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2025 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2025 season
ManagerMichael Skibbe
StadiumEdion Peace Wing Hiroshima
J1 League5th
Emperor's CupSemi-finals
J.League CupWinners
Japanese Super CupWinners
2024–25 AFC Champions League TwoQuarter-finals
2025–26 AFC Champions League EliteLeague stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Sota Nakamura (2)
All: Sota Nakamura (4)

The 2025 season is the 90th season in the history of Sanfrecce Hiroshima and their 17th consecutive season in the J1 League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is competing in the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup, the Japanese Super Cup, the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two knock-out stage and the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite.

Squad

Season squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Last club Contract Since Contract Till
Goalkeepers
1 Keisuke Ōsako Japan (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 Youth Team 2018
21 Yudai Tanaka Japan (1995-11-17) 17 November 1995 Japan Blaublitz Akita 2023
26 Jeong Min-ki South Korea (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 South Korea Suwon FC 2025
38 Cailen Hill Japan (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 Japan Waseda University 2025 2027
Defenders
3 Taichi Yamasaki Japan (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 Japan Juntendo University 2023
4 Hayato Araki Japan (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 Japan Kansai University 2019
13 Naoto Arai Japan (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 Japan Albirex Niigata 2024 2027
15 Shuto Nakano Japan (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 Japan Toin University of Yokohama FC 2022 2027
19 Sho Sasaki Japan (1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 Japan Ventforet Kofu 2015
25 Yusuke Chajima Japan (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 Japan JEF United Chiba 2014
37 Kim Ju-sung South Korea (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 South Korea FC Seoul 2025 2027
Midfielders
6 Hayao Kawabe Japan (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 Belgium Standard Liège 2024 2027
10 Marcos Júnior Brazil (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 2019
14 Satoshi Tanaka Japan (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 Japan Shonan Bellmare 2025
24 Shunki Higashi Japan (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 Youth Team 2018
30 Tolgay Arslan GermanyTurkey (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 Australia Melbourne City 2024
32 Sota Koshimichi Japan (2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 Youth Team 2022
33 Tsukasa Shiotani Japan (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 Japan Mito HollyHock 2012
35 Yotaro Nakajima Japan (2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 Youth Team 2025 2028
44 Taishi Semba Japan (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 Japan Thespa Gunma 2022
45 Shimon Kobayashi Japan (2008-01-23) 23 January 2008 Youth Team 2025 2028
Strikers
9 Ryo Germain JapanUnited States (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 Japan Júbilo Iwata 2025
17 Kosuke Kinoshita Japan (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2025 2027
18 Daiki Suga Japan (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2025
36 Aren Inoue Japan (2006-09-19) 19 September 2006 Youth Team 2025 2027
39 Sota Nakamura Japan (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 Japan Meiji University 2025 2027
41 Naoki Maeda Japan (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2025 2027
51 Mutsuki Kato Japan (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 Japan Cerezo Osaka 2023
98 Valère Germain France (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 Australia Macarthur 2025
Players who left on loan
11 Makoto Mitsuta Japan (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 Japan Ryutsu Keizai University 2022
16 Takaaki Shichi Japan (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 Japan Avispa Fukuoka 2023
20 Shion Inoue Japan (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 Japan Yokohama FC 2025
27 Osamu Henry Iyoha JapanNigeria (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 Japan Kyoto Sanga 2017
40 Motoki Ohara Japan (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 Japan Mito HollyHock 2022
Players who left permanently
5 Hiroya Matsumoto Japan (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 Japan Zweigen Kanazawa 2019
22 Goro Kawanami Japan (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 Japan Vegalta Sendai 2021

Friendly

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 February 2025 1 Vegalta Sendai Japan 0-2 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Miyazaki, Japan
Stadium: Seagaire Square 1

Tour of Turkey (12-27 Jan)

15 January 2025 1 FC Pakhtakor Tashkent Uzbekistan 0-2 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Antalya, Turkey
Yotaro Nakajima 22'
Ryo Germain 38'		 Stadium: Sueno Sports Center
15 January 2025 1 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria cancelled Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Antalya, Turkey
18 January 2025 2 FK Jablonec Czech Republic 1-1 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Antalya, Turkey
Stadium: Ekodizayn Sports Center
20 January 2025 3 FC Zimbru Chișinău Moldova 1-5 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Antalya, Turkey
Motoki Ohara 29'
Turgai Arslan 30'
Makoto Mitsuda 64'
Shion Inoue 75'
Yusuke Chajima 80'		 Stadium: Titanik Resort Hotel Football Center
23 January 2025 4 CSKA 1948 Bulgaria 3-4 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Antalya, Turkey
Stadium: Sueno Sports Center
24 January 2025 5 KS Cracovia Poland 1-2 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Antalya, Turkey
Yotaro Nakajima 15'
Turgai Arslan 37'

In-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 March 2025 1 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences Japan 0-3 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Akitakata, Japan
Report Valère Germain 28', 67'
Muneta Kaori 75'		 Stadium: Akitakata Football Park

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Position Player Transferred from Fee
MF Japan Satoshi Tanaka Japan Shonan Bellmare Undisclosed [1]
MF Japan Shion Inoue Japan Yokohama FC Undisclosed [2]
FW Japan Daiki Suga Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Free [3]
FW JapanUnited States Ryo Germain Japan Júbilo Iwata Undisclosed [4]
FW France Valère Germain Australia Macarthur Undisclosed [5]
FW Japan Naoki Maeda Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Undisclosed [6]

Loan in

Position Player Transferred from Fee
GK South Korea Jeong Min-ki South Korea Suwon FC Season loan [7]

Loan return (In)

Position Player Transferred from Fee
DF JapanUnited States Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi Japan Shimizu S-Pulse End of loan [8] [a]
MF Japan Kodai Dohi Japan FC Imabari End of loan [9] [b]
MF Japan Taishi Semba Japan Thespa Gunma End of loan [10]
FW Japan Ryo Tanada Japan Iwaki FC End of loan [11] [c]
FW Japan Shun Ayukawa Japan Oita Trinita End of loan [d]

Out

Transfers out

Position Player Transferred to Fee
DF JapanUnited States Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Free [12]
MF Japan Yoshifumi Kashiwa Japan Ventforet Kofu Free [13]
MF Japan Taishi Matsumoto Japan Urawa Red Diamonds ¥100m [14]
MF Japan Kodai Dohi Japan Gainare Tottori Free [15]
MF Japan Toshihiro Aoyama N.A. Retired [16]
MF Cyprus Pieros Sotiriou Cyprus APOEL FC Free [17]
FW Brazil Ezequiel Brazil Athletic Club Free [18]
FW Brazil Douglas Vieira N.A. Retired [19]
FW Portugal Gonçalo Paciência Brazil Recife Free [20]

Loan out

Position Player Transferred to Fee
DF JapanNigeria Shota Kofie Japan Iwaki FC Season loan [21]
DF Japan Takaaki Shichi Japan Avispa Fukuoka Season loan [22]
MF Japan Kohei Hosoya Japan Ehime FC Season loan [23]
MF Japan Taishi Semba Japan Mito Hollyhock Season loan
FW Japan Ryo Tanada Japan Gainare Tottori Season loan [24]
FW Japan Shun Ayukawa Japan Oita Trinita Season loan [25]
FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta Japan Gamba Osaka Loan till 31 Jan 2026 [26]

Loan return (out)

Position Player Transferred to Fee
GK Japan Haruto Usui Japan Matsumoto Yamaga End of loan

Mid-season

In

Transfers in

Position Player Transferred from Fee
DF South Korea Kim Ju-sung South Korea FC Seoul US$1 million [27]
FW Japan Kosuke Kinoshita Japan Kashiwa Reysol Undisclosed [28]

Loan in

Position Player Transferred from Fee

Loan return

Position Player Transferred from Fee

Out

Transfers out

Position Player Transferred to Fee
GK Japan Goro Kawanami Japan Fagiano Okayama Free [29]
MF Japan Hiroya Matsumoto Japan Shonan Bellmare Free [30]

Loan out

Position Player Transferred from Fee
DF JapanNigeria Osamu Henry Iyoha Japan RB Omiya Ardija (J2) Season loan [31]
MF Japan Motoki Ohara Japan Albirex Niigata Season loan [32]
FW Japan Shion Inoue Japan Júbilo Iwata Season loan [33]

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2025 J1 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Kashiwa Reysol 38 21 12 5 60 34 +26 75 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
3 Kyoto Sanga 38 19 11 8 62 40 +22 68
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 38 20 8 10 46 28 +18 68
5 Vissel Kobe 38 18 10 10 46 33 +13 64
6 Machida Zelvia 38 17 9 12 52 38 +14 60 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage[e]
Source: JLeague.co, JLeague.jp, 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi move to Shimizu S-Pulse permanently after his contract ended.
  2. ^ Kodai Dohi released after returning to the team as his contract ended
  3. ^ Gainare Tottori signed Ryo Tanada on loan for the new season.
  4. ^ Shun Ayukawa's loan to Oita Trinita was extended for another season.
  5. ^ Qualified as the 2025 Emperor's Cup winners.

Matches

16 February 1 Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tokyo
  • Yuki Soma 26'
  • Oh Se-hun Yellow card 58'
  • Takuma Nishimura Yellow card 79'
 Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 12,773
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
23 February 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Hiroshima
 Report
  • Steve Walsh Yellow card 11'
  • Jean Claude Yellow card 19'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 27,123
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
26 February 3 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shizuoka
  • Hayato Araki 12' (o.g)
  • Sen Takagi Yellow card 38'
 Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 12,238
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
2 March 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama FC Hiroshima
 Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,043
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
16 March 6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol Hiroshima
Shunki Higashi 72'
Sho Sasaki Yellow card 66'		 Report Mao Hosoya 86'
Yoshio Koizumi Yellow card 45+3'
Riki Harakawa Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,283
Referee: Koki Nagamine
29 March 7 Kyoto Sanga 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kyoto
Rafael Elias 60' Report Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 14,393
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
2 April 8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers Hiroshima
Naoki Maeda 22'Yellow card 45+3' Report Léo Ceará Yellow card 37' Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 24,868
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
6 April 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka Hiroshima
  • Naoto Arai 18'
  • Hayato Araki 86'
  • Sho Sasaki Yellow card 8'
  • Daiki Suga Yellow card 57'
  • Shuto Nakano Yellow card 80'
 Report
  • Lucas Fernandes 15'
  • Rafael Ratao Yellow card 22'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,324
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
12 April 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Fagiano Okayama Hiroshima
  • Serhat Umar Yellow card 76'
  • Hayao Kawabe Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • Ryunosuke Sato 58'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 26,135
Referee: Koji Takasaki
20 April 11 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Toyota
  • Mateus Castro 40', 48'Yellow card 41'
  • Kensuke Nagai Yellow card 70'
 Report
  • Daiki Suga 81'
  • Shuto Nakano Yellow card 64'
 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 29,072
Referee: Takuto Okabe
25 April 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Saitama
  • Takuro Kaneko 57'
 Report
  • Shuto Nakano Yellow card 67'
 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,555
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
29 April 13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Albirex Niigata Hiroshima
Report
  • Miguel Silveira 85'Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,246
Referee: Shu Kawamata
3 May 14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka Hiroshima
  • Mutsuki Kato 67'
  • Ryo Germain 90+6' (pen.)
  • Hayao Kawabe Yellow card 23'
  • Daiki Suga Yellow card 81'
 Report
  • Tomoya Miki 86' (pen.)
  • Wellington Yellow card 47'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,631
Referee: Koki Nagamine
7 May 15 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiratsuka
  • Kim Min-tae Yellow card 5'
 Report
Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 8,871
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
11 May 16 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
  • Tokuma Suzuki Red card 22'
 Report
  • Tsukasa Shiotani 33'Yellow card 57'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 30,633
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
17 May 17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Tokyo Verdy Hiroshima
  • Valère Germain 87'
  • Hayao Kawabe 89'
 Report
  • Yudai Kimura 77'
  • Yuan Matsuhashi Yellow card 63'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 24,837
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
25 May 18 FC Tokyo 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Chōfu
  • Kei Koizumi Yellow card 85'
 Report
  • Hayato Araki 49'
  • Ryo Germain 59'
  • Hayao Kawabe 88'
  • Tsukasa Shiotani Yellow card 23'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 46,206
Referee: Florian Badstübner (Germany)
31 May 19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale Hiroshima
  • Hayato Araki 86'
  • Naoki Maeda Yellow card 90+4'
 Report
  • Marcinho 50'
  • Asahi Sasaki 90+1'
  • Akihiro Ienaga Yellow card 75'
  • Yusuke Segawa Yellow card 84'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,909
Referee: Martin Petersen (Germany)
14 June 20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tokyo
  • Léo Ceará 90+2'Yellow card 83'
  • Hitoshi Sogohata Yellow card 8'
  • Kento Misao Yellow card 56'
 Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 22,725
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
22 June 21 Yokohama FC 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yokohama
  • Yuri Lara Yellow card 2'
  • Boniface Nduka Yellow card 14'
 Report
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 17', 75'
  • Mutsuki Kato 23'Yellow card 45+2'
  • Naoto Arai 40'
  • Shunki Higashi 72'
 Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 10,475
Referee: Yusuke Araki
28 June 22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus Hiroshima
  • Naoto Arai 90'
  • Sota Nakamura Yellow card 32'
  • Shunki Higashi Yellow card 46'
 Report
  • Mateus Castro 21', 40'
  • Yuki Nogami Yellow card 44'
  • Tsukasa Morishima Yellow card 50'
  • Alexandre Pisano Yellow card 81'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 26,246
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
2 July 5 (Rescheduled) Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kobe
  • Erik 66'
 Report
  • Yotaro Nakajima Yellow card 21'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 14,950
Referee: Koei Koya
5 July 23 Fagiano Okayama 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Okayama
  • Ataru Esaka Yellow card 65'
  • Yugo Tatsuta Yellow card 90+7'
 Report
Stadium: City Light Stadium
Attendance: 15,451
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
20 July 24 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Niigata
  • Michael Fitzgerald Yellow card 69'
  • Kazuhiko Chiba Yellow card 81'
 Report
  • Shunki Higashi 2'
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 48'
 Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 22,178
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
10 August 25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Hiroshima
  • Yoshifumi Matsuo Yellow card 44'
 Report
  • Kai Matsuzaki Yellow card 41'
  • Capixaba Yellow card 64'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 23,969
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
16 August 26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Gamba Osaka Hiroshima
 Report
  • Ryoya Yamashita Yellow card 11'
  • Issam Jebali Yellow card 23'
  • Genta Miura Yellow card 39'
  • Shuto Abe Red card 60'
  • Kanji Okunuki Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,925
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
23 August 27 Tokyo Verdy 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Chōfu
  • Itsuki Someno Yellow card 11'
  • Hiroto Taniguchi Yellow card 28'
  • Rei Hirakawa Yellow card 81'
 Report
  • Shuto Nakano 6'
  • Sota Nakamura 62'
  • Naoto Arai 82'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 17,480
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
31 August 28 Cerezo Osaka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
  • Lucas Fernandes 35'
  • Kyohei Yoshino Yellow card 58'
 Report
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 72'
  • Ryo Germain Yellow card 72'
  • Yotaro Nakajima Yellow card 83'
 Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 19,899
Referee: Masuya Ueda
12 September 29 (Rescheduled) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyoto Sanga Hiroshima
  • Sho Sasaki 63'
 Report
  • Rafael Elias 88'Yellow card 67'
  • Marco Túlio Yellow card 87'
  • Gakuji Ota Yellow card 90+4'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,369
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
20 August 30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vissel Kobe Hiroshima
  • Sho Sasaki Red card 57'
 Report
  • Kim Ju-sung 87' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 24,847
Referee: Yusuke Araki
23 September 31 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Chiba
  • Yuto Yamada Yellow card 44'
 Report
  • Ryo Germain Yellow card 67'
  • Michael Skibbe Yellow card 69'
 Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 13,552
Referee: Ahmed El Shrief (Qatar)
27 September 32 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Fukuoka
  • Abdul Hanan Sani Brown 90+2'
 Report
  • Valère Germain 17'
  • Satoshi Tanaka 87'
 Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 11,472
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
4 October 33 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Machida Zelvia Hiroshima
  • Kim Ju-sung 88'Yellow card 88'
  • Tolgay Arslan 90+5' (pen.)Yellow card 90+5'
  • Michael Skibbe Yellow card 66'
 Report
  • Yuki Soma 50'
  • Takuma Nishimura Yellow card 29'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,877
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
17 October 34 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tokyo Hiroshima
Report
  • Keigo Higashi Yellow card 15'
  • Alexander Scholz Yellow card 45+2'
  • Masato Morishige Yellow card 67'
  • Yūto Nagatomo Yellow card 70'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,728
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
25 October 35 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yokohama
  • Asahi Uenaka 12'
  • Jun Amano 86'
  • Jeison Quiñónes 90+1'Yellow card 72'
  • Yuri Yellow card 80'
  • Toichi Suzuki Yellow card 87'
 Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: Jumpei Iida
Referee: 27,356
8 November 36 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Hiroshima
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 43'
  • Mutsuki Kato 75'
  • Naoki Maeda 83'
 Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 26,383
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
30 November 37 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kawasaki
  • Tatsuya Ito 12'Yellow card 33'
  • So Kawahara Yellow card 72'
  • Jesiel Yellow card 84'
 Report
  • Hayao Kawabe 45+4'
  • Sota Nakamura 56'
  • Sota Koshimichi Yellow card 23'
 Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 23,173
Referee: Koji Takasaki
6 December 38 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Shonan Bellmare Hiroshima
  • Valère Germain 87'
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 90+1' (pen.)
  • Ryo Germain Yellow card 33'
 Report
  • Hayao Kawabe 78' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 26,373
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

J.League Cup

Main article: 2025 J.League Cup
4 June Play-off round first leg Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Fukuoka
  • Wellington 55'
  • Yuma Obata Yellow card 90+3'
 Report
  • Valère Germain Yellow card 18'
  • Naoto Arai Yellow card 55'
  • Serhat Umar Yellow card 63'
  • Hayao Kawabe Yellow card 90'
 Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 3,670
Referee: Masuya Ueda
8 June Play-off round second leg Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Avispa Fukuoka Hiroshima
  • Shuto Nakano 31'
  • Sota Nakamura 64'
  • Sho Sasaki Yellow card 86'
  • Mutsuki Kato Red card 89'
  • Valère Germain Yellow card 108'
 Report
  • Wellington 72'Yellow card 58'
  • Masato Shigemi Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 106'
  • Takumi Kamijima Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 20,676
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
Penalties
  • Valère Germain soccer ball with red X
  • Shunki Higashi soccer ball with check mark
  • Narcos Junior soccer ball with check mark
  • Ryo Germain soccer ball with check mark
  • Shuto Nakano soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Yuki Kitajima
  • soccer ball with check mark Takeshi Kanamori
  • soccer ball with red X Tomoya Ando
  • soccer ball with check mark Takumi Kamijima
  • soccer ball with red X Wellington
3 September Quarter Final first leg Shonan Bellmare 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiratsuka
  • Akito Suzuki 41'
  • Hiroaki Okuno 49'
  • Rio Nitta 90+2'
  • Ze Ricardo Yellow card 68'
  • Shun Yoshida Yellow card 90+4'
 Report
  • Mutsuki Kato 15'
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 85'
  • Tsukasa Shiotani Yellow card 40'
  • Shunki Higashi Yellow card 70'
 Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 6,309
Referee: Jumpei Ilda
7 September Quarter Final second leg Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1
(6–4 agg.)		 Shonan Bellmare Hiroshima
  • Mutsuki Kato 23'
  • Ryo Germain 61'
  • Valère Germain 90+4'
  • Shuto Nakano 90+8'
 Report
  • Akito Suzuki 37'
  • Hiroya Matsumoto Yellow card 13'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 23,694
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
8 October Semi Final first leg Yokohama FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yokohama
  • Ryo Kubota Yellow card 23'
  • Koki Kumakura Yellow card 35'
  • Yoshifumi Matsuo Yellow card 75'
 Report
  • Yotaro Nakajima 33'
  • Shuto Nakano 83'
  • Hayao Kawabe Yellow card 18'
 Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Attendance: 8,641
Referee: Koji Takasaki
12 October Semi Final second leg Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1
(4–1 agg.)		 Yokohama FC Hiroshima
  • Towa Yamane 17'
  • Hinata Ogura Yellow card 28'
  • Ryo Tadokoro Yellow card 68'
  • Joao Paulo Yellow card 69'
 Report
  • Valère Germain 11'
  • Ryo Germain 75'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 26,192
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
1 November Final Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tokyo
  • Mao Hosoya 81'
 Report
  • Hayato Araki 25'
  • Shunki Higashi 38'
  • Ryo Germain 45+2'
  • Tsukasa Shiotani Yellow card 45+1'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 62,466
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2025 Emperor's Cup
11 June Second round Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Brew Saga (J5) Hiroshima
  • Marcos Junior 4', 33'
  • Naoki Maeda 81'
 Report
  • Kaito Kasuya 41'
  • Kazuki Higa Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 3,942
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
16 July Third round Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Fujieda MYFC (J2) Hiroshima
  • Mutsuki Kato 19'Yellow card 32'
  • Naoki Maeda 38'
  • Sota Nakamura 55'
  • Shuto Nakano 67'
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 72' (pen.)
 Report
  • Ren Asakura 15'
  • Valère Germain 44' (o.g.)
  • Kyota Sakakibara Yellow card 62'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 1,822
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
6 August Fourth round Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Hiroshima
  • Naoki Maeda 45+1'Yellow card 20'
  • Sota Nakamura 59'
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 75'
  • Hayato ArakiYellow card 73'
 Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 10,110
Referee: Takuto Okabe
27 August Quarter Final Nagoya Grampus 2–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Aichi
  • Kensuke Nagai 54'
  • Yuya Yamagishi 82'
  • Keiya Shiihashi Yellow card 36'
 Report
  • Satoshi Tanaka 5', 19'
  • Yotaro Nakajima 42' (pen.)
  • Shuto Nakano 48'
  • Sota Nakamura Yellow card 53'
  • Hayato ArakiYellow card 59'
 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 7,638
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
16 November Semi Final Vissel Kobe 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
  • Katsuya Nagato 24'
  • Daiju Sasaki 69' (pen.)
  • Matheus Thuler Yellow card 6'
 Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 17,861
Referee: Koei Koya

Super Cup

Main article: 2025 Japanese Super Cup
8 February Vissel Kobe 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tokyo
13:35 JST
  • Tetsushi Yamakawa Yellow card 58'
  • Mitsuki Saito Yellow card 78'
  • Takuya Iwanami Yellow card 87'
 Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 53,343
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

AFC Champions League Two

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two

Knockout stage

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage
13 February 2025 R16 Leg 1 Nam Định Vietnam 0–3 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Nam Định, Vietnam
  • Caio César Yellow card 12'
  • Rômulo da Silva Yellow card 33'
 Report
Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 10,800
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
20 February 2025 R16 Leg 2 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJapan 4–0
(7–0 agg.)		 Vietnam Nam Định Hiroshima, Japan
 Report
  • China Yellow card 47'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 9,471
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
5 March 2025 QF Leg 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 0–3
Awarded[a]		 Singapore Lion City Sailors Hiroshima, Japan
Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 6,812
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
12 March 2025 QF Leg 2 Lion City Sailors Singapore 1–1
(4–1 agg.)		 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Jalan Besar, Singapore
  • Lennart Thy 20'
  • Bailey Wright Yellow card 51'
  • Obren Kljajic Yellow card 90+5'
 Report
  • Yotaro Nakajima 34'
  • Ryo Germain Red card 51'
 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 4,193
Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)
  1. ^ The Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Lion City Sailors first leg, originally won 6–1 by Sanfrecce Hiroshima, was forfeited and awarded 3–0 to Lion City Sailors by the AFC Disciplinary Committee on 8 March 2025, as Sanfrecce Hiroshima fielded Valère Germain, even though he was suspended.[34]


AFC Champions League Elite

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

League stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite league stage

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 September 2025 MD 1 Melbourne City Australia 0–2 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Melbourne, Australia
Report
  • Marcos Júnior 53' (pen.)
  • Yotaro Nakajima 81'
  • Shunki Higashi Yellow card 34'
  • Kim Ju-sung Yellow card 61'
  • Hayato Araki Yellow card 62'
 Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
30 September 2025 MD 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 1–1 China Shanghai Port Sanfrecce, Japan
  • Hayato Araki 19'
  • Tsukasa Shiotani Yellow card 16'
  • Kim Ju-sung Yellow card 55'
 Report
  • Gabrielzinho 83'
  • Alexander Jojo Yellow card 77'
  • Gustavo Red card 90'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 7,819
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
21 October 2025 MD 3 Ulsan HD FC South Korea 1–0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Ulsan, South Korea
  • Kim Min-hyeok 12'
  • Lee Jae-Ik Yellow card 66'
 Report
  • Tsukasa Shiotani Yellow card 82'
 Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,966
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
4 November 2025 MD 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 1–0 South Korea Gangwon FC Sanfrecce, Japan
  • Mutsuki Kato 63'
  • Naoto Arai Yellow card 22'
  • Sho Sasaki Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 70'
  • Hayao Kawabe Yellow card 90+6'
  • Michael Skibbe Yellow card 90+7'
 Report
  • Lee You-hyeon Yellow card 66'
  • Marko Tući Yellow card 69'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 8,924
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
25 November 2025 MD 5 Chengdu Rongcheng China 1–1 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Chengdu, China
  • Felipe 53' (pen.)
  • Timo Letschert Yellow card 11'
  • Yan Dinghao Yellow card 90+5'
 Report
  • Mutsuki Kato 63'
 Stadium: Phoenix Hill Football Stadium
Attendance: 27,836
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Athba (Qatar)
10 December 2025 MD 6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 1–0 China Shanghai Shenhua Sanfrecce, Japan
  • Hayato Araki 78'
  • Ryo Germain Yellow card 76'
 Report
  • Shinichi Chan Yellow card 16'
  • Wu Xi Yellow card 68'
  • Ibrahim Amadou Yellow card 70'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 13,240
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
10 February 2026 MD 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 2–1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Sanfrecce, Japan
  • Akito Suzuki 18' (pen.), 48'
  • Sota Nakamura Yellow card 38'
  • Taishi Matsumoto Yellow card 44'
  • Shuto Nakano Yellow card 90+4'
 Report
  • Marcos Guilherme 3'
  • Jonathan Silva Red card 16'
  • Hayao Kawabe Yellow card 22'
  • Bergson Yellow card 28'
  • João Figueiredo Yellow card 38'
  • Nene Yellow card 67'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 10,132
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
17 February 2026 MD 8 FC Seoul South Korea – Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Seoul, South Korea
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Vissel Kobe (Q) 7 5 1 1 14 6 +8 16 Advance to round of 16
2 Japan Machida Zelvia (Q) 7 4 2 1 12 5 +7 14
3 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Q) 7 4 2 1 8 4 +4 14
4 Australia Melbourne City (Q) 7 4 1 2 9 7 +2 13
5 Thailand Buriram United 7 3 2 2 8 8 0 11
6 South Korea FC Seoul 7 2 3 2 8 7 +1 9
7 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 7 2 2 3 7 7 0 8
8 South Korea Gangwon FC 7 2 2 3 9 11 −2 8
9 South Korea Ulsan HD 7 2 2 3 6 8 −2 8
10 China Chengdu Rongcheng 7 1 3 3 5 8 −3 6
11 China Shanghai Shenhua (E) 7 1 1 5 5 11 −6 4
12 China Shanghai Port (E) 7 0 3 4 2 11 −9 3
Updated to match(es) played on 11 February 2026. Source: ACLE
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 10 Dec 2025
No. Pos. Player J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Super Cup 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two [a] 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Japan Keisuke Osako 38 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 51 0
3 DF Japan Taichi Yamasaki 3+3 0 1+1 0 3+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 1 0 14 0
4 DF Japan Hayato Araki 35+2 3 2+1 0 5 1 1 1 2+1 0 6 2 55 7
6 MF Japan Hayao Kawabe 35+2 3 3 0 6 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 5 0 55 3
9 FW JapanUnited States Ryo Germain 35+1 4 3 0 4+2 3 1 0 3 1 2+1 0 52 8
10 MF Brazil Marcos Júnior 0+4 0 1 2 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 3
13 DF Japan Naoto Arai 16+11 4 3 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 4+1 0 43 4
14 MF Japan Satoshi Tanaka 25+3 1 3+2 2 5 0 1 0 4 1 5 0 48 4
15 DF Japan Shuto Nakano 30+7 1 4 2 6+1 3 1 0 2 1 4+1 0 56 7
17 FW Japan Kosuke Kinoshita 9+11 6 2+4 2 1+2 1 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 35 8
18 MF Japan Daiki Suga 7+15 1 1+1 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 2+3 0 37 1
19 DF Japan Sho Sasaki 36+1 1 4 0 7 0 1 0 3 1 4 0 56 2
21 GK Japan Yudai Tanaka 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 MF Japan Shunki Higashi 24+11 3 4+1 0 4+2 1 1 0 2 0 2+1 0 52 4
25 DF Japan Yusuke Chajima 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 GK South Korea Jeong Min-ki 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
30 MF GermanyTurkey Tolgay Arslan 6+3 2 0+1 0 0+3 0 1 1 1 0 2+2 0 19 3
32 MF Japan Sota Koshimichi 4+15 0 1+1 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+3 1 0+1 0 28 1
33 MF Japan Tsukasa Shiotani 32+4 2 4 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 5+1 0 55 2
35 MF Japan Yotaro Nakajima 8+8 0 2+1 1 3+1 1 1 0 1 1 1+1 1 27 4
36 FW Japan Aren Inoue 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
37 DF South Korea Kim Ju-sung 7+1 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 1
39 MF Japan Sota Nakamura 21+11 6 3+2 2 2+3 1 0+1 0 2+1 2 3+1 0 50 11
41 FW Japan Naoki Maeda 12+15 2 2+3 3 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 3+2 0 42 5
44 MF Japan Taishi Semba 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
45 MF Japan Shimon Kobayashi 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
51 FW Japan Mutsuki Kato 24+11 3 2+1 1 4+3 2 1 0 3 0 1+5 2 55 8
98 FW France Valère Germain 11+13 3 2+3 0 4+3 2 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 40 5
Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season, on loan transfer
5 MF Japan Hiroya Matsumoto 0+4 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 7 0
16 DF Japan Takaaki Shichi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Japan Shion Inoue 3+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 6 0
27 DF JapanNigeria Osamu Henry Iyoha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF Japan Motoki Ohara 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 4 0
Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season permanently
11 FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
22 GK Japan Goro Kawanami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes

  1. ^ The first leg of the match between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Lion City Sailors are not counted in the stats as the match was forfeited by the AFC. Lion City Sailors were awarded a 0–3 victory after Sanfrecce Hiroshima fielded an ineligible player. The score on the field was originally a 6–1 win by Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[35][36]

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