Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies

This article is about the women's football club based in Japan. For the men's team, see Urawa Red Diamonds.

Football club

Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies
浦和レッドダイヤモンズ・レディース

Full name| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies
Founded| 1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Ground| Urawa Komaba Stadium
Capacity| 21,500
Owner| Urawa Red Diamonds
Chairman| Mitsuo Hashimoto
Manager| Naoki Kusunose
League| WE League
2023–24| WE League, 1st of 12
Website| www.urawa-reds.co.jp/ladies

Home colours

Away colours

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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)

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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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  JPN | Sakiko Ikeda
2  | DF |  JPN | Kana Osafune
3  | DF |  JPN | Rion Ishikawa
4  | MF |  JPN | Mayu Sasaki
5  | MF |  JPN | Miki Ito
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
12  | GK |  JPN | Shiori Fukuda
13  | DF |  JPN | Reina Nagashima
14  | MF |  JPN | Fuka Tsunoda
15  | FW |  JPN | Mei Shimada
16  | MF |  JPN | Yuki Mizutani
17  | MF |  JPN | Yu Endo
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18  | MF |  JPN | Hanae Shibata (captain)
19  | MF |  JPN | Yuzuho Shiokoshi
20  | DF |  JPN | Minori Takahashi
21  | GK |  JPN | Sawako Suzuki
23  | GK |  JPN | Maya Ino
24  | DF |  JPN | Wakaba Goto
25  | DF |  JPN | Nonoko Kawai
26  | MF |  JPN | Ririka Tanno
27  | FW |  JPN | Hanon Nishio
28  | DF |  JPN | Kotone Nishimura
29  | MF |  JPN | Ami Takeuchi
30  | DF |  JPN | Raika Okamura
31  | FW |  JPN | Satoko Fujisaki
32  | FW |  JPN | Risako Watanabe
37  | MF |  JPN | Ena Takatsuka
99  | FW |  JPN | Mizu Nadeshi

### Notable players

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* GK
* Nozomi Yamago (2005–2012)
* DF
* Kyoko Yano (2007–2012)
* Saki Kumagai (2009–2011)
* Moeka Minami (2017–2022)
* MF
* Fuka Nagano (2014–2017)

## Club officials

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As of 10 November 2023.[3]
Role  | Name

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Manager  |  Naoki Kusunose
Assistant manager  |  Hirofumi Masaki
Kumiko Tashiro
Goalkeeper coach  |
Physical coach  |  Nakaichi Naoto
Trainer  |  Saho Hayashi

## Season-by-season records

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Seasons of Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies  Season | Domestic League | National Cup | League Cup | Asia

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League | Level | Pos. | Tms.

1999

L.League

7th

Quarter-finals

Group stage

2000

6th

Quarter-finals

2001

5th

Quarter-finals

2002

3rd

Semi-finals

2003

4th

Semi-finals

2004

L.League (L1)

Champions

Runners-up

2005

5th

Semi-finals

2006

| Nadeshiko League Division 1  |

2nd

Semi-finals

2007

3rd

Semi-finals

Runners-up

2008

3rd

Quarter-finals

2009

Champions

Runners-up

2010

Nadeshiko League

2nd

Runners-up

Runners-up

2011

3rd

Quarter-finals

2012

4th

Semi-finals

Group stage

2013

6th

Third stage

Group stage

2014

Champions

Runners-up

2015

| Nadeshiko League Division 1  |

6th

Quarter-finals

2016

8th

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

2017

3rd

Semi-finals

Runners-up

2018

4th

Semi-finals

Group stage

2019

2nd

Runners-up

Semi-finals

2020 |

Champions

Runners-up

Not held

2021–22 | WE League |

2nd

Winners

Not held

2022–23 |

Champions

Quarter-finals

Winners

Winners

2023–24 |

Champions

Runners-up

Group stage

Winners

2024–25 |  |

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## 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

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2023 | Group A |  Gokulam Kerala | 8–0
Bangkok | 6–1
Hualien | 6–0
2024–25 | Group C |  Odisha | 17–0
Taichung Blue Whale | 2–0
Hồ Chí Minh City | 2–0

## Honours

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### Domestic

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* WE League
* Winners (2) : 2022–23, 2023–24
* Runners-up (1): 2021–22
* Nadeshiko League Division 1
* Champions (4): 2004, 2009, 2014, 2020
* Runners-up (3): 2006, 2010, 2019
* Empress's Cup
* Champions (1): 2021
* Runners-up (5): 2004, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2020
* WE League Cup
* Champions (1): 2022–23
* Nadeshiko League Cup
* Runners-up (3): 2007, 2010, 2017
* Nadeshiko Super Cup
* Runners-up (1): 2005

### International

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* AFC Women's Club Championship
* Champions (1): 2023
* Japan/Korea Women's League Championship
* Champions (1): 2010

## 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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* Japan Football Association (JFA)
* List of women's football clubs in Japan

## 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.

## External links

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* Official website (in Japanese)

* v
* t
* e

Urawa Red Diamonds

General|

* Urawa Reds
* Ladies
* Statistics
* Individual Awards
* Saitama City Cup

Home stadium|

* Urawa Komaba Stadium
* Saitama Stadium 2002

Rivalries|

* Saitama derby

Seasons|

* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

* v
* t
* e

Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies - current squad

* 1 Ikeda
* 2 Osafune
* 3 Minami
* 4 Sasaki
* 5 Ueno
* 6 Kurishima
* 7 H. Takahashi
* 8 Naomoto
* 9 Sugasawa
* 10 Ando
* 12 Fukuda
* 13 Nagashima
* 14 Uemura
* 15 Yanagisawa
* 16 Mizutani
* 17 Endo
* 18 Shibata
* 19 Shiokoshi
* 20 M. Takahashi
* 21 Bundo
* 22 Ipposhi
* 23 Shibayama
* 24 Shimada
* 25 Kawai
* 26 Tanno
* 27 Nishio
* 28 Nishimura
* 29 Tsunoda
* 30 Ishikawa
* 31 Suzuki
* Manager: Kusunose

* v
* t
* e

WE League

* Champions
* Records and statistics
* Historical goals

Seasons|

* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Clubs|

* AC Nagano Parceiro
* Albirex Niigata
* Cerezo Osaka Yanma
* AS Elfen Saitama
* INAC Kobe Leonessa
* JEF United Chiba
* Mynavi Sendai Ladies
* Nojima Stella
* Omiya Ardija Ventus
* Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
* Tokyo Verdy Beleza
* Urawa Red Diamonds

Players|

* Foreign WE League players
* Designated special players (DSP)

Awards|

* Monthly MVP
* MVP Award
* Best XI
* Top Scorer

Japan Football Association (JFA)
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