Kagoshima Prefecture
Prefecture of Japan
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| 2025 | Kagoshima United FC will compete in the J3 League, the third tier of professional league football in Japan. |
| March 2025 | Kagoshima United FC coaching staff for 2025 season is announced, led by Manager Naoki Soma and including coaches Naotsugu Obata, Daisuke Asahi, and Naoaki Morinaga. |
| 2024 | Returned to J2 League, finishing 19th with 30 points, scoring 35 goals and conceding 59, with average home attendance at 6,596. |
| October 27 2024 | Officially relegated to J3 League after a 4-1 defeat to V-Varen Nagasaki, ending their one-year stint in the second tier. |
| May 28 2024 | Tetsuya Asano returns for a second managerial period with Kagoshima United FC, representing Japan |
| May 26 2024 | Yasuaki Oshima concludes his second managerial period at Kagoshima United FC |
| 2023 | Finished 2nd in the league with 62 points, scoring 58 goals and conceding 41, with average home attendance reaching 5,567. |
| December 2 2023 | Secured promotion to J2 League for 2024 with a 1-1 draw against Gainare Tottori, returning to the second tier after 4 years. |
| August 23 2023 | Yasuaki Oshima returns for a second managerial stint with Kagoshima United FC, representing Japan |
| August 22 2023 | Naoto Otake concludes his managerial role at Kagoshima United FC |
| 2022 | Strong performance finishing 3rd in the league, scoring 55 goals and conceding 39, with average home attendance increasing to 4,740. |
| September 1 2022 | Kagoshima Prefecture recorded a population of 1,564,175 as of this date. |
| February 1 2022 | Naoto Otake starts his managerial period with Kagoshima United FC, representing Japan |
| January 31 2022 | Nobuhiro Ueno concludes his managerial role at Kagoshima United FC |
| 2021 | Finished 7th in the league with 40 points, scoring 34 goals and conceding 35, with average home attendance recovering to 3,737. |
| July 4 2021 | Nobuhiro Ueno begins his tenure as manager of Kagoshima United FC, representing Japan |
| July 3 2021 | Yasuaki Ōshima ends his first short managerial stint at Kagoshima United FC |
| May 28 2021 | Arthur Papas concludes his managerial role at Kagoshima United FC |
| May 28 2021 | Yasuaki Ōshima starts his first short managerial period with Kagoshima United FC, representing Japan |
| February 1 2021 | Arthur Papas begins his tenure as manager of Kagoshima United FC, representing Australia |
| January 31 2021 | Kim Jong-song ends his managerial tenure at Kagoshima United FC |
| 2020 | After one season in J2, Kagoshima United FC is relegated back to J3 League. |
| 2020 | Competed in J3 League during the COVID-19 pandemic, finishing 34th with 58 points, scoring 55 goals and conceding 43, with reduced average home attendance of 2,214. |
| 2019 | Promoted to J2 League, finishing 221st with 40 points, scoring 41 goals and conceding 73, with average home attendance rising to 5,783. |
| 2019 | Relegated back to J3 League after finishing 21st in their J2 debut season. |
| 2019 | Kagoshima formed a sister city relationship with Strasbourg, France. |
| February 1 2019 | Kim Jong-song starts his managerial period with Kagoshima United FC, representing North Korea |
| January 31 2019 | Yasutoshi Miura concludes his managerial role at Kagoshima United FC |
| 2018 | Achieved 2nd place in the league with 57 points, scoring 46 goals and conceding 35, with average home attendance increasing to 4,040. |
| 2018 | Secured promotion to the J2 League for the 2019 season after five years in J3. |
| 2018 | Kagoshima Prefecture recorded a gross domestic product of approximately 5,548.7 trillion yen, with a workforce of about 791,000 people. |
| 2017 | Continued improvement with 4th place finish, scoring 49 goals and conceding 37, maintaining an average home attendance of 3,508. |
| January 1 2017 | Yasutoshi Miura begins his tenure as manager of Kagoshima United FC, representing Japan |
| 2016 | Promoted to J3 League, finishing 35th with 50 points, scoring 39 goals and conceding 29, with average home attendance rising to 3,665. |
| December 31 2016 | Tetsuya Asano completes his first managerial stint at Kagoshima United FC |
| 2015 | The team improved to 3rd place in the league, earning 60 points with 46 goals scored and 25 conceded, and increasing average home attendance to 2,624. |
| November 2015 | Received J.League license to participate in the J3 League after finishing in the promotion zone. |
| January 31 2015 | Takeshi Okubo concludes his managerial role at Kagoshima United FC |
| January 1 2015 | Tetsuya Asano starts his first managerial period with Kagoshima United FC, representing Japan |
| 2014 | Club is promoted to the Japan Football League (JFL), moving from regional competition to Division 4 of Japanese football. |
| 2014 | Volca Kagoshima and FC Kagoshima merged to form Kagoshima United FC, earning promotion to the JFL. |
| 2014 | Club rebranded and renamed to Kagoshima United FC, marking a new era for the organization. |
| 2014 | Kagoshima United FC competed in the JFL (Japan Football League), finishing 43rd with 57 points, scoring 45 goals and conceding 19, with an average home attendance of 1,825. |
| 2014 | Kagoshima United FC, a football team, was founded and began competing in the J3 League. |
| February 1 2014 | Takeshi Okubo begins his tenure as manager of Kagoshima United FC, representing Japan |
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