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
2019	3rd
Website	Club website
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. Founded in 1991, it has played in the Nadeshiko.League since 2002.

Squad

Current squad

As of 11 July 2020. 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	Mayu Funada
2	DF	JPN	Misato Akitaya
3	DF	JPN	Sayuri Matsuoka
4	DF	JPN	Yui Utsumi
5	DF	JPN	Kaho Takahashi
6	MF	JPN	Aiki Segi
7	MF	JPN	Rie Azami
8	MF	JPN	Aimi Hagiwara
9	MF	JPN	Rino Nakano
11	FW	JPN	Misaki Nara
13	FW	JPN	Takako Sugiyama
—	GK	JPN	Miho Fukumoto

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

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

Transition of team name

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

External links

• (in Japanese) Official website
• Japanese women's club teams