2014 season | |||
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Chairman | Kaoru Koyano | ||
Manager | Hajime Moriyasu | ||
Stadium | Hiroshima Big Arch | ||
J1 League | 8th | ||
Emperor's Cup | Round of 16 | ||
J.League Cup | Final | ||
Japanese Super Cup | Winners | ||
AFC Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Hisato Satō (11) All: Hisato Satō (17) | ||
The 2014 season was Sanfrecce Hiroshima's sixth consecutive season in J.League Division 1, and 44th overall in the Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, Japanese Super Cup, and the AFC Champions League.
Position | Nationality | Name | Age | From | Notes |
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DF | ![]() | Kyohei Yoshino | 19 | Tokyo Verdy | |
FW | ![]() | Yusuke Minagawa | 22 | Chuo University | |
DF | ![]() | Byeon Jun-Byum | 22 | Konkuk University | |
DF | ![]() | Soya Takahashi | 17 | Rissho USHS | |
MF | ![]() | Yusuke Chajima | 22 | Tokyo Gakugei University | |
MF | ![]() | Yoshifumi Kashiwa | 26 | Ventforet Kofu | |
MF | ![]() | Kosei Shibasaki | 29 | Tokushima Vortis | |
GK | ![]() | Takuto Hayashi | 31 | Vegalta Sendai | |
MF | ![]() | Takuya Marutani | 24 | Ōita Trinita | Loan return |
MF | ![]() | Tsubasa Yokotake | 24 | Gainare Tottori | Loan return |
MF | ![]() | Kota Sameshima | 21 | Gainare Tottori | Loan return |
DF | ![]() | Daiki Nishioka | 25 | Tochigi SC | Loan return |
MF | ![]() | Junya Osaki | 22 | Tokushima Vortis | Loan return |
Position | Nationality | Name | Age | To | Notes |
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MF | ![]() | Kim Jung-suk | 20 | Roasso Kumamoto | Loan |
DF | ![]() | Daiki Nishioka | 25 | Ehime FC | Free transfer |
MF | ![]() | Tsubasa Yokotake | 24 | Gainare Tottori | |
MF | ![]() | Tomotaka Okamoto | 23 | Sagan Tosu | Loan |
DF | ![]() | Hironori Ishikawa | 25 | Vegalta Sendai | Loan |
GK | ![]() | Shusaku Nishikawa | 27 | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
FW | ![]() | Sena Inami | 21 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Loan |
DF | ![]() | Kyohei Yoshino | 19 | Tokyo Verdy | Loan |
MF | ![]() | Kota Sameshima | 21 | Nagano Parceiro | Loan |
MF | ![]() | Lee Dae-heon | 20 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Loan |
MF | ![]() | Junya Osaki | 22 | Tokushima Vortis | |
MF | ![]() | Koji Nakajima | 36 | End of career |
Updated 18 March 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competition | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
J1 League | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 38.24 |
Emperor's Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 66.67 |
J.League Cup | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 20.00 |
Japanese Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
AFC Champions League | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 37.50 |
Total | 51 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 39.22 |
Updated to match played 18 March 2016
Source: Competitions
Win Draw Loss
22 February 2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | National Stadium, Tokyo |
13:35 JST | Notsuda ![]() Asano ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 41,273 Referee: ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 55 |
7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 51 |
8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 50 |
9 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 48 |
10 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 48 |
Win Draw Loss
1 March 20141 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka |
12:00 JST | Yamashita ![]() | Report | Shibasaki ![]() Shiotani ![]() | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 37,079 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
8 March 20142 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
10:30 JST | Satō ![]() Aoyama ![]() Shiotani ![]() | Report | Kobayashi ![]() Inamoto ![]() Noborizato ![]() Jeci ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 16,176 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
15 March 20143 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
:00 JST | Report | Koroki ![]() Suzuki ![]() Moriwaki ![]() ![]() ![]() Kashiwagi ![]() Haraguchi ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 24,734 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
23 March 20144 | Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Suita |
14:00 JST | Endō ![]() Kurata ![]() Sato ![]() | Report | Aoyama ![]() Takahagi ![]() Satō ![]() Notsuda ![]() | Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Attendance: 18,301 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
29 March 20145 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3–1 | Tokushima Vortis | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
12:00 JST | Shiotani ![]() Ishihara ![]() Notsuda ![]() | Report | Takasaki ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 11,766 Referee: Itaru Hirose |
6 April 20146 | Nagoya Grampus | 2–5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Toyota |
11:00 JST | Kennedy ![]() Obu ![]() Tanaka ![]() | Report | Takahagi ![]() Satō ![]() Shiotani ![]() Ishihara ![]() Notsuda ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,214 Referee: Minoru Tojo |
12 April 20147 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | FC Tokyo | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
17:00 JST | Chiba ![]() ![]() | Report | Mita ![]() Hirayama ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 12,529 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
20 April 20148 | Albirex Niigata | 0–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Niigata |
13:00 JST | Tanaka ![]() | Report | Sato ![]() | Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 21,452 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
26 April 20149 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–3 | Kashima Antlers | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
17:00 JST | Report | Shoji ![]() Caio ![]() Doi ![]() Ueda ![]() Ito ![]() Yamamoto ![]() Endo ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 16,992 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
29 April 201410 | Sagan Tosu | 1–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Tosu |
12:00 JST | Mizunuma ![]() Yasuda ![]() ![]() ![]() Kim Min-hyeok ![]() | Report | Yamagishi ![]() Ishihara ![]() Shibasaki ![]() | Stadium: Tosu Stadium Attendance: 17,339 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
3 May 201411 | Vissel Kobe | 0–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kobe |
13:00 JST | Takahashi ![]() | Report | Stadium: Misaki Park Stadium Attendance: 17,573 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
10 May 201412 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
12:00 JST | Shiotani ![]() Kazuyuki Morisaki ![]() | Report | Novakovič ![]() Yoshida ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 12,960 Referee: Minoru Tojo |
18 May 201413 | Vegalta Sendai | 1–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sendai |
11:00 JST | Akamine ![]() | Report | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 18,863 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
15 July 201414 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
17:00 JST | Ishihara ![]() | Report | Saito ![]() Ito ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 9,515 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
19 July 201415 | Omiya Ardija | 3–3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Ōmiya-ku, Saitama |
17:00 JST | Mrđa ![]() ![]() Ljubijankič ![]() | Report | Satō ![]() Ishihara ![]() | Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 9,272 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
23 July 201416 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5–2 | Kashiwa Reysol | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
17:00 JST | Satō ![]() Takahagi ![]() ![]() Kashiwa ![]() Minagawa ![]() Koji Morisaki ![]() | Report | Kudo ![]() Leandro ![]() Suzuki ![]() Kano ![]() Watanabe ![]() Takayama ![]() Masushima ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 12,673 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
27 July 201417 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | Ventforet Kofu | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
17:00 JST | Shibasaki ![]() | Report | Cristiano ![]() Ishihara ![]() Ogi ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 15,101 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
2 August 201418 | Kashima Antlers | 5–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kashima |
16:30 JST | Caio ![]() Nakamura ![]() Gaku Shibasaki ![]() ![]() Luis Alberto ![]() Nishi ![]() Davi ![]() | Report | Shibasaki ![]() Ishihara ![]() Kashiwa ![]() | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 16,632 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
11 August 201419 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Sagan Tosu | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
17:00 JST | Minagawa ![]() | Report | Yasuda ![]() Mizunuma ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 12,026 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
16 August 201420 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
16:00 JST | Abe ![]() | Report | Attendance: 39,224 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
23 August 201421 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
17:00 JST | Report | Maruhashi ![]() Kim Seong-jun ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 21,102 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
30 August 201422 | Tokushima Vortis | 0–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Naruto |
16:30 JST | Takasaki ![]() Osaki ![]() | Report | Minagawa ![]() Chiba ![]() | Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 11,640 Referee: Yosuke Kubota |
13 September 201423 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–1 | Gamba Osaka | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
17:00 JST | Aoyama ![]() | Report | Iwashita ![]() Usami ![]() Sato ![]() Abe ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 17,490 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
20 September 201424 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | Albirex Niigata | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
:00 JST | Aoyama ![]() Ishihara ![]() | Report | Ibusuki ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 11,937 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
23 September 201425 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Yokohama |
13:00 JST | Ito ![]() | Report | Hayashi ![]() | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 23,438 Referee: Itaru Hirose |
27 September 201426 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | Vissel Kobe | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
16:30 JST | Asano ![]() Shiotani ![]() | Report | Marquinhos ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 12,433 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
5 August 201427 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kashiwa |
13:30 JST | Suzuki ![]() Fujita ![]() Otani ![]() | Report | Shimizu ![]() | Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,115 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
18 October 201428 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
14:00 JST | Shiotani ![]() Ishihara ![]() Satō ![]() Mizumoto ![]() | Report | Córdoba ![]() ![]() ![]() Tanaka ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 16,304 Referee: Yosuke Kubota |
22 October 201429 | FC Tokyo | 2–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Chōfu, Tokyo |
17:00 JST | Watanabe ![]() Ota ![]() Muto ![]() | Report | Takahagi ![]() Satō ![]() | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 13,048 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto |
26 October 201430 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka |
:00 JST | Takagi ![]() | Report | Notsuda ![]() Ishihara ![]() Satō ![]() | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 13,098 Referee: Hiroyuki Takayama |
2 November 201431 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | Omiya Ardija | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
14:00 JST | Yamagishi ![]() | Report | Shiotani ![]() Kitano ![]() Yokoyama ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 14,024 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
22 November 201432 | Ventforet Kofu | 2–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kofu |
12:00 JST | Hatao ![]() Yamamoto ![]() Arai ![]() | Report | Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium Attendance: 14,067 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
29 November 201433 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kawasaki |
12:00 JST | Ōkubo ![]() Renatinho ![]() | Report | Satō ![]() | Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 15,468 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
6 December 201434 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | Vegalta Sendai | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
13:30 JST | Kashiwa ![]() Takahagi ![]() | Report | Murakami ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 17,189 Referee: Minoru Tojo |
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
12 July 2014 Second round | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5-2 | Fukuoka University | Fukuyama |
16:00 | Notsuda ![]() Shimizu ![]() Shiotani ![]() Minagawa ![]() | Report | Yamasaki ![]() | Stadium: Fukuyama Takegahana Stadium Attendance: 5,196 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
27 August 2014 Third round | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1-0 | Mito HollyHock | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
19:00 | Sato ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch |
10 September 2014 Round of 16 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1-3 | Gamba Osaka | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
Minagawa ![]() | Report | Sato ![]() Lins ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch |
Win Draw Loss
3 September 2014First leg | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
19:04 | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 6,718 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
7 September 2014Second leg | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Saitama |
18:00 | Abe ![]() Makino ![]() | Notsuda ![]() Sato ![]() | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 17,645 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
9 October 2014First leg | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | Kashiwa Reysol | Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima |
19:03 | Sato ![]() | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 5,516 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
12 October 2014Second leg | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium |
16:00 | Leandro ![]() | Ishihara ![]() | Attendance: 9,010 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
8 November 2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–3 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
13:05 | Sato ![]() | Patric ![]() Omori ![]() | Attendance: 38,126 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have qualified for the group stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League by winning the 2013 J.League Division 1.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 |
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
25 February 2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima |
19:00 UTC+9 | Chiba ![]() | Report | Ha Dae-sung ![]() | Attendance: 6,021 Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
11 March 2014 | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford |
19:30 UTC+11 | Sterjovski ![]() | Report | Shiotani ![]() | Attendance: 2,168 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) |
19 March 2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima |
19:00 UTC+9 | Takahagi ![]() Shiotani ![]() | Report | Rafael Costa ![]() | Attendance: 6,281 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
1 April 2014 | FC Seoul ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul |
19:30 UTC+9 | Yun Il-lok ![]() Rafael Costa ![]() | Report | Notsuda ![]() Hwang Seok-ho ![]() | Attendance: 8,897 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar) |
16 April 2014 | Beijing Guoan ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Workers Stadium, Beijing |
19:30 UTC+8 | Shao Jiayi ![]() Guerrón ![]() | Report | Ishihara ![]() Zhao Hejing ![]() | Attendance: 36,738 Referee: Marai Al Awaji (Saudi Arabia) |
23 April 2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima |
19:30 UTC+9 | Yamagishi ![]() | Report | Attendance: 9,778 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
7 May 2014First leg | Sanfrecce Hiroshima ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima |
19:00 UTC+9 | Ishihara ![]() Shibasaki ![]() | Report | Jurić ![]() | Attendance: 8,423 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) |
14 May 2014Second leg | Western Sydney Wanderers ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney |
19:30 UTC+10 | Cole ![]() Šantalab ![]() | Report | Attendance: 10,639 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
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