2023 Yokohama FC season

Yokohama FC
2023 season
Chairman	Yuji Onodera
Manager	Shuhei Yomoda
Stadium	Mitsuzawa Stadium
J1 League	16th
Emperor's Cup	Third round
J.League Cup	Group stage
Average home league attendance	8,152
	← 2022 2024 →
	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	JPN	Kengo Nagai (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
2	DF	JPN	Boniface Nduka
3	DF	JPN	Takumi Nakamura
4	MF	BRA	Yuri Lara
5	DF	BRA	Gabriel (captain)
6	MF	JPN	Takuya Wada
7	FW	JPN	Ryoya Yamashita
9	FW	BRA	Marcelo Ryan
10	FW	BRA	Caprini
13	FW	BRA	Saulo Mineiro
14	MF	JPN	Kazuma Takai
15	FW	JPN	Sho Ito
16	MF	JPN	Tatsuya Hasegawa (vice-captain)
17	DF	JPN	Eijiro Takeda (vice-captain)
18	FW	JPN	Koki Ogawa
19	DF	BRA	Mateus Moraes
20	MF	JPN	Shion Inoue
21	GK	JPN	Akinori Ichikawa
22	DF	JPN	Katsuya Iwatake (vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	JPN	Hirotaka Mita (vice-captain)
26	DF	JPN	Kotaro Hayashi
27	DF	JPN	Kyohei Yoshino
28	FW	VIE	Nguyễn Công Phượng
29	FW	JPN	Kaisei Ishii
30	MF	JPN	Towa Yamane
31	FW	JPN	Koki Sakamoto
32	DF	JPN	Shawn van Eerden
33	MF	JPN	Tomoki Kondo
34	DF	JPN	Taiga Nishiyama
35	MF	JPN	Koshiro Uda
36	MF	JPN	Hayase Takashio
37	MF	JPN	Yuto Shimizu
41	MF	JPN	Mizuki Arai
42	DF	JPN	Kento Hashimoto (on loan from Renofa Yamaguchi)
44	GK	JPN	Yuji Rokutan
49	GK	GER	Svend Brodersen
50	FW	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	JPN	Kazuyoshi Miura (at Oliveirense)
23	DF	JPN	Hayato Sugita (at FC Gifu)
40	GK	JPN	Masaki Endo (at Mito HollyHock)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Issei Ouchi (at Kagoshima United)
—	MF	JPN	Ryo Tabei (at Fagiano Okayama)
—	MF	JPN	Kohei Tezuka (at Sagan Tosu)

Transfers

Transfers in^[3]
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Masaki Endo	Meiji University	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Kengo Nagai	Shimizu S-Pulse	Loan transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kyohei Yoshino	Vegalta Sendai	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kotaro Hayashi	Meiji University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kento Hashimoto	Renofa Yamaguchi	Loan transfer
Pre-season	DF	Shawn Van Eerden	Yokohama FC U18s	Promotion
Pre-season	MF	Yuri Lara	Vasco da Gama	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Hirotaka Mita	FC Tokyo	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shion Inoue	Vissel Kobe	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Koki Sakamoto	Roasso Kumamoto	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Mizuki Arai	Tokyo Verdy	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Tomoki Kondo	Nihon University	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Koshiro Uda	Kokoku HS	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kazuma Takai	Renofa Yamaguchi	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yuto Shimizu	Yokohama FC U18s	Promotion
Pre-season	MF	Hayase Takashio	Yokohama FC U18s	Promotion
Pre-season	FW	Caprini	Londrina EC	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Nguyễn Công Phượng	Hoang Anh Gia Lai	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Boniface Nduka	Tokyo Verdy	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kaisei Ishii	Sagan Tosu	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Keijiro Ogawa	FC Seoul	Loan return

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
2 Jul	FW	Koki Ogawa	NEC Nijmegen	Full transfer
15 Mar	DF	Hayato Sugita	FC Gifu	Loan transfer
Pre-season	GK	Issei Ouchi	Kagoshima United	Loan transfer
Pre-season	DF	Masashi Kamekawa	Avispa Fukuoka	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Daiki Nakashio	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kyowaan Hoshi	Blaublitz Akita	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Zain Issaka	Kawasaki Frontale	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Hideto Takahashi	Auckland United	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yuya Takagi	Fagiano Okayama	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yuki Kusano	Mito HollyHock	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kosuke Saito	Tokyo Verdy	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Reo Yasunaga	Mito HollyHock	Full transfer; Loan made permanent
Pre-season	MF	Riku Furuyado	Kochi United	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ryo Tabei	Fagiano Okayama	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yushi Yamaya	Yokohama F. Marinos	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Rhayner	Tombense FC	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Shunsuke Nakamura	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Takuya Matsuura	–	Contract expiration
Pre-season	FW	Kazuyoshi Miura	UD Oliveirense	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kazuma Watanabe	Matsumoto Yamaga	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kléber	–	Contract 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 %
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]

18 February 2023 1	Yokohama FC	0–1	Nagoya Grampus	Yokohama
14:03	Yuri 22' Caprini 73' Nakamura 90+7' Ogawa 90+8'	Report	Morishita 66' Junker 4'	Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 11,186 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

24 February 2023 2	Shonan Bellmare	2–2	Yokohama FC	Hiratsuka
		Report		Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka

4 March 2023 3	Yokohama FC	1–3	Kashima Antlers	Yokohama
				Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium

12 March 2023 4	FC Tokyo	3–1	Yokohama FC	Chōfu
				Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

18 March 2023 5	Yokohama FC	1–4	Kyoto Sanga	Yokohama
				Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium

1 April 2023 6	Yokohama FC	1–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Yokohama
14:00	Kondo 38' Caprini 42' Ogawa 45+9' (pen.) Yoshino 88'	Report	Yamagishi 16' Oda 75' Wellington 90+1'	Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 4,876 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

8 April 2023 7	Yokohama F. Marinos	5–0	Yokohama FC	Yokohama
		Report		Stadium: Nissan Stadium

15 April 2023 8	Yokohama FC	0–3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama
		Report		Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium

23 April 2023 9	Gamba Osaka	1–1	Yokohama FC	Suita
		Report		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita

29 April 2023 10	Yokohama FC	1–4	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Yokohama
14:03	Kondo 1'	Report	Asano 39', 60' Ogashiwa 45+1' Tanaka 90+3'	Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 7,634 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

3 May 2023 11	Yokohama FC	1–0	Albirex Niigata	Yokohama
19:03	Yuri 53'	Report		Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 10,134 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

7 May 2023 12	Vissel Kobe	3–0	Yokohama FC	Kobe
14:03	Osako 45+1' (pen.), 52' Sasaki 54'	Report	Yoshino 19' Mineiro 62'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 20,005 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

13 May 2023 13	Kashiwa Reysol	0–1	Yokohama FC	Kashiwa
16:03		Report	Yuri 15' Kondo 37' Inoue 59' Ogawa 39', 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 8,111 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

20 May 2023 14	Yokohama FC	2–1	Kawasaki Frontale	Yokohama
16:00 JST	Inoue 44' Yamashita 48' Yoshino 67'	Report	Seko 68'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 10,276 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

28 May 2023 15	Cerezo Osaka	2–0	Yokohama FC	Yokohama
14:00 JST	Tameda 43' Nakahara 85'	Report		Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 14,304 Referee: Jumpei Iida

3 June 2023 16	Yokohama FC	1–2	Sagan Tosu	Yokohama
18:30 JST	Caprini 36' Marcelo Ryan 78' Takai 90+4'	Report	Tezuka 31' Naganuma 55', 73'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 7,158 Referee: Koei Koya

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

24 June 2023 18	Kyoto Sanga	2–1	Yokohama FC	Kyoto
19:00 JST	Asada 84' Patric 87' Hirato 90+9'	Report	Mita 45+2' Yuri Lara 58' Ito 74' Mateus 75'	Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 8,784 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

1 July 2023 19	Yokohama FC	0–0	Gamba Osaka	Yokohama
18:30 JST		Report	Fukuoka 24'	Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 10,348 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

8 July 2023 20	Kawasaki Frontale	v	Yokohama FC	Kawasaki
19:00 JST				Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

16 July 2023 21	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	Yokohama FC	Hiroshima
18:00 JST				Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

6 August 2023 22	Yokohama FC	v	Vissel Kobe	Yokohama
18:30 JST				Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium

12 August 2023 23	Avispa Fukuoka	v	Yokohama FC	Fukuoka
19:00 JST				Stadium: Best Denki Stadium

20 August 2023 24	Yokohama FC	v	Cerezo Osaka	Yokohama
18:30 JST				Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium

26 August 2023 25	Yokohama FC	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Yokohama
18:30 JST				Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium

1 September 2023 26	Nagoya Grampus	v	Yokohama FC	Toyota
--:00 JST				Stadium: Toyota Soccer Stadium

15 September 2023 27	Yokohama FC	v	Kashiwa Reysol	Yokohama
--:00 JST				Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium

22 September 2023 28	Albirex Niigata	v	Yokohama FC	Niigata
--:00 JST				Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium

29 September 2023 29	Urawa Red Diamonds	v	Yokohama FC	Saitama
--:00 JST				Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

20 October 2023 30	Yokohama FC	v	FC Tokyo	Yokohama
--:00 JST				Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium

27 October 2023 31	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	v	Yokohama FC	Sapporo
--:00 JST				Stadium: Sapporo Dome

10 November 2023 32	Sagan Tosu	v	Yokohama FC	Tosu
--:00 JST				Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium

24 November 2023 33	Yokohama FC	v	Shonan Bellmare	Yokohama
--:00 JST				Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium

2 December 2023 34	Kashima Antlers	v	Yokohama FC	Kashima
--:00 JST				Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium

Emperor's Cup

21 June 2023 Second round	Yokohama FC	4–1	Iwate Grulla Morioka	Yokohama
19:00	Nakamura 32' 35' Sakamoto 38' Ito 42' Saulo Mineiro 68', 73' 76' Own goal 79'	Report	Matsubara 15' Fukagawa 26'	Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 1,820 Referee: Jumpei Iida

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nagoya Grampus	6	5	1	11	5	+6	15	Advance to knockout stage
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	3	3	12	7	+5	9
3	Yokohama FC	6	2	4	7	10	−3	6^[a]
4	Vissel Kobe	6	2	4	4	12	−8	6^[a]

Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Yokohama FC 3, Vissel Kobe 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Yokohama FC +1, Vissel Kobe –1.

8 March 2023 (2023-03-08)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–1	Yokohama FC	Hiroshima
19:03	Mitsuta 75' Sasaki 80' Sugita 88' (o.g.)	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Caprini 59'	Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 5,249 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

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

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)	Nagoya Grampus	3–2	Yokohama FC	Nagoya
19:33	Sakai 45+1', 90' Nagai 78'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Nakamura 28' Ito 42'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,465 Referee: Atsushi Kamimura

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

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

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)	Vissel Kobe	1–3	Yokohama FC	Kobe
18:00	Ozaki 3' Jean Patric 8'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Yamashita 20', 30' Marcelo Ryan 73'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 5,430 Referee: Yusuke Araki

References

^ "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.
^ "選手・スタッフ" (in Japanese). Yokohama FC. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ "NEWS". Yokohama FC (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

[table_hth_YFC0.12008250603456-5] Head-to-head points: Yokohama FC 3, Vissel Kobe 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Yokohama FC +1, Vissel Kobe –1.

[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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