2023 Renofa Yamaguchi FC season

Renofa Yamaguchi
2023 season
Chairman	Takashi Kawamura
Manager	Yoshihiro Natsuka
Stadium	Ishin Me-Life Stadium
J2 League	18th
Emperor's Cup	Second round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022 2024 →
	All statistics correct as of 13 May 2023.

The 2023 season is Renofa Yamaguchi's 74th season in existence and the club's eighth consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Renofa Yamaguchi will participate in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 January 2023.^[1]^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KOR	Choi Hyun-chan
2	DF	JPN	Hidenori Takahashi
3	DF	BRA	Renan
4	MF	JPN	Riku Kamigaki
5	DF	JPN	Daisuke Matsumoto
6	MF	JPN	Shinya Yajima
7	MF	JPN	Hiroto Ishikawa
8	MF	JPN	Kensuke Sato
9	FW	JPN	Yusuke Minagawa
10	MF	JPN	Joji Ikegami
11	MF	JPN	Toshiya Tanaka
13	FW	JPN	Shuhei Otsuki
14	DF	JPN	Keigo Numata
15	DF	JPN	Takayuki Mae
16	MF	JPN	Masakazu Yoshioka


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	GK	JPN	Daisuke Yoshimitsu
18	FW	JPN	Daisuke Takagi
19	MF	JPN	Yuan Matsuhashi (On loan from Tokyo Verdy)
20	FW	JPN	Kota Kawano
21	GK	JPN	Kentaro Seki
22	DF	JPN	Jin Ikoma
24	FW	JPN	Tsubasa Umeki
26	FW	JPN	Kazuya Noyori
28	MF	JPN	Seigo Kobayashi
31	GK	JPN	Riku Terakado (On loan from Yokohama F. Marinos)
32	FW	JPN	Taiyo Igarashi (On loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
33	MF	JPN	Koji Yamase
41	DF	JPN	Reo Kunimoto
47	DF	JPN	Ginta Uemoto

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	JPN	Genki Yamada (On loan at Kataller Toyama)
—	DF	JPN	Kaili Shimbo (On loan at Iwate Grulla Morioka)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	JPN	Kento Hashimoto (On loan at Yokohama FC)

Transfers

Transfers in^[3]
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Choi Hyun-chan	Sunmoon University	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Keigo Numata	FC Ryukyu	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Daisuke Matsumoto	Sagan Tosu	Loan transfer
Pre-season	DF	Reo Kunimoto	Albirex Niigata (S)	Loan return
Pre-season	MF	Seigo Kobayashi	Oita Trinita	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Shinya Yajima	Omiya Ardija	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Toshiya Tanaka	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Yusuke Minagawa	Vegalta Sendai	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kazuya Noyori	Osaka University HSS	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Taiyo Igarashi	Kawasaki Frontale	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Yuan Matsuhashi	Tokyo Verdy	Loan transfer

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Genki Yamada	Blaublitz Akita	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Akira Fantini	Fukushima United	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Ryosuke Ito	Fukui United	Free transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kaili Shimbo	Iwate Grulla Morioka	Loan transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kaito Kuwahara	Avispa Fukuoka	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Wataru Tanaka	Vegalta Sendai	Loan expiration
Pre-season	DF	Hirofumi Watanabe	–	Retirement
Pre-season	DF	Kaito Oki	–	Retirement
Pre-season	DF	Kosuke Kikuchi	–	Retirement
Pre-season	MF	Kazuma Takai	Yokohama FC	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Hikaru Manabe	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Yatsunori Shimaya	Sonio Takamatsu	Free transfer
Pre-season	MF	Kento Hashimoto	Yokohama FC	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Hikaru Naruoka	Shimizu S-Pulse	Loan expiration
Pre-season	MF	Kentaro Sato	–	Retirement
Pre-season	FW	Takaya Numata	Machida Zelvia	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kazuhito Kishida	Baleine Shimonoseki	Free transfer
Pre-season	FW	Reoto Kodama	Sagan Tosu	Loan expiration

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J2 League	18 February 2023	12 November 2023	Matchday 1	15	3	6	6	15	29	−14	020.00
Emperor's Cup	7 June 2023		Second round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				15	3	6	6	15	29	−14	020.00

Last updated: 13 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
18	Iwaki FC	42	12	11	19	45	69	−24	47
19	Tochigi SC	42	10	14	18	39	47	−8	44
20	Renofa Yamaguchi	42	10	14	18	37	67	−30	44
21	Omiya Ardija (R)	42	11	6	25	37	71	−34	39	Relegation to 2024 J3 League
22	Zweigen Kanazawa (R)	42	9	8	25	41	70	−29	35	Relegation to 2024 J3 League

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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	3	6	6	15	29	−14	15	1	4	3	7	17	−10	2	2	3	8	12	−4

Last updated: 13 May 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	D
Position	5	6	3	7	10	15	9	13	15	17	18	17	17	18	18

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.^[4]

18 February 2023 1	Renofa Yamaguchi	1–0	Omiya Ardija	Yamaguchi
13:00	Yajima 72'	Report		Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium Attendance: 4,596 Referee: Takao Nishiyama

26 February 2023 2	Renofa Yamaguchi	1–1	Júbilo Iwata	Yamaguchi
12:15		Report		Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium

5 March 2023 3	Iwaki FC	0–1	Renofa Yamaguchi	Iwaki
12:00		Report		Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium

11 March 2023 4	Renofa Yamaguchi	1–3	Roasso Kumamoto	Yamaguchi
13:00		Report		Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium

19 March 2023 5	Zweigen Kanazawa	5–2	Renofa Yamaguchi	Kanazawa
13:00		Report		Stadium: Ishikawa Athletics Stadium

26 March 2023 6	Renofa Yamaguchi	0–3	Fujieda MYFC	Yamaguchi
13:00		Report		Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium

1 April 2023 7	Blaublitz Akita	0–1	Renofa Yamaguchi	Akita
13:00		Report		Stadium: Soyu Stadium Attendance: 2,506 Referee: Yosuke Kubota

8 April 2023 8	Renofa Yamaguchi	1–1	Tochigi SC	Yamaguchi
13:00		Report		Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium Attendance: 2,831 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

12 April 2023 9	Oita Trinita	3–1	Renofa Yamaguchi	Ōita
18:00		Report		Stadium: Resonac Dome Oita Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

16 April 2023 10	Renofa Yamaguchi	0–6	Shimizu S-Pulse	Yamaguchi
14:00		Report		Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium

22 April 2023 11	Fagiano Okayama	1–1	Renofa Yamaguchi	Okayama
14:00		Report		Stadium: City Light Stadium

29 April 2023 12	Montedio Yamagata	1–1	Renofa Yamaguchi	Tendo
14:00		Report		Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata

3 May 2023 13	Renofa Yamaguchi	1–1	JEF United Chiba	Yamaguchi
14:00		Report		Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium

7 May 2023 14	Thespakusatsu Gunma	2–1	Renofa Yamaguchi	Maebashi
14:00		Report		Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

13 May 2023 15	Renofa Yamaguchi	2–2	Tokushima Vortis	Yamaguchi
01:15	Ikegami 61' Renan 88'	Report	Mori 27' Kakitani 40'	Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium Attendance: 3,775 Referee: Koji Takasaki

17 May 2023 16	Machida Zelvia	v	Renofa Yamaguchi	Machida
19:00		Report		Stadium: Machida GION Stadium

21 May 2023 17	Renofa Yamaguchi	v	Tokyo Verdy	Yamaguchi
14:00		Report		Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium

28 May 2023 18	Mito HollyHock	v	Renofa Yamaguchi	Mito
15:00		Report		Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito

3 June 2023 19	Renofa Yamaguchi	v	V-Varen Nagasaki	Yamaguchi
14:00		Report		Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium

11 June 2023 20	Ventforet Kofu	v	Renofa Yamaguchi	Kofu
16:00		Report		Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium

18 June 2023 21	Renofa Yamaguchi	v	Vegalta Sendai	Yamaguchi
14:00		Report		Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium

24 June 2023 22	Tochigi SC	v	Renofa Yamaguchi	Utsunomiya
18:00		Report		Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium

Emperor's Cup

7 June 2023 Second round	Mito HollyHock	v	Renofa Yamaguchi	Mito
19:00				Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito

References

^ "2023シーズン選手背番号およびネームについて". RENOFA YAMAGUCHI FC. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "2022年選手一覧 | レノファ山口FC". RENOFA YAMAGUCHI FC. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "NEWS". Renofa Yamaguchi (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
^ 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.

External links

Official website

[1] "2023シーズン選手背番号およびネームについて". RENOFA YAMAGUCHI FC. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[2] "2022年選手一覧 | レノファ山口FC". RENOFA YAMAGUCHI FC. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[3] "NEWS". Renofa Yamaguchi (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.

[4] 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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