2018 Vegalta Sendai season

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Vegalta Sendai
2018 season
ChairmanNishikawa Yoshihisa
Manager Susumu Watanabe
Stadium Yurtec Stadium Sendai
J1 League 11th
J.League Cup play-offs
Emperor's Cup runner up
Top goalscorerLeague: Nishimura
All: Nishimura
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In 2018, Vegalta Sendai competed in the J1 League, the top tier of Japanese football. It was the club's eighth consecutive season in this competition. They also competed in the J.League Cup and reached the semi-finals of the Emperor's Cup.

Contents

Squad

As of 14 January 2018. [1]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daniel Schmidt
2 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Katsuya Nagato
4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Koji Hachisuka
6 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ko Itakura (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
7 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hiroaki Okuno
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yoshihiro Shoji
9 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Sota Hirayama
10 MF Flag of North Korea.svg  PRK Ryang Yong-gi
11 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Naoki Ishihara
13 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yasuhiro Hiraoka
14 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Jun Kanakubo
16 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Gakuto Notsuda (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
17 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shingo Tomita
19 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryo Germain
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takuma Abe
21 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kentaro Seki
22 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Goro Kawanami
23 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yoshihiro Nakano
25 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Naoki Sugai
27 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kazuki Oiwa
29 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shota Kobayashi
30 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takuma Nishimura
31 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shunsuke Motegi
33 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masato Tokida
34 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Keiya Shiihashi
35 GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Lee Yu-noh
39 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Jung-ya
40 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kunimitsu Sekiguchi

J1 League

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
9 Gamba Osaka 34146144146−548
10 Vissel Kobe 34129134552−745
11 Vegalta Sendai 34136154454−1045
12 Yokohama F. Marinos 34125175656041
13 Shonan Bellmare 341011133843−541
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Match details

J1 League match details [2]
MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
12018.02.25 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol Yurtec Stadium Sendai 15,655
22018.03.03 FC Tokyo 0–1 Vegalta Sendai Ajinomoto Stadium 16,990
32018.03.10 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Vissel Kobe Yurtec Stadium Sendai 14,270
42018.03.18 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Vegalta Sendai IAI Stadium Nihondaira 13,965
52018.03.31 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki Yurtec Stadium Sendai 13,158
62018.04.07 Urawa Reds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai Saitama Stadium 2002 28,984
72018.04.11 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Vegalta Sendai Paloma Mizuho Stadium 9,297
82018.04.14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale Yurtec Stadium Sendai 14,024
92018.04.21 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Júbilo Iwata Yurtec Stadium Sendai 13,316
102018.04.25 Cerezo Osaka 2–1 Vegalta Sendai Kincho Stadium 8,165
112018.04.28 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Yurtec Stadium Sendai 13,812
122018.05.02 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Vegalta Sendai Panasonic Stadium Suita 11,824
132018.05.06 Shonan Bellmare 1–3 Vegalta Sendai Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka 11,805
142018.05.12 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yurtec Stadium Sendai 15,115
152018.05.20 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Vegalta Sendai Kashima Soccer Stadium 23,942
162018.07.18 Vegalta Sendai 2–8 Yokohama F. Marinos Yurtec Stadium Sendai 13,081
172018.07.22 Sagan Tosu 0–1 Vegalta Sendai Best Amenity Stadium 17,537
182018.07.28 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Cerezo Osaka Yurtec Stadium Sendai 14,911
192018.08.01 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Nagoya Grampus Yurtec Stadium Sendai 13,968
202018.08.05 Júbilo Iwata 3–2 Vegalta Sendai Yamaha Stadium 12,496
212018.08.11 Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 Vegalta Sendai Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium 12,666
222018.08.15 Vegalta Sendai 4–1 Shonan Bellmare Yurtec Stadium Sendai 16,892
232018.08.19 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Gamba Osaka Yurtec Stadium Sendai 16,110
242018.08.25 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium 23,816
252018.09.01 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse Yurtec Stadium Sendai 14,293
262018.09.15 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 FC Tokyo Yurtec Stadium Sendai 17,887
272018.09.22 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Vegalta Sendai Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki 9,990
282018.09.29 Yokohama F. Marinos 5–2 Vegalta Sendai NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium 8,688
292018.10.07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Urawa Reds Yurtec Stadium Sendai 18,276
302018.10.20 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Sagan Tosu Yurtec Stadium Sendai 18,023
312018.11.04 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Vegalta Sendai Sapporo Dome 24,065
322018.11.10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vegalta Sendai Edion Stadium Hiroshima 13,091
332018.11.24 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Kashima Antlers Yurtec Stadium Sendai 19,152
342018.12.01 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Vegalta Sendai Noevir Stadium Kobe 24,517

Emperor's Cup

MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
2nd round2018.06.06 Vegalta Sendai 4-0 Thespakusatsu Gunma Yurtec Stadium Sendai 2,685
3rd round2018.07.11 Omiya Ardija 0-1 Vegalta Sendai NACK5 Stadium Omiya 3,752
4th round2018.08.22 Yokohama F. Marinos 2-3 Vegalta Sendai NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium 5,977
Quarterfinals2018.10.24 Júbilo Iwata 1-1
(a.e.t.) 0-0
Penalties 3-4		 Vegalta Sendai Yamaha Stadium 4,068
Semi-finals2018.12.05 Vegalta Sendai 3-2 Montedio Yamagata Yurtec Stadium Sendai 16,604
Final2018.12.09 Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 Vegalta Sendai Saitama Stadium 2002 50,978

J.League Cup

MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
Group A-12018.03.07 Vegalta Sendai 1-1 Albirex Niigata Yurtec Stadium Sendai 6,508
Group A-22018.03.14 Yokohama F. Marinos 0-0 Vegalta Sendai NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium 6,391
Group A-32018.04.04 Vegalta Sendai 3-0 FC Tokyo Yurtec Stadium Sendai 7,068
Group A-42018.04.18 Albirex Niigata 3-1 Vegalta Sendai Denka Big Swan Stadium 2,681
Group A-52018.05.09 Vegalta Sendai 4-2 Yokohama F. Marinos Yurtec Stadium Sendai 7,187
Group A-62018.05.16 FC Tokyo 0-1 Vegalta Sendai Ajinomoto Stadium 6,016
Play-offs-12018.06.02 Shonan Bellmare 3-0 Vegalta Sendai Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka 8,374
Play-offs-22018.06.09 Vegalta Sendai 3-1 Shonan Bellmare Yurtec Stadium Sendai 10,215

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Honours

TAG Heuer YOUNG GUNS AWARD

J1 Fair-Play award

References

  1. ↑ "バックナンバー2018 | 選手 | ベガルタ仙台オフィシャルサイト". www.vegalta.co.jp.
  2. ↑ "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Backnumber 2018". 2022-11-13.
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