Urawa Red Diamonds 2023 football season
The 2023 Urawa Red Diamonds season was their 73rd season in existence and the 23rd consecutive season in the J1 League . In addition to the league, the club competed in the Emperor's Cup , the J. League Cup , the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup .
Players
As of 29 June 2024 .[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
Pre-season friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
J1 League
18 February
2 December
Matchday 1
4th
34
15
12
7
42
27
+15
0 44.12
Emperor's Cup
7 June
2 August
Second round
4th Round
3
2
0
1
2
3
−1
0 66.67
J.League Cup
8 March
4 November
Group stage
Runners-up
10
3
5
2
7
7
+0
0 30.00
2022 AFC Champions League
29 April
6 May
Final
Winner
2
1
1
0
2
1
+1
0 50.00
2023 AFC Champions League
22 August
6 December
Play-off Round
Group Stage
6
2
1
3
12
9
+3
0 33.33
FIFA Club World Cup
15 December
December
Second round
3
1
0
2
1
3
−2
0 33.33
Total
58
24
19
15
66
50
+16
0 41.38
J1 League
League table
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
19
10
6
3
27
15
+12
36
6
2
1
18
9
+9
4
4
2
9
6
+3
Last updated: 2 July 2023.
Source: Soccerway
Matches
The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023.[3]
Emperor's Cup
As Urawa is a J1 club, it starts the competition at the second round.
J.League Cup
The club started the competition at the group stage.
^ a b c Head-to-head points: Urawa Red Diamonds 6, Shimizu S-Pulse 5, Kawasaki Frontale 4.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
2023–24 AFC Champions League
Urawa qualified to the play-off round of the competition because they are the defending champions and would not qualify to the Champions League by their national competitions. This is due to the club not being able to finish in a sufficiently high position in the J1 League and in the Emperor's Cup during the 2022 season.
Group Stage
Urawa Red Diamonds v Hanoi
Hanoi v Urawa Red Diamonds
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.
FIFA World Club Cup
Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2022 AFC Champions League final . They will play the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League winners, Club León , in the quarterfinals.
Goalscorers
Updated as of 2 July 2023. [4]
References
External links
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