2023 season | |||
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Chairman | Akihiro Nakayama | ||
Manager | Kevin Muscat | ||
Stadium | Nissan Stadium | ||
J1 League | 2nd | ||
Emperor's Cup | Third round | ||
J.League Cup | Semi-finals | ||
AFC Champions League | Group stage | ||
Japanese Super Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Anderson Lopes (21 goals) All: Anderson Lopes (24 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 42,772 (v. Kawasaki Frontale, J1 League, 15 July) [1] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,287 (v. Briobecca Urayasu, Emperor's Cup, 7 June) [1] | ||
Average home league attendance | 27,301 [1] | ||
Biggest win | 5–0 (v. Yokohama FC, J1 League, 8 April) 6–1 (v. Sagan Tosu, J.League Cup, 18 June) | ||
Biggest defeat | 4–1 (v. Yokohama FC, J1 League, 26 August) | ||
All statistics correct as of 23:06, 20 November 2023 (UTC). |
The 2023 Yokohama F. Marinos season is the club's 51st season in existence and the 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, in which they are the defending champions, Yokohama F. Marinos participates in this season's editions of the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup and the AFC Champions League.
The club officially started the 2023 season resuming training sessions on 10 January 2023. They unveiled the team for the 2023 season including new signings presentations, as well as new shirt number system, on 14 January 2023. [2]
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21 JanuaryTraining match | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–0 | Verspah Oita | Miyazaki |
11:30 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Seagaya Square 1 | |
Note: The match was played with three halves of 30 minutes in each. |
25 JanuaryTraining match | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5–1 | Zweigen Kanazawa | Miyazaki |
11:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Seagaya Square 1 |
Note: The match was played with four halves of 30 minutes in each. |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
J1 League | 17 February | -- | Matchday 1 | TBD | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 57.58 |
Emperor's Cup | 8 March | 12 July | Second round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 |
J.League Cup | 7 June | 15 October | Group stage | Semi-final | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 70.00 |
AFC Champions League | 18 September | -- | Group stage | TBD | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 75.00 |
Super Cup | 11 February 2023 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | |
Total | 50 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 95 | 57 | +38 | 62.00 |
Source: Soccerway
Marinos is the current champions of the competition, winning the last season title on the last round after beating Vissel Kobe by 3–1. They stayed 2 points off Kawasaki Frontale, who also won their last league match against FC Tokyo, meaning that if Marinos had lost to Vissel, Frontale would be crowned J1 champions for a third consecutive season. With this title win, Marinos started the season as the second team with most J1 League titles, with 5 in total. They need 3 more titles to tie with 8-times J1 champions Kashima Antlers.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 2 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 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 |
Last updated: 24 November 2023.
Source: worldfootball.net
The opening match was released by the J.League on 23 December 2022. [9] The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023. [10]
17 February1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kawasaki |
19:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,563 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
25 February2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Yokohama |
14:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 34,035 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
3 March3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Yokohama |
19:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 10,854 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
12 March4 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Sapporo |
15:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 17,509 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
18 March5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–1 | Kashima Antlers | Yokohama |
14:00 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 28,478 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
1 April6 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Osaka |
16:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 18,955 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
8 April7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5–0 | Yokohama FC | Yokohama |
19:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 25,238 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
15 April8 | Shonan Bellmare | 1–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Hiratsuka |
15:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 9,355 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
22 April9 | Vissel Kobe | 2–3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kobe |
19:00 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 22,164 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
29 April10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Yokohama |
15:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 33,048 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita |
3 May11 | Sagan Tosu | 1–3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Tosu |
15:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 11,354 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
7 May12 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 4–1 | Kyoto Sanga | Yokohama |
14:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 22,160 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
14 May13 | Albirex Niigata | 2–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Niigata |
13:30 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 24,501 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
20 May14 | Gamba Osaka | 0–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Osaka |
19:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 19,823 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
28 May15 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–0 | Avispa Fukuoka | Yokohama |
14:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 26,115 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita |
3 June16 | FC Tokyo | 2–3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Tokyo |
15:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 28,553 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
10 June17 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 4–3 | Kashiwa Reysol | Yokohama |
16:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 26,946 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
24 June18 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Hiroshima |
19:00 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 15,163 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
2 July19 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 4–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Yokohama |
19:00 JST |
| Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 21,160 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
8 July20 | Nagoya Grampus | 2–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Toyota |
18:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 29,743 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
15 July21 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Yokohama |
19:04 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 42,772 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri |
6 August22 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Saitama |
19:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 42,664 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
12 August23 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–1 | Gamba Osaka | Yokohama |
19:33 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 33,261 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
19 August24 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–1 | FC Tokyo | Yokohama |
19:30 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 33,701 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
26 August25 | Yokohama FC | 4–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama |
18:30 JST | Report |
| Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 13,321 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
1 September26 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kashiwa |
19:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 12,601 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
15 September27 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–1 | Sagan Tosu | Yokohama |
19:33 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 7,771 Referee: Masuya Ueda |
24 September28 | Kashima Antlers | 1–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kashima |
15:04 JST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 27,463 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
29 September29 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–2 | Vissel Kobe | Yokohama |
19:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 30,800 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
21 October30 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 4–1 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Yokohama |
14:03 JST | Report |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 23,286 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
28 October31 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0–4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Fukuoka |
14:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 13,855 Referee: Koei Koya |
12 November32 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Yokohama |
14:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 37,204 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
24 November33 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–0 | Albirex Niigata | Yokohama |
19:03 JST | Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 34,335 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
2 December34 | Kyoto Sanga | v | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kyoto |
--:-- JST | Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera |
As a J1 League club, Marinos starts the competition at the second round, not having to play prefectural qualifiers.
7 JuneSecond round | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–0 | Briobecca Urayasu | Yokohama |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Attendance: 4,287 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
12 JulyThird round | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1-4 | Machida Zelvia | Machida |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Machida GION Stadium Attendance: 6,361 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
As Marinos qualified for the AFC Champions League, the club would immediately be awarded a bye from the competition's group stage, entering it only in the quarter-finals. However, as the continental tournament only starts on September, instead of early in the year (as usual), Marinos had to play the group stage alongside the other 19 participating teams.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 | |
3 | Júbilo Iwata | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
4 | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 |
8 March | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–0 | Júbilo Iwata | Yokohama |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 7,077 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
26 March | Sagan Tosu | 0–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Tosu |
15:03 | Report | Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 6,615 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
5 April | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–1 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Yokohama |
19:03 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 6,269 Referee: Takuto Okabe |
19 April | Júbilo Iwata | 0–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Iwata |
19:03 | Report |
| Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Koei Koya |
24 May | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 3–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Sapporo |
19:03 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 5,923 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
18 June | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6–1 | Sagan Tosu | Yokohama |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 6,939 Referee: Koji Takasaki |
6 September Leg 1 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 3–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Sapporo |
19:03 | JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA) | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 7,566 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
10 September Leg 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Yokohama |
18:03 |
| JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA) | Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 10,423 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
Yokohama F. Marinos won 5–3 on aggregate.
11 October Leg 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Yokohama |
19:03 | Anderson Lopes 61' (pen.) | JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA) | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 13,337 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
15 October Leg 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Saitama |
17:03 | Scholz 63' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.) | JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA) | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 29,504 Referee: Ryu Tanimoto |
Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate.
11 February | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–1 | Ventforet Kofu | Japan National Stadium |
13:35 JST | Report | Utaka 44' | Attendance: 50,923 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
Marinos qualified to play the 2023–24 AFC Champions League as 2022 J1 League champions. With the title, the club earned a direct entry to the competition's group stage. The group stage is planned by the AFC to start on 18 September 2023. [11]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 [lower-alpha 1] | Advance to round of 16 |
2 | Shandong Taishan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 12 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Incheon United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 12 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Kaya–Iloilo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 |
19 September | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–4 | Incheon United | Yokohama |
19:00 UTC+9 | Report |
| Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 7,010 Referee: Khalid Saleh (Saudi Arabia) |
3 October | Shandong Taishan | 0–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Jinan |
20:00 UTC+8 | Report |
| Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 43,783 Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates) |
25 October | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–0 | Kaya–Iloilo | Yokohama |
19:00 UTC+9 |
| Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 7,524 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan) |
7 November | Kaya–Iloilo | 1–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Manila |
20:00 UTC+8 | Report |
| Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 956 Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait) |
28 November | Incheon United | 2–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Incheon |
19:00 UTC+9 |
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| Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait) |
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC CL | Super Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 11 | Anderson Lopes | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
2 | MF | 7 | Élber | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
3 | FW | 20 | Yan Matheus | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
4 | FW | 30 | Takuma Nishimura | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
FW | 14 | Asahi Uenaka | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
6 | MF | 23 | Ryo Miyaichi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
7 | MF | 18 | Kota Mizunuma | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
8 | MF | 10 | Marcos Júnior | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DF | 27 | Ken Matsubara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
MF | 25 | Kaina Yoshio | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
– | – | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
12 | DF | 2 | Katsuya Nagato | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 6 | Kota Watanabe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 16 | Joel Chima Fujita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 31 | Kenyu Sugimoto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
16 | DF | 5 | Eduardo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 8 | Takuya Kida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 17 | Kenta Inoue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 35 | Keigo Sakakibara | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 29 | Nam Tae-hee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 36 | Yuhi Murakami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 62 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 94 |
Last updated: 28 November 2023.
Source: jleague.co, besoccer.com
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