2023 Urawa Red Diamonds season

Urawa Red Diamonds
2023 season
Manager	Maciej Skorza
Stadium	Saitama Stadium 2002; Saitama, Saitama
J1 League	6th
Emperor's Cup	Qualified
J.League Cup	Qualified
AFC Champions League	Qualified
FIFA Club World Cup	Qualified
Top goalscorer	League: Alexander Scholz; (3 goals); All: Two players; (3 goals each)
Highest home attendance	38,574 vs Consadole Sapporo; (15 April; J1 League)
Lowest home attendance	10,125 vs Shimizu S-Pulse; (26 March; J.League Cup)
Average home league attendance	24,317
Biggest win	4–1 vs Consadole Sapporo; (15 April; J1 League)
Biggest defeat	2–0 vs FC Tokyo; (18 February); 2–0 vs Yokohama FM; (25 February; J1 League); 2–0 vs Sagan Tosu; (10 May)
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023.

The 2023 Urawa Red Diamonds season is their 73rd season in existence and the 23rd consecutive season in the J1 League. In addition to the league, the club competes in the Emperor's Cup, the J. League Cup and the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.

Players

As of 13 March 2023.[1][2][3]

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	JPN	Shusaku Nishikawa
2	DF	JPN	Hiroki Sakai (captain)
3	MF	JPN	Atsuki Ito
4	DF	JPN	Takuya Iwanami
5	DF	NOR	Marius Høibråten
6	DF	JPN	Kazuaki Mawatari
8	MF	JPN	Yoshio Koizumi
9	FW	NED	Bryan Linssen
10	MF	SWE	David Moberg Karlsson
11	FW	GUI	José Kanté
12	GK	JPN	Zion Suzuki
13	DF	JPN	Tomoya Inukai
14	MF	JPN	Takahiro Sekine
15	DF	JPN	Takahiro Akimoto
16	GK	JPN	Ayumi Niekawa
17	FW	NED	Alex Schalk


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	JPN	Toshiki Takahashi
19	MF	JPN	Ken Iwao (vice-captain)
20	DF	JPN	Tetsuya Chinen
21	MF	JPN	Tomoaki Okubo
22	MF	JPN	Kai Shibato
25	MF	JPN	Kaito Yasui
26	DF	JPN	Takuya Ogiwara
27	MF	JPN	Kai Matsuzaki
28	DF	DEN	Alexander Scholz (vice-captain)
29	MF	JPN	Yota Horiuchi
30	FW	JPN	Shinzo Koroki (vice-captain)
31	GK	JPN	Shun Yoshida
35	MF	JPN	Jumpei Hayakawa ^{Type 2}
40	MF	JPN	Yuichi Hirano
66	DF	JPN	Ayumu Ohata

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
—	DF	JPN	Yuta Miyamoto (On loan at KMSK Deinze)
—	DF	JPN	Yudai Fujiwara (On loan at Machida Zelvia)
—	DF	JPN	Kota Kudo (On loan at Fujieda MYFC)
—	DF	JPN	Ryuya Fukushima (On loan at Kochi United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	JPN	Hidetoshi Takeda (On loan at Mito HollyHock)
—	FW	DEN	Kasper Junker (On loan at Nagoya Grampus)
—	FW	JPN	Rei Kihara (On loan at Nagano Parceiro)

Transfers

Transfers in[4]
Join on	Pos.	Player	Moving from	Transfer type
13 Mar	FW	José Kanté	Cangzhou Mighty Lions	Free transfer
Pre-season	GK	Shun Yoshida	Oita Trinita	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Marius Høibråten	FK Bodø/Glimt	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Takuya Ogiwara	Kyoto Sanga	Loan return
Pre-season	MF	Ken Iwao	Tokushima Vortis	Full transfer; Loan made permanent
Pre-season	MF	Yota Horiuchi	Urawa Reds U18s	Promotion
Pre-season	FW	Toshiki Takahashi	Roasso Kumamoto	Full transfer
Pre-season	FW	Shinzo Koroki	Consadole Sapporo	Loan return

Transfers out
Leave on	Pos.	Player	Moving to	Transfer type
Pre-season	GK	Ryo Ishii	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Full transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yuta Miyamoto	KMSK Deinze	Loan transfer
Pre-season	DF	Yudai Fujiwara	Machida Zelvia	Loan transfer
Pre-season	DF	Kota Kudo	Fujieda MYFC	Loan transfer
Pre-season	DF	Ryuya Fukushima	Kochi United	Loan transfer
Pre-season	MF	Ataru Esaka	Ulsan Hyundai	Full transfer
Pre-season	MF	Daiki Kaneko	Kyoto Sanga	Full transfer; Loan made permanent
Pre-season	MF	Hidetoshi Takeda	Mito HollyHock	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Kenyu Sugimoto	Júbilo Iwata	Full transfer; Loan made permanent
Pre-season	FW	Kasper Junker	Nagoya Grampus	Loan transfer
Pre-season	FW	Rei Kihara	Nagano Parceiro	Loan transfer

Pre-season friendlies

15 January Okinawa Training Camp	Urawa Red Diamonds	5–1	Okinawa SV	Kin
15:30 JST	Sekine 4' Moberg 26' Yasui 45' Koroki 46' Takahashi 82'	Report	Ichiki 61'	Stadium: Kin Town Football Center
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each.

21 January Okinawa Training Camp	Urawa Red Diamonds	7–0	Okinawa International University	Kin
14:30 JST	Okubo 5', 9' Ito 51' Schalk 72' Hayakawa 86' Horiuchi 90' Takahashi 120'	Report		Stadium: Kin Town Football Center
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each and one half lasting 30 minutes.

25 January Okinawa Training Camp	Urawa Red Diamonds	4–1	Omiya Ardija	Kin
15:00 JST	Koizumi 13', 32' Akimoto 45+1' Sekine 57'	Report	Tomiyama 73'	Stadium: Kin Town Football Center
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each.

29 January Okinawa Training Camp	Urawa Red Diamonds	3–4	Sagan Tosu	Kin
11:30 JST	Linssen 7', 35' Koroki 62'	Report	Naganuma 7' Fujihara 106', 129' Kabayama 116'	Stadium: Kin Town Football Center
Note: The match was played with three halves lasting 45 minutes each.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J1 League	18 February 2023	2023	Matchday 1		11	6	2	3	16	11	+5	054.55
Emperor's Cup	7 June 2023	2023	Second round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
J.League Cup	8 March 2023	2023	Group Stage	TBD	4	0	4	0	2	2	+0	000.00
AFC Champions League	29 April 2023	6 May 2023	Final	Winner	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
FIFA Club World Cup	12 December 2023	22 December 2023	Semi-Final	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					17	7	7	3	20	14	+6	041.18

Last updated: 14 May 2023
Source: Competitions

J1 League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	12	7	2	3	16	10	+6	23
5	Kashima Antlers	13	7	1	5	19	13	+6	22
6	Urawa Red Diamonds	11	6	2	3	16	11	+5	20
7	Cerezo Osaka	13	6	2	5	16	15	+1	20
8	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	13	5	4	4	29	24	+5	19

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 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 goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points.

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
11	6	2	3	16	11	+5	20	4	0	1	11	6	+5	2	2	2	5	5	0

Last updated: 14 May 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H
Result	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	P	P	W
Position	17	18	12	9	6	3	6	4	4	8	-	-	6

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023.[5]

18 February 1	FC Tokyo	2–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Tokyo
14:00 JST	Higashi 4' Koizumi 66' (o.g.) Watanabe 73'	Report	Moberg 25' Sakai 29'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 38,051 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

25 February 2	Yokohama F. Marinos	2–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Yokohama
14:00 JST	Anderson Lopes 18' Yan Matheus 89'	Report	Sakai 68' Akimoto 81'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 34,035 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

4 March 3	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–1	Cerezo Osaka	Saitama
15:00 JST	Scholz 61' (pen.) Yasui 82'	Report	Iwao 33' (o.g.) Kagawa 86'	Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 18,437 Referee: Hayato Shimizu

11 March 4	Vissel Kobe	0–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kobe
14:00 JST	Sakai 64'	Report	Ito 21' Sekine 71'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 21,223 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

18 March 5	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–1	Albirex Niigata	Saitama
15:00 JST	Sakai 35' Akimoto 45+2' Koizumi 68'	Report	Shusuke Ota 10' Danilo Gomes 83'	Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 15,167 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima

31 March 6	Kashiwa Reysol	0–3	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kashiwa
19:00 JST	Koga 66'	Report	Sekine 25' Koroki 44' Schalk 75' Akimoto 81' Hoibraten 90'	Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 11,620 Referee: Tom Bramall (England)

9 April 7	Nagoya Grampus	0–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Nagoya
15:00 JST		Report	Akimoto 18' Yasui 77'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 22,655 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

15 April 8	Urawa Red Diamonds	4–1	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Saitama
15:00 JST	Ogiwara 5' Scholz 68' Kanté 76' Koroki 83' (pen.) Tanaka 90+5' (o.g.) Høibråten 90+8'		Fukumori 12' Suga 22' 88' Nakamura 34' Kaneko 53' Aoki 82' Nakashima 90+7'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 38,574 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

23 April 9	Kawasaki Frontale	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kawasaki
16:00 JST	Wakizaka 48'	Report	Linssen 81'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,304 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto

10 May 10	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–2	Sagan Tosu	Saitama
19:30 JST		Report	Naganuma 70' Tezuka 75'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura

14 May 13	Urawa Red Diamonds	3–1	Gamba Osaka	Saitama
16:00 JST	Scholz 45+2' (pen.) Okubo 54' Yasui 59'	Report	Jebali 2' 23' Usami 29'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 31,440 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

20 May 14	Avispa Fukuoka	v	Urawa Red Diamonds	Fukuoka
13:00 JST				Stadium: Best Denki Stadium

27 May 15	Kyoto Sanga	v	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kameoka
19:00 JST				Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

31 May 11	Urawa Red Diamonds	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Saitama
19:30 JST				Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

4 June 16	Urawa Red Diamonds	v	Kashima Antlers	Saitama
17:00 JST				Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

11 June 17	Yokohama FC	v	Urawa Red Diamonds	Yokohama
18:30 JST				Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium

24 June 18	Urawa Red Diamonds	v	Kawasaki Frontale	Saitama
19:30 JST				Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

28 June 12	Urawa Red Diamonds	v	Shonan Bellmare	Saitama
19:30 JST				Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

Emperor's Cup

As Urawa is a J1 club, it starts the competition at the second round.

7 June Second round	Urawa Red Diamonds	v	Wakayama/Osaka winner	Saitama
19:00				Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium

J.League Cup

The club started the competition at the group stage.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Shonan Bellmare	4	1	3	0	4	1	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Kawasaki Frontale	4	1	2	1	8	3	+5	5	Possible knockout stage
3	Urawa Red Diamonds	4	0	4	0	2	2	0	4[lower-alpha 1]
4	Shimizu S-Pulse	4	1	1	2	4	12	−8	4[lower-alpha 1]

Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

Head-to-head: Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse.

8 March	Shonan Bellmare	0–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Hiratsuka
19:03		Report	Shibato 10' Mawatari 90+3'	Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura

26 March	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Saitama
15:00	Linssen 38'	Report	Kololli 71'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 10,125 Referee: Koei Koya

5 April	Kawasaki Frontale	0–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Kawasaki
19:03		Report	Schalk 72'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 18,332 Referee: Shu Kawamata

19 April	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1	Shonan Bellmare	Saitama
19:33	Hayakawa 43' Iwanami 69'	Report	Yamada 3' Okamoto 48' Yamamoto 87'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 11,222 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

24 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	v	Kawasaki Frontale	Saitama
19:33		Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002

18 June	Shimizu S-Pulse	v	Urawa Red Diamonds	Shizuoka
18:03		Report		Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

2022 AFC Champions League

The two-legged final was originally scheduled to be played on 19 and 26 February. However, Urawa's main stadium, the Saitama Stadium 2002 was not available due to pitch maintenance around this date, and then, would see Urawa having to host the second leg at the Urawa Komaba Stadium. As a result of this conflict, the AFC decided to rearrange the dates even further on the calendar, rescheduling the matches to late April and early May.

29 April Final (1st Leg)	Al-Hilal	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Riyadh
20:30 UTC+3	Al-Dawsari 13' 86'	Report	Koroki 53' Ito 85' Iwao 86'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 50,881 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

6 May Final (2nd Leg)	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0	Al-Hilal	Saitama
18:00 UTC+9	Okubo 36' Carrillo 48' (o.g.)		Al-Bulaihi 88'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Note: Open the 1st leg final box above to see the note

Goalscorers

Updated as of 14 May 2023.[6]

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	J1 League	J.League Cup	2022 ACL Final	Total
1	DF	28	Alexander Scholz	3	0	0	3
1	FW	30	Shinzo Koroki	2	0	1	3
3	DF	15	Takahiro Akimoto	2	0	0	2
	MF	25	Kaito Yasui	2	0	0	2
	FW	9	Bryan Linssen	1	1	0	2
6	DF	2	Hiroki Sakai	1	0	0	1
	MF	3	Atsuki Ito	1	0	0	1
	DF	5	Marius Høibråten	1	0	0	1
	FW	17	Alex Schalk	1	0	0	1
	MF	21	Tomoaki Okubo	1	0	0	1
	MF	35	Jumpei Hayakawa	0	1	0	1
Total				16	2	1	19

References

"2023シーズントップチーム選手背番号について". Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
"TOP TEAM". Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
"浦和レッズ日程" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
"トップチームトピックス". Urawa Red Diamonds (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
"2023シーズンの日程が発表【Ｊリーグ】". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League.
"Goal count". J.League. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

External links

Official website (in Japanese and English)

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[table_hth_URD0.4213490837353-6] Head-to-head: Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse.

[1] "2023シーズントップチーム選手背番号について". Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[2] "TOP TEAM". Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

[3] "浦和レッズ日程" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[4] "トップチームトピックス". Urawa Red Diamonds (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.

[5] "2023シーズンの日程が発表【Ｊリーグ】". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League.

[7] "Goal count". J.League. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

Urawa Red Diamonds
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