2024 Urawa Red Diamonds season

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Urawa Red Diamonds
2024 season
Manager Per-Mathias Høgmo
Stadium Saitama Stadium 2002 and Urawa Komaba Stadium
Saitama, Saitama
J1 League 11th
Emperor's Cup Disqualified
J.League Cup Round 1
Top goalscorerLeague: Thiago Santana (4 goals)
All: Thiago Santana (5 goals)
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The 2024 Urawa Red Diamonds season is their 74th season in existence and the 23rd consecutive season in the J1 League. As well as the domestic league, they are competing in the J.League Cup. However, they will not be participating in the 2024 Emperor's Cup due to a ban imposed by the JFA following violence by fans in the previous season. They are the first team to be banned from the tournament. [1]

Contents

Squad

Season squad

Squad no.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age at start of season)
Goalkeepers
1 Shusaku Nishikawa Flag of Japan.svg GK 18 June 1986 (aged 37)
16 Ayumi Niekawa Flag of Japan.svg GK 12 May 1994 (aged 29)
31 Shun Yoshida Flag of Japan.svg GK 28 November 1996 (aged 27)
Defenders
2 Hiroki Sakai (c) Flag of Japan.svg RB 12 April 1990 (aged 33)
4 Hirokazu Ishihara Flag of Japan.svg RB / RM 26 February 1999 (aged 24)
5 Marius Høibråten Flag of Norway.svg CB 23 January 1995 (aged 29)
20 Yota Sato Flag of Japan.svg CB 10 September 1998 (aged 25)
23 Rikito Inoue Flag of Japan.svg CB 9 March 1997 (aged 26)
28 Alexander Scholz Flag of Denmark.svg CB 24 October 1992 (aged 31)
66 Ayumu Ohata Flag of Japan.svg LB 27 April 2001 (aged 22)
Midfielders
3 Atsuki Ito Flag of Japan.svg DM 11 August 1998 (aged 25)
6 Ken Iwao Flag of Japan.svg CM 18 April 1988 (aged 35)
8 Yoshio Koizumi Flag of Japan.svg AM / CM 5 October 1996 (aged 27)
10 Shoya Nakajima Flag of Japan.svg AM / LW / RW 23 August 1994 (aged 29)
11 Samuel Gustafson Flag of Sweden.svg DM / CM 11 January 1995 (aged 29)
13 Ryoma Watanabe Flag of Japan.svg RM 2 October 1996 (aged 27)
14 Takahiro Sekine Flag of Japan.svg LM / RM 19 April 1995 (aged 28)
17 Ola Solbakken Flag of Norway.svg RW 14 July 1997 (aged 26)
21 Tomoaki Okubo Flag of Japan.svg RW / LW 23 July 1998 (aged 25)
24 Yusuke Matsuo Flag of Japan.svg LW 23 July 1997 (aged 26)
25 Kaito Yasui Flag of Japan.svg AM / DM 9 February 2000 (aged 24)
27 Ekanit Panya Flag of Thailand.svg AM 21 October 1999 (aged 24)
29 Yota Horiuchi Flag of Japan.svg DM 8 July 2004 (aged 19)
35 Tomoya Ugajin Flag of Japan.svg LM / LB 23 March 1988 (aged 35)
39 Jumpei Hayakawa Flag of Japan.svg LW 5 December 2005 (aged 18)
47 Hidetoshi Takeda Flag of Japan.svg RM / AM 15 September 2001 (aged 22)
Forwards
7 Hiroki Abe Flag of Japan.svg LW / FW 28 January 1999 (aged 25)
9 Bryan Linssen Flag of the Netherlands.svg FW 8 October 1990 (aged 33)
12 Thiago Santana Flag of Brazil.svg FW 4 February 1993 (aged 31)
18 Toshiki Takahashi Flag of Japan.svg FW 20 January 1998 (aged 26)
30 Shinzo Koroki Flag of Japan.svg FW 31 July 1986 (aged 37)
38 Naoki Maeda Flag of Japan.svg RW / SS 17 November 1994 (aged 29)

Last updated: 20 January 2024.
Source: Urawa Reds website

Transfers

Arrivals

DatePositionPlayerFromTypeSource
25 December 2023DF Flag of Japan.svg Hirokazu Ishihara Flag of Japan.svg Shonan Bellmare Full [2]
27 December 2023DF Flag of Japan.svg Yota Sato Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka Full [3]
27 December 2023DF Flag of Japan.svg Rikito Inoue Flag of Japan.svg Kyoto Sanga Full [4]
29 December 2023MF Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Takeda Flag of Japan.svg Mito Hollyhock Loan return [5]
29 December 2023MF Flag of Sweden.svg Samuel Gustafson Flag of Sweden.svg BK Häcken Full [6]
7 January 2024DF Flag of Japan.svg Ryoma Watanabe Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo Full [7]
7 January 2024FW Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Maeda Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus Full [8]
9 January 2024MF Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Ugajin Flag of Japan.svg FC Gifu Full [9]
12 January 2024MF Flag of Norway.svg Ola Solbakken Flag of Italy.svg AS Roma Loan [10]
13 January 2024FW Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Santana Flag of Japan.svg Shimizu S-Pulse Full [11]
13 January 2024MF Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Matsuo Flag of Belgium (civil).svg KVC Westerlo Loan return [12]

Departures

DatePositionPlayerToTypeSource
27 November 2023FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex Schalk Released [13]
27 November 2023FW Flag of Guinea.svg José Kanté Retired [14]
8 December 2023DF Flag of Japan.svg Ryuya Fukushima Released [15]
26 December 2023DF Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Chinen Flag of Japan.svg Vegalta Sendai Full [16]
26 December 2023DF Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Miyamoto Flag of Japan.svg Kyoto Sanga Loan [17]
29 December 2023DF Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Inukai Flag of Japan.svg Kashiwa Reysol Full [18]
4 January 2024MF Flag of Japan.svg Kai Matsuzaki Flag of Japan.svg Shimizu S-Pulse Full [19]
5 January 2024DF Flag of Japan.svg Yudai Fujiwara Flag of Japan.svg Oita Trinita Loan [20]
7 January 2024DF Flag of Japan.svg Kazuaki Mawatari Flag of Japan.svg Matsumoto Yamaga Full [21]
8 January 2024DF Flag of Japan.svg Kota Kudo Flag of Japan.svg Giravanz Kitakyushu Loan [22]
9 January 2024MF Flag of Japan.svg Kai Shibato Flag of Japan.svg FC Machida Zelvia Loan [23]
9 January 2024DF Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Iwanami Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe Full [24]
11 January 2024FW Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Junker Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus Full [25]
12 January 2024MF Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Hirano Flag of Japan.svg Cerezo Osaka Full [26]
20 January 2024MF Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Akimoto Flag of Belgium (civil).svg OH Leuven Loan [27]
1 February 2024GK Flag of Japan.svg Zion Suzuki Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sint-Truiden Full [28]

Competitions

J1 League

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
9 Gamba Osaka 1043399015
10 Kashiwa Reysol 935187+114
11 Urawa Red Diamonds 104241413+114
12 Júbilo Iwata 104151513+213
13 Avispa Fukuoka 1026289−112
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: 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.

Results by matchday

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHAHAHH
ResultLDWDWLWLLW
Position181812128106111211
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: J. League Data Site
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The full league fixtures were released on 23 January 2024. [29]

23 February1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Hiroshima
14:00 JST
  • Ohashi Soccerball shade.svg45', 55'
 Report Stadium: EDION Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 27,545
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
3 March2 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Tokyo Verdy Saitama
16:04 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 50,863
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
10 March3 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Sapporo
13:05 JST Arano Yellow card.svg 59'
Kobayashi Yellow card.svg 65'		 Report Sakai Soccerball shade.svg30'Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
17 March4 Shonan Bellmare 4–4 Urawa Red Diamonds Hiratsuka
15:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium
Attendance: 12,628
Referee: Lewis Smith
30 March5 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka Saitama
15:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 37,826
Referee: Yusuke Araki
3 April6 FC Tokyo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Tokyo
19:33 JST
Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 49,005
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
7 April7 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sagan Tosu Saitama
15:03 JST
Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,576
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
12 April8 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa
19:03 JST
Report Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 14,201
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
20 April9 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka Saitama
16:03 JST Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 41,377
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
28 April10 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus Saitama
15:03 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 42,265
Referee: Yusuke Araki

J.League Cup

The 2024 J.League Cup was expanded so that all 60 J.League clubs would participate.

24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) First round – Match 2 Gainare Tottori 2–5 Urawa Red Diamonds Tottori
19:33 JST
Report
Stadium: Axis Bird Stadium
Attendance: 7,677
Referee: Koji Takasaki

Statistics

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player J1 JLC Total
1FW12 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Santana 415
2MF10 Flag of Japan.svg Shoya Nakajima 022
MF24 Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Matsuo 202
4DF2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Sakai 101
MF3 Flag of Japan.svg Atsuki Ito 011
MF11 Flag of Sweden.svg Samuel Gustafson 101
MF13 Flag of Japan.svg Ryoma Watanabe 101
MF21 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoaki Okubo 101
MF25 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Yasui 101
DF28 Flag of Denmark.svg Alexander Scholz 101
FW30 Flag of Japan.svg Shinzo Koroki 101
FW38 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Maeda 101
MF47 Flag of Japan.svg Hidetoshi Takeda 011
TOTAL14519

Last updated: 28 April 2024.
Source: jleague.co

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