2018 in Japanese football

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Football in Japan
Season2018
Men's football
J1 LeagueKawasaki Frontale
J2 LeagueMatsumoto Yamaga
J3 LeagueFC Ryukyu
Japan Football LeagueHonda FC
Emperor's CupUrawa Red Diamonds
J.League CupShonan Bellmare
Japanese Super CupCerezo Osaka
Women's football
Nadeshiko League 1NTV Beleza
Nadeshiko League 2Iga FC Kunoichi
Empress's CupNTV Beleza
Nadeshiko League CupNTV Beleza
← 2017 Japan 2019 →

The 2018 season was the 90th season of competitive association football in Japan.

Promotion and relegation[edit]

Teams relegated from J1 League

Teams promoted to J1 League

Teams relegated from J2 League

Teams promoted to J2 League

Teams relegated from J3 League

No relegation to the Japan Football League

Teams promoted to J3 League

Teams promoted to Japan Football League

Men's Football[edit]

J1 League[edit]

Main article: 2018 J1 League
Pos Team
 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
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]
6 FC Tokyo 34 14 8 12 39 34 +5 50
7 Cerezo Osaka 34 13 11 10 39 38 +1 50
8 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 14 7 13 56 48 +8 49
9 Gamba Osaka 34 14 6 14 41 46 −5 48
10 Vissel Kobe 34 12 9 13 45 52 −7 45
11 Vegalta Sendai 34 13 6 15 44 54 −10 45
12 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 12 5 17 56 56 0 41
13 Shonan Bellmare 34 10 11 13 38 43 −5 41
14 Sagan Tosu 34 10 11 13 29 34 −5 41
15 Nagoya Grampus 34 12 5 17 52 59 −7 41
16 Júbilo Iwata (O) 34 10 11 13 35 48 −13 41 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17 Kashiwa Reysol (R) 34 12 3 19 47 54 −7 39 Relegation to J2 League
18 V-Varen Nagasaki (R) 34 8 6 20 39 59 −20 30
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Emperor's Cup winners.

J2 League[edit]

Main article: 2018 J2 League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Matsumoto Yamaga (C, P) 42 21 14 7 54 34 +20 77 Promotion to 2019 J1 League
2 Oita Trinita (P) 42 23 7 12 76 51 +25 76
3 Yokohama FC 42 21 13 8 63 44 +19 76 Qualification for promotion play-offs[a]
4 Machida Zelvia 42 21 13 8 62 44 +18 76
5 Omiya Ardija 42 21 8 13 65 48 +17 71 Qualification for promotion play-offs[a]
6 Tokyo Verdy 42 19 14 9 56 41 +15 71
7 Avispa Fukuoka 42 19 13 10 58 42 +16 70
8 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 16 13 13 63 64 −1 61
9 Ventforet Kofu 42 16 11 15 56 46 +10 59
10 Mito HollyHock 42 16 9 17 48 46 +2 57
11 Tokushima Vortis 42 16 8 18 48 42 +6 56
12 Montedio Yamagata 42 14 14 14 49 51 −2 56
13 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 14 13 15 52 48 +4 55
14 JEF United Chiba 42 16 7 19 72 72 0 55
15 Fagiano Okayama 42 14 11 17 39 43 −4 53
16 Albirex Niigata 42 15 8 19 48 56 −8 53
17 Tochigi SC 42 13 11 18 38 48 −10 50
18 Ehime FC 42 12 12 18 34 52 −18 48
19 Kyoto Sanga 42 12 7 23 40 58 −18 43
20 FC Gifu 42 11 9 22 44 62 −18 42
21 Roasso Kumamoto (R) 42 9 7 26 50 79 −29 34 Relegation to 2019 J3 League[b]
22 Kamatamare Sanuki (R) 42 7 10 25 28 72 −44 31
Source: 2018 MEIJI YASUDA J2 LEAGUE League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion play-offs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.
  2. ^ Direct exchange between J2 and J3 is subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2018 J3 League.

J3 League[edit]

Main article: 2018 J3 League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 FC Ryukyu (C, P) 32 20 6 6 70 40 +30 66 Promotion to 2019 J2 League[a]
2 Kagoshima United (P) 32 16 9 7 46 35 +11 57
3 Gainare Tottori 32 15 8 9 61 47 +14 53
4 Azul Claro Numazu 32 14 10 8 40 29 +11 52
5 Thespakusatsu Gunma 32 15 7 10 37 35 +2 52
6 Gamba Osaka U-23 32 13 8 11 53 43 +10 47
7 Cerezo Osaka U-23 32 13 7 12 47 36 +11 46
8 Blaublitz Akita 32 12 7 13 37 35 +2 43
9 SC Sagamihara 32 12 6 14 42 53 −11 42
10 Nagano Parceiro 32 10 11 11 39 37 +2 41
11 Kataller Toyama 32 12 5 15 41 50 −9 41
12 Fukushima United 32 9 13 10 36 43 −7 40
13 Grulla Morioka 32 12 4 16 41 56 −15 40
14 FC Tokyo U-23 32 10 6 16 38 45 −7 36
15 YSCC Yokohama 32 8 10 14 40 48 −8 34
16 Fujieda MYFC 32 10 4 18 32 48 −16 34
17 Giravanz Kitakyushu 32 6 9 17 22 42 −20 27
Source: 2018 MEIJI YASUDA J3 LEAGUE League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4th) head-to-head results; 5th) disciplinary points; 6th) draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Only teams that hold a J2 license are eligible for promotion.

Japan Football League[edit]

Main article: 2018 Japan Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Honda FC (C) 30 25 4 1 76 25 +51 79
2 FC Osaka 30 18 3 9 54 34 +20 57
3 Vanraure Hachinohe (P) 30 16 8 6 43 21 +22 56 Promotion to 2019 J3 League[a]
4 Sony Sendai 30 16 4 10 67 43 +24 52
5 FC Imabari 30 14 7 9 63 32 +31 49
6 Tokyo Musashino City 30 14 7 9 49 36 +13 49
7 MIO Biwako Shiga 30 13 7 10 38 35 +3 46
8 Nara Club 30 12 6 12 33 32 +1 42
9 Verspah Oita 30 11 6 13 29 38 −9 39
10 ReinMeer Aomori 30 10 7 13 38 48 −10 37
11 Veertien Mie 30 9 8 13 40 52 −12 35
12 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 30 9 5 16 43 60 −17 32
13 Maruyasu Okazaki 30 8 7 15 33 46 −13 31
14 Honda Lock 30 6 11 13 29 52 −23 29
15 Ryutsu Keizai Dragons 30 4 7 19 20 50 −30 19
16 Cobaltore Onagawa (R) 30 4 5 21 18 65 −47 17 Relegation to 2019 Regional Leagues
Source: JFL website (in Japanese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Draw
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 100 Year Plan status, obtain J3 license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the JFL, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.

Regional Leagues[edit]

Main article: 2018 Japanese Regional Leagues

Cup competitions[edit]

Emperor's Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 Emperor's Cup

Final

Main article: 2018 Emperor's Cup Final
Urawa Red Diamonds1–0Vegalta Sendai
Ugajin 13' Report

J.League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 J.League Cup

Final

Main article: 2018 J.League Cup Final
Shonan Bellmare1–0Yokohama F. Marinos
Sugioka 36' Report
Attendance: 44,242

Super Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 Japanese Super Cup


Kawasaki Frontale2–3Cerezo Osaka
Kobayashi 51'
Ōkubo 90+2'		 Report Yamaguchi 26'
Kiyotake 48'
Takagi 78'
Attendance: 41,803
Referee: K. Fukushima

AFC Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Play-off round[edit]

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
East Region
Team 1
Score
Team 2
3–0

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Group E[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JEO TJQ KSW KIT
1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 5 0 1 22 9 +13 15 Advance to knockout stage — 6–3 3–2 3–0
2 China Tianjin Quanjian 6 4 1 1 15 11 +4 13 4–2 — 3–2 3–0
3 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4 0–2 1–1 — 1–0
4 Hong Kong Kitchee 6 1 0 5 1 14 −13 3 0–6 0–1 1–0 —
Source: AFC
Group F[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SSI ULS MEL KAW
1 China Shanghai SIPG 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 4–1 1–1
2 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 3 1 15 11 +4 9 0–1 — 6–2 2–1
3 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 2 2 2 11 16 −5 8 2–1 3–3 — 1–0
4 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 0 3 3 6 9 −3 3 0–1 2–2 2–2 —
Source: AFC
Group G[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GZE BUR CER JEJ
1 China Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 3 0 12 6 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–1 5–3
2 Thailand Buriram United 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 1–1 — 2–0 0–2
3 Japan Cerezo Osaka 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8 0–0 2–2 — 2–1
4 South Korea Jeju United 6 1 0 5 6 11 −5 3 0–2 0–1 0–1 —
Source: AFC
Group H[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SSB KAS SYD SSH
1 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–2 1–4 1–1
2 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 0–1 — 1–1 1–1
3 Australia Sydney FC 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6 0–2 0–2 — 0–0
4 China Shanghai Shenhua 6 0 5 1 6 8 −2 5 0–2 2–2 2–2 —
Source: AFC

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kashima Antlers Japan 4–3 China Shanghai SIPG 3–1 1–2
Quarter-finals[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kashima Antlers Japan 5–0 China Tianjin Quanjian 2–0 3–0
Semi-finals[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kashima Antlers Japan 6–5 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3–2 3–3
Final[edit]
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League Final
Kashima Antlers Japan2–0Iran Persepolis
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 35,022
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Persepolis Iran0–0Japan Kashima Antlers
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Kashima Antlers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Women's football[edit]

L.League[edit]

Main article: 2018 L.League

Nadeshiko League Div.1[edit]

Main article: 2018 Nadeshiko League § Nadeshiko League Division 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NTV Beleza (C) 18 14 3 1 38 6 +32 45 Qualification to 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship
2 INAC Kobe Leonessa 18 12 4 2 45 11 +34 40
3 Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara 18 9 3 6 29 24 +5 30
4 Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies 18 9 2 7 22 20 +2 29
5 Albirex Niigata Ladies 18 8 3 7 20 22 −2 27
6 JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies 18 5 8 5 19 19 0 23
7 AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies 18 6 4 8 22 27 −5 22
8 Vegalta Sendai Ladies 18 4 3 11 17 39 −22 15
9 Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 18 3 4 11 14 33 −19 13 Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
10 Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies (R) 18 2 2 14 17 42 −25 8 Relegated to Division 2
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Nadeshiko League Div.2[edit]

Main article: 2018 Nadeshiko League § Nadeshiko League Division 2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Iga FC Kunoichi 18 14 2 2 29 6 +23 44 Promoted to Division 1
2 Nippatsu Yokohama FC Seagulls 18 9 4 5 32 24 +8 31 Division 1 promotion/relegation Series
3 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 18 8 6 4 27 21 +6 30
4 Orca Kamogawa FC 18 8 4 6 26 24 +2 28
5 AS Harima ALBION 18 7 4 7 20 19 +1 25
6 Ehime FC Ladies 18 5 8 5 21 21 0 23
7 Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita 18 4 9 5 20 23 −3 21
8 Sfida Setagaya FC 18 5 3 10 20 28 −8 18
9 Bunnys Kyoto SC 18 3 5 10 11 27 −16 14 Division 2 promotion/relegation Series
10 Okayama Yunogo Belle 18 2 5 11 16 29 −13 11 Relegated to Division 3
Source: [2]

Cup competitions[edit]

Empress's Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 Empress's Cup

Final

Main article: 2018 Empress's Cup Final
Nippon TV Beleza4–2 (a.e.t.)INAC Kobe Leonessa
Ueki 54'
Momiki 71', 94'
Tanaka 104'		 Masuya 42'
Kyokawa 77'

Nadeshiko League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 Nadeshiko League Cup

Final

Main article: 2018 Nadeshiko League Cup Final
Nippon TV Beleza1–0INAC Kobe Leonessa
Tanaka 85' Report
Attendance: 1,553

National team (Men)[edit]

Results[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

March 23 International Friendly Japan  1–1  Mali Belgium Liège, Belgium
13:20 (UTC+1) Nakajima 90+4' Report Diaby 43' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 250
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
June 8 International Friendly Switzerland  2–0  Japan Switzerland Lugano, Switzerland
19:00 (UTC+2) Rodriguez 42' (pen.)
Seferovic 82'		 Report Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Referee: Amaury Delerue (France)
June 12 International Friendly Japan  4–2  Paraguay Austria Innsbruck, Austria
15:05 (UTC+2) Inui 51', 63'
Santander 77' (o.g.)
Kagawa 90+1'		 Report Romero 32'
Ortiz 90'		 Stadium: Tivoli-Neu
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

Kirin Challenge Cup

March 27 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 in Europe Japan  1–2  Ukraine Belgium Liège, Belgium
14:20 (UTC+2) Makino 41' Report Rakitskiy 21'
Karavayev 69'		 Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 2,529
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)
May 30 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 Japan  0–2  Ghana Japan Yokohama, Japan
19:25 (UTC+9) Report Partey 9'
Boateng 51' (pen.)		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)
Attendance: 64,520
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
September 7 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 Japan  Cancelled  Chile Japan Sapporo, Japan
Report Stadium: Sapporo Dome
September 11 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 Japan  3–0  Costa Rica Japan Suita, Japan
19:20 (UTC+9) Sasaki 16'
Minamino 66'
J. Ito 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 33,891
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
October 12 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 Japan  3–0  Panama Japan Niigata, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) Minamino 42'
J. Ito 66'
Murillo 85' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 38,322
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
October 16 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 Japan  4–3  Uruguay Japan Saitama, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) Minamino 10', 66'
Osako 36'
Doan 59'		 Report Pereiro 28'
Cavani 57'
Rodríguez 75'		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 57,239
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
November 16 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 Japan  1–1  Venezuela Japan Ōita, Japan
19:30 (UTC+9) Sakai 40' Report Rincón 81' (pen.) Stadium: Ōita Bank Dome
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
November 20 Kirin Challenge Cup 2018 Japan  4–0  Kyrgyzstan Japan Toyota, Japan
19:20 (UTC+9) Yamanaka 2'
Haraguchi 19'
Osako 72'
Nakajima 73'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

2018 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Group H[edit]
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
3  Senegal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
4  Poland 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.

Matches

June 19 2018 FIFA World Cup: Group H Colombia  1–2  Japan Russia Saransk, Russia
15:00 UTC+3 Quintero 39' Report Kagawa 6' (pen.)
Osako 73'		 Stadium: Mordovia Arena
Attendance: 40,842
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
June 24 2018 FIFA World Cup: Group H Japan  2–2  Senegal Russia Ekaterinburg, Russia
20:00 UTC+5 Inui 34'
Honda 78'		 Report Mané 11'
Wagué 71'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 32,572
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
June 28 2018 FIFA World Cup: Group H Japan  0–1  Poland Russia Volgograd, Russia
17:00 UTC+3 Report Bednarek 59' Stadium: Volgograd Arena
Attendance: 42,189
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
July 2 2018 FIFA World Cup: Round of 16 Belgium  3–2  Japan Russia Rostov-on-Don, Russia
21:00 UTC+3 Vertonghen 69'
Fellaini 74'
Chadli 90+4'		 Report Haraguchi 48'
Inui 52'		 Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 41,466
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Players statistics[edit]

Player -2017 03.23 03.27 05.30 06.08 06.12 06.19 06.24 06.28 07.02 09.11 10.12 10.16 11.16 11.20 2018 Total
Shinji Okazaki 111(50) - - O - O O O O - - - - - - 5(0) 116(50)
Makoto Hasebe 106(2) O O O O - O O O O - - - - - 8(0) 114(2)
Yuto Nagatomo 101(3) O O O O - O O O O - - O - - 9(0) 110(3)
Keisuke Honda 91(36) O O O O - O O(1) - O - - - - - 7(1) 98(37)
Shinji Kagawa 89(29) - - O O O(1) O(1) O - O - - - - - 6(2) 95(31)
Eiji Kawashima 81(0) - O O O - O O O O - - - - - 7(0) 88(0)
Maya Yoshida 80(10) - - O O - O O O O - - O O O 9(0) 89(10)
Hiroki Sakai 41(0) - - - O O O O O O - - O O(1) - 8(1) 49(1)
Hotaru Yamaguchi 38(2) O O O - O O - O O - - - - - 7(0) 45(2)
Gotoku Sakai 36(0) O O O O O - - O - - - - - - 6(0) 42(0)
Genki Haraguchi 29(6) - O O O O O O - O(1) - O O O O(1) 11(2) 40(8)
Tomoaki Makino 28(3) O O(1) O O - - - O - O O - - O 8(1) 36(4)
Yuya Osako 25(7) O - O O O O(1) O O O - O O(1) O O(1) 12(3) 37(10)
Takashi Inui 25(2) - - - O O(2) O O(1) O O(1) - - - - - 6(4) 31(6)
Yoshinori Muto 21(2) - - O O O - - O - - - - - - 4(0) 25(2)
Takashi Usami 19(3) O O O O O - O O - - - - - - 7(0) 26(3)
Takuma Asano 17(3) - - - - - - - - - O - - - - 1(0) 18(3)
Gaku Shibasaki 14(3) - O O O O O O O O - O O O O 12(0) 26(3)
Yu Kobayashi 11(2) O O - - - - - - - O - - - - 3(0) 14(2)
Yuya Kubo 11(2) O O - - - - - - - - - - - - 2(0) 13(2)
Yosuke Ideguchi 11(2) - - O - - - - - - - - - - - 1(0) 12(2)
Wataru Endo 11(0) - - - - O - - - - O - O O - 4(0) 15(0)
Gen Shoji 10(1) O - - - O O O - O - - - - - 5(0) 15(1)
Toshihiro Aoyama 8(1) - - - - - - - - - O O O - - 3(0) 11(1)
Kengo Kawamata 8(1) - - - - - - - - - - O - - - 1(0) 9(1)
Kenyu Sugimoto 5(1) - O - - - - - - - - - - O O 3(0) 8(1)
Masaaki Higashiguchi 4(0) - - - - O - - - - O - O - - 3(0) 7(0)
Ryota Morioka 4(0) O - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1(0) 5(0)
Junya Ito 3(0) - - - - - - - - - O(1) O(1) - O O 4(2) 7(2)
Shuichi Gonda 3(0) - - - - - - - - - - O - - O 2(0) 5(0)
Shintaro Kurumaya 3(0) - - - - - - - - - O - - - - 1(0) 4(0)
Takumi Minamino 2(0) - - - - - - - - - O(1) O(1) O(2) O O 5(4) 7(4)
Ryota Oshima 2(0) O - O O - - - - - - - - - - 3(0) 5(0)
Genta Miura 2(0) - - - - - - - - - O - O - O 3(0) 5(0)
Kosuke Nakamura 2(0) O - - - O - - - - - - - - - 2(0) 4(0)
Naomichi Ueda 2(0) - O - - O - - - - - - - - - 2(0) 4(0)
Kento Misao 1(0) O O - - - - - - - O O - - O 5(0) 6(0)
Sei Muroya 1(0) - - - - - - - - - O O - - O 3(0) 4(0)
Shoya Nakajima 0(0) O(1) O - - - - - - - O - O O O(1) 6(2) 6(2)
Ritsu Doan 0(0) - - - - - - - - - O O O(1) O O 5(1) 5(1)
Sho Sasaki 0(0) - - - - - - - - - O O - O - 3(0) 3(0)
Koya Kitagawa 0(0) - - - - - - - - - - O - O O 3(0) 3(0)
Hidemasa Morita 0(0) - - - - - - - - - O - - - O 2(0) 2(0)
Takehiro Tomiyasu 0(0) - - - - - - - - - - O - O - 2(0) 2(0)
Ryosuke Yamanaka 0(0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - O(1) 1(1) 1(1)
Tomoya Ugajin 0(0) O - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1(0) 1(0)
Jun Amano 0(0) - - - - - - - - - O - - - - 1(0) 1(0)
Daniel Schmidt 0(0) - - - - - - - - - - - - O - 1(0) 1(0)

National team (Women)[edit]

Results[edit]

2018.02.28 Japan 2–6 Netherlands Portugal
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2018.03.02 Japan 2–1 Iceland Portugal
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2018.03.05 Japan 2–0 Denmark Portugal
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2018.03.07 Japan 0–2 Canada Portugal
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2018.04.01 Japan 7–1 Ghana Nagasaki
Tanaka 14'
Iwabuchi 29'
Masuya 43'
Nakajima 48'
Takagi 74'
Sugasawa 79'
Sameshima 83'		 ? ?' Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
2018.04.07 Japan 4–0 Vietnam Jordan
Yokoyama 3'
Nakajima 17'
Iwabuchi 53'
Tanaka 66'
2018.04.10 Japan 0–0 South Korea Jordan
2018.04.13 Japan 1–1 Australia Jordan
Sakaguchi 63' ? ?'
2018.04.17 Japan 3–1 China Jordan
Iwabuchi 39'
Yokoyama 85', 88'		 ? ?'
2018.04.20 Japan 1–0 Australia Jordan
Yokoyama 84'
2018.06.10 Japan 3–1 New Zealand New Zealand
Tanaka 17', 34', 44' ? ?'
2018.07.26 Japan 2–4 United States United States
Tanaka 20'
Sakaguchi 76'		 ? ?'
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2018.07.29 Japan 1–2 Brazil United States
Masuya 90+3' ? ?'
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2018.08.02 Japan 0–2 Australia United States
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2018.08.16 Japan 2–0 Thailand Indonesia
Iwabuchi 33'
Momiki 85'
2018.08.21 Japan 7–0 Vietnam Indonesia
Sugasawa 5', 77'
Momiki 17'
Nakajima 38'
Tanaka 52', 88'
Masuya 64'
2018.08.25 Japan 2–1 North Korea Indonesia
Iwabuchi 40'
Hasegawa 62'		 ? ?'
2018.08.28 Japan 2–1 South Korea Indonesia
Sugasawa 5'
86' (o.g.)		 ? ?'
2018.08.31 Japan 1–0 China Indonesia
Sugasawa 90'
2018.11.11 Japan 4–1 Norway Tottori
Yokoyama 16'
Iwabuchi 27', 55'
Momiki 63'		 ? ?' Stadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium

Players statistics[edit]

Player -2017 02.28 03.02 03.05 03.07 04.01 04.07 04.10 04.13 04.17 04.20 06.10 07.26 07.29 08.02 08.16 08.21 08.25 08.28 08.31 11.11 2018 Total
Mizuho Sakaguchi 116(28) O - O O O O O O(1) - O - - - - - - - - - - 8(1) 124(29)
Rumi Utsugi 103(5) - O(1) O O - - - O O O O - - - - - - - - O 8(1) 111(6)
Saki Kumagai 90(0) - O O O - O O O O O O - - - - - - - - O 10(0) 100(0)
Aya Sameshima 85(4) O - O O O(1) O O O - O O O O O O O O O O O 18(1) 103(5)
Nahomi Kawasumi 82(20) - - - - O O O - O - O O O O - - - - - - 8(0) 90(20)
Saori Ariyoshi 49(1) O - O O O O - - O - O O - O O - O O O O 14(0) 63(1)
Emi Nakajima 46(9) O(1) O O O O(1) O(1) - O O O O O O O O O(1) O O O O 19(4) 65(13)
Mana Iwabuchi 43(11) O(1) O O(1) O O(1) O(1) O O O(1) O - O O O O(1) - O(1) O O O(2) 18(9) 61(20)
Yuika Sugasawa 43(11) - O(1) - O O(1) O O O - O O O O O O O(2) O O(1) O(1) O 17(6) 60(17)
Kumi Yokoyama 24(11) O O O - - O(1) O - O(2) O(1) - O O O - - - - - O(1) 11(5) 35(16)
Mina Tanaka 20(6) O O O O O(1) O(1) O - O - O(3) O(1) O O O O(2) O - - - 15(8) 35(14)
Yu Nakasato 16(0) - - - - O - - - - - O - - - - O - O - - 4(0) 20(0)
Rika Masuya 15(3) O O O - O(1) O - O O - - O O(1) O - O(1) O - - - 12(3) 27(6)
Hikaru Naomoto 15(0) - O - - O O - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3(0) 18(0)
Yuka Momiki 14(3) - - - - - - - - - - - - O - O(1) O(1) O O O O(1) 7(3) 21(6)
Yui Hasegawa 13(2) O O O(1) O - - O O O O O O O O O - O(1) O O O 17(2) 30(4)
Hikari Takagi 13(0) O O - O O(1) - - - - - O - - - - O - - - - 6(1) 19(1)
Ayaka Yamashita 11(0) - O - O O O O O - O O O - - - O O O O O 14(0) 25(0)
Sakiko Ikeda 8(0) O - O - O - - - O - - - O - O - - - - - 6(0) 14(0)
Ayumi Oya 8(0) - O - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1(0) 9(0)
Rin Sumida 7(0) O O - O O - O - O - O O O O O O O O O - 15(0) 22(0)
Shiori Miyake 6(0) O - O - - - - - O - O O - O O O O O O - 11(0) 17(0)
Nana Ichise 6(0) O - O O O O O O - O - - - - - - - - - O 9(0) 15(0)
Madoka Haji 6(0) O - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1(0) 7(0)
Risa Shimizu 0(0) O O O O O - O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 19(0) 19(0)
Moeno Sakaguchi 0(0) - - - - - - - - - - O O(1) O O O O O O O O 10(1) 10(1)
Narumi Miura 0(0) - - - - - - - - - - O O O O - - - - - O 5(0) 5(0)
Aimi Kunitake 0(0) - - - - - - - - - - - - O - - O - O - - 3(0) 3(0)
Mayo Doko 0(0) - - - - - - - - - - - - O - - - - - - - 1(0) 1(0)
Chika Hirao 0(0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - O - - - - - - 1(0) 1(0)
Hina Sugita 0(0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - O - - - - - - 1(0) 1(0)
Fuka Nagano 0(0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O 1(0) 1(0)
Hinata Miyazawa 0(0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O 1(0) 1(0)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nadeshiko League 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Nadeshiko League 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

External links[edit]

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