2022 Yokohama F. Marinos season

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Yokohama F. Marinos
2022 season
ChairmanRyōji Kurosawa
Manager Kevin Muscat
Stadium Nissan Stadium
J1 League Champions
(5th J1 title; 7th D1 title)
Emperor's Cup Third round
J.League Cup Quarter-finals
AFC Champions League Round of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Léo Ceará (11)
All:
Léo Ceará (16)
Highest home attendance32,516
(vs Gamba Osaka, 8 October 2022, J1 League)
Lowest home attendance7,355
(vs Kyoto Sanga, 25 May 2022, J1 League)
Average home league attendance19,940
Biggest win5–3
(vs Shimizu S-Pulse (A), 2 July 2022, J1 League)
Biggest defeat1–3
(vs Kashiwa Reysol (A), 27 February 2022, J1 League)
1–3
(vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima (A), 3 August 2022, J.League Cup)
←  2021
2023  →
All statistics correct as of 12 October 2022.

The 2022 Yokohama F. Marinos season was the club's 50th season in existence and the 40th consecutive season in the top flight of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Yokohama F. Marinos participated in this season's editions of the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup and the AFC Champions League.

Contents

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 September 2022 [1]

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 Yohei Takaoka
2 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Katsuya Nagato
4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shinnosuke Hatanaka
5 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Eduardo
6 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kota Watanabe
7 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Élber
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takuya Kida (captain)
9 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Léo Ceará
10 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcos Júnior
11 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Anderson Lopes
14 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kaina Yoshio
16 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Joel Chima Fujita
17 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryo Miyaichi
18 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kota Mizunuma
19 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuki Saneto
20 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Yan Mateus
23 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Teruhito Nakagawa
No.Pos.NationPlayer
24 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tomoki Iwata
25 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryuta Koike
26 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuta Koike
27 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ken Matsubara
28 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Riku Yamane
30 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takuma Nishimura
32 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tomoki Tagawa
33 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryotaro Tsunoda
34 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hirotsugu Nakabayashi
36 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yusuke Nishida
44 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takuto Kimura DSP
45 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuhi Murakami DSP
46 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kosuke Matsumura Type 2
47 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Haruto Shimada Type 2
48 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kotaro Uchino Type 2
49 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuma Hatano Type 2
50 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Powell Obinna Obi

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
29 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ko Ikeda (on loan to Maruyasu Okazaki)
35 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryonosuke Kabayama (on loan to Montedio Yamagata)
39 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Talla Ndao (on loan to Maruyasu Okazaki)
— GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Riku Terakado (on loan to Renofa Yamaguchi)
— GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shunsuke Hirai (on loan to ReinMeer Aomori)
— MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Eitaro Matsuda (on loan to Albirex Niigata)
— MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Keigo Sakakibara (on loan to ReinMeer Aomori)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takuto Minami (on loan to Iwate Grulla Morioka)
— MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Jun Amano (on loan to Ulsan Hyundai)
— MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Naoki Tsubaki (on loan to Mito HollyHock)
— MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Keita Ueda (on loan to Tochigi SC)
— FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takumi Tsukui (on loan to ReinMeer Aomori)
— FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yushi Yamaya (on loan to Yokohama FC)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

28 November 2022 EuroJapan Cup Yokohama F. Marinos Flag of Japan.svg 3–3 Flag of Italy.svg AS Roma Tokyo
19:30 JST (UTC+9)
 Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
J1 League 19 February 20225 November 2022Matchday 1Winners3420867035+35058.82
Emperor's Cup 1 June 202222 June 2022Second roundThird round210132+1050.00
J.League Cup 3 August 202210 August 2022Quarter-finalsQuarter-finals200215−4000.00
AFC Champions League 15 April 202218 August 2022Group stageRound of 167412116+5057.14
Total45259118548+37055.56

Source: Soccerway

J1 League

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Yokohama F. Marinos (C)3420867035+3568Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
2 Kawasaki Frontale 3420686542+2366
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34151095241+1155
4 Kashima Antlers 34131384742+552
5 Cerezo Osaka 34131294640+651
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.
(C) Champions

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    3420866734 +336812323310 +238543424 +10

    Last updated: 5 November 2022.
    Source: Soccerway

    Results by round

    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
    GroundHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHA
    ResultDLWDDWLWWWDWWLWWWWWWDDWLWWLDWDWLWW
    Position615699610643333331111111111111111111
    Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2022. Source: Soccerway
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    The league fixtures were announced on 21 January 2022. [2]

    19 February 20221 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–2 Cerezo Osaka Yokohama
    14:04 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 13,737
    Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
    23 February 20229 Yokohama F. Marinos 4–2 Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama
    14:03 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 20,433
    Referee: Yusuke Araki
    27 February 20222 Kashiwa Reysol 3–1 Yokohama F. Marinos Kashiwa
    15:03 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
    Attendance: 8,918
    Referee: Ryuji Sato
    2 March 202210 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–0 Vissel Kobe Yokohama
    19:33 JST
    		Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 13,801
    Referee: Masuya Ueda
    6 March 20223 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Yokohama
    14:03 JST
    		Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 14,752
    Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
    12 March 20224 Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Yokohama F. Marinos Sapporo
    14:03 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Sapporo Dome
    Attendance: 9,115
    Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
    18 March 20225 Yokohama F. Marinos 0–0 Sagan Tosu Yokohama
    19:03 JST Report Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
    Attendance: 6,689
    Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
    2 April 20226 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–1 FC Tokyo Yokohama
    19:03 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 20,823
    Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
    6 April 20227 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Hiroshima
    19:03 JST
    		Report Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
    Attendance: 3,998
    Referee: Hajime Matsuo
    10 April 20228 Kashima Antlers 0–3 Yokohama F. Marinos Kashima
    15:03 JST Report
    		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
    Attendance: 17,646
    Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
    7 May 202212 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–1 Nagoya Grampus Yokohama
    15:03 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 22,178
    Referee: Ryuji Sato
    14 May 202213 Shonan Bellmare 1–4 Yokohama F. Marinos Hiratsuka
    16:03 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
    Attendance: 10,752
    Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
    18 May 202211 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–3 Yokohama F. Marinos Saitama
    19:34 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
    Attendance: 19,425
    Referee: Yusuke Araki
    21 May 202214 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Fukuoka
    19:03 JST
    		Report Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
    Attendance: 7,162
    Referee: Hajime Matsuo
    25 May 202215 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–0 Kyoto Sanga Yokohama
    19:06 JST
    		Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 7,335
    Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
    29 May 202216 Júbilo Iwata 0–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Iwata
    16:04 JST Report
    		Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
    Attendance: 10,196
    Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
    18 June 202217 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Suita
    19:03 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
    Attendance: 19,039
    Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
    25 June 202218 Yokohama F. Marinos 4–0 Kashiwa Reysol Yokohama
    16:03 JST
    		Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 23,368
    Referee: Jumpei Iida
    2 July 202219 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–5 Yokohama F. Marinos Tokyo
    19:03 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Japan National Stadium
    Attendance: 56,131
    Referee: Ryuji Sato
    6 July 202220 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yokohama
    19:03 JST
    		Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 13,311
    Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
    10 July 202221 Cerezo Osaka 2–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Osaka
    19:03 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
    Attendance: 10,729
    Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
    16 July 202222 Sagan Tosu 2–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Tosu
    JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
    Attendance: 8,540
    Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
    30 July 202223 Yokohama F. Marinos 2–0 Kashima Antlers Yokohama
    19:04 JST
    		Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 31,599
    Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
    7 August 202224 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki
    19:04 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
    Attendance: 20,704
    Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
    3 September 202228 FC Tokyo 2–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Tokyo
    19:08 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
    Attendance: 29,034
    Referee: Hayato Shimizu
    7 September 202225 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 Shonan Bellmare Yokohama
    19:03 JST
    		Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 11,388
    Referee: Ryuji Sato
    10 September 202229 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka Yokohama
    JST
    		Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 17,631
    Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
    14 September 202226 Kyoto Sanga 1–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Kameoka
    JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
    Attendance: 9,129
    Referee: Koei Koya
    18 September 202230 Yokohama F. Marinos 0–0 Consadole Sapporo Yokohama
    14:03 JST Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 20,341
    Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
    1 October 202231 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Yokohama F. Marinos Toyota
    16:03 JST Report
    		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
    Attendance: 24,906
    Referee: Hajime Matsuo
    8 October 202232 Yokohama F. Marinos 0–2 Gamba Osaka Yokohama
    14:03 JST Report
    		Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 32,516
    Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
    12 October 202227 Yokohama F. Marinos 0–1 Júbilo Iwata Yokohama
    19:03 JST Report
    		Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 20,943
    Referee: Jumpei Iida
    29 October 202233 Yokohama F. Marinos 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Yokohama
    15:03 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Attendance: 46,387
    Referee: Ryuji Sato
    5 November 202234 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Yokohama F. Marinos Kobe
    14:03 JST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
    Attendance: 22,949
    Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

    Emperor's Cup

    1 June 2022 Second round Yokohama F. Marinos 3−0 Suzuka Point Getters Yokohama
    19:00 JST
    		Report Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
    Attendance: 4,009
    Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
    22 June 2022 Third round Yokohama F. Marinos 0−2 Tochigi SC Utsunomiya
    19:00 JST Report
    		Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi
    Attendance: 3,923
    Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

    J.League Cup

    Quarter-finals

    3 August 2022First leg Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Yokohama F. Marinos Hiroshima
    19:03
    		 JLeague.co (EN)
    JLeague.jp (JA)     		Léo Ceará Soccerball shade.svg46'Stadium: EDION Stadium Hiroshima
    Attendance: 5,650
    Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
    10 August 2022Second leg Yokohama F. Marinos 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yokohama
    19:03 Ceará Soccerball shade.svg22' JLeague.co (EN)
    JLeague.jp (JA)
    		Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
    Attendance: 9,255
    Referee: Hajime Matsuo

    AFC Champions League

    Group stage

    PosTeam
    		PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification YFM JBH HOA SYD
    1 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos 641193+613Advance to Round of 16 — 0–1 2–0 3–0
    2 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 633074+312 1–1 — 1–0 0–0
    3 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoang Anh Gia Lai (H)612347−35 1–2 1–1 — 1–0
    4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC 602439−62 0–1 2–3 1–1 —
    Source: AFC
    Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
    (H) Hosts
    16 April 2022 (2022-04-16)1 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Flag of Vietnam.svg 1–2 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    18:00  UTC+7 Kida Soccerball shade.svg31' (o.g.) Report Léo Ceará Soccerball shade.svg19', 25'Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
    Attendance: 11,200
    Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
    19 April 2022 (2022-04-19)2 Yokohama F. Marinos Flag of Japan.svg 0–1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    21:00  UTC+7 Report Iljutcenko Soccerball shade.svg31' (pen.)Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
    Attendance: 1,015
    Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
    22 April 2022 (2022-04-22)3 Sydney FC Flag of Australia (converted).svg 0–1 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    21:00  UTC+7 Report
    		Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
    Attendance: 1,025
    Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)
    25 April 2022 (2022-04-25)4 Yokohama F. Marinos Flag of Japan.svg 3–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    18:00  UTC+7
    		Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
    Attendance: 1,979
    Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
    28 April 2022 (2022-04-28)5 Yokohama F. Marinos Flag of Japan.svg 2–0 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    18:00  UTC+7
    		Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
    Attendance: 7,268
    Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
    1 May 2022 (2022-05-01)6 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 1–1 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    21:00  UTC+7
    		Report
    		Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
    Attendance: 1,239
    Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

    Knockout stage

    18 August 2022Round of 16 Vissel Kobe Flag of Japan.svg 3–2 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos Saitama
    20:00  UTC+9
    		Report
    		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
    Attendance: 11,528
    Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

    Statistics

    Appearances and goals

    As of 5 November 2022 [3]
    No.PosNatPlayerTotalJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupAFC Champions League
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Goalkeepers
    1 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yohei Takaoka 420340001070
    50 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Powell Obinna Obi 3000201000
    Defenders
    2 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Katsuya Nagato 33024+200+20004+10
    4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shinnosuke Hatanaka 24111+5010204+11
    5 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Eduardo 27122+21100020
    19 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuki Saneto 10251000+1041
    24 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tomoki Iwata 40231+1210006+10
    25 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryuta Koike 33324+23001+1050
    26 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuta Koike 1424+4121200+20
    27 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ken Matsubara 29118+31201+103+10
    33 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryotaro Tsunoda 26111+6020203+21
    Midfielders
    6 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kota Watanabe 31017+7020202+10
    7 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Élber 35824+58000+1050
    8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takuya Kida 30021+2000006+10
    10 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcos Júnior 31111+12010202+31
    14 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kaina Yoshio 1612+711+10201+20
    16 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Joel Chima Fujita 39114+1510+10202+50
    17 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryo Miyaichi 2137+831+10003+10
    18 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kota Mizunuma 42720+1171+10202+50
    20 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Yan Matheus 510+51000000
    28 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Riku Yamane 1604+70100+201+10
    Forwards
    9 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Léo Ceará 391614+17111+112242
    11 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Anderson Lopes 341420+811000+203+13
    23 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Teruhito Nakagawa 38715+1670+10004+20
    30 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takuma Nishimura 371321+6101+110+104+32
    45 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuhi Murakami 1000000+1000
    Players loaned or transferred out during the season
    35 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryonosuke Kabayama 1000+7020000+10
    39 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Talla Ndao 100+10000000

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    2. ↑ "2022年シーズンのJ1日程が決定!! 国立で8年ぶりJリーグ開催も". ゲキサカ.
    3. ↑ "World Football" . Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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