2015 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

The 2015 season was Sanfrecce Hiroshima's seventh consecutive season in J.League Division 1, and 45th overall in the Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. The club secured its third J1 League title after beating Gamba Osaka on aggregate on 5 December 2015.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2015 season
ChairmanKaoru Koyano
ManagerHajime Moriyasu
StadiumHiroshima Big Arch
J1 LeagueWinners
Emperor's CupSemi-finals
J.League CupGroup stage
FIFA Club World CupThird place
Top goalscorerLeague:
Douglas (21)

All:
Douglas (24)
Highest home attendance36,609 vs Gamba Osaka
(5 December 2015)
Lowest home attendance3,179 vs Roasso Kumamoto
(14 October 2015)
Biggest win8–0 v Hiroshima University of Economics
(5 September 2015)
Biggest defeat0–3 v Kashiwa Reysol
(16 August 2015)
3–0 v Gamba Osaka
(29 December 2015)

Transfers

In

Position Nationality Name Age From Notes
DF Sho Sasaki 25 Ventforet Kofu
DF Yasumasa Kawasaki 22 Ryutsu Keizai University FC
FW Douglas 27 Tokushima Vortis Loan
MF Kohei Kudo 30 Kyoto Sanga FC
GK Ryotaro Hironaga 24 FC Tokyo
MF Lee Dae-heon 21 V-Varen Nagasaki Loan return
MF Hironori Ishikawa 26 Vegalta Sendai Loan return
MF Kim Jung-suk 20 Roasso Kumamoto Loan return
MF Sena Inami 22 V-Varen Nagasaki Loan return

Out

Position Nationality Name Age To Notes
MF Yojiro Takahagi 28 Western Sydney Wanderers
FW Naoki Ishihara 30 Urawa Red Diamonds
DF Naoki Otani 19 Roasso Kumamoto Loan
GK Yutaro Hara 24 Roasso Kumamoto
MF Kohei Kudo 30 Matsumoto Yamaga FC
DF Hwang Seok-ho 25 Kashima Antlers
MF Hayao Kawabe 19 Júbilo Iwata Loan
MF Lee Dae-heon 21 Tochigi SC Loan
DF Park Hyung-jin 21 Tochigi SC Loan
MF Hironori Ishikawa 26 Oita Trinita Loan
MF Kim Jung-suk 20 Renofa Yamaguchi Loan
MF Sena Inami 22 Unattached Released

Players

First team squad

Updated 7 March 2016
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 Takuto Hayashi
3 DF  KOR Byeon Jun-Byum
4 DF  JPN Hiroki Mizumoto
5 DF  JPN Kazuhiko Chiba
6 MF  JPN Toshihiro Aoyama
7 MF  JPN Kōji Morisaki
8 MF  JPN Kazuyuki Morisaki
9 FW  BRA Douglas (on loan from Tokushima Vortis)
11 FW  JPN Hisato Satō
13 GK  JPN Takuya Masuda
14 MF  CRO Mihael Mikić
16 MF  JPN Satoru Yamagishi
18 MF  JPN Yoshifumi Kashiwa
19 DF  JPN Sho Sasaki
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW  JPN Yusuke Minagawa
24 MF  JPN Gakuto Notsuda
25 MF  JPN Yusuke Chajima
26 DF  JPN Yasumasa Kawasaki
27 MF  JPN Kohei Shimizu
28 MF  JPN Takuya Marutani
29 FW  JPN Takuma Asano
30 MF  JPN Kosei Shibasaki
33 DF  JPN Tsukasa Shiotani
34 MF  JPN Soya Takahashi
35 DF  JPN Naoki Otani
36 MF  JPN Hayao Kawabe
37 DF  JPN Kazuya Miyahara
38 DF  JPN Kyohei Yoshino

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
J1 League Winners 7 March 20155 December 2015
Emperor's Cup Second round Semi-finals 5 September 201529 December 2015
J.League Cup Group stage 28 March 20153 June 2015
FIFA Club World Cup Play-off Third-Place 10 December 201520 December 2015

Updated to match played 17 April 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
J1 League 36 24 6 6 77 33 +44 066.67
Emperor's Cup 5 4 0 1 13 5 +8 080.00
J.League Cup 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 033.33
FIFA Club World Cup 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 075.00
Total 51 33 9 9 106 46 +60 064.71

Updated to match played 4 March 2016
Source: Competitions

J1 League

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 FC Tokyo 17 11 2 4 24 18 +6 35
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 10 4 3 29 16 +13 34
4 Gamba Osaka 17 9 5 3 24 13 +11 32
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2015. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 1Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–0Ventforet KofuHiroshima
12:00 JST Satō  10'
Shiotani  35'
Douglas  87'
Report Bruno Dybal  56'
Noda  73'
Inagaki  90'
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 14,671
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 2Matsumoto Yamaga FC1–2Sanfrecce HiroshimaMatsumoto
17:00 JST Obina  12' (pen.)
Kiyama  45+3'
Iida  90+3'
Report Kashiwa  7'
Kazuyuki Morisaki  11'
Koji Morisaki  45+3'
Stadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium
Attendance: 17,091
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
22 March 2015 (2015-03-22) 3Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–0Urawa Red DiamondsHiroshima
12:00 JST Aoyama  75'
Chiba  90'
Report Lee  35' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 26,302
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
4 April 2015 (2015-04-04) 4Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–1Vissel KobeHiroshima
16:30 JST Report Ogawa  35' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 11,577
Referee: Masaaki Toma
12 April 2015 (2015-04-12) 5Nagoya Grampus2–0Sanfrecce HiroshimaToyota
12:00 JST Córdoba  19'
Kawamata  45+2'
Tanaka  60'
Yano  85'
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,080
Referee: Ryuji Sato
18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) 6FC Tokyo1–2Sanfrecce HiroshimaChōfu, Tokyo
12:00 JST Muto  1' Report Shibasaki  11'
Kazuyuki Morisaki  36'
Asano  82'
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 24,369
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 7Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–0Shimizu S-PulseHiroshima
12:00 JST Chiba  30'
Notsuda  80'
Report Shirasaki  29'
Hiraoka  45+1'
Utaka  70'
Honda  78'
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 11,653
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
29 April 2015 (2015-04-29) 8Yokohama F. Marinos1–2Sanfrecce HiroshimaKōhoku-ku, Yokohama
17:00 JST Ito  5' Report Douglas  26'
Satō  65'
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 19,284
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) 9Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–0Vegalta SendaiHiroshima
14:00 JST Notsuda  38'
Asano  78'
Report Watanabe  25'
Okuno  45'
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 15,566
Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami
6 May 2015 (2015-05-06) 10Kawasaki Frontale0–1Sanfrecce HiroshimaKawasaki
13:00 JST Report Douglas  2'
Aoyama  66'
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 21,141
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
10 May 2015 (2015-05-10) 11Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–1Gamba OsakaHiroshima
17:00 JST Shibasaki  5' Report Endō  31'
Lins  60'
Konno  73'
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 17,372
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
16 May 2015 (2015-05-16) 12Kashima Antlers2–2Sanfrecce HiroshimaKashima
13:00 JST Hwang Seok-ho  61'
Ogasawara  64'
Dinei  68'
Shoji  77'
Ito  90+2'
Report Mizumoto  25'
Satō  51'
Shiotani  57'
Chiba  62'
Shibasaki  69'
Aoyama  73'
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 13,523
Referee: Hajime Matsuo
23 May 2015 (2015-05-23) 13Sanfrecce Hiroshima4–2Albirex NiigataHiroshima
17:00 JST Shiotani  19', 80'
Douglas  37'
Marutani  61'
Asano  70'
Report Yamazaki  45+1'
Maeno  51'
Tanaka  88'
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 10,460
Referee: Itaru Hirose
30 May 2015 (2015-05-30) 14Shonan Bellmare0–0Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiratsuka
17:00 JST Nagaki  26'
Otake  41'
Report Aoyama  79'
Mikić  90+2'
Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 11,276
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
7 June 2015 (2015-06-07) 15Kashiwa Reysol2–3Sanfrecce HiroshimaKashiwa
14:00 JST Cristiano  28'
Nakatani  62'
Otani  86'
Report Satō  35'
Douglas  50'
Suzuki  88' (o.g.)
Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 11,352
Referee: Takuto Okabe
20 June 2015 (2015-06-20) 16Sanfrecce Hiroshima5–1Montedio YamagataHiroshima
14:00 JST Satō  26', 29', 35'
Shibasaki  39'
Notsuda  90+3'
Report Nakashima  69' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 12,286
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
27 June 2015 (2015-06-27) 17Sagan Tosu2–2Sanfrecce HiroshimaTosu
17:00 JST Toyoda  25', 90+6'
Fujita  51'
Report Miyahara  49'
Aoyama  60'
Douglas  78' (pen.)
Stadium: Tosu Stadium
Attendance: 12,376
Referee: Minoru Tōjō

Second stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Q) 17 13 1 3 44 14 +30 40 Qualification to J.League Championship Stage
2 Kashima Antlers 17 12 1 4 30 16 +14 37
3 Gamba Osaka 17 9 4 4 32 24 +8 31
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2015. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League 2nd Stage Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) 1Vegalta Sendai3–4Sanfrecce HiroshimaSendai
16:00 JST Kanazono  44'
Ramon Lopes  88'
Yamamoto  90+5'
Report Satō  12', 45+2'
Miyahara  40'
Kashiwa  61'
Stadium: Sendai Stadium
Attendance: 13,523
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) 2Sanfrecce Hiroshima6–0Matsumoto Yamaga FCHiroshima
17:00 JST Iida  3' (o.g.)
Iwama  6' (o.g.)
Kashiwa  19'
Douglas  69'
Shibasaki  75', 86'
Report Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 7,966
Referee: Ryuji Sato
19 July 2015 (2015-07-19) 3Urawa Red Diamonds1–2Sanfrecce HiroshimaSaitama
17:00 JST Sekine  35' Report Asano  67'
Chiba  76'
Aoyama  84'
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 41,492
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) 4Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–0Yokohama F. MarinosHiroshima
17:00 JST Douglas  45+2' (p), 54'  68' Report Mikado  45+1' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 15,174
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) 5Vissel Kobe0–4Sanfrecce HiroshimaKobe
17:00 JST Report Douglas  15', 48'
Satō  24'
Notsuda  42' (pen.)
Stadium: Misaki Park Stadium
Attendance: 9,538
Referee: Jumpei Iida
12 August 2015 (2015-08-12) 6Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–1Kashima AntlersHiroshima
17:00 JST Douglas  85' Report Yamamoto  32'
Nishi  33'
Endo  41'
Akasaki  71'
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 16,689
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
16 August 2015 (2015-08-16) 7Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–3Kashiwa ReysolHiroshima
17:00 JST Report Cristiano  3', 62', 77'
Barada  14'
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 14,471
Referee: Masaaki Toma
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 8Albirex Niigata0–2Sanfrecce HiroshimaNiigata
17:00 JST Kawaguchi  63' Report Shiotani  60'
Shimizu  81'
Kazuyuki Morisaki  85'
Aoyama  89'
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 19,615
Referee: Hiromichi Oka
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 9Sanfrecce Hiroshima5–2Nagoya GrampusHiroshima
17:00 JST Douglas  6', 52', 85'
Satō  9'
Asano  71'
Report Isomura  42'
Yano  71'
Nagai  79'  81'
Muta  77'
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 13,916
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 10Montedio Yamagata1–3Sanfrecce HiroshimaTendō
17:00 JST Diego Souza  35'
Shohei Ogura  48'
Report Mikić  39'  77'
Douglas  61'
Asano  79'
Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata
Attendance: 8,137
Referee: Takuto Okabe
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 11Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–0Sagan TosuHiroshima
17:00 JST Chiba  75' Report Fujita  90+4'
Kamada  90+4'
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 18,625
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 12Shimizu S-Pulse1–5Sanfrecce HiroshimaShimizu
13:00 JST Duke  22'
Kakuda  65'
Jong Tae-se  65'
Report Douglas  19'
Mizumoto  24'
Mikić  63'
Asano  75', 80'Shiotani  90+2'
Kashiwa  90+4'
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 13,053
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 13Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–1FC TokyoHiroshima
17:00 JST Report Ota  35'
Takahashi  41'
Kawano  70'
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 18,810
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 14Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–1Kawasaki FrontaleHiroshima
12:00 JST Shibasaki  50'
Aoyama  61'
Yamagishi  90+3'
Report Ōkubo  83' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 19,751
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15Ventforet Kofu0–2Sanfrecce HiroshimaKōfu
12:00 JST Report Douglas  15'
Shimizu  30'
Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
Attendance: 11,062
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 16Gamba Osaka1–2Sanfrecce HiroshimaOsaka
12:00 JST Kurata  26'
Yonekura  49'
Iwashita  54'
Patric  77'  90+1'
Report Satō  33'
Douglas  55'
Shimizu  89'
Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 17,435
Referee: Jumpei Iida
22 November 2015 (2015-11-22) 17Sanfrecce Hiroshima5–0Shonan BellmareHiroshima
11:30 JST Douglas  24', 72', 89'
Aoyama  25'
Satō  42'
Report Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 33,210
Referee: Ryuji Sato

Overall placement

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C) 34 23 5 6 73 30 +43 74 Club World Cup, Champions League group stage and J.League Championship Final
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 21 9 4 69 40 +29 72 Champions League group stage and J.League Championship 1st Round
3 Gamba Osaka 34 18 9 7 56 37 +19 63
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2015. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion.

Championship stage

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

2 December 2015 Gamba Osaka2 – 3Sanfrecce HiroshimaOsaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
19:30 Nagasawa  60'
Konno  82'
Report Douglas  80'
Sasaki  90+1'
Kashiwa  90+6'
Attendance: 17,844
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
5 December 2015 Sanfrecce Hiroshima1 – 1Gamba OsakaHiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
19:30 Asano  76' Report Konno  28' Attendance: 36,609
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

Emperor's Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

14 October 2015 Third RoundSanfrecce Hiroshima1 – 0Roasso KumamotoHiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
19:01 Attendance: 3,179
26 December 2015 Quarter-finalsFC Tokyo1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Sanfrecce HiroshimaNagasaki Athletic Stadium, Isahaya, Nagasaki
15:00 Attendance: 9,933
Referee: Minoru Tōjō
29 December 2015 Semi-finalsGamba Osaka3 – 0Sanfrecce HiroshimaYanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka
15:05 Usami  7', 74'
Nagasawa  90+1'
Attendance: 17,027
Referee: Ryuji Sato

J.League Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
FC Tokyo 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 12
Albirex Niigata 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 2 3 1 9 6 +3 9
Shonan Bellmare 6 2 3 1 5 5 0 9
Sagan Tosu 6 2 2 2 3 4 1 8
Matsumoto Yamaga 6 1 1 4 8 13 5 4
Ventforet Kofu 6 0 2 4 4 10 6 2
Source: [1]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

28 March 2015 (2015-03-28) 1Albirex Niigata0–0Sanfrecce HiroshimaNiigata
12:00 JST Cortez  61'
Yamazaki  78'
Léo Silva  81'
Kobayashi  84'
Report Chiba  38' Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 12,049
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
8 April 2015 (2015-04-08) 2Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–2Shonan BellmareHiroshima
17:00 JST Miyahara  15'
Asano  25', 90'
Report Bruno Correa  14'
Kim Jong-pil  43'  50'
Kobayashi  45'
Hirose  75'
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 4,684
Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida
22 April 2015 (2015-04-22) 3Matsumoto Yamaga FC2–4Sanfrecce HiroshimaMatsumoto
17:00 JST Goto  4'
Obina  42'
Ishihara  50'
Shiina  87'
Report Byeon Jun-Byum  24'
Sho Sasaki  26'
Notsuda  34', 41'
Asano  67'
Stadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium
Attendance: 8,468
Referee: Kenji Ogiya
20 May 2015 (2015-05-20) 4Sagan Tosu1–0Sanfrecce HiroshimaTosu
17:00 JST Isozaki  4'
Yoshida  77'
Report Byeon Jun-Byum  88' Stadium: Tosu Stadium
Attendance: 5,316
Referee: Ryuji Sato
27 May 2015 (2015-05-27) 5Sanfrecce Hiroshima1–1FC TokyoHiroshima
17:00 JST Shimizu  57',  79'
Shiotani  90+2'
Report Hayashi  90' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 6,701
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
3 June 2015 (2015-06-03) 6Sanfrecce Hiroshima2–0Ventforet KofuHiroshima
17:00 JST Asano  37'
Shimizu  84'
Report Hosaka  75' Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 5,730
Referee: Shoichiro Mikami

FIFA Club World Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

10 December 2015 (2015-12-10) Play-offSanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Auckland CityInternational Stadium Yokohama
19:45 Minagawa  9'
Shiotani  70'
Report Attendance: 19,421[2]
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) Quarter-finalsTP Mazembe 0–3 Sanfrecce HiroshimaNagai Stadium, Osaka
19:30 Report Shiotani  44'
Chiba  56'
Asano  78'
Attendance: 23,609[3]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) Semi-finalsSanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 River PlateNagai Stadium, Osaka
19:30 Report Alario  72' Attendance: 20,133[4]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
20 December 2015 (2015-12-20) Third PlaceSanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Guangzhou EvergrandeInternational Stadium Yokohama
16:00 Douglas  70', 83' Report Paulinho  4' Attendance: 47,968[5]
Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)

References

  1. "2015 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup - League Table". J.League Official Website. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. "Match report Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Auckland City FC 2:0 (1:0)" (PDF). FIFA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. "Match report TP Mazembe – Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0:3 (0:1)" (PDF). FIFA. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. "Match report Sanfrecce Hiroshima – River Plate 0:1 (0:0)" (PDF). FIFA. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. "Match report Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Guangzhou Evergrande FC 2:1 (0:1)" (PDF). FIFA. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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