2022 Urawa Red Diamonds season

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Urawa Red Diamonds
2022 season
ChairmanKeizo Fuchita
Head coach Ricardo Rodríguez
Stadium Saitama Stadium 2002
J1 League 9th
Emperor's Cup Third round
J.League Cup Semi-finals
Japanese Super Cup Winners
AFC Champions League Winners
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Moberg Karlsson (8)

All:
David Moberg Karlsson (13)
  2021
2023  

The 2022 Urawa Red Diamonds season was the club's 72nd season in existence and the 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Urawa Red Diamonds participated in this season's editions of the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup, the Japanese Super Cup and the AFC Champions League.

Contents

Players

First-team squad

The team squad as of the end of the season. [1] [2] 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 Shusaku Nishikawa (captain)
2 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hiroki Sakai
3 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Atsuki Ito
4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takuya Iwanami
6 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kazuaki Mawatari
7 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Kasper Junker
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yoshio Koizumi
9 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Bryan Linssen
10 FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE David Moberg Karlsson
11 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yusuke Matsuo
12 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Zion Suzuki
13 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tomoya Inukai
14 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takahiro Sekine
15 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takahiro Akimoto
16 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ayumi Niekawa
17 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Alex Schalk
19 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ken Iwao (on loan from Tokushima Vortis)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tetsuya Chinen
21 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tomoaki Okubo
22 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kai Shibato
24 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuta Miyamoto
25 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kaito Yasui
26 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Rei Kihara
27 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kai Matsuzaki
28 DF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Alexander Scholz
33 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ataru Esaka
40 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuichi Hirano
42 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kota Kudo
44 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ayumu Ohata
45 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Atsushi Inagaki Type 2
46 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Jumpei Hayakawa Type 2
47 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shogo Neyama Type 2
48 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuto Ebashi Type 2

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryo Ishii (On loan at YSCC Yokohama)
DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yudai Fujiwara (On loan at SC Sagamihara)
DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takuya Ogiwara (On loan at Kyoto Sanga)
DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryuya Fukushima (On loan at SC Sagamihara)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Daiki Kaneko (On loan at Kyoto Sanga)
MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hidetoshi Takeda (On loan at Omiya Ardija)
FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shinzo Koroki (On loan at Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo)
FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kenyu Sugimoto (On loan at Júbilo Iwata)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

30 January 2022 Training match Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan.svg 6–5 Flag of Japan.svg Sagan Tosu Kin, Japan
12:00 JST (UTC+9)
Urawa report
Sagan report
Stadium: Kin Town Football Center
23 July 2022 Friendly Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg 3–0 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama, Japan
19:00 JST (UTC+9)
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
16 November 2022 Friendly Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan.svg 4–2 Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt Saitama, Japan
19:30 JST (UTC+9)
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
J1 League 19 February 20225 November 2022Matchday 19th34101594839+9029.41
Emperor's Cup 1 June 202222 June 2022Second roundThird round210111+0050.00
J.League Cup 3 August 202224 September 2022Quarter-finalsSemi-finals412156−1025.00
Japanese Super Cup 12 February 2022FinalWinners110020+2100.00
AFC Champions League 15 April 20226 May 2023Group stageWinners11731335+28063.64
Total522020128951+38038.46

Source: Soccerway

J1 League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
7 Kashiwa Reysol 34138134344147
8 Nagoya Grampus 341113103035546
9 Urawa Red Diamonds 34101594839+945Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round [lower-alpha 1]
10 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3411121145551045
11 Sagan Tosu 34915104544+142
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.
  1. Qualified as 2022 AFC Champions League champions.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34101594839 +9457823217 +153771622 −6

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAH
ResultLLWLWDDDDLDDDDLDWWDDWWWLWLDDWDLWLD
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 21 January 2022. [3]

19 February 20221 Kyoto Sanga 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Kameoka
14:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 11,701
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
23 February 20229 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Vissel Kobe Saitama
16:04 JST (UTC+9) Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 19,446
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
26 February 20222 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka Saitama
15:01 JST (UTC+9) Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 16,121
Referee: Jumpei Iida
2 March 202210 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Kawasaki
19:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 14,696
Referee: Ryuji Sato
6 March 20223 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Shonan Bellmare Saitama
15:04 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 19,144
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
13 March 20224 Sagan Tosu 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Tosu
15:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Attendance: 9,627
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
19 March 20225 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Júbilo Iwata Saitama
15:04 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 24,207
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
2 April 20226 Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Sapporo
19:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 11,345
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
6 April 20227 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse Saitama
19:33 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 18,757
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
10 April 20228 FC Tokyo 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Chofu
14:02 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 22,429
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
8 May 202212 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa
16:03 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 13,418
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
13 May 202213 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Saitama
19:33 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 16,030
Referee: Jumpei Iida
18 May 202211 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–3 Yokohama F. Marinos Saitama
19:34 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 19,425
Referee: Yusuke Araki
21 May 202214 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kashima Antlers Saitama
17:04 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 37,144
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
25 May 202215 Cerezo Osaka 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Osaka
19:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 7,346
Referee: Ryuji Sato
28 May 202216 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Fukuoka
17:03 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 9,136
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
18 June 202217 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Nagoya Grampus Saitama
19:04 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,699
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
26 June 202218 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Kobe
18:03 JST (UTC+9) Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 21,456
Referee: Tomohiro Inoue
2 July 202219 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Suita
19:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 18,741
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
6 July 202220 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Kyoto Sanga Saitama
19:33 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 15,921
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
10 July 202221 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 FC Tokyo Saitama
19:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 26,293
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
16 July 202222 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Shizuoka
18:03 JST (UTC+9) Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 11,776
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
30 July 202223 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale Saitama
19:04 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 35,451
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
6 August 202224 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Toyota
19:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 33,005
Referee: Jumpei Iida
13 August 202225 Júbilo Iwata 0–6 Urawa Red Diamonds Fukuroi
18:33 JST (UTC+9) Report
Stadium: Ecopa Stadium
Attendance: 12,462
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
3 September 202228 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Kashima
18:04 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 20,664
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
10 September 202229 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Kashiwa Reysol Saitama
19:04 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,632
Referee: Ryuji Sato
14 September 202226 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka Saitama
19:34 JST (UTC+9) Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 17,390
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
17 September 202230 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Hiratsuka
19:03 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 11,594
Referee: Takuto Okabe
1 October 202231 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Hiroshima
15:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 17,421
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
8 October 202232 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu Saitama
15:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 26,503
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
12 October 202227 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Consadole Sapporo Saitama
19:34 JST (UTC+9)
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 18,510
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
29 October 202233 Yokohama F. Marinos 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Yokohama
15:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 46,387
Referee: Ryuji Sato
5 November 202234 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka Saitama
14:03 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 33,816
Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Source: J.League

Emperor's Cup

1 June 2022 Second round Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Fukushima United Saitama, Saitama
19:00 JST
Report Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium
Attendance: 6,812
Referee: Takuto Okabe
22 June 2022 Third round Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Thespakusatsu Gunma Maebashi, Gunma
19:00 JST Report
Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
Attendance: 1,151
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

J.League Cup

Quarter-finals

3 August 2022First leg Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Aichi
19:33 Morishita Soccerball shade.svg59' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Matsuo Soccerball shade.svg36'Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 6,179
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
10 August 2022Second leg Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Nagoya Grampus Saitama
19:33
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 23,435
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Semi-finals

21 September 2022First leg Cerezo Osaka 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Osaka
19:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 10,399
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
25 September 2022Second leg Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Cerezo Osaka Saitama
17:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 26,899
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

Japanese Super Cup

12 February 2022Final Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Yokohama
13:35 JST JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Esaka Soccerball shade.svg7', 81'Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 18,558
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

AFC Champions League

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification DAE URA LCS SDT
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Daegu FC 6411144+1013 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to Round of 16 1–0 0–3 4–0
2 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds 6411202+1813 [lower-alpha 1] 0–0 6–0 5–0
3 Flag of Singapore.svg Lion City Sailors 621381467 1–2 1–4 3–2
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Taishan 6015224221 0–7 0–5 0–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Daegu FC 4, Urawa Red Diamonds 1.
15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)1 Lion City Sailors Flag of Singapore.svg 1–4 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds Buriram, Thailand
21:00  UTC+7 Karlsson Soccerball shade.svg43' (o.g.) Report
Stadium: Buriram Stadium
Attendance: 394
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)
18 April 2022 (2022-04-18)2 Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan.svg 5–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Taishan Buriram, Thailand
21:00  UTC+7
Report Stadium: Buriram Stadium
Attendance: 321
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
21 April 2022 (2022-04-21)3 Daegu FC Flag of South Korea.svg 1–0 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds Buriram, Thailand
21:00  UTC+7
Report Stadium: Buriram Stadium
Attendance: 375
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
24 April 2022 (2022-04-24)4 Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan.svg 0–0 Flag of South Korea.svg Daegu FC Buriram, Thailand
18:00  UTC+7 Report Stadium: Buriram City Stadium
Attendance: 436
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
27 April 2022 (2022-04-27)5 Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan.svg 6–0 Flag of Singapore.svg Lion City Sailors Buriram, Thailand
18:00  UTC+7
Report Stadium: Buriram City Stadium
Attendance: 313
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30)6 Shandong Taishan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 0–5 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds Buriram, Thailand
18:00  UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Buriram City Stadium
Attendance: 393
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

Knockout stage

19 August 2022 (2022-08-19)Round of 16 Johor Darul Ta'zim Flag of Malaysia.svg 0–5 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama
20:00  UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 20,691
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
22 August 2022 (2022-08-22)Quarter-finals Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan.svg 4–0 Flag of Thailand.svg BG Pathum United Saitama
20:00  UTC+9
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 16,210
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
25 August 2022 (2022-08-25)Semi-finals Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama
19:30  UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 23,277
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Penalties

Final

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)Final (1st Leg) Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–1 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds Riyadh
20:30  UTC+3
Report
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 50,881
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Note: The two-legged final was originally scheduled to be played on 19 and 26 February. However, Urawa's main stadium, the Saitama Stadium 2002 was not available due to pitch maintenance around this date, and then, would see Urawa having to host the second leg at the Urawa Komaba Stadium. As a result of this conflict, the AFC decided to rearrange the dates even further on the calendar, rescheduling the matches to late April and early May.
6 May 2023 (2023-05-06)Final (2nd Leg) Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan.svg 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal Saitama
18:00  UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 53,374
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Note: Open the 1st leg final box above to see the note

Goalscorers

RankPos.No.PlayerJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupAFC CLSuper CupTotal
1FW10 Flag of Sweden.svg David Moberg Karlsson 8005013
2FW7 Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Junker 7004011
FW11 Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Matsuo 4016011
4DF28 Flag of Denmark.svg Alexander Scholz 600208
5MF3 Flag of Japan.svg Atsuki Ito 402006
MF4 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Iwanami 300104
MF8 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshio Koizumi 301206
MF33 Flag of Japan.svg Ataru Esaka 201126
8FW17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex Schalk 100304
10DF20 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Chinen 100203
MF15 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Akimoto 010203
12MF22 Flag of Japan.svg Kai Shibato 200002
DF6 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuaki Mawatari 100102
MF25 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Yasui 000202
15MF19 Flag of Japan.svg Ken Iwao 100001
MF21 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoaki Okubo 100001
MF27 Flag of Japan.svg Kai Matsuzaki 100001
DF39 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Inukai 100001
MF41 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Sekine 100001

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