JEF United Chiba

Also known as JEF United Ichihara

Japanese football club

Key facts

2025: J2 League , 3rd of 20 (promoted via play-offs)
Full name: JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Nicknames: JEF, Inu (The Dogs)
Founded: 1946 ; 80 years ago ( 1946 ) , as Furukawa Electric SC
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena , Chiba
Capacity: 19,781
Owner s: East Japan Railway Company (50%), Furukawa Electric (50%)
Chairman: Akira Shimada
Manager: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
League: J1 League
Website: jefunited .co .jp

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JEF United Chiba (ジェフユナイテッド千葉, Jefu Yunaiteddo Chiba), full name JEF United Ichihara Chiba (ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉, Jefu Yunaiteddo Ichihara Chiba) and also known as JEF Chiba (ジェフ千葉, Jefu Chiba), is a Japanese professional football club based in Chiba, capital of Chiba Prefecture. They currently play in the J1 League, the top tier of the Japanese football league system, after promotion from the J2 League in 2025.