The
Urawa Red Diamonds, also known as Urawa Reds, are one of the most popular
football clubs in the J. League. Urawa has two home stadiums, Urawa Komaba
Stadium and Saitama Stadium 2002 (FIFA World Cup 2002 venue). The club is
also notable in that current Feyenoord midfielder Shinji Ono began his
professional career playing for Urawa.
In August 2004, Urawa appeared in a pre-season four-team friendly tournament,
the Vodafone Cup, at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United. The
Japanese club lost their first game 5-2 against the Argentinian side Boca
Juniors. The second fixture against the hosts, Manchester United, was called
off due to a massive electric storm. Some 800 Urawa fans had travelled to
the game and were later compensated.
Titles
2003 - Nabisco Cup championship |
