JEF United Chiba

Japanese football club

JEF United Chiba (ジェフユナイテッド千葉, Jefu Yunaiteddo Chiba)[1] is a Japanese professional football club[2] in Ichihara and Chiba.[3]

JEF United Chiba
Full nameJEF United Ichihara Chiba
Founded1946
GroundIchihara Seaside Stadium,
Fukuda Denshi Arena
Capacity16,933,
19,781
ChairmanHirokazu Miki
ManagerYoshiyuki Kobayashi
LeagueJ2 League
2022J1 League, 10th

The team is also known as JEF United Chiba (ジェフユナイテッド千葉, Jefu Yunaiteddo Chiba) or JEF Chiba (ジェフ千葉, Jefu Chiba).

History

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The club was founded in 1946.[3]

  • 1946-1992 Furukawa Electric SC
  • 1992-2004 JEF United Ichihara
  • 2005-present JEF United Chiba

League title

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League position

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Former position

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Reserve team

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JEF United Chiba has reserve team ; JEF Reserves.

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References

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  1. In 2005, the club changed its name from "JEF United Ichihara". In the current name, JEF is a complex acronym. JEF stands for East Japan Railway Company=JE and Furukawa Electric=F. "United" describes the unity of the team with its local supporters in Ichihara and Chiba.
  2. Jsoccer.com, "Japan J.League Teams" Archived 2012-07-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-6.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Soccerway.com, "JEF United Ichihara Chiba"; retrieved 2012-3-2.

Other websites

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  Media related to JEF United Chiba at Wikimedia Commons