2023 Vegalta Sendai season

Vegalta Sendai 2023 football season
Vegalta Sendai
2023 season
ChairmanTomohiro Sasaki
ManagerAkira Ito
StadiumYurtec Stadium Sendai
J2 League11th
Emperor's CupSecond 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.

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

Transfers

Transfers in[3]
Join on Pos. Player Moving from Transfer type
10 Mar MF Japan Rikuto Ishio Japan Sendai University Loan transfer;
2023 DSP
9 Mar GK Japan Koki Matsuzawa Japan Tokushima Vortis Loan transfer
Pre-season GK Japan Akihiro Hayashi Japan FC Tokyo Full transfer
Pre-season GK Japan Riku Umeda Japan Osaka Gakuin University Free transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Yuta Koide Japan Oita Trinita Full transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Masahiro Sugata Japan Roasso Kumamoto Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Yuta Goke Japan Vissel Kobe Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Aoi Kudo Japan Hannan University Free transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Ryunosuke Sagara Japan Sagan Tosu Loan transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Yosuke Akiyama Japan JEF United Chiba Loan return
Pre-season MF Brazil Ewerton Portugal Portimonense SC Loan transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Hiroto Yamada Japan Cerezo Osaka Loan transfer
Pre-season FW South Korea Heo Yong-joon South Korea Pohang Steelers Loan transfer
Pre-season FW Japan George Onaiwu Japan Niigata University UHW Free transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Ryunosuke Sugawara Japan Sanno University Free transfer
Transfers out
Leave on Pos. Player Moving to Transfer type
12 Mar GK Japan Daichi Sugimoto Japan Nagoya Grampus Full transfer
Pre-season GK Serbia Nedeljko Stojišić Japan Machida Zelvia Full transfer
Pre-season GK Japan Kaito Ioka Japan Gainare Tottori Full transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Wataru Tanaka Japan Montedio Yamagata Full transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Kyohei Yoshino Japan Yokohama FC Full transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Yasuhiro Hiraoka Japan Ehime FC Full transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Hayato Teruyama Japan FC Imabari Full transfer;
Loan made permanent
Pre-season DF Japan Yota Sato Japan Gamba Osaka Loan expiration
Pre-season MF Japan Takayoshi Ishihara Japan Zweigen Kanazawa Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Kota Osone Japan Fujieda MYFC Loan transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Takumi Nagura Japan V-Varen Nagasaki Loan transfer
Pre-season MF Argentina Leandro Desábato – Contract expiration
Pre-season MF Japan Shingo Tomita – Retirement
Pre-season FW Japan Cayman Togashi Japan Sagan Tosu Full transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Yusuke Minagawa Japan Renofa Yamaguchi Full transfer
Pre-season FW Brazil Felippe Cardoso Brazil Santos FC Loan expiration

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
J2 League 19 February 2023 12 November 2023 Matchday 1 20 8 6 6 26 21 +5 040.00
Emperor's Cup 7 June 2023 Second round 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Total 21 9 6 6 27 21 +6 042.86

Last updated: 7 June 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Roasso Kumamoto 42 13 10 19 52 53 −1 49
15 Tokushima Vortis 42 10 19 13 43 53 −10 49
16 Vegalta Sendai 42 12 12 18 48 61 −13 48
17 Mito HollyHock 42 11 14 17 49 66 −17 47
18 Iwaki FC 42 12 11 19 45 69 −24 47
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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 6 5 5 19 16  +3 23 3 2 3 9 9  0 3 3 2 10 7  +3

Last updated: 18 May 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

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]

Machida Zelvia v Vegalta Sendai
19 February 2023 1 Machida Zelvia 0–0 Vegalta Sendai Machida
14:00 Report Stadium: Machida Gion Stadium
Attendance: 8,055
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
Vegalta Sendai v Tochigi SC
26 February 2023 2 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Tochigi SC Sendai
13:05
Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 13,073
Referee: Shu Kawamata
Tokushima Vortis v Vegalta Sendai
4 March 2023 3 Tokushima Vortis 1–1 Vegalta Sendai Naruto
14:00
Report
Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium
Attendance: 5,553
Referee: Dai Matsumoto
Vegalta Sendai v Iwaki FC
12 March 2023 4 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Iwaki FC Sendai
14:00 Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 12,269
Referee: Atsushi Kamimura
Thespakusatsu Gunma v Vegalta Sendai
19 March 2023 5 Thespakusatsu Gunma 1–2 Vegalta Sendai Maebashi
14:00
Report
  • Goke 34'
  • Kim Tae-hyeon 73'
 Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
Attendance: 3,917
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
Vegalta Sendai v Zweigen Kanazawa
25 March 2023 6 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Zweigen Kanazawa Sendai
14:00
Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 9,481
Referee: Toru Kakinuma
Vegalta Sendai v V-Varen Nagasaki
1 April 2023 7 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki Sendai
14:00 Report
  • Juanma 50'
 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 9,085
Referee: Tom Neild (England)
Ventforet Kofu v Vegalta Sendai
8 April 2023 8 Ventforet Kofu 0–3 Vegalta Sendai Kofu
13:00 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 6,804
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
Shimizu S-Pulse v Vegalta Sendai
12 April 2023 9 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Vegalta Sendai Shimizu
19:00 Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
Vegalta Sendai v Fagiano Okayama
16 April 2023 10 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Fagiano Okayama Sendai
14:00 Report
  • Sano 48'
 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 9,857
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
Fujieda MYFC v Vegalta Sendai
23 April 2023 11 Fujieda MYFC 3–2 Vegalta Sendai Fujieda
14:00
Report
Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,816
Referee: Dai Matsumoto
Vegalta Sendai v Oita Trinita
29 April 2023 12 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Oita Trinita Sendai
14:03
Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 10,840
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
Vegalta Sendai v Blaublitz Akita
3 May 2023 13 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Blaublitz Akita Sendai
14:03
Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 15,026
Referee: Shuhei Shimizu
Mito HollyHock v Vegalta Sendai
7 May 2023 14 Mito HollyHock 1–0 Vegalta Sendai Mito
15:03
Report
Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Attendance: 2,886
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
Vegalta Sendai v Montedio Yamagata
13 May 2023 15 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Montedio Yamagata Sendai
14:00
Report
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 15,163
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
Roasso Kumamoto v Vegalta Sendai
17 May 2023 16 Roasso Kumamoto 0–1 Vegalta Sendai Kumamoto
19:00
Report
Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium
Attendance: 2,884
Referee: Koji Takasaki
Omiya Ardija v Vegalta Sendai
21 May 2023 17 Omiya Ardija v Vegalta Sendai Saitama
14:00 Report Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Vegalta Sendai v JEF United Chiba
28 May 2023 18 Vegalta Sendai v JEF United Chiba Sendai
14:00 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Tokyo Verdy v Vegalta Sendai
4 June 2023 19 Tokyo Verdy v Vegalta Sendai Tokyo
14:00 Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Vegalta Sendai v Júbilo Iwata
11 June 2023 20 Vegalta Sendai v Júbilo Iwata Sendai
13:05 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Renofa Yamaguchi v Vegalta Sendai
18 June 2023 21 Renofa Yamaguchi v Vegalta Sendai Yamaguchi
14:00 Report Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium
Vegalta Sendai v Tokushima Vortis
25 June 2023 22 Vegalta Sendai v Tokushima Vortis Sendai
18:00 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai

Emperor's Cup

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

References

  1. ^ "Team" (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "2023シーズンチーム体制のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. ^ "NEWS". Vegalta Sendai (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ^ 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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