Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
| Full name | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | ||
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| Nickname(s) | AS Saitama | ||
| Founded | 1991 | ||
| Chairman | Hideo Saotome | ||
| Manager | Hiroshi Yoshida | ||
| League | WE League | ||
| 2020 | Nadeshiko Div.2, 2nd of 10 | ||
| Website | http://www.as-elfen.or.jp/ | ||
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Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (ちふれASエルフェン埼玉) is a Japanese women's football team which plays in Nadeshiko League.
Club name
- AS Elfen FC: 1991–2001
- AS Elfen Sayama FC: 2002–2013
- AS Elfen Saitama: 2014–2015
- Chifure AS Elfen Saitama: 2016–present
Season-by-season record
| Season | Domestic League | Empress's Cup | Nadeshiko League Cup/WE League Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Level | Place | Tms. | |||
1993
|
3
|
2nd
|
—
|
DNQ
|
—
| |
1994
|
2nd
|
—
|
DNQ
|
—
| ||
1995
|
2nd
|
—
|
DNQ
|
—
| ||
1996
|
Champions
|
—
|
DNQ
|
—
| ||
1997
|
Champions
|
—
|
Second round
|
—
| ||
1998
|
2nd
|
—
|
DNQ
|
—
| ||
1999
|
Champions
|
—
|
DNQ
|
—
| ||
2000
|
2
|
8
|
DNQ
|
—
| ||
2001
|
2nd
|
8
|
Second round
|
—
| ||
2002
|
1
|
8th
|
11
|
Second round
|
—
| |
2003
|
10th
|
13
|
Second round
|
—
| ||
2004
|
2
|
3rd
|
6
|
First round
|
—
| |
2005
|
4th
|
7
|
Second round
|
—
| ||
2006
|
Nadeshiko Div.2 | 5th
|
8
|
Third round
|
—
| |
2007
|
4th
|
8
|
Third round
|
Group stage
| ||
2008
|
3rd
|
9
|
Second round
|
—
| ||
2009
|
Champions
|
8
|
Third round
|
—
| ||
2010
|
1
|
9th
|
10
|
Second round
|
Group stage
| |
2011
|
8th
|
9
|
Quarter-finals
|
—
| ||
2012
|
9th
|
10
|
Quarter-finals
|
Group stage
| ||
2013
|
2
|
2nd
|
16
|
Third round
|
—
| |
2014
|
1
|
8th
|
10
|
Third round
|
—
| |
2015
|
10th
|
10
|
Quarter-finals
|
—
| ||
2016
|
2
|
2nd
|
10
|
Third round
|
Group stage / Div.2 | |
2017
|
1
|
9th
|
10
|
Third round
|
Group stage
| |
2018
|
2
|
3rd
|
10
|
First round
|
Group stage
| |
2019
|
3rd
|
10
|
Semi-finals
|
Runners-up / Div.2
| ||
2020
|
2nd
|
10
|
Third round
|
Cancelled
| ||
2021–22
|
WE League
|
1
|
11th
|
11
|
Fourth round
|
—
|
2022–23
|
11th
|
11
|
Semi-finals
|
Group stage
| ||
2023–24
|
TBD
|
12
|
TBD
|
TBD
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