| 2003 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Hideki Matsunaga | ||
| Stadium | Kose Sports Park Stadium | ||
| J. League 2 | 5th of 22 | ||
| Emperor's Cup | 3rd Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Takafumi Ogura (10) | ||
2003 Ventforet Kofu season
| 2003 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Hideki Matsunaga | ||
| Stadium | Kose Sports Park Stadium | ||
| J. League 2 | 5th of 22 | ||
| Emperor's Cup | 3rd Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Takafumi Ogura (10) | ||
2003 Ventforet Kofu season
| Competitions | Position |
|---|---|
| J. League 2 | 5th / 12 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | 3rd Round |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 44 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 88 | 47 | +41 | 85 |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 71 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 69 |
| 6 | Omiya Ardija | 44 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 61 |
| 7 | Mito HollyHock | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 56 |
| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Round | 2003.. | [[]] | [[]] | - |
| 2nd Round | 2003.. | [[]] | [[]] | - |
| 3rd Round | 2003.. | [[]] | [[]] | - |
| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J. League 2 | Emperor's Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | Kensaku Abe | May 13, 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF | Masaharu Nishi | May 29, 1977 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | Takuma Tsuda | October 4, 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | Hideomi Yamamoto | June 26, 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | DF | Yukihiro Aoba | July 26, 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF | Kenji Nakada | October 4, 1973 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF | Hiroyuki Dobashi | November 27, 1977 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | Kazuki Kuranuki | November 10, 1978 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 44 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW | Jorginho | September 5, 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | MF | Ken Fujita | August 27, 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 39 | 9 | ||||
| 11 | FW | Yoshitaka Kageyama | March 31, 1978 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | MF | Tetsuya Oishi | November 26, 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | MF | Katsuya Ishihara | October 2, 1978 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 42 | 4 | ||||
| 15 | DF | Alair | January 27, 1982 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 35 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | MF | Juninho | July 7, 1982 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | FW | Takafumi Ogura | July 6, 1973 (aged 29) | cm / kg | 27 | 10 | ||||
| 17 | MF | Daisuke Tonoike | January 29, 1975 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 43 | 7 | ||||
| 18 | FW | Daisuke Sudo | April 25, 1977 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 36 | 7 | ||||
| 19 | DF | Yosuke Ikehata | June 7, 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 37 | 2 | ||||
| 20 | MF | Jun Mizukoshi | January 15, 1975 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 44 | 5 | ||||
| 21 | GK | Torashi Shimazu | August 20, 1978 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | GK | Tatsuya Tsuruta | September 9, 1982 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | FW | Kotaro Yamazaki | October 19, 1978 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 24 | MF | Takashi Ono | July 4, 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | FW | Michiharu Sugimoto | June 17, 1981 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | DF | Yuzo Wada | May 2, 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | FW | Taro Hasegawa | August 17, 1979 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | FW | Hidehito Shirao | September 30, 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 28 | MF | Shinya Nasu | December 29, 1978 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 29 | DF | Arata Sugiyama | July 25, 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | MF | Kyosuke Ota | October 9, 1984 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | MF | Makoto Watanabe | September 25, 1980 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | MF | Takeshi Honda | May 20, 1981 (aged 21) | cm / kg | 2 | 0 | ||||
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