2023 JEF United Chiba season

JEF United Chiba 2023 football season
JEF United Chiba
2023 season
ChairmanAkira Shimada
ManagerYoshiyuki Kobayashi
StadiumFukuda Denshi Arena
J2 League15th
Emperor's CupSecond round
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2023.

The 2023 season is JEF United Chiba's 77th season in existence and the club's 14th consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, JEF United Chiba will participate in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 16 May 2023.[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 Shota Arai (vice-captain)
2 MF Japan JPN Issei Takahashi
4 MF Japan JPN Taishi Taguchi (vice-captain)
5 MF Japan JPN Yusuke Kobayashi
6 DF Japan JPN Ikki Arai (vice-captain)
8 MF Japan JPN Koya Kazama
9 FW Japan JPN Hiroto Goya
10 MF Japan JPN Tomoya Miki (vice-captain)
11 DF Japan JPN Koki Yonekura
13 DF Japan JPN Daisuke Suzuki (captain)
14 MF Japan JPN Naoki Tsubaki
16 FW Japan JPN Kazuki Tanaka (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)
17 MF Japan JPN Takaki Fukumitsu
18 MF Japan JPN Andrew Kumagai
20 FW Japan JPN Toshiyuki Takagi
22 DF Japan JPN Shogo Sasaki
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK Japan JPN Ryota Suzuki
24 DF Japan JPN Shuntaro Yaguchi
25 MF Japan JPN Rui Sueyoshi
26 DF Japan JPN Shunsuke Nishikubo
28 MF Japan JPN Tomoya Shinohara
31 GK Japan JPN Sota Matsubara
33 GK Japan JPN Issei Kondo
36 DF Japan JPN Riku Matsuda
37 FW Japan JPN Keita Buwanika
39 FW Japan JPN Ryuta Shimmyo
40 DF Brazil BRA Mendes
41 FW Japan JPN Hiiro Komori
48 DF Japan JPN Soshiro Tanida Type 2
52 DF Japan JPN Ryota Kuboniwa DSP
67 MF Japan JPN Masaru Hidaka

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Brazil BRA Saldanha (at Neftçi Baku until 31 December 2023)
— FW Japan JPN Raito Saito (at ReinMeer Aomori until 31 January 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Japan JPN Solomon Sakuragawa (at Fagiano Okayama until 31 January 2024)
— FW Japan JPN Taichi Sakuma (at Vanraure Hachinohe until 31 January 2024)

Transfers

Transfers in[2]
Join on Pos. Player Moving from Transfer type
16 May DF Brazil Mendes – Free transfer
Pre-season GK Japan Issei Kondo Japan Hosei University Free transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Riku Matsuda Japan Zweigen Kanazawa Full transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Kazuki Tanaka Japan Kyoto Sanga Loan transfer
Pre-season DF Japan Shuntaro Yaguchi JEF United Chiba U18 Promotion
Pre-season MF Japan Naoki Tsubaki Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Full transfer
Pre-season MF Japan Masaru Hidaka Japan Iwaki FC Full transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Hiroto Goya Japan Oita Trinita Full transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Hiiro Komori Japan Niigata University HW Free transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Ryuta Shimmyo JEF United Chiba U18 Promotion
Transfers out
Leave on Pos. Player Moving to Transfer type
13 Mar DF Japan Shuto Tanabe Japan JEF United Chiba Loan cancellation
Pre-season DF South Korea Jang Min-gyu Japan Machida Zelvia Full transfer
Pre-season DF Brazil Daniel Alves – Contract expiration
Pre-season MF Japan Yosuke Akiyama Japan Vegalta Sendai Loan expiration
Pre-season MF Japan Shuto Kojima Japan YSCC Yokohama Free transfer
Pre-season FW Brazil Saldanha Azerbaijan Neftçi Baku Loan transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Solomon Sakuragawa Japan Fagiano Okayama Loan transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Taichi Sakuma Japan Vanraure Hachinohe Loan transfer
Pre-season FW Japan Kengo Kawamata – Contract expiration
Pre-season FW Brazil Tiago Leonço United Arab Emirates Al-Dhafra Free transfer
Pre-season FW Brazil Ricardo Lopes Ukraine Vorskla Poltava Free transfer

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
J2 League 19 February 2023 12 November 2023 Matchday 1 15 4 5 6 15 20 −5 026.67
Emperor's Cup 7 June 2023 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 15 4 5 6 15 20 −5 026.67

Last updated: 13 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 42 20 14 8 78 34 +44 74 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
5 Montedio Yamagata 42 21 4 17 64 54 +10 67
6 JEF United Chiba 42 19 10 13 61 53 +8 67
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 18 11 13 70 56 +14 65
8 Ventforet Kofu 42 18 10 14 60 50 +10 64
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.

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.[3]

V-Varen Nagasaki v JEF United Chiba
18 February 2023 1 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 JEF United Chiba Isahaya
14:00 Report
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Attendance: 11,165
Referee: Shuhei Shimizu
JEF United Chiba v Montedio Yamagata
25 February 2023 2 JEF United Chiba 1–3 Montedio Yamagata Chiba
14:00
Report
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 9,203
Referee: Keisuke Nobori
JEF United Chiba v Thespakusatsu Gunma
5 March 2023 3 JEF United Chiba 2–2 Thespakusatsu Gunma Chiba
14:00
Report
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 6,510
Referee: Koji Takasaki
Blaublitz Akita v JEF United Chiba
12 March 2023 4 Blaublitz Akita 1–0 JEF United Chiba Akita
14:00
Report Stadium: Soyu Stadium
Attendance: 3,838
Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo
Oita Trinita v JEF United Chiba
19 March 2023 5 Oita Trinita 2–1 JEF United Chiba Oita
14:00
Report
Stadium: Resonac Dome Oita
Attendance: 8,527
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
JEF United Chiba v Fagiano Okayama
25 March 2023 6 JEF United Chiba 1–1 Fagiano Okayama Chiba
14:00
Report
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 5,317
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
Zweigen Kanazawa v JEF United Chiba
2 April 2023 7 Zweigen Kanazawa 2–0 JEF United Chiba Kanazawa
14:00
  • Leo Bahia 21'
  • Kato 54'
 Report Stadium: Ishikawa Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 3,357
Referee: Tomokazu Sato
JEF United Chiba v Tokushima Vortis
8 April 2023 8 JEF United Chiba 2–2 Tokushima Vortis Chiba
14:00
Report
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 5,475
Referee: Yuzo Sutani
Fujieda MYFC v JEF United Chiba
12 April 2023 9 Fujieda MYFC 3–1 JEF United Chiba Fujieda
19:00
Report
  • Suzuki 90+2'
 Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,561
Referee: Koji Takasaki
JEF United Chiba v Tokyo Verdy
16 April 2023 10 JEF United Chiba 1–0 Tokyo Verdy Chiba
14:00 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 6,919
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
Roasso Kumamoto v JEF United Chiba
21 April 2023 11 Roasso Kumamoto 2–2 JEF United Chiba Kumamoto
19:00
Report Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium
Attendance: 3,339
Referee: Reo Tanaka
JEF United Chiba v Omiya Ardija
29 April 2023 12 JEF United Chiba 1–0 Omiya Ardija Chiba
15:00
  • Suzuki 53'
 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 9,606
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
Renofa Yamaguchi v JEF United Chiba
3 May 2023 13 Renofa Yamaguchi 1–1 JEF United Chiba Yamaguchi
14:00 Report Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium
Attendance: 5,365
Referee: Toru Kakinuma
JEF United Chiba v Júbilo Iwata
7 May 2023 14 JEF United Chiba 0–1 Júbilo Iwata Chiba
19:00 Report
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 6,001
Referee: Shuhei Shimizu
Ventforet Kofu v JEF United Chiba
13 May 2023 15 Ventforet Kofu 0–1 JEF United Chiba Kofu
14:00 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 5,184
Referee: Keisuke Nobori
JEF United Chiba v Shimizu S-Pulse
17 May 2023 16 JEF United Chiba v Shimizu S-Pulse Chiba
19:00 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
JEF United Chiba v Tochigi SC
17 May 2023 17 JEF United Chiba v Tochigi SC Chiba
14:00 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Vegalta Sendai v JEF United Chiba
28 May 2023 18 Vegalta Sendai v JEF United Chiba Sendai
14:00 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
JEF United Chiba v Machida Zelvia
3 June 2023 19 JEF United Chiba v Machida Zelvia Chiba
18:00 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Mito HollyHock v JEF United Chiba
11 June 2023 20 Mito HollyHock v JEF United Chiba Mito
16:00 Report Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Iwaki FC v JEF United Chiba
18 June 2023 21 Iwaki FC v JEF United Chiba Iwaki
16:00 Report Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium
JEF United Chiba v Oita Trinita
24 June 2023 22 JEF United Chiba v Oita Trinita Chiba
19:00 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena

Emperor's Cup

JEF United Chiba v Omiya Ardija
7 June 2023 Second round JEF United Chiba v Omiya Ardija Chiba
19:00 Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena

References

  1. ^ "2023｜トップチーム｜チーム｜ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉 公式ウェブサイト". jefunited.co.jp. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ "News". JEF United Chiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ^ FromOne co., Ltd. "【日程一覧】2023明治安田生命J2リーグ". サッカーキング.

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