| 2012 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mitsuo Hashimoto | |||
| Manager | Mihailo Petrović | |||
| J. League Division 1 | – | |||
| Emperor's Cup | – | |||
| J. League Cup | – | |||
The 2012 Urawa Red Diamonds season was Urawa Red Diamonds' 12th consecutive season in J. League Division 1, and 46th overall in the Japanese top flight. Urawa Red Diamonds are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2012 J. League Cup.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 64 | Qualification to 2012 Club World Cup and 2013 Champions League |
| 2 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 57 | Qualification to 2013 Champions League [a] |
| 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 55 | |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 53 | |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 53 |
| 10 March 20121 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium |
| Saturday 14:06 | Sato  49' | Report | Attendance: 29,603 Referee: Matsuo |
| 17 March 20122 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Kashiwa Reysol | Saitama Stadium |
| Saturday 14:04 | Despotović 36' | Report | Attendance: 41,069 Referee: Tojo |
| 24 March 20123 | Consadole Sapporo | 1–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Sapporo Dome |
| Saturday 16:03 | Yamamoto 32' | Report | 45+1', 63' Kashiwagi | Attendance: 20,192 Referee: Murakami |
| 31 March 20124 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| Saturday 15:03 | Popó 10' | Report | 59' Yajima | Attendance: 25,743 Referee: Iemoto |
| 7 April 20125 | Kashima Antlers | 1–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| 18:00 JST – Japan Standard Time | Koroki 2' Araiba  24'Umebachi 27'Endo 67' | Report | Marcio Richardes 3', 26' (pen.) Popó 5'Kashiwagi 67'Makino 84' | Attendance: 23,507 Referee:  Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 14 April 20126 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–0 | Vissel Kobe | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 16:00 JST – Japan Standard Time | Abe 53' Marcio Richardes 77' | Report | Ōkubo 27' Okui 42' | Attendance: 25,894 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 21 April 20127 | Omiya Ardija | 2–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | NACK5 Stadium Omiya |
| 19:30 JST – Japan Standard Time | Cho Young-Cheol 8' Rafael Mariano 27' | Report | Haraguchi 76' Kashiwagi 86' | Attendance: 12,709 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 28 April 20128 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Mizuho Athletic Stadium |
| 14:00 JST | Kanazaki 27' Tanaka 48'  67'Ogawa 55' | Report | Marcio Richardes 23', 69' (pen.) 37' Tsuboi 52'Hamada 90' | Attendance: 18,138 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 3 May 20129 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 20:00 JST | Kojima 58' Makino 78' | Report | Saito 12' Andrew Kumagai 17'Nakazawa 67'Ono 73'Hyodo 76'Marquinhos 88' | Attendance: 44,422 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 6 May 201210 | Júbilo Iwata | 2–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Yamaha Stadium |
| 17:00 JST | Baek Sung-Dong 25', 71' 43' | Report | Marcio Richardes 21' Makino 52'Haraguchi 66' | Attendance: 22,193 Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura |
| 12 May 201211 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Albirex Niigata | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 17:00 JST | Marcio Richardes 11' Abe 84' | Report | Bruno Lopes 29' 36' Kikuchi 45+2'Tanaka 73' | Attendance: 31,818 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 19 May 201212 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 16:30 JST | Abe 42' Umesaki 72' | Report | Brosque 20' 54' Takagi 62' | Attendance: 35,877 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 26 May 201213 | F.C. Tokyo | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Ajinomoto Stadium |
| 20:00 JST | Jang Hyun-Soo 33' Morishige 90+1' | Report | Marcio Richardes 89' | Attendance: 33,836 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 16 June 201214 | Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium |
| 20:00 JST | Sato 16' | Report | Haraguchi 29' Umesaki 90+2' | Attendance: 14,977 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 23 June 201215 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | Vegalta Sendai | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 20:00 JST | Ugajin 39' | Report | Attendance: 39,545 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 30 June 201216 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kincho Stadium |
| 20:00 JST | Kakitani 90+1' | Report | Suzuki 20' Marcio Richardes 80'Kato 83'Despotović 89' | Attendance: 36,723 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
| 7 July 201217 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–3 | Sagan Tosu | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 19:00 JST | Umesaki 7' Hirakawa 50'Haraguchi 52', 54' | Report | Kim Kun-Hoan 45' Fujita 67', 71'Tozin 67' | Attendance: 30,047 Referee: Itaru Hirose |
| 14 July 201218 | Albirex Niigata | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Tohoku Electric Power Big Swan Stadium |
| 20:00 JST | Tanaka 85' Ohi 90' | Report | Hirakawa 16' Umesaki 74' | Attendance: 33,998 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 28 July 201219 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–0 | Júbilo Iwata | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 19:00 JST | Kashiwagi 36' 50' Abe 78' | Report | Cho Byung-Kuk 44' Kobayashi 66' | Attendance: 28,142 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 4 August 201220 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–2 | F.C. Tokyo | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 19:00 JST | Ugajin 12' Marcio Richardes 36' | Report | Mukuhara 3'60' Takahashi 63'Hasegawa 72'Kaga 81' | Attendance: 34,267 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 11 August 201221 | Vissel Kobe | 1–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Home's Stadium Kobe |
| 20:00 JST | Ōkubo 23' (pen.) Ogawa 48' 63' | Report | Kato 22' Marcio Richardes 80' | Attendance: 14,161 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 18 August 201222 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Kashima Antlers | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 20:00 JST | Ugajin 26' Haraguchi 39' | Summary | Iwamasa 55' | Attendance: 44,131 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 25 August 201223 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira |
| 19:00 JST | Report | Umesaki 11' Abe 20' | Attendance: 23,188 Referee: Tomohiro Inoue |
| 1 September 201224 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Omiya Ardija | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 19:00 JST | Haraguchi 11' Nagata 57' | Summary | Novaković 15' 18' Carlinhos Paraíba 37'Higashi 45+1'Kikuchi 90+4'Ueda 90+5' | Attendance: 39,814 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 15 September 201225 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | International Stadium Yokohama |
| 20:00 | Marquinhos 5' | Kashiwagi 23' Makino 64' | Attendance: 34,954 Referee: Yuichi Nishimuri |
| 22 September 201226 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–5 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 17:00 | Makino 40' Suzuki 55' | Abe 19' Ienaga 26'Leandro 36', 60'Omori 69'Paulinho 87', 90+2' | Attendance: 46,046 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 29 September 201227 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium |
| 20:00 | Kondo 4' Fujita 17'90' | Summary | Makino 32' Umesaki 39'Popó 90+3' | Attendance: 26,106 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 6 October 201228 | Urawa Red Diamonds | – | Consadole Sapporo | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
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| 20 October 201229 | Vegalta Sendai | – | Urawa Red Diamonds | Yurtec Stadium Sendai |
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| 27 October 201230 | Urawa Red Diamonds | – | Cerezo Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
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| 7 November 201231 | Kawasaki Frontale | – | Urawa Red Diamonds | Todoroki Athletics Stadium |
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| 17 November 201232 | Urawa Red Diamonds | – | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
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| 24 November 201233 | Sagan Tosu | – | Urawa Red Diamonds | Tosu Stadium |
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| 1 December 201234 | Urawa Red Diamonds | – | Nagoya Grampus | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 15:30 | Referee: |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| Jubilo Iwata | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 |
| Sagan Tosu | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 9 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 |
| 20 March 2012Group A | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Vegalta Sendai | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| Tuesday 15:01 | Nagata 49' | Report | Attendance: 23,076 Referee: Okabe |
| 4 April 2012Group A | Jubilo Iwata | 4–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Yamaha Stadium |
| Wednesday 19:04 | Maeda 7' Chiyotanda 57'Matsuura 77'Yamada 82' | Report | 34' Kojima 45+1' Own-goal 79' Takahashi | Attendance: 7,824 Referee: Ogiya |
| 18 April 2012Group A | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–4 | Cerezo Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 20:30 JST | Kojima 7' Yajima 42'Kashiwagi 85' | Report | Kiyotake 11' Fujimoto 45'Branquinho 49'Sakemoto 65'Bando 81'83' | Attendance: 16,533 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 16 May 2012Group A | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Todoroki Athletics Stadium |
| 20:00 JST | Report | Kashiwagi 32' Ugajin 42'57', 83'Špiranović 47' | Attendance: 13,608 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 6 June 2012Group A | Sagan Tosu | 2–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Tosu Stadium |
| 20:00 JST | Toyoda 52' 64' Mizunuma 80' | Report | Tsuboi 56' Marcio Richardes 77' | Attendance: 7,284 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 27 June 2012Group A | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
| 20:00 JST | Kojima 17' Despotović 43' 90+2'Noda 63'Yajima 80' | Report | Shimizu 67' | Attendance: 14,022 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
| 8 September 2012Round 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Volca Kagoshima | Saitama, Saitama |
| 13:00 | Tanaka 30' Popó 48' | Summary | Kuriyama 9' | Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 8,975 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 10 October 2012Round 3 | Kamatamare Sanuki | – | Urawa Red Diamonds | Saga, Saga |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Saga Stadium |
