2019 Urawa Red Diamonds season

The 2019 season was Urawa Red Diamonds's 19th consecutive season in J1 League, after finishing 5th in the 2018 J1 League.[1] The club also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, Japanese Super Cup and AFC Champions League. They reached the final of the latter competition, losing to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia by a 0–3 aggregate score.[2]

Urawa Red Diamonds
2019 season
ChairmanKeizo Fuchita
ManagerOswaldo de Oliveira
StadiumSaitama Stadium 2002
J1 League14th
Emperor's CupFourth round
J.League CupQuarter-finals
Japanese Super CupRunners-up
AFC Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Shinzo Koroki (12)
All: Shinzo Koroki (21)

Squad

As of 16 January 2019.[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
1 GK  JPN Shusaku Nishikawa
2 DF  BRA Maurício Antônio
3 MF  JPN Tomoya Ugajin
4 DF  JPN Daisuke Suzuki
5 DF  JPN Tomoaki Makino (Vice-captain)
6 DF  JPN Ryosuke Yamanaka
7 MF  JPN Kazuki Nagasawa
8 MF  BRA Ewerton (on loan from Porto)
9 FW  JPN Yuki Muto
10 MF  JPN Yōsuke Kashiwagi (Captain)
11 FW  CUW Quenten Martinus
12 FW  BRA Fabrício
14 FW  JPN Kenyu Sugimoto
16 MF  JPN Takuya Aoki
17 DF  JPN Rikiya Motegi
18 MF  JPN Naoki Yamada
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  AUS Andrew Nabbout
22 MF  JPN Yuki Abe
23 GK  JPN Nao Iwadate
24 MF  JPN Koya Yuruki
25 GK  JPN Haruki Fukushima
26 DF  JPN Takuya Ogiwara
27 DF  JPN Daiki Hashioka
28 DF  JPN Katsuya Iwatake
29 MF  JPN Kai Shibato
30 FW  JPN Shinzo Koroki
31 DF  JPN Takuya Iwanami
32 GK  JPN Ryo Ishii
33 DF  JPN Nobuki Iketaka
34 DF  JPN Kei Oshiro
46 DF  JPN Ryota Moriwaki

Competitions

Super Cup
Main article: 2019 Japanese Super Cup
16 February 2019 Kawasaki Frontale1 – 0Urawa Red DiamondsSaitama Stadium 2002
13:35[4] Leandro Damião  27'  52'
Taniguchi  67'		 Report Makino  33' Attendance: 52,587
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto Toma

J1 League
Main article: 2019 J1 League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 11 6 17 45 69 −24 39
13 Nagoya Grampus 34 9 10 15 45 50 −5 37
14 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 9 10 15 34 50 −16 37
15 Sagan Tosu 34 10 6 18 32 53 −21 36
16 Shonan Bellmare (O) 34 10 6 18 40 63 −23 36 Relegation play-off
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner.

Results
23 February 2019 1Vegalta Sendai0 – 0Urawa Red DiamondsYurtec Stadium Sendai
14:04 JST[5] Hiraoka  57'
Hyodo  60'		 Report Ugajin  43'
Iwanami  89'		 Attendance: 18,567
Referee: Ryuji Sato
2 March 2019 2Urawa Red Diamonds0 – 2Hokkaido Consadole SapporoSaitama Stadium 2002
16:04 JST[6] Iwanami  80'
Martinus  85'		 Report Suzuki  2', 27'
Anderson Lopes  36'
Shindo  88'		 Attendance: 41,109
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
9 March 2019 3Matsumoto Yamaga0 – 1Urawa Red DiamondsNaganoken Matsumotodaira Wide Area Park General Stadium
16:04 JST[7] Paulinho  68' Report Koroki  72' (pen.)
Abe  82'		 Attendance: 18,922
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
17 March 2019 4Cerezo Osaka1–2Urawa Red DiamondsYanmar Stadium Nagai
15:00 Souza  64' Report
Attendance: 21,022
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
30 March 2019 5Urawa Red Diamonds1–1FC TokyoSaitama
14:00
Summary
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 39,055
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
5 April 2019 6Urawa Red Diamonds0–3Yokohama F. MarinosSaitama
20:30 Summary
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 32,555
Referee: Masaaki Iemoto
14 April 2019 7Gamba Osaka0–1Urawa Red DiamondsSuita
17:00
Summary
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Attendance: 27,870
Referee: Jumpei Iida
20 April 2019 8Urawa Red Diamonds1–0Vissel KobeSaitama
14:00
Summary
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 54,599
Referee: Ryuji Sato
28 April 2019 9Shimizu S-Pulse0–2Urawa Red DiamondsShizuoka
17:00 Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 18,246
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
3 May 2019 10Urawa Red Diamonds0–1Júbilo IwataSaitama
14:00 JST Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 53,361
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
12 May 2019 11Nagoya Grampus2–0Urawa Red DiamondsToyota
13:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 30,839
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
17 May 2019 12Urawa Red Diamonds2–3Shonan BellmareSaitama
19:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 23,221
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
26 May 2019 13Urawa Red Diamonds0–4Sanfrecce HiroshimaSaitama
14:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 33,235
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
1 June 2019 14Kawasaki Frontale1 – 1Urawa Red DiamondsKawasaki
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 24,578
Referee: Yusuke Araki
15 June 2019 15Urawa Red Diamonds2 – 1Sagan TosuSaitama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,081
Referee: Koei Koya
30 June 2019 16Oita Trinita2 – 0Urawa Red DiamondsŌita
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Showa Denko Dome Oita
Attendance: 14,519
Referee: Ryuji Sato
6 July 2019 17Urawa Red Diamonds1 – 0Vegalta SendaiSaitama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,904
Referee: Jumpei Iida
13 July 2019 18Yokohama F. Marinos3 – 1Urawa Red DiamondsYokohama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 33,673
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
20 July 2019 19Júbilo Iwata1 – 3Urawa Red DiamondsFukuroi
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium
Attendance: 23,060
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
31 July 2019 20Urawa Red Diamonds1 – 1Kashima AntlersSaitama
19:30 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 37,265
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
4 August 2019 21Urawa Red Diamonds2 – 2Nagoya GrampusSaitama
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 37,238
Referee: Massaki Iemoto
10 August 2019 22Hokkaido Consadole SapporovUrawa Red DiamondsSapporo
14:00 JST Stadium: Sapporo Dome

J. League Cup
Main article: 2019 J.League Cup
MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
QF12019.09.04Urawa Reds2-3Kashima AntlersSaitama Stadium 200221,148
QF22019.09.08Kashima Antlers2-2Urawa RedsKashima Soccer Stadium14,887

Emperor's Cup
Main article: 2019 Emperor's Cup
MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
2R2019.07.03Urawa Reds2-1Ryutsu Keizai University FCUrawa Komaba Stadium6,691
3R2019.08.14Mito HollyHock1-2Urawa RedsK's denki Stadium Mito8,537
4R2019.09.25Urawa Reds0-2Honda FCSaitama Stadium 200211,953

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

Group standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JEO URA BJG BUR
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 Round of 16 — 2–1 3–1 0–0
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 0–1 — 3–0 3–0
3 Beijing FC 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 0–1 0–0 — 2–0
4 Buriram United 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4 1–0 1–2 1–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Results
6 March 2019 (2019-03-06) Group GUrawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Buriram UnitedSaitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report		 Attendance: 20,056
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) Group GBeijing FC 0–0 Urawa Red DiamondsWorkers' Stadium, Beijing
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report		 Attendance: 43,112
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) Group GUrawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsSaitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 20,118
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
24 April 2019 (2019-04-24) Group GJeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 Urawa Red DiamondsJeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 8,096
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
7 May 2019 (2019-05-07) Group GBuriram United 1–2 Urawa Red DiamondsChang Arena, Buriram
18:00 UTC+7
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 10,970
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
21 May 2019 (2019-05-21) Group GUrawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Beijing FCSaitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:00 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 22,885
Referee: Ali Sabah

Round of 16
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League knockout stage
19 June 2019 Round of 16 First LegUrawa Red Diamonds 1 – 2 Ulsan HyundaiSaitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30
Report
Attendance: 20,741
Referee: Turki Al Khudair
26 June 2019 Round of 16 Second Leg Ulsan Hyundai0 – 3
(2 – 4 agg.)		Urawa Red Diamonds Ulsan
19:00
Report
Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari

Quarter-finals

3–3 on aggregate. Urawa Red Diamonds won on away goals.

Semi-finals
2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Guangzhou EvergrandeSaitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report		 Attendance: 30,068
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) Guangzhou Evergrande 0–1 Urawa Red DiamondsTianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 39,999
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Urawa Red Diamonds won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League Final
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First legAl-Hilal 1–0 Urawa Red DiamondsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3 Al-Bulaihi  38'
Carrillo  60'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,549
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) Second legUrawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Al-HilalSaitama, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Sekine  43'
Aoki  53'
Iwanami  57'
Makino  76'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Al-Dawsari  74'
Gomis  90+3'		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 58,109
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
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