2025 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2025 season
Manager	Michael Skibbe
Stadium	Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2025 season was the 90th season in the history of Sanfrecce Hiroshima and their 17th consecutive season in the J1 League. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the Emperor's Cup, the Japan Super Cup, the J.League Cup, the AFC Champions League Two knock-out stage and the AFC Champions League Elite.

Squad

Season squad

Squad no.	Name	Date of birth	Last Club	Contract Since
Goalkeepers
1	Keisuke Osako	(1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 25)	Youth Team	2018
21	Yudai Tanaka	(1995-11-17) 17 November 1995 (age 29)	Blaublitz Akita	2023
22	Goro Kawanami	(1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 33)	Vegalta Sendai	2021
Defenders
3	Taichi Yamasaki	(2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23)	Juntendo University	2023
4	Hayato Araki	(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28)	Kansai University	2019
13	Naoto Arai	(1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 28)	Albirex Niigata	2024
15	Shuto Nakano	(2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 24)	Toin University of Yokohama FC	2022
16	Takaaki Shichi	(1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 30)	Avispa Fukuoka	2023
19	Sho Sasaki	(1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 (age 35)	Ventforet Kofu	2015
25	Yusuke Chajima	(1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 33)	JEF United Chiba	2014
27	Osamu Henry Iyoha	(1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 26)	Kyoto Sanga	2017
Midfielders
5	Hiroya Matsumoto	(2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 24)	Zweigen Kanazawa	2019
10	Marcos Júnior	(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31)	Yokohama F. Marinos	2019
14	Taishi Matsumoto	(1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 26)	Cerezo Osaka	2017
18	Yoshifumi Kashiwa	(1987-07-28) 28 July 1987 (age 37)	Ventforet Kofu	2014
24	Shunki Higashi	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)	Youth Team	2018
30	Tolgay Arslan	(1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 34)	Melbourne City	2024
32	Sota Koshimichi	(2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 20)	Youth Team	2022
33	Tsukasa Shiotani	(1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 36)	Mito HollyHock	2012
40	Motoki Ohara	(2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 (age 24)	Mito HollyHock	2022
66	Hayao Kawabe	(1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 29)	Standard Liège	2024
	Satoshi Tanaka	(2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 22)	Shonan Bellmare	2025
Strikers
11	Makoto Mitsuta	(1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 25)	Ryutsu Keizai University	2022
51	Mutsuki Kato	(1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27)	Cerezo Osaka	2023
99	Gonçalo Paciência	(1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 30)	Celta Vigo	2024
	Daiki Suga	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 26)	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	2025
	Ryo Germain	(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29)	Júbilo Iwata	2025
Players who left on loan

Friendly

Pre-season

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee
MF	Satoshi Tanaka	Shonan Bellmare	Undisclosed
FW	Ryo Germain	Júbilo Iwata	Undisclosed
FW	Daiki Suga	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Free ^[1]

Loan in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Loan return (In)

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee
DF	Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi	Shimizu S-Pulse	End of loan ^[2]
MF	Kodai Dohi	FC Imabari	End of loan ^[3] ^[a]
MF	Taishi Semba	Thespa Gunma	End of loan
FW	Ryo Tanada	Iwaki FC	End of loan ^[4]
FW	Shun Ayukawa	Oita Trinita	End of loan

Out

Transfers out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee
MF	Kodai Dohi		Free ^[5]
MF	Toshihiro Aoyama	N.A.	Retired ^[6]
MF	Pieros Sotiriou		Free ^[7]
FW	Ezequiel		Free ^[8]
FW	Douglas Vieira		Free ^[9]

Loan out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee
MF	Kohei Hosoya	Ehime FC	Season loan ^[10]

Loan return (out)

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee
GK	Haruto Usui	Matsumoto Yamaga	End of loan

Mid-season

In

Transfers in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Loan in

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Loan return

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

Out

Transfers out

Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee

Loan out

Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee

^ Kodai Dohi released after returning to the team as his contract ended

Competitions

J1 League

Matches

15/16 February 1	Machida Zelvia	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Tokyo
				Stadium: Japan National Stadium

22/23 February 2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Yokohama F. Marinos	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

26 February 3	Shimizu S-Pulse	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Shizuoka
				Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

1 March 4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Yokohama FC	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

8/9 March 5	Vissel Kobe	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kobe
				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

15/16 March 6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Kashiwa Reysol	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

29/30 March 7	Kyoto Sanga	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kyoto
				Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

2 April 8	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Kashima Antlers	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

5/6 April 9	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Cerezo Osaka	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

12/13 April 10	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Fagiano Okayama	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

19/20 April 11	Nagoya Grampus	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Toyota
				Stadium: Toyota Stadium

25/26 April 12	Urawa Red Diamonds	–	Vissel Kobe	Saitama
				Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

29 April 13	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Albirex Niigata	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

3 May 14	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Avispa Fukuoka	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

5/6 May 15	Shonan Bellmare	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Hiratsuka
				Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka

10/11 May 16	Gamba Osaka	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Osaka
				Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium

17/18 May 17	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Tokyo Verdy	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

24/25 May 18	FC Tokyo	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Chōfu
				Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

31 May 19	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Kawasaki Frontale	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

14/15 June 20	Kashima Antlers	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Tokyo
				Stadium: Japan National Stadium

21/22 June 21	Yokohama FC	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama
				Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium

28/29 June 22	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Nagoya Grampus	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

5 July 23	Fagiano Okayama	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Okayama
				Stadium: City Light Stadium

19/20/21 July 24	Albirex Niigata	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Niigata
				Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium

9/10 August 25	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Shimizu S-Pulse	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

16/17 August 26	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Gamba Osaka	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

23/24 August 27	Tokyo Verdy	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Chōfu
				Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

30/31 August 28	Cerezo Osaka	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Osaka
				Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium

13/14/15 September 29	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Kyoto Sanga	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

20 September 30	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Vissel Kobe	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

23 September 31	Kashiwa Reysol	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Chiba
				Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium

27/28 September 32	Avispa Fukuoka	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Fukuoka
				Stadium: Best Denki Stadium

4/5 October 33	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Machida Zelvia	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

18/19 October 34	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	FC Tokyo	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

25/26 October 35	Yokohama F. Marinos	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama
				Stadium: Nissan Stadium

8/9 November 36	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

30 November 37	Kawasaki Frontale	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium

6 December 38	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Shonan Bellmare	Kawasaki
				Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

J.League Cup

Emperor's Cup

Super Cup

8 February	Vissel Kobe	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Tokyo
13:35 JST		Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium

AFC Champions League Two

Knockout stage

13 February 2025 R16 Leg 1	Nam Định	–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Nam Định, Vietnam
				Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium

20 February 2025 R16 Leg 2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	–	Nam Định	Hiroshima, Japan
				Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima

AFC Champions League Elite

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 8 Dec 2024

No.	Pos.	Player	J1 League		J.League Cup		Emperor's Cup		Super Cup		2024/2025 AFC Champions League Two		2025/2026 AFC Champions League Elite		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Keisuke Osako	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Taichi Yamasaki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Hayato Araki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	Hiroya Matsumoto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Toshihiro Aoyama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Marcos Júnior	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	Makoto Mitsuta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	Naoto Arai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Taishi Matsumoto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Shuto Nakano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Takaaki Shichi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Yoshifumi Kashiwa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	Sho Sasaki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Shunki Higashi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Yusuke Chajima	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	Osamu Henry Iyoha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	Tolgay Arslan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	Sota Koshimichi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	Tsukasa Shiotani	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	Motoki Ohara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	FW	Mutsuki Kato	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	MF	Hayao Kawabe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	Gonçalo Paciência	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
00	FW	Daiki Suga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "Hiroshima acquires former Japan national team striker Suga Taiki, whose contract with Sapporo has expired".
^ "住吉ジェラニレショーン選手（サンフレッチェ広島）期限付き移籍にて加入決定のお知らせ". 清水エスパルス公式WEBサイト. 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
^ "【トップチーム】土肥航大選手サンフレッチェ広島より期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). FC今治. 2024-08-18. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
^ "サンフレッチェ広島棚田遼選手育成型期限付き移籍で加入のお知らせ" (Press release). いわきFC. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
^ "土肥航大選手契約満了のお知らせ".
^ "青山敏弘選手現役引退のお知らせ". サンフレッチェ広島オフィシャルサイト. 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
^ "ピエロス・ソティリウ選手契約満了のお知らせ".
^ "エゼキエウ選手契約満了のお知らせ".
^ "ドウグラス・ヴィエイラ選手契約満了のお知らせ".
^ opendesign1 (2024-12-20). "細谷航平選手期限付き移籍にて加入のお知らせ". 愛媛FC公式サイト【EHIME FC OFFICIAL SITE】. Retrieved 2024-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

Official website

[4] Kodai Dohi released after returning to the team as his contract ended

[1] "Hiroshima acquires former Japan national team striker Suga Taiki, whose contract with Sapporo has expired".

[2] "住吉ジェラニレショーン選手（サンフレッチェ広島）期限付き移籍にて加入決定のお知らせ". 清水エスパルス公式WEBサイト. 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.

[3] "【トップチーム】土肥航大選手サンフレッチェ広島より期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). FC今治. 2024-08-18. Retrieved 2024-08-18.

[5] "サンフレッチェ広島棚田遼選手育成型期限付き移籍で加入のお知らせ" (Press release). いわきFC. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

[6] "土肥航大選手契約満了のお知らせ".

[7] "青山敏弘選手現役引退のお知らせ". サンフレッチェ広島オフィシャルサイト. 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

[8] "ピエロス・ソティリウ選手契約満了のお知らせ".

[9] "エゼキエウ選手契約満了のお知らせ".

[10] "ドウグラス・ヴィエイラ選手契約満了のお知らせ".

[11] sign1 (2024-12-20). "細谷航平選手期限付き移籍にて加入のお知らせ". 愛媛FC公式サイト【EHIME FC OFFICIAL SITE】. Retrieved 2024-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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