Japanese football club
Football club
Vonds Ichihara
VONDS市原 |
| Full name | Vonds Ichihara Football Club |
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| Founded | 1997; 27 years ago (1997); as Furukawa Electric Chiba SC
2008; 16 years ago (2008) as SAI Ichihara FC
2011; 13 years ago (2011); as Vonds Ichihara |
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| Ground | 
Ichihara Seaside Stadium
Ichihara, Chiba |
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| Capacity | 14,051 |
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| Chairman | VONDS Co., Ltd. Ichihara |
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| Manager | Atsushi Izawa |
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| League | Kantō Soccer League (Div. 1) |
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| 2023 | 1st of 10
JRCL, 2nd of 4 |
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| Website | Club website |
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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.[1]
Current squad
Updated to 23 August 2023.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
