JEF United Chiba

JEF United Chiba
ジェフユナイテッド千葉
Full nameJEF United Ichihara Chiba
NicknamesJEF, Inu (The Dogs)
Founded1946 (1946)
as Furukawa Electric SC
StadiumFukuda Denshi Arena
Chiba
Capacity19,781
Owner(s)East Japan Railway Company (50%)
Furukawa Electric (50%)
ChairmanAkira Shimada
ManagerYoshiyuki Kobayashi
LeagueJ1 League
2026J1 League, 20th of 20
Websitejefunited.co.jp

JEF United Chiba (ジェフユナイテッド千葉, Jefu Yunaiteddo Chiba), full name JEF United Ichihara Chiba (ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉, Jefu Yunaiteddo Ichihara Chiba), also known as JEF Chiba (ジェフ千葉, Jefu Chiba), is a Japanese professional football club based in Chiba, capital of Chiba Prefecture. They currently play in the J1 League, the top tier of the Japanese football league system, after promotion from the J2 League in 2025.