Urawa Reds Ladies

Urawa Reds Ladies (浦和レッドダイヤモンズ・レディース, Urawa Reddo Daiyamonzu Redīsu), known for sponsorship reasons as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies,[1] is a women's football club playing in Japan's football league, WE League. Its hometown is the city of Saitama in Saitama Prefecture.

See also: Urawa Red Diamonds
Urawa Reds Ladies
浦和レッドダイヤモンズ・レディース
Full nameMitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies
Founded1998 (1998)
GroundUrawa Komaba Stadium
Capacity21,500
ChairmanMitsuo Hashimoto (橋本光夫)
ManagerNaoki Kusunose
LeagueWE League
2020Nadeshiko Div.1, 1st of 10
(champions)
WebsiteClub website

Men's and youth teams
  • Men's: Urawa Red Diamonds play in J1 League.
  • Youth: Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies Youth (Under-18) play in Kantō League.
  • Junior Youth: Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies Junior Youth (Under-14) play in Saitama League.

Squad

Current squad
As of 17 September 2021.[2]

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  JPN Sakiko Ikeda
2 DF  JPN Kana Osafune
3 DF  JPN Moeka Minami
4 MF  JPN Mayu Sasaki
5 DF  JPN Saki Ueno
6 MF  JPN Akari Kurishima
7 DF  JPN Hana Takahashi
8 MF  JPN Hikaru Naomoto
9 FW  JPN Yuika Sugasawa
10 FW  JPN Kozue Ando
11 FW  JPN Kiko Seike
12 GK  JPN Shiori Fukuda
13 DF  JPN Reina Nagashima
14 FW  JPN Shoko Uemura
15 MF  JPN Saki Yanagisawa
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  JPN Yuki Mizutani
17 MF  JPN Yu Endo
18 MF  JPN Hanae Shibata (captain)
19 MF  JPN Yuzuho Shiokoshi
20 DF  JPN Minori Takahashi
21 GK  JPN Mio Bundo
22 MF  JPN Hiroka Ipposhi
23 MF  JPN Fumina Shibayama
24 FW  JPN Mei Shimada
25 DF  JPN Nonoka Kawai
26 MF  JPN Ririka Tanno
27 FW  JPN Hanon Nishio
28 DF  JPN Kotone Nishimura
29 MF  JPN Fuka Tsunoda
— DF  JPN Rion Ishikawa
— DF  COL Ángela Clavijo

Former notable players
GK
DF

Honors

Domestic competitions
  • Nadeshiko League Division 1
    • Champions (4) : 2004, 2009, 2014, 2020
    • Runners-up (3) : 2006, 2010, 2019
  • Empress's Cup
    • Runners-up (5) : 2004, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2020
  • Nadeshiko League Cup
    • Runners-up (3) : 2007, 2010, 2017
  • Nadeshiko Super Cup
    • Runners-up (1) : 2005

International competitions

Results
SeasonDomestic LeagueNational CupLeague CupLeague Note
LeagueLevelPlaceTms.
1999
L
1
7th
8
Quarter-finals
Group Stage
1st Stage : 8th / 2nd Stage : 7th
2000
6th
9
Quarter-finals
-
1st Stage : (EAST)3rd
2001
5th
10
Quarter-finals
-
1st Stage : (EAST)3rd
2002
3rd
11
Semi-finals
-
1st Stage : (EAST)2nd
2003
4th
13
Semi-finals
-
1st Stage : (EAST)2nd
2004
L1
1st
8
Runners-up
-
2005
5th
8
Semi-finals
-
2006
Nadeshiko
Div.1
2nd
8
Semi-finals
-
2007
3rd
8
Semi-finals
Runners-up
2008
3rd
8
Quarter-finals
-
2009
1st
8
Runners-up
-
2010
Nadeshiko
2nd
10
Runners-up
Runners-up
2011
3rd
9
Quarter-finals
-
2012
4th
10
Semi-finals
Group Stage
2013
6th
10
3rd Stage
Group Stage
2014
1st
10
Runners-up
-
1st Stage : 3rd
2015
Nadeshiko
Div.1
6th
10
Quarter-finals
-
1st Stage : 6th
2016
8th
10
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
2017
3rd
10
Semi-finals
Runners-up
2018
2019
2020
1st
10
Runners-up
-
2021
WE League
11

Transition of team name
  • Urawa Reinas FC: 1999–2001
  • Saitama Reinas FC: 2002–2004
  • Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies: 2005–present

References
  1. Dan Orlowitz [@aishiterutokyo] (5 March 2021). "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have acquired Urawa Reds Ladies' naming rights – they will be known as "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies" in Japanese" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "浦和レッズレディース URAWA RED DIAMONDS LADIES" (in Japanese). www.urawa-reds.co.jp. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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