2023 Thespakusatsu Gunma season

Thespakusatsu Gunma

2023 season
Chairman	Tomohiko Nara
Manager	Tsuyoshi Otsuki
Stadium	Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
J2 League	5th
Emperor's Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	Motoki Nagakura (4)
Highest home attendance	4,371 (Ventforet Kofu), Round 12
Lowest home attendance	1,719 (Renofa Yamaguchi), Round 14
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 18 May 2023.

The 2023 season was Thespakusatsu Gunma's 28th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Thespakusatsu Gunma will participate in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup. This season was last name as Thespakusatsu Gunma for 2023 and rebranding to Thespa Gunma from 2024 season.

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 May 2023.^[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 Keiki Shimizu 2 DF  JPN Hayate Shirowa 3 DF  JPN Hiroto Hatao 4 MF  JPN Yuki Kawakami 5 MF  JPN Chie Edoojon Kawakami 6 MF  JPN Tatsuya Uchida 7 FW  JPN Riyo Kawamoto 8 MF  JPN Yuzo Iwakami 9 FW  JPN Shuto Kitagawa 10 MF  JPN Ryo Sato 13 FW  JPN Hayate Take (on loan from Blaublitz Akita) 14 MF  JPN Tomoyuki Shiraishi 15 MF  JPN Koki Kazama 17 MF  JPN Atsuki Yamanaka 18 FW  JPN Luna Iwamoto 19 DF  JPN Kazuma Okamoto 20 MF  JPN Yudai Nakata

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK  JPN Masatoshi Kushibiki 22 DF  JPN Yuriya Takahashi 23 FW  JPN Shu Hiramatsu 24 DF  JPN Shuichi Sakai 27 MF  JPN Koji Okumura 28 FW  JPN Motoki Nagakura 29 DF  JPN Ryota Tagashira ^DSP 30 FW  JPN Toranosuke Onoseki 33 DF  JPN Hajime Hosogai 36 DF  JPN Daiki Nakashio 38 MF  JPN Taiki Amagasa 39 FW  JPN Akito Takagi 41 MF  JPN Yui Tabei 42 GK  JPN Ryo Ishii 44 GK  JPN Koji Yamada 50 DF  JPN Kenta Kikuchi

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 — MF  JPN Shumpei Fukahori (on loan at Ehime FC) — MF  JPN Kazune Kubota (on loan at FC Gifu) — MF  JPN Keita Toyama (on loan at Tiamo Hirakata)

Transfers

Transfers in[2] Join on Pos. Player Moving from Transfer type 12 May DF Ryota Tagashira Toyo University Loan transfer; DSP Pre-season GK Ryo Ishii Urawa Red Diamonds Free transfer Pre-season DF Daiki Nakashio Yokohama FC Full transfer Pre-season DF Shuichi Sakai Roasso Kumamoto Full transfer Pre-season DF Kenta Kikuchi Senshu University Free transfer Pre-season MF Chie Edoojon Kawakami Tokushima Vortis Full transfer Pre-season MF Yudai Nakata Tiamo Hirakata Loan return Pre-season FW Ryo Sato Giravanz Kitakyushu Full transfer Pre-season FW Luna Iwamoto Kanto Gakuin University Free transfer Pre-season FW Toranosuke Onoseki Takasaki UHW HS Free transfer Pre-season FW Hayate Take Blaublitz Akita Loan transfer

Transfers out Leave on Pos. Player Moving to Transfer type Pre-season GK Genta Ito Vissel Kobe Loan expiration Pre-season DF Masaya Kojima Zweigen Kanazawa Full transfer Pre-season DF So Hirao MIO Biwako Shiga Free transfer Pre-season DF Hayato Abe Tiamo Hirakata Free transfer Pre-season DF Yuya Takagi Yokohama FC Loan expiration Pre-season DF Yuta Fujii – Contract expiration Pre-season MF Junya Kato Zweigen Kanazawa Full transfer Pre-season MF Toshiya Tanaka Renofa Yamaguchi Full transfer Pre-season MF Yuto Nakayama Criacao Shinjuku Full transfer Pre-season MF Shumpei Fukahori Ehime FC Loan transfer Pre-season MF Kazune Kubota FC Gifu Loan transfer Pre-season FW Kohei Shin Nagano Parceiro Free transfer Pre-season FW Ryuichi Ichiki Okinawa SV Free transfer Pre-season FW Kodai Watanabe Vonds Ichihara Free transfer Pre-season FW Yuya Mitsunaga Shinagawa CC Free transfer Pre-season FW Kunitomo Suzuki Matsumoto Yamaga Loan expiration

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J2 League	19 February 2023	12 November 2023	Matchday 1		25	9	9	7	28	27	+1	036.00
Emperor's Cup	7 June 2023		Second round	Second round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					26	9	9	8	29	29	+0	034.62

Last updated: 9 July 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League

Main article: 2023 J2 League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
13	Blaublitz Akita	42	12	15	15	37	44	−7	51

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
20	8	5	7	22	23	−1	29	5	3	2	9	6	+3	3	2	5	13	17	−4

Last updated: 11 June 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	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	L
Position	10	20	18	13	18	10	6	5	4	6	7	5	6	5	6	5

Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.^[3]

Thespakusatsu Gunma v Blaublitz Akita

18 February 2023 1	Thespakusatsu Gunma	0–0	Blaublitz Akita	Maebashi
14:00		Report	Morooka  26' Niwa  90+1'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 3,374 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

Machida Zelvia v Thespakusatsu Gunma

26 February 2023 2	Machida Zelvia	2–0	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Machida
14:00	Ikeda 38' Onaga 84'	Report	Sakai  7' Kawamoto  37' Amagasa  79'	Stadium: Machida GION Stadium Attendance: 3,160 Referee: Shuhei Shimizu

JEF United Chiba v Thespakusatsu Gunma

5 March 2023 3	JEF United Chiba	2–2	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Chiba
14:03	Komori 36' Tsubaki 62' Takahashi  81' Suzuki  89'	Report	Take 4' Kawamoto  21' Hosogai  24' Hatao 45+3'	Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 6,510 Referee: Koji Takasaki

Thespakusatsu Gunma v Montedio Yamagata

12 March 2023 4	Thespakusatsu Gunma	1–0	Montedio Yamagata	Maebashi
17:03	Take 5' Amagasa  72' Hosogai  89'	Report	Noda  67' Kawai  71'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 3,197 Referee: Yosuke Kubota

Thespakusatsu Gunma v Vegalta Sendai

19 March 2023 5	Thespakusatsu Gunma	1–2	Vegalta Sendai	Maebashi
14:03	Uchida 57'	Report	Goke 33' Yamada  62' Kim Tae-hyeon 73'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 3,917 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

Shimizu S-Pulse v Thespakusatsu Gunma

29 March 2023 6	Shimizu S-Pulse	1–3	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Shizuoka
19:03	Akira Silvano Disaro 29' Shirasaki  75'	Report	Hatao 25' Sato 31' Nagakura 53'	Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 8,482 Referee: Reo Tanaka

Tochigi SC v Thespakusatsu Gunma

2 April 2023 7	Tochigi SC	1–2	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Utsunomiya
14:00	Kanbe  37'  Kurosaki  57' Fukumori 69'	Report	Sato 77' Kazama 87'	Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi Attendance: 4,473 Referee: Shu Kawamata

Thespakusatsu Gunma v V-Varen Nagasaki

8 April 2023 8	Thespakusatsu Gunma	1–0	V-Varen Nagasaki	Maebashi
14:03	Sato 35' Nagakura  80'	Report	Juanma  83'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Keisuke Nobori

Omiya Ardija v Thespakusatsu Gunma

12 April 2023 9	Omiya Ardija	0–1	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Saitama
19:03	Izumisawa  1' Shibayama  34'	Report	Amagasa  20' Hiramatsu 46'	Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 4,358 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Iwaki FC v Thespakusatsu Gunma

16 April 2023 10	Iwaki FC	2–1	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Iwaki
14:03	Arita 6', 49' Kaburaki  13' Endo  78'	Report	Nagakura 64'	Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium Attendance: 2,590 Referee: Shuhei Shimizu

Thespakusatsu Gunma v Tokushima Vortis

23 April 2023 11	Thespakusatsu Gunma	0–0	Tokushima Vortis	Maebashi
14:03		Report	Cacá  73' Nishiya  90+4' Abe  90+5'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 2,249 Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo

Thespakusatsu Gunma v Ventforet Kofu

29 April 2023 12	Thespakusatsu Gunma	2–1	Ventforet Kofu	Maebashi
14:03	Nagakura 59' Okamoto 76'	Report	Araki  31' Mitsuhira 47' Kobayashi  74' Hayashida  87'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Reo Tanaka

Roasso Kumamoto v Thespakusatsu Gunma

3 May 2023 13	Roasso Kumamoto	2–0	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Kumamoto
13:53	Kamimura  30' Hirakawa 44' Aihara 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium Attendance: 4,193 Referee: Hajime Matsuo

Thespakusatsu Gunma v Renofa Yamaguchi

7 May 2023 14	Thespakusatsu Gunma	2–1	Renofa Yamaguchi	Maebashi
14:03	Kitagawa 15' Take 76' Sakai  90+3'	Report	Igarashi 61' Yoshioka  82'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 1,719 Referee: Koei Koya

Júbilo Iwata v Thespakusatsu Gunma

13 May 2023 15	Júbilo Iwata	4–2	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Iwata
14:00	Fujikawa 10' Yamada 13' Dudu Pacheco 47' Germain 56' Kanuma  86'	Report	Kazama 71' Sakai 77'	Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 8,963 Referee: Yuzo Sutani

Thespakusatsu Gunma v Mito HollyHock

17 May 2023 16	Thespakusatsu Gunma	2–1	Mito HollyHock	Maebashi
19:00	Hiramatsu 64' Kawakami 75'	Report	Umeda 6'	Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 2,090 Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida

Fagiano Okayama v Thespakusatsu Gunma

21 May 2023 17	Fagiano Okayama	v	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Okayama
19:00		Report		Stadium: City Light Stadium

Thespakusatsu Gunma v Fujieda MYFC

28 May 2023 18	Thespakusatsu Gunma	v	Fujieda MYFC	Maebashi
14:00		Report		Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Zweigen Kanazawa v Thespakusatsu Gunma

3 June 2023 19	Zweigen Kanazawa	v	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Kanazawa
14:00		Report		Stadium: Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium

Thespakusatsu Gunma v Oita Trinita

11 June 2023 20	Thespakusatsu Gunma	v	Oita Trinita	Maebashi
18:00		Report		Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Tokyo Verdy v Thespakusatsu Gunma

18 June 2023 21	Tokyo Verdy	v	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Tokyo
18:00		Report		Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka

Thespakusatsu Gunma v Shimizu S-Pulse

25 June 2023 22	Thespakusatsu Gunma	v	Shimizu S-Pulse	Maebashi
19:30		Report		Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2023 Emperor's Cup

Tokyo Verdy v Thespakusatsu Gunma

7 June 2023 Second round	Tokyo Verdy	2–1	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Tokyo
18:30	Yamada 44' Nakata 83' (o.g.)	Report	Nishitani 36' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka Referee: Tatsuya Saka

References

1. "2022 Season Member". Thespakusatsu Gunma. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
2. "CLUB Info". Thespakusatsu Gunma (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
3. 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