2008 Urawa Red Diamonds season

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Urawa Red Diamonds
2008 season
Manager Holger Osieck (until 16 March 2008)
Gert Engels (from 16 March 2008)
Stadium Saitama Stadium 2002
J. League 1 7th
Emperor's Cup Fifth round
J. League Cup Group stage
Top goalscorer Marcus Tulio Tanaka (11)
Edmilson (11)
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During the 2008 season, Urawa Red Diamonds competed in the J. League 1, the top tier of Japanese football, in which they finished 7th. The club also competed in two domestic cup competitions, the Emperor's Cup and the J. League Cup, being eliminated in the fifth round of the former, and at the group stage in the latter competition.

Contents

Manager Holger Osieck was sacked two matches into Urawa's J1 League campaign on 16 March 2008, and was succeeded by Gert Engels. [1]

Competitions

CompetitionsPosition
J. League 1 7th / 18 clubs
Emperor's Cup 5th Round
J. League Cup GL-A 4th / 4 clubs

J. League 1

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
5 Shimizu S-Pulse 34167115042+855
6 FC Tokyo 34167115046+455
7 Urawa Red Diamonds 34158115042+853
8 Gamba Osaka 34148124649−350Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage [a]
9 Yokohama F. Marinos 34139124332+1148
Updated to match(es) played on December 6, 2008. Source: J. League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Qualified as the winner of 2008 Emperor's Cup.

Results

J.League Division 1 results [2] [3]
DateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		Attendance
8 March 200814:05 Yokohama F. Marinos A 0–161,246
15 March 200814:04 Nagoya Grampus H0–254,482
30 March 200816:03 Albirex Niigata H3–046,962
2 April 200819:03 Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–115,223
5 April 200813:04 Júbilo Iwata A 2–127,866
13 April 200816:04 Kashima Antlers H2–054,450
20 April 200814:01 Omiya Ardija H0–050,997
26 April 200816:04 Kyoto Sanga A 4–019,680
29 April 200816:00 Consadole Sapporo H4–248,031
3 May 200819:04 Vissel Kobe A 1–123,088
6 May 200816:00 JEF United Chiba H3–052,008
10 May 200814:05 Kawasaki Frontale A 1–020,335
17 May 200814:04 Gamba Osaka H2–357,050
28 June 200819:03 Kashiwa Reysol A 1–236,785
5 July 200819:04 FC Tokyo H2–049,218
12 July 200818:05 Oita Trinita A 0–228,214
17 July 200819:31 Tokyo Verdy H3–235,080
21 July 200818:01 Kawasaki Frontale H1–351,168
27 July 200818:34 Kashima Antlers A 1–136,412
9 August 200819:34 Kashiwa Reysol H2–246,981
16 August 200818:34 FC Tokyo A 1–037,154
23 August 200818:34 Júbilo Iwata H3–145,253
27 August 200819:03 Tokyo Verdy A 1–126,275
13 September 200814:04 Oita Trinita H0–045,831
21 September 200818:00 Omiya Ardija A 1–011,530
28 September 200819:03 Nagoya Grampus A 1–119,811
1 October 200819:01 Kyoto Sanga H [a] 2–216,225
5 October 200814:05 JEF United Chiba A 2–316,718
18 October 200815:01 Vissel Kobe H0–147,325
26 October 200814:04 Albirex Niigata A 1–040,359
8 November 200814:04 Consadole Sapporo A 2–128,901
23 November 200813:01 Shimizu S-Pulse H1–254,709
29 November 200814:03 Gamba Osaka A 0–119,605
6 December 200814:31 Yokohama F. Marinos H1–653,583

Emperor's Cup

Emperor's Cup results
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultScorersRef.
Fourth round3 November 200813:00 Ehime FC H [a] 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) Ponte 95' [4]
Fifth round15 November 200813:00 Yokohama F. Marinos N 2–2 ( a.e.t. )(5–6 p) Escudero 43', Horinouchi 46' [5]

J. League Cup

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
Nagoya Grampus 6501145+915
Vissel Kobe 631255010
Kyoto Sanga FC 613278−16
Urawa Red Diamonds 6024816−82
Source: [ citation needed ]
J. League Cup results [6]
MatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResultAttendance
GL-A-120 March 200816:00 Vissel Kobe H0–133,392
GL-A-223 March 200817:00 Kyoto Sanga A 3–313,332
GL-A-316 April 200819:00 Kyoto Sanga H [a] 1–115,973
GL-A-425 May 200819:00 Nagoya Grampus A 2–421,015
GL-A-531 May 200819:00 Vissel Kobe A 1–217,453
GL-A-68 June 200815:00 Nagoya Grampus H1–535,417

Player statistics

No.Pos.PlayerD.o.B. (Age)Height / Weight J. League 1 Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Norihiro Yamagishi 17 May 1978 (aged 29)cm / kg10
2DF Keisuke Tsuboi 16 September 1979 (aged 28)cm / kg210
3MF Hajime Hosogai 10 June 1986 (aged 21)cm / kg262
4DF Marcus Tulio Tanaka 24 April 1981 (aged 26)cm / kg3111
6DF Nobuhisa Yamada 10 September 1975 (aged 32)cm / kg280
7FW Naohiro Takahara 4 June 1979 (aged 28)cm / kg276
8MF Alessandro Santos 20 July 1977 (aged 30)cm / kg10
9FW Yuichiro Nagai 14 February 1979 (aged 29)cm / kg265
10MF Robson Ponte 6 November 1976 (aged 31)cm / kg161
11FW Tatsuya Tanaka 27 November 1982 (aged 25)cm / kg152
12DF Shunsuke Tsutsumi 8 June 1987 (aged 20)cm / kg180
13MF Keita Suzuki 8 July 1981 (aged 26)cm / kg230
14DF Tadaaki Hirakawa 1 May 1979 (aged 28)cm / kg311
15FW Sergio Escudero 1 September 1988 (aged 19)cm / kg130
16MF Takahito Soma 10 December 1981 (aged 26)cm / kg273
17FW Edmilson 15 September 1982 (aged 25)cm / kg3111
18FW Junki Koike 11 May 1987 (aged 20)cm / kg00
19DF Hideki Uchidate 15 January 1974 (aged 34)cm / kg30
20DF Satoshi Horinouchi 26 October 1979 (aged 28)cm / kg280
21MF Tsukasa Umesaki 23 February 1987 (aged 21)cm / kg221
22MF Yuki Abe 6 September 1981 (aged 26)cm / kg336
23GK Ryōta Tsuzuki 18 April 1978 (aged 29)cm / kg330
24DF Kazuya Sakamoto 2 September 1987 (aged 20)cm / kg00
25DF Tetsushi Kondo 4 November 1986 (aged 21)cm / kg00
26FW Hiroyuki Takasaki 17 March 1986 (aged 21)cm / kg20
27DF Yoshiya Nishizawa 13 June 1987 (aged 20)cm / kg00
28GK Nobuhiro Kato 11 December 1984 (aged 23)cm / kg00
29GK Koki Otani 8 April 1989 (aged 18)cm / kg00
30FW Masayuki Okano 25 July 1972 (aged 35)cm / kg40
31DF Masato Hashimoto 12 October 1989 (aged 18)cm / kg00
32MF Yusuke Hayashi 23 January 1990 (aged 18)cm / kg00
34MF Naoki Yamada 4 July 1990 (aged 17)cm / kg10
35FW Genki Haraguchi 9 May 1991 (aged 16)cm / kg00

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Match played at Urawa Komaba Stadium.

References

  1. ↑ "Aus für Osieck | Int. Fußball - kicker".
  2. ↑ "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp.
  3. ↑ "Urawa Red Diamonds - Fixtures & Results 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. 15 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Match No.51　｜第88回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会｜大会・試合｜日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.or.jp.
  5. ↑ "Match No.67　｜第88回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会｜大会・試合｜日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.or.jp.
  6. ↑ "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp.
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