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2026 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2026 season
ManagerGermany Bartosch Gaul[1]
StadiumEdion Peace Wing Hiroshima

The 2026 season is the 91st season in the history of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

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 2026
21 Yudai Tanaka Japan (1995-11-17) 17 November 1995 Japan Blaublitz Akita 2023
38 Cailen Hill JapanAustralia (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 Japan Waseda University 2025 2027
43 Hikaru Ogawa Japan (2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 Youth Team
99 Ouchi Issei JapanItaly (2000-09-08) 8 September 2000 Japan Matsumoto Yamaga 2026 2027
Defenders
3 Taichi Yamasaki Japan (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 Japan Juntendo University 2023 2026
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
16 Takaaki Shichi Japan (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 Japan Avispa Fukuoka 2023
19 Sho Sasaki Japan (1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 Japan Ventforet Kofu 2015 2026
25 Yusuke Chajima Japan (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 Japan JEF United Chiba 2014 2027
27 Osamu Henry Iyoha JapanNigeria (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 Japan RB Omiya Ardija 2017
33 Tsukasa Shiotani Japan (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 Japan Mito HollyHock 2012
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
14 Yasushi Matsumoto Japan (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2026
24 Shunki Higashi Japan (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 Youth Team 2018 2026
30 Tolgay Arslan GermanyTurkey (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 Australia Melbourne City 2024 2026
32 Sota Koshimichi Japan (2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 Youth Team 2022 2026
35 Yotaro Nakajima Japan (2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 Youth Team 2025 2028
40 Motoki Ohara Japan (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 Japan Albirex Niigata 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 2026
10 Akito Suzuki Japan (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 Japan Shonan Bellmare 2025
11 Mutsuki Kato Japan (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 Japan Cerezo Osaka 2023
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
23 Shun Ayukawa Japan (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 Japan Oita Trinita 2025
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
Players who left on loan
36 Aren Inoue Japan (2006-09-19) 19 September 2006 Youth Team 2025 2027
44 Taishi Semba Japan (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 Japan Mito Hollyhock 2022
Kohei Hosoya Japan (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 Japan Ehime FC 2025
Players who left permanently

Club officials

Club officials for 2026.

Position Name
Manager Germany Bartosz Gaul
Assistant manager Germany Arne Janssen
Japan Shin Nakamura
Japan Toshihiro Aoyama
Goalkeeper coach Japan Shinkichi Kikuchi
Japan Takuto Hayashi
Physical coach Japan Hiroshi Sato
High performance coach Japan Mineichi Isobe
Analyst Japan Masaru Mikado

Friendly

Tour of Okinawa

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 January 1 Fukuoka University 0–6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Okinawa
  • Motoki Ohara 16'
  • Ryo Germain 35'
  • Riki Kato 69'
  • Naoto Arai 72'
  • Naoki Maeda 85'
  • Sota Koshimichi 89'
 Stadium: Soccer Park Akanma
18 January 2 FC Tokyo 4–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Okinawa
  • Tsuna Kominato 74', 81', 104'
  • 108'
  • Riki Kato 22'
  • Ryo Germain 73'
  • Shun Ayukawa 100'
 Stadium: Nishizaki Athletics Stadium
24 January 3 Kashiwa Reysol 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Miyazaki
Report
  • Daichi Yamazaki
  • Kim Joo-sung
  • Riki Kato
  • Sota Nakamura
Stadium: Seagaia Event Square 1

Transfers

In

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred from Fee Ref
Permanent Transfer
21 December 2025 GK JapanItaly Ouchi Issei Japan Matsumoto Yamaga FC Free [2]
25 December 2025 FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta Japan Gamba Osaka End of loan [3]
26 December 2025 DF Japan Takaaki Shichi Japan Avispa Fukuoka End of loan [4]
FW Japan Shion Inoue Japan Júbilo Iwata End of loan [5]
28 December 2025 FW Japan Akito Suzuki Japan Shonan Bellmare Free [6]
29 December 2025 MF Japan Motoki Ohara Japan Albirex Niigata End of loan [7]
FW Japan Shun Ayukawa Japan Oita Trinita End of loan [8]
MF Japan Kohei Hosoya Japan Ehime FC End of loan [9]
31 December 2025 DF JapanNigeria Shota Kofie Kobuki Japan Iwaki FC End of loan [10]
2 January 2026 DF JapanNigeria Osamu Henry Iyoha Japan RB Omiya Ardija (J2) End of loan [11]
MF Japan Taishi Semba Japan Mito Hollyhock End of loan [12]
3 January 2026 MF Japan Yasushi Matsumoto Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Free [13]
6 January 2026 FW Japan Ryo Tanada Japan Gainare Tottori End of loan [14]
Loan Transfer

Out

Pre-season

Date Position Player Transferred from Fee
Permanent Transfer
29 November 2025 MF Brazil Marcos Júnior Free [15]
4 December 2025 FW France Valère Germain Retired N.A. [16]
8 December 2025 GK South Korea Jeong Min-ki South Korea Suwon FC End of loan [17]
26 December 2025 FW Japan Makoto Mitsuta Japan Gamba Osaka Undisclosed [18]
27 December 2025 FW Japan Shion Inoue Japan Júbilo Iwata Undisclosed [19]
30 December 2025 MF Japan Satoshi Tanaka Germany Fortuna Dusseldorf Undisclosed [20]
7 January 2026 FW Japan Ryo Tanada Japan Free [21]
Loan Transfer
30 December 2025 MF Japan Kohei Hosoya Japan Ehime FC Season loan [22]
31 December 2025 DF JapanNigeria Shota Kofie Kobuki Japan Iwaki FC Season loan [23]
2 January 2026 FW Japan Aren Inoue Japan Matsumoto Yamaga Season loan [24]
3 January 2026 DF JapanNigeria Osamu Henry Iyoha Japan RB Omiya Ardija (J2) Season loan [25]
MF Japan Taishi Semba Japan Mito Hollyhock Season loan [26]

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League


Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 5 Final
2 Vissel Kobe 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 5 3rd–4th place playoff
3 Nagoya Grampus 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 5 5th–6th place playoff
4 Cerezo Osaka 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 +2 4 7th–8th place playoff
5 Kyoto Sanga 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 9th–10th place playoff
6 Gamba Osaka 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 11th–12th place playoff
7 Fagiano Okayama 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 13th–14th place playoff
8 Avispa Fukuoka 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 −2 2 15th–16th place playoff
9 Shimizu S-Pulse 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 17th–18th place playoff
10 V-Varen Nagasaki 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0 19th–20th place playoff
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source: JLeague.co, J.League Data Site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head.

Matches

6 February 1 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Nagasaki
  • Matheus Matheus 81'
 Report
  • Shuto Nakano 35'
  • Akito Suzuki 50'
  • Hayao Kawabe 54'
 Stadium: Peace Stadium Connected by SoftBank
Attendance: 20,134
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
14 February 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Fagiano Okayama Hiroshima
  • Ryo Germain 45+2'
 Report
  • Ataru Esaka 10'
  • Hiroshi Omori Yellow card 45'
  • Kosei Ogura Yellow card 46' Yellow-red card 71'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
Penalties
  • Tolgay Arslan soccer ball with check mark
  • Kosuke Kinoshita soccer ball with check mark
  • Sōta Nakamura soccer ball with check mark
  • Daiki Suga soccer ball with check mark
  • Tsukasa Shiotani soccer ball with check mark
  • Kazunari Ichimi soccer ball with check mark
  • Kosuke Shirai soccer ball with check mark
  • Takaya Kimura soccer ball with check mark
  • Kaito Fujii soccer ball with red X
  • Yūta Kamiya soccer ball with check mark
22 February 3 Cerezo Osaka – Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
Report Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
27 February 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Kyoto Sanga Hiroshima
L Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
27 March 5 (Rescheduled) Vissel Kobe – Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kobe
Report Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
14 March 6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Gamba Osaka Hiroshima
Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
18 March 7 Nagoya Grampus – Sanfrecce Hiroshima Toyota
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
22 March 8 Shimizu S-Pulse – Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shizuoka
Report Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
5 April 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Avispa Fukuoka Hiroshima
Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
11 April 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Shimizu S-Pulse Hiroshima
Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
18 April 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima – V-Varen Nagasaki Hiroshima
Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
25 April 12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Cerezo Osaka Hiroshima
Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
29 April 13 Avispa Fukuoka – Sanfrecce Hiroshima Fukuoka
Report Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
2 May 14 Fagiano Okayama – Sanfrecce Hiroshima Okayama
Report Stadium: JFE Harenokuni Stadium
6 May 15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Vissel Kobe Hiroshima
Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
10 May 16 Gamba Osaka – Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
17 May 17 Kyoto Sanga – Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kyoto
Report Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
23 May 18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Nagoya Grampus Hiroshima
Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
30-31 May Placement Leg 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Hiroshima
Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
6-7 June Placement Leg 2 – Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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 Mok-dong, South Korea
Report Stadium: Mokdong 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 14 Feb 2026
No. Pos. Player J1 League 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Japan Keisuke Osako 2 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF Japan Taichi Yamasaki 2 0 1 0 3 0
4 DF Japan Hayato Araki 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Japan Hayao Kawabe 2 0 1 0 3 0
9 FW JapanUnited States Ryo Germain 1+1 1 0+1 0 3 1
10 FW Japan Akito Suzuki 2 1 1 2 3 3
11 FW Japan Mutsuki Kato 1 0 1 0 2 0
13 DF Japan Naoto Arai 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Japan Yasushi Matsumoto 2 0 1 0 3 0
15 DF Japan Shuto Nakano 2 1 1 0 3 1
16 DF Japan Takaaki Shichi 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Japan Kosuke Kinoshita 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
18 FW Japan Daiki Suga 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
19 DF Japan Sho Sasaki 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK Japan Yudai Tanaka 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Japan Shun Ayukawa 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Japan Shunki Higashi 2 0 0+1 0 3 0
25 DF Japan Yusuke Chajima 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF JapanNigeria Osamu Henry Iyoha 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF GermanyTurkey Tolgay Arslan 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
32 MF Japan Sota Koshimichi 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Japan Tsukasa Shiotani 2 0 1 0 3 0
35 MF Japan Yotaro Nakajima 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF South Korea Kim Ju-sung 2 0 1 0 3 0
38 GK JapanAustralia Cailen Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW Japan Sota Nakamura 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
40 MF Japan Motoki Ohara 2 0 0 0 2 0
41 FW Japan Naoki Maeda 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
43 GK Japan Hikaru Ogawa 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Japan Shimon Kobayashi 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 GK JapanItaly Ouchi Issei 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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