| 2015 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Kaoru Koyano | ||
| Manager | Hajime Moriyasu | ||
| Stadium | Hiroshima Big Arch | ||
| J1 League | Winners | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| J.League Cup | Group stage | ||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Third place | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Douglas (21) All: Douglas (24) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 36,609 vs Gamba Osaka (5 December 2015) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,179 vs Roasso Kumamoto (14 October 2015) | ||
| Biggest win | 8–0 v Hiroshima University of Economics (5 September 2015) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 v Kashiwa Reysol (16 August 2015) 3–0 v Gamba Osaka (29 December 2015) | ||
The 2015 season was Sanfrecce Hiroshima's seventh consecutive season in J.League Division 1, and 45th overall in the Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. The club secured its third J1 League title after beating Gamba Osaka on aggregate on 5 December 2015.
| Position | Nationality | Name | Age | From | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | Sho Sasaki | 25 | Ventforet Kofu | |
| DF | | Yasumasa Kawasaki | 22 | Ryutsu Keizai University FC | |
| FW | | Douglas | 27 | Tokushima Vortis | Loan |
| MF | | Kohei Kudo | 30 | Kyoto Sanga FC | |
| GK | | Ryotaro Hironaga | 24 | FC Tokyo | |
| MF | | Lee Dae-heon | 21 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Loan return |
| MF | | Hironori Ishikawa | 26 | Vegalta Sendai | Loan return |
| MF | | Kim Jung-suk | 20 | Roasso Kumamoto | Loan return |
| MF | | Sena Inami | 22 | V-Varen Nagasaki | Loan return |
| Position | Nationality | Name | Age | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | Yojiro Takahagi | 28 | Western Sydney Wanderers | |
| FW | | Naoki Ishihara | 30 | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| DF | | Naoki Otani | 19 | Roasso Kumamoto | Loan |
| GK | | Yutaro Hara | 24 | Roasso Kumamoto | |
| MF | | Kohei Kudo | 30 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | |
| DF | | Hwang Seok-ho | 25 | Kashima Antlers | |
| MF | | Hayao Kawabe | 19 | Júbilo Iwata | Loan |
| MF | | Lee Dae-heon | 21 | Tochigi SC | Loan |
| DF | | Park Hyung-jin | 21 | Tochigi SC | Loan |
| MF | | Hironori Ishikawa | 26 | Oita Trinita | Loan |
| MF | | Kim Jung-suk | 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | Loan |
| MF | | Sena Inami | 22 | Unattached | Released |
Updated 7 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 | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 League | — | — | Winners | 7 March 2015 | 5 December 2015 |
| Emperor's Cup | Second round | — | Semi-finals | 5 September 2015 | 29 December 2015 |
| J.League Cup | Group stage | — | 28 March 2015 | 3 June 2015 | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | Play-off | — | Third-Place | 10 December 2015 | 20 December 2015 |
Updated to match played 17 April 2016
Source: Competitions
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| J1 League | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 33 | +44 | 66.67 |
| Emperor's Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 80.00 |
| J.League Cup | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 33.33 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 75.00 |
| Total | 51 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 106 | 46 | +60 | 64.71 |
Updated to match played 4 March 2016
Source: Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 35 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 34 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 32 |
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 7 March 20151 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | Ventforet Kofu | Hiroshima |
| 12:00 JST | Satō Shiotani Douglas | Report | Bruno Dybal Noda Inagaki | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 14,671 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
| 14 March 20152 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 1–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Matsumoto |
| 17:00 JST | Obina Kiyama Iida | Report | Kashiwa Kazuyuki Morisaki Koji Morisaki | Stadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium Attendance: 17,091 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 22 March 20153 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hiroshima |
| 12:00 JST | Aoyama Chiba | Report | Lee | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 26,302 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 4 April 20154 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–1 | Vissel Kobe | Hiroshima |
| 16:30 JST | Report | Ogawa | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 11,577 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
| 12 April 20155 | Nagoya Grampus | 2–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Toyota |
| 12:00 JST | Córdoba Kawamata Tanaka Yano | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,080 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 18 April 20156 | FC Tokyo | 1–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Chōfu, Tokyo |
| 12:00 JST | Muto | Report | Shibasaki Kazuyuki Morisaki Asano | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 24,369 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 25 April 20157 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Hiroshima |
| 12:00 JST | Chiba Notsuda | Report | Shirasaki Hiraoka Utaka Honda | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 11,653 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 29 April 20158 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama |
| 17:00 JST | Ito | Report | Douglas Satō | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 19,284 Referee: |
| 2 May 20159 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | Vegalta Sendai | Hiroshima |
| 14:00 JST | Notsuda Asano | Report | Watanabe Okuno | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 15,566 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
| 6 May 201510 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kawasaki |
| 13:00 JST | Report | Douglas Aoyama | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 21,141 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto |
| 10 May 201511 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–1 | Gamba Osaka | Hiroshima |
| 17:00 JST | Shibasaki | Report | Endō Lins Konno | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 17,372 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 16 May 201512 | Kashima Antlers | 2–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kashima |
| 13:00 JST | Hwang Seok-ho Ogasawara Dinei Shoji Ito | Report | Mizumoto Satō Shiotani Chiba Shibasaki Aoyama | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 13,523 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 23 May 201513 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4–2 | Albirex Niigata | Hiroshima |
| 17:00 JST | Shiotani Douglas Marutani Asano | Report | Yamazaki Maeno Tanaka | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Itaru Hirose |
| 30 May 201514 | Shonan Bellmare | 0–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Hiratsuka |
| 17:00 JST | Nagaki Otake | Report | Aoyama Mikić | Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 11,276 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 7 June 201515 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kashiwa |
| 14:00 JST | Cristiano Nakatani Otani | Report | Satō Douglas Suzuki | Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium Attendance: 11,352 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
| 20 June 201516 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5–1 | Montedio Yamagata | Hiroshima |
| 14:00 JST | Satō Shibasaki Notsuda | Report | Nakashima | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 12,286 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 27 June 201517 | Sagan Tosu | 2–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Tosu |
| 17:00 JST | Toyoda Fujita | Report | Miyahara Aoyama Douglas | Stadium: Tosu Stadium Attendance: 12,376 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Q) | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 40 | Qualification to J.League Championship Stage |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 37 | |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 31 |
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 11 July 20151 | Vegalta Sendai | 3–4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sendai |
| 16:00 JST | Kanazono Ramon Lopes Yamamoto | Report | Satō Miyahara Kashiwa | Stadium: Sendai Stadium Attendance: 13,523 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
| 15 July 20152 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6–0 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | Hiroshima |
| 17:00 JST | Iida Iwama Kashiwa Douglas Shibasaki | Report | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 7,966 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 19 July 20153 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Saitama |
| 17:00 JST | Sekine | Report | Asano Chiba Aoyama | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 41,492 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 25 July 20154 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Hiroshima |
| 17:00 JST | Douglas | Report | Mikado | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 15,174 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 29 July 20155 | Vissel Kobe | 0–4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kobe |
| 17:00 JST | Report | Douglas Satō Notsuda | Stadium: Misaki Park Stadium Attendance: 9,538 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 12 August 20156 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–1 | Kashima Antlers | Hiroshima |
| 17:00 JST | Douglas | Report | Yamamoto Nishi Endo Akasaki | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 16,689 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 16 August 20157 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–3 | Kashiwa Reysol | Hiroshima |
| 17:00 JST | Report | Cristiano Barada | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 14,471 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
| 22 August 20158 | Albirex Niigata | 0–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Niigata |
| 17:00 JST | Kawaguchi | Report | Shiotani Shimizu Kazuyuki Morisaki Aoyama | Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 19,615 Referee: Hiromichi Oka |
| 29 August 20159 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5–2 | Nagoya Grampus | Hiroshima |
| 17:00 JST | Douglas Satō Asano | Report | Isomura Yano Nagai Muta | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 13,916 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto |
| 12 September 201510 | Montedio Yamagata | 1–3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Tendō |
| 17:00 JST | Diego Souza Shohei Ogura | Report | Mikić Douglas Asano | Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata Attendance: 8,137 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
| 19 September 201511 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–0 | Sagan Tosu | Hiroshima |
| 17:00 JST | Chiba | Report | Fujita Kamada | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 18,625 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 26 September 201512 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Shimizu |
| 13:00 JST | Duke Kakuda Jong Tae-se | Report | Douglas Mizumoto Mikić Asano Kashiwa | Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 13,053 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
| 3 October 201513 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–1 | FC Tokyo | Hiroshima |
| 17:00 JST | Report | Ota Takahashi Kawano | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 18,810 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 17 October 201514 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Hiroshima |
| 12:00 JST | Shibasaki Aoyama Yamagishi | Report | Ōkubo | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 19,751 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
| 24 October 201515 | Ventforet Kofu | 0–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kōfu |
| 12:00 JST | Report | Douglas Shimizu | Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium Attendance: 11,062 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 7 November 201516 | Gamba Osaka | 1–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Osaka |
| 12:00 JST | Kurata Yonekura Iwashita Patric | Report | Satō Douglas Shimizu | Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Attendance: 17,435 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
| 22 November 201517 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5–0 | Shonan Bellmare | Hiroshima |
| 11:30 JST | Douglas Aoyama Satō | Report | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 33,210 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 30 | +43 | 74 | Club World Cup, Champions League group stage and J.League Championship Final |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 72 | Champions League group stage and J.League Championship 1st Round |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 63 |
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 2 December 2015 | Gamba Osaka | 2 – 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita |
| 19:30 | Nagasawa Konno | Report | Douglas Sasaki Kashiwa | Attendance: 17,844 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 5 December 2015 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 – 1 | Gamba Osaka | Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima |
| 19:30 | Asano | Report | Konno | Attendance: 36,609 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 5 September 2015 Second round | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 – 0 | Hiroshima University of Economics | Fukuyama Takegahana Stadium, Fukuyama, Hiroshima |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 4,529 |
| 14 October 2015 Third round | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 – 0 | Roasso Kumamoto | Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima |
| 19:01 | Attendance: 3,179 |
| 11 November 2015 Fourth round | Tokushima Vortis | 1 – 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Pocarisweat Stadium, Naruto, Tokushima |
| 19:00 | Attendance: 3,154 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 26 December 2015 Quarter-finals | FC Tokyo | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Nagasaki Athletic Stadium, Isahaya, Nagasaki |
| 15:00 | Attendance: 9,933 Referee: Minoru Tōjō |
| 29 December 2015 Semi-finals | Gamba Osaka | 3 – 0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka |
| 15:05 | Usami Nagasawa | Attendance: 17,027 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Tokyo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 |
| Albirex Niigata | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 |
| Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Sagan Tosu | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 |
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 28 March 20151 | Albirex Niigata | 0–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Niigata |
| 12:00 JST | Cortez Yamazaki Léo Silva Kobayashi | Report | Chiba | Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 12,049 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
| 8 April 20152 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–2 | Shonan Bellmare | Hiroshima |
| 17:00 JST | Miyahara Asano | Report | Bruno Correa Kim Jong-pil Kobayashi Hirose | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 4,684 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 22 April 20153 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 2–4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Matsumoto |
| 17:00 JST | Goto Obina Ishihara Shiina | Report | Byeon Jun-Byum Sho Sasaki Notsuda Asano | Stadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium Attendance: 8,468 Referee: Kenji Ogiya |
| 20 May 20154 | Sagan Tosu | 1–0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Tosu |
| 17:00 JST | Isozaki Yoshida | Report | Byeon Jun-Byum | Stadium: Tosu Stadium Attendance: 5,316 Referee: Ryuji Sato |
| 27 May 20155 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–1 | FC Tokyo | Hiroshima |
| 17:00 JST | Shimizu Shiotani | Report | Hayashi | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 6,701 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 3 June 20156 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | Ventforet Kofu | Hiroshima |
| 17:00 JST | Asano Shimizu | Report | Hosaka | Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 5,730 Referee: Shoichiro Mikami |
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 10 December 2015 Play-off | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–0 | | International Stadium Yokohama |
| 19:45 | Minagawa Shiotani | Report | Attendance: 19,421 [2] Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon) |
| 13 December 2015 Quarter-finals | TP Mazembe | 0–3 | | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
| 19:30 | Report | Shiotani Chiba Asano | Attendance: 23,609 [3] Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
| 16 December 2015 Semi-finals | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–1 | | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
| 19:30 | Report | Alario | Attendance: 20,133 [4] Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 20 December 2015 Third Place | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–1 | | International Stadium Yokohama |
| 16:00 | Douglas | Report | Paulinho | Attendance: 47,968 [5] Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand) |
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