2023 JEF United Chiba season

JEF United Chiba
2023 season
Chairman	Akira Shimada
Manager	Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
Stadium	Fukuda Denshi Arena
J2 League	15th
Emperor's Cup	Second round
	← 2022 2024 →
	All statistics correct as of 13 May 2023.

Last updated March 11, 2025

The 2023 season was JEF United Chiba's 77th season in existence and the club's 14th consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, JEF United Chiba participated in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 16 May 2023.^[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.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Shota Arai (vice-captain)
2	MF	JPN	Issei Takahashi
4	MF	JPN	Taishi Taguchi (vice-captain)
5	MF	JPN	Yusuke Kobayashi
6	DF	JPN	Ikki Arai (vice-captain)
8	MF	JPN	Koya Kazama
9	FW	JPN	Hiroto Goya
10	MF	JPN	Tomoya Miki (vice-captain)
11	DF	JPN	Koki Yonekura
13	DF	JPN	Daisuke Suzuki (captain)
14	MF	JPN	Naoki Tsubaki
16	FW	JPN	Kazuki Tanaka (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)
17	MF	JPN	Takaki Fukumitsu
18	MF	JPN	Andrew Kumagai
20	FW	JPN	Toshiyuki Takagi
22	DF	JPN	Shogo Sasaki


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	GK	JPN	Ryota Suzuki
24	DF	JPN	Shuntaro Yaguchi
25	MF	JPN	Rui Sueyoshi
26	DF	JPN	Shunsuke Nishikubo
28	MF	JPN	Tomoya Shinohara
31	GK	JPN	Sota Matsubara
33	GK	JPN	Issei Kondo
36	DF	JPN	Riku Matsuda
37	FW	JPN	Keita Buwanika
39	FW	JPN	Ryuta Shimmyo
40	DF	BRA	Mendes
41	FW	JPN	Hiiro Komori
48	DF	JPN	Soshiro Tanida ^{Type 2}
52	DF	JPN	Ryota Kuboniwa ^DSP
67	MF	JPN	Masaru Hidaka

Out on loan

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.	Nation	Player
—	FW	BRA	Saldanha (at Neftçi Baku until 31 December 2023)
—	FW	JPN	Raito Saito (at ReinMeer Aomori until 31 January 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	JPN	Solomon Sakuragawa (at Fagiano Okayama until 31 January 2024)
—	FW	JPN	Taichi Sakuma (at Vanraure Hachinohe until 31 January 2024)

Transfers

Transfers in^[2]
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
16 May	DF	Mendes	–	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Issei Kondo	Hosei University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Riku Matsuda	Zweigen Kanazawa	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kazuki Tanaka	Kyoto Sanga	Loan transfer
Pre-season	DF	Shuntaro Yaguchi	JEF United Chiba U18	Promotion
Pre-season	MF	Naoki Tsubaki	Yokohama F. Marinos	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Masaru Hidaka	Iwaki FC	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Hiroto Goya	Oita Trinita	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Hiiro Komori	Niigata University HW	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Ryuta Shimmyo	JEF United Chiba U18	Promotion

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
13 Mar	DF	Shuto Tanabe	JEF United Chiba	Loan cancellation
Pre-season	DF	Jang Min-gyu	Machida Zelvia	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Daniel Alves	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Yosuke Akiyama	Vegalta Sendai	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Shuto Kojima	YSCC Yokohama	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Saldanha	Neftçi Baku	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Solomon Sakuragawa	Fagiano Okayama	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Taichi Sakuma	Vanraure Hachinohe	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kengo Kawamata	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	FW	Tiago Leonço	Al-Dhafra	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Ricardo Lopes	Vorskla Poltava	Free transfer

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J2 League	19 February 2023	12 November 2023	Matchday 1	15	4	5	6	15	20	−5	026.67
Emperor's Cup	7 June 2023		Second round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				15	4	5	6	15	20	−5	026.67

Last updated: 13 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	42	20	14	8	78	34	+44	74	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
5	Montedio Yamagata	42	21	4	17	64	54	+10	67
6	JEF United Chiba	42	19	10	13	61	53	+8	67
7	V-Varen Nagasaki	42	18	11	13	70	56	+14	65
8	Ventforet Kofu	42	18	10	14	60	50	+10	64

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 round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	W
Positions	5	11	12	17	19	19	21	21	21	20	20	15	16	17	15

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.^[3]

18 February 20231	V-Varen Nagasaki	0–1	JEF United Chiba	Isahaya
14:00		Report	Komori 52'	Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki Attendance: 11,165 Referee: Shuhei Shimizu

25 February 20232	JEF United Chiba	1–3	Montedio Yamagata	Chiba
14:00	Komori 19'	Report	Issaka 45' Dellatorre 62' Tiago Alves 83'	Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 9,203 Referee: Keisuke Nobori

5 March 20233	JEF United Chiba	2–2	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Chiba
14:00	Komori 36' Tsubaki 62'	Report	Take 4' Hatao 45+3'	Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 6,510 Referee: Koji Takasaki

12 March 20234	Blaublitz Akita	1–0	JEF United Chiba	Akita
14:00	Kawano 53'	Report		Stadium: Soyu Stadium Attendance: 3,838 Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo

19 March 20235	Oita Trinita	2–1	JEF United Chiba	Oita
14:00	Takahata 13', 72'	Report	Buwanika 90+4'	Stadium: Resonac Dome Oita Attendance: 8,527 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

25 March 20236	JEF United Chiba	1–1	Fagiano Okayama	Chiba
14:00	Komori 55'	Report	Suzuki 77'	Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 5,317 Referee: Keigo Sendachi

2 April 20237	Zweigen Kanazawa	2–0	JEF United Chiba	Kanazawa
14:00	Leo Bahia 21' Kato 54'	Report		Stadium: Ishikawa Athletics Stadium Attendance: 3,357 Referee: Tomokazu Sato

8 April 20238	JEF United Chiba	2–2	Tokushima Vortis	Chiba
14:00	Komori 36' Goya 52'	Report	Nishiya 12' Kakitani 79'	Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 5,475 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

12 April 20239	Fujieda MYFC	3–1	JEF United Chiba	Fujieda
19:00	Yokoyama 12' Watanabe 40', 57'	Report	Suzuki 90+2'	Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,561 Referee: Koji Takasaki

16 April 202310	JEF United Chiba	1–0	Tokyo Verdy	Chiba
14:00	Buwanika 29'	Report		Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 6,919 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

21 April 202311	Roasso Kumamoto	2–2	JEF United Chiba	Kumamoto
19:00	Ezaki 70' Aihara 90+9'	Report	Nishikubo 40' Tsubaki 61'	Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium Attendance: 3,339 Referee: Reo Tanaka

29 April 202312	JEF United Chiba	1–0	Omiya Ardija	Chiba
15:00	Suzuki 53'	Report		Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 9,606 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

3 May 202313	Renofa Yamaguchi	1–1	JEF United Chiba	Yamaguchi
14:00	Minagawa 71'	Report	Yonekura 90'	Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium Attendance: 5,365 Referee: Toru Kakinuma

7 May 202314	JEF United Chiba	0–1	Júbilo Iwata	Chiba
19:00		Report	Germain 70'	Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 6,001 Referee: Shuhei Shimizu

13 May 202315	Ventforet Kofu	0–1	JEF United Chiba	Kofu
14:00		Report	Miki 29'	Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium Attendance: 5,184 Referee: Keisuke Nobori

17 May 202316	JEF United Chiba	v	Shimizu S-Pulse	Chiba
19:00		Report		Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena

17 May 202317	JEF United Chiba	v	Tochigi SC	Chiba
14:00		Report		Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena

28 May 202318	Vegalta Sendai	v	JEF United Chiba	Sendai
14:00		Report		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai

3 June 202319	JEF United Chiba	v	Machida Zelvia	Chiba
18:00		Report		Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena

11 June 202320	Mito HollyHock	v	JEF United Chiba	Mito
16:00		Report		Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito

18 June 202321	Iwaki FC	v	JEF United Chiba	Iwaki
16:00		Report		Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium

24 June 202322	JEF United Chiba	v	Oita Trinita	Chiba
19:00		Report		Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena

Emperor's Cup

7 June 2023 Second round	JEF United Chiba	v	Omiya Ardija	Chiba
19:00				Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena

References

↑ "2023｜トップチーム｜チーム｜ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉公式ウェブサイト". jefunited.co.jp. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
↑ "News". JEF United Chiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
↑ FromOne co., Ltd. "【日程一覧】2023明治安田生命J2リーグ". サッカーキング.

External links

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[1] "2023｜トップチーム｜チーム｜ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉公式ウェブサイト". jefunited.co.jp. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

[2] "News". JEF United Chiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.

[3] FromOne co., Ltd. "【日程一覧】2023明治安田生命J2リーグ". サッカーキング.

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