2023 V-Varen Nagasaki season

V-Varen Nagasaki

2023 season
Chairman	Hideki Iwashita
Manager	Fábio Carille
Stadium	Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
J2 League	4th
Emperor's Cup	Second round
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2023.

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

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 March 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 Masaya Tomizawa 3 DF  JPN Jun Okano 4 DF  BRA Valdo 5 DF  JPN Ryo Okui 6 MF  JPN Yuya Kuwasaki 8 MF  JPN Asahi Masuyama 9 FW  ESP Juanma 13 MF  JPN Masaru Kato 14 MF  JPN Takumi Nagura 15 DF  JPN Hijiri Kato 17 MF  JPN Hiroki Akino 18 DF  JPN Yuta Imazu 19 MF  JPN Takashi Sawada 20 MF  JPN Yohei Otake 21 GK  JPN Go Hatano (on loan from FC Tokyo) 23 DF  JPN Shunya Yoneda

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 FW  JPN Ten Miyagi (on loan from Kawasaki Frontale) 25 DF  JPN Kazuki Kushibiki 26 MF  JPN Raiju Obuchi 27 FW  JPN Ken Tokura 28 DF  JPN Shunki Takahashi 29 FW  BRA Clayson 30 GK  SRB Luka Radotic 31 GK  JPN Gaku Harada 32 FW  JPN Serigne Saliou Diop 33 MF  JPN Tsubasa Kasayanagi 34 MF  JPN Seiya Satsukida 35 MF  JPN Taisei Abe 37 MF  JPN Gijo Sehata 38 MF  JPN Kaito Matsuzawa 39 DF  BRA Kaique Mafaldo 40 DF  JPN Haruki Shirai

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 Kota Muramatsu (at Giravanz Kitakyushu)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  JPN Koya Okuda (at Zweigen Kanazawa)

Transfers

Transfers in[2] Join on Pos. Player Moving from Transfer type 10 Mar GK Luka Radotic OFK Beograd Free transfer Pre-season GK Go Hatano FC Tokyo Loan transfer Pre-season DF Yuta Imazu Sanfrecce Hiroshima Full transfer Pre-season DF Jun Okano Machida Zelvia Full transfer Pre-season DF Valdo Shimizu S-Pulse Full transfer Pre-season DF Haruki Shirai Hosei University Free transfer Pre-season MF Asahi Masuyama Oita Trinita Full transfer Pre-season MF Gijo Sehata Toyo University Free transfer Pre-season MF Raiju Obuchi Higashi Fukuoka HS Free transfer Pre-season MF Takumi Nagura Vegalta Sendai Loan return Pre-season FW Juanma Avispa Fukuoka Full transfer Pre-season FW Ten Miyagi Kawasaki Frontale Loan transfer Pre-season FW Serigne Saliou Diop Nagoya Sangyo University Loan transfer; 2023 DSP

Transfers out Leave on Pos. Player Moving to Transfer type Pre-season GK Suguru Asanuma Criacao Shinjuku Free transfer Pre-season GK Takashi Kasahara Omiya Ardija Loan expiration Pre-season DF Yusei Egawa Gamba Osaka Full transfer Pre-season DF Hiroshi Futami FC Imabari Full transfer Pre-season DF Kota Muramatsu Giravanz Kitakyushu Loan transfer Pre-season DF Shuta Kikuchi Shimizu S-Pulse Loan expiration Pre-season FW Asahi Uenaka Yokohama F. Marinos Full transfer Pre-season FW Ryohei Yamazaki Tegevajaro Miyazaki Full transfer Pre-season FW Koya Okuda Zweigen Kanazawa Loan transfer Pre-season FW Victor Ibarbo – Contract expiration

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J2 League	18 February 2023	12 November 2023	Matchday 1	15	8	2	5	23	14	+9	053.33
Emperor's Cup	7 June 2023		Second round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				15	8	2	5	23	14	+9	053.33

Last updated: 13 May 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	Promotion or relegation
5	Montedio Yamagata	42	21	4	17	64	54	+10	67	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
6	JEF United Chiba	42	19	10	13	61	53	+8	67
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

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
15	8	2	5	23	14	+9	26	4	1	1	14	7	+7	4	1	4	9	7	+2

Last updated: 13 May 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	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	L
Position	20	21	21	21	16	11	7	12	6	5	3	2	2	4	4	4	5	4	4	6	5	4	5	5	7

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

V-Varen Nagasaki v JEF United Chiba

18 February 2023 1	V-Varen Nagasaki	0–1	JEF United Chiba	Isahaya
14:00		Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Fujieda MYFC v V-Varen Nagasaki

25 February 2023 2	Fujieda MYFC	2–0	V-Varen Nagasaki	Fujieda
14:00		Report		Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium

V-Varen Nagasaki v Shimizu S-Pulse

4 March 2023 3	V-Varen Nagasaki	1–1	Shimizu S-Pulse	Isahaya
14:00		Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Tochigi SC v V-Varen Nagasaki

12 March 2023 4	Tochigi SC	0–0	V-Varen Nagasaki	Utsunomiya
14:00		Report		Stadium: Tochigi Green Stadium

Roasso Kumamoto v V-Varen Nagasaki

19 March 2023 5	Roasso Kumamoto	0–2	V-Varen Nagasaki	Kumamoto
14:00		Report		Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium

V-Varen Nagasaki v Montedio Yamagata

25 March 2023 6	V-Varen Nagasaki	3–2	Montedio Yamagata	Isahaya
14:00		Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Vegalta Sendai v V-Varen Nagasaki

1 April 2023 7	Vegalta Sendai	0–1	V-Varen Nagasaki	Sendai
14:00		Report		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 9,085 Referee: Tom Nield (England)

Thespakusatsu Gunma v V-Varen Nagasaki

8 April 2023 8	Thespakusatsu Gunma	1–0	V-Varen Nagasaki	Maebashi
14:00		Report		Stadium: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Keisuke Nobori

V-Varen Nagasaki v Ventforet Kofu

12 April 2023 9	V-Varen Nagasaki	2–1	Ventforet Kofu	Isahaya
19:00		Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Tokushima Vortis v V-Varen Nagasaki

16 April 2023 10	Tokushima Vortis	0–4	V-Varen Nagasaki	Naruto
14:00		Report		Stadium: Pocarisweat Stadium

V-Varen Nagasaki v Blaublitz Akita

22 April 2023 11	V-Varen Nagasaki	4–2	Blaublitz Akita	Isahaya
14:00		Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Iwaki FC v V-Varen Nagasaki

29 April 2023 12	Iwaki FC	0–1	V-Varen Nagasaki	Iwaki
14:00		Report		Stadium: Iwaki Green Field

V-Varen Nagasaki v Mito HollyHock

3 May 2023 13	V-Varen Nagasaki	4–0	Mito HollyHock	Isahaya
14:00		Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

V-Varen Nagasaki v Tokyo Verdy

7 May 2023 14	V-Varen Nagasaki	1–2	Tokyo Verdy	Isahaya
14:00		Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Zweigen Kanazawa v V-Varen Nagasaki

13 May 2023 15	Zweigen Kanazawa	2–0	V-Varen Nagasaki	Kanazawa
14:00	Shoji 20' Hayashi 52'	Report		Stadium: Ishikawa Kanazawa Stadium Attendance: 2,317 Referee: Toru Kakinuma

V-Varen Nagasaki v Fagiano Okayama

17 May 2023 16	V-Varen Nagasaki	0-0	Fagiano Okayama	Isahaya
19:00		Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki Attendance: 4,104 Referee: Reo Tanaka

Oita Trinita v V-Varen Nagasaki

21 May 2023 17	Oita Trinita	1-1	V-Varen Nagasaki	Oita
14:00		Report		Stadium: Resonac Dome Oita

V-Varen Nagasaki v Júbilo Iwata

27 May 2023 18	V-Varen Nagasaki	2-1	Júbilo Iwata	Isahaya
14:00		Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Renofa Yamaguchi v V-Varen Nagasaki

3 June 2023 19	Renofa Yamaguchi	1-1	V-Varen Nagasaki	Yamaguchi
14:00		Report		Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium

Machida Zelvia v V-Varen Nagasaki

11 June 2023 20	Machida Zelvia	4-1	V-Varen Nagasaki	Machida
14:00		Report		Stadium: Machida GION Stadium

V-Varen Nagasaki v Omiya Ardija

17 June 2023 21	V-Varen Nagasaki	2-1	Omiya Ardija	Isahaya
19:00		Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

V-Varen Nagasaki v Zweigen Kanazawa

24 June 2023 22	V-Varen Nagasaki	5-1	Zweigen Kanazawa	Isahaya
19:00		Report		Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Shimizu S-Pulse v V-Varen Nagasaki

1 July 2023 23	Shimizu S-Pulse	3-2	V-Varen Nagasaki	Shizuoka
18:00	Carlinhos 14' Inui 28' Kitagawa 90+1'	Report	Delgado 61' Sawada 68'	Stadium: Nihondaira Sports Stadium Referee: Yuzo Sutani

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2023 Emperor's Cup

V-Varen Nagasaki v Ventforet Kofu

7 June 2023 Second round	V-Varen Nagasaki	0-1	Ventforet Kofu	Isahaya
19:00			Junio o.g. 7	Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki Attendance: 2,304 Referee: Toru Kakinuma

References

1. "選手プロフィール". v-varen.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
2. "NEWS". V-Varen Nagasaki (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