2024 Thespa Gunma season

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Thespa Gunma 2024 football season

Thespa Gunma

2024 season
Manager	Akira Muto (from 8 May)[1]
Stadium	Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
J2 League	19th
Emperor's Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: All: Masashi Wada (2)[2]

The 2024 season is the 30th season in the existence of Thespa Gunma. The club participates in the J2 League, the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 13 August 2024.^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  JPN Ryuya Ohata 4 DF  JPN Yuma Funabashi 5 MF  JPN Chie Edoojon Kawakami 6 MF  JPN Tatsuya Uchida 7 MF  JPN Masashi Wada 8 FW  JPN Yuya Takazawa 9 FW  JPN Shuto Kitagawa 10 MF  JPN Ryo Sato 11 FW  JPN Ryuji Sugimoto 13 GK  JPN Issei Kondo 14 FW  JPN Riyo Kawamoto (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse) 15 MF  JPN Koki Kazama 17 MF  JPN Atsuki Yamanaka 18 FW  JPN Luna Iwamoto 19 FW  JPN Sena Saito (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse) 21 GK  JPN Masatoshi Kushibiki 22 DF  JPN Yuriya Takahashi

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW  JPN Shu Hiramatsu 24 DF  JPN Shuichi Sakai 25 DF  JPN Rikiru Nakano 27 MF  JPN Ren Fujimura 28 MF  JPN Ryonosuke Kabayama (on loan from Sagan Tosu) 29 DF  JPN Ryota Tagashira 30 FW  JPN Toranosuke Onoseki 32 FW  JPN Atsushi Kawata 33 MF  JPN Hajime Hosogai 35 MF  JPN Taishi Tamashiro 36 DF  JPN Daiki Nakashio 37 MF  JPN Gijo Sehata (on loan from V-Varen Nagasaki) 39 GK  JPN Kohei Maki 40 FW  JPN Kosuke Sagawa (on loan from Tokyo Verdy) 42 GK  JPN Ryo Ishii 44 MF  JPN Taishi Semba (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 50 DF  JPN Kenta Kikuchi

Out on loan

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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 Yudai Nakata (on loan at Tiamo Hirakata)

Transfers

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In

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Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Masashi Wada	Iwate Grulla Morioka		8 January 2024
MF	Taishi Semba	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Loan	10 July 2024
DF	Tatsushi Koyanagi	Blaublitz Akita	Loan	21 August 2024

Competitions

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J2 League

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Main article: 2024 J2 League

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
16	Ventforet Kofu	37	11	9	17	51	56	−5	42
17	Ehime FC	37	10	10	17	39	64	−25	40
18	Tochigi SC (R)	37	7	12	18	33	57	−24	33	Relegation to 2025 J3 League
19	Kagoshima United (R)	37	7	8	22	35	59	−24	29
20	Thespa Gunma (R)	37	3	9	25	24	59	−35	18

Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2024. 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.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	3	8	19	20	45	−25	17	1	4	11	7	21	−14	2	4	8	13	24	−11

Last updated: 7 September 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	D	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	D
Position	7	11	18	19	20	20	19	19	19

Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2024. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Thespa Gunma v Kagoshima United

25 February 2024 1	Thespa Gunma	1–1	Kagoshima United	Maebashi
14:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Roasso Kumamoto v Thespa Gunma

3 March 2024 2	Roasso Kumamoto	1–1	Thespa Gunma	Kumamoto
13:00				Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium

Thespa Gunma v JEF United Chiba

10 March 2024 3	Thespa Gunma	1–3	JEF United Chiba	Maebashi
17:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Thespa Gunma v Ehime FC

16 March 2024 4	Thespa Gunma	0–1	Ehime FC	Maebashi
14:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Yokohama FC v Thespa Gunma

20 March 2024 5	Yokohama FC	1–0	Thespa Gunma	Yokohama
14:00				Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

Thespa Gunma v Fagiano Okayama

24 March 2024 6	Thespa Gunma	1–2	Fagiano Okayama	Maebashi
17:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Tokushima Vortis v Thespa Gunma

30 March 2024 7	Tokushima Vortis	0–1	Thespa Gunma	Naruto
14:00				Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium

Renofa Yamaguchi v Thespa Gunma

14 April 2024 10	Renofa Yamaguchi	4–0	Thespa Gunma	Yamaguchi
14:00				Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium

Ventforet Kofu v Thespa Gunma

20 April 2024 11	Ventforet Kofu	4–1	Thespa Gunma	Kōfu
14:00				Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium

Thespa Gunma v V-Varen Nagasaki

27 April 2024 12	Thespa Gunma	1–2	V-Varen Nagasaki	Maebashi
14:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Fujieda MYFC v Thespa Gunma

3 May 2024 13	Fujieda MYFC	2–1	Thespa Gunma	Fujieda
14:00				Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium

Thespa Gunma v Shimizu S-Pulse

6 May 2024 14	Thespa Gunma	0–3	Shimizu S-Pulse	Maebashi
14:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Vegalta Sendai v Thespa Gunma

11 May 2024 15	Vegalta Sendai	2–1	Thespa Gunma	Sendai
14:00				Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai

Thespa Gunma v Iwaki FC

18 May 2024 16	Thespa Gunma	0–1	Iwaki FC	Maebashi
14:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Blaublitz Akita v Thespa Gunma

26 May 2024 17	Blaublitz Akita	1–1	Thespa Gunma	Akita
14:00				Stadium: Soyu Stadium

Thespa Gunma v Montedio Yamagata

2 June 2024 18	Thespa Gunma	0–0	Montedio Yamagata	Maebashi
14:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Tochigi SC v Thespa Gunma

8 June 2024 19	Tochigi SC	1–1	Thespa Gunma	Utsunomiya
19:00				Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium

Thespa Gunma v Renofa Yamaguchi

16 June 2024 20	Thespa Gunma	0–1	Renofa Yamaguchi	Maebashi
18:30				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Fagiano Okayama v Thespa Gunma

22 June 2024 21	Fagiano Okayama	1–0	Thespa Gunma	Okayama
19:00				Stadium: City Light Stadium

Thespa Gunma v Fujieda MYFC

29 June 2024 22	Thespa Gunma	1–2	Fujieda MYFC	Maebashi
19:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Ehime FC v Thespa Gunma

7 July 2024 23	Ehime FC	0–4	Thespa Gunma	Matsuyama
19:00				Stadium: Ningineer Stadium

Kagoshima United v Thespa Gunma

13 July 2024 24	Kagoshima United	1–1	Thespa Gunma	Kagoshima
19:00				Stadium: Shiranami Stadium

Thespa Gunma v Ventforet Kofu

3 August 2024 25	Thespa Gunma	0–1	Ventforet Kofu	Maebashi
19:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Shimizu S-Pulse v Thespa Gunma

10 August 2024 26	Shimizu S-Pulse	4–0	Thespa Gunma	Shimizu-ku
18:30				Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

Thespa Gunma v Yokohama FC

17 August 2024 27	Thespa Gunma	1–2	Yokohama FC	Maebashi
19:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Mito HollyHock v Thespa Gunma

25 August 2024 28	Mito HollyHock	2–1	Thespa Gunma	Mito
18:00				Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito

Thespa Gunma v Blaublitz Akita

1 September 2024 29	Thespa Gunma	1–0	Blaublitz Akita	Maebashi
19:00	Riyo Kawamoto 74'			Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Thespa Gunma v Vegalta Sendai

7 September 2024 30	Thespa Gunma	0–0	Vegalta Sendai	Maebashi
19:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Emperor's Cup

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Thespa Gunma v Renofa Yamaguchi

12 June 2024 Second round	Thespa Gunma	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Renofa Yamaguchi	Maebashi
19:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

J.League Cup

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Thespa Gunma v SC Sagamihara

6 March 2024 Round 1	Thespa Gunma	4–1 (a.e.t.)	SC Sagamihara	Maebashi
19:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Thespa Gunma v Kashiwa Reysol

24 April 2024 Round 2	Thespa Gunma	1–3	Kashiwa Reysol	Maebashi
19:00				Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

References

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1. ^ "TOP TEAM | ニュース | ザスパ群馬公式サイト". thespa.co.jp (in Japanese). 8 May 2024.
2. ^ "Thespa Gunma FC". int.soccerway.com.
3. ^ "2024 Season Member". Thespakusatsu Gunma. Retrieved 31 January 2024.