We are REDS！
一心不乱な選手のプレーに、スタジアムは熱く燃えあがる。
With single-minded focus, players ignite the stadium with fervor.
選手とファン・サポーターが一つになれば、どんな壁だって越えていける。
When players and supporters unite as one, no barrier is too great to overcome.
我々は共に戦い、共に喜び、共に涙する。
Together we fight, we rejoice, and we shed tears.
埼玉スタジアム、浦和駒場、そしてホームタウン。
Saitama Stadium, Urawa Komaba Stadium, and our hometown Saitama city.
この街と共に歩み、サッカーを通じて心をつなぎ、輪を大きく広げていく。
We walk with this football town, connecting hearts through football, expanding our community.
アジアの頂点となり、世界へ挑戦し続ける。
We aim for the top in Asia and continue to challenge the World.
私たちは浦和レッズ。情熱と誇りと共に。
We are Urawa Reds. Together with PASSION and PRIDE.
THE PRIDE
Urawa Reds' Confidence
A club that will dominate Asia and take on the world
Urawa: A soccer town rooted in its hometown
An overwhelming stadium space
Players continue to fight until the end
From Urawa to the world
HONOURS.
2007 AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
First ACL victory, standing at the top of Asia
2017 AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Winning all home games to win the Asian title for the second time
2022 AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Becoming Asian champions for the third time, the most in the tournament's history
2006 J1 LEAGUECHAMPIONS
Achieving the long-awaited first victory in the J League
2003 J.LEAGUE CUPWINNERS
First title in club history!
2016 J.LEAGUE CUPWINNERS
The first Levain Cup champions
2005 JFA EMPEROR`S CUPWINNERS
First time qualifying for Asia
2006 JFA EMPEROR`S CUPWINNERS
Following on from the previous year, they won the Emperor's Cup and achieved the "double" with the league.
2018 JFA EMPEROR`S CUPWINNERS
Solid defense leads team to first Emperor's Cup victory in 12 years
2021 JFA EMPEROR`S CUPWINNERS
『ALL for the ASIA』Dramatic Emperor's Cup victory and return to the Asian stage
2006 OTHERS
First Super Cup victory
2017 OTHERS
A match against Chapecoense where a friendship was born
2022 OTHERS
First Super Cup win in 16 years
2007 FIFA CLUB WORLD CUPPARTICIPATION
Winning third place in his first world tournament
2017 FIFA CLUB WORLD CUPPARTICIPATION
Finishing in 5th place in his second attempt at the World Championships
2023 FIFA CLUB WORLD CUPPARTICIPATION
The third world challenge shows where I am now
2025 FIFA CLUB WORLD CUPPARTICIPATION
Taking on a new style of world championship
INTERNATIONAL HEROES.
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Wataru
Endo
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Hiroki
Sakai -
Thomas Jok
Deng -
Makoto
Hasebe -
Genki
Haraguchi -
Tomoaki
Makino -
Andrew
Nabbout -
Isaac Kiese
Thelin -
Shusaku
Nishikawa -
Matthew
Špiranović -
Yuki
Abe -
Marcus Túlio
Tanaka -
Zlatan
Ljubijankič -
Branko
Ilič -
Shinji
Ono -
Alessandro
Santos -
Naohiro
Takahara -
Keisuke
Tsuboi -
Alpay
Özalan -
Brian
Nielsen -
Yuri
Nikiforov -
Masayuki
Okano -
Masami
Ihara -
Željko
Petrović -
Edmundo
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Aitor
Beguiristain -
Guido
Buchwald -
Uwe
Bein -
Michael
Baur -
Uwe
Rahn
HISTORY.
1992episode０
BEFORE BIRTH
Founded in March 1992, Urawa Red Diamonds was a fusion of two prestigious teams.
One of the most prestigious clubs is the Mitsubishi Soccer Club. Mitsubishi is a powerful club with a track record of winning the Japan Soccer League four times and the Emperor's Cup four times since 1969, and has supported Japanese soccer by producing officials of the Japan Football Association and coaches of the Japanese national team.
Another prestigious school is Urawa. In 1908, a soccer club was established at Saitama Normal School (now the Faculty of Education at Saitama University), and students who studied soccer later became teachers and taught soccer at schools in Saitama, which led to Saitama becoming one of the strongest soccer prefectures in the country. Among them, Urawa has built a history as a "soccer town Urawa," with four schools - Urawa High School, Urawa Nishi High School, Urawa Municipal High School, and Urawa Municipal Minami High School - winning the national championship a total of 21 times.
The Mitsubishi Soccer Club's transformation into a professional soccer club, Urawa Red Diamonds, with Urawa as its home town, was the fusion of two prestigious soccer teams born out of a fateful meeting.
2001episode１
FIRST 10 YEARS 1992-2001
After a pre-tournament in 1992, the J.League, which started in 1993, became extremely popular. Many people came to Komaba Stadium, the home stadium of Urawa Reds, just to enjoy the atmosphere, even if they couldn't get in. However, despite their popularity, the Reds' performance was poor, finishing last in the league for two consecutive years. No matter how many times they lost, the only Reds fans and supporters who could be called "the best in Japan" were those who continued to support them passionately.
After that, former German national team player Buchwald and German manager Osieck instilled a professional mentality in the team, and the Reds transformed into a winning team. Also, with the cooperation of their hometown, the stadium was renovated to Komaba Stadium, which is about twice as large as the previous one and has a capacity of over 20,000 people. However, in 1999, due to a combination of factors such as a change of manager and injuries to key players, the team was relegated to the J.League Division 2 (J2).
In 2000, the Reds struggled in J2, but finally made it back to J1 in the final round. In 2001, they were hoping to make a comeback, but their performance in J1 was poor, so the Reds carried out reforms after the season ended.
2011episode２
SECOND 10 YEARS 2002-2011
At the end of 2001, Urawa Reds revamped their training system, appointing former Japan national team coach, Ooft, as manager and deciding to strengthen the team from the ground up. The plan was successful, and the Reds advanced to the final of the J.League Cup for the first time in 2002. The following year, in 2003, they won the J.League Cup for the first time. In 2004, they won the second stage of the league. In 2005, when the J.League became a year-round system, they came in second in the league, but won the Emperor's Cup for the first time. In 2006, they won the long-awaited J.League championship, and then the Emperor's Cup, achieving a double crown in the season.
The reason they have become a regular contender for the title is because of the steady and steady team building, as well as the acquisition of Japan national team class players and strong foreign players. The reason why they were able to make such large-scale reinforcements was because they played their home games at Saitama Stadium, the largest soccer stadium in Asia with a capacity of 63,000, which was built as a venue for the 2002 World Cup, and the number of spectators increased significantly. In addition, Coach Buchwald, who took over in 2004, managed the team's lineup of experienced players well.
In 2007, the club made its debut in the Asian Champions League (ACL), becoming the first club in Japan to win the ACL. As a representative of Asia, the club also participated in the FIFA Club World Cup, a global tournament, where it achieved third place.
More than 10 years after its inception, the team has never won a title, and even experienced relegation to the second division, but the passion in the local area has never cooled, and it was finally time to give back to the Reds supporters who have produced the largest attendance in the J.League. The scenes of their support have even been featured in the media around the world.
The Reds had been steadily building up their record, but things started to go wrong in 2008, and their performance began to decline. In 2011, they were in danger of being relegated to J2.
In addition, the management of Saitama Reinas FC, which won the first division of the Japan Women's Football League in 2004, was transferred to the Reds, and they started their activities as Urawa Reds Ladies in 2005. They have become actively involved in improving the level and popularizing women's soccer.
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THIRD 10 YEARS and NOW
In 2012, Urawa Reds returned to the championship race under Mihailo Petrovic as manager. With his aggressive style of football, he dominated Trial and finished third that year. The following year, he dropped to sixth place, but in 2014, he competed for the league championship and ended up in second place. In 2015, when the league returned to a two-stage system, he won the first stage, but lost in the championship semi-finals and came in third. In 2016, he won the J.League Cup for the second time in 13 years, and with the momentum of winning the second stage, he finished first in the points for the year, which essentially meant he won the league, but he lost in the championship final and came in second in the league. Petrovic pushed the Reds to the point where they were always competing for the league championship, finishing second twice and third twice in five seasons, but in the middle of 2017, he was replaced as manager due to poor performance.
After that, the team had a period of changing managers, but they continued to win titles, winning their second ACL title in 2017 and their third Emperor's Cup in 2018. In 2019, they also showed good fighting spirit by making it to the ACL finals.
In 2020, the Reds made a major change to their training policy. They decided on a concept for the type of football they wanted to play and decided to select a manager based on that concept. As a result, they won the Emperor's Cup in 2021, advanced to the ACL final in 2022, and won the final that had been carried over from the previous year in 2023. They achieved an unprecedented third victory in Asia, the most in the league. They also finished in fourth place in the league, with a chance of winning until the end of the season for the first time in seven years.
The Reds have been steadily growing stronger over the past three seasons since 2021, with no major changes in their football performance, and are starting a new decade. Attendance, which had decreased temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has gradually recovered, and the cheering that rocks the stadium has returned. In the midst of this, they will likely win the title that has eluded them until now.
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