Ventforet Kofu
2023 season
ChairmanKazuyuki Umino
ManagerYoshiyuki Shinoda
StadiumJIT Recycle Ink Stadium
J2 League8th
Emperor's CupSecond round
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Average home league attendance7,664
Biggest winMito HollyHock 2–4 Ventforet Kofu
Biggest defeatVentforet Kofu 0–3 Vegalta Sendai
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2023.

The 2023 season is Ventforet Kofu's 58th season in existence and the club's sixth consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Ventforet Kofu will participate in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup. The club will be making their debut in the AFC Champions League, having secured their place after winning the Emperor's Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 20 February 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 Kohei Kawata
2 DF Japan JPN Hidehiro Sugai
4 DF Japan JPN Hideomi Yamamoto (Captain)
5 DF Japan JPN Sodai Hasukawa (on loan from FC Tokyo)
6 MF Japan JPN Iwana Kobayashi
7 MF Japan JPN Sho Araki
8 MF Japan JPN Kosuke Taketomi
9 FW Japan JPN Kazushi Mitsuhira
10 MF Japan JPN Motoki Hasegawa
11 FW Japan JPN Kohei Matsumoto
13 DF Japan JPN Sota Miura
14 MF Japan JPN Riku Nakayama
15 FW Japan JPN Riku Iijima
16 MF Japan JPN Koya Hayashida
17 MF Japan JPN Manato Shinada (on loan from FC Tokyo)
18 MF Japan JPN Yoshiki Torikai
19 FW Japan JPN Jumma Miyazaki
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Japan JPN Hikaru Endo
21 GK Japan JPN Tsubasa Shibuya
22 DF Japan JPN Riku Nozawa
23 DF Japan JPN Masahiro Sekiguchi
24 MF Japan JPN Nagi Matsumoto (on loan from Cerezo Osaka)
25 DF Japan JPN Yuzuki Yamato
26 MF Japan JPN Kazuhiro Sato
28 FW Japan JPN Hayata Mizuno
29 DF Japan JPN Kaito Kamiya (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale)
33 GK Japan JPN Kodai Yamauchi
35 DF Japan JPN Taiju Ichinose DSP
40 DF Brazil BRA Eduardo Mancha
41 MF Japan JPN Kodai Dohi (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
44 FW Japan JPN Yamato Naito
77 FW Brazil BRA Getulio (on loan from Tombense FC)
99 FW Nigeria NGA Peter Utaka

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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 18 10 2 6 24 19 +5 055.56
Emperor's Cup 21 June 2023 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
AFC Champions League 18–20 September 2023 Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 18 10 2 6 24 19 +5 055.56

Last updated: 27 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
6 JEF United Chiba 42 19 10 13 61 53 +8 67 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 18 11 13 70 56 +14 65
8 Ventforet Kofu 42 18 10 14 60 50 +10 64
9 Oita Trinita 42 17 11 14 54 56 −2 62
10 Fagiano Okayama 42 13 19 10 49 49 0 58
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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 10 2 6 24 19  +5 32 6 1 3 13 9  +4 4 1 3 11 10  +1

Last updated: 27 May 2023.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultLDDWWWWLLWWLWLLWWW
Position181617116546774656874
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.[2]

18 February 2023 1 Ventforet Kofu 1–2 Montedio Yamagata Kōfu
13:09
Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 9,573
Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo
25 February 2023 2 Ventforet Kofu 1–1 Tokushima Vortis Kōfu
12:00
Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 5,633
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
5 March 2023 3 Tokyo Verdy 0–0 Ventforet Kofu Chōfu
14:03 Report Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 8,448
Referee: Reo Tanaka
11 March 2023 4 Ventforet Kofu 2–1 Fujieda MYFC Kōfu
12:00
Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 6,941
Referee: Keisuke Nobori
19 March 2023 5 Fagiano Okayama 2–3 Ventforet Kofu Okayama
13:00
Report
Stadium: City Light Stadium
Referee: Tom Nield (England)
26 March 2023 6 Mito HollyHock 2–4 Ventforet Kofu Mito
14:00
Report
Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
Attendance: 2,475
Referee: Dai Matsumoto
1 April 2023 7 Ventforet Kofu 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Kōfu
12:00
Report Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 11,643
Referee: Yuzo Sutani
8 April 2023 8 Ventforet Kofu 0–3 Vegalta Sendai Kōfu
13:03 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 6,804
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
12 April 2023 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–1 Ventforet Kofu Isahaya
19:03
Report
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Attendance: 3,815
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
16 April 2023 10 Ventforet Kofu 1–0 Tochigi SC Kōfu
12:00
Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 6,143
Referee: Toru Kakinuma
22 April 2023 11 Ventforet Kofu 1–0 Machida Zelvia Kofu
14:00
Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 6,494
Referee: Koji Takasaki
29 April 2023 12 Thespakusatsu Gunma 2–1 Ventforet Kofu Maebashi
14:03
Report
Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Reo Tanaka
3 May 2023 13 Ventforet Kofu 1–0 Iwaki FC Kōfu
13:00
Report
  • Endo Red card 31'
  • Kondo Yellow card 90+7'
 Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 10,561
Referee: Tomokazu Sato
7 May 2023 14 Roasso Kumamoto 2–0 Ventforet Kofu Kumamoto
13:00
Report
Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Yosuke Kubota
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
17 May 2023 16 Blaublitz Akita 0–1 Ventforet Kofu Akita
18:00 Stadium: Soyu Stadium
21 May 2023 17 Zweigen Kanazawa 0–1 Ventforet Kofu Kanazawa
13:00 Stadium: Ishikawa Athletics Stadium

Emperor's Cup

7 June Second round V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Ventforet Kofu Isahaya
19:00 JST Report
Report
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Attendance: 2,304
Referee: Toru Kakinuma

AFC Champions League

References

  1. ↑ "2022 Top Players" (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ↑ 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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