006, from the merger of FC Kanatsu and Maruoka Phoenix.[1] The name Saurcos comes from the combination of two English words: saur from "dinosaur" and cos from "corps", referring to army corps. It was chosen between three possible choices after a poll between fans, linking also with their mascot, the Fukuiraptor, a dinosaur lived in Japan during the Cretaceous.[2] The logo also presents the Narcissus, a plant typical of this region. The near city of Awara hosts the club's training sessions.[3]

After an immediate promotion from 2nd division of Hokushinetsu Football League, Saurcos Fukui has been in first tier for a decade, waiting for a chance to snatch a spot in Japan Football League. They have participated eight times in the Emperor's Cup, going as far as the second round on four occasions.

Fukui United FC (2019–)

After the 2018 season, Saurcos Fukui has been dissolved taken by successor of Fukui United FC was founded in 2019 by volunteers from Fukui Prefecture, led by the Fukui Prefectural Football Association, as a company that will take over the Saurcos Fukui management corporation " NPO Fukui J League Team Creation Association " that was disbanded in 2018 due to financial difficulties. Co. , Ltd. was established on January 11, 2019, At a press conference on January 26, 2019, the new team name was Fukui United Football Club , and it was announced that it would start in earnest from February 1. It was announced that Kazuo Yoshimura will be appointed as the president of Fukui United Co., Ltd., which will be the operating company, and Junichi Hattori , who was the GM of FC Gifu and V-Varen Nagasaki , will be appointed as the general manager (GM).[4][5] The club will play their 5th consecutive season at the Hokushinetsu Football League on 2023.

League record

Champions Runners-up Third place Promoted Relegated
LeagueEmperor's
Cup
SeasonLeaguePos.PWDLFAGDPts
Saurcos Fukui
2007 Hokushinetsu Football
League (Div. 2)
2nd1491428131528
2008 Hokushinetsu Football
League (Div. 1)
7th142391841-2392nd round
2009 5th1431101541-26101st round
2010 5th145181843-25161st round
2011 4th145542218420Did not qualify
2012 1st14121156749372nd round
2013 1st14122043736382nd round
2014 1st14130148543392nd round
2015 1st14120248543361st round
2016 2nd14112145441351st round
2017 1st14112155550351st round
2018 1st14122061853381st round
Fukui United
2019 Hokushinetsu Football
League (Div. 1)
1st14131074767401st round
2020 1st770018414215th round
2021 1st161312481533403rd round
2022 3rd14914381622281st round
2023 TBD1st round
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

Honours

Championship winners
Honour No. Years
Hokushinetsu Division 1 9 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Current squad

As of 23 August 2023.[6]

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 Takuya Sugimoto
2 DF Japan JPN Takumi Onda
3 DF Japan JPN Kazuki Nakayama
4 DF Japan JPN Yuan Shimazu
5 DF Japan JPN Goru Shima
6 MF Japan JPN Mutsuki Hirooka
7 FW Japan JPN Hideki Morinaga
8 MF Japan JPN Tatsuya Wada
9 FW Japan JPN Hiyu Kazawa
10 MF Japan JPN Kohei Kitagawa
11 FW Japan JPN Kenji Kitawaki
13 FW Japan JPN Yuga Fukumoto
14 MF Japan JPN Shohei Okuno
15 FW Japan JPN Kaoru Nonaka
16 DF Japan JPN Ryota Ikeniwa
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Japan JPN Seiji Tarutani
18 DF Japan JPN Eiichiro Ozaki
19 MF Japan JPN Mahiro Ano (on loan from Tokyo Verdy)
20 MF Japan JPN Ibuki Nakajima
21 GK Japan JPN Shoa Onishi
22 DF Japan JPN Hibiki Enomoto
23 DF Japan JPN Ryosei Ito
24 MF Japan JPN Masato Yasukawa
26 DF Japan JPN Hiroto Yagi (on loan from Fukushima United)
27 FW Japan JPN Yuki Oshitani
28 DF Japan JPN Hayate Matsumoto
29 FW Japan JPN Tsugutoshi Oishi
31 GK Japan JPN Shun Anzai (on loan from Fukushima United)
33 MF Japan JPN Yuta Takahashi
39 FW Japan JPN Kenshiro Kanemura

References

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