2025 Sanfrecce Hiroshima season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2025 season
ManagerMichael Skibbe
StadiumEdion Peace Wing Hiroshima
J1 League5th
Emperor's CupSemi-finals
J.League CupWinners
Japanese Super CupWinners
2024–25 AFC Champions League TwoQuarter-finals
2025–26 AFC Champions League EliteLeague stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Sota Nakamura (2)
All: Sota Nakamura (4)

The 2025 season is the 90th season in the history of Sanfrecce Hiroshima and their 17th consecutive season in the J1 League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is competing in the Emperor's Cup, the J.League Cup, the Japanese Super Cup, the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two knock-out stage and the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite.

Squad

Season squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth Last Club Contract Since Contract Till
Goalkeepers
1 Keisuke Ōsako (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 Youth Team 2018
21 Yudai Tanaka (1995-11-17) 17 November 1995 Blaublitz Akita 2023
26 Jeong Min-ki (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 Suwon FC 2025
38 Cailen Hill (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 Waseda University 2025 2027
Defenders
3 Taichi Yamasaki (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 Juntendo University 2023
4 Hayato Araki (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 Kansai University 2019
13 Naoto Arai (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 Albirex Niigata 2024 2027
15 Shuto Nakano (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 Toin University of Yokohama FC 2022 2027
19 Sho Sasaki (1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 Ventforet Kofu 2015
25 Yusuke Chajima (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 JEF United Chiba 2014
37 Kim Ju-sung (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 FC Seoul 2025 2027
Midfielders
6 Hayao Kawabe (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 Standard Liège 2024 2027
10 Marcos Júnior (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 Yokohama F. Marinos 2019
14 Satoshi Tanaka (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 Shonan Bellmare 2025
24 Shunki Higashi (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 Youth Team 2018
30 Tolgay Arslan (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 Melbourne City 2024
32 Sota Koshimichi (2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 Youth Team 2022
33 Tsukasa Shiotani (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 Mito HollyHock 2012
35 Yotaro Nakajima (2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 Youth Team 2025 2028
44 Taishi Semba (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 Thespa Gunma 2022
45 Shimon Kobayashi (2008-01-23) 23 January 2008 Youth Team 2025 2028
Strikers
9 Ryo Germain (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 Júbilo Iwata 2025
17 Kosuke Kinoshita (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 Kashiwa Reysol 2025 2027
18 Daiki Suga (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2025
36 Aren Inoue (2006-09-19) 19 September 2006 Youth Team 2025 2027
39 Sota Nakamura (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 Meiji University 2025 2027
41 Naoki Maeda (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025 2027
51 Mutsuki Kato (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 Cerezo Osaka 2023
98 Valère Germain (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 Macarthur 2025
Players who left on loan
11 Makoto Mitsuta (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 Ryutsu Keizai University 2022
16 Takaaki Shichi (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 Avispa Fukuoka 2023
20 Shion Inoue (1997-08-03) 3 August 1997 Yokohama FC 2025
27 Osamu Henry Iyoha (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 Kyoto Sanga 2017
40 Motoki Ohara (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 Mito HollyHock 2022
Players who left permanently
5 Hiroya Matsumoto (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 Zweigen Kanazawa 2019
22 Goro Kawanami (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 Vegalta Sendai 2021

Friendly

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 February 2025 1 Vegalta Sendai 0-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Miyazaki, Japan
Stadium: Seagaire Square 1

Tour of Turkey (12-27 Jan)

15 January 2025 1 FC Pakhtakor Tashkent 0-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Antalya, Turkey
Yotaro Nakajima 22'
Ryo Germain 38'		 Stadium: Sueno Sports Center
15 January 2025 1 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad cancelled Sanfrecce Hiroshima Antalya, Turkey
18 January 2025 2 FK Jablonec 1-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Antalya, Turkey
Stadium: Ekodizayn Sports Center
20 January 2025 3 FC Zimbru Chișinău 1-5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Antalya, Turkey
Motoki Ohara 29'
Turgai Arslan 30'
Makoto Mitsuda 64'
Shion Inoue 75'
Yusuke Chajima 80'		 Stadium: Titanik Resort Hotel Football Center
23 January 2025 4 CSKA 1948 3-4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Antalya, Turkey
Stadium: Sueno Sports Center
24 January 2025 5 KS Cracovia 1-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Antalya, Turkey
Yotaro Nakajima 15'
Turgai Arslan 37'

In-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 March 2025 1 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences 0-3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Akitakata, Japan
Report Valère Germain 28', 67'
Muneta Kaori 75'		 Stadium: Akitakata Football Park

Transfers

Pre-season

In

Transfers in

Position Player Transferred from Fee
MF Satoshi Tanaka Shonan Bellmare Undisclosed [1]
MF Shion Inoue Yokohama FC Undisclosed [2]
FW Daiki Suga Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Free [3]
FW Ryo Germain Júbilo Iwata Undisclosed [4]
FW Valère Germain Macarthur Undisclosed [5]
FW Naoki Maeda Urawa Red Diamonds Undisclosed [6]

Loan in

Position Player Transferred from Fee
GK Jeong Min-ki Suwon FC Season loan [7]

Loan return (In)

Position Player Transferred from Fee
DF Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi Shimizu S-Pulse End of loan [8] [a]
MF Kodai Dohi FC Imabari End of loan [9] [b]
MF Taishi Semba Thespa Gunma End of loan [10]
FW Ryo Tanada Iwaki FC End of loan [11] [c]
FW Shun Ayukawa Oita Trinita End of loan [d]

Out

Transfers out

Position Player Transferred to Fee
DF Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi Shimizu S-Pulse Free [12]
MF Yoshifumi Kashiwa Ventforet Kofu Free [13]
MF Taishi Matsumoto Urawa Red Diamonds ¥100m [14]
MF Kodai Dohi Gainare Tottori Free [15]
MF Toshihiro Aoyama N.A. Retired [16]
MF Pieros Sotiriou APOEL FC Free [17]
FW Ezequiel Athletic Club Free [18]
FW Douglas Vieira N.A. Retired [19]
FW Gonçalo Paciência Recife Free [20]

Loan out

Position Player Transferred to Fee
DF Shota Kofie Iwaki FC Season loan [21]
DF Takaaki Shichi Avispa Fukuoka Season loan [22]
MF Kohei Hosoya Ehime FC Season loan [23]
FW Ryo Tanada Gainare Tottori Season loan [24]
FW Shun Ayukawa Oita Trinita Season loan [25]
FW Makoto Mitsuta Gamba Osaka Loan till 31 Jan 2026 [26]

Loan return (out)

Position Player Transferred to Fee
GK Haruto Usui Matsumoto Yamaga End of loan

Mid-season

In

Transfers in

Position Player Transferred from Fee
DF Kim Ju-sung FC Seoul US$1 million [27]
FW Kosuke Kinoshita Kashiwa Reysol Undisclosed [28]

Loan in

Position Player Transferred from Fee

Loan return

Position Player Transferred from Fee

Out

Transfers out

Position Player Transferred to Fee
GK Goro Kawanami Fagiano Okayama Free [29]
MF Hiroya Matsumoto Shonan Bellmare Free [30]

Loan out

Position Player Transferred from Fee
DF Osamu Henry Iyoha RB Omiya Ardija (J2) Season loan [31]
MF Motoki Ohara Albirex Niigata Season loan [32]
FW Shion Inoue Júbilo Iwata Season loan [33]

Competitions

J1 League

Main article: 2025 J1 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Kashiwa Reysol 38 21 12 5 60 34 +26 75 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage
3 Kyoto Sanga 38 19 11 8 62 40 +22 68
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 38 20 8 10 46 28 +18 68
5 Vissel Kobe 38 18 10 10 46 33 +13 64
6 Machida Zelvia 38 17 9 12 52 38 +14 60 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage[e]
Source: JLeague.co, JLeague.jp, 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi move to Shimizu S-Pulse permanently after his contract ended.
  2. ^ Kodai Dohi released after returning to the team as his contract ended
  3. ^ Gainare Tottori signed Ryo Tanada on loan for the new season.
  4. ^ Shun Ayukawa's loan to Oita Trinita was extended for another season.
  5. ^ Qualified as the 2025 Emperor's Cup winners.

Matches

16 February 1 Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tokyo
  • Yuki Soma 26'
  • Oh Se-hun  58'
  • Takuma Nishimura  79'
 Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 12,773
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
23 February 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Hiroshima
 Report
  • Steve Walsh  11'
  • Jean Claude  19'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 27,123
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
26 February 3 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Shizuoka
  • Hayato Araki 12' (o.g)
  • Sen Takagi  38'
 Report
Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 12,238
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
2 March 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama FC Hiroshima
 Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,043
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
16 March 6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol Hiroshima
Shunki Higashi 72'
Sho Sasaki  66'		 Report Mao Hosoya 86'
Yoshio Koizumi  45+3'
Riki Harakawa  83'		 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,283
Referee: Koki Nagamine
29 March 7 Kyoto Sanga 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kyoto
Rafael Elias 60' Report Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Attendance: 14,393
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
2 April 8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers Hiroshima
Naoki Maeda 22' 45+3' Report Léo Ceará  37' Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 24,868
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
6 April 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka Hiroshima
  • Naoto Arai 18'
  • Hayato Araki 86'
  • Sho Sasaki  8'
  • Daiki Suga  57'
  • Shuto Nakano  80'
 Report
  • Lucas Fernandes 15'
  • Rafael Ratao  22'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,324
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
12 April 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Fagiano Okayama Hiroshima
  • Serhat Umar  76'
  • Hayao Kawabe  90'
 Report
  • Ryunosuke Sato 58'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 26,135
Referee: Koji Takasaki
20 April 11 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Toyota
  • Mateus Castro 40', 48' 41'
  • Kensuke Nagai  70'
 Report
  • Daiki Suga 81'
  • Shuto Nakano  64'
 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 29,072
Referee: Takuto Okabe
25 April 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Saitama
  • Takuro Kaneko 57'
 Report
  • Shuto Nakano  67'
 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 28,555
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
29 April 13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Albirex Niigata Hiroshima
Report
  • Miguel Silveira 85' 90'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,246
Referee: Shu Kawamata
3 May 14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka Hiroshima
  • Mutsuki Kato 67'
  • Ryo Germain 90+6' (pen.)
  • Hayao Kawabe  23'
  • Daiki Suga  81'
 Report
  • Tomoya Miki 86' (pen.)
  • Wellington  47'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,631
Referee: Koki Nagamine
7 May 15 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiratsuka
  • Kim Min-tae  5'
 Report
Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 8,871
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
11 May 16 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
  • Tokuma Suzuki  22'
 Report
  • Tsukasa Shiotani 33' 57'
 Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 30,633
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
17 May 17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Tokyo Verdy Hiroshima
  • Valère Germain 87'
  • Hayao Kawabe 89'
 Report
  • Yudai Kimura 77'
  • Yuan Matsuhashi  63'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 24,837
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
25 May 18 FC Tokyo 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Chōfu
  • Kei Koizumi  85'
 Report
  • Hayato Araki 49'
  • Ryo Germain 59'
  • Hayao Kawabe 88'
  • Tsukasa Shiotani  23'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 46,206
Referee: Florian Badstübner (Germany)
31 May 19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale Hiroshima
  • Hayato Araki 86'
  • Naoki Maeda  90+4'
 Report
  • Marcinho 50'
  • Asahi Sasaki 90+1'
  • Akihiro Ienaga  75'
  • Yusuke Segawa  84'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,909
Referee: Martin Petersen (Germany)
14 June 20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tokyo
  • Léo Ceará 90+2' 83'
  • Hitoshi Sogohata  8'
  • Kento Misao  56'
 Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 22,725
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
22 June 21 Yokohama FC 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yokohama
  • Yuri Lara  2'
  • Boniface Nduka  14'
 Report
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 17', 75'
  • Mutsuki Kato 23' 45+2'
  • Naoto Arai 40'
  • Shunki Higashi 72'
 Stadium: Mitsuzawa Stadium
Attendance: 10,475
Referee: Yusuke Araki
28 June 22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus Hiroshima
  • Naoto Arai 90'
  • Sota Nakamura  32'
  • Shunki Higashi  46'
 Report
  • Mateus Castro 21', 40'
  • Yuki Nogami  44'
  • Tsukasa Morishima  50'
  • Alexandre Pisano  81'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 26,246
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
2 July 5 (Rescheduled) Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kobe
  • Erik 66'
 Report
  • Yotaro Nakajima  21'
 Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Attendance: 14,950
Referee: Koei Koya
5 July 23 Fagiano Okayama 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Okayama
  • Ataru Esaka  65'
  • Yugo Tatsuta  90+7'
 Report
Stadium: City Light Stadium
Attendance: 15,451
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
20 July 24 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Niigata
  • Michael Fitzgerald  69'
  • Kazuhiko Chiba  81'
 Report
  • Shunki Higashi 2'
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 48'
 Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 22,178
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura
10 August 25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Hiroshima
  • Yoshifumi Matsuo  44'
 Report
  • Kai Matsuzaki  41'
  • Capixaba  64'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 23,969
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
16 August 26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Gamba Osaka Hiroshima
 Report
  • Ryoya Yamashita  11'
  • Issam Jebali  23'
  • Genta Miura  39'
  • Shuto Abe  60'
  • Kanji Okunuki  90+3'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,925
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya
23 August 27 Tokyo Verdy 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Chōfu
  • Itsuki Someno  11'
  • Hiroto Taniguchi  28'
  • Rei Hirakawa  81'
 Report
  • Shuto Nakano 6'
  • Sota Nakamura 62'
  • Naoto Arai 82'
 Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 17,480
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
31 August 28 Cerezo Osaka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
  • Lucas Fernandes 35'
  • Kyohei Yoshino  58'
 Report
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 72'
  • Ryo Germain  72'
  • Yotaro Nakajima  83'
 Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Attendance: 19,899
Referee: Masuya Ueda
12 September 29 (Rescheduled) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kyoto Sanga Hiroshima
  • Sho Sasaki 63'
 Report
  • Rafael Elias 88' 67'
  • Marco Túlio  87'
  • Gakuji Ota  90+4'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,369
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
20 August 30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vissel Kobe Hiroshima
  • Sho Sasaki  57'
 Report
  • Kim Ju-sung 87' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 24,847
Referee: Yusuke Araki
23 September 31 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Chiba
  • Yuto Yamada  44'
 Report
  • Ryo Germain  67'
  • Michael Skibbe  69'
 Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium
Attendance: 13,552
Referee: Ahmed El Shrief (Qatar)
27 September 32 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Fukuoka
  • Abdul Hanan Sani Brown 90+2'
 Report
  • Valère Germain 17'
  • Satoshi Tanaka 87'
 Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 11,472
Referee: Hayato Shimizu
4 October 33 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Machida Zelvia Hiroshima
  • Kim Ju-sung 88' 88'
  • Tolgay Arslan 90+5' (pen.) 90+5'
  • Michael Skibbe  66'
 Report
  • Yuki Soma 50'
  • Takuma Nishimura  29'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,877
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
17 October 34 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tokyo Hiroshima
Report
  • Keigo Higashi  15'
  • Alexander Scholz  45+2'
  • Masato Morishige  67'
  • Yūto Nagatomo  70'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 25,728
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi
25 October 35 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yokohama
  • Asahi Uenaka 12'
  • Jun Amano 86'
  • Jeison Quiñónes 90+1' 72'
  • Yuri  80'
  • Toichi Suzuki  87'
 Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: Jumpei Iida
Referee: 27,356
8 November 36 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Hiroshima
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 43'
  • Mutsuki Kato 75'
  • Naoki Maeda 83'
 Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 26,383
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto
30 November 37 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Kawasaki
  • Tatsuya Ito 12' 33'
  • So Kawahara  72'
  • Jesiel  84'
 Report
  • Hayao Kawabe 45+4'
  • Sota Nakamura 56'
  • Sota Koshimichi  23'
 Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 23,173
Referee: Koji Takasaki
6 December 38 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Shonan Bellmare Hiroshima
  • Valère Germain 87'
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 90+1' (pen.)
  • Ryo Germain  33'
 Report
  • Hayao Kawabe 78' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 26,373
Referee: Akihiko Ikeuchi

J.League Cup

Main article: 2025 J.League Cup
4 June Play-off round first leg Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Fukuoka
  • Wellington 55'
  • Yuma Obata  90+3'
 Report
  • Valère Germain  18'
  • Naoto Arai  55'
  • Serhat Umar  63'
  • Hayao Kawabe  90'
 Stadium: Best Denki Stadium
Attendance: 3,670
Referee: Masuya Ueda
8 June Play-off round second leg Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Avispa Fukuoka Hiroshima
  • Shuto Nakano 31'
  • Sota Nakamura 64'
  • Sho Sasaki  86'
  • Mutsuki Kato  89'
  • Valère Germain  108'
 Report
  • Wellington 72' 58'
  • Masato Shigemi  85'  106'
  • Takumi Kamijima  90+3'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 20,676
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto
Penalties
  • Valère Germain
  • Shunki Higashi
  • Narcos Junior
  • Ryo Germain
  • Shuto Nakano
  • Yuki Kitajima
  • Takeshi Kanamori
  • Tomoya Ando
  • Takumi Kamijima
  • Wellington
3 September Quarter Final first leg Shonan Bellmare 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiratsuka
  • Akito Suzuki 41'
  • Hiroaki Okuno 49'
  • Rio Nitta 90+2'
  • Ze Ricardo  68'
  • Shun Yoshida  90+4'
 Report
  • Mutsuki Kato 15'
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 85'
  • Tsukasa Shiotani  40'
  • Shunki Higashi  70'
 Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka
Attendance: 6,309
Referee: Jumpei Ilda
7 September Quarter Final second leg Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1
(6–4 agg.)		 Shonan Bellmare Hiroshima
  • Mutsuki Kato 23'
  • Ryo Germain 61'
  • Valère Germain 90+4'
  • Shuto Nakano 90+8'
 Report
  • Akito Suzuki 37'
  • Hiroya Matsumoto  13'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 23,694
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
8 October Semi Final first leg Yokohama FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yokohama
  • Ryo Kubota  23'
  • Koki Kumakura  35'
  • Yoshifumi Matsuo  75'
 Report
  • Yotaro Nakajima 33'
  • Shuto Nakano 83'
  • Hayao Kawabe  18'
 Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Attendance: 8,641
Referee: Koji Takasaki
12 October Semi Final second leg Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1
(4–1 agg.)		 Yokohama FC Hiroshima
  • Towa Yamane 17'
  • Hinata Ogura  28'
  • Ryo Tadokoro  68'
  • Joao Paulo  69'
 Report
  • Valère Germain 11'
  • Ryo Germain 75'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 26,192
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura
1 November Final Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tokyo
  • Mao Hosoya 81'
 Report
  • Hayato Araki 25'
  • Shunki Higashi 38'
  • Ryo Germain 45+2'
  • Tsukasa Shiotani  45+1'
 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 62,466
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

Emperor's Cup

Main article: 2025 Emperor's Cup
11 June Second round Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Brew Saga (J5) Hiroshima
  • Marcos Junior 4', 33'
  • Naoki Maeda 81'
 Report
  • Kaito Kasuya 41'
  • Kazuki Higa  86'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 3,942
Referee: Futoshi Nakamura
16 July Third round Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Fujieda MYFC (J2) Hiroshima
  • Mutsuki Kato 19' 32'
  • Naoki Maeda 38'
  • Sota Nakamura 55'
  • Shuto Nakano 67'
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 72' (pen.)
 Report
  • Ren Asakura 15'
  • Valère Germain 44' (o.g.)
  • Kyota Sakakibara  62'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 1,822
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima
6 August Fourth round Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse Hiroshima
  • Naoki Maeda 45+1' 20'
  • Sota Nakamura 59'
  • Kosuke Kinoshita 75'
  • Hayato Araki 73'
 Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 10,110
Referee: Takuto Okabe
27 August Quarter Final Nagoya Grampus 2–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Aichi
  • Kensuke Nagai 54'
  • Yuya Yamagishi 82'
  • Keiya Shiihashi  36'
 Report
  • Satoshi Tanaka 5', 19'
  • Yotaro Nakajima 42' (pen.)
  • Shuto Nakano 48'
  • Sota Nakamura  53'
  • Hayato Araki 59'
 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 7,638
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara
16 November Semi Final Vissel Kobe 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Osaka
  • Katsuya Nagato 24'
  • Daiju Sasaki 69' (pen.)
  • Matheus Thuler  6'
 Report Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 17,861
Referee: Koei Koya

Super Cup

Main article: 2025 Japanese Super Cup
8 February Vissel Kobe 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tokyo
13:35 JST
  • Tetsushi Yamakawa  58'
  • Mitsuki Saito  78'
  • Takuya Iwanami  87'
 Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 53,343
Referee: Takafumi Mikuriya

AFC Champions League Two

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two

Knockout stage

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage
13 February 2025 R16 Leg 1 Nam Định 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Nam Định, Vietnam
  • Caio César  12'
  • Rômulo da Silva  33'
 Report
Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 10,800
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
20 February 2025 R16 Leg 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0
(7–0 agg.)		 Nam Định Hiroshima, Japan
 Report
  • China  47'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 9,471
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
5 March 2025 QF Leg 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–3
Awarded[a]		 Lion City Sailors Hiroshima, Japan
Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 6,812
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
12 March 2025 QF Leg 2 Lion City Sailors 1–1
(4–1 agg.)		 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Jalan Besar, Singapore
  • Lennart Thy 20'
  • Bailey Wright  51'
  • Obren Kljajic  90+5'
 Report
  • Yotaro Nakajima 34'
  • Ryo Germain  51'
 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 4,193
Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)
  1. ^ The Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Lion City Sailors first leg, originally won 6–1 by Sanfrecce Hiroshima, was forfeited and awarded 3–0 to Lion City Sailors by the AFC Disciplinary Committee on 8 March 2025, as Sanfrecce Hiroshima fielded Valère Germain, even though he was suspended.[34]


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 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Melbourne, Australia
Report
  • Marcos Júnior 53' (pen.)
  • Yotaro Nakajima 81'
  • Shunki Higashi  34'
  • Kim Ju-sung  61'
  • Hayato Araki  62'
 Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
30 September 2025 MD 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Shanghai Port Sanfrecce, Japan
  • Hayato Araki 19'
  • Tsukasa Shiotani  16'
  • Kim Ju-sung  55'
 Report
  • Gabrielzinho 83'
  • Alexander Jojo  77'
  • Gustavo  90'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 7,819
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
21 October 2025 MD 3 Ulsan HD FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Ulsan, South Korea
  • Kim Min-hyeok 12'
  • Lee Jae-Ik  66'
 Report
  • Tsukasa Shiotani  82'
 Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 2,966
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
4 November 2025 MD 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Gangwon FC Sanfrecce, Japan
  • Mutsuki Kato 63'
  • Naoto Arai  22'
  • Sho Sasaki  61'  70'
  • Hayao Kawabe  90+6'
  • Michael Skibbe  90+7'
 Report
  • Lee You-hyeon  66'
  • Marko Tući  69'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 8,924
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
25 November 2025 MD 5 Chengdu Rongcheng 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Chengdu, China
  • Felipe 53' (pen.)
  • Timo Letschert  11'
  • Yan Dinghao  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 1–0 Shanghai Shenhua Sanfrecce, Japan
  • Hayato Araki 78'
  • Ryo Germain  76'
 Report
  • Shinichi Chan  16'
  • Wu Xi  68'
  • Ibrahim Amadou  70'
 Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Attendance: 13,240
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
10 February 2026 MD 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Johor Darul Ta'zim Sanfrecce, Japan
Report Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
17 February 2026 MD 8 FC Seoul – Sanfrecce Hiroshima Seoul, South Korea
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vissel Kobe (Q) 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13 Advance to round of 16
2 Machida Zelvia 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
4 Melbourne City 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
5 FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9
6 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
7 Buriram United 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
8 Ulsan HD 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
9 Gangwon FC 6 2 1 3 9 11 −2 7
10 Chengdu Rongcheng 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6
11 Shanghai Shenhua 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4
12 Shanghai Port 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2025. 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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 10 Dec 2025
No. Pos. Player J1 League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Super Cup 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two [a] 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Keisuke Osako 38 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 51 0
3 DF Taichi Yamasaki 3+3 0 1+1 0 3+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 1 0 14 0
4 DF Hayato Araki 35+2 3 2+1 0 5 1 1 1 2+1 0 6 2 55 7
6 MF Hayao Kawabe 35+2 3 3 0 6 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 5 0 55 3
9 FW Ryo Germain 35+1 4 3 0 4+2 3 1 0 3 1 2+1 0 52 8
10 MF Marcos Júnior 0+4 0 1 2 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 3
13 DF Naoto Arai 16+11 4 3 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 4+1 0 43 4
14 MF Satoshi Tanaka 25+3 1 3+2 2 5 0 1 0 4 1 5 0 48 4
15 DF Shuto Nakano 30+7 1 4 2 6+1 3 1 0 2 1 4+1 0 56 7
17 FW Kosuke Kinoshita 9+11 6 2+4 2 1+2 1 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 35 8
18 MF Daiki Suga 7+15 1 1+1 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 2+3 0 37 1
19 DF Sho Sasaki 36+1 1 4 0 7 0 1 0 3 1 4 0 56 2
21 GK Yudai Tanaka 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 MF Shunki Higashi 24+11 3 4+1 0 4+2 1 1 0 2 0 2+1 0 52 4
25 DF Yusuke Chajima 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 GK Jeong Min-ki 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
30 MF Tolgay Arslan 6+3 2 0+1 0 0+3 0 1 1 1 0 2+2 0 19 3
32 MF Sota Koshimichi 4+15 0 1+1 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+3 1 0+1 0 28 1
33 MF Tsukasa Shiotani 32+4 2 4 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 5+1 0 55 2
35 MF Yotaro Nakajima 8+8 0 2+1 1 3+1 1 1 0 1 1 1+1 1 27 4
36 FW Aren Inoue 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
37 DF Kim Ju-sung 7+1 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 1
39 MF Sota Nakamura 21+11 6 3+2 2 2+3 1 0+1 0 2+1 2 3+1 0 50 11
41 FW Naoki Maeda 12+15 2 2+3 3 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 3+2 0 42 5
44 MF Taishi Semba 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
45 MF Shimon Kobayashi 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
51 FW Mutsuki Kato 24+11 3 2+1 1 4+3 2 1 0 3 0 1+5 2 55 8
98 FW Valère Germain 11+13 3 2+3 0 4+3 2 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 40 5
Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season, on loan transfer
5 MF Hiroya Matsumoto 0+4 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 7 0
16 DF Takaaki Shichi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Shion Inoue 3+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 6 0
27 DF Osamu Henry Iyoha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF Motoki Ohara 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 4 0
Players featured on a match for the team, but left the club mid-season permanently
11 FW Makoto Mitsuta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
22 GK Goro Kawanami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes

  1. ^ The first leg of the match between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Lion City Sailors are not counted in the stats as the match was forfeited by the AFC. Lion City Sailors were awarded a 0–3 victory after Sanfrecce Hiroshima fielded an ineligible player. The score on the field was originally a 6–1 win by Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[35][36]

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