"JEF"
1946
Fukuda Denshi Arena
19,470
Chiba
KOBAYASHI Yoshiyuki
1946
Founded as Furukawa Electric Soccer Club
1965
Participated in the inaugural Japan Soccer League (became the only team to compete in the top division for all 27 seasons)
1991
Established as a corporation and renamed East Japan JR Furukawa Football Club; became a full J.League member
1996
Renamed JEF United Ichihara
2003
Chiba City added as a hometown
2005
Renamed JEF United Ichihara Chiba, with the official club name JEF United Chiba
2009
Corporate name changed to JEF United Co., Ltd.
2010
Relegated to J.League Division 2 (J2)
Fukuda Denshi Arena
JEFFY
UNITYJEF United Ichihara Chiba are a founding J.League member who returned to J1 after a long stint in J2, known for their orange and black colours.