| Full name | Fukui United Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 11 January 2019; 6 years ago (11 January 2019) | ||
| Stadium | Technoport Fukui Stadium Fukui, Fukui | ||
| Capacity | 21,053 | ||
| Chairman | Junichi Hattori | ||
| Manager | Shinji Fujiyoshi | ||
| League | Hokushinetsu Football League | ||
| 2025 | 2nd of 8 | ||
| Website | fukuiunited | ||
Fukui United FC (福井ユナイテッドFC,Fukui Yunaiteddo Efu Sī) is a football (soccer) club based inFukui, the capital city ofFukui Prefecture in Japan. They play in theHokushinetsu Football League, which is part ofJapanese 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).
The club was born on September 28, 2006, from the merger of FC Kanazu (from Kanazu, now part of Awara) and Maruoka Phoenix (from Maruoka, now part of Fukui city).[1] The nameSaurcos comes from the combination of twoEnglish words:saur from "dinosaur" andcos from "corps", referring to army corps. It was chosen between three possible choices after a poll between fans, linking also with their mascot, theFukuiraptor, a dinosaur lived in Japan during theCretaceous.[2] The logo also presents theNarcissus, a plant typical of this region. The near city ofAwara hosts the club's training sessions.[3]
After an immediate promotion from 2nd division ofHokushinetsu Football League, Saurcos Fukui has been in first tier for a decade, waiting for a chance to snatch a spot inJapan Football League. They have participated eight times in theEmperor's Cup, going as far as the second round on four occasions.
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's 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 sixth consecutive season at the Hokushi'netsu Football League on 2024.
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup | ||||||||||
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| Season | League | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| FC Kanazu | |||||||||||
| 2002 | Fukui Prefecture Division 1 | 1st | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 1st | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 27 | ||||
| 2005 | Hokushin'etsu Football League (Div. 2) | 6th | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 24 | |
| 2006 | 2nd | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 22 | ||
| Saurcos Fukui | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Hokushin'etsu Football League (Div. 2) | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 28 | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Hokushin'etsu Football League (Div. 1) | 7th | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 41 | -23 | 9 | 2nd round |
| 2009 | 5th | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 41 | -26 | 10 | 1st round | |
| 2010 | 5th | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 43 | -25 | 16 | 1st round | |
| 2011 | 4th | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 20 | Did not qualify | |
| 2012 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 7 | 49 | 37 | 2nd round | |
| 2013 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 36 | 38 | 2nd round | |
| 2014 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 43 | 39 | 2nd round | |
| 2015 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 43 | 36 | 1st round | |
| 2016 | 2nd | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 41 | 35 | 1st round | |
| 2017 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 5 | 50 | 35 | 1st round | |
| 2018 | 1st | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 8 | 53 | 38 | 1st round | |
| Fukui United | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Hokushin'etsu Football League (Div. 1) | 1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 7 | 67 | 40 | 1st round |
| 2020† | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 5th round | |
| 2021 | 1st | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 33 | 40 | 3rd round | |
| 2022 | 3rd | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 1st round | |
| 2023 | 1st | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 1st round | |
| 2024 | 1st | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 57 | 42 | 1st round | |
| 2025 | 2nd | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 9 | 47 | 34 | 2nd round | |
| 2026 | TBD | 14 | TBD | ||||||||
| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Fukui Prefecture Division 1 | 2 | 2002, 2004 |
| Hokushinetsu Division 1 | 11 | 2012,2013,2014,2015,2017,2018, 2019,2020,2021,2023,2024 |
| Fukui Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Fukui Prefectural Qualifiers | 17 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
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