Chifure AS Elfen Saitama

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Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
ちふれASエルフェン埼玉
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Full nameChifure AS Elfen Saitama
Nickname(s)AS Saitama
Founded1991
ChairmanHideo Saotome
Head coachEtsuko Handa
LeagueWE League
2020Nadeshiko Div.2, 2nd of 10
WebsiteClub website

Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (ちふれASエルフェン埼玉) is a Japanese women's football club from Saitama.[1] Founded in 1991, they have played in the WE League since 2021.[2]

History[]

  • AS Elfen FC: (1991–2001)
  • AS Elfen Sayama FC: (2002–2013)
  • AS Elfen Saitama: (2014–2015)
  • Chifure AS Elfen Saitama: (2016–present)

Players and staff[]

Current squad[]

As of 16 October 2021.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Natsumi Asano
2 DF Japan JPN Shiori Kinoshita
3 DF Japan JPN Akari Matsukubo
4 DF Japan JPN
5 MF Japan JPN Kozue Setoguchi
6 MF Japan JPN Yuki Seno
7 MF Japan JPN Emi Yamamoto
8 FW Japan JPN Juri Kawano
9 FW Japan JPN Naomi Yamamoto
10 FW Philippines PHI Sarina Bolden
11 FW Japan JPN Eriko Arakawa
13 MF Japan JPN Kana Matayoshi
14 MF Japan JPN Chika Kato
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Japan JPN
17 MF Japan JPN
18 MF Japan JPN Rei Tachibana
19 MF Japan JPN
20 DF Japan JPN Minori Kishi
21 GK Japan JPN Mayu Funada
22 DF Japan JPN
23 MF Japan JPN Yushika Nakamura
24 MF Japan JPN Riko Yoshida
25 DF Japan JPN
27 MF Japan JPN Mayu Karahashi
29 MF Japan JPN Hikaru Yumura
31 GK Japan JPN

Coaching staff[]

  • Head coach: Etsuko Handa
  • Assistant coach and academy director: Hiromichi Adachi
  • Goalkeeping coach: Nozomi Yamago
  • Physical coach: Taigo Seki

Results[]

Season Domestic League National Cup League Cup League Note
League Level Place Tms.
1993
Saitama
3
2nd
DNQ
-
1994
2nd
DNQ
-
1995
2nd
DNQ
-
1996
1st
DNQ
-
1997
1st
2nd Stage
-
1998
2nd
DNQ
-
1999
1st
DNQ
-
2000
Kanto
2
8
DNQ
-
2001
2nd
8
2nd Stage
-
Promoted for L.League
2002
L
1
8th
11
2nd Stage
-
1st Stage : (EAST)4th
2003
10th
13
2nd Stage
-
1st Stage : (EAST)4th / Relegated to Div.2
2004
L2
2
3rd
6
1st Stage
-
2005
4th
7
2nd Stage
-
2006
Nadeshiko
Div.2
5th
8
3rd Stage
-
2007
4th
8
3rd Stage
Group Stage
2008
3rd
9
2nd Stage
-
2009
1st
8
3rd Stage
-
Promoted for Div.1
2010
Nadeshiko
1
9th
10
2nd Stage
Group Stage
2011
8th
9
Quarter-finals
-
2012
9th
10
Quarter-finals
Group Stage
Relegated to Div.2
2013
Challenge
2
2nd
16
3rd Stage
-
Promoted for Div.1
2014
Nadeshiko
1
8th
10
3rd Stage
-
1st Stage : 7th
2015
Nadeshiko Div.1
10th
10
Quarter-finals
-
1st Stage : 10th / Relegated to Div.2
2016
Nadeshiko Div.2
2
2nd
10
3rd Stage
Group Stage / Div.2
Promoted for Div.1
2017
Nadeshiko Div.1
1
9th
10
3rd Stage
Group Stage
Relegated to Div.2
2018
Nadeshiko Div.2
2
3rd
10
1st Stage
Group Stage
2019
3rd
10
Semi-finals
2nd / Div.2
2020
2nd
10
3rd Stage
cancelled
2021
WE League
1
11

References[]

  1. ^ Profile Archived 2012-11-27 at the Wayback Machine in the L. League's website
  2. ^ L. League tables in soccerway.com
  3. ^ "PLAYERS & STAFF ちふれASエルフェン埼玉" (in Japanese). www.as-elfen.co.jp. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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