Omiya Ardija Ventus

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RB Omiya Ardija Women
RB大宮アルディージャWomen
NicknameVentus
Short nameRB Omiya W
Founded1996 (1996) as Jūmonji Junior & Senior High School Soccer Team
2025 (2025) as RB Omiya Ardija Women
GroundNACK5 Stadium Omiya
Niiza, Saitama, Japan
Capacity15,500
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
ChairmanMasashi Mori
Head coachRina Yanai
LeagueWE League
2024–25WE League, 11th of 12
Websitehttps://www.rbomiya.com/women/

RB Omiya Ardija Women (RB 大宮アルディージャWOMEN), formerly 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 announced they would officially change their name to Red Bull Omiya Ardija Women from 2025, after being acquired by Red Bull GmbH.[2]

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.[3]
Position Name
General managerJapan Norio Sasaki
Head coachJapan Rina Yanai
Assistant coachJapan Shinobu Ohno
Assistant coachJapan Kei Shibayama
Goalkeeping coachJapan Mizuki Nakae
Fitness coachJapan Yoshiki Hirai

Players

Current squad

As of 13 May 2023.[3]

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

Season-by-season records

Seasons of Omiya Ardija Ventus
SeasonDomestic LeagueEmpress's CupWE League Cup
LeagueLevelPositionTms.
2021–22 WE League 1 9th 11 Quarter-finals —
2022–23 TBD 11 TBD Group stage
Seasons of RB Omiya Ardija Women
SeasonDomestic LeagueEmpress's CupWE League Cup
LeagueLevelPositionTms.
2025–26 WE League 1 12 —

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. "RB大宮株式会社 クラブプロパティ変更のお知らせ". 大宮アルディージャ. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  3. "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.