2023 JEF United Chiba season

The 2023 season is JEF United Chiba's 77th season in existence and the club's 14th consecutive season in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, JEF United Chiba will participate in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup.

JEF United Chiba
2023 season
ChairmanAkira Shimada
ManagerYoshiyuki Kobayashi
StadiumFukuda Denshi Arena
J2 League15th
Emperor's CupSecond round
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 13 May 2023.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 16 May 2023.[1]

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 Shota Arai (vice-captain)
2 MF   JPN Issei Takahashi
4 MF   JPN Taishi Taguchi (vice-captain)
5 MF   JPN Yusuke Kobayashi
6 DF   JPN Ikki Arai (vice-captain)
8 MF   JPN Koya Kazama
9 FW   JPN Hiroto Goya
10 MF   JPN Tomoya Miki (vice-captain)
11 DF   JPN Koki Yonekura
13 DF   JPN Daisuke Suzuki (captain)
14 MF   JPN Naoki Tsubaki
16 FW   JPN Kazuki Tanaka (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)
17 MF   JPN Takaki Fukumitsu
18 MF   JPN Andrew Kumagai
20 FW   JPN Toshiyuki Takagi
22 DF   JPN Shogo Sasaki
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK   JPN Ryota Suzuki
24 DF   JPN Shuntaro Yaguchi
25 MF   JPN Rui Sueyoshi
26 DF   JPN Shunsuke Nishikubo
28 MF   JPN Tomoya Shinohara
31 GK   JPN Sota Matsubara
33 GK   JPN Issei Kondo
36 DF   JPN Riku Matsuda
37 FW   JPN Keita Buwanika
39 FW   JPN Ryuta Shimmyo
40 DF   BRA Mendes
41 FW   JPN Hiiro Komori
48 DF   JPN Soshiro Tanida Type 2
52 DF   JPN Ryota Kuboniwa DSP
67 MF   JPN Masaru Hidaka

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   BRA Saldanha (at Neftçi Baku until 31 December 2023)
FW   JPN Raito Saito (at ReinMeer Aomori until 31 January 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   JPN Solomon Sakuragawa (at Fagiano Okayama until 31 January 2024)
FW   JPN Taichi Sakuma (at Vanraure Hachinohe until 31 January 2024)

Transfers edit

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
J2 League 19 February 2023 12 November 2023 Matchday 1 15 4 5 6 15 20 −5 026.67
Emperor's Cup 7 June 2023 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 15 4 5 6 15 20 −5 026.67

Last updated: 13 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

J2 League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 42 20 14 8 78 34 +44 74 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
5 Montedio Yamagata 42 21 4 17 64 54 +10 67
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
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 by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLDLLDLDLWDWDLW
Positions51112171919212121202015161715
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

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

18 February 2023 1 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 JEF United Chiba Isahaya
14:00 Report
  • Komori   52'
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki
Attendance: 11,165
Referee: Shuhei Shimizu
25 February 2023 2 JEF United Chiba 1–3 Montedio Yamagata Chiba
14:00
Report
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 9,203
Referee: Keisuke Nobori
5 March 2023 3 JEF United Chiba 2–2 Thespakusatsu Gunma Chiba
14:00
Report
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 6,510
Referee: Koji Takasaki
12 March 2023 4 Blaublitz Akita 1–0 JEF United Chiba Akita
14:00
Report Stadium: Soyu Stadium
Attendance: 3,838
Referee: Hirokazu Otsubo
19 March 2023 5 Oita Trinita 2–1 JEF United Chiba Oita
14:00
Report
Stadium: Resonac Dome Oita
Attendance: 8,527
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto
25 March 2023 6 JEF United Chiba 1–1 Fagiano Okayama Chiba
14:00
Report
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 5,317
Referee: Keigo Sendachi
2 April 2023 7 Zweigen Kanazawa 2–0 JEF United Chiba Kanazawa
14:00
Report Stadium: Ishikawa Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 3,357
Referee: Tomokazu Sato
8 April 2023 8 JEF United Chiba 2–2 Tokushima Vortis Chiba
14:00
Report
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 5,475
Referee: Yuzo Sutani
12 April 2023 9 Fujieda MYFC 3–1 JEF United Chiba Fujieda
19:00
Report
Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,561
Referee: Koji Takasaki
16 April 2023 10 JEF United Chiba 1–0 Tokyo Verdy Chiba
14:00
Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 6,919
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama
21 April 2023 11 Roasso Kumamoto 2–2 JEF United Chiba Kumamoto
19:00
Report
Stadium: Egao Kenko Stadium
Attendance: 3,339
Referee: Reo Tanaka
29 April 2023 12 JEF United Chiba 1–0 Omiya Ardija Chiba
15:00
Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 9,606
Referee: Tetsuro Yoshida
3 May 2023 13 Renofa Yamaguchi 1–1 JEF United Chiba Yamaguchi
14:00
Report
Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium
Attendance: 5,365
Referee: Toru Kakinuma
7 May 2023 14 JEF United Chiba 0–1 Júbilo Iwata Chiba
19:00 Report
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 6,001
Referee: Shuhei Shimizu
13 May 2023 15 Ventforet Kofu 0–1 JEF United Chiba Kofu
14:00 Report
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium
Attendance: 5,184
Referee: Keisuke Nobori
17 May 2023 16 JEF United Chiba v Shimizu S-Pulse Chiba
19:00 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
17 May 2023 17 JEF United Chiba v Tochigi SC Chiba
14:00 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
28 May 2023 18 Vegalta Sendai v JEF United Chiba Sendai
14:00 Report Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
3 June 2023 19 JEF United Chiba v Machida Zelvia Chiba
18:00 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
11 June 2023 20 Mito HollyHock v JEF United Chiba Mito
16:00 Report Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito
18 June 2023 21 Iwaki FC v JEF United Chiba Iwaki
16:00 Report Stadium: Iwaki Greenfield Stadium
24 June 2023 22 JEF United Chiba v Oita Trinita Chiba
19:00 Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena

Emperor's Cup edit

7 June 2023 Second round JEF United Chiba v Omiya Ardija Chiba
19:00 Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena

References edit

  1. ^ "2023|トップチーム|チーム|ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉 公式ウェブサイト". jefunited.co.jp. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ "News". JEF United Chiba (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.

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