2021 Vegalta Sendai season

Vegalta Sendai

2021 season
Chairman	Sasaki Tomohiro
Manager	Makoto Teguramori →Masato Harasaki
Stadium	Yurtec Stadium Sendai
J1 League	19th (↓J2)
J.League Cup	group stage
Emperor's Cup	2nd round
Top goalscorer	League: Nishimura All: Nishimura
Home colours Away colours

2021 Vegalta Sendai season.

Squad

As of 14 January 2022.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JPN Yuma Obata 2 MF  JPN Yosuke Akiyama 3 DF  JPN Naoya Fukumori 4 DF  JPN Koji Hachisuka 5 DF  JPN Hisashi Appiah Tawiah 6 MF  JPN Rikiya Uehara 7 MF  JPN Kunimitsu Sekiguchi 8 MF  JPN Yoshiki Matsushita 9 MF  ESP Isaac Cuenca 11 FW  JPN Shuhei Akasaki 13 DF  JPN Yasuhiro Hiraoka 14 MF  JPN Takayoshi Ishihara 15 FW  JPN Takuma Nishimura 16 MF  JPN Kyohei Yoshino 17 MF  JPN Shingo Tomita 18 MF  JPN Shogo Nakahara 19 FW  JPN Yusuke Minagawa

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  JPN Shun Nagasawa 21 GK  JPN Kaito Ioka 22 GK  SRB Nedeljko Stojišić 23 DF  MOZ Simão Mate 24 DF  JPN Hayate Nagakura 25 DF  JPN Takumi Mase 26 DF  JPN Chihiro Kato 27 GK  POL Jakub Słowik 28 MF  JPN Takumi Sasaki 29 FW  GHA Emmanuel Oti 30 MF  JPN Wataru Tanaka 31 DF  JPN Hayato Teruyama 32 MF  JPN Ryoma Kida 33 FW  BRA Felippe Cardoso 35 MF  BRA Foguinho 42 FW  JPN Cayman Togashi

J1 League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Shonan Bellmare	38	7	16	15	36	41	−5	37[a]
17	Tokushima Vortis (R)	38	10	6	22	34	55	−21	36	Relegation to the J2 League
18	Oita Trinita (R)	38	9	8	21	31	55	−24	35
19	Vegalta Sendai (R)	38	5	13	20	31	62	−31	28
20	Yokohama FC (R)	38	6	9	23	32	77	−45	27

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 goal scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(R) Relegation to the J2 League
Notes:

1. The JPFL awarded a 3–0 win to Shonan Bellmare after Urawa Red Diamonds fielded Zion Suzuki who was an ineligible player. The original score was 3–2 for Shonan Bellmare.[2][3]

Match details

J1 League match details[4]

Match	Date	Team	Score	Team	Venue	Attendance
1	2021.02.27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–1	Vegalta Sendai	Edion Stadium Hiroshima	8,820
2	2021.03.06	Vegalta Sendai	1–5	Kawasaki Frontale	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	9,005
3	2021.03.10	Sagan Tosu	0–5	Vegalta Sendai	Ekimae Real Estate Stadium	4,604
4	2021.03.13	Shonan Bellmare	3–1	Vegalta Sendai	Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka	3,642
6	2021.03.21	FC Tokyo	2–1	Vegalta Sendai	Ajinomoto Stadium	4,402
7	2021.04.03	Vegalta Sendai	0–2	Vissel Kobe	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	4,619
8	2021.04.07	Tokushima Vortis	1–0	Vegalta Sendai	Pocarisweat Stadium	3,515
9	2021.04.11	Vegalta Sendai	0–0	Yokohama F. Marinos	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	4,355
10	2021.04.17	Yokohama FC	2–2	Vegalta Sendai	NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium	2,997
11	2021.04.24	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	2–1	Vegalta Sendai	Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium	4,336
12	2021.05.01	Vegalta Sendai	1–0	Kashiwa Reysol	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	4,292
13	2021.05.09	Urawa Reds	2–0	Vegalta Sendai	Saitama Stadium 2002	4,750
20	2021.05.12	Kawasaki Frontale	2–2	Vegalta Sendai	Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium	4,752
14	2021.05.15	Vegalta Sendai	0–1	Avispa Fukuoka	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	6,249
15	2021.05.22	Vegalta Sendai	2–1	Oita Trinita	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	5,045
16	2021.05.26	Nagoya Grampus	0–1	Vegalta Sendai	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	4,999
17	2021.05.30	Vegalta Sendai	1–1	Cerezo Osaka	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	8,346
18	2021.06.20	Kashima Antlers	1–1	Vegalta Sendai	Kashima Soccer Stadium	9,312
19	2021.06.23	Vegalta Sendai	2–3	Shimizu S-Pulse	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	5,045
21	2021.07.03	Vegalta Sendai	0–0	Urawa Reds	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	8,243
22	2021.07.10	Vegalta Sendai	1–1	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	7,885
5	2021.08.03	Vegalta Sendai	0–1	Gamba Osaka	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	4,940
23	2021.08.09	Cerezo Osaka	0–0	Vegalta Sendai	Saitama Stadium 2002	4,200
24	2021.08.14	Vegalta Sendai	0–0	Yokohama FC	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	5,827
25	2021.08.21	Yokohama F. Marinos	5–0	Vegalta Sendai	NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium	4,857
26	2021.08.25	Vegalta Sendai	1–2	FC Tokyo	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	3,096
27	2021.08.29	Vegalta Sendai	0–1	Sagan Tosu	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	3,807
28	2021.09.12	Gamba Osaka	2–3	Vegalta Sendai	Panasonic Stadium Suita	4,777
29	2021.09.18	Shimizu S-Pulse	2–1	Vegalta Sendai	Ekimae Real Estate Stadium	5,453
30	2021.09.25	Vegalta Sendai	0–1	Tokushima Vortis	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	4,613
31	2021.10.02	Kashiwa Reysol	1–1	Vegalta Sendai	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	5,430
32	2021.10.17	Oita Trinita	0–2	Vegalta Sendai	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	8,897
33	2021.10.23	Vegalta Sendai	2–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	6,236
34	2021.11.03	Vissel Kobe	4–2	Vegalta Sendai	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	11,427
35	2021.11.07	Vegalta Sendai	1–1	Nagoya Grampus	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	8,341
36	2021.11.20	Vegalta Sendai	0–2	Shonan Bellmare	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	8,362
37	2021.11.27	Avispa Fukuoka	2–2	Vegalta Sendai	Best Denki Stadium	7,663
38	2021.12.04	Vegalta Sendai	0–1	Kashima Antlers	Yurtec Stadium Sendai	8,569

*In order to prevent coronavirus, the number of visitors will be increased in stages.

Meritorious Player Award

• Hisato Satō

References

1. "トップチーム選手・スタッフ".
2. "湘南戦に無資格選手を出場させた浦和、けん責と3-0敗戦の懲罰が決定…浦和は「不服申し立ても含めた対応を検討」". web.ultra-soccer.jp (in Japanese). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
3. "J1浦和、6月湘南戦は0-3の敗戦扱いに　無資格選手が出場". Nikkei.com (in Japanese). The Nikkei. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
4. J.League

External links

• (in Japanese) J.League official site