Fukuda Denshi Arena

Fukuda Denshi Arena (フクダ電子アリーナ, Fukuda Denshi Ariina), known commonly as Fuku-Ari (フクアリ), is a football stadium in Chiba, Japan. It was completed in 2005 and is home to the J. League club JEF United Ichihara Chiba following their move from the Ichihara Seaside Stadium. The stadium has a capacity for 19,781 spectators, with 18,500 seats.

Fukuda Denshi Arena

Fukuari
Location	1-20 Kawasaki-cho, Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Coordinates	35°34′39″N 140°07′22″E
Public transit	JR East: Sotobō Line, Uchibō Line and Keiyō Line at Soga
Owner	Chiba City
Operator	Shimizu-group & Toyo Gleen
Capacity	19,781 (football)
Field size	105 x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Diamond Vision
Construction
Broke ground	2005 (2005)
Opened	2005 (2005)
Construction cost	8,000 million yen (JPY) $ 68.7 million £ 36.4 million € 54 million
Architect	Nihonsekkei
Tenants
JEF United Ichihara Chiba

exterior of Fukuda Denshi Arena (Dec 10, 2011)

Originally named Chiba Soga Football Stadium (千葉市蘇我球技場, Chiba-shi Soga Kyūgijō), Fukuda Denshi, a medical electric instrument manufacturer, won the naming rights after outbidding several other candidates.

The location is a former Kawasaki Steel factory site.

The first international match was held on 29 May 2009, when the men's national teams of Belgium and Chile played out a 1–1 draw.[1]