Mid-table

FC Saitama

Nobody in the dugout; the board picks the team and the supporters have noticed. 28 on the books, 28 fit, average rating 72. Solvent.

Dugout vacantTake this club

The groundSaitama Park13,700 seats

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Dunmore Cabs · shirt
Wexley Print & Signs · sleeve
Breva · kit

League position3rdof 206 pts · 2 played · GD +5

Reputation79/ 100How the world rates the club

Squad28players

GK2DEF6MID12ATT828 fit · average age 22.4

Supporters39,32713,700 seats at Saitama Park

Squad

28Best: Hirano, Doi, Céleste

Ratings shown as a range are the public estimate, not the number.

The squad as a list · status and ratings

Squad
Player	Pos	Ovr	Status
Yamato Hirano(C)31 · Japanese	CM	80–96	Available
Hayato Doi21 · Japanese	ST	79–95	Available
Karim Céleste25 · French	LM	76–92	Available
Yuta Yasuda18 · Japanese	GK	73–89	Available
Yuto Aoki20 · Japanese	CAM	73–89	Available
Diego Tavares23 · Brazilian	RB	73–89	Available
HH Hiroto Hirata25 · Japanese	RW	73–89	Available
HI Hiroto Iwata28 · Japanese	CF	72–88	Available
Kazuya Takeuchi30 · Japanese	CB	71–87	Available
AH Akira Honda28 · Japanese	ST	70–86	Available
Haruto Takano17 · Japanese	CM	69–85	Available
OK Oliver Knežević19 · Australian	LM	65–81	Available
YI Yamato Iwasaki29 · Japanese	CB	64–80	Listed
Eiji Sakai21 · Japanese	RM	62–78	Available
Taro Sakamoto16 · Japanese	RW	61–77	Available
SO Sota Okazaki26 · Japanese	CDM	61–77	Available
TH Takehiro Hirota26 · Japanese	CB	59–75	Available
Koji Yoshimura16 · Japanese	CM	58–74	Available
Tatsuya Kubo19 · Japanese	CM	57–73	Available
Mitsuo Kawakami19 · Japanese	CM	57–73	Available
Masato Hamada19 · Japanese	LW	56–72	Available
Asahi Nagai19 · Japanese	CF	56–72	Available
Kenji Nakayama19 · Japanese	RM	56–72	Available
Flynn Collins28 · Australian	CDM	56–72	Available
Daisuke Sugiyama18 · Japanese	GK	56–72	Available
Yuki Sano17 · Japanese	CB	55–71	Listed
Hiroki Nishimura31 · Japanese	RB	54–70	Available
Ko Yamanaka19 · Japanese	RW	53–69	Available

Yamato Hirano(C)31 · Japanese
80–96
PosCM
Hayato Doi21 · Japanese
79–95
PosST
Karim Céleste25 · French
76–92
PosLM
Yuta Yasuda18 · Japanese
73–89
PosGK
Yuto Aoki20 · Japanese
73–89
PosCAM
Diego Tavares23 · Brazilian
73–89
PosRB
HH
Hiroto Hirata25 · Japanese
73–89
PosRW
HI
Hiroto Iwata28 · Japanese
72–88
PosCF
Kazuya Takeuchi30 · Japanese
71–87
PosCB
AH
Akira Honda28 · Japanese
70–86
PosST
Haruto Takano17 · Japanese
69–85
PosCM
OK
Oliver Knežević19 · Australian
65–81
PosLM
YI
Yamato Iwasaki29 · Japanese
64–80
PosCB
Eiji Sakai21 · Japanese
62–78
PosRM
Taro Sakamoto16 · Japanese
61–77
PosRW
SO
Sota Okazaki26 · Japanese
61–77
PosCDM
TH
Takehiro Hirota26 · Japanese
59–75
PosCB
Koji Yoshimura16 · Japanese
58–74
PosCM
Tatsuya Kubo19 · Japanese
57–73
PosCM
Mitsuo Kawakami19 · Japanese
57–73
PosCM
Masato Hamada19 · Japanese
56–72
PosLW
Asahi Nagai19 · Japanese
56–72
PosCF
Kenji Nakayama19 · Japanese
56–72
PosRM
Flynn Collins28 · Australian
56–72
PosCDM
Daisuke Sugiyama18 · Japanese
56–72
PosGK
Yuki Sano17 · Japanese
55–71
PosCB
Hiroki Nishimura31 · Japanese
54–70
PosRB
Ko Yamanaka19 · Japanese
53–69
PosRW

Local rivals

99 TOWNS · 40 KM

NeighboursLocalDerbyClub by tier

Made with Natural Earth

Rivals · hottest first

Adachi FCDerbySame city · never met
45
Chiba SCDerbyElsewhereSame city · never met
45
Funabashi SCDerbySame city · never met
45
Hachioji SCDerbySame city · never met
45
Kawaguchi FCDerbySame city · never met
45

+7 more

Kawasaki FCDerbySame city · never met
45
Nerima FCDerbySame city · never met
45
Ota SCDerbySame city · never met
45
Setagaya FCDerbySame city · never met
45
Shinjuku FCDerbySame city · never met
45
Yokosuka SCDerbyElsewhereSame city · never met
45
Chabab RabatElsewhereCup knockout · P1 W0 D0 L1
12

The stands

Mood 70/100

The ultras

2 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost in the last 2+31
3rd in the table+10
Beaten 5-2 by Chabab Rabat−6

The family stand

2 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost in the last 2+34
3rd in the table+13
3 academy graduates given minutes+6

Corporate

2 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost in the last 2+41
3rd in the table+24
Hospitality level 9, above what the division expects+8

ChantThe FC Saitama end sings Akira Honda's name

The club's mood is the blend of all three groups.

The record

The cabinet

League titles0

Cups0

Best finish—None yet

Season awards0Won by the club's people

Record book

All-time top scorerAkira Honda · 6 goals in 2 gamesS2

Most appearancesYuta Yasuda · 3 appearancesS2

Biggest winFC Saitama · 10–7 v FC ShizuokaS2

Heaviest defeatFC Saitama · 2–5 v Chabab RabatS2

Longest unbeaten runFC Saitama · 1 games unbeatenS2

Record attendanceFC Saitama · 13,700 v FC ShizuokaS2

All-time scorers

1Akira Honda2 games6 2Yamato Hirano2 games2 3Eiji Sakai3 games2 4Masato Hamada3 games2 5Hayato Doi1 games1