Chifure AS Elfen Saitama

Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
ちふれASエルフェン埼玉

Full name

Chifure　AS Elfen Saitama

Nickname(s)

AS Saitama

Founded

1991

Chairman

Hideo Saotome

Manager

Hiroshi Yoshida

League

Nadeshiko Div.2 / Div.2

2015

10th / Div.1

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

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, it has played in the Nadeshiko.League since 2002.^[2]

Squad

Current squad

As of 5 April 2015^[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Mayu Funada
2	DF	Misato Akitaya
3	DF	Sayuri Matsuoka
4	DF	Yui Utsumi
5	DF	Kaho Takahashi
6	MF	Aiki Segi
7	MF	Rie Azami
8	MF	Aimi Hagiwara
9	MF	Rino Nakano
10	FW	Sarah Gregorius
11	FW	Misaki Nara
13	FW	Takako Sugiyama

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Erina Otani
15	FW	Saori Takahashi
16	MF	Saori Shimokawa
17	MF	Saki Takano
18	MF	Rie Kitano
19	DF	Akari Matsukubo
20	FW	Haruna Sugihara
21	GK	Ayana Sakuragi
23	DF	Asako Sakurabayashi
24	DF	Kozue Toriyabe
27	DF	Miho Konuma

Results

Season	Domestic League				National Cup	League Cup	League Note
Season	League	Level	Place	Tms.	National Cup	League Cup	League Note
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	Kanto	2	2nd	8	2nd Stage	-	Promoted for L.League
2002	L	1	8th	11	2nd Stage	-	1st Stage : (EAST)4th
2003	L	1	10th	13	2nd Stage	-	1st Stage : (EAST)4th / Relegated to Div.2
2004	L2	2	3rd	6	1st Stage	-
2005	L2		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	1	10th	10	Quarter-finals	-	1st Stage : 10th / Relegated to Div.2
2016	Nadeshiko Div.2	2		10

Transition of team name

AS Elfen F.C.: 1991–2001
AS Elfen Sayama F.C.: 2002–2013
AS Elfen Saitama: 2014–2015
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama: 2016–present

References

↑ Profile in the L. League's website
↑ L. League tables in soccerway.com
↑ 選手紹介

External links

(Japanese) Official website
Japanese women's club teams

2015 L. League Clubs

Nadeshiko Div.1 (Division1, 10 clubs)	Vegalta Sendai AS Elfen Saitama Urawa Reds Ladies JEF United Ichihara Chiba NTV Beleza Albirex Niigata Iga F.C. Kunoichi INAC Kobe Leonessa Okayama Yunogo Belle Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki

Nadeshiko Div.2 (Division2, 10 clubs)	F.C. Kibi International University Charme Sfida Setagaya F.C. Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama Nojima Stella Kanagawa Japan Soccer College AC Nagano Parceiro AS Harima ALBION Angeviolet Hiroshima Ehime F.C. Fukuoka J. Anclas

Challenge (Division3, 12 clubs)	Tokiwagi Gakuen Yokohama F.C. Seagulls Yamato Sylphid Norddea Hokkaido Niigata University of Health and Welfare Tsukuba F.C. JFA Academy Fukushima Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita Cerezo Osaka Sakai Bunnys Kyoto S.C. NGU Nagoya F.C. Mashiki Renaissance Kumamoto F.C.

Saitama Sports

Association soccer	AS Elfen Sayama F.C. Omiya Ardija Urawa Red Diamonds

Other sports	Saitama Seibu Lions (baseball) Secom Rugguts (rugby union) Takefuji Bamboo (omen's football) Saitama Broncos (men's basketball)

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