2012 Avispa Fukuoka season

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Avispa Fukuoka
2012 season
Chairman Tadashi Otsuka
Manager Koji Maeda
J.League Division 2 18th
Emperor's Cup Third round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hisashi Jogo (12)
All:
Hisashi Jogo (14)
Highest home attendance10,902 vs Yokohama
(30 September 2012)
Lowest home attendance2,277 vs Fukuoka University
(9 September 2012)
Biggest win4–0 v Gainare Tottori
(25 March 2012)
0–4 v Tokushima Vortis
(22 April 2012)
Biggest defeat0–3 v Thespa Kusatsu
(29 July 2012)
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The 2012 Avispa Fukuoka season sees Avispa Fukuoka return to J.League Division 2 after spending 2011 in J1. This is their non-consecutive 13th season in the second tier since 1991. Avispa Fukuoka are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup. [1]

Contents

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryuichi Kamiyama
2 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Min-je
3 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryu Okada (on loan from Júbilo Iwata)
4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takumi Wada
5 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masahiro Koga
6 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kazuki Yamaguchi
7 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Toshiya Sueyoshi
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Jun Suzuki
9 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Samir
10 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hisashi Jogo
11 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yutaka Takahashi
13 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shogo Kobara
14 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masakazu Kihara (on loan from Omiya Ardija)
15 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daisuke Sakata
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daisuke Ishizu
17 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Oh Chang-Hyun
18 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Go Nishida
19 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Sho Naruoka
20 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yosuke Miyaji
21 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hiroyuki Omata
22 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kosuke Yatsuda
23 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kohei Kawata
24 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masato Yoshihara
25 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Eita Kasagawa
26 MF Flag of North Korea.svg  PRK Son Jeong-Ryun
27 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tokio Hatamoto
28 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Taku Ushinohama
29 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shunsuke Tsutsumi (on loan from Urawa Reds)
39 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Osmar

Competitions

J.League

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
16 Ehime FC 421214164746+150
17 Thespa Kusatsu 421211193145−1447
18 Avispa Fukuoka 42914195368−1541
19 Kataller Toyama 42911223859−2138
20 Gainare Tottori 42115263378−4538
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2012. Source: J.League Division 2
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared champions.

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

4 March 20121 Avispa Fukuoka 2 – 1 Roasso Kumamoto LEVEL-5 Stadium
Sunday 15:05 Sakata Soccerball shade.svg21'
Jogo Soccerball shade.svg25'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg56' Taketomi Attendance: 7,379
Referee: Onishi
11 March 20122 Machida Zelvia 0 – 1 Avispa Fukuoka Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium
Sunday 13:04 Report Soccerball shade.svg27' Suzuki Attendance: 4,286
Referee: Iemoto
17 March 20123 Shonan Bellmare 3 – 1 Avispa Fukuoka Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
Saturday 16:04 Endo Soccerball shade.svg44'
Iwakami Soccerball shade.svg63'
Baba Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg84' Sakata Attendance: 3,602
Referee: Nakamura
20 March 20124 Avispa Fukuoka 0 – 0 JEF United Chiba LEVEL-5 Stadium
Tuesday 13:03 Report Attendance: 5,069
Referee: Hirose
25 March 20125 Avispa Fukuoka 4 – 0 Gainare Tottori LEVEL-5 Stadium
Sunday 13:00 Sakata Soccerball shade.svg27', 41'
Sueyoshi Soccerball shade.svg46'
Takahashi Soccerball shade.svg51'		 Report Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Imamura
1 April 20126 Kyoto Sanga 3 – 2 Avispa Fukuoka Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
14:00 Kudo Soccerball shade.svg6'
Someya Yellow card.svg 19'
Ando Yellow card.svg 34'
Fukumura Yellow card.svg 37'
Nagasawa Soccerball shade.svg50'
Miyayoshi Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Report Tsutsumi Soccerball shade.svg20'
Takahashi Soccerball shade.svg45'
Sueyoshi Yellow card.svg 72'
Oh Chan-Hyon Yellow card.svg 76'		Attendance: 7,224
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
8 April 20127 Ehime 4 – 2 Avispa Fukuoka Ningineer Stadium
14:00 Arita Soccerball shade.svg3', 46'
Urata Soccerball shade.svg42'Yellow card.svg 49'
Sonoda Yellow card.svg 43'
Akai Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report Narouka Soccerball shade.svg8', 83'
Kobara Yellow card.svg 39'
Oh Chan-Hyon Yellow card.svg 45+1'		Attendance: 3,035
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
15 April 20128 Avispa Fukuoka 1 – 1 Mito HollyHock LEVEL-5 Stadium
17:00 Sakata Soccerball shade.svg5'
Suzuki Yellow card.svg 11'
Naruoka Yellow card.svg 17'
Tokio Hatamoto Yellow card.svg 31'
Kim Min-Je Yellow card.svg 69' Yellow-red card.svg 90+2'		 Report Nishioka Yellow card.svg 48'
Ozawa Soccerball shade.svg65'
Hashimoto Yellow card.svg 88'		Attendance: 4,878
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Naohito Ogawa
22 April 20129 Tokushima Vortis 0 – 4 Avispa Fukuoka Pocarisweat Stadium
19:00 Report Omata Yellow card.svg 31'
Jogo Soccerball shade.svg45'
Naruoka Soccerball shade.svg64', 66'
Kihara Soccerball shade.svg80'		Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Okabe
27 April 201210 Avispa Fukuoka 1 – 3 Tokyo Verdy LEVEL-5 Stadium
20:00 Sakata Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Abe Soccerball shade.svg22'
Takahashi Soccerball shade.svg53', 86'Yellow card.svg 90+7'
Mori Yellow card.svg 69'
Maki Yellow card.svg 90+1'		Attendance: 3,262
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Nobutsugu Murakami
30 April 201211 Ventforet Kofu 1 – 1 Avispa Fukuoka Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
17:00Choi Sung-Kuen Yellow card.svg 39'
Davi Yellow card.svg 43'Soccerball shade.svg47'
Yamamoto Yellow card.svg 82'		 Report Sakata Soccerball shade.svg34'
Kihara Yellow card.svg 85'
Suzuki Yellow card.svg 88'		Attendance: 10,070
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Koichiro Fukushima
3 May 201212 Avispa Fukuoka 1 – 1 Oita Trinita LEVEL-5 Stadium
14:00 Jogo Soccerball shade.svg44'
Koga Yellow card.svg 53'
Tokio Hatamoto Yellow card.svg 56'
Kim Min-Je Yellow card.svg 79'
Sueyoshi Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Sakata Soccerball shade.svg39'
Mitsuhira Yellow card.svg 39'
Yu Yasukawa Yellow card.svg 60'		Attendance: 7,637
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Hajime Matsuo
6 May 201213 Tochigi SC 2 – 0 Avispa Fukuoka Tochigi Green Stadium
14:30 Onodera Yellow card.svg 28'
Cha Young-Hwan Soccerball shade.svg48'
Hirose Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Tokio Hatamoto Yellow card.svg 68'Attendance: 1,984
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Yamauchi
13 May 201214 Avispa Fukuoka 1 – 1 Montedio Yamagata LEVEL-5 Stadium
14:00 Jogo Soccerball shade.svg54' Report Akiba Soccerball shade.svg17'Attendance: 4,040
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Iemoto
20 May 201215 Kataller Toyama 0 – 1 Avispa Fukuoka Toyama Athletic Stadium
14:00 Seo Yong-Duk Yellow card.svg 85' Report Naruoka Yellow card.svg 36'
Jogo Soccerball shade.svg88'		Attendance: 2,978
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Nobutsugu Murakami
27 May 201216 Avispa Fukuoka 1 – 1 Fagiano Okayama LEVEL-5 Stadium
14:00 Takeda Soccerball shade.svg32' (o.g.) Report Tadokoro Soccerball shade.svg44'Attendance: 4,090
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Naohito Ogawa
2 June 201217 Thespa Kusatsu 1 – 0 Avispa Fukuoka Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
16:00 Mikuriya Soccerball shade.svg34'
Endo Yellow card.svg 59'		 Report Attendance: 2,616
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Itaru Hirose
9 June 201218 Avispa Fukuoka 1 – 0 Giravanz Kitakyushu LEVEL-5 Stadium
14:00 Omata Yellow card.svg 26'
Jogo Soccerball shade.svg41'
Koga Yellow card.svg 57'
Suzuki Yellow card.svg 83'
Naruoka Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Report Kimura Yellow card.svg 16'Attendance: 8,741
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Shoichiro Mikami
13 June 201219 Matsumoto Yamaga 2 – 2 Avispa Fukuoka Matsumotodaira Football Stadium
20:00 Shiozawa Soccerball shade.svg8'
Tetsuya Kijima Soccerball shade.svg70'Yellow card.svg 71'		 Report Jogo Soccerball shade.svg16', 80'
Okada Yellow card.svg 32'
Kamiyama Yellow card.svg 65'
Kobara Yellow card.svg 69'
Suzuki Yellow card.svg 83'		Attendance: 7,111
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Hiromichi Oka
17 June 201220 Avispa Fukuoka 0 – 0 FC Gifu LEVEL-5 Stadium
19:00 Tsutsumi Yellow card.svg 51'
Koga Yellow card.svg 63'		 Report Kohei Nakajima Yellow card.svg 90+2'Attendance: 3,509
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Kubota
24 June 201221 Yokohama 1 – 1 Avispa Fukuoka Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
19:00 Kaio Soccerball shade.svg24' (pen.) Report Kamiyama Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Suzuki Yellow card.svg 61'
Takahashi Soccerball shade.svg74'
Kobara Yellow card.svg 90'		Attendance: 8,436
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Masuya Ueda
1 July 201222 Avispa Fukuoka 1 – 0 Ehime LEVEL-5 Stadium
19:00 Jogo Soccerball shade.svg26'
Suzuki Yellow card.svg 30'
Koga Yellow card.svg 82'		 Report Tamori Yellow card.svg 68'
Ishii Yellow card.svg 85'		Attendance: 3,487
Referee: Flag of Paraguay.svg Antonio Arias
8 July 201223 Avispa Fukuoka 1 – 3 Tokushima Vortis LEVEL-5 Stadium
19:00 Sakata Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.)
Kobara Yellow card.svg 73'		 Report Hashiuchi Soccerball shade.svg15'
Douglas Yellow card.svg 16'Soccerball shade.svg71'
Nishijima Yellow card.svg 34'
Diogo Soccerball shade.svg52'
Oh Seung-Hoon Yellow card.svg 55'
Nasukawa Yellow card.svg 88'		Attendance: 5,061
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Ogiya
15 July 201224 Montedio Yamagata 3 – 1 Avispa Fukuoka ND Soft Stadium Yamagata
20:00 Ishii Soccerball shade.svg39'
Akiba Soccerball shade.svg50'
Funayama Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Report Sakata Yellow card.svg 38'
Tsutsumi Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Okada Yellow card.svg 64'
Kihara Soccerball shade.svg80'		Attendance: 11,275
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Futoshi Nakamura
22 July 201225 Mito HollyHock 4 – 2 Avispa Fukuoka K's denki Stadium Mito
19:00 Okamoto Soccerball shade.svg57', 82'
Frank Soccerball shade.svg62'
Hashimoto Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report Jogo Soccerball shade.svg9'
Kobara Soccerball shade.svg87'		Attendance: 3,224
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Enomoto
29 July 201226 Avispa Fukuoka 0 – 3 Thespa Kusatsu LEVEL-5 Stadium
19:00 Suzuki Yellow card.svg 66'
Kihara Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Kobayashi Soccerball shade.svg51'
Heberty Soccerball shade.svg57'
Satoru Hoshino Yellow card.svg 69'
Alex Rafael Soccerball shade.svg81'		Attendance: 6,037
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuro Yoshida
5 August 201227 FC Gifu 0 – 3 Avispa Fukuoka Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium
19:00 Someya Yellow card.svg 71' Report Nishida Soccerball shade.svg28', 84'
Koga Yellow card.svg 56'
Suzuki Soccerball shade.svg76'		Attendance: 8,492
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Itaru Hirose
12 August 201228 Avispa Fukuoka 1 – 3 Shonan Bellmare LEVEL-5 Stadium
19:00 Jogo Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Kaoru Takayama Soccerball shade.svg3'
Kikuchi Soccerball shade.svg15'
Kobayashi Soccerball shade.svg66'		Attendance: 7,009
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Masaaki Iemoto
19 August 201229 Giravanz Kitakyushu 4 – 2 Avispa Fukuoka Honjō Athletic Stadium
19:00 Ikemoto Soccerball shade.svg8'
Hanato Soccerball shade.svg15', 56'Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Tokiwa Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		 Summary Jogo Yellow card.svg 7'Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Wada Yellow card.svg 85'
Suzuki Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		Attendance: 7,637
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Ryuji Sato
22 August 201230 Avispa Fukuoka 3 – 2 Kataller Toyama LEVEL-5 Stadium
20:00 Yamaguchi Yellow card.svg 35'
Osmar Soccerball shade.svg67'
Okada Yellow card.svg 80'
Daisuke Ishizu Soccerball shade.svg82', 89'		 Summary Seo Yong-Duk Soccerball shade.svg7'
Asuke Yellow card.svg 10'
Kurobe Yellow card.svg 14'
Kokeguchi Soccerball shade.svg77'		Attendance: 3,282
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyuki Hayakawa
26 August 201231 Avispa Fukuoka 2 – 2 Matsumoto Yamaga LEVEL-5 Stadium
20:00 Naruoka Soccerball shade.svg24'Yellow card.svg 70'
Osmar Yellow card.svg 49'Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Jogo Yellow card.svg 52'		 Summary Shiozawa Soccerball shade.svg25', 60'
Kusunose Yellow card.svg 54'		Attendance: 6,576
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Hidaka
2 September 201232 JEF United 2 – 1 Avispa Fukuoka Fukuda Denshi Arena
20:00 Satō Yellow card.svg 29'
Hyodo Soccerball shade.svg57'
Arata Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Summary Kim Min-Je Yellow card.svg 25'
Yamaguchi Yellow card.svg 56'
Suzuki Yellow card.svg 73'
Kihara Soccerball shade.svg82'		Attendance: 7,194
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Kubota
14 September 201233 Tokyo Verdy 1 – 1 Avispa Fukuoka Ajinomoto Stadium
20:00 Takahashi Yellow card.svg 22'
Mori Yellow card.svg 67'
Shoya Nakajima Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Summary Kim Min-Je Yellow card.svg 8'
Koga Soccerball shade.svg20'
Yamaguchi Yellow card.svg 29'
Oscar Yellow card.svg 37'		Attendance: 2,875
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Okabe
17 September 201234 Avispa Fukuoka 1 – 1 Machida Zelvia LEVEL-5 Stadium
20:00Oscar Soccerball shade.svg14' Report Sonoda Yellow card.svg 23'
Dimić Soccerball shade.svg26'
Suzuki Yellow card.svg 47'		Attendance: 3,092
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Yudai Yamamoto
23 September 201235 Roasso Kumamoto 3 – 1 Avispa Fukuoka Kumamoto Athletics Stadium
16:00 Takahashi Soccerball shade.svg2'
Hideaki Kitajima Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 63'
Fujimoto Yellow card.svg 45+2'		 Summary Osmar Soccerball shade.svg23'
Takahashi Yellow card.svg 64'		Attendance: 8,152
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Maeda
30 September 201236 Avispa Fukuoka 1 – 1 Yokohama LEVEL-5 Stadium
16:00 Suzuki Yellow card.svg 23'
Yamaguchi Yellow card.svg 38'
Naruoka Soccerball shade.svg49'		 Summary Kaio Soccerball shade.svg90'Attendance: 10,902
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuro Yoshida
6 October 201237 Fagiano Okayama 2 – 1 Avispa Fukuoka Kanko Stadium
15:00 Kawamata Soccerball shade.svg3', 28'
Kim Min-Kyun Yellow card.svg 56'		 Summary Jogo Soccerball shade.svg53'Attendance: 3,946
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Masuya Ueda
14 October 201238 Avispa Fukuoka 1 – 1 Tochigi SC LEVEL-5 Stadium
20:00 Sueyoshi Yellow card.svg 15'
Osmar Yellow card.svg 27'
Daisuke Ishizu Soccerball shade.svg52'
Omata Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Summary Sabia Soccerball shade.svg16'
Cha Young-Hwan Yellow card.svg 80'		Attendance: 3,721
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Taku Nagaya
21 October 201239 Avispa Fukuoka 2 – 3 Ventforet Kofu LEVEL-5 Stadium
14:00 Suzuki Yellow card.svg 12'
Osmar Soccerball shade.svg27'
Sueyoshi Yellow card.svg 30'
Koga Yellow card.svg 34'
Morita Soccerball shade.svg59' (o.g.)
Kim Min-Je Yellow card.svg 67'
Yamaguchi Yellow card.svg 71'
Tsutsumi Yellow card.svg 86'		 Summary Davi Soccerball shade.svg22', 29'
Nagasato Soccerball shade.svg44'
Fukuda Yellow card.svg 77'
Fernandinho Yellow card.svg 87'		Attendance: 6,144
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiro Imamura
28 October 201240 Oita Trinita 1 – 0 Avispa Fukuoka Ōita Bank Dome
15:00 Tokita Yellow card.svg 25'
Morishima Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Summary Osmar Yellow card.svg 61'
Naruoka Yellow card.svg 65'		Attendance: 10,617
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Eiji Kawai
4 November 201241 Avispa Fukuoka 0 – 2 Kyoto Sanga LEVEL-5 Stadium
16:00 Yamaguchi Yellow card.svg 42'
Sueyoshi Yellow card.svg 76'		 Summary Komai Soccerball shade.svg23'
Nakamura Soccerball shade.svg46'		Attendance: 9,376
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Koichiro Fukushima
11 November 201242 Gainare Tottori 2 – 1 Avispa Fukuoka Tottori Bank Bird Stadium
13:00 Tsurumi Soccerball shade.svg8'
Kubo Yellow card.svg 28'
Yoshino Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Summary Nishida Soccerball shade.svg1'
Okada Red card.svg 62'
Suzuki Yellow card.svg 66'		Attendance: 4,069
Referee: Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Ogiya

Emperor's Cup

  Win  Draw  Loss

9 September 2012Round 2 Avispa Fukuoka 4 – 2 Fukuoka University Fukuoka
13:00 Jogo Soccerball shade.svg7', 43'
Osmar Soccerball shade.svg59'
Samir Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Akira Soccerball shade.svg41'
Kishida Soccerball shade.svg75'		Stadium: Level-5 Stadium
Attendance: 2,277
Referee: Naohito Ogawa
10 October 2012Round 3 Omiya Ardija 3 – 1 Avispa Fukuoka Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
19:00 Hasegawa Soccerball shade.svg45'
Ljubijankič Soccerball shade.svg54'
Novaković Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Osmar Soccerball shade.svg66'Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 1,212
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

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References

  1. ↑ "Avispa Fukuoka: Fixtures 2012/2013 & Results, schedule, match reports from Tribuna.com". Tribuna.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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