JEF United Chiba Ladies
Football club
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JEF United Chiba Ladies, also known by their full name JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies (ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉レディース, Jefu Yunaiteddo Ichihara Chiba), is a Japanese professional women's football club that plays in the WE League.
Full nameJEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies
NicknamesJEF Ladies
JEF United Chiba Ladies
JEF United Chiba Ladies
Founded1992
| Full name | JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | JEF Ladies JEF United Chiba Ladies | ||
| Founded | 1992 | ||
| Ground | Ichihara Seaside Stadium Ichihara, Chiba | ||
| Capacity | 14,051 | ||
| Chairman | Hideyuki Maeda[citation needed] | ||
| Manager | Shinji Sarusawa | ||
| League | WE League | ||
| 2024–25 | 9th | ||
| Website | https://jefunited.co.jp/teams/ladies/ | ||
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Kits
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | X-girl | Yakult Honsha | |
| 2022–2023 | Viewcard | ||
| 2023–2024 | Furukawa Electric |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 26 August 2023.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
Former notable players
Karina Maruyama (2010–2011)
Yuika Sugasawa (2013–2016)
Erina Yamane (2012 – June 2017)
Club officials
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Assistant Manager | |
| Goalkeeper Coach | |
| Conditioning Coach | |
| Technicial Staff | |
| Chief Trainer | |
| Trainer | |
| Competent | |
| General Manager |
Honours
Domestic
- Empress's Cup
- Runners-up (2): 2012, 2021
- Nadeshiko League Cup
- Champions (1): 2017
- Runners-up (1): 2016
Season-by-season record
| Season | Domestic League | Empress's Cup | Nadeshiko League Cup / WE League Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Level | Place | Tms. | |||
1994 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Second round |
— |
1995 |
Kanto |
3 |
Champions |
6 |
DNQ |
— |
1996 |
2 |
— |
— |
DNQ |
— | |
1997 |
Champions |
8 |
DNQ |
— | ||
1998 |
Champions |
8 |
DNQ |
— | ||
1999 |
Champions |
8 |
First round |
— | ||
2000 |
L |
1 |
8th |
9 |
Quarter-finals |
— |
2001 |
9th |
10 |
Second round |
— | ||
2002 |
9th |
11 |
Quarter-finals |
— | ||
2003 |
12th |
13 |
First round |
— | ||
2004 |
L2 |
2 |
5th |
6 |
First round |
— |
2005 |
5th |
7 |
Second round |
— | ||
2006 |
Nadeshiko Div.2 |
4th |
8 |
Third round |
— | |
2007 |
2nd |
8 |
Third round |
Group stage | ||
2008 |
Champions |
9 |
Third round |
— | ||
2009 |
Nadeshiko Div.1 |
1 |
5th |
8 |
Quarter-finals |
— |
2010 |
Nadeshiko |
7th |
10 |
Quarter-finals |
Group stage | |
2011 |
7th |
9 |
Quarter-finals |
— | ||
2012 |
6th |
10 |
Runners-up |
Group stage | ||
2013 |
7th |
10 |
Quarter-finals |
Semi-finals | ||
2014 |
5th |
10 |
Semi-finals |
— | ||
2015 |
Nadeshiko Div.1 |
5th |
10 |
Quarter-finals |
— | |
2016 |
7th |
10 |
Quarter-finals |
Runners-up | ||
2017 |
7th |
10 |
Semi-finals |
Winners | ||
2018 |
6th |
10 |
Semi-finals |
Group stage | ||
2019 |
5th |
10 |
Second round |
Group stage | ||
2020 |
6th |
10 |
Quarter-finals |
— | ||
| WE League | 4th |
11 |
Runners-up |
— | ||
8th |
11 |
Round of 16 |
Group stage | |||
TBD |
12 |
TBD |
TBD | |||
Transition of team name
- JEF United Ichihara Ladies: 1992–2004
- JEF United Chiba Ladies: 2005–present