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Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies

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Urawa Red Diamonds 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; 26 years ago (1998)
GroundUrawa Komaba Stadium
Capacity21,500
OwnerUrawa Red Diamonds
ChairmanMitsuo Hashimoto
ManagerNaoki Kusunose
LeagueWE League
2023–24WE League, 1st of 12
Websitewww.urawa-reds.co.jp/ladies

Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies (浦和レッドダイヤモンズ・レディース, Urawa Reddo Daiyamonzu Redīsu),[1] known for sponsorship reasons as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies,[2] is a professional women's football club playing in Japan's football league, WE League. Its hometown is the city of Saitama in Saitama Prefecture.

Kits

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Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
2021–2022 Nike Polus Mitsubishi Motors
2022–2023
2023–2024 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Other teams

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  • 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.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 2 November 2023.[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Sakiko Ikeda
2 DF Japan JPN Kana Osafune
3 DF Japan JPN Rion Ishikawa
4 MF Japan JPN Mayu Sasaki
5 MF Japan JPN Miki Ito
6 MF Japan JPN Akari Kurishima
7 DF Japan JPN Hana Takahashi
8 MF Japan JPN Hikaru Naomoto
9 FW Japan JPN Yuika Sugasawa
10 FW Japan JPN Kozue Ando
12 GK Japan JPN Shiori Fukuda
13 DF Japan JPN Reina Nagashima
14 MF Japan JPN Fuka Tsunoda
15 FW Japan JPN Mei Shimada
16 MF Japan JPN Yuki Mizutani
17 MF Japan JPN Yu Endo
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Japan JPN Hanae Shibata (captain)
19 MF Japan JPN Yuzuho Shiokoshi
20 DF Japan JPN Minori Takahashi
21 GK Japan JPN Sawako Suzuki
23 GK Japan JPN Maya Ino
24 DF Japan JPN Wakaba Goto
25 DF Japan JPN Nonoko Kawai
26 MF Japan JPN Ririka Tanno
27 FW Japan JPN Hanon Nishio
28 DF Japan JPN Kotone Nishimura
29 MF Japan JPN Ami Takeuchi
30 DF Japan JPN Raika Okamura
31 FW Japan JPN Satoko Fujisaki
32 FW Japan JPN Risako Watanabe
37 MF Japan JPN Ena Takatsuka
99 FW Japan JPN Mizu Nadeshi

Notable players

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Club officials

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As of 10 November 2023.[3]
Role Name
Manager Japan Naoki Kusunose
Assistant manager Japan Hirofumi Masaki
Japan Kumiko Tashiro
Goalkeeper coach
Physical coach Japan Nakaichi Naoto
Trainer Japan Saho Hayashi

Season-by-season records

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Seasons of Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
Season Domestic League National Cup League Cup Asia
League Level Pos. Tms.
1999
1
7th
8
Quarter-finals
Group stage
2000
6th
9
Quarter-finals
2001
5th
10
Quarter-finals
2002
3rd
11
Semi-finals
2003
4th
13
Semi-finals
2004
Champions
8
Runners-up
2005
5th
8
Semi-finals
2006
Nadeshiko League Division 1
2nd
8
Semi-finals
2007
3rd
8
Semi-finals
Runners-up
2008
3rd
8
Quarter-finals
2009
Champions
8
Runners-up
2010
2nd
10
Runners-up
Runners-up
2011
3rd
9
Quarter-finals
2012
4th
10
Semi-finals
Group stage
2013
6th
10
Third stage
Group stage
2014
Champions
10
Runners-up
2015
Nadeshiko League Division 1
6th
10
Quarter-finals
2016
8th
10
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
2017
3rd
10
Semi-finals
Runners-up
2018
4th
10
Semi-finals
Group stage
2019
2nd
10
Runners-up
Semi-finals
2020
Champions
10
Runners-up
Not held
2021–22 WE League
2nd
11
Winners
Not held
2022–23
Champions
11
Quarter-finals
Winners
Winners
2023–24
Champions
12
Runners-up
Group stage
Winners
2024–25
12

Record in AFC Women's Club Championship/AFC Women's Champions League

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All results list Urawa Red Diamonds' goal tally first.

Season Round Club Score
2023 Group A India Gokulam Kerala 8–0
Thailand Bangkok 6–1
Chinese Taipei Hualien 6–0
2024–25 Group C India Odisha 17–0
Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale 2–0
Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 2–0

Honours

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Domestic

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International

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Transition of team name

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "浦和レッズレディースチーム名(「呼称」)の決定" (in Japanese). Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Player/Team staff". Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies.
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