JEF United Chiba Ladies

This article is about the women's football club based in Japan. For the men's team, see JEF United Chiba.

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.

JEF United Chiba Ladies
ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉レディース

Full name	JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies
Nickname(s)	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
Website	https://jefunited.co.jp/teams/ladies/
Home colours Away colours

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JPN Shiori Shimizu 2 DF  JPN Maho Fujishiro 3 DF  JPN Nanami Ishida 4 DF  JPN Kanae Hayashi 5 DF  JPN Mariko Tanaka 6 DF  JPN Makoto Hasuwa 7 FW  JPN Yuki Ogawa 8 MF  JPN Natsuki Kishikawa 9 FW  JPN Haruka Osawa 10 MF  JPN Miho Kamogawa 13 MF  JPN Nanami Sone 14 DF  JPN Tamaki Okuma

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  JPN Chika Kato 16 FW  JPN Sara Imada 17 MF  JPN Chihiro Yamaguchi 18 MF  JPN Yuka Anzai 19 DF  JPN Saki Ueno 20 MF  JPN Miu Kitamura 22 DF  JPN Chisato Inoue 23 MF  JPN Hinata Kobayashi 24 MF  JPN Reina Shirowa 28 DF  JPN Makoto Tasaki 30 GK  JPN Akane Okuma 33 GK  JPN Moeka Yonezawa 38 MF  JPN Kirara Fujio MF  KOR Yeo Min-Ji

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:JEF United Chiba Ladies players.

Former notable players

• Karina Maruyama (2010–2011)
• Yuika Sugasawa (2013–2016)
• Erina Yamane (2012 – June 2017)

Club officials

Position	Name
Manager	Shinji Sarusawa
Assistant Manager	Katsura Ehashi
Goalkeeper Coach	Masahiko Ashikawa
Conditioning Coach	Yuka Shimizu
Technicial Staff	Asako Sakurabayashi
Chief Trainer	Minami Tsukamoto
Trainer	Mai Mizusawa
Competent	Sakiko Ogura
General Manager	Shoko Mikami

Honours

Domestic

• Empress's Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 2012, 2021
• Nadeshiko League Cup
  • Champions (1): 2017
  • Runners-up (1): 2016

Season-by-season record

Seasons of JEF United Chiba Ladies

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	—
2021–22	WE League		4th	11	Runners-up	—
2022–23			8th	11	Round of 16	Group stage
2023–24			TBD	12	TBD	TBD

Transition of team name

• JEF United Ichihara Ladies: 1992–2004
• JEF United Chiba Ladies: 2005–present

See also

• Japan Football Association (JFA)
• List of women's football clubs in Japan
• 2022–23 in Japanese football