2018 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2018 season
Owner	Mazda
Chairman	Kaoru Koyano
Manager	Hiroshi Jofuku
Stadium	Hiroshima Big Arch
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Patric (10 goals)
Biggest win	4–0 (A) v. Gamba Osaka (J1 League Cup)
Biggest defeat	1–3 (A) v. FC Tokyo (J.League 10); 0–2 (H) v. Cerezo Osaka (J.League 15)
colours	colours
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	All statistics correct as of 17 June 2018.

The 2018 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season was the club's tenth consecutive season in J1 League, and 48th overall incompeted Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, and J.League Asia Challenge.

Competitions

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kawasaki Frontale (C)	34	21	6	7	57	27	+30	69	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	17	6	11	47	35	+12	57	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
3	Kashima Antlers	34	16	8	10	50	39	+11	56	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
4	Consadole Sapporo	34	15	10	9	48	48	0	55
5	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	14	9	11	51	39	+12	51	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^[a]

Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	12	1	2	22	8	+14	37	5	1	1	9	3	+6	7	0	1	13	5	+8

Last updated: 20 May 2017.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L
Position	4	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

24 February 2018 J.League 1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	Consadole Sapporo	Hiroshima
	Dangda 28' Kawabe 69' Aoyama 81'	Summary	Bothroyd 71'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 17,026 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

4 March 2018 J.League 2	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Saitama
	Antônio 15' Aoki 43' Abe 45+1' Endo 70'		Kashiwa 17' Shibasaki 66' Inagaki 78'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

10 March 2018 J.League 3	Kashima Antlers	0–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kashima
	Kanazaki 36' Shoji 87'		Wada 51' Sasaki 63'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Referee: Hajime Matsuo

18 March 2018 J.League 4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0–0	Júbilo Iwata	Hiroshima
	Nogami 38' Inagaki 38'		Ominami 45+1' Sakurauchi 79'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Referee: Ryusuke Yamaoka

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	12	1	2	22	8	+14	37	5	1	1	9	3	+6	7	0	1	13	5	+8

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	12	1	2	22	8	+14	37	5	1	1	9	3	+6	7	0	1	13	5	+8

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	12	1	2	22	8	+14	37	5	1	1	9	3	+6	7	0	1	13	5	+8