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| Full name | Fukushima United Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | April 2002; 23 years ago (April 2002) asFukushima Dream Junkers | ||
| Stadium | Toho Stadium Fukushima, Fukushima | ||
| Capacity | 21,000 | ||
| Chairman | Hayato Suzuki | ||
| Manager | Shuhei Terada | ||
| League | J3 League | ||
| 2025 | J3 League, 10th of 20 | ||
| Website | fufc | ||
Fukushima United FC (福島ユナイテッドFC,Fukushima Yunaiteddo Efushī) is a Japanesefootball club fromFukushima City, the capital ofFukushima Prefecture. They currently play in theJ3 League, Japan's third tier of professional football.
The club was founded in 2006, by the merger ofFC Pelada Fukushima andJunkers. From the 2008 season, the club has adopted the new name asFukushima United FC. They played in theJapan Football League, the third tier of theJapanese 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 theJ2 League if the club finishes the league season either on 1st or 2nd place.
The home stadium is inFukushima 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.
Some home games are and have also been played at theAizu Athletic Park Stadium, inAizuwakamatsu City. Usually once per season. With a seating capacity of 7,300.
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | J. League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Shakaijin Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Tier | Teams | Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Attendance/G | |||
| 2011 | Tohoku Soccer League (Div.1) | 4 | 7 | 1st | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 47 | 33 | Not eligible | 2nd round | 1st round | |
| 2012 | 7 | 1st | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 6 | 55 | 33 | 4th round | Runner's up | ||||
| 2013 | JFL | 3 | 18 | 14th | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 34 | 1,027 | 2nd round | Not eligible | |
| 2014 | J3 | 12 | 7th | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 36 | 1,321 | 1st round | |||
| 2015 | 13 | 7th | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 49 | 1,289 | 1st round | ||||
| 2016 | 16 | 14th | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 30 | 1,678 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2017 | 17 | 10th | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 43 | -4 | 43 | 1,485 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2018 | 17 | 12th | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 40 | 1,576 | |||||
| 2019 | 18 | 11th | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 43 | 1,645 | |||||
| 2020† | 18 | 13th | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 39 | 582 | |||||
| 2021† | 15 | 5th | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 45 | 876 | |||||
| 2022 | 18 | 11th | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 42 | 1,465 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2023 | 20 | 15th | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 47 | 1,205 | 2nd round | ||||
| 2024 | 20 | 5th | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 49 | 15 | 59 | 1,800 | 1st round | 2nd round | |||
| 2025 | 20 | 10th | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 67 | -7 | 56 | 2,374 | 2nd round | 2nd round | |||
| 2026 | 10 | TBD | 18 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
| 2026-27 | 20 | TBD | 38 | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||
| 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 |
As of 12 September 2025.[1]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff for the 2025 season[2]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager[3] |  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 |
| Manager | Nationality | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Home kit - 1st | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
          2008 - 2009 |      2010 |      2011 - 2012 |      2013 |     2014 |
   2015 |    2016 |      2017 |      2018 |     2019 |
    2020 |      2021 |      2022 |      2023 |      2024 |
     2025 - | ||||
| Away kit - 2nd | ||||
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    2008 - 2009 |      2010 |      2011 - 2012 |      2013 |     2014 |
   2015 |    2016 |      2017 |      2018 |      2019 |
     2020 |      2021 |      2022 |      2023 |      2024 |
     2025 - | ||||
| Special - 3rd | ||||
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     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 | |||
