is a Japanese

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club from

Fukushima City is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the northern part of the Nakadōri, central region of the prefecture. , the city has an estimated population of 283,742 in 122,130 households and a population density of . Th ...

, the capital of

Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miya ...

. They play in the

J3 League or simply J3 is the third division of . It was established in 2013 as the third-tier professional association football league in Japan. The third-tier nationwide league is a relatively recent development in Japanese football with a first attempt ...

, Japan's third tier of professional football.

History

The club was founded in 2006, by the merger of ''FC Pelada Fukushima'' and ''Junkers''. From the 2008 season, the club has adopted the new name as "Fukushima United FC". They played in the

Japan Football League The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership am ...

, the third tier of the

Japanese football league system The Japanese association football league system is organized in a pyramidal shape similar to football league systems in many other countries around the world. The leagues are bound by the principle of promotion and relegation; however, there are s ...

in 2013. Starting in 2014, they were promoted to the newly formed,

. On 28 October 2022, Fukushima United acquired the J2 License, meaning that from the 2022 season, they can now be promoted to the

J2 League The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...

if the club finishes in J3's Top 2.

League and cup record

;Key

Honours

* Tohoku Soccer League Division 1 ** 2011, 2012

Current squad

''As of 1 August 2022.'' ^{DSP
DSP may refer to:

Computing
* Digital signal processing, the mathematical manipulation of an information signal
* Digital signal processor, a microprocessor designed for digital signal processing
* Yamaha DSP-1, a proprietary digital signal ...}

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Managerial history

Kit evolution

References

External links

Official Site
Football clubs in Japan Fukushima United FC managers Sports teams in Fukushima Prefecture 2002 establishments in Japan Japan Football League clubs J.League clubs Association football clubs established in 2002 {{Japan-footyclub-stub