is a football (soccer) club based in

Fukui is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to: Places * Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period * Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...

, the capital city of

Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 (1 June 2017) and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, G ...

in Japan. They play in the

Hokushinetsu Football League is the Japanese fifth tier of league football, which is part of the Japanese Regional Leagues. It covers the regions of Hokuriku and Shin'etsu, the prefectures of Fukui, Ishikawa, Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a p ...

, which is part of

Japanese Regional Leagues are a group of parallel association football leagues in Japan that are organized on the regional basis. They form the fifth tier of the Japanese association football league system below the nationwide Japan Football League. Overview Japan is ...

. They were founded in 2019 to take the place of their dissolved predecessor, .

History

Saurcos Fukui (2006–2018)

The club was born on September 28, 2006 from the merger of FC Kanatsu and Maruoka Phoenix. The name ''Saurcos'' comes from the combination of two

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

words: saur from "dinosaur" and cos from "corps", referring to army corps. It was chosen between three possible choices after a poll between fans, linking also with their mascot, the

Fukuiraptor ''Fukuiraptor'' ("thief of Fukui") was a medium-sized megaraptoran theropod dinosaur of the Early Cretaceous epoch (either Barremian or Aptian) that lived in what is now Japan. ''Fukuiraptor'' is known from the Kitadani Formation and possibly ...

, a dinosaur lived in Japan during the

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of ...

. The logo also presents the Narcissus, a plant typical of this region. The near city of Awara hosts the club's training sessions. After an immediate promotion from 2nd division of

, Saurcos Fukui has been in first tier for a decade, waiting for a chance to snatch a spot in

Japan Football League The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership a ...

. They have participated eight times in the Emperor's Cup, going as far as the second round on four occasions.

Fukui United FC (2019–)

After the 2018 season, Saurcos Fukui has been dissolved taken by successor of Fukui United FC was founded in 2019 by volunteers from Fukui Prefecture, led by the Fukui Prefectural Football Association, as a company that will take over the Saurcos Fukui management corporation " NPO Fukui J League Team Creation Association " that was disbanded in 2018 due to financial difficulties. Co. , Ltd. was established on January 11, 2019, At a press conference on January 26, 2019, the new team name was Fukui United Football Club , and it was announced that it would start in earnest from February 1. It was announced that Kazuo Yoshimura will be appointed as the president of Fukui United Co., Ltd., which will be the operating company, and Junichi Hattori , who was the GM of FC Gifu and V-Varen Nagasaki , will be appointed as the general manager (GM). The club will play their 5th consecutive season at the Hokushinetsu Football League on 2023.

League record

;Key * Pos. = Position in league; P = Games played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points gained

Honours

Current squad

References

External links

Official Site (Japanese)Official Facebook Page
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