2023 Urawa Red Diamonds season
The 2023 Urawa Red Diamonds season is their 73rd season in existence and the 23rd consecutive season in the J1 League. In addition to the league, the club competes in the Emperor's Cup, the J. League Cup, the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.
2023 season | |||
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Manager | Maciej Skorza | ||
Stadium | Saitama Stadium 2002 and Urawa Komaba Stadium Saitama, Saitama | ||
J1 League | 4th | ||
Emperor's Cup | Third round | ||
J.League Cup | Semifinals | ||
AFC Champions League | Group Stage | ||
FIFA Club World Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Shinzo Koroki (4 goals) All: Shinzo Koroki (5 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 45,575 vs Kashima Antlers (4 June; J1 League) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5,351 vs Kansai University (7 June; Emperor's Cup) | ||
Average home league attendance | 26,836 | ||
Biggest win | 4–1 vs Consadole Sapporo (15 April; J1 League) 4–1 vs Shonan Bellmare (28 June; J1 League) | ||
Biggest defeat | 3–0 vs Nagoya Grampus (2 August;Third Round Emperor's Cup) | ||
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All statistics correct as of 2 July 2023. |
Players
- As of 11 August 2023.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
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Pre-season friendlies
15 January Okinawa Training Camp | Urawa Red Diamonds | 5–1 | Okinawa SV | Kin |
15:30 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Kin Town Football Center | |
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each. |
21 January Okinawa Training Camp | Urawa Red Diamonds | 7–0 | Okinawa International University | Kin |
14:30 JST | Report | Stadium: Kin Town Football Center | ||
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each and one half lasting 30 minutes. |
25 January Okinawa Training Camp | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–1 | Omiya Ardija | Kin |
15:00 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Kin Town Football Center | |
Note: The match was played with two halves lasting 45 minutes each. |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
J1 League | 18 February | 2 December | Matchday 1 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 46.43 | |
Emperor's Cup | 7 June | Second round | 4th Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 66.67 | |
J.League Cup | 8 March | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 16.67 | ||
2022 AFC Champions League | 29 April | 6 May | Final | Winner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
2023 AFC Champions League | 22 August | 6 December | Play-off Round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50.00 | |
FIFA Club World Cup | 15 December | December | Second round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
Total | 41 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 43.90 |
Last updated: 2 July 2023
Source: Competitions
J1 League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 61 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 57 | |
3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 53 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2 group stage |
4 | Nagoya Grampus | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 50 | |
5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 48 |
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.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
Last updated: 2 July 2023.
Source: Soccerway
Matches
The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023.[3]
18 February 1 | FC Tokyo | 2–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Tokyo |
14:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 38,051 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
25 February 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Yokohama |
14:00 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 34,035 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
4 March 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Saitama |
15:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 18,437 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
11 March 4 | Vissel Kobe | 0–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kobe |
14:00 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 21,223 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
18 March 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Albirex Niigata | Saitama |
15:00 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 15,167 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
31 March 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kashiwa |
19:00 JST | Koga 66' | Report | Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 11,620 Referee: Tom Bramall (England) |
9 April 7 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Nagoya |
15:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 22,655 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
15 April 8 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–1 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Saitama |
15:00 JST | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 38,574 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya |
23 April 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kawasaki |
16:00 JST |
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Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,304 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
10 May 10 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–2 | Sagan Tosu | Saitama |
19:30 JST | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
14 May 13 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–1 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama |
16:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 31,440 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi |
20 May 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Fukuoka |
13:00 JST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 10,417 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
27 May 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 0–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kameoka |
19:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 15,229 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya |
31 May 11 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Saitama |
19:30 JST | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 20,266 Referee: Jumpei Iida |
4 June 16 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | Kashima Antlers | Saitama |
17:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 45,575 Referee: Andrew Madley (England) |
11 June 17 | Yokohama FC | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Yokohama |
18:30 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium Attendance: 10,086 Referee: Hayato Shimizu |
24 June 18 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Saitama |
19:30 JST | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 35,887 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
28 June 12 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Saitama |
19:30 JST | Report |
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Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 18,208 Referee: Yusuke Araki |
1 July 19 | Sagan Tosu | 1–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Tosu |
19:00 JST |
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Report | Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Attendance: 11,224 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto |
8 July 20 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | FC Tokyo | Saitama |
19:00 JST |
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Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
16 July 21 | Cerezo Osaka | 2–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Osaka |
19:00 JST | 6' Ceará 25' Croux | 49' Okubo Scholz | Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium |
6 August 22 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Saitama |
19:00 JST | 53' Okubo 56' Iwao | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
13 August 23 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hiroshima |
18:00 JST | 69' Kato 90+3' Ben Khalifa | 29' Kanté | Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima |
18 August 24 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Saitama |
19:30 JST | 11' Kanté | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
25 August 25 | Shonan Bellmare | 0–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hiratsuka |
19:00 JST | 64' Kanté | Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka |
2 September 26 | Albirex Niigata | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Niigata |
18:00 JST | Komi 81' Akiyima 90+6' |
Scholz 38' (pen) | Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
15 September 27 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0-0 | Kyoto Sanga | Saitama |
19:30 JST | Akimoto 62' | Tawiah 71' | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
22 September 28 | Gamba Osaka | 1–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Suita |
17:00 JST | Usami 17' | Kanté 29', 59'
Takahashi 68' Linssen 85' |
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Referee: Yusuke Araki |
29 September 29 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Yokohama FC | Saitama |
19:30 JST | Scholz 74' (pen) | Marcelo 15' | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
20 October 30 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–0 | Kashiwa Reysol | Saitama |
19:00 JST | Koizumi 53' Ogiwara 57' |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
27 October 31 | Kashima Antlers | v | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kashima |
14:00 JST | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium |
10 November 32 | Urawa Red Diamonds | v | Vissel Kobe | Saitama |
15:00 JST | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
24 November 33 | Urawa Red Diamonds | v | Avispa Fukuoka | Saitama |
14:00 JST | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
2 December 34 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | v | Urawa Red Diamonds | Sapporo |
18:00 JST | Stadium: Sapporo Dome |
Emperor's Cup
As Urawa is a J1 club, it starts the competition at the second round.
7 June Second round | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Kansai University | Saitama |
19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Urawa Komaba Stadium Attendance: 5,351 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
12 July Third round | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0 | Montedio Yamagata | Tendo |
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Report | Stadium: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata |
2 August Fourth round | Nagoya Grampus | 3–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Toyota |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
J.League Cup
The club started the competition at the group stage.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
- Head-to-head points: Urawa Red Diamonds 6, Shimizu S-Pulse 5, Kawasaki Frontale 4.
8 March | Shonan Bellmare | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hiratsuka |
19:03 | Report | Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Futoshi Nakamura |
26 March | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Saitama |
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Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 10,125 Referee: Koei Koya |
5 April | Kawasaki Frontale | 0–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Kawasaki |
19:03 | Report |
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Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 18,332 Referee: Shu Kawamata |
19 April | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | Shonan Bellmare | Saitama |
19:33 | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 11,222 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara |
24 May | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Saitama |
19:33 |
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Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 12,366 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita |
18 June | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Shizuoka |
18:03 |
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Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 10,229 Referee: Koichiro Fukushima |
Quarter-finals
6 September First leg | Gamba Osaka | 0–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Suita |
19:03 JST | JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA) |
Schalk 46' | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 9,363 Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya |
10 September Second leg | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 | Gamba Osaka | Saitama |
19:00 JST | Linssen 8', 62' Schalk 86' | JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA) |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 | |
Note: Urawa won 4-0 on aggregate |
Semi-finals
11 October First Leg | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Yokohama |
19:00 JST | Lopes 60' (pen.) | Sakai 90+5' | Stadium: Nissan Stadium |
15 October Second Leg | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Saitama |
17:00 JST | Scholz 53' (Pen.), 90+1' (Pen.) | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 | ||
Note: Urawa won 2-1 on aggregate |
Final
3 November Second Leg | Urawa Red Diamonds | v | Avispa Fukuoka | Shinjuku, Tokyo |
15:05 JST | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
2023–24 AFC Champions League
Urawa qualified to the play-off round of the competition because they are the defending champions and would not qualify to the Champions League by their national competitions. This is due to the club not being able to finish in a sufficiently high position in the J1 League and in the Emperor's Cup during the 2022 season.
22 August Play-off round | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 | Lee Man | Saitama |
19:30 JST |
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Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 | ||
Note: A win (after 90 minutes, extra-time or penalty shoot-out) qualifies them to the 2023–24 AFC Champions League Group Stage. |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POH | RED | WTT | HAN | |
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1 | Pohang Steelers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round of 16 | — | 7 Nov | 3–1 | 28 Nov | |
2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | Possible Round of 16 | 0–2 | — | 28 Nov | 6–0 | |
3 | Wuhan Three Towns | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | 12 Dec | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Hanoi FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | 2–4 | 12 Dec | 7 Nov | — |
Group Stage
20 September 2023 1 | Wuhan Three Towns | 2–2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Wuhan, China |
21:00 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Attendance: 27,600 Referee: Omar Mohammed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
4 October 2023 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6–0 | Hanoi | Saitama |
19:00 JST | Phang 9' (o.g.)
Scholz 19' (pen.) Takahashi 37' Sekine 65' Kanté , 70' Panya 85' |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Adham Mohammed (Jordania) |
24 October 2023 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0 – 2 | Pohang Steelers | Saitama |
19:00 JST | Shin 8'
Jeong 22' Go 49' Kim 87' |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
8 November 2023 4 | Pohang Steelers | v | Urawa Red Diamonds | Pohang, South Korea |
19:00 KST | Stadium: Pohang Steelyard |
28 November 2023 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds | v | Wuhan Three Towns | Saitama |
19:00 JST | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 |
12 December 2023 6 | Hanoi FC | v | Urawa Red Diamonds | Hanoi, Vietnam |
19:00 ICT | Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium |
2022 AFC Champions League
The two-legged final was originally scheduled to be played on 19 and 26 February. However, Urawa's main stadium, the Saitama Stadium 2002 was not available due to pitch maintenance around this date, and then, would see Urawa having to host the second leg at the Urawa Komaba Stadium. As a result of this conflict, the AFC decided to rearrange the dates even further on the calendar, rescheduling the matches to late April and early May.
29 April Final (1st Leg) | Al-Hilal | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Riyadh |
20:30 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 50,881 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
FIFA World Club Cup
Urawa Red Diamonds qualified for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2022 AFC Champions League final. They will play the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League winners, Club León, in the quarterfinals.
2 December Quarter-Finals | Club León | v | Urawa Red Diamonds | Jeddah |
17:30 UTC+03:00 | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium |
Goalscorers
Updated as of 2 July 2023.[4]
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | J1 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | 2022 ACL Final | 2023–24 ACL | Total |
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1 | FW | 30 | Shinzo Koroki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | FW | 11 | José Kanté | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | MF | 14 | Takahiro Sekine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DF | 28 | Alexander Scholz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
MF | 3 | Atsuki Ito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
DF | 15 | Takahiro Akimoto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | DF | 2 | Hiroki Sakai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 25 | Kaito Yasui | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 9 | Bryan Linssen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | DF | 5 | Marius Høibråten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
FW | 17 | Alex Schalk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 19 | Ken Iwao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 21 | Tomoaki Okubo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 35 | Jumpei Hayakawa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
References
- "TOP TEAM". Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "トップチームトピックス". Urawa Red Diamonds (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- "2023シーズンの日程が発表【Jリーグ】". jleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League.
- "Goal count". J.League. Retrieved 16 January 2022.