2023 Thespakusatsu Gunma season

Thespakusatsu Gunma
2023 season
Chairman	Tomohiko Nara
Manager	Tsuyoshi Otsuki
Stadium	Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
J2 League	5th
Emperor's Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	Motoki Nagakura (4)
Highest home attendance	4,371 (Ventforet Kofu), Round 12
Lowest home attendance	1,719 (Renofa Yamaguchi), Round 14
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022 2024 →
	All statistics correct as of 18 May 2023.

The 2023 season is Thespakusatsu Gunma's 28th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Thespakusatsu Gunma will participate in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup. This season is last name as Thespakusatsu Gunma for 2023 and rebranding to Thespa Gunma from 2024 season.

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 May 2023.^[1]

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	JPN	Keiki Shimizu
2	DF	JPN	Hayate Shirowa
3	DF	JPN	Hiroto Hatao
4	MF	JPN	Yuki Kawakami
5	MF	JPN	Chie Edoojon Kawakami
6	MF	JPN	Tatsuya Uchida
7	FW	JPN	Riyo Kawamoto
8	MF	JPN	Yuzo Iwakami
9	FW	JPN	Shuto Kitagawa
10	MF	JPN	Ryo Sato
13	FW	JPN	Hayate Take (on loan from Blaublitz Akita)
14	MF	JPN	Tomoyuki Shiraishi
15	MF	JPN	Koki Kazama
17	MF	JPN	Atsuki Yamanaka
18	FW	JPN	Luna Iwamoto
19	DF	JPN	Kazuma Okamoto
20	MF	JPN	Yudai Nakata


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	JPN	Masatoshi Kushibiki
22	DF	JPN	Yuriya Takahashi
23	FW	JPN	Shu Hiramatsu
24	DF	JPN	Shuichi Sakai
27	MF	JPN	Koji Okumura
28	FW	JPN	Motoki Nagakura
29	DF	JPN	Ryota Tagashira ^DSP
30	FW	JPN	Toranosuke Onoseki
33	DF	JPN	Hajime Hosogai
36	DF	JPN	Daiki Nakashio
38	MF	JPN	Taiki Amagasa
39	FW	JPN	Akito Takagi
41	MF	JPN	Yui Tabei
42	GK	JPN	Ryo Ishii
44	GK	JPN	Koji Yamada
50	DF	JPN	Kenta Kikuchi

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
—	MF	JPN	Shumpei Fukahori (on loan at Ehime FC)
—	MF	JPN	Kazune Kubota (on loan at FC Gifu)
—	MF	JPN	Keita Toyama (on loan at Tiamo Hirakata)

Transfers

Transfers in^[2]
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
12 May	DF	Ryota Tagashira	Toyo University	Loan transfer; DSP
Pre-season	GK	Ryo Ishii	Urawa Red Diamonds	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Daiki Nakashio	Yokohama FC	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Shuichi Sakai	Roasso Kumamoto	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kenta Kikuchi	Senshu University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Chie Edoojon Kawakami	Tokushima Vortis	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yudai Nakata	Tiamo Hirakata	Loan return
Pre-season	FW	Ryo Sato	Giravanz Kitakyushu	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Luna Iwamoto	Kanto Gakuin University	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Toranosuke Onoseki	Takasaki UHW HS	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Hayate Take	Blaublitz Akita	Loan transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Genta Ito	Vissel Kobe	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Masaya Kojima	Zweigen Kanazawa	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	So Hirao	MIO Biwako Shiga	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Hayato Abe	Tiamo Hirakata	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yuya Takagi	Yokohama FC	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Yuta Fujii	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	MF	Junya Kato	Zweigen Kanazawa	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Toshiya Tanaka	Renofa Yamaguchi	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yuto Nakayama	Criacao Shinjuku	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shumpei Fukahori	Ehime FC	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kazune Kubota	FC Gifu	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kohei Shin	Nagano Parceiro	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Ryuichi Ichiki	Okinawa SV	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kodai Watanabe	Vonds Ichihara	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Yuya Mitsunaga	Shinagawa CC	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kunitomo Suzuki	Matsumoto Yamaga	Loan expiration

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J2 League	19 February 2023	12 November 2023	Matchday 1		25	9	9	7	28	27	+1	036.00
Emperor's Cup	7 June 2023		Second round	Second round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					26	9	9	8	29	29	+0	034.62

Last updated: 9 July 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Oita Trinita	42	17	11	14	54	56	−2	62
10	Fagiano Okayama	42	13	19	10	49	49	0	58
11	Thespakusatsu Gunma	42	14	15	13	44	44	0	57
12	Fujieda MYFC	42	14	10	18	61	72	−11	52
13	Blaublitz Akita	42	12	15	15	37	44	−7	51

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
20	8	5	7	22	23	−1	29	5	3	2	9	6	+3	3	2	5	13	17	−4

Last updated: 11 June 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	L
Position	10	20	18	13	18	10	6	5	4	6	7	5	6	5	6	5

Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.^[3]

18 February 2023 1	Thespakusatsu Gunma	0–0	Blaublitz Akita	Maebashi
14:00		Report	Morooka 26' Niwa 90+1'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 3,374 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

26 February 2023 2	Machida Zelvia	2–0	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Machida
14:00	Ikeda 38' Onaga 84'	Report	Sakai 7' Kawamoto 37' Amagasa 79'	Stadium: Machida GION Stadium Attendance: 3,160 Referee: Shuhei Shimizu

5 March 2023 3	JEF United Chiba	2–2	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Chiba
14:03	Komori 36' Tsubaki 62' Takahashi 81' Suzuki 89'	Report	Take 4' Kawamoto 21' Hosogai 24' Hatao 45+3'	Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 6,510 Referee: Koji Takasaki

12 March 2023 4	Thespakusatsu Gunma	1–0	Montedio Yamagata	Maebashi
17:03	Take 5' Amagasa 72' Hosogai 89'	Report	Noda 67' Kawai 71'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 3,197 Referee: Yosuke Kubota

19 March 2023 5	Thespakusatsu Gunma	1–2	Vegalta Sendai	Maebashi
14:03	Uchida 57'	Report	Goke 33' Yamada 62' Kim Tae-hyeon 73'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 3,917 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

29 March 2023 6	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–3	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Shizuoka
19:03	Akira Silvano Disaro 29' Shirasaki 75'	Report	Hatao 25' Sato 31' Nagakura 53'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 8,482 Referee: Reo Tanaka

2 April 2023 7	Tochigi SC	1–2	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Utsunomiya
14:00	Kanbe 37' Kurosaki 57' Fukumori 69'	Report	Sato 77' Kazama 87'	Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi Attendance: 4,473 Referee: Shu Kawamata

8 April 2023 8	Thespakusatsu Gunma	1–0	V-Varen Nagasaki	Maebashi
14:03	Sato 35' Nagakura 80'	Report	Juanma 83'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Keisuke Nobori

12 April 2023 9	Omiya Ardija	0–1	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Saitama
19:03	Izumisawa 1' Shibayama 34'	Report	Amagasa 20' Hiramatsu 46'	Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 4,358 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

16 April 2023 10	Iwaki FC	2–1	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Iwaki
14:03	Arita 6', 49' Kaburaki 13' Endo 78'	Report	Nagakura 64'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 2,590 Referee: Shuhei Shimizu

23 April 2023 11	Thespakusatsu Gunma	0–0	Tokushima Vortis	Maebashi
14:03		Report	Cacá 73' Nishiya 90+4' Abe 90+5'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 2,249 Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo

29 April 2023 12	Thespakusatsu Gunma	2–1	Ventforet Kofu	Maebashi
14:03	Nagakura 59' Okamoto 76'	Report	Araki 31' Mitsuhira 47' Kobayashi 74' Hayashida 87'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Reo Tanaka

3 May 2023 13	Roasso Kumamoto	2–0	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Kumamoto
13:53	Kamimura 30' Hirakawa 44' Aihara 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium Attendance: 4,193 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

7 May 2023 14	Thespakusatsu Gunma	2–1	Renofa Yamaguchi	Maebashi
14:03	Kitagawa 15' Take 76' Sakai 90+3'	Report	Igarashi 61' Yoshioka 82'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 1,719 Referee: Koei Koya

13 May 2023 15	Júbilo Iwata	4–2	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Iwata
14:00	Fujikawa 10' Yamada 13' Dudu Pacheco 47' Germain 56' Kanuma 86'	Report	Kazama 71' Sakai 77'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 8,963 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

17 May 2023 16	Thespakusatsu Gunma	2–1	Mito HollyHock	Maebashi
19:00	Hiramatsu 64' Kawakami 75'	Report	Umeda 6'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 2,090 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

21 May 2023 17	Fagiano Okayama	v	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Okayama
19:00		Report		Stadium: City Light Stadium

28 May 2023 18	Thespakusatsu Gunma	v	Fujieda MYFC	Maebashi
14:00		Report		Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

3 June 2023 19	Zweigen Kanazawa	v	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Kanazawa
14:00		Report		Stadium: Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium

11 June 2023 20	Thespakusatsu Gunma	v	Oita Trinita	Maebashi
18:00		Report		Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

18 June 2023 21	Tokyo Verdy	v	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Tokyo
18:00		Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka

25 June 2023 22	Thespakusatsu Gunma	v	Shimizu S-Pulse	Maebashi
19:30		Report		Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Emperor's Cup

7 June 2023 Second round	Tokyo Verdy	2–1	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Tokyo
18:30	Yamada 44' Nakata 83' (o.g.)	Report	Nishitani 36' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka Referee: Tatsuya Saka

References

^ "2022 Season Member". Thespakusatsu Gunma. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
^ "CLUB Info". Thespakusatsu Gunma (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
^ 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.

External links

Official website

[1] "2022 Season Member". Thespakusatsu Gunma. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[2] "CLUB Info". Thespakusatsu Gunma (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.

[3] 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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