2023 Yokohama FC season

Yokohama FC 2023 football season
Yokohama FC
2023 season
ChairmanYuji Onodera
ManagerShuhei Yomoda
StadiumMitsuzawa Stadium
J1 League16th
Emperor's CupThird round
J.League CupGroup stage
Average home league attendance8,152
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All statistics correct as of 2 July 2023.

The 2023 season is Yokohama FC's 25th season in existence and the club's first season in the top flight of Japanese football following their promotion from J2 League. In addition to the domestic league, Yokohama FC competed in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 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 Kengo Nagai (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
2 DF Japan JPN Boniface Nduka
3 DF Japan JPN Takumi Nakamura
4 MF Brazil BRA Yuri Lara
5 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel (captain)
6 MF Japan JPN Takuya Wada
7 FW Japan JPN Ryoya Yamashita
9 FW Brazil BRA Marcelo Ryan
10 FW Brazil BRA Caprini
13 FW Brazil BRA Saulo Mineiro
14 MF Japan JPN Kazuma Takai
15 FW Japan JPN Sho Ito
16 MF Japan JPN Tatsuya Hasegawa (vice-captain)
17 DF Japan JPN Eijiro Takeda (vice-captain)
18 FW Japan JPN Koki Ogawa
19 DF Brazil BRA Mateus Moraes
20 MF Japan JPN Shion Inoue
21 GK Japan JPN Akinori Ichikawa
22 DF Japan JPN Katsuya Iwatake (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Japan JPN Hirotaka Mita (vice-captain)
26 DF Japan JPN Kotaro Hayashi
27 DF Japan JPN Kyohei Yoshino
28 FW Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Công Phượng
29 FW Japan JPN Kaisei Ishii
30 MF Japan JPN Towa Yamane
31 FW Japan JPN Koki Sakamoto
32 DF Japan JPN Shawn van Eerden
33 MF Japan JPN Tomoki Kondo
34 DF Japan JPN Taiga Nishiyama
35 MF Japan JPN Koshiro Uda
36 MF Japan JPN Hayase Takashio
37 MF Japan JPN Yuto Shimizu
41 MF Japan JPN Mizuki Arai
42 DF Japan JPN Kento Hashimoto (on loan from Renofa Yamaguchi)
44 GK Japan JPN Yuji Rokutan
49 GK Germany GER Svend Brodersen
50 FW Japan JPN Keijiro Ogawa

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. Nation Player
11 FW Japan JPN Kazuyoshi Miura (at Portugal Oliveirense)
23 DF Japan JPN Hayato Sugita (at FC Gifu)
40 GK Japan JPN Masaki Endo (at Mito HollyHock)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Japan JPN Issei Ouchi (at Kagoshima United)
— MF Japan JPN Ryo Tabei (at Fagiano Okayama)
— MF Japan JPN Kohei Tezuka (at Sagan Tosu)

Transfers

Transfers in[3]
Join on Pos. Player Moving from Transfer type
Pre-season GK Japan Masaki Endo Japan Meiji University Free transfer
Pre-season GK Japan Kengo Nagai Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Loan transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Kyohei Yoshino Japan Vegalta Sendai Full transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Kotaro Hayashi Japan Meiji University Free transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Kento Hashimoto Japan Renofa Yamaguchi Loan transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Shawn Van Eerden Yokohama FC U18s Promotion
Pre-season MF Brazil Yuri Lara Brazil Vasco da Gama Free transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Hirotaka Mita Japan FC Tokyo Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Shion Inoue Japan Vissel Kobe Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Koki Sakamoto Japan Roasso Kumamoto Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Mizuki Arai Japan Tokyo Verdy Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Tomoki Kondo Japan Nihon University Free transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Koshiro Uda Japan Kokoku HS Free transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Kazuma Takai Japan Renofa Yamaguchi Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Yuto Shimizu Yokohama FC U18s Promotion
Pre-season MF Japan Hayase Takashio Yokohama FC U18s Promotion
Pre-season FW Brazil Caprini Brazil Londrina EC Free transfer
Pre-season FW Vietnam Nguyễn Công Phượng Vietnam Hoang Anh Gia Lai Free transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Boniface Nduka Japan Tokyo Verdy Full transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Kaisei Ishii Japan Sagan Tosu Free transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Keijiro Ogawa South Korea FC Seoul Loan return
Transfers out
Leave on Pos. Player Moving to Transfer type
2 Jul FW Japan Koki Ogawa Netherlands NEC Nijmegen Full transfer
15 Mar DF Japan Hayato Sugita Japan FC Gifu Loan transfer
Pre-season GK Japan Issei Ouchi Japan Kagoshima United Loan transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Masashi Kamekawa Japan Avispa Fukuoka Full transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Daiki Nakashio Japan Thespakusatsu Gunma Full transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Kyowaan Hoshi Japan Blaublitz Akita Free transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Zain Issaka Japan Kawasaki Frontale Loan expiration
Pre-season DF Japan Hideto Takahashi New Zealand Auckland United Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Yuya Takagi Japan Fagiano Okayama Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Yuki Kusano Japan Mito HollyHock Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Kosuke Saito Japan Tokyo Verdy Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Reo Yasunaga Japan Mito HollyHock Full transfer;
Loan made permanent
Pre-season MF Japan Riku Furuyado Japan Kochi United Free transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Ryo Tabei Japan Fagiano Okayama Loan transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Yushi Yamaya Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Loan expiration
Pre-season MF Brazil Rhayner Brazil Tombense FC Loan expiration
Pre-season MF Japan Shunsuke Nakamura – Retirement
Pre-season MF Japan Takuya Matsuura – Contract expiration
Pre-season FW Japan Kazuyoshi Miura Portugal UD Oliveirense Loan transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Kazuma Watanabe Japan Matsumoto Yamaga Free transfer
Pre-season FW Brazil Kléber – Contract expiration

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
J1 League 18 February 2023 12 November 2023 Matchday 1 32 7 8 17 30 55 −25 021.88
Emperor's Cup 21 June 2023 Second round 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 050.00
J.League Cup 8 March 2023 18 June 2023 Group stage Group stage 6 2 0 4 7 10 −3 033.33
Total 40 10 8 22 41 66 −25 025.00

Last updated: 2 July 2023
Source: Soccerway

J1 League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Sagan Tosu 34 9 11 14 43 47 −4 38
15 Shonan Bellmare 34 8 10 16 40 56 −16 34
16 Gamba Osaka 34 9 7 18 38 61 −23 34
17 Kashiwa Reysol 34 6 15 13 33 47 −14 33
18 Yokohama FC (R) 34 7 8 19 31 58 −27 29 Relegation to the J2 League
Source: Meiji Yasuda 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.
(R) Relegated

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.[4]

Yokohama FC v Nagoya Grampus
18 February 2023 1 Yokohama FC 0–1 Nagoya Grampus Yokohama
14:03
  • Yuri Yellow card 22'
  • Caprini Yellow card 73'
  • Nakamura Yellow card 90+7'
  • Ogawa Yellow card 90+8'
 Report
Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 11,186
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
Shonan Bellmare v Yokohama FC
24 February 2023 2 Shonan Bellmare 2–2 Yokohama FC Hiratsuka
Report Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Yokohama FC v Kashima Antlers
4 March 2023 3 Yokohama FC 1–3 Kashima Antlers Yokohama
Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
FC Tokyo v Yokohama FC
12 March 2023 4 FC Tokyo 3–1 Yokohama FC Chōfu
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Yokohama FC v Kyoto Sanga
18 March 2023 5 Yokohama FC 1–4 Kyoto Sanga Yokohama
Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Yokohama FC v Avispa Fukuoka
1 April 2023 6 Yokohama FC 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka Yokohama
14:00
  • Kondo Yellow card 38'
  • Caprini Yellow card 42'
  • Ogawa 45+9' (pen.)
  • Yoshino Yellow card 88'
 Report
Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 4,876
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
Yokohama F. Marinos v Yokohama FC
8 April 2023 7 Yokohama F. Marinos 5–0 Yokohama FC Yokohama
Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Yokohama FC v Sanfrecce Hiroshima
15 April 2023 8 Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yokohama
Report Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Gamba Osaka v Yokohama FC
23 April 2023 9 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Yokohama FC Suita
Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Yokohama FC v Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
29 April 2023 10 Yokohama FC 1–4 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Yokohama
14:03
Report
Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 7,634
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
Yokohama FC v Albirex Niigata
3 May 2023 11 Yokohama FC 1–0 Albirex Niigata Yokohama
19:03
Report Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 10,134
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
Vissel Kobe v Yokohama FC
7 May 2023 12 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Yokohama FC Kobe
14:03
Report
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 20,005
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
Kashiwa Reysol v Yokohama FC
13 May 2023 13 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Yokohama FC Kashiwa
16:03 Report
  • Yuri Yellow card 15'
  • Kondo Yellow card 37'
  • Inoue Yellow card 59'
  • Ogawa Yellow card 39', 69' (pen.)
 Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 8,111
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
Yokohama FC v Kawasaki Frontale
20 May 2023 14 Yokohama FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama
16:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 10,276
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
Cerezo Osaka v Yokohama FC
28 May 2023 15 Cerezo Osaka 2–0 Yokohama FC Yokohama
14:00 JST
Report Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 14,304
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Yokohama FC v Sagan Tosu
3 June 2023 16 Yokohama FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu Yokohama
18:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 7,158
Referee: Koei Koya
Yokohama FC v Urawa Red Diamonds
11 June 2023 17 Yokohama FC 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Yokohama
18:30 JST Report Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 10,086
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
Kyoto Sanga v Yokohama FC
24 June 2023 18 Kyoto Sanga 2–1 Yokohama FC Kyoto
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 8,784
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
Yokohama FC v Gamba Osaka
1 July 2023 19 Yokohama FC 0–0 Gamba Osaka Yokohama
18:30 JST Report
Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 10,348
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
Kawasaki Frontale v Yokohama FC
8 July 2023 20 Kawasaki Frontale v Yokohama FC Kawasaki
19:00 JST Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Yokohama FC
16 July 2023 21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Yokohama FC Hiroshima
18:00 JST Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Yokohama FC v Vissel Kobe
6 August 2023 22 Yokohama FC v Vissel Kobe Yokohama
18:30 JST Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Avispa Fukuoka v Yokohama FC
12 August 2023 23 Avispa Fukuoka v Yokohama FC Fukuoka
19:00 JST Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Yokohama FC v Cerezo Osaka
20 August 2023 24 Yokohama FC v Cerezo Osaka Yokohama
18:30 JST Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Yokohama FC v Yokohama F. Marinos
26 August 2023 25 Yokohama FC v Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama
18:30 JST Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Nagoya Grampus v Yokohama FC
1 September 2023 26 Nagoya Grampus v Yokohama FC Toyota
--:00 JST Stadium: Toyota Soccer Stadium
Yokohama FC v Kashiwa Reysol
15 September 2023 27 Yokohama FC v Kashiwa Reysol Yokohama
--:00 JST Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Albirex Niigata v Yokohama FC
22 September 2023 28 Albirex Niigata v Yokohama FC Niigata
--:00 JST Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Urawa Red Diamonds v Yokohama FC
29 September 2023 29 Urawa Red Diamonds v Yokohama FC Saitama
--:00 JST Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Yokohama FC v FC Tokyo
20 October 2023 30 Yokohama FC v FC Tokyo Yokohama
--:00 JST Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Yokohama FC
27 October 2023 31 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Yokohama FC Sapporo
--:00 JST Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Sagan Tosu v Yokohama FC
10 November 2023 32 Sagan Tosu v Yokohama FC Tosu
--:00 JST Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Yokohama FC v Shonan Bellmare
24 November 2023 33 Yokohama FC v Shonan Bellmare Yokohama
--:00 JST Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Kashima Antlers v Yokohama FC
2 December 2023 34 Kashima Antlers v Yokohama FC Kashima
--:00 JST Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium


Emperor's Cup

Yokohama FC v Iwate Grulla Morioka
21 June 2023 Second round Yokohama FC 4–1 Iwate Grulla Morioka Yokohama
19:00
Report
Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 1,820
Referee: Jumpei Iida
Kochi United v Yokohama FC
12 July 2023 Third round Kochi United v Yokohama FC Kochi
19:00 Report Stadium: Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium

J.League Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nagoya Grampus 6 5 0 1 11 5 +6 15 Advance to knockout stage
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 3 0 3 12 7 +5 9
3 Yokohama FC 6 2 0 4 7 10 −3 6[a]
4 Vissel Kobe 6 2 0 4 4 12 −8 6[a]
Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Yokohama FC 3, Vissel Kobe 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Yokohama FC +1, Vissel Kobe –1.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Yokohama FC
8 March 2023 (2023-03-08) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Yokohama FC Hiroshima
19:03
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Caprini 59' Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima
Attendance: 5,249
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
Yokohama FC v Vissel Kobe
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Yokohama FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe Yokohama
14:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Osako 85' Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 3,813
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
Nagoya Grampus v Yokohama FC
5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Yokohama FC Nagoya
19:33
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 6,465
Referee: Atsushi Kamimura
Yokohama FC v Nagoya Grampus
19 April 2023 (2023-04-19) Yokohama FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus Yokohama
19:03 JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Kida 41', 52' Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 2,818
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
Yokohama FC v Sanfrecce Hiroshima
24 May 2023 (2023-05-24) Yokohama FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yokohama
19:03 Lara 29' JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 2,754
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
Vissel Kobe v Yokohama FC
18 June 2023 (2023-06-18) Vissel Kobe 1–3 Yokohama FC Kobe
18:00
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 5,430
Referee: Yusuke Araki

References

  1. ^ "2023シーズントップチーム体制および選手背番号決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Yokohama FC. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. ^ "選手・スタッフ" (in Japanese). Yokohama FC. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ^ "NEWS". Yokohama FC (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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