Japan J3-League | 12/05 05:00 | 31 | [9] Kagoshima United v Fukushima Utd [11] | W | 3-2 | |
Japan J3-League | 11/29 04:00 | 30 | [13] Grulla Morioka FC v Kagoshima United [9] | W | 0-1 | |
Japan J3-League | 11/22 04:00 | 29 | [8] Kagoshima United v Sagamihara [5] | L | 0-1 | |
Japan J3-League | 11/18 10:00 | 28 | [16] Kamatamare Sanuki v Kagoshima United [9] | W | 1-2 | |
Japan J3-League | 11/15 04:00 | 27 | [13] Azul Claro Numazu v Kagoshima United [8] | L | 3-1 | |
Japan J3-League | 11/07 07:00 | 26 | [9] Kagoshima United v Roasso Kumamoto [2] | W | 4-1 | |
Japan J3-League | 11/03 05:00 | 25 | [9] Kataller Toyama v Kagoshima United [6] | L | 2-0 | |
Japan J3-League | 10/31 06:00 | 24 | [6] Kagoshima United v FC Imabari [8] | L | 0-1 | |
Japan J3-League | 10/25 04:00 | 23 | [16] Vanraure Hachinohe v Kagoshima United [5] | L | 1-0 | |
Japan J3-League | 10/18 07:00 | 22 | [6] Kagoshima United v Cerezo Osaka U23 [18] | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J3-League | 10/11 05:00 | 21 | [4] FC Gifu v Kagoshima United [6] | W | 0-1 | |
Japan J3-League | 10/07 10:00 | 20 | [5] Gainare Tottori v Kagoshima United [7] | W | 1-3 | |
Japan J3-League | 10/03 10:00 | 19 | [9] Kagoshima United v Fujieda MYFC [7] | W | 2-1 | |
Japan J3-League | 09/27 09:00 | 18 | [9] Kagoshima United v Nagano Parceiro [3] | L | 0-3 | |
Japan J3-League | 09/22 06:00 | 17 | [1] Blaublitz Akita v Kagoshima United [5] | D | 0-0 | |
Japan J3-League | 09/19 10:00 | 16 | [5] Kagoshima United v YSCC [11] | L | 1-2 | |
Japan J3-League | 09/13 06:00 | 15 | [16] Fukushima Utd v Kagoshima United [7] | W | 1-4 | |
Japan J3-League | 09/08 08:00 | 14 | [9] Kagoshima United v Vanraure Hachinohe [11] | W | 2-1 | |
Japan J3-League | 09/03 08:00 | 13 | [10] Kagoshima United v Grulla Morioka FC [16] | W | 1-0 | |
Japan J3-League | 08/29 08:00 | 12 | [8] Fujieda MYFC v Kagoshima United [7] | L | 1-0 | |
Japan J3-League | 08/22 10:00 | 11 | [9] Kagoshima United v Azul Claro Numazu [11] | W | 3-2 | |
Japan J3-League | 08/15 10:00 | 10 | [8] Kagoshima United v Kataller Toyama [6] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J3-League | 08/09 09:00 | 9 | [4] Nagano Parceiro v Kagoshima United [12] | W | 0-1 | |
Japan J3-League | 08/02 08:00 | 8 | [10] Sagamihara v Kagoshima United [8] | L | 2-1 | |
Japan J3-League | 07/29 10:00 | 7 | [6] Kagoshima United v FC Gifu [5] | L | 0-4 | |
Japan J3-League | 07/25 09:00 | 6 | [14] Cerezo Osaka U23 v Kagoshima United [11] | W | 0-5 | |
Japan J3-League | 07/19 09:00 | 5 | [15] Gamba Osaka U23 v Kagoshima United [14] | W | 2-4 | |
Japan J3-League | 07/15 10:00 | 4 | [10] Kagoshima United v Gainare Tottori [5] | L | 1-2 | |
Japan J3-League | 07/11 07:00 | 3 | [15] FC Imabari v Kagoshima United [9] | D | 1-1 | |
Japan J3-League | 07/05 10:00 | 2 | [15] Kagoshima United v Kamatamare Sanuki [15] | W | 1-0 |
Kagoshima United FC (鹿児島ユナイテッドFC, Kagoshima Yunaiteddo Efushī) is a Japanese professional football club based in Kagoshima, Capital of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. That was formed from the merger of Volca Kagoshima and FC Kagoshima. Both clubs played in the Kyushu Soccer League before the merger. Their top team is set to play in the J3 League from 2025, Japanese third tier of professional league football after relegation from J2 in 2024. Their secondary team plays in the Kagoshima Prefectural League as Kagoshima United FC SECOND.
Volca Kagoshima was established in 1959 as Kagoshima Teachers' Soccer Club. The club was a founding member of the Kyushu Soccer League in 1973. Since the league's inception, the club had always played in this league and never be relegated to the Prefectural Leagues until the merge with FC Kagoshima in 2014. They advanced to the Regional League promotion series five times, but never succeeded to promote to the upper tier, Japan Football League, known as the highest level for amateur club football in the country. The club changed the name from Kagoshima Teachers to Volca Kagoshima in 1995.
FC Kagoshima was established in 1994 as an affiliated club of the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya. They were promoted to the Kyushu Soccer League as early as 2004 and changed the name to Osumi NIFS United FC.
Both of Volca and NIFS have been seeking the way to promote to the JFL separately. The idea of a merged club of Volca and FC Kagoshima (renamed from NIFS in 2010) had been discussed by the Kagoshima Prefectural Football Association as early as 2012, however, it was failed to reach an agreement at that time. Although Volca and FC Kagoshima had applied for J.League Associate Membership separately, both sides restarted their talk about the merger, then finally agreed with merging their clubs to aim promotion to the J.League, in response of the advisory by the J.League organization. As both clubs had advanced to the final round of the Regional League promotion series in 2013, the merged club earned the promotion to the JFL of 2014.
The two clubs, Volca Kagoshima and FC Kagoshima, were merged in 2014 to form Kagoshima United. In November 2015, after finishing promotion zone in 2015, they received J.League license to participate in the J3 League.
In 2018, Kagoshima United was promoted to the J2 League for the first time in history from 2019 after five years at the J3.
In 2019, Kagoshima United was instantly relegated back to the J3, after a 21st-place finish in their J3 debut season.
On 2 December 2023, Kagoshima United secure promotion to J2 League from 2024 after draw against Gainare Tottori 1–1 and back to second tier after 4 years since 2019.
On 27 October 2024, Kagoshima United officially relegated to J3 League after defeat from V-Varen Nagasaki 4-1 and ending one year in second tier.