Vegalta Sendai
2018 season
ChairmanNishikawa Yoshihisa
ManagerJapanSusumu Watanabe
StadiumYurtec Stadium Sendai
J1 League11th
J.League Cupplay-offs
Emperor's Cuprunner up
Top goalscorerLeague: JapanNishimura
All: JapanNishimura

In 2018, Vegalta Sendai competed in the J1 League, the top tier of Japanese football. It was the club's eighth consecutive season in this competition. They also competed in the J.League Cup and reached the semi-finals of the Emperor's Cup.

Squad

As of 14 January 2018.[1]

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 Japan JPN Daniel Schmidt
2 DF Japan JPN Katsuya Nagato
4 DF Japan JPN Koji Hachisuka
6 DF Japan JPN Ko Itakura (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
7 MF Japan JPN Hiroaki Okuno
8 MF Japan JPN Yoshihiro Shoji
9 FW Japan JPN Sota Hirayama
10 MF North Korea PRK Ryang Yong-gi
11 FW Japan JPN Naoki Ishihara
13 DF Japan JPN Yasuhiro Hiraoka
14 MF Japan JPN Jun Kanakubo
16 MF Japan JPN Gakuto Notsuda (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
17 MF Japan JPN Shingo Tomita
19 FW Japan JPN Ryo Germain
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Japan JPN Takuma Abe
21 GK Japan JPN Kentaro Seki
22 GK Japan JPN Goro Kawanami
23 MF Japan JPN Yoshihiro Nakano
25 MF Japan JPN Naoki Sugai
27 DF Japan JPN Kazuki Oiwa
29 MF Japan JPN Shota Kobayashi
30 FW Japan JPN Takuma Nishimura
31 MF Japan JPN Shunsuke Motegi
33 DF Japan JPN Masato Tokida
34 MF Japan JPN Keiya Shiihashi
35 GK South Korea KOR Lee Yu-noh
39 DF South Korea KOR Kim Jung-ya
40 MF Japan JPN Kunimitsu Sekiguchi

J1 League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Match details

J1 League match details[2]
MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
12018.02.25Vegalta Sendai1–0Kashiwa ReysolYurtec Stadium Sendai15,655
22018.03.03FC Tokyo0–1Vegalta SendaiAjinomoto Stadium16,990
32018.03.10Vegalta Sendai1–1Vissel KobeYurtec Stadium Sendai14,270
42018.03.18Shimizu S-Pulse1–1Vegalta SendaiIAI Stadium Nihondaira13,965
52018.03.31Vegalta Sendai1–0V-Varen NagasakiYurtec Stadium Sendai13,158
62018.04.07Urawa Reds1–0Vegalta SendaiSaitama Stadium 200228,984
72018.04.11Nagoya Grampus2–3Vegalta SendaiPaloma Mizuho Stadium9,297
82018.04.14Vegalta Sendai0–0Kawasaki FrontaleYurtec Stadium Sendai14,024
92018.04.21Vegalta Sendai0–3Júbilo IwataYurtec Stadium Sendai13,316
102018.04.25Cerezo Osaka2–1Vegalta SendaiKincho Stadium8,165
112018.04.28Vegalta Sendai2–2Hokkaido Consadole SapporoYurtec Stadium Sendai13,812
122018.05.02Gamba Osaka1–0Vegalta SendaiPanasonic Stadium Suita11,824
132018.05.06Shonan Bellmare1–3Vegalta SendaiShonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka11,805
142018.05.12Vegalta Sendai1–3Sanfrecce HiroshimaYurtec Stadium Sendai15,115
152018.05.20Kashima Antlers1–2Vegalta SendaiKashima Soccer Stadium23,942
162018.07.18Vegalta Sendai2–8Yokohama F. MarinosYurtec Stadium Sendai13,081
172018.07.22Sagan Tosu0–1Vegalta SendaiBest Amenity Stadium17,537
182018.07.28Vegalta Sendai2–2Cerezo OsakaYurtec Stadium Sendai14,911
192018.08.01Vegalta Sendai1–2Nagoya GrampusYurtec Stadium Sendai13,968
202018.08.05Júbilo Iwata3–2Vegalta SendaiYamaha Stadium12,496
212018.08.11Kashiwa Reysol0–2Vegalta SendaiSankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium12,666
222018.08.15Vegalta Sendai4–1Shonan BellmareYurtec Stadium Sendai16,892
232018.08.19Vegalta Sendai2–1Gamba OsakaYurtec Stadium Sendai16,110
242018.08.25Kawasaki Frontale1–0Vegalta SendaiKawasaki Todoroki Stadium23,816
252018.09.01Vegalta Sendai2–1Shimizu S-PulseYurtec Stadium Sendai14,293
262018.09.15Vegalta Sendai1–0FC TokyoYurtec Stadium Sendai17,887
272018.09.22V-Varen Nagasaki1–0Vegalta SendaiTranscosmos Stadium Nagasaki9,990
282018.09.29Yokohama F. Marinos5–2Vegalta SendaiNHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium8,688
292018.10.07Vegalta Sendai1–1Urawa RedsYurtec Stadium Sendai18,276
302018.10.20Vegalta Sendai2–3Sagan TosuYurtec Stadium Sendai18,023
312018.11.04Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo1–0Vegalta SendaiSapporo Dome24,065
322018.11.10Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–1Vegalta SendaiEdion Stadium Hiroshima13,091
332018.11.24Vegalta Sendai0–3Kashima AntlersYurtec Stadium Sendai19,152
342018.12.01Vissel Kobe3–2Vegalta SendaiNoevir Stadium Kobe24,517

Emperor's Cup

MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
2nd round2018.06.06Vegalta Sendai4-0Thespakusatsu GunmaYurtec Stadium Sendai2,685
3rd round2018.07.11Omiya Ardija0-1Vegalta SendaiNACK5 Stadium Omiya3,752
4th round2018.08.22Yokohama F. Marinos2-3Vegalta SendaiNHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium5,977
Quarterfinals2018.10.24Júbilo Iwata1-1
(a.e.t.) 0-0
Penalties 3-4
Vegalta SendaiYamaha Stadium4,068
Semi-finals2018.12.05Vegalta Sendai3-2Montedio YamagataYurtec Stadium Sendai16,604
Final2018.12.09Urawa Red Diamonds1-0Vegalta SendaiSaitama Stadium 200250,978

J.League Cup

MatchDateTeamScoreTeamVenueAttendance
Group A-12018.03.07Vegalta Sendai1-1Albirex NiigataYurtec Stadium Sendai6,508
Group A-22018.03.14Yokohama F. Marinos0-0Vegalta SendaiNHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium6,391
Group A-32018.04.04Vegalta Sendai3-0FC TokyoYurtec Stadium Sendai7,068
Group A-42018.04.18Albirex Niigata3-1Vegalta SendaiDenka Big Swan Stadium2,681
Group A-52018.05.09Vegalta Sendai4-2Yokohama F. MarinosYurtec Stadium Sendai7,187
Group A-62018.05.16FC Tokyo0-1Vegalta SendaiAjinomoto Stadium6,016
Play-offs-12018.06.02Shonan Bellmare3-0Vegalta SendaiShonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka8,374
Play-offs-22018.06.09Vegalta Sendai3-1Shonan BellmareYurtec Stadium Sendai10,215

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Honours

TAG Heuer YOUNG GUNS AWARD

J1 Fair-Play award

References

  1. "バックナンバー2018 | 選手 | ベガルタ仙台オフィシャルサイト". www.vegalta.co.jp.
  2. "J. League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. "Backnumber 2018". 2022-11-13.
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