2018 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season
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| 2018 season | |||
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| Owner | Mazda | ||
| Chairman | Kaoru Koyano | ||
| Manager | Hiroshi Jofuku | ||
| Stadium | Hiroshima Big Arch | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All:  Patric (10 goals) | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 (A) v. Gamba Osaka (J1 League Cup) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–3 (A) v. FC Tokyo (J.League 10) 0–2 (H) v. Cerezo Osaka (J.League 15) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 17 June 2018. | |||
The 2018 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season was the club's tenth consecutive season in J1 League, and 48th overall incompeted Japanese top flight. Sanfrecce Hiroshima also competed in the Emperor's Cup, J.League Cup, and J.League Asia Challenge.
Competitions[edit]
J1 League[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale (C) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 57 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 56 | |
| 4 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 55 | |
| 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 51 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a] |
Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Emperor's Cup winners.
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
Last updated: 20 May 2017.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
| 24 February 2018 J.League 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Consadole Sapporo | Hiroshima |
Dangda  28'Kawabe  69'Aoyama 81' |
Summary | Bothroyd 71' |
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 17,026 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto |
| 4 March 2018 J.League 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Saitama |
| Antônio 15' Aoki 43'Abe 45+1'Endo 70' |
Kashiwa 17' Shibasaki 66'Inagaki 78' |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
| 10 March 2018 J.League 3 | Kashima Antlers | 0–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Kashima |
| Kanazaki 36' Shoji 87' |
Wada 51' Sasaki 63' |
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
| 18 March 2018 J.League 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0–0 | Júbilo Iwata | Hiroshima |
| Nogami 38' Inagaki 38' |
Ominami 45+1' Sakurauchi 79' |
Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Referee: Ryusuke Yamaoka |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima official website (in Japanese and English)