2023 Tokyo Verdy season

Tokyo Verdy

2023 season
Chairman	Yasuo Shimada
Manager	Hiroshi Jofuku
Stadium	Ajinomoto Stadium
J2 League	2nd
Emperor's Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Toyofumi Sakano (3) All: Toyofumi Sakano (3)
Home colours Away colours
←  2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2023.

The 2023 season is Tokyo Verdy's 54th season in existence and the club's 15th consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Tokyo Verdy will participate in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Updated on 28 April 2023. ^{[1] [2]}

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   BRA Matheus Vidotto (vice-captain) 2 DF   JPN Daiki Fukazawa 3 DF   JPN Hiroto Taniguchi (vice-captain) 4 MF   JPN Ryota Kajikawa 5 DF   JPN Tomohiro Taira 6 DF   JPN Kazuya Miyahara 7 MF   JPN Koki Morita (captain) 8 MF   JPN Kosuke Saito 9 MF   JPN Ryuji Sugimoto 11 FW   JPN Toyofumi Sakano 13 DF   JPN Naoki Hayashi (on loan from Kashima Antlers) 14 FW   GER Mario Engels 15 DF   JPN Kaito Chida 16 DF   JPN Kohei Yamakoshi 17 MF   JPN Koken Kato 18 MF   CHI Byron Vásquez 19 MF   JPN Junki Koike 20 MF   JPN Yuji Kitajima (on loan from Avispa Fukuoka)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK   JPN Yuya Nagasawa 23 MF   JPN Yuto Tsunashima 24 MF   JPN Yuta Narawa 25 MF   JPN Tetsuyuki Inami 26 DF   JPN Ren Kato 27 FW   JPN Goki Yamada 28 MF   JPN Daiki Kusunoki 29 FW   JPN Keito Kawamura 30 FW   JPN Kosuke Sagawa 31 GK   JPN Hisaya Sato 33 MF   JPN Rikuto Hashimoto 34 MF   JPN Ryo Nishitani 38 DF   IDN Pratama Arhan 41 GK   JPN Masahiro Iida 42 FW   JPN Ryosuke Shirai Type 2 43 FW   JPN Yuki Okubo Type 2 44 DF   JPN Kazuya Yamaguchi 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 — GK   JPN Toru Takagiwa (on loan at Iwaki FC until 31 January 2024) — DF   JPN Maaya Sako (on loan at Nagano Parceiro until 31 January 2024) — DF   JPN Yu Miyamoto (on loan at Kochi United until 31 January 2024) — MF   JPN Kyota Mochii (on loan at Azul Claro Numazu until 31 January 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   JPN Taiga Ishiura (on loan at Ehime FC until 31 January 2024) — MF   JPN Mahiro Ano (on loan at Fukui United until 31 January 2024) — MF   JPN Yuan Matsuhashi (on loan at Renofa Yamaguchi until 31 January 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
GK
GK

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
GK
GK

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Tokyo Verdy v

2023Friendly	Tokyo Verdy	v		TBD
17:00

Competitions

Overview

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

Last updated: 17 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

Main article: 2023 J2 League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Machida Zelvia (C, P)	42	26	9	7	79	35	+44	87	Promotion to the 2024 J1 League
2	Júbilo Iwata (P)	42	21	12	9	74	44	+30	75
3	Tokyo Verdy (O, P)	42	21	12	9	57	31	+26	75	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	42	20	14	8	78	34	+44	74
5	Montedio Yamagata	42	21	4	17	64	54	+10	67

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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 17 May 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on 17 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]

Tokyo Verdy v Zweigen Kanazawa

19 February 20231	Tokyo Verdy	1–0	Zweigen Kanazawa	Tokyo
14:00 JST (UTC+9)	Kato 68'	Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 6,597 Referee: Keisuke Nobori

Oita Trinita v Tokyo Verdy

26 February 20232	Oita Trinita	1–0	Tokyo Verdy	Ōita
13:13 JST (UTC+9)	Fujimoto 54'	Report		Stadium: Resonac Dome Oita Attendance: 15,705 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Tokyo Verdy v Ventforet Kofu

5 March 20233	Tokyo Verdy	0–0	Ventforet Kofu	Chōfu
14:03 JST (UTC+9)		Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 8,448 Referee: Reo Tanaka

Tokushima Vortis v Tokyo Verdy

12 March 20234	Tokushima Vortis	0–2	Tokyo Verdy	Naruto
13:00 JST (UTC+9)		Report		Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 6,006 Referee: Dai Matsumoto

Fujieda MYFC v Tokyo Verdy

19 March 20235	Fujieda MYFC	0–5	Tokyo Verdy	Fujieda
14:03 JST (UTC+9)		Report		Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,235 Referee: Yosuke Kubota

Tokyo Verdy v Roasso Kumamoto

25 March 20236	Tokyo Verdy	3–0	Roasso Kumamoto	Tokyo
15:00 JST (UTC+9)		Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

Tokyo Verdy v Omiya Ardija

1 April 20237	Tokyo Verdy	1–0	Omiya Ardija	Tokyo
15:03 JST (UTC+9)	Fukazawa 65'	Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 5,683 Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo

Tokyo Verdy v Montedio Yamagata

22 April 202311	Tokyo Verdy	1–2	Montedio Yamagata	Tokyo
14:00 JST (UTC+9)	Kawamura  52' Kitajima 81' (pen.)	Report	Yamada 4' Yoshioka  63' Fujimoto 69' Issaka  72' Yoshida  80' Tiago Alves  90+6'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

Tokyo Verdy v Júbilo Iwata

3 May 202313	Tokyo Verdy	0–0	Júbilo Iwata	Tokyo
17:00 JST (UTC+9)	Kato  9'	Report	Uehara  35' Dudu Pacheco  73' Germain  79'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 14,702 Referee: Keisuke Nobori

Tokyo Verdy v Machida Zelvia

13 May 202315	Tokyo Verdy	0–1	Machida Zelvia	Tokyo
15:00 JST (UTC+9)		Report	Erik 45+1'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 7,477 Referee: Reo Tanaka

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2023 Emperor's Cup

Tokyo Verdy v Thespakusatsu Gunma

7 June 2023 Second round	Tokyo Verdy	v	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Tokyo
18:30 JST (UTC+9)		Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka

References

1. "トップチーム、2023シーズン体制のお知らせ". Tokyo Verdy. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
2. "選手・スタッフ". Tokyo Verdy. 12 May 2020. Retrieved July 24, 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.

External links

• Official website