Chiba Prefecture
Prefecture of Japan
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| March 10 2025 | JEF United Chiba's coaching staff for 2025 includes Yoshiyuki Kobayashi as manager, leading a diverse team of coaches and support staff from Japan and Brazil. |
| 2024 | Finished 7th in the league with 61 points, reaching Quarter finals and First round in competitions. |
| 2023 | The club will play their 14th consecutive season in J2 League. |
| 2023 | Yoshiyuki Kobayashi becomes the latest manager of JEF United Chiba. |
| 2021 | Continued to play in challenging pandemic conditions, improving to 8th place with 66 points and reaching the 3rd round of competitions. |
| 2020 | Experienced reduced attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finishing 14th in the league with 53 points. |
| 2020 | Yoon Jong-hwan from South Korea becomes manager, leading the team until 2022. |
| 2019 | Atsuhiko Ejiri returns as manager. |
| 2017 | Juan Esnáider from Argentina becomes manager, serving until 2019. |
| 2016 | Shigetoshi Hasebe serves as interim manager. |
| 2014 | JEF United Chiba played in the J1 promotion playoffs. They reached the final against Montedio Yamagata but lost 0-1 at Ajinomoto Stadium. |
| 2014 | Kazuo Saito serves as interim manager, followed by Takashi Sekizuka who leads the team until 2016. |
| 2013 | Jun Suzuki takes over as manager, serving until 2014. |
| 2013 | The club participated in the J1 promotion playoffs, losing the semi-final match to Tokushima Vortis with a 1-1 draw. |
| 2012 | JEF United Chiba narrowly missed promotion to J1. After winning the playoff against Yokohama FC 4-0, they lost the final match to Oita Trinita 1-0 at Tokyo National Stadium. |
| 2012 | Takashi Kiyama becomes manager. |
| 2011 | JEF United Chiba announced the termination of their reserve team (B team) due to financial constraints, ending the team's participation in the Japan Football League. |
| 2011 | Dwight Lodeweges manages the team, with Sugao Kambe returning as manager later in the same year. |
| 2011 | The club adopted the name Vonds Ichihara, further distancing itself from its original Furukawa Electric affiliation. |
| 2010 | Relegated to J2 League, finishing 4th in their first J2 season with 61 points and 58 goals scored. |
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