2023 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2023 season
Manager	Michael Skibbe
Stadium	Edion Stadium Hiroshima ; Hiroshima, Hiroshima
J1 League	3rd
Emperor's Cup	Third round
J.League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Douglas Vieira ; (6 goals); All: Douglas Vieira ; (6 goals)
Highest home attendance	15,749 vs Kashiwa Reysol ; (19 March; J1 League)
Lowest home attendance	3,263 vs FC Tokushima ; (7 June; Emperor's Cup)
Average home league attendance	13,532
Biggest win	5–0 vs Vissel Kobe ; (5 April; J.League Cup); 5–0 vs FC Tokushima ; (7 June; Emperor's Cup)
Biggest defeat	0–2 vs Vissel Kobe ; (13 May; J1 League); 0–2 vs Albirex Niigata ; (1 July; J1 League)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022 2024 →
	All statistics correct as of 2 July 2023.

Last updated November 16, 2024

The 2023 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season is their 85th season in existence and their 15th consecutive season in the J1 League. In addition to the league, the club competed in the Emperor's Cup and J. League Cup. As the third-placed team on last season's J1 League, they would have been qualified to the 2023–24 AFC Champions League play-offs. However, on 6 May, they lost their continental participation spot as Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2022 AFC Champions League.

Players

Current squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	JPN	Takuto Hayashi
2	DF	USA	Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi
3	DF	JPN	Taichi Yamasaki
4	DF	JPN	Hayato Araki
5	MF	JPN	Hiroya Matsumoto
6	MF	JPN	Toshihiro Aoyama
7	MF	JPN	Gakuto Notsuda
8	MF	JPN	Takumu Kawamura
9	FW	BRA	Douglas Vieira
10	MF	BRA	Marcos Júnior
11	FW	JPN	Makoto Mitsuta
13	FW	SUI	Nassim Ben Khalifa
14	MF	BRA	Ezequiel
15	DF	JPN	Shuto Nakano
16	DF	JPN	Takaaki Shichi
17	MF	JPN	Taishi Matsumoto
18	MF	JPN	Yoshifumi Kashiwa


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	JPN	Sho Sasaki (captain)
20	FW	CYP	Pieros Sotiriou
21	GK	JPN	Yudai Tanaka
22	GK	JPN	Goro Kawanami
24	MF	JPN	Shunki Higashi
25	MF	JPN	Yusuke Chajima
28	FW	JPN	Ryo Tanada
30	MF	JPN	Kosei Shibasaki
32	MF	JPN	Sota Koshimichi
33	DF	JPN	Tsukasa Shiotani
35	MF	JPN	Yotaro Nakajima ^{Type 2}
38	GK	JPN	Keisuke Osako
51	FW	JPN	Mutsuki Kato
—	GK	JPN	Koshin Yamada ^{Type 2}
—	MF	JPN	Miran Ishihara ^{Type 2}
—	FW	JPN	Shota Kofie ^{Type 2}
—	FW	JPN	Hagumu Nakagawa ^{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.	Nation	Player
—	MF	JPN	Kodai Dohi (at FC Imabari)
—	MF	JPN	Motoki Ohara (at Mito HollyHock)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	JPN	Taishi Semba (at Fagiano Okayama)
—	FW	JPN	Shun Ayukawa (at Oita Trinita)

Transfers

Transfers in^[1]
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Yudai Tanaka	Blaublitz Akita	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Takaaki Shichi	Avispa Fukuoka	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Shuto Nakano	Toin University of Yokohama	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Hiroya Matsumoto	Zweigen Kanazawa	Loan return
Pre-season	MF	Taichi Yamasaki	Juntendo University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Sota Koshimichi	Sanfrecce Hiroshima U18s	Promotion

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	DF	Yuki Nogami	Nagoya Grampus	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Osamu Henry Iyoha	Kyoto Sanga	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yuta Imazu	V-Varen Nagasaki	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Tomoya Fujii	Kashima Antlers	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kodai Dohi	Ventforet Kofu	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Motoki Ohara	Mito HollyHock	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Júnior Santos	Fortaleza EC	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Ryo Nagai	Fagiano Okayama	Full transfer; Loan made permanent

Pre-season friendlies

15 JanuaryTraining match	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Górnik Zabrze	Antalya
15:00 UTC+3	Sotiriou 69' (pen.)	Report	Krawczyk 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Golf Resort

18 JanuaryTraining match	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	CSKA Sofia	Antalya
15:00 UTC+3	Matsumoto 88'	Report		Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Golf Resort

21 JanuaryTraining match	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2	LASK Linz	Antalya
15:00 UTC+3	Tanada 105'	Report	Koulouris 47' Ljubičić 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Golf Resort
Note: This match in special had both halves lasting 60 minutes each, with the whole match lasting 120 minutes.

23 JanuaryTraining match	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–0	Mladost Lučani	Antalya
17:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: tssFC Football Center

25 JanuaryTraining match	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–2	Kasımpaşa SK	Antalya
13:30 UTC+3	Shibasaki 45+1' Nakajima 82' Tanada 86'	Report	58', 78'	Stadium: Kasımpaşa SK Training Ground

1 FebruaryTraining match	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2	Machida Zelvia	Miyazaki
11:00 UTC+9	Ben Khalifa 23'	Report		Stadium: Seagaia Square 1
Note: The match was played with three halves lasting 45 minutes each.

8 FebruaryTraining match	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4–2	FC Seoul	Miyazaki
13:00 UTC+9	Kawamura 24' Matsumoto 42' Ezequiel 71' Nakajima 123'	Report		Stadium: Seagaia Square 1
Note: The match was played with three halves lasting 45 minutes each.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J1 League	19 February	--	Matchday 1	3rd	34	17	7	10	42	28	+14	050.00
Emperor's Cup	7 June	--	Third round	3rd round	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	050.00
J.League Cup	8 March	--	Group stage	Group stage	6	3	0	3	12	7	+5	050.00
Total					42	21	7	14	59	37	+22	050.00

Source: Soccerway

J1 League

After the club surpassed many fans' expectations with their last season's performances, the club finished in the 3rd place on the 2022 J1 League. This season, their squad was barely touched, with only a few regulars leaving the team.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vissel Kobe (C)	34	21	8	5	60	29	+31	71	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	19	7	8	63	40	+23	64
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	17	7	10	42	28	+14	58	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
4	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	15	12	7	42	27	+15	57
5	Kashima Antlers	34	14	10	10	43	34	+9	52

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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	17	7	10	42	28	+14	58	10	4	3	26	13	+13	7	3	7	16	15	+1

Last updated: 8 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

The opening match was released by the J.League on 23 December 2022.^[2] The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023.^[3]

18 February1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–0	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Hiroshima
14:00 JST	Ben Khalifa 51' Kawamura 59'	Report	Suga 90+2'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 13,121 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

26 February2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2	Albirex Niigata	Hiroshima
14:00 JST	Shiotani 79' Morishima 90'	Report	Ota 14' Suzuki 37' Deng 45+1' Shimada 78' Nescau 90+8'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 13,266 Referee: Takuto Okabe

3 March3	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama
19:00 JST	Anderson Lopes 19' Inoue 40' Nagato 77' Tsunoda 90+4'	Report	Higashi 4' 29' Ben Khalifa 65' Sotiriou 71' Notsuda 74'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 10,854 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

12 March4	Gamba Osaka	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Osaka
16:00 JST	Lavi 31' Usami 70'	Report	Ben Khalifa 2' Sotiriou 19' Mitsuta 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 18,765 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

19 March5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	Kashiwa Reysol	Hiroshima
14:00 JST	Shiotani 82'	Report	Shiihashi 10' Grot 50'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 15,479 Referee: Shu Kawamata

1 April6	Kashima Antlers	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kashima
15:00 JST	Chinen 69'	Report	Mitsuta 21' Vieira 86' (pen.), 88'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 15,414 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

9 April7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	Sagan Tosu	Hiroshima
14:00 JST	Douglas Vieira 75'		Naganuma 74'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 13,681 Referee: Takuto Okabe

15 April8	Yokohama FC	0–3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama
14:00 JST	Ogawa 23'	Report	Sasaki 8' Higashi 49' Nduka 73' (o.g.) Douglas Vieira 76'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 3,935 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

22 April9	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2	FC Tokyo	Hiroshima
14:00 JST	Higashi 12' Morishima 38' Kawamura 50'	Report	Nakamura 2'5' Abe 28' Morishige 85'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 13,801 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

29 April10	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Osaka
14:00 JST	Léo Ceará 90+1'	Report	Douglas Vieira 90+3' 90+4'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 16,151 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

7 May12	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Hiroshima
13:00 JST	Ben Khalifa 27' Sotiriou 50' Yamagishi 72' (o.g.) Kawamura 89'	Report	Oda 11' Yamagishi 30' Maejima 54'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 10,415 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

13 May13	Vissel Kobe	2–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kobe
14:00 JST	Araki 47' (o.g.) Thuler 84' Ide 89' Muto 90+5'	Report	Shichi 28' Araki 64' Nakano 71'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 15,741 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

20 May14	Nagoya Grampus	2–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nagoya
15:00 JST	Yonemoto 29' Nakatani 35' Junker 43', 48' Morishita 77'	Report	Kawamura 37' Araki 50'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,506 Referee: Koei Koya

27 May15	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	Shonan Bellmare	Hiroshima
14:00 JST	Ezequiel 26' Douglas Vieira 79' (pen.)	Report	Tachi 13' Sugioka 77'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 11,916 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

31 May11	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Saitama
19:30 JST	Sakai 72' Ito 90+2'	Report	Morishima 50' Notsuda 63'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 20,266 Referee: Jumpei Iida

4 June16	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–1	Kyoto Sanga	Hiroshima
14:00 JST	Chajima 59', 71' Sasaki 64' Kawamura 90+3'	Report	Toyokawa 69'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 14,678 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

11 June17	Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kawasaki
19:00 JST	Ominami 18' Wakizaka 56'	Report	Douglas Vieira 90+4'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 18,051 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

24 June18	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–1	Yokohama F. Marinos	Hiroshima
19:00 JST	Douglas Vieira 64'	Report	Élber 40'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 15,163 Referee: Jumpei Iida

1 July19	Albirex Niigata	2–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Niigata
18:00 JST	Mito 25' Arai 28'	Report	Kawamura 23' Araki 33'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 19,064 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

8 July20	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	Kashima Antlers	Hiroshima
18:30 JST				Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

16 July21	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	Yokohama FC	Hiroshima
18:00 JST				Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

5 August22	Shonan Bellmare	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiratsuka
19:00 JST				Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka

13 August23	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiroshima
18:00 JST				Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

19 August24	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	Kawasaki Frontale	Hiroshima
19:00 JST				Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

26 August25	Kashiwa Reysol	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kashiwa
19:00 JST				Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium

1 September26	Sagan Tosu	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Tosu
--:-- JST				Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium

15 September27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	Vissel Kobe	Hiroshima
--:-- JST				Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

22 September28	Kyoto Sanga	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kyoto
--:-- JST				Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

29 September29	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	Nagoya Grampus	Hiroshima
--:-- JST				Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

20 October30	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	Cerezo Osaka	Hiroshima
--:-- JST				Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

27 October31	FC Tokyo	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Tokyo
--:-- JST				Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

10 November32	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Sapporo
--:-- JST				Stadium: Sapporo Dome

24 November33	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	Gamba Osaka	Hiroshima
--:-- JST				Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

2 December34	Avispa Fukuoka	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Fukuoka
--:-- JST				Stadium: Best Denki Stadium

Emperor's Cup

As a J1 League club, it started in the 2nd round of the competition. Sanfrecce was the runner-up of the competition in the previous season.^[4]^[5]

7 JuneSecond round	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	5–0	FC Tokushima	Fukuyama
19:00	Ben Khalifa 7' Matsumoto 33', 75' Nakano 72' Morishima 79'	Report	Yamamoto 14'	Stadium: Fukuyama Stadium Attendance: 3,263 Referee: Masuya Ueda

12 JulyThird round	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0-2	Tochigi SC	Utsunomiya
19:00	Ben Khalifa 45+2' Matsumoto 54'	Report	Oshima 54 Pen' Nishitani 90+4' Yoshida 52' Hiramatsu 65'	Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi Attendance: 2,552 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

J.League Cup

As every other club, Sanfrecce starts the competition at the group stage. The club will play the season as the defending champions, after they won past Cerezo Osaka in the 2022 J.League Cup Final by a 2–1 win, which was earned with a last-minute comeback.^[6]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nagoya Grampus	6	5	1	11	5	+6	15	Advance to knockout stage
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	3	3	12	7	+5	9
3	Yokohama FC	6	2	4	7	10	−3	6^[a]
4	Vissel Kobe	6	2	4	4	12	−8	6^[a]

Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1 2 Head-to-head points: Yokohama FC 3, Vissel Kobe 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Yokohama FC +1, Vissel Kobe –1.

8 March	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–1	Yokohama FC	Hiroshima
19:03 JST	Sumiyoshi 62' Mitsuta 75' Sasaki 80' Sugita 88' (o.g.)	Report	Nishiyama 14' Caprini 59'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 5,249 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

26 March	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2	Nagoya Grampus	Hiroshima
14:03 JST	Kawamura 29' Shibasaki 56'	Report	Morishita 61' Nagai 63'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 8,807 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

5 April	Vissel Kobe	0–5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kobe
19:03 JST	Izumi 40'	Report	Sasaki 31' Mitsuta 53', 70' Kawamura 60' Yamasaki 87'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,434 Referee: Koei Koya

19 April	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1	Vissel Kobe	Hiroshima
19:03 JST	Shichi 63' Sasaki 73' Nakano 82'	Report	Thuler 13' Lincoln 69' (pen.) 86' Saito 83' Osaki 90+5'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 5,877 Referee: Jumpei Iida

24 May	Yokohama FC	1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama
19:03 JST	Yuri 29' Mita 90' Takashio 90'	Report	Kawamura 89' Douglas Vieira 90+5'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 2,754 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

18 June	Nagoya Grampus	2–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nagoya
18:03 JST	Izumi 10'37' Ishida 68' Takeda 89'	Report	Ben Khalifa 64' Shibasaki 80' Aoyama 90+2'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 7,806 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

Goalscorers

As of 2 July 2023.^[7]

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	J1 League	Emperor's Cup	J.League Cup	Total
1	FW	9	Douglas Vieira	6	0	0	6
2	MF	8	Takumu Kawamura	3	0	2	5
3	FW	11	Makoto Mitsuta	1	0	3	4
3	DF	19	Sho Sasaki	1	0	3	4
5	MF	10	Tsukasa Morishima	2	1	0	3
6	DF	3	Tsukasa Shiotani	2	0	0	2
	MF	25	Yusuke Chajima	2	0	0	2
	FW	13	Nassim Ben Khalifa	1	1	0	2
	DF	15	Shuto Nakano	0	1	1	2
	DF	5	Hiroya Matsumoto	0	2	0	2
11	FW	20	Pieros Sotiriou	1	0	0	1
	DF	24	Shunki Higashi	1	0	0	1
	DF	3	Taichi Yamasaki	0	0	1	1
	MF	30	Kosei Shibasaki	0	0	1	1
Total				20	5	11	36

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[1] "ニュース". Sanfrecce Hiroshima (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[2] "ホーム開幕カード決定！【２０２３明治安田生命Ｊリーグ】". jleague.jp (in Japanese). J.League. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[3] "2023シーズンの日程が発表【Ｊリーグ】". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League.

[4] "天皇杯 JFA 第103回全日本サッカー選手権大会マッチスケジュールについて". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[5] "East Asia Wrap: Ulsan champions of Korea Republic; Second-tier Ventforet taste cup glory in Japan". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[6] "２０２３ＪリーグYBCルヴァンカップ大会方式および試合方式について" [About 2023 J.League YBC Levain Cup Holding Method] (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[8] "Goal count". J.League. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	17	7	10	42	28	+14	58	10	4	3	26	13	+13	7	3	7	16	15	+1

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Stadia	Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima Training ground: Kure Sports Centre Former stadiums: Hiroshima Daiichi Stadium, Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Seasons	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	17	7	10	42	28	+14	58	10	4	3	26	13	+13	7	3	7	16	15	+1