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Japanese football club
This article is about the women's football club based in Japan. For the men's team, see Omiya Ardija.
Football club
Omiya Ardija Ventus大宮アルディージャVentus
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| Nickname(s) | Ventus |
| Short name | Omiya V |
| Founded | 1996 as Jūmonji Junior & Senior High School Soccer Team |
| Ground | NACK5 Stadium OmiyaNiiza, Saitama, Japan |
| Capacity | 15,500 |
| Owner | Red Bull GmbH |
| Chairman | Masashi Mori |
| Head coach | Rina Yanai |
| League | WE League |
| 2022–23 | WE League, 6th of 11 |
| Website | https://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]
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.
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
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| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | X-girl | NTT Docomo | Fujiyakuhin |
| 2022–2023 |
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.
As of 17 September 2021.[2]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| General manager |  Norio Sasaki |
| Head coach | Rina Yanai |
| Assistant coach | Shinobu Ohno |
| Assistant coach | Kei Shibayama |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mizuki Nakae |
| Fitness coach | Yoshiki Hirai |
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.
Season-by-season records
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Seasons of Omiya Ardija Ventus
| Season | Domestic League | Empress's Cup | WE League Cup | |||
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| League | Level | Position | Tms. | |||
| 2021–22 | WE League | 1 | 9th | 11 | Quarter-finals | — |
| 2022–23 | TBD | 11 | TBD | Group stage |
- Japan Football Association (JFA)
- 2022–23 in Japanese football
- List of women's football clubs in Japan
- ^ Orlowitz, Dan (15 October 2020). "Japan women's pro soccer WE League reveals 11 clubs for first season". Japan Times. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Omiya Ardija Ventus on Twitter (in Japanese)