Urawa Red Diamonds team guide: History, trophies won and notable former players of 2025 FIFA Club World Cup club

Flying the flag for Japan in this year's FIFA Club World Cup is J1 League heavyweights Urawa Red Diamonds, who make their fourth appearance in the tournament. 

Their best effort came in 2007, as they finished third after being beaten in the semi-finals by eventual winners AC Milan. 

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Urawa Red Diamonds team guide

Location

The club plays in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area.

Their Saitama Stadium 2002 is the largest football-specific stadium in Japan.

Origin

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries established a football club in 1950  in Kobe and moved the club to Tokyo in 1958.

The club's name was then changed to ''Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club'' in April 1992, and their nickname was "Red Diamonds". However, in February 1996, the club's name was changed to "Urawa Red Diamonds."

Nicknames

• Reds (レッズ, Rezzu)
•  Red Devils (赤い悪魔, Akai Akuma)

Trophies won

• Japan Soccer League/J League (5)
• Emperors Cup (8)
• Japanese Super Cup (5)
• J League Cup (2) 
• AFC Champions League (3)

The club have been champions of Japan on five occasions, with the last coming in 2016.

More recently they’ve tasted success in the AFC Champions League, lifting the trophy for a third time in 2022. 

Notable former players

• Masahiro Fukuda (1989-2002) 
• Nobuhisa Yamada (1994-2013) 
• Shinji Ono (1998-2001 and 2006-2007)
• Keita Suzuki (2000-2015)
• Marcus Tulio Tanaka (2004-2009) 
• Yuki Abe (2007-2010 and 2012-2022) 
• Wataru Endo (2016-2018)

They’ve had some of the biggest names in Japan play for the club, including current Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo. 

Top scorer (J1 League 2025) - Ryōma Watanabe (5 goals)

The Japanese winger leads his side in goals as the halfway mark of the season approaches.

Manager - Maciej Skorza (POL) 

The man who led the Diamonds to their Champions League win in 2022 returned to the club in 2024 after carving out a management career in his homeland.  

A coach since 1994, the 53-year-old won silverware with four different Polish clubs before making history in Japan. 

How Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Urawa Red Diamonds are one of four AFC teams competing in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and qualify as the winners of the 2022 AFC Champions League.

Urawa Red Diamonds group, schedule at 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Urawa Red Diamonds have been drawn into Group E with Inter Milan, River Plate and Monterrey.

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