2023 Iwaki FC season

Iwaki FC

2023 season
Chairman	Satoshi Okura
Manager	Hiromasa Suguri (until 14 June) Yuzo Tamura (from 15 June) [1]
Stadium	Iwaki Greenfield Stadium (Iwaki, Fukushima)
J2 League	18th
Emperor's Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Kaina Tanimura (7 goals) Hiroto Iwabuchi (7 goals) All: Kaina Tanimura (7 goals) Hiroto Iwabuchi (7 goals)
Highest home attendance	5,044 (v. Montedio Yamagata, J2 League, 4 April 2023) [2]
Lowest home attendance	2,011 (v. Roasso Kumamoto, J2 League, 3 June 2023) [2]
Average home league attendance	3,491 [2]
Biggest win	1–5 (v. Omiya Ardija, J2 League, 24 June 2023) [3]
Biggest defeat	9–1 (v. Shimizu S-Pulse, J2 League, 7 May 2023) [4]
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The 2023 season was the 11th season in the existence of Iwaki FC. It was the club's first season in the J2 League, the second tier of Japanese football after becoming champions of the J3 League in 2022. As well as the domestic league, they competed in the Emperor's Cup, in which they were knocked out in the second round. Iwaki finished the league season in 18th place, eight points clear of relegation.

Squad

Season squad

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age at start of season)
Goalkeepers
1	Kengo Tanaka		GK	(1989-12-30)30 December 1989 (aged 33)
21	Toru Takagiwa		GK	(1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 27)
31	Shuhei Shikano		GK	(1999-08-27)27 August 1999 (aged 23)
Defenders
2	Yusuke Ishida		CB / RB	(2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 20)
3	Ryo Endo		CB	(1998-07-06)6 July 1998 (aged 24)
4	Rei Ieizumi		CB	(2000-01-20)20 January 2000 (aged 23)
5	Shuhei Hayami		CB	(2000-11-11)11 November 2000 (aged 22)
16	Takumi Kawamura		CB	(2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 22)
29	Yuma Tsujioka DSP		DF	(2001-12-09)9 December 2001 (aged 21)
30	Wataru Kuromiya		CB	(1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 24)
35	Genki Egawa		CB	(2000-04-02)2 April 2000 (aged 22)
Midfielders
6	Eiji Miyamoto		DM	(1998-08-03)3 August 1998 (aged 24)
7	Reo Sugiyama		LM / CM	(2000-03-04)4 March 2000 (aged 22)
8	Riku Saga		RM / RB	(1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 24)
13	Mizuki Kaburaki		MF	(2000-05-28)28 May 2000 (aged 22)
14	Daiki Yamaguchi		CM / AM	(1997-11-02)2 November 1997 (aged 25)
15	Naoki Kase		CM	(2000-06-07)7 June 2000 (aged 22)
20	Sota Nagai		LM	(1999-08-15)15 August 1999 (aged 23)
22	Yuma Kato DSP		MF	(2001-12-15)15 December 2001 (aged 21)
24	Yuto Yamashita (c)		DM	(1996-05-24)24 May 1996 (aged 26)
25	Asahi Haga		RM / AM	(2000-07-30)30 July 2000 (aged 22)
27	Nélson Henrique		MF	(2002-06-07)7 June 2002 (aged 20)
28	Kiwara Miyazaki		RW / LW	(1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 25)
33	Yoshihiro Shimoda		DM	(2004-05-04)4 May 2004 (aged 18)
Forwards
9	Yoshihito Kondo DSP		FW	(2002-03-03)3 March 2002 (aged 20)
10	Kotaro Arima		FW / SS	(2000-09-03)3 September 2000 (aged 22)
11	Ryo Arita		FW	(1999-08-28)28 August 1999 (aged 23)
17	Kaina Tanimura		FW / LW	(1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 24)
18	Shu Yoshizawa		FW	(1998-10-21)21 October 1998 (aged 24)
19	Hiroto Iwabuchi		FW	(1997-09-17)17 September 1997 (aged 25)
26	Iori Sakamoto		FW	(2004-11-22)22 November 2004 (aged 18)

Last updated: 27 July 2023.
Source: Iwaki FC website

Transfers

Arrivals

Date	Position	Player	From	Type	Source
29 January 2022	MF	Asahi Haga	Sakushin Gakuin University	Full	[5]
16 November 2022	MF	Mizuki Kaburaki	Takushoku University	Full	[6]
16 November 2022	DF	Takumi Kawamura	Osaka University of Physical Education	Full	[7]
16 November 2022	DF	Shuhei Hayami	Tokoha University	Full	[8]
7 December 2022	DF	Yusuke Ishida	Gainare Tottori	Full	[9]
12 December 2022	FW	Iori Sakamoto	Hōtoku Gakuen High School	Full	[10]
13 December 2022	MF	Yoshihiro Shimoda	Kashima Antlers	Loan	[11]
23 December 2022	MF	Naoki Kase	Ryutsu Keizai University	Full	[12]
25 December 2022	GK	Toru Takagiwa	Tokyo Verdy	Loan	[13]
26 December 2022	MF	Kiwara Miyazaki	Fagiano Okayama	Loan	[14]
7 February 2023	FW	Yoshihito Kondo	Nagoya Gakuin University	DSP	[15]
7 February 2023	MF	Yuma Kato	Takushoku University	DSP	[16]
7 February 2023	DF	Yuma Tsujioka	International Pacific University	DSP	[17]
28 July 2023	MF	Nélson Henrique	S.C. Praiense	Loan	[18]

Departures

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Source
19 November 2022	MF	Ryoma Ito		Released	[19]
26 November 2022	GK	Daiki Sakata	Avispa Fukuoka	Full	[20]
26 November 2022	MF	Masaru Hidaka	JEF United Chiba	Full	[21]
8 December 2022	DF	Kyowaan Hoshi	Yokohama FC	End of loan	[22]
12 December 2022	FW	Shota Suzuki	Kagoshima United	Full	[23]
18 December 2022	DF	Daigo Masuzaki	Cobaltore Onagawa	Full	[24]
22 December 2022	MF	Kentaro Matsumoto	Tokyo 23 FC	Full	[25]
23 December 2022	GK	Kanta Tanaka	Tochigi City FC	Full	[26]
23 December 2022	MF	Genya Sekino	Tochigi City FC	Full	[27]
26 December 2022	DF	Tetsuya Yonezawa	Okinawa SV	Full	[28]
26 December 2022	MF	Nagi Kawatani	Shimizu S-Pulse	End of loan	[29]
26 December 2022	DF	Ryo Odajima	Okinawa SV	Full	[30]
28 December 2022	FW	Daigo Furukawa	FC Osaka	Loan	[31]
14 January 2023	DF	Tomoki Yoshida	Kochi United SC	Loan	[32]

Pre-season and friendlies

Iwaki FC v Tokyo 23 FC

22 JanuaryTraining match	Iwaki FC	5–2	Tokyo 23 FC	Hirono
		Report		Stadium: J-Village Stadium
Note: The match consisted of three 30-minute halves

Iwaki FC v NIFS Kanoya

28 JanuaryTraining match	Iwaki FC	1–2	NIFS Kanoya	Kagoshima
		Report		Stadium: Kagoshima Kenko-no-mori Park

Iwaki FC v Urawa Red Diamonds

4 FebruaryTraining match	Iwaki FC	0–1	Urawa Red Diamonds
		Report
Note: The match consisted of three 45-minute halves

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J2 League	18 February 2023 (2023-02-18)	12 November 2023 (2023-11-12)	Matchday 1	18th	42	12	19	11	45	69	−24	028.57
Emperor's Cup	7 June 2023 (2023-06-07)	7 June 2023 (2023-06-07)	Second round	Second round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					43	12	19	12	46	71	−25	027.91

Source: Competitions

J2 League

Main article: 2023 J2 League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Vegalta Sendai	42	12	12	18	48	61	−13	48
17	Mito HollyHock	42	11	14	17	49	66	−17	47
18	Iwaki FC	42	12	11	19	45	69	−24	47
19	Tochigi SC	42	10	14	18	39	47	−8	44
20	Renofa Yamaguchi	42	10	14	18	37	67	−30	44

Source: Meiji Yasuda J2 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 goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	W
Position	16	14	19	15	9	12	15	17	19	16	19	20	20	22	22	21	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	19	19	17	18	17	17	18	15	18	18	19	19	18	17	17	19	19	18

Source: J. League Data Site
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023. ^[33]

Iwaki FC v Fujieda MYFC

18 February1	Iwaki FC	2–3	Fujieda MYFC	Iwaki
14:00 JST	Saga  43'49' Tanimura 60' Kondo  75'	Report	Watanabe 35', 45' Yokoyama 37' Kaneura  90'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 4,318 Referee: Reo Tanaka

Mito HollyHock v Iwaki FC

26 February2	Mito HollyHock	2–2	Iwaki FC	Mito
15:03 JST	Umeda 54' Teranuma 68' Toyama  90+1'	Report	Miyamoto  37' Tanimura 59' Arita 74'	Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

Iwaki FC v Renofa Yamaguchi

5 March3	Iwaki FC	0–1	Renofa Yamaguchi	Iwaki
13:03 JST	Egawa  45+1'	Report	Sato  36' Minagawa 65' Takagi  88'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 2,563 Referee: Keisuke Nobori

Vegalta Sendai v Iwaki FC

12 March4	Vegalta Sendai	0–1	Iwaki FC	Sendai
14:03 JST	Uchida  19' Nakayama  53' Sugata  65' Heo  78'	Report	Egawa 20'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 12,269 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura

Iwaki FC v Tokushima Vortis

19 March5	Iwaki FC	1–0	Tokushima Vortis	Iwaki
14:03 JST	Tanimura 71' Sugiyama  90+1'	Report	Sakurai  45+1' Watari  89'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Iwaki FC v Machida Zelvia

26 March6	Iwaki FC	0–1	Machida Zelvia	Iwaki
14:03 JST		Report	Okuyama  84' Kurokawa 87'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo

Fagiano Okayama v Iwaki FC

2 April7	Fagiano Okayama	1–1	Iwaki FC	Okayama
14:03 JST	Sakuragawa 90+4', pen.' Lucão  90+8'	Report	Miyamoto 10' 90+3' Endo  27' Arima  70'	Stadium: City Light Stadium Attendance: 6,577 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

Iwaki FC v Oita Trinita

8 April8	Iwaki FC	1–3	Oita Trinita	Iwaki
14:03 JST	Miyamoto  22' Sugiyama  57' Kondo 81'	Report	Nakagawa 7' 59' Yumiba 65' Nomura 68'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 2,477 Referee: Toru Kakinuma

Zweigen Kanazawa v Iwaki FC

12 April9	Zweigen Kanazawa	3–0	Iwaki FC	Kanazawa
19:03 JST	Sugira 6', 14', 37' Rikiyasu  79'	Report	Sugiyama  50'  71'	Stadium: Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

Iwaki FC v Thespakusatsu Gunma

16 April10	Iwaki FC	2–1	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Iwaki
14:03 JST	Arita 6', 49' Kaburaki  13' Endo  78'	Report	Nagakura 64'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 2,590 Referee: Shuhei Shimizu

Tochigi SC v Iwaki FC

23 April11	Tochigi SC	1–0	Iwaki FC	Utsunomiya
14:03 JST	Fukushima 2'	Report		Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi Attendance: 5,169 Referee: Keisuke Nobori

Iwaki FC v V-Varen Nagasaki

29 April12	Iwaki FC	0–1	V-Varen Nagasaki	Iwaki
14:00 JST		Report	Kuwasaki  32' Juanma 72'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 3,403 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

Ventforet Kofu v Iwaki FC

3 May13	Ventforet Kofu	1–0	Iwaki FC	Kofu
14:00 JST	Utaka 39'	Report	Endo  31' Kondo  89'	Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kofu Attendance: 10,561 Referee: Tomokazu Sato

Shimizu S-Pulse v Iwaki FC

7 May14	Shimizu S-Pulse	9–1	Iwaki FC	Shizuoka
14:03 JST	Inui 2' Nakayama 16', 45+2', 57' Ibayashi 51' Carlinhos Júnior 52' Santana 71', 85', 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Yoshizawa 90+4' Miyamoto  90+7'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira, Shizuoka Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura

Iwaki FC v Blaublitz Akita

14 May15	Iwaki FC	0–1	Blaublitz Akita	Iwaki
13:34 JST	Saga  76'	Report	Yoshida 80'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 2,458 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Iwaki FC v Omiya Ardija

17 May16	Iwaki FC	2–1	Omiya Ardija	Iwaki
19:03 JST	Yamaguchi 22' Endo 59' Nagai  90' 90+7'	Report	Kojima  10' Hakamata 16' 44' Nuki  58'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 2,793 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

Júbilo Iwata v Iwaki FC

21 May17	Júbilo Iwata	1–1	Iwaki FC	Iwata
16:04 JST	Yoshinaga  45+1' Uehara  53' Dudu 81'	Report	Endo 90'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 8,443 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

Tokyo Verdy v Iwaki FC

28 May18	Tokyo Verdy	0–0	Iwaki FC	Tokyo
14:03 JST		Report	Miyamoto  23'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 6,877 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

Iwaki FC v Roasso Kumamoto

3 June19	Iwaki FC	0–4	Roasso Kumamoto	Iwaki
13:00 JST	Egawa  67'	Report	Aihara 16' Onishi 22' Kamimura  33' Omoto 58' Hirakawa 63' Ezaki  70'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

Montedio Yamagata v Iwaki FC

11 June20	Montedio Yamagata	3–0	Iwaki FC	Tendō
14:03 JST	Alves 48' Kato 79', 90+1' Okazaki  90+3'	Report	Egawa  19' Miyamoto  57'	Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata Attendance: 6,139 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

Iwaki FC v JEF United Chiba

18 June21	Iwaki FC	0–0	JEF United Chiba	Iwaki
16:03 JST	Saga  45+1' Endo  50'	Report	Hidaka  40' Taguchi  45+4'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 3,350 Referee: Tomokazu Sato

Omiya Ardija v Iwaki FC

24 June22	Omiya Ardija	1–5	Iwaki FC	Saitama
18:00 JST	Takayanagi  5' Oyama  85'	Report	Yoshizawa 7' Shimoda  13' Miyamoto 25' Urakami 39' (o.g.) Arita  52' Tanimura 55' Nagai  79' Egawa  81' Iwabuchi 83'	Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 5,433 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

Blaublitz Akita v Iwaki FC

2 July23	Blaublitz Akita	1–1	Iwaki FC	Akita
18:03 JST	Mikami 78' Kakoi  88'	Report	Kondo  68' Iwabuchi 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Soyu Stadium Attendance: 2,181 Referee: Shuhei Shimizu

Iwaki FC v Tochigi SC

5 July24	Iwaki FC	1–0	Tochigi SC	Iwaki
19:03 JST	Ieizumi  55' Iwabuchi 72' Shimoda  90+3'	Report	Okazaki  76'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 2,888 Referee: Reo Tanaka

Iwaki FC v Mito Hollyhock

9 July25	Iwaki FC	4–3	Mito Hollyhock	Iwaki
18:03 JST	Kondo  26' Kusumoto 29' (o.g.) Iwabuchi 65', 88' Tanimura 67'	Report	Ohara 5' Teranuma 45+1' Unoki 60' Kusano  85'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 3,705 Referee: Shu Kawamata

Renofa Yamaguchi v Iwaki FC

15 July26	Renofa Yamaguchi	0–0	Iwaki FC	Yamaguchi
19:03 JST	Minagawa  22'	Report	Ishida  28' Arita  60'	Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Yosuke Kubota

Oita Trinita v Iwaki FC

22 July27	Oita Trinita	1–2	Iwaki FC	Ōita
19:03 JST	Yasuda  37' Yumiba  90+5'	Report	Tanimura  17' Yamaguchi 45+5' Iwabuchi 58'	Stadium: Resonac Dome Oita Attendance: 6,450 Referee: Yozo Sutani

Iwaki FC v Júbilo Iwata

29 July28	Iwaki FC	0–1	Júbilo Iwata	Iwaki
18:03 JST		Report	Kaneko  68' Germain 85' González  90+10'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 5,039 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

V-Varen Nagasaki v Iwaki FC

6 August29	V-Varen Nagasaki	0–0	Iwaki FC	Isahaya
18:03 JST	Juanma  40'	Report	Takagiwa  90+4'	Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki Attendance: 6,223 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

Iwaki FC v Ventforet Kofu

13 August30	Iwaki FC	1–1	Ventforet Kofu	Iwaki
18:03 JST	Yamaguchi 11' Egawa  66' Yamashita  72' Kawamura  85'	Report	Sato 44' 50'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 4,386 Referee: Dai Matsumoto

Iwaki FC v Tokyo Verdy

19 August31	Iwaki FC	0–0	Tokyo Verdy	Iwaki
18:04 JST	Arima  45' Egawa  90+4'	Report	Kato  74'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 4,198 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura

Roasso Kumamoto v Iwaki FC

27 August32	Roasso Kumamoto	2–4	Iwaki FC	Kumamoto
19:03 JST	Endo 23' (o.g.) Hirakawa 30' 70' Aihara  38'	Report	Ieizumi 9', 61' Yamashita 68' (pen.), 72' Iwabuchi  70' Kato  78'	Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium Attendance: 3,725 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Iwaki FC v Fagiano Okayama

3 September33	Iwaki FC	1–2	Fagiano Okayama	Iwaki
18:03 JST	Shimoda  59'66' Kase  88' Ieizumi  90'	Report	Motoyama  23' Alves 50' Mauk  79'90' (pen.) Sakuragawa  90+1'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 3,030 Referee: Reo Tanaka

Tokushima Vortis v Iwaki FC

10 September34	Tokushima Vortis	2–0	Iwaki FC	Naruto
19:03 JST	Ishio 23' Nishino  62' Uchida 90'	Report	Ieizumi  12' Tanimura  77' Saga  84'	Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 4,799 Referee: Tomokazu Sato

Thespakusatsu Gunma v Iwaki FC

17 September35	Thespakusatsu Gunma	1–0	Iwaki FC	Maebashi
19:03 JST	Nakashio 30' Sato  42'	Report	Arita  48'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 4,383 Referee: Shu Kawamata

Iwaki FC v Zweigen Kanazawa

23 September36	Iwaki FC	1–0	Zweigen Kanazawa	Iwaki
18:04 JST	Yamaguchi  51' Arima  72' Miyamoto 86'	Report	Kato  28' Bahia  89'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 4,241 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

FC Machida Zelvia v Iwaki FC

1 October37	FC Machida Zelvia	2–3	Iwaki FC	Machida
14:03 JST	Jang 51' Duke 85'	Report	Yamashita 31' Tanimura 41' Endo 46' 66'	Stadium: Machida GION Stadium Attendance: 6,417 Referee: Toru Kakinuma

Iwaki FC v Vegalta Sendai

8 October38	Iwaki FC	2–2	Vegalta Sendai	Iwaki
14:03 JST	Iwabuchi 18' Tanimura  63' Nagai 68'	Report	Kida 35' (pen.) Kamada 57' Mase  60' Goke  74' Heo  84' Ewerton  90+5'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 4,889 Referee: Koji Takasaki

Iwaki FC v Shimizu S-Pulse

21 October39	Iwaki FC	1–7	Shimizu S-Pulse	Iwaki
13:03 JST	Yamaguchi  36' Tanimura 41' Yoshizawa  45+3'	Report	Nakayama 11', 30' Hara 32' Yamahara 59' Shirasaki 62' Kitazume 75' Kishimoto 90+2'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 4,801 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

JEF United Chiba v Iwaki FC

29 October40	JEF United Chiba	1–0	Iwaki FC	Chiba
14:03 JST	Miki  45+3' Komori 86'	Report	Endo  14'  44' Shimoda  79'	Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 13,922 Referee: Reo Tanaka

Iwaki FC v Montedio Yamagata

4 November41	Iwaki FC	1–3	Montedio Yamagata	Iwaki
14:03 JST	Arima 56' Tanimura  74'	Report	Noda  55' Alves 62' Takahashi 69' Dellatorre 80' Hasegawa  81' Yokoyama  85'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 5,044 Referee: Dai Matsumoto

Fujieda MYFC v Iwaki FC

12 November42	Fujieda MYFC	2–4	Iwaki FC	Fujieda
13:03 JST	Anderson  40' Yamura 59' (pen.) Kawashima  81' Osone 90'	Report	Kondo 13', 52' Shimoda  34' Kase  50' Yamashita  73' Yamaguchi 80' Nagai 83'	Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,425 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2023 Emperor's Cup

As a J2 club, Iwaki entered the competition at the second round.

Tokushima Vortis v Iwaki FC

7 JuneSecond round	Tokushima Vortis	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Iwaki FC	Naruto
19:00	Tanahashi 90+5' Chiba 115'	Report	Endo 90+3'	Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 1,441 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Statistics

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	J2	EC	Total
1	FW	17	Kaina Tanimura	7	0	7
	FW	19	Hiroto Iwabuchi	7	0	7
3	DF	3	Ryo Endo	3	1	4
	MF	14	Daiki Yamaguchi	4	0	4
5	MF	6	Eiji Miyamoto	3	0	3
	FW	9	Yoshihito Kondo	3	0	3
	FW	11	Ryo Arita	3	0	3
	MF	24	Yuto Yamashita	3	0	3
9	DF	4	Rei Ieizumi	2	0	2
	FW	18	Shu Yoshizawa	2	0	2
	MF	20	Sota Nagai	2	0	2
	–	–	Own goal	2	0	2
13	MF	8	Riku Saga	1	0	1
	FW	10	Kotaro Arima	1	0	1
	MF	33	Yoshihiro Shimoda	1	0	1
	DF	35	Genki Egawa	1	0	1
TOTALS				45	1	46

Last updated: end of the 2023 season.
Source: jleague.co

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk	No.	Player	J2	EC	Total
1	31	Shuhei Shikano	4	0	4
	21	Toru Takagiwa	4	0	4
3	1	Kengo Tanaka	1	0	1
TOTALS			9	0	9

Last updated: end of the 2023 season.
Source: fbref.com

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