2013 Vegalta Sendai season

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Vegalta Sendai
2013 season
ChairmanShirahata Yoichi
ManagerMakoto Teguramori
Emperor's CupQuarterfinals
J.League CupQuarterfinals
Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Wilson
All: Wilson
← 2012
2014 →

The 2013 Vegalta Sendai season was Vegalta Sendai's fourth consecutive season and sixth season overall in J.League Division 1. As a result of their runner-up finish in the 2012 season, the team competed in the 2013 AFC Champions League. Sendai also competed in the 2013 Emperor's Cup and 2013 J.League Cup. It was manager Makoto Teguramori's last season with the club, having accepted a position as head coach of the Japan U-23 team. In mid-season Vegalta Sendai revealed that the A-League's Graham Arnold would manage the team beginning in 2014 season.[1]

Players

As of March 5, 2013 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 Japan JPN Shigeru Sakurai
2 DF Japan JPN Jiro Kamata
3 DF Japan JPN Kodai Watanabe
4 DF Japan JPN Toshio Shimakawa
5 DF Japan JPN Naoki Ishikawa
6 DF Japan JPN Makoto Kakuda
7 MF Japan JPN Hiroaki Okuno
8 MF Japan JPN Toshihiro Matsushita
9 FW Japan JPN Takayuki Nakahara
10 MF North Korea PRK Ryang Yong-Gi
11 MF Japan JPN Yoshiaki Ota
13 FW Japan JPN Atsushi Yanagisawa
14 MF Japan JPN Hayato Sasaki
15 MF Brazil BRA Heberty
16 GK Japan JPN Takuto Hayashi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Japan JPN Shingo Tomita
18 FW Brazil BRA Wilson
19 FW Japan JPN Yuki Muto
20 DF Japan JPN Takuya Wada
21 GK Japan JPN Yosuke Abe
22 GK Japan JPN Kei Ishikawa
23 MF Japan JPN Naoya Tamura
24 FW Japan JPN Shingo Akamine
25 MF Japan JPN Naoki Sugai
26 MF Japan JPN Keita Fujimura
27 MF Brazil BRA Diogo
28 DF Japan JPN Koji Hachisuka
29 DF Japan JPN Taikai Uemoto
30 MF Japan JPN Yuta Echigo

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Japan JPN Kentaro Seki (to Yokohama FC)
MF Japan JPN Yoshiki Takahashi (to Sagan Tosu)
FW Japan JPN Yuki Nakashima (to Montedio Yamagata)

2013 Season Transfers

Competitions

J.League

League table

J.League Division 1
Season2013
ChampionsSanfrecce Hiroshima
2nd J. League title
7th Japanese title
RelegatedOita Trinita
Júbilo Iwata
Shonan Bellmare
Champions LeagueSanfrecce Hiroshima
Yokohama F. Marinos
Kawasaki Frontale
Cerezo Osaka
Matches played306
Goals scored879 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorerYoshito Ōkubo
(26 goals)
Highest attendance62,632
F. Marinos vs Albirex
Lowest attendance5,698
Júbilo vs Albirex
Average attendance17,226
2012
2014

The 2013 J.League Division 1 season was the 48th season of Japanese top-flight football and the 21st since the establishment of the J.League in 1992. The season began on 2 March and finished on 7 December.[2]

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are the defending champions.

Clubs

Vissel Kobe, Gamba Osaka and Consadole Sapporo were relegated at the end of the 2012 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. Consadole Sapporo returned to J2 after only one season in the top flight, while Vissel Kobe was relegated after six seasons in the top flight. Gamba Osaka, instead, was relegated for the first time since the creation of J. League in 1993 and the first time since their forerunners, Matsushita Electric Soccer Club, were relegated to the second Division of the Japan Soccer League after the 1986–87 season.

The three relegated teams were replaced by 2012 J.League Division 2 champions Ventforet Kofu, runners-up Shonan Bellmare and sixth-placed and play-off winner team Oita Trinita. Kofu made an immediate return to the top division, while Shonan after a two-year absence. In the end, Oita beat JEF United Chiba in the playoff final and returned in J1 after three seasons in the second division. Due to Oita's promotion, it will be the first time to have 2 clubs in the top-flight league competitions from Kyushu since 2006, and Kansai region will have only one club competing in the top flight first time since 1994 season due to Kobe and Gamba's relegations.

Club Name Home Town(s) Stadium Capacity Note(s)
Albirex Niigata Niigata & Seirō, Niigata Big Swan Stadium 42,300
Kashima Antlers Kashima, Ibaraki Kashima Soccer Stadium 40,728
Omiya Ardija Omiya, Saitama NACK5 Stadium 15,500
Cerezo Osaka Osaka Nagai Stadium 47,816
Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama & Yokosuka Nissan Stadium 72,327
Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki, Kanagawa Todoroki Athletics Stadium 26,232
Nagoya Grampus Nagoya, Aichi Mizuho Athletic Stadium 27,000
Júbilo Iwata Iwata, Shizuoka Yamaha Stadium 15,165
Oita Trinita Ōita Ōita Stadium 40,000 Promoted from J2 League
(6th place/play-off winner in J2 2012)
Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa, Saitama Saitama Stadium 63,700 2013 ACL participant
(3rd place in J1 2012)
Kashiwa Reysol Kashiwa, Chiba Kashiwa Soccer Stadium 15,900 2013 ACL Participant
(2012 Emperor's Cup Winners)
Shimizu S-Pulse Shizuoka IAI Stadium Nihondaira 20,339
Sagan Tosu Tosu, Saga Tosu Stadium 24,490
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima Hiroshima Big Arch 50,000 2013 ACL participant
(Champions in J1 2012)
Shonan Bellmare Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Shonan BMW Stadium 18,500 Promoted from J2 League
(Runners-up in J2 2012)
FC Tokyo Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970
Vegalta Sendai Sendai, Miyagi Yurtec Stadium 19,694 2013 ACL participant
(Runners-up in J1 2012)
Ventforet Kofu Kofu, Yamanashi Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17,000 Promoted from J2 League
(Champions in J2 2012)

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Non-Visa Foreign Type-C Contract Former Player(s)
Albirex Niigata Brazil Léo Silva Brazil Roger Gaúcho South Korea Kim Kun-hoan South Korea Kim Jin-su Brazil Bruno Lopes
Kashima Antlers Brazil Davi Brazil Juninho
Omiya Ardija Australia Lucas Neill Slovenia Milivoje Novaković Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankić South Korea Cho Young-cheol Brazil Carlinhos Paraíba
Shonan Bellmare Brazil Alex Muralha Brazil Wellington North Macedonia Stevica Ristić South Korea Han Kook-young Bolivia Edivaldo
Brazil Thiago Quirino
Cerezo Osaka Brazil Branquinho Brazil Edno Brazil Fábio Simplício South Korea Kim Jin-hyeon South Korea Gu Sung-yun
Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Dutra Brazil Fábio Aguiar Brazil Marquinhos South Korea Jeong Dong-ho
Kawasaki Frontale Brazil Alan Pinheiro Brazil Jeci Brazil Renatinho North Korea An Byong-jun Brazil Róbson Brazil Patric
Nagoya Grampus Brazil Daniel Colombia Danilson Córdoba North Macedonia Nikola Jakimovski Australia Joshua Kennedy Brazil Tiago
Júbilo Iwata Brazil Carlinhos Paraíba South Korea Cho Byung-kuk South Korea Jung Woo-young South Korea Baek Sung-dong
Urawa Red Diamonds Brazil Márcio Richardes
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Cléo Brazil Jorge Wagner Brazil Leandro Domingues South Korea Kim Chang-soo Brazil Ricardo Lobo
Shimizu S-Pulse Netherlands Calvin Jong-a-Pin Montenegro Dženan Radončić South Korea Lee Min-soo South Korea Lee Ki-je Brazil Baré
Sagan Tosu Brazil Nilson South Korea Kim Min-woo South Korea Yeo Sung-hae South Korea Kim Jung-ya Colombia Jonathan Restrepo Brazil Roni
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Croatia Mihael Mikić South Korea Park Hyung-jin South Korea Lee Dae-heon South Korea Hwang Seok-ho South Korea Kim Jeong-seok
Oita Trinita Brazil Rodrigo Mancha South Korea Choi Jung-han South Korea Kim Jung-hyon South Korea Kim Yeong-gi
FC Tokyo Brazil Lucas Serbia Nemanja Vučićević South Korea Jang Hyun-soo
Ventforet Kofu Brazil Gilsinho Brazil Marquinhos Paraná Brazil Patric South Korea Choi Sung-keun Brazil Douglas
Brazil William Pottker
Brazil Hugo Almeida
Paraguay José Ortigoza
Vegalta Sendai Brazil Diogo Brazil Wilson Brazil Heberty North Korea Ryang Yong-gi

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C) 34 19 6 9 51 29 +22 63 Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 18 8 8 49 31 +18 62
3 Kawasaki Frontale 34 18 6 10 65 51 +14 60
4 Cerezo Osaka 34 16 11 7 53 32 +21 59
5 Kashima Antlers 34 18 5 11 60 52 +8 59
6 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 17 7 10 66 56 +10 58
7 Albirex Niigata 34 17 4 13 48 42 +6 55
8 FC Tokyo 34 16 6 12 61 47 +14 54
9 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 15 5 14 48 57 −9 50
10 Kashiwa Reysol 34 13 9 12 56 59 −3 48
11 Nagoya Grampus 34 13 8 13 47 48 −1 47
12 Sagan Tosu 34 13 7 14 54 63 −9 46
13 Vegalta Sendai 34 11 12 11 41 38 +3 45
14 Omiya Ardija 34 14 3 17 45 48 −3 45
15 Ventforet Kofu 34 8 13 13 30 41 −11 37
16 Shonan Bellmare (R) 34 6 7 21 34 62 −28 25 Relegation to 2014 J.League Division 2
17 Júbilo Iwata (R) 34 4 11 19 40 56 −16 23
18 Oita Trinita (R) 34 2 8 24 31 67 −36 14
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2013. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of the 2013 Emperor's Cup qualify for the group stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League. As the Emperor's Cup winners were Yokohama F. Marinos, who had already qualified to ACL through the championship, the remaining spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.

Results

Home \ Away ALB ANT ARD BEL CER FMA FRO GRA JÚB RED REY SAG SFR SSP TOK TRI VEG VEN
Albirex Niigata 2–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–3 2–3 1–0 1–1
Kashima Antlers 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–2 0–0
Omiya Ardija 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–3 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–5 0–1 0–2 1–2
Shonan Bellmare 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–2
Cerezo Osaka 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1
Yokohama F. Marinos 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–1
Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 4–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–1
Nagoya Grampus 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–0
Júbilo Iwata 2–1 2–3 0–1 4–0 2–2 0–1 2–4 2–3 1–2 0–1 3–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1
Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–5 2–3 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 6–2 3–1 0–1 2–2 4–3 1–1 1–1
Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 2–1 0–4 5–2 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–3 1–3 2–6 2–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 3–1 0–0 2–0
Sagan Tosu 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 5–4 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 2–3 3–2 1–0 2–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 5–1
Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 4–3 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–5 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 6–4 0–4 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–1
FC Tokyo 2–0 1–4 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–2 3–0 2–3 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–1
Oita Trinita 1–3 2–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–4 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–1 0–1
Vegalta Sendai 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 6–0 1–1
Ventforet Kofu 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2013. Source: J. League Division 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Japan Yoshito Ōkubo Kawasaki Frontale
26
2 Japan Kengo Kawamata Albirex Niigata
23
3 Japan Yoichiro Kakitani Cerezo Osaka
21
4 Japan Yohei Toyoda Sagan Tosu
20
5 Japan Masato Kudo Kashiwa Reysol
19
Japan Yuya Osako Kashima Antlers
19
7 Japan Hisato Satō Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17
Japan Kazuma Watanabe FC Tokyo
17
9 Brazil Marquinhos Yokohama F. Marinos
16
10 Japan Shinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds
13
Brazil Wilson Vegalta Sendai
13

Updated to games played on 7 December 2013
Source: J. League

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Club
March Japan Shunsuke Nakamura[3] Yokohama F. Marinos
April Slovenia Zlatan Ljubijankič[3] Omiya Ardija
May Japan Yoichiro Kakitani Cerezo Osaka
June N/A[4]
July Japan Shusaku Nishikawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima
August Japan Yuya Osako Kashima Antlers
September Japan Aria Jasuru Hasegawa FC Tokyo
October Japan Tetsuya Enomoto Yokohama F. Marinos
November Japan Yoshito Ōkubo Kawasaki Frontale

Best XI

Position Player Club
GK Japan Shusaku Nishikawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DF Japan Daisuke Nasu Urawa Red Diamonds
DF Japan Masato Morishige FC Tokyo
DF Japan Yuji Nakazawa Yokohama F. Marinos
MF Japan Hotaru Yamaguchi Cerezo Osaka
MF Japan Toshihiro Aoyama Sanfrecce Hiroshima
MF Japan Shunsuke Nakamura Yokohama F. Marinos
MF Japan Yoichiro Kakitani Cerezo Osaka
FW Japan Yuya Osako Kashima Antlers
FW Japan Yoshito Ōkubo Kawasaki Frontale
FW Japan Kengo Kawamata Albirex Niigata

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Urawa Red Diamonds 630,701 54,905 23,295 37,100 +1.3%
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 467,425 62,632 12,537 27,496 +19.8%
3 Albirex Niigata 443,906 33,378 18,919 26,112 +4.4%
4 FC Tokyo 426,246 40,371 12,905 25,073 +4.7%
5 Cerezo Osaka 319,928 36,361 9,119 18,819 +11.3%
6 Kawasaki Frontale 282,952 21,657 12,345 16,644 −6.5%
7 Kashima Antlers 279,115 32,305 6,681 16,419 +6.7%
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 275,556 27,911 10,045 16,209 −8.5%
9 Nagoya Grampus 274,297 30,478 9,237 16,135 −5.9%
10 Vegalta Sendai 252,725 17,892 11,755 14,866 −10.4%
11 Shimizu S-Pulse 240,324 21,420 9,238 14,137 −6.5%
12 Ventforet Kofu 214,441 28,906 7,754 12,614 +21.2%
13 Kashiwa Reysol 213,406 34,021 7,013 12,553 −8.8%
14 Sagan Tosu 184,242 22,530 6,292 11,515 −4.0%
15 Oita Trinita 202,557 23,814 7,067 11,915 +22.6%
16 Omiya Ardija 189,342 13,365 7,412 11,138 +4.7%
17 Júbilo Iwata 185,207 20,049 5,698 10,895 −17.0%
18 Shonan Bellmare 168,481 13,786 6,080 9,911 +44.6%
League total 5,271,047 62,632 5,698 17,226 −1.9%

Updated to games played on 7 December 2013
Source: J. League Division 1
Notes:
Team played previous season in J2.

References

  1. ^ https://www.sbnation.com/2013/11/20/5128014/graham-arnold-vegalta-sendai
  2. ^ "J.League season dates (+others)". Japan Football Association. Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  3. ^ a b 「コカ・コーラ Jリーグ 月間MVP」3月・4月の受賞選手決定! Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. J-League. 16 May 2013.
  4. ^ No Division 1 league match scheduled due to 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Matches

March 2, 2013 1 Vegalta Sendai 1 – 1 Ventforet Kofu Sendai
14:06 WadaYellow card 3'
Watanabe 49'
Summary Sho SasakiYellow card 55'
Hugo 72'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 16,353
Referee: JapanKenji Ogiya
March 9, 2013 2 Kashima Antlers 3 – 2 Vegalta Sendai Kashima
14:05 Davi 29' (48)
Osako 47'
Summary Ota 46'
Wilson 67'
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 19,981
Referee: JapanYuichi Nishimura
March 16, 2013 3 Vegalta Sendai 2 – 1 Kashiwa Reysol Sendai
14:04 Matsushita 5'Yellow card 28'
HachisukaYellow card 25'
Wilson 86'
Summary KondoYellow card 43'
Domingues 52'
TanaguchiYellow card 89'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 13,232
Referee: JapanNobutsugu Murakami
April 6, 2013 5 Vegalta Sendai 0 – 1 Albirex Niigata Sendai
14:04 TomitaYellow card 25' Summary Naruoka 16'
TanakaYellow card 37'
Homma
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 12,883
Referee: JapanTomohiro Inoue
April 13, 2013 6 Vegalta Sendai 2 – 1 FC Tokyo Sendai
14:04 SugaiYellow card 37'
Kakuda 47'
Wilson 60'
KamataYellow card 60'
Summary Lee 79'
KagaYellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 13,655
Referee: JapanMinoru Tojo
April 20, 2013 7 Kawasaki Frontale 4 – 2 Vegalta Sendai Kawasaki
13:03 Ōkubo 25' (53)
Renato 28' (40)
SanetoYellow card 62'
Summary Ryang 49'
Ishikawa 60'
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 14,739
Referee: JapanKenji Ogiya
April 28, 2013 8 Vegalta Sendai 1 – 1 Sagan Tosu Sendai
16:04 KakudaYellow card 13'
Akamine 54'
TamuraYellow card 72'
WatanabeYellow card 90'
Summary Fujita 15'Yellow card 90' Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 14,359
Referee: JapanYuichi Nishimura
May 29, 2013 9 Urawa Reds 1 – 1 Vegalta Sendai Saitama
19:34 Abe 80' Summary KamataYellow card 58'
Ota 88'
Stadium: Saitama Stadium
Attendance: 24,184
Referee: JapanHiroyoshi Takayama
May 6, 2013 10 Nagoya Grampus 0 – 2 Vegalta Sendai Toyota
19:03 Summary Kakuda 28'
Yanagisawa 58'
TomitaYellow card 78'
NakaharaYellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 12,075
Referee: JapanJumpei Iida
May 11, 2013 11 Vegalta Sendai 2 – 1 Omiya Ardija Sendai
14,327 Akamine 7'
KakudaYellow card 15'
KamataYellow card 30'
Wilson 44'
Summary NovakovićYellow card 33'
KanazawaYellow card 64'
Ljubijankić 65'
AokiYellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 14,327
Referee: JapanFutoshi Nakamura
May 18, 2013 12 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 – 0 Vegalta Sendai Yokohama
23,083 HyodoYellow card 44'
KobayashiYellow card 45'
DutraYellow card 58'
Summary KakudaYellow card 30'
TamuraYellow card 45'
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 23,083
Referee: JapanKoichiro Fukushima
July 6, 2013 14 Vegalta Sendai 0 – 0 Shonan Bellmare Sendai
19:03 TomitaYellow card 78' Summary OtsukiYellow card 22'
HanYellow card 24'
KamataYellow card 88'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 13,470
Referee: JapanNobutsugu Murakami
July 10, 2013 15 Oita Trinita 0 – 1 Vegalta Sendai Ōita
19:05 MatsudaYellow card 24'
ChoiYellow card 56'
DaikiYellow card 72'
Summary Sugai 43'
MutoYellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Ōita Bank Dome
Attendance: 7,067
Referee: JapanKoichiro Fukushima
July 13, 2013 16 Vegalta Sendai 1 – 1 Júbilo Iwata Sendai
19:04 Kakuda 89' Summary Maeda 51'
KomanoYellow card 71'
KawaguchiYellow card 86'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 14,318
Referee: JapanKenji Ogiya
July 17, 2013 17 Vegalta Sendai 0 – 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sendai
19:04 KamataYellow card 70'
KakudaYellow card 86'
Summary Ishihara 12'Yellow card 18'
Sato 13'
MizumotoYellow card 45+1'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 11,755
Referee: JapanJumpei Iida
July 31, 2013 18 Ventforet Kofu 0 – 1 Vegalta Sendai Kōfu
8,773 FukudaYellow card 17'
AoyamaYellow card 46'
Summary Wilson 22'
KamataYellow card 60'
HachisukaYellow card 89'
Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium
Attendance: 8,773
Referee: JapanMasaaki Iemoto
August 3, 2013 19 Vegalta Sendai 2 – 1 Kawasaki Frontale Sendai
19:04 Wilson 14'
OtaYellow card 25'
Matsushita 78'
MutoYellow card 81'
Summary Renato 72'
ŌkuboYellow card 74'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 14,365
Referee: JapanHiroyuki Kimura
August 10, 2013 20 Vegalta Sendai 2 – 1 Kashima Antlers Sendai
19:04 Yanagisawa 55'
Heberty 81'
Summary NishiYellow card 18'
Nakamura 23'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 17,892
Referee: JapanMinoru Tojo
August 17, 2013 21 Kashiwa Reysol 0 – 0 Vegalta Sendai Kashiwa
19:03 FujitaYellow card 31'
KudoYellow card 73'
Summary HebertyYellow card 63' Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 11,838
Referee: JapanToshimitsu Yoshida
August 24, 2013 22 Sagan Tosu 1 – 0 Vegalta Sendai Tosu
19:04 Mizunuma 26'
NilsonYellow card 90+5'
Summary KamataYellow card 73' Stadium: Best Amenity Stadium
Attendance: 9,266
Referee: JapanNobutsugu Murakami
August 28, 2013 23 Vegalta Sendai 1 – 1 Cerezo Osaka Sendai
19:04 Ryang 24' Summary Ogihara 45' Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 15,101
Referee: JapanKoichiro Fukushima
August 31, 2013 24 Shonan Bellmare 3 – 2 Vegalta Sendai Hiratsuka
19:04 Shimamura 32' (58)
Wellington 64'
OnoYellow card 82'
NagakiYellow card 83'
StevoYellow card 90'
Summary Wilson 37' (84) Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium
Attendance: 11,188
Referee: JapanMasaaki Iemoto
September 14, 2013 25 Vegalta Sendai 6 – 0 Oita Trinita Sendai
19:04 Kakuda 5' (65)
Ryang 30'
Yanagisawa 53'
Ishikawa 61'
Wilson 82'
Summary TokitaYellow card 25'
MatsubaraYellow card 48'
SakataYellow card 64'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 13,411
Referee: JapanRyuji Sato
September 21, 2013 26 Omiya Ardija 0 – 2 Vegalta Sendai Saitama
16:04 WadaYellow card 10' Summary Ishikawa 53'
Ryang 73'Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya
Attendance: 11,185
Referee: JapanHiroyuki Kimura
September 28, 2013 27 Vegalta Sendai 0 – 0 Yokohama F. Marinos Sendai
13:04 Summary TomisawaYellow card 18'
HanatoYellow card 88'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 17,849
Referee: JapanJumpei Iida
October 5, 2013 28 Júbilo Iwata 1 – 1 Vegalta Sendai Iwata
15:04 AbeYellow card 35'
Maeda 75'
CarlinhosYellow card 90+1'
Summary Sugai 63'
KamataYellow card 72'
Stadium: Yamaha Stadium
Attendance: 8,218
Referee: JapanToshimitsu Yoshida
October 19, 2013 29 Vegalta Sendai 2 – 1 Nagoya Grampus Sendai
14:04 Wilson 48'Yellow card 76' 90+3' Summary Tamada 56'
IsomuraYellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 15,178
Referee: JapanKoichiro Fukushima
November 10, 2013 31 Vegalta Sendai 3 – 3 Urawa Red Diamonds Sendai
19:05 Wilson 2'
WatanabeYellow card 29'
Akamine 47'Yellow card 54'
Ishikawa 90+2'
Summary Umesaki 6'
MakinoYellow card 23'
Koroki 31' (59)
KorokiYellow card 90'
Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 17,183
Referee: JapanJumpei Iida
November 30, 2013 33 Vegalta Sendai 1 – 2 Shimizu S-Pulse Sendai
17:04 HachisukaYellow card 5'
Wilson 54'
Summary Ito 15'
Radoncic 34'
SugiyamaYellow card 75'
OmaeYellow card 90+3'
KushibikiYellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium
Attendance: 17,394
Referee: JapanYudai Yamamoto
December 7, 2013 34 FC Tokyo 2 – 0 Vegalta Sendai Chofu
15:33 VucicevicYellow card 39'
Lucas 53'
TakahashiYellow card 70'Hirayama 90+2'
Summary WatanabeYellow card 55'
RyangYellow card 80'
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 27,583
Referee: JapanFutoshi Nakamura

J.League Cup

Quarterfinal

June 23, 2013 First Leg Kawasaki Frontale 2 – 1 Vegalta Sendai Kawasaki
18:00 JST Kobayashi 36'
TanakaYellow card 38'
Renato 77'Yellow card 78'
Summary SugaiYellow card 21'
HachisukaYellow card 60'Matsushita 90+3'
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 10,711
Referee: Japan Hajime Matsuo
June 30, 2013 Second Leg Vegalta Sendai 2 – 3
(3-5 agg.)
Kawasaki Frontale Sendai
18:04 JST Wilson 4' (68) Summary Kengo Nakamura 10' (41)
Moriya 50'
Stadium: Yurtec
Attendance: 11,176
Referee: JapanRyuji Sato

Emperor's Cup

September 7, 2013 Second Round Vegalta Sendai 3 – 0 Blaublitz Akita Sendai
15:00 Sasaki 1'
Akamine 63'
Matsushita 82'
Summary KumabayashiYellow card 29'
ShinzatoYellow card 49'
HandaYellow card 71'
Stadium: Yurtec
Attendance: 3,377
Referee: JapanYoshiro Imamura
October 13, 2013 Third Round Vegalta Sendai 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Mito HollyHock Sendai
13:00 Akamine 15'Yellow card 86' Summary Hosokawa 9'Yellow card 45+1'
SuzukiYellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Yurtec
Attendance: 6,053
Referee: JapanTakuto Okabe
Penalties
November 16, 2013 Fourth Round Shimizu S-Pulse 0 – 1 Vegalta Sendai Shizuoka
13:00 KawaiYellow card 54' Summary Ryang 82' Stadium: IAI Stadium

Quarterfinal

December 22, 2013 Quarterfinal Vegalta Sendai 1 – 2 FC Tokyo Sendai
13:00 Wilson 3' Summary Ota 90+3'
Hayashi 120'
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 Thailand Buriram United 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7
3 China Jiangsu Sainty 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7
4 Japan Vegalta Sendai 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
Source: [citation needed]

References