2023 Vegalta Sendai season

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Vegalta Sendai
2023 season
ChairmanTomohiro Sasaki
Manager Akira Ito
Stadium Yurtec Stadium Sendai
J2 League 11th
Emperor's Cup Second round
  2022
2024 
All statistics correct as of 18 May 2023.

The 2023 season is Vegalta Sendai's 35th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Vegalta Sendai will participate in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup.

Contents

Players

First-team squad

As of 13 March 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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuma Obata
2 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yosuke Akiyama
3 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Naoya Fukumori
4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Koji Hachisuka
5 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masashi Wakasa
6 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Ewerton (on loan from Portimonense)
7 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Motohiko Nakajima (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yoshiki Matsushita
9 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masato Nakayama
10 MF Flag of North Korea.svg  PRK Ryang Yong-gi
11 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuta Goke
13 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hiroto Yamada (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
14 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryunosuke Sagara
15 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masahiro Sugata
16 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Chihiro Kato
18 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryoma Kida
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Kim Tae-hyeon (on loan from Ulsan Hyundai)
21 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Riku Umeda
22 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuta Koide
25 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takumi Mase
27 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN George Onaiwu
28 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ryunosuke Sugawara
29 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Aoi Kudo
32 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hiromu Kamada
33 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Akihiro Hayashi
35 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Foguinho
41 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuto Uchida
45 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Koki Matsuzawa (on loan from Tokushima Vortis)
46 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Rikuto Ishio DSP
50 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yasushi Endo
88 FW Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Heo Yong-joon (on loan from Pohang Steelers)

Transfers

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
J2 League 19 February 202312 November 2023Matchday 1208662621+5040.00
Emperor's Cup 7 June 2023Second round110010+1100.00
Total219662721+6042.86

Last updated: 7 June 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 209562821+732Qualification for the promotion play-offs
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 208753916+2331
8 Vegalta Sendai 208662621+530
9 Fagiano Okayama 2061132619+729
10 Thespakusatsu Gunma 208572223129
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2023. 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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
166551916 +32332399 0332107 +3

Last updated: 18 May 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHA
ResultDWDLWLLWDDLWDLWW
Position10781271116101112141314131211
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023. [4]

19 February 20231 Machida Zelvia 0–0 Vegalta Sendai Machida
14:00 Report Stadium: Machida Gion Stadium
Attendance: 8,055
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
26 February 20232 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Tochigi SC Sendai
13:05
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Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 13,073
Referee: Shu Kawamata
4 March 20233 Tokushima Vortis 1–1 Vegalta Sendai Naruto
14:00
Report
Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 5,553
Referee: Dai Matsumoto
12 March 20234 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Iwaki FC Sendai
14:00 Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 12,269
Referee: Atsushi Kamimura
19 March 20235 Thespakusatsu Gunma 1–2 Vegalta Sendai Maebashi
14:00
Report Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
Attendance: 3,917
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
25 March 20236 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Zweigen Kanazawa Sendai
14:00
Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 9,481
Referee: Toru Kakinuma
1 April 20237 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki Sendai
14:00 Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 9,085
Referee: Tom Neild (England)
8 April 20238 Ventforet Kofu 0–3 Vegalta Sendai Kofu
13:00 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 6,804
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
12 April 20239 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Vegalta Sendai Shimizu
19:00 Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
16 April 202310 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Fagiano Okayama Sendai
14:00 Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 9,857
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
23 April 202311 Fujieda MYFC 3–2 Vegalta Sendai Fujieda
14:00
Report
Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,816
Referee: Dai Matsumoto
29 April 202312 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Oita Trinita Sendai
14:03
Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 10,840
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
3 May 202313 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Blaublitz Akita Sendai
14:03
Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 15,026
Referee: Shuhei Shimizu
7 May 202314 Mito HollyHock 1–0 Vegalta Sendai Mito
15:03
Report
Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Attendance: 2,886
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
13 May 202315 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Montedio Yamagata Sendai
14:00
Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 15,163
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
17 May 202316 Roasso Kumamoto 0–1 Vegalta Sendai Kumamoto
19:00
Report
Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium
Attendance: 2,884
Referee: Koji Takasaki
21 May 202317 Omiya Ardija v Vegalta Sendai Saitama
14:00 Report Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
28 May 202318 Vegalta Sendai v JEF United Chiba Sendai
14:00 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
4 June 202319 Tokyo Verdy v Vegalta Sendai Tokyo
14:00 Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
11 June 202320 Vegalta Sendai v Júbilo Iwata Sendai
13:05 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
18 June 202321 Renofa Yamaguchi v Vegalta Sendai Yamaguchi
14:00 Report Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium
25 June 202322 Vegalta Sendai v Tokushima Vortis Sendai
18:00 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai

Emperor's Cup

7 June 2023 Second round Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Fujieda MYFC Sendai
19:00 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Referee: Koei Koya

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References

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