2024 Ventforet Kofu season

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Ventforet Kofu
2024 season
Manager Yoshiyuki Shinoda
(until 1 July)
Shinji Otsuka
Stadium JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
J2 League 16th
Emperor's Cup Round of 16
J.League Cup Prime round
Quarter-finals
AFC Champions League Round of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adaílton
Peter Utaka
(8 each)

All:
Peter Utaka (11)
Biggest win Tokushima Vortis 1–5 Ventforet Kofu
  2023
2025 

The 2024 season is Ventforet Kofu's 59th season in existence and their 7th consecutive season in J2 League. In addition to the domestic league, they also took part in the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup and AFC Champions League.

Contents

Squad

As of 19 April 2024. [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
3 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Taiga Son
4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hideomi Yamamoto
5 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuta Imazu (vice-captain)
6 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Iwana Kobayashi (vice-captain)
7 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Sho Araki (vice-captain)
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 Yoshiki Torikai
11 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Fabián González
13 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yukito Murakami
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
18 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Naoto Misawa
19 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Jumma Miyazaki
21 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Renato Augusto
No.Pos.NationPlayer
23 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masahiro Sekiguchi (captain)
24 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takahiro Iida (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)
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
30 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kotatsu Kumakura DSP
31 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kakeru Miyashita Type 2
32 GK Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Koh Bong-jo (on loan from Sagan Tosu)
33 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kodai Yamauchi
34 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takuto Kimura (on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos)
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 Miki Inoue
44 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yamato Naito
51 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Adaílton
88 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tsubasa Shibuya
99 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Peter Utaka

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.NationPlayer
20 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hikaru Endo (at Tegevajaro Miyazaki)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Riku Nozawa (at FC Gifu)

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
J2 League 25 February 202410 November 2024Matchday 12468103436−2025.00
Emperor's Cup 12 June 2024220041+3100.00
J.League Cup 4 September 2024000000+0!
AFC Champions League 15 February 202421 February 2024Round of 16Round of 16200215−4000.00
Total2888123942−3028.57

Last updated: 14 July 2024
Source: Competitions

J2 League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
12 Roasso Kumamoto 38137185362946
13 Fujieda MYFC 381442038571946
14 Ventforet Kofu 38129175457345
15 Mito HollyHock 3811111639511244
16 Oita Trinita 3810131533471443
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. 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
2468103436 −2261471521 −65431915 +4

Last updated: July 2024.
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH
ResultWWLWDDLWLDWLLWDLLLDDLDLD
Position
Updated to match(es) played on July 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures were released on 23 January 2024. [2]

25 February 20241 Tokushima Vortis 1–5 Ventforet Kofu Naruto
19:00  UTC+9 Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
2 March 20242 Mito HollyHock 1–2 Ventforet Kofu Mito
19:00  UTC+9 Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
19 May 202416 Fagiano Okayama 2–0 Ventforet Kofu Okayama
19:00  UTC+9
Stadium: City Light Stadium
25 May 202417 Ventforet Kofu 1–2 Yokohama FC Kōfu
19:00  UTC+9 Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
1 June 202418 Fujieda MYFC 2–1 Ventforet Kofu Fujieda
19:00  UTC+9 Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
8 June 202419 Ventforet Kofu 1–1 Vegalta Sendai Kōfu
19:00  UTC+9 Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
16 June 202420 Iwaki FC 1–1 Ventforet Kofu Iwaki
19:00  UTC+9 Stadium: Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki
22 June 202421 Ventforet Kofu 1–2 Ehime FC Kōfu
19:00  UTC+9 Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
29 June 202422 Oita Trinita 0–0 Ventforet Kofu Ōita
19:00  UTC+9 Stadium: Resonac Dome Oita
6 July 202423 Ventforet Kofu 1–3 Tokushima Vortis Kōfu
19:00  UTC+9 Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
14 July 202424 Ventforet Kofu 2–2 V-Varen Nagasaki Kōfu
19:00  UTC+9
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
3 August 202425 Thespa Gunma v Ventforet Kofu Maebashi
19:00  UTC+9 Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Emperor's Cup

12 June 2024Second round Ventforet Kofu 2–0 Honda FC Kōfu
19:00  UTC+9
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
10 July 2024Third round Cerezo Osaka 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ventforet Kofu Kōfu
19:00  UTC+9
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
21 August 2024Round of 16 Ventforet Kofu v Kashima Antlers Kōfu
19:00  UTC+9 Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium

J.League Cup

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References

  1. "選手・スタッフ" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. "「2024明治安田J2リーグ ヴァンフォーレ甲府試合日程」のお知らせ | ヴァンフォーレ甲府 公式サイト".