2023 Ventforet Kofu season

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Ventforet Kofu
2023 season
ChairmanKazuyuki Umino
Manager Yoshiyuki Shinoda
Stadium JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
J2 League 8th
Emperor's Cup Second round
AFC Champions League Group stage
Average home league attendance7,664
Biggest win Mito HollyHock 2–4 Ventforet Kofu
Biggest defeatVentforet Kofu 0–3 Vegalta Sendai
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2024 →
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2023.

The 2023 season is Ventforet Kofu's 58th season in existence and the club's sixth consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Ventforet Kofu will participate in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup. The club will be making their debut in the AFC Champions League, having secured their place after winning the Emperor's Cup.

Contents

Players

First-team squad

As of 20 February 2023. [1]

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 Kohei Kawata
2 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hidehiro Sugai
4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hideomi Yamamoto (Captain)
5 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Sodai Hasukawa (on loan from FC Tokyo)
6 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Iwana Kobayashi
7 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Sho Araki
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kosuke Taketomi
9 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kazushi Mitsuhira
10 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Motoki Hasegawa
11 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kohei Matsumoto
13 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Sota Miura
14 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Riku Nakayama
15 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Riku Iijima
16 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Koya Hayashida
17 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Manato Shinada (on loan from FC Tokyo)
18 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yoshiki Torikai
19 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Jumma Miyazaki
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hikaru Endo
21 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tsubasa Shibuya
22 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Riku Nozawa
23 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masahiro Sekiguchi
24 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Nagi Matsumoto (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
25 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuzuki Yamato
26 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kazuhiro Sato
28 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hayata Mizuno
29 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kaito Kamiya (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
33 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kodai Yamauchi
35 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Taiju Ichinose DSP
40 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Eduardo Mancha
41 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kodai Dohi (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
44 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yamato Naito
77 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Getulio (on loan from Tombense FC)
99 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Peter Utaka

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
J2 League 19 February 202312 November 2023Matchday 1421810146050+10042.86
Emperor's Cup 21 June 20232 August 2023Second round311135−2033.33
AFC Champions League 19 September 202321 February 2024Group stage83231213−1037.50
Total532213187568+7041.51

Last updated: 27 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
6 JEF United Chiba 421910136153+867Qualification for the promotion play-offs
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 421811137056+1465
8 Ventforet Kofu 421810146050+1064
9 Oita Trinita 421711145456−262
10 Fagiano Okayama 421319104949058
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
1810262419 +532613139 +44131110 +1

Last updated: 27 May 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultLDDWWWWLLWWLWLLWWW
Position181617116546774656874
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023. [2]

18 February 20231 Ventforet Kofu 1–2 Montedio Yamagata Kōfu
13:09
 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 9,573
Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo
25 February 20232 Ventforet Kofu 1–1 Tokushima Vortis Kōfu
12:00
 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 5,633
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
5 March 20233 Tokyo Verdy 0–0 Ventforet Kofu Chōfu
14:03 Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 8,448
Referee: Reo Tanaka
11 March 20234 Ventforet Kofu 2–1 Fujieda MYFC Kōfu
12:00
 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 6,941
Referee: Keisuke Nobori
19 March 20235 Fagiano Okayama 2–3 Ventforet Kofu Okayama
13:00
 Report
Stadium: City Light Stadium
Referee: Tom Nield (England)
26 March 20236 Mito HollyHock 2–4 Ventforet Kofu Mito
14:00
 Report
Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Attendance: 2,475
Referee: Dai Matsumoto
1 April 20237 Ventforet Kofu 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Kōfu
12:00
 Report Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 11,643
Referee: Yuzo Sutani
8 April 20238 Ventforet Kofu 0–3 Vegalta Sendai Kōfu
13:03 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 6,804
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
12 April 20239 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–1 Ventforet Kofu Isahaya
19:03
 Report
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Attendance: 3,815
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
16 April 202310 Ventforet Kofu 1–0 Tochigi SC Kōfu
12:00
 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 6,143
Referee: Toru Kakinuma
22 April 202311 Ventforet Kofu 1–0 Machida Zelvia Kofu
14:00
 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 6,494
Referee: Koji Takasaki
29 April 202312 Thespakusatsu Gunma 2–1 Ventforet Kofu Maebashi
14:03
 Report
Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Reo Tanaka
3 May 202313 Ventforet Kofu 1–0 Iwaki FC Kōfu
13:00
 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 10,561
Referee: Tomokazu Sato
7 May 202314 Roasso Kumamoto 2–0 Ventforet Kofu Kumamoto
13:00
 Report
Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
13 May 202315 Ventforet Kofu 0–1 JEF United Chiba Kofu
14:00
 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 5,184
Referee: Keisuke Nobori
17 May 202316 Blaublitz Akita 0–1 Ventforet Kofu Akita
18:00Stadium: Soyu Stadium
21 May 202317 Zweigen Kanazawa 0–1 Ventforet Kofu Kanazawa
13:00Stadium: Ishikawa Athletics Stadium

Emperor's Cup

7 JuneSecond round V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Ventforet Kofu Isahaya
19:00 JST Report
Report
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Attendance: 2,304
Referee: Toru Kakinuma

AFC Champions League

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References

  1. ↑ "2022 Top Players" (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ↑ 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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