| 2011 season | ||||
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| Manager | Mihailo Petrović | |||
| J.League Division 1 | 7th | |||
| Emperor's Cup | Third Round | |||
| J.League Cup | First Round | |||
| Top goalscorer | Tadanari Lee (14) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 13,203 | |||
The 2011 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season was Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 3rd consecutive season, 17th season overall in J.League Division 1 and 40th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2011 J.League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup.
As of July 22, 2011Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 56 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 50 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 50 |
| 8 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 47 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 46 |
| 5 March 2011Round 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 – 0 | Vegalta Sendai | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Saturday 14:00 | Report | Attendance: 18,709 Referee: Matsuo |
| 24 April 2011Round 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 – 1 | Gamba Osaka | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Sunday 13:00 | Lee Koji Morisaki Mikić Satō | Report | Kawanishi | Attendance: 18,788 Referee: Nishimura |
| 29 April 2011Round 8 | Júbilo Iwata | 1 – 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Yamaha Stadium |
| Friday 19:00 | Kanazono | Report | Lee | Attendance: 11,319 Referee: Takayama |
| 3 May 2011Round 9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 – 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira |
| Tuesday 15:00 | Report | Mujiri | Attendance: 18,847 Referee: Kashihara |
| 7 May 2011Round 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 – 1 | Ventforet Kofu | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Saturday 13:00 | Satō | Report | Havenaar | Attendance: 12,481 Referee: Yoshida |
| 14 May 2011Round 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 – 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Saturday 15:00 | Lee Mujiri | Report | Nakazawa Nakamura | Attendance: 17,004 Referee: Inoue |
| 21 May 2011Round 12 | Vissel Kobe | 1 – 0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Home's Stadium Kobe |
| Saturday 19:00 | Tanaka | Report | Attendance: 15,520 Referee: Matsuo |
| 29 May 2011Round 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2 – 1 | Kashima Antlers | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Sunday 19:00 | Koji Morisaki | Report | Koroki | Attendance: 8,049 Referee: Murakami |
| 11 June 2011Round 14 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium |
| Saturday 13:00 | Report | Satō | Attendance: 22,196 Referee: Yoshida |
| 15 June 2011Round 15 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 – 0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Wednesday 19:00 | Report | Attendance: 13,707 Referee: Yamamoto |
| 18 June 2011Round 16 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2 – 0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Todoroki Athletics Stadium |
| Saturday 19:00 | Yajima Kikuchi | Report | Attendance: 13,605 Referee: Kimura |
| 22 June 2011Round 17 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 – 2 | Montedio Yamagata | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Wednesday 19:00 | Satō Lee Koji Morisaki | Report | Ōkubo Ota | Attendance: 7,593 Referee: Sato |
| 26 June 2011Round 18 | Gamba Osaka | 5 – 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium |
| Sunday 18:00 | Nakazawa Endō Hirai Sasaki Takagi | Report | Koji Morisaki Nakajima Mujiri | Attendance: 16,845 Referee: Murakami |
| 3 July 2011Round 2 1 | Omiya Ardija | 0 – 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya |
| Sunday 19:00 | Report | Morita | Attendance: 8,526 Referee: Nishimura |
| 10 July 2011Round 3 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 – 3 | Cerezo Osaka | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Sunday 19:00 | Lee | Report | Kurata Kiyotake Komatsu | Attendance: 11,615 Referee: Iida |
| 13 July 2011Round 4 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 – 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium |
| Wednesday 19:00 | Leandro Domingues Kitajima Kudo | Report | Satō | Attendance: 7,887 Referee: Yamamoto |
| 18 July 2011Round 5 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 – 0 | Avispa Fukuoka | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Monday 18:00 | Report | Attendance: 9,864 Referee: Tojo |
| 23 July 2011Round 6 1 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 – 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Mizuho Athletic Stadium |
| Saturday 19:00 | Tulio Own goal Masukawa | Report | Lee Aoyama | Attendance: 11,904 Referee: Imamura |
| 30 July 2011Round 19 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 – 0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Saturday 19:00 | Lee Own goal Mujiri | Report | Attendance: 16,816 Referee: Kimura |
| 6 August 2011Round 20 | Ventforet Kofu | 0 – 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium |
| Saturday 18:30 | Report | Lee Satō | Attendance: 11,193 Referee: Matsuo |
| 13 August 2011Round 21 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 – 3 | Nagoya Grampus | Coca-Cola West Hiroshima Stadium |
| Saturday 19:00 | Report | Ogawa Kennedy Nagai | Attendance: 7,099 Referee: Murakami |
| 20 August 2011Round 22 | Kashima Antlers | 2 – 0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| Saturday 18:30 | Iwamasa Nozawa | Report | Attendance: 16,237 Referee: Ogiya |
| 24 August 2011Round 23 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 – 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| Wednesday 19:00 | Haraguchi | Report | Lee | Attendance: 27,947 Referee: Imamura |
| 27 August 2011Round 24 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 – 0 | Albirex Niigata | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Saturday 19:00 | Mujiri | Report | Attendance: 14,852 Referee: Sato |
| 10 September 2011Round 25 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 – 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Nagai Stadium |
| Saturday 18:00 | Kiyotake Bando Kim | Report | Mikić Takahagi Satō | Attendance: 20,160 Referee: Nishimura |
| 17 September 2011Round 26 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 – 1 | Júbilo Iwata | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Saturday 19:00 | Lee Satō | Report | Maeda | Attendance: 11,894 Referee: Inoue |
| 25 September 2011Round 27 | Avispa Fukuoka | 2 – 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Level-5 Stadium |
| Sunday 16:00 | Sueyoshi Naruoka | Report | Mizumoto | Attendance: 12,540 Referee: Murakami |
| 1 October 2011Round 28 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 – 0 | Vissel Kobe | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Saturday 13:30 | Nakajima | Report | Attendance: 12,706 Referee: Maeda |
| 15 October 2011Round 29 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 – 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Nissan Stadium |
| Saturday 15:00 | Oguro | Report | Mujiri | Attendance: 20,174 Referee: Takayama |
| 22 October 2011Round 30 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 – 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Saturday 14:00 | Lee | Report | Jorge Wagner Kitajima | Attendance: 14,450 Referee: Tojo |
| 29 October 2011Round 31 | Vegalta Sendai | 0 – 0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Yurtec Stadium Sendai |
| Saturday 17:00 | Report | Attendance: 17,215 Referee: Okabe |
| 19 November 2011Round 32 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2 – 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Saturday 14:00 | Takahagi Moriwaki | Report | Kobayashi Yokoyama Yajima | Attendance: 12,041 Referee: Inoue |
| 26 November 2011Round 33 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 – 2 | Omiya Ardija | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Saturday 17:30 | Tomić Satō Lee Aoyama | Report | Kanazawa Lee Chun-Soo | Attendance: 16,779 Referee: Kimura |
| 3 December 2011Round 34 | Montedio Yamagata | 1 – 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
| Saturday 15:30 | Miyazaki | Report | Moriwaki Satō Yamagishi | Attendance: 7,016 Referee: Iida |
1Game postponed because of Tōhoku earthquake.
| 5 June 2011First round, 1st leg | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2 – 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Sunday 15:00 | Hattori Mujiri | Report | Yamase Komiyama | Attendance: 12,498 Referee: Kashihara |
| 27 July 2011First round, 2nd leg | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 – 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Todoroki Athletics Stadium |
| Wednesday 19:00 | Kobayashi Noborizato | Report | Satō | Attendance: 11,067 Referee: Nakamura |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima lost 5-3 on aggregate
| 8 October 2011Second Round | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 – 2 | Zweigen Kanazawa | Coca-Cola West Hiroshima Stadium |
| Saturday 15:00 | Satō Yokotake Mizumoto | Report | Yamane Hirabayashi | Attendance: 3,858 Referee: Nishimura |
| 16 November 2011Third Round | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 – 1 | Ehime FC | Hiroshima Big Arch |
| Wednesday 19:00 | Report | Ishii | Attendance: 3,171 Referee: Yoshida |