Vonds Ichihara (VONDS市原) is a Japanesefootball club based inIchihara,Chiba. The club plays in the first division of theKantō Soccer League, which is part of theJapanese Regional Leagues.
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| Full name | Vonds Ichihara Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1967; 58 years ago (1967); asFurukawa Electric Chiba SC 2008; 17 years ago (2008); asSAI Ichihara 2011; 14 years ago (2011); asVonds Ichihara | ||
| Ground | Ichihara Seaside Stadium Ichihara,Chiba | ||
| Capacity | 14,048 | ||
| Chairman | VONDS Co., Ltd. Ichihara | ||
| Manager | Atsushi Izawa | ||
| League | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 1) | ||
| 2024 | 1st of 10 JRCL, 2nd of 4 | ||
| Website | http://vonds.net/ | ||
History
editFounded in 1967, the club was tied withFurukawa Electric Company. In 1986, they had a moment of glory by winning the 22ndShakaijin Cup.
After changing the name in 2008 toSAI Ichihara Football Club, it was again renamed in 2011 toVonds Ichihara Football Club. The name "Vonds" came from the word "bond" inEnglish, changing though the initial letter to "V", which is a link to victory. The club is aiming to become aJapan Football League member and reaching professional football from there, as former parent clubJEF United Ichihara Chiba is no longer considered to represent Ichihara.[1]
Stadium
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Most of the club matches are playedIchihara Seaside Stadium (currently known as ZA Oripri Stadium due sponsorship) which has a capacity of 14,048.[2]
Changes in club name
edit- 1967–2008:Furukawa Electric Chiba SC
- 2008–2010:SAI Ichihara Football Club
- 2011–present:Vonds Ichihara Football Club
League record
edit| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup | Shakaijin Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 2011 | Chiba Prefectural League (Div. 1) | 4th | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 26 | Did not qualify | |
| 2012 | 1st | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 13 | 37 | 36 | |||
| 2013 | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 2) | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 36 | Round of 16 | |
| 2014 | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 1) | 3rd | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 3rd | |
| 2015 | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 38 | 1st round | ||
| 2016 | 2nd | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 1st round | Round of 16 | |
| 2017 | 1st | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 42 | Did not qualify | 3rd | |
| 2018 | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 2nd round | Round of 16 | |
| 2019 | 1st | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 41 | Did not qualify | Round of 16 | |
| 2020† | 4th | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 2nd round | ‡ | |
| 2021 | 3rd | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 45 | Did not qualify | ‡ | |
| 2022 | 4th | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 29 | Round of 16 | ||
| 2023 | 1st | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 46 | Round of 32 | ||
| 2024 | 1st | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 46 | Round of 32 | ||
| 2025 | TBA | 18 | TBA | |||||||||
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league;P = Games played;W = Games won;D = Games drawn;L = Games lost;F = Goals for;A = Goals against;GD = Goal difference;Pts = Points gained
- † Number of games played reduced byCOVID-19 worldwide pandemic
- ‡ Competition cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic in Japan
Honours
edit| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All Japan Shakaijin Cup | 1 | 1987 |
| Chiba Prefecture Adult Soccer League Division 1 | 1 | 2012 |
| Chiba Prefectural Football Championship | 3 | 2016, 2018, 2020 |
| KSL Ichihara Cup | 1 | 2016 |
| Kantō Soccer League | 4 | 2017,2019,2023,2024 |
Current squad
editUpdated to 14 February 2025.[3]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
edit- ^"クラブ概要・理念" (in Japanese). Archived fromthe original on 12 October 2017.
- ^"市原市ウェブサイト".市原市ウェブサイト.
- ^"【TOP】2025シーズン 新体制について".VONDS市原 (in Japanese). 24 January 2025.
External links
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