Omiya Ardija Ventus

This article is about the women's football club based in Japan. For the men's team, see Omiya Ardija.
Omiya Ardija Ventus
大宮アルディージャVentus
Nickname(s)Ventus
Short nameOmiya V
Founded1996 as Jūmonji Junior & Senior High School Soccer Team
GroundNACK5 Stadium Omiya
Niiza, Saitama, Japan
Capacity15,500
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
ChairmanMasashi Mori
Head coachRina Yanai
LeagueWE League
2022–23WE League, 6th of 11
Websitehttps://www.ardija.co.jp/ventus/

Omiya Ardija Ventus (大宮アルディージャVentus) is a Japanese professional women's association football team which plays in the WE League.[1]

History

The team started in 1996 as an old girls' club for students of Jumonji Middle School in Toshima Ward, Tokyo. In 2014 they adopted the name "FC Jumonji Ventus" from the Latin word for wind and as a pun on Italian giants Juventus. In 2021 they merged with male club Omiya Ardija, across the prefectural border in Saitama, to participate in WE League.

On 6 November 2024, Omiya Ardija Ventus announcement officially changed name to Red Bull Omiya Ardija Ventus after acquiring Red Bull GmbH from 2025.

Kits

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
2021–2022 X-girl NTT Docomo Fujiyakuhin
2022–2023

Other sports

The Omiya Ardija Ventus's men's football team is the Omiya Ardija. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country.

Staff

As of 17 September 2021.[2]
Position Name
General manager Japan Norio Sasaki
Head coach Japan Rina Yanai
Assistant coach Japan Shinobu Ohno
Assistant coach Japan Kei Shibayama
Goalkeeping coach Japan Mizuki Nakae
Fitness coach Japan Yoshiki Hirai

Players

Current squad

As of 13 May 2023.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Arisa Mochizuki
2 DF Japan JPN Yuki Sakai
3 DF Japan JPN Aya Sameshima
4 DF Japan JPN Hikari Nagashima
5 DF Japan JPN Ruka Norimatsu
6 DF Japan JPN Saori Ariyoshi
7 MF Japan JPN Marumi Yamazaki
8 MF Japan JPN Yumi Uetsuji
9 FW Japan JPN Ayaka Inoue
10 MF Japan JPN Kyoka Goshima
11 FW Japan JPN Miyuki Takahashi
13 MF Japan JPN Ayu Nakada
14 FW Japan JPN Rana Okuma
15 MF Japan JPN Minori Hayashi
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Japan JPN Eri Kitagawa
17 DF Japan JPN Hinano Nishizawa
18 MF Japan JPN Minori Tajima
22 GK Japan JPN Minami Imamura
23 DF Japan JPN Mariko Kubo
24 MF Japan JPN Hazuki Genma
25 MF Japan JPN Maho Murakami
26 DF Japan JPN Mihoshi Sugisawa
28 DF Japan JPN Fumina Shibayama
30 FW Japan JPN Akane Yoshitani
31 DF Japan JPN Hikaru Shibusawa
33 FW Japan JPN Haruna Oshima
– FW Philippines PHI Jaclyn Sawicki
– FW South Korea KOR Park Eun-sun

Season-by-season records

Seasons of Omiya Ardija Ventus
Season Domestic League Empress's Cup WE League Cup
League Level Position Tms.
2021–22 WE League 1 9th 11 Quarter-finals —
2022–23 TBD 11 TBD Group stage

See also

References

  1. ^ Orlowitz, Dan (15 October 2020). "Japan women's pro soccer WE League reveals 11 clubs for first season". Japan Times. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "選手一覧 大宮アルディージャVENTUS公式サイト" (in Japanese). www.ardija.co.jp. Retrieved 6 September 2022.