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Fagiano Okayama
2023 season
Chairman	Shinya Kitagawa
Manager	Takashi Kiyama
Stadium	City Light Stadium
J2 League	10th
Emperor's Cup	Second round
	← 2022 2024 →
	All statistics correct as of May 2023.

The 2023 season is Fagiano Okayama's 19th season in existence and the club's 15th consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Fagiano Okayama will participate in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 28 April 2023^[update]. ^[1]

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	JPN	Daiki Hotta
2	DF	JPN	Yuya Takagi
4	DF	JPN	Mizuki Hamada
5	DF	JPN	Yasutaka Yanagi
6	MF	JPN	Yuji Wakasa
7	FW	BRA	Tiago Alves
8	MF	AUS	Stefan Mauk
9	FW	KOR	Han Eui-kwon
13	GK	JPN	Junki Kanayama
14	MF	JPN	Yudai Tanaka
15	DF	JPN	Haruka Motoyama
16	DF	JPN	Ryosuke Kawano
18	FW	JPN	Solomon Sakuragawa (on loan from JEF United Chiba)
19	MF	JPN	Takaya Kimura
20	MF	JPN	Sora Igawa (on loan from Consadole Sapporo)
21	GK	JPN	Taiki Yamada (on loan from Kashima Antlers)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	JPN	Kodai Sano
23	DF	NED	Jordy Buijs
25	MF	JPN	Tatsuhiko Noguchi
27	MF	JPN	Yosuke Kawai
30	MF	JPN	Kyoya Yamada
31	GK	JPN	Rissei Taniguchi
32	MF	JPN	Tomoya Fukumoto
33	MF	JPN	Nagi Kawatani (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse)
34	DF	JPN	Yota Fujii ^DSP
38	FW	JPN	Ryo Nagai
41	MF	JPN	Ryo Tabei (on loan from Yokohama FC)
42	MF	JPN	Ryo Takahashi
43	DF	JPN	Yoshitake Suzuki
44	MF	JPN	Taishi Semba
48	FW	JPN	Isa Sakamoto (on loan from Gamba Osaka)
99	FW	BRA	Lucão

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
—	DF	JPN	Kaito Abe (on loan at Blaublitz Akita)
—	DF	JPN	Wakaba Shimoguchi (on loan at FC Imabari)
—	DF	JPN	Koji Sugiyama (on loan at Verspah Oita)
—	MF	JPN	Kiwara Miyazaki (on loan at Iwaki FC)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	JPN	Yuto Hikida (on loan at Ehime FC)
—	MF	JPN	Shinnosuke Matsuki (on loan at Verspah Oita)
—	FW	MAS	Hadi Fayyadh (on loan at Azul Claro Numazu)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date
MF	Ryo Takahashi	Shonan Bellmare	Free	9 January 2023
FW	Ryo Nagai	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Free	1 February 2023
FW	Lucão	Matsumoto Yamaga	Free	1 March 2023

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
GK
GK

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2023 Friendly	Fagiano Okayama	v		TBD
17:00

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	February 2023	12 November 2023	Matchday 1	16	4	11	1	20	14	+6	025.00
Emperor's Cup	7 June 2023		Second round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				16	4	11	1	20	14	+6	025.00

Last updated: May 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
11	Thespakusatsu Gunma	42	14	15	13	44	44	0	57
12	Fujieda MYFC	42	14	10	18	61	72	−11	52

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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	13	19	10	49	49	0	58	8	7	6	26	26	0	5	12	4	23	23	0

Last updated: January 2024.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1
Ground	H
Result	W
Position	1

Updated to match(es) played on 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]

February 2023	Fagiano Okayama	v
JST (UTC+9)

Emperor's Cup

7 June 2023 Second round	Fagiano Okayama	2-1	Giravanz Kitakyushu	Okayama
19:00 JST (UTC+9)	Sakuragawa 45+1', 52'		Hirahara 78'	Stadium: City Light Stadium Attendance: 2,564 Referee: Shuhei Ishimaru

12 July 2023 Third round	Shonan Bellmare	2-0	Fagiano Okayama	Okayama
19:00 JST (UTC+9)	Suzuki 73', Ishii 88'			Stadium: City Light Stadium Attendance: 3,216 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

References

^ "選手・スタッフ｜チーム｜ファジアーノ岡山［Fagiano OKAYAMA］公式サイト". ファジアーノ岡山［Fagiano OKAYAMA］公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 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] "選手・スタッフ｜チーム｜ファジアーノ岡山［Fagiano OKAYAMA］公式サイト". ファジアーノ岡山［Fagiano OKAYAMA］公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 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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