2023 Yokohama F. Marinos season

The 2023 Yokohama F. Marinos season is the club's 51st season in existence and the 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, in which they are the defending champions, Yokohama F. Marinos participates in this season's editions of the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup and the AFC Champions League.

Yokohama F. Marinos

2023 season
Chairman	Akihiro Nakayama
Manager	Kevin Muscat
Stadium	Nissan Stadium
J1 League	1st
Emperor's Cup	Qualified
J.League Cup	Qualified
AFC Champions League	Qualified
Japanese Super Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: 4 players All: Élber and Takuma Nishimura (2 goals)
Highest home attendance	vs Urawa Red Diamonds (34,035; MW2)
Biggest win	2–0 vs Urawa Red Diamonds (25 February; MW2)
Home colours Away colours
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 28 February 2023.

The club officially started the 2023 season resuming training sessions on 10 January 2023. They unveiled the team for the 2023 season including new signings presentations, as well as new shirt number system, on 14 January 2023.^[1]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 2 March 2023.^[2][3]

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   JPN Jun Ichimori (on loan from Gamba Osaka) 2 DF   JPN Katsuya Nagato 4 DF   JPN Shinnosuke Hatanaka 5 DF   BRA Eduardo 6 MF   JPN Kota Watanabe 7 MF   BRA Élber 8 MF   JPN Takuya Kida (captain) 10 MF   BRA Marcos Júnior 11 FW   BRA Anderson Lopes 13 DF   JPN Ryuta Koike 14 FW   JPN Asahi Uenaka 15 DF   JPN Takumi Kamijima 16 MF   JPN Joel Chima Fujita 17 MF   JPN Kenta Inoue 18 MF   JPN Kota Mizunuma 19 DF   JPN Yuki Saneto

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF   BRA Yan Matheus 21 GK   JPN Hiroki Iikura 23 FW   JPN Ryo Miyaichi 25 MF   JPN Kaina Yoshio 26 DF   JPN Yuta Koike 27 DF   JPN Ken Matsubara 28 MF   JPN Riku Yamane 30 FW   JPN Takuma Nishimura 31 GK   JPN Fuma Shirasaka 32 GK   JPN Tomoki Tagawa 33 DF   JPN Ryotaro Tsunoda 34 MF   JPN Takuto Kimura 35 MF   JPN Keigo Sakakibara 36 FW   JPN Yuhi Murakami 38 DF   JPN Manato Yoshida ^DSP 50 GK   JPN Powell Obinna Obi

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   JPN Riku Terakado (at Renofa Yamaguchi) — DF   JPN Yusuke Nishida (at Nagano Parceiro) — MF   JPN Tomoki Iwata (at Celtic) — MF   JPN Jun Amano (at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) — MF   JPN Eitaro Matsuda (at Albirex Niigata)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   JPN Keita Ueda (at Tochigi SC) — MF   JPN Takuto Minami (at Iwate Grulla Morioka) — MF   JPN Shunsuke Hirai (at MIO Biwako Shiga) — FW   JPN Takumi Tsukui (at Azul Claro Numazu)

Transfers

Main article: List of J1 League football transfers 2023 § Yokohama F. Marinos

Transfers in^[4] Join on Pos. Player Moving from Transfer type 2 Mar MF   Manato Yoshida   NIFS Kanoya Full transfer; 2023 DSP 22 Feb GK   Jun Ichimori   Gamba Osaka Loan transfer Pre-season GK   Hiroki Iikura   Vissel Kobe Full transfer Pre-season GK   Fuma Shirasaka   Kagoshima United Loan return Pre-season DF   Takumi Kamijima   Kashiwa Reysol Full transfer Pre-season MF   Kenta Inoue   Oita Trinita Full transfer Pre-season MF   Takuto Kimura   Meiji University Full transfer Pre-season MF   Yuhi Murakami   Kanto Gakuen University Full transfer Pre-season MF   Keigo Sakakibara   ReinMeer Aomori Loan return Pre-season FW   Asahi Uenaka   V-Varen Nagasaki Full transfer

Transfers out Leave on Pos. Player Moving to Transfer type Pre-season GK   Yohei Takaoka   Vancouver Whitecaps Full transfer Pre-season GK   Hirotsugu Nakabayashi   Nankatsu SC Full transfer Pre-season DF   Ko Ikeda   Esperanza SC Full transfer Pre-season DF   Yusuke Nishida   Nagano Parceiro Loan transfer Pre-season MF   Naoki Tsubaki   JEF United Chiba Full transfer Pre-season MF   Tomoki Iwata   Celtic FC Loan transfer Pre-season MF   Jun Amano   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Loan transfer Pre-season MF   Takumi Tsukui   Azul Claro Numazu Loan transfer Pre-season MF   Shunsuke Hirai   MIO Biwako Shiga Loan transfer Pre-season FW   Yushi Yamaya   Geylang International Full transfer Pre-season FW   Léo Ceará   Cerezo Osaka Full transfer Pre-season FW   Teruhito Nakagawa   FC Tokyo Full transfer Pre-season FW   Ryonosuke Kabayama   Sagan Tosu Full transfer Pre-season FW   Talla Ndao   FC Osaka Full transfer

Pre-season friendlies

Yokohama F. Marinos v Verspah Oita

21 January Training match	Yokohama F. Marinos	3–0	Verspah Oita	Miyazaki
11:30 JST	Uenaka   37' Yan   55' Anderson Lopes   83'	Report		Stadium: Seagaya Square 1
Note: The match was played with three halves of 30 minutes in each.

Yokohama F. Marinos v Zweigen Kanazawa

25 January Training match	Yokohama F. Marinos	5–1	Zweigen Kanazawa	Miyazaki
11:00 JST	Anderson Lopes   23', 25' Murakami   66' Élber   98' Uenaka   119'	Report	73'	Stadium: Seagaya Square 1
Note: The match was played with four halves of 30 minutes in each.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
J1 League	17 February 2023	--	Matchday 1	TBD	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Emperor's Cup	--	--	Second round	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
J.League Cup	--	--	Quarter-finals	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
AFC Champions League	18 September 2023	--	Group stage	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Super Cup	11 February 2023		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Total					3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	100.00

Source: Soccerway

J1 League

Main article: 2023 J1 League

Marinos is the current champions of the competition, winning the last season title on the last round after beating Vissel Kobe by 3–1. They stayed 2 points off Kawasaki Frontale, who also won their last league match against FC Tokyo, meaning that if Marinos had lost to Vissel, Frontale would be crowned J1 champions for a third consecutive season. With this title win, Marinos start the season as the second team with most J1 League titles, with 5 in total. They need 3 more titles to tie with 8-times J1 champions Kashima Antlers. The 2023 edition of the league is expected to start around February and March 2023.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vissel Kobe	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
2	Yokohama F. Marinos	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
3	Kashima Antlers	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6	Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round
4	Avispa Fukuoka	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
5	Nagoya Grampus	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	6

Updated to match(es) played on 4 March 2023. Source: Meiji Yasuda J1 League, 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.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	6	1	0	0	2	0	+2	1	0	0	2	1	+1

Last updated: 25 February 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H
Result	W	W
Position	5	1

First match(es) will be played on February 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The opening match was released by the J.League on 23 December 2022.^[5] The full league fixtures were released on 20 January 2023.^[6]

Kawasaki Frontale v Yokohama F. Marinos

17 February 1	Kawasaki Frontale	1–2	Yokohama F. Marinos	Kawasaki
19:00 JST	Jesiel   87' Tachibanada   90+1' João Schmidt   90+5'	Report	Nishimura   4' Élber   38' Mizunuma   41'	Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 22,563 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Yokohama F. Marinos v Urawa Red Diamonds

25 February 2	Yokohama F. Marinos	2–0	Urawa Red Diamonds	Yokohama
14:00 JST	Anderson Lopes   18' Yan Matheus   89'	Report	Sakai   68' Akimoto   81'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 34,035 Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

Yokohama F. Marinos v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3 March 3	Yokohama F. Marinos	v	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yokohama
19:00 JST				Stadium: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Yokohama F. Marinos

12 March 4	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Sapporo
15:00 JST				Stadium: Sapporo Dome

Yokohama F. Marinos v Kashima Antlers

18 March 5	Yokohama F. Marinos	v	Kashima Antlers	Yokohama
14:00 JST				Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Cerezo Osaka v Yokohama F. Marinos

1 April 6	Cerezo Osaka	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Osaka
16:00 JST				Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium

Yokohama F. Marinos v Yokohama FC

8 April 7	Yokohama F. Marinos	v	Yokohama FC	Yokohama
19:00 JST				Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Shonan Bellmare v Yokohama F. Marinos

15 April 8	Shonan Bellmare	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Hiratsuka
15:00 JST				Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka

Vissel Kobe v Yokohama F. Marinos

22 April 9	Vissel Kobe	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Kobe
19:00 JST				Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

Yokohama F. Marinos v Nagoya Grampus

29 April 10	Yokohama F. Marinos	v	Nagoya Grampus	Yokohama
15:00 JST				Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Sagan Tosu v Yokohama F. Marinos

3 May 11	Sagan Tosu	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Tosu
15:00 JST				Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium

Yokohama F. Marinos v Kyoto Sanga

7 May 12	Yokohama F. Marinos	v	Kyoto Sanga	Yokohama
14:00 JST				Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Albirex Niigata v Yokohama F. Marinos

14 May 13	Albirex Niigata	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Niigata
13:30 JST				Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium

Gamba Osaka v Yokohama F. Marinos

20 May 14	Gamba Osaka	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Osaka
19:00 JST				Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita

Yokohama F. Marinos v Avispa Fukuoka

28 May 15	Yokohama F. Marinos	v	Avispa Fukuoka	Yokohama
14:00 JST				Stadium: Nissan Stadium

FC Tokyo v Yokohama F. Marinos

3 June 16	FC Tokyo	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Tokyo
15:00 JST				Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium

Yokohama F. Marinos v Kashiwa Reysol

10 June 17	Yokohama F. Marinos	v	Kashiwa Reysol	Yokohama
16:00 JST				Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Yokohama F. Marinos

24 June 18	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Hiroshima
19:00 JST				Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima

J.League Cup

Main article: 2023 J.League Cup

As Marinos qualified for the AFC Champions League, the club would immediately be awarded a bye from the competition's group stage, entering it only in the quarter-finals. However, as the continental tournament only starts on September, instead of early in the year (as usual), Marinos will have to play the group stage alongside the other 19 participating teams.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Júbilo Iwata	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible quarter-finals
3	Sagan Tosu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Yokohama F. Marinos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 8 March 2023. Source: JLeague.co (EN), JLeague.jp (JA)
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Yokohama F. Marinos v Júbilo Iwata

8 March	Yokohama F. Marinos	v	Júbilo Iwata	Yokohama
19:03		JLeague.co (EN)		Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Sagan Tosu v Yokohama F. Marinos

26 March	Sagan Tosu	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Tosu
15:03		JLeague.co (EN)		Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium

Yokohama F. Marinos v Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

5 April	Yokohama F. Marinos	v	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Yokohama
19:03		JLeague.co (EN)		Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Júbilo Iwata v Yokohama F. Marinos

19 April	Júbilo Iwata	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Iwata
19:03		JLeague.co (EN)		Stadium: Yamaha Stadium

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo v Yokohama F. Marinos

24 May	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	v	Yokohama F. Marinos	Sapporo
19:03		JLeague.co (EN)		Stadium: Sapporo Dome

Yokohama F. Marinos v Sagan Tosu

18 June	Yokohama F. Marinos	v	Sagan Tosu	Yokohama
19:03		JLeague.co (EN)		Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Super Cup

Main article: 2023 Japanese Super Cup

Yokohama F. Marinos v Ventforet Kofu

11 February 2023	Yokohama F. Marinos	2–1	Ventforet Kofu	Japan National Stadium
13:35 JST	Élber   30' Nishimura   61'	JLeague.co (EN) JLeague.jp (JA)	Utaka   44'	Attendance: 50,923 Referee: Yusuke Araki

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2023–24 AFC Champions League

Marinos qualified to play the 2023–24 AFC Champions League as 2022 J1 League champions. With the title, the club earned a direct entry to the competition's group stage. The group stage is planned by the AFC to start on 18 September 2023.^[7]

Goalscorers

Updated as of 25 February 2023.

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	J1 League	Emperor's Cup	J.League Cup	AFC Champions League	Super Cup	Total
1	MF	7	Élber	1	0	0	0	1	2
	FW	30	Takuma Nishimura	1	0	0	0	1	2
2	FW	20	Yan Matheus	1	0	0	0	0	1
	FW	11	Anderson Lopes	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total				4	0	0	0	2	6

References

1. "トップチームスケジュール更新のお知らせ（11/29～2023/1/14）" [Top team schedule update notice (11/29-2023/1/14)]. Yokohama F. Marinos (in Japanese). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
2. "2023シーズン ユニフォーム発表！" [2023 season kits announcement!]. 横浜F・マリノス 公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
3. "選手・スタッフ" [Players and Staffs]. 横浜F・マリノス 公式サイト (in Japanese). from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
4. "ニュース" [News]. Yokohama F. Marinos (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
5. "ホーム開幕カード決定！【２０２３明治安田生命Ｊリーグ 】" [Home opening match decided! [2023 Meiji Yasuda J League]]. jleague.jp (in Japanese). J.League. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
6. "2023シーズンの日程が発表【Ｊリーグ】" [2023 season schedule announced [J League]]. jleague.jp (in Japanese). Japan Professional Football League.
7. "Schedule for new club competitions' seasons confirmed". www.the-afc.com. AFC. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese and English)