2014 Vegalta Sendai season

Vegalta Sendai
2014 season
Chairman	Shirahata Yoichi
Manager	Graham Arnold; Susumu Watanabe
Stadium	Yurtec Stadium
J.League Division 1	14th
Emperor's Cup	Second round
J.League Cup	Group stage
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2014 Vegalta Sendai season was Vegalta Sendai's fifth consecutive season and seventh season overall in J.League Division 1. Graham Arnold managed the team to start the season, but he parted ways with the club after taking just two points from the first six games. Arnold identified the advanced age of the Vegalta roster, with 17 players over the age of 30, as a factor in the team's poor performance and his split with management.^[1] Susumu Watanabe,^[2] a former assistant coach, succeeded Arnold as manager.^[3]

Current players

As of 15 March 2014.

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	Shigeru Sakurai
2	DF	JPN	Jiro Kamata
3	DF	JPN	Kodai Watanabe
4	DF	JPN	Koji Hachisuka
5	DF	JPN	Naoki Ishikawa
6	DF	JPN	Makoto Kakuda
8	MF	NZL	Michael McGlinchey (on loan from Central Coast Mariners)
9	FW	JPN	Takayuki Nakahara
10	MF	PRK	Ryang Yong-Gi
11	MF	JPN	Yoshiaki Ota
13	FW	JPN	Atsushi Yanagisawa (captain)
14	MF	JPN	Hayato Sasaki
15	MF	JPN	Norio Suzuki
16	GK	USA	Daniel Schmidt


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	JPN	Shingo Tomita
18	FW	BRA	Wilson
19	FW	JPN	Yuki Muto
20	MF	JPN	Kohei Hattanda
21	GK	JPN	Kentaro Seki
22	GK	AUS	Danny Vukovic (on loan from Perth Glory)
23	DF	JPN	Hiroshi Futami
24	FW	JPN	Shingo Akamine
25	MF	JPN	Naoki Sugai
26	MF	JPN	Keita Fujimura
27	MF	JPN	Takuya Takei
28	FW	JPN	Hiroki Yamamoto
29	DF	JPN	Taikai Uemoto
33	DF	JPN	Hironori Ishikawa

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	Hiroaki Okuno (at V-Varen Nagasaki)

Competitions

J.League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Albirex Niigata	34	12	8	14	30	36	−6	44
13	Ventforet Kofu	34	9	14	11	27	31	−4	41
14	Vegalta Sendai	34	9	11	14	35	50	−15	38
15	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	10	6	18	42	60	−18	36
16	Omiya Ardija (R)	34	9	8	17	44	60	−16	35	Relegation to 2015 J2 League

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J.League Data
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Matches

1 March 2014 1	Vegalta Sendai	1–2	Albirex Niigata	Sendai
14:05 JST	Tomita 52'	Report	Léo Silva 39' (pen.) Roger Gaucho 89'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 15,852 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

8 March 2014 2	Kashima Antlers	2–0	Vegalta Sendai	Kashima
19:04 JST	Endo 31', 90'	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 15,033 Referee: Minoru Tōjō

15 March 2014 3	Vegalta Sendai	0–0	Gamba Osaka	Sendai
17:04 JST		Report		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 13,380 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

23 March 2014 4	Omiya Ardija	4–0	Vegalta Sendai	Ōmiya-ku
15:03 JST	Watanabe 1' Imai 45+1' Ienaga 57' (pen.), 60'	Report		Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 10,465 Referee: Ryuji Sato

29 March 2014 5	Vegalta Sendai	1–1	Ventforet Kofu	Sendai
14:04 JST	Kakuda 37'	Report	Aoyama 77'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 11,144 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

6 April 2014 6	Urawa Red Diamonds	4–0	Vegalta Sendai	Saitama
19:04 JST	Lee 40', 66' Ugajin 71' Suzuki 80'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium Attendance: 26,762 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

12 April 2014 7	Yokohama F. Marinos	0–2	Vegalta Sendai	Yokohama
14:04 JST		Report	Akamine 66', 81'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 19,181 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

19 April 2014 8	Vegalta Sendai	0–3	Sagan Tosu	Sendai
14:04 JST		Report	Niwa 45' Watanabe 59' (o.g.) Hayasaka 90'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 11,413 Referee: Kenji Ogiya

26 April 2014 9	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–0	Vegalta Sendai	Shizuoka
14:03 JST	Kawai 63'	Report		Stadium: Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 11,188 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

29 April 2014 10	Vegalta Sendai	0–0	Kawasaki Frontale	Sendai
16:00 JST	Kakuda 43' Ryang Yong-gi 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 13,040 Referee: Ryuji Sato

3 May 2014 11	Tokushima Vortis	0–1	Vegalta Sendai	Naruto, Tokushima
14:00 JST	Tsuda 30' Saito 77' Fukumoto 87'	Summary	Takei 29' Kamata 37' Akamine 40'	Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium Attendance: 9,686 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

6 May 2014 12	Vegalta Sendai	4–3	Vissel Kobe	Sendai
13:00 JST	Kakuda 1' Watanabe 20' Wilson 55' (pen.) 57' Kamata 69' Ota 74' Muto 76'	Summary	Marquinhos 8' Pedro Júnior 26' 59' Ogawa 72'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 12,945 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

10 May 2014 13	Cerezo Osaka	0–1	Vegalta Sendai	Osaka
16:00 JST	Forlán 30' Kačar 69'	Summary	Kamata 31' Ryang Yong-gi 83'	Stadium: Kincho Stadium Attendance: 15,479 Referee: Kenji Ogiya

18 May 2014 14	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Sendai
13:00 JST	Akamine 16'	Summary		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 18,863 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

19 July 2014 15	Kashiwa Reysol	0–0	Vegalta Sendai	Kashiwa, Chiba
20:00 JST		Summary		Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium Attendance: 8,982 Referee: Ryuji Sato

23 July 2014 16	Vegalta Sendai	3–3	Nagoya Grampus	Sendai
19:00 JST	Akamine 19' Sugai 66' Futami 82'	Summary	Taguchi 58' Córdoba 65' Yano 71' Leandro Domingues 90+2'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 13,302 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

27 July 2014 17	FC Tokyo	3–0	Vegalta Sendai	Chōfu, Tokyo
18:30 JST	Hirayama 18' Kawano 34' Takahashi 43'	Summary	Wilson 20' Ryang Yong-gi 72'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 15,491 Referee: Takuya Maeda

2 August 2014 18	Vegalta Sendai	2–2	Omiya Ardija	Sendai
19:00 JST	Ryang Yong-gi 5' Ishikawa 66'	Summary	Mrđa 14' Kamata 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 14,931 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

9 August 2014 19	Ventforet Kofu	0–0	Vegalta Sendai	Kōfu, Yamanashi
18:30 JST		Summary		Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium Attendance: 8,523 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

16 August 2014 20	Vegalta Sendai	3–2	Shimizu S-Pulse	Sendai
19:00 JST	Muto 12' 21' Uemoto 45+1' Kakuda 50' Kamata 77' Ishikawa 90'	Summary	Lee Ki-je 35' Novaković 45+2' Omae 49' (pen.) 87' Sugiyama 56' Takagi 82'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 14,252 Referee: Maasaki Iemoto

23 August 2014 21	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Vegalta Sendai	Kobe
19:00 JST	Pedro Júnior 52' Iwanami 67'	Summary	Kamata 36' 88' Uemoto 55'	Stadium: Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium Attendance: 13,329 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

30 August 2014 22	Vegalta Sendai	1–2	Yokohama F. Marinos	Sendai
19:00 JST	Sugai 31' Wilson 55'	Summary	Kurihara 18' Shimohira 90+3'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 17,468 Referee: Ryuji Sato

13 September 2014 23	Albirex Niigata	1–0	Vegalta Sendai	Niigata
19:00	Tanaka 31' Léo Silva 77' 90'	Summary	Takei 34'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 23,981 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura

20 September 2014 24	Sagan Tosu	2–1	Vegalta Sendai	Tosu, Saga
19:00	Sakai 48' Niwa 59' Toyoda 71' Mizunuma 84'	Summary	Kamata 6' Akamine 89'	Stadium: Tosu Stadium Attendance: 10,231 Referee: Jumpei Iida

23 September 2014 25	Vegalta Sendai	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Sendai
14:00	Ota 28' Wilson 67'	Summary	Davi 35' Ogasawara 39' Doi 44'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 17,006 Referee: Takuto Okabe

27 September 2014 26	Kawasaki Frontale	1–1	Vegalta Sendai	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
20:00	Paulinho 24' Nakamura 68' Tanaka 84' Morishima 90'	Summary	Wilson 42'	Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 18,127 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto

5 October 2014 27	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	FC Tokyo	Sendai
15:30	Sugai 50' Akamine 75' Ishikawa 90'	Summary	Morishige 27' Edu 77'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 13,699 Referee: Yosuke Kubota

18 October 2014 28	Vegalta Sendai	v	Urawa Red Diamonds	Sendai
14:00				Stadium: Yurtec Stadium

J.League Cup

19 March 2014 Group stage	Shimizu S-Pulse	4–0	Vegalta Sendai	Shizuoka
19:04 JST	Nagasawa 21' Omae 32' Novaković 68', 74'	Report		Stadium: Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 5,291 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida

2 April 2014 Group stage	Vegalta Sendai	1–1	FC Tokyo	Sendai
19:03 JST	Kamata 62'	Report	Edu 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 7,094 Referee: David Coote

16 April 2014 Group stage	Vegalta Sendai	1–2	Kashima Antlers	Sendai
19:00 JST	Muto 60'	Report	Nozawa 41' Akasaki 83'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 7,583 Referee: Takuya Maeda

24 May 2014 Group stage	Sagan Tosu	2–0	Vegalta Sendai	Saga Athletic Stadium, Saga
15:00	Taniguchi 32' (pen.) Kiyotake 57'			Attendance: 4,097 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

28 May 2014 Group stage	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	Gamba Osaka	Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai
19:03	Akamine 66'			Attendance: 7,965 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

1 June 2014 Group stage	Vissel Kobe	2–1	Vegalta Sendai	Noevir Stadium Kobe, Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
Sunday 15:00	Morioka 1' Pedro Jùnior 90+3'		Fujimura 37'	Attendance: 11,044 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami

Emperor's Cup

12 July 2014 Round 2	Vegalta Sendai	1–2	Nara Club	Izumi-ku, Sendai
21:00	Yangisawa 33'	Report	Yusuke Ono 75' Okayama 88'	Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 3,672 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 29 April 2014.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		J-League		J-League Cup		Emperor's Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	JPN	Shigeru Sakurai	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	JPN	Jiro Kamata	11	1	8+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
3	DF	JPN	Kodai Watanabe	12	0	9+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	JPN	Koji Hachisuka	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	JPN	Naoki Ishikawa	12	0	10+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
6	DF	JPN	Makoto Kakuda	7	1	6+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	NZL	Michael McGlinchey	9	0	2+4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
9	FW	JPN	Takayuki Nakahara	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
10	MF	PRK	Ryang Yong-Gi	12	0	10+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	JPN	Yoshiaki Ota	12	0	9+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
13	FW	JPN	Atsushi Yanagisawa	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	JPN	Hayato Sasaki	5	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
15	DF	JPN	Norio Suzuki	4	0	0+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
16	GK	USA	Daniel Schmidt	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	JPN	Shingo Tomita	13	1	10+0	1	2+1	0	0+0	0
18	FW	BRA	Wilson	9	0	8+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	JPN	Yuki Muto	12	1	4+5	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
20	MF	JPN	Kohei Hattanda	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	GK	JPN	Kentaro Seki	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	GK	AUS	Danny Vukovic	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	JPN	Hiroshi Futami	7	0	5+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
24	FW	JPN	Shingo Akamine	11	2	5+4	2	2+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	JPN	Naoki Sugai	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	JPN	Keita Fujimura	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	JPN	Takuya Takei	8	0	2+3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
28	FW	JPN	Hiroki Yamamoto	4	0	0+2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
29	DF	JPN	Taikai Uemoto	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	JPN	Hironori Ishikawa	3	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

Honours

J.League Monthly MVP

Month	J1
Month	Player	Source
May	Shingo Akamine	^[4]

References

^ "Arnold sets the record straight". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
^ "Susumu Watanabe", Wikipedia, 31 October 2021, retrieved 19 April 2022
^ "Arnie was on a hiding to nothing". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
^ "J1受賞者ベガルタ仙台赤嶺真吾：Jリーグ 5月度MVP". 13 November 2022.

[1] "Arnold sets the record straight". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

[2] "Susumu Watanabe", Wikipedia, 31 October 2021, retrieved 19 April 2022

[3] "Arnie was on a hiding to nothing". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

[4] "J1受賞者ベガルタ仙台赤嶺真吾：Jリーグ 5月度MVP". 13 November 2022.

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