Fukui United FC

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{{nihongo|'''Fukui United FC'''|福井ユナイテッドFC|Fukui Yunaiteddo Efu Sī}} is a football (soccer) club based in Fukui, the capital city of Fukui Prefecture in Japan. They play in the Hokushinetsu Football League, which is part of Japanese Regional Leagues. They were founded in 2019 to take the place of their dissolved predecessor, {{nihongo|'''Saurcos Fukui'''|サウルコス福井|Saurukosu Fukui}}.

== History == === Saurcos Fukui (2006–2018) === The club was born on September 28, 2006, from the merger of FC Kanazu (from Kanazu, now part of Awara) and Maruoka Phoenix (from Maruoka, now part of Fukui city).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/localnews/saurcos/3009.html|title=サウルコス福井、母体はＦＣ金津サウルコス福井福井のニュース｜福井新聞ONLINE：福井県の総合ニュースサイト|date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020222/http://www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/localnews/saurcos/3009.html|archivedate=24 September 2015}}</ref> The name ''Saurcos'' comes from the combination of two English words: '''saur''' from "dinosaur" and '''cos''' from "corps", referring to army corps. It was chosen between three possible choices after a poll between fans, linking also with their mascot, the Fukuiraptor, a dinosaur lived in Japan during the Cretaceous.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saurcos-fukui.jp/outline/|title=クラブ概要 - サウルコス福井|publisher=www.saurcos-fukui.jp}}</ref> The logo also presents the Narcissus, a plant typical of this region. The near city of Awara hosts the club's training sessions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/articles/-/62383|title=サウルコスの手作りグラウンド完成地域が協力、他球技場の芝を再利用 - スポーツ - 福井のニュース - 福井新聞ONLINE|publisher=|access-date=2017-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063917/http://www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/articles/-/62383|archive-date=2017-09-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After an immediate promotion from 2nd division of Hokushinetsu Football League, Saurcos Fukui has been in first tier for a decade, waiting for a chance to snatch a spot in Japan Football League. They have participated eight times in the Emperor's Cup, going as far as the second round on four occasions.

=== Fukui United FC (2019–) === After the 2018 season, Saurcos Fukui has been dissolved taken by successor of Fukui United FC was founded in 2019 by volunteers from Fukui Prefecture, led by the Fukui Prefectural Football Association, as a company that will take over the Saurcos Fukui management corporation " NPO Fukui J League Team Creation Association " that was disbanded in 2018 due to financial difficulties. Co., Ltd. was established on January 11, 2019, at a press conference on January 26, 2019, the new team's name was Fukui United Football Club, and it was announced that it would start in earnest from February 1. It was announced that Kazuo Yoshimura will be appointed as the president of Fukui United Co., Ltd., which will be the operating company, and Junichi Hattori, who was the GM of FC Gifu and V-Varen Nagasaki, will be appointed as the general manager (GM).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/fukui/20190127/CK2019012702000023.html|title=福井ユナイテッドが設立会見サッカーで県民に幸せを|newspaper=中日新聞|date=2019-01-26|accessdate=2019-01-27|archive-date=2019-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127053608/http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/fukui/20190127/CK2019012702000023.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/articles/-/784888|title=「福井ユナイテッド」でＪへ再出発サウルコス後継会社が設立会見|newspaper=福井新聞|date=2019-01-27|accessdate=2019-01-27|archive-date=2019-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901191727/https://www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/articles/-/784888|url-status=dead}}</ref> The club will play their sixth consecutive season at the Hokushi'netsu Football League on 2024.

==League record== {|class="wikitable" |bgcolor=gold|Champions |bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |bgcolor=ff6600|Third place |bgcolor=palegreen|Promoted |bgcolor=pink|Relegated |} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !colspan="11"|League !!rowspan="2 |Emperor's Cup |- !Season !!League !!Pos. !!P !!W !!D !!L !!F !!A !!GD !!Pts |- |colspan="12"|'''FC Kanazu''' |- |2002 |rowspan="3"|Fukui Prefecture Division 1 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || || || || || || || || |rowspan="5"|Did not qualify |- |2003 || || || || || || || || || |- |2004 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||9 ||9 ||0 ||0 || || ||38 ||27 |- |2005 |rowspan="2"|Hokushin'etsu Football League (Div. 2) |'''6th''' ||13 ||7 ||3 ||3 ||25 ||15 ||10 ||24 |- |2006 |bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' ||14 ||6 ||4 ||4 ||25 ||16 ||9 ||22 |- |colspan="12"|'''Saurcos Fukui''' |- |2007 |Hokushin'etsu Football League (Div. 2) |bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' ||14 ||9 ||1 ||4 || 28|| 13|| 15||28 ||Did not qualify |- |2008 |rowspan="11"|Hokushin'etsu Football League (Div. 1) |'''7th''' ||14 ||2 ||3 ||9 ||18 ||41 ||-23 ||9 ||2nd round |- |2009 |'''5th''' ||14 ||3 ||1 ||10 ||15 ||41 ||-26 ||10 ||1st round |- |2010 |'''5th''' ||14 ||5 ||1 ||8 ||18 ||43 ||-25 ||16 ||1st round |- |2011 |'''4th''' ||14 ||5 ||5 ||4 ||22 ||18 ||4 ||20 ||Did not qualify |- |2012 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||14 ||12 ||1 ||1 ||56 ||7 ||49 ||37 ||2nd round |- |2013 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||14 ||12 ||2 ||0 ||43 ||7||36 ||38 ||2nd round |- |2014 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||14 ||13 ||0 ||1 ||48 ||5 ||43 ||39 ||2nd round |- |2015 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||14 ||12 ||0 ||2 ||48 ||5 ||43 ||36 ||1st round |- |2016 |bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' ||14 ||11 ||2 ||1 ||45 ||4 ||41 ||35 ||1st round |- |2017 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||14 ||11 ||2 ||1 ||55 ||5 ||50 ||35 ||1st round |- |2018 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||14 ||12 ||2 ||0 ||61 ||8 ||53 ||38 ||1st round |- | colspan="12" |'''Fukui United''' |- |2019 |rowspan="8"|Hokushin'etsu Football League (Div. 1) |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||14 ||13 ||1 ||0 ||74 ||7 ||67 ||40 ||1st round |- |2020 '''†''' |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||7 ||7 ||0 ||0 ||18 ||4 ||14 ||21 ||5th round |- |2021 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||16 ||13 ||1 ||2 ||48 ||15 ||33 ||40 ||3rd round |- |2022 |bgcolor=ff6600|'''3rd''' ||14 ||9 ||1 ||4 ||38 ||16||22 ||28 ||1st round |- |2023 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||14 ||10 ||3 ||1 ||34 ||9 ||25 ||33 ||1st round |- |2024 |bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||14 ||14 ||0 ||0 ||64 ||7 ||57 ||42 ||1st round |- |2025 |bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' ||14 ||11 ||1 ||2 ||56 ||9 ||47 ||34 ||2nd round |- |2026 |'''TBD''' ||14 || || || || || || || ||TBD |} ;Key {{smalldiv|1= *'''Pos'''. = Position in league; '''P''' = Games played; '''W''' = Games won; '''D''' = Games drawn; '''L''' = Games lost; '''F''' = Goals scored; '''A''' = Goals conceded; '''GD''' = Goals difference; '''Pts''' = Points gained  * '''†''' Number of games played reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic }}

== Honours == {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Championship winners !scope=col|Honour !scope=col|No. !scope=col|Years |-  !scope=row|Fukui Prefecture Division 1 |align="center"|2 |2002, 2004 |- !scope=row|Hokushinetsu Division 1 |align="center"|11 |2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 |- !scope=row|Fukui Prefectural Football Championship Emperor's Cup Fukui Prefectural Qualifiers |align="center"|17 |2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |- |}

==Current squad== {{Updated|23 August 2023.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fukuiunited.co.jp/team/|title=選手・スタッフ - 福井ユナイテッド|publisher=fukuiunited.co.jp}}</ref>

{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=Takuya Sugimoto}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Takumi Onda}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Kazuki Nakayama}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Yuan Shimazu}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Goru Shima}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Mutsuki Hirooka}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Hideki Morinaga}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Tatsuya Wada}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Hiyu Kazawa}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Kohei Kitagawa}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Kenji Kitawaki}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Yuga Fukumoto}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Shohei Okuno}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Kaoru Nonaka}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Ryota Ikeniwa}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Seiji Tarutani}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Eiichiro Ozaki}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Mahiro Ano|other=on loan from Tokyo Verdy}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Ibuki Nakajima}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=Shoa Onishi}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Hibiki Enomoto}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Ryosei Ito}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Masato Yasukawa}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Hiroto Yagi|other=on loan from Fukushima United}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Yuki Oshitani}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Hayate Matsumoto}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Tsugutoshi Oishi}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=JPN|pos=GK|name=Shun Anzai|other=on loan from Fukushima United}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Yuta Takahashi}} {{Fs player|no=39|nat=JPN|pos=FW|name=Kenshiro Kanemura}} {{Fs end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{official website|http://www.fukuiunited.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}} * {{facebook|fukuiunitedfc}}

Category:Football clubs in Japan Category:Sport in Fukui Prefecture Category:Fukui (city) Category:Association football clubs established in 2006 Category:2006 establishments in Japan