Football club
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| Full name | Vonds Ichihara Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1967; 57 years ago (1967); as Furukawa Electric Chiba SC 2008; 16 years ago (2008); as SAI Ichihara 2011; 13 years ago (2011); as Vonds Ichihara | ||
| Ground | Ichihara Seaside Stadium Ichihara, Chiba | ||
| Capacity | 14,051 | ||
| Chairman | VONDS Co., Ltd. Ichihara | ||
| Manager | Atsushi Izawa | ||
| League | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 1) | ||
| 2024 | 1st of 10 JRCL, 2nd of 4 | ||
| Website | http://vonds.net/ | ||
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Vonds Ichihara (VONDS市原) is a Japanese football club based in Ichihara, Chiba. The club plays in the first division of the Kantō Soccer League, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues.
History
Founded in 1967, the club was tied with Furukawa Electric Company. In 1986, they had a moment of glory by winning the 22nd Shakaijin Cup.
After changing the name in 2008 to SAI Ichihara Football Club, it was again renamed in 2011 to Vonds Ichihara Football Club. The name "Vonds" came from the word "bond" in English, changing though the initial letter to "V", which is a link to victory. The club is aiming to become a Japan Football League member and reaching professional football from there, as former parent club JEF United Ichihara Chiba is no longer considered to represent Ichihara.
Stadium
Most of the club matches are played Ichihara Seaside Stadium (currently known as ZA Oripri Stadium due sponsorship) which has a capacity of 14,051.
Changes in club name
- 1967–2008: Furukawa Electric Chiba SC
- 2008–2010: SAI Ichihara Football Club
- 2011–present: Vonds Ichihara Football Club
League record
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| League | Emperor's Cup |
Shakaijin Cup | ||||||||||
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| Season | League | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 2011 | Chiba Prefectural League (Div. 1) | 4th | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 26 | Did not qualify | |
| 2012 | 1st | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 13 | 37 | 36 | |||
| 2013 | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 2) | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 36 | Round of 16 | |
| 2014 | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 1) |
3rd | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 3rd | |
| 2015 | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 38 | 1st round | ||
| 2016 | 2nd | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 1st round | Round of 16 | |
| 2017 | 1st | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 42 | Did not qualify | 3rd | |
| 2018 | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 2nd round | Round of 16 | |
| 2019 | 1st | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 41 | Did not qualify | Round of 16 | |
| 2020 † | 4th | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 2nd round | ‡ | |
| 2021 | 3rd | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 45 | Did not qualify | ‡ | |
| 2022 | 4th | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 29 | Round of 16 | ||
| 2023 | 1st | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 46 | Round of 32 | ||
| 2024 | 1st | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 46 | Round of 32 | ||
| 2025 | TBA | 18 | TBA | |||||||||
- Key
- Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points gained
- † Number of games played reduced by COVID-19 worldwide pandemic
- ‡ Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
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| All Japan Shakaijin Cup | 1 | 1987 |
| Chiba Prefecture Adult Soccer League Division 1 | 1 | 2012 |
| Chiba Prefectural Football Championship | 3 | 2016, 2018, 2020 |
| KSL Ichihara Cup | 1 | 2016 |
| Kantō Soccer League | 4 | 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
Current squad
Updated to 23 August 2023. 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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References
- "クラブ概要・理念" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 October 2017.
- "トップ選手・スタッフ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
External links
| Kantō Soccer League | |
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| Division 1 (2024) | |
| Division 2 (2024) |
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| Seasons |
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| Japanese Regional Leagues (Hokkaido, Tōhoku, Kantō, Hokushinetsu, Tōkai, Kansai, Chūgoku, Shikoku, Kyushu) | |
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