# 2007 Nagoya Grampus Eight season

The 2008 Nagoya Grampus season was Nagoya Grampus' 15th season in the J. League Division 1 and 26th overall in the Japanese top flight. They also participated in the 2007 J. League Cup, being knocked out at the group stage, and the 2008 Emperor's Cup, where they reached the Fifth Round before defeat to Honda F.C.

## Squad

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 | Seigo Narazaki |
| 3 | DF | SVK | Marek Špilár |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Masayuki Omori |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Atsushi Yoneyama |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Naoshi Nakamura |
| 8 | MF | KOR | Kim Jung-Woo |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Frode Johnsen |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Toshiya Fujita |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Keiji Tamada |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Kei Yamaguchi |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Keiji Yoshimura |
| 15 | FW | JPN | Sho Kamogawa |
| 16 | DF | JPN | Takahiro Masukawa |
| 17 | DF | JPN | Yuki Maki |
| 18 | MF | JPN | Shunichi Nakajima |
| 19 | FW | JPN | Keita Sugimoto |
| 20 | DF | JPN | Seiji Kaneko |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Ryo Kushino |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Kazuto Tsuyuki |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Keisuke Honda |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Yusuke Sudo |
| 26 | FW | JPN | Tomohiro Tsuda |
| 27 | DF | JPN | Shosuke Katayama |
| 28 | MF | JPN | Keiji Watanabe |
| 29 | MF | JPN | Yoshizumi Ogawa |
| 30 | DF | JPN | Akira Takeuchi |
| 31 | DF | JPN | Shohei Abe |
| 32 | DF | JPN | Jun Aoyama |
| 33 | MF | JPN | Shingo Wada |
| 34 | MF | JPN | Maya Yoshida |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Wataru Inoue |
| 36 | GK | JPN | Kouichi Hirono |
| 37 | GK | JPN | Toru Hasegawa |
| 38 | FW | JPN | Oribe Niikawa |
| 39 | MF | JPN | Shinta Fukushima |
| 40 | MF | JPN | Sho Hanai |
| 41 | FW | JPN | koji Hashimoto |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | JPN | Yuki Maki (from Komazawa University) |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Ryo Kushino (loan from JEF United Chiba) |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Kazuto Tsuyuki (from Komazawa University) |
| 29 | MF | JPN | Yoshizumi Ogawa (from Meiji University) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Yutaka Akita (to Kyoto Sanga) |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Masahiro Koga (to Kashiwa Reysol) |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Riki Takasaki (retired) |
| 22 | GK | JPN | Eiji Kawashima (to Kawasaki Frontale) |
| 23 | FW | JPN | Yohei Toyoda (loan to Montedio Yamagata) |
| 38 | MF | JPN | Ryota Takahashi (to Kariya) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | JPN | Seiji Kaneko (loan rom Kashima Antlers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

## Competitions
### J. League
#### Results

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#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 49 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 47 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 45 |
| 12 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 45 |
| 13 | JEF United Chiba | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 42 |

### J. League Cup
#### Group stage

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Kashima Antlers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 |
| Ventforet Kofu | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 |
| Albirex Niigata | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |

## Player statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | J. League 1 | J. League 1 | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | J. League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | D.o.B. (Age) | Height / Weight | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Seigo Narazaki | (1976-04-15)April 15, 1976 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 29 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 3 | DF | Marek Špilár | (1975-02-11)February 11, 1975 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | DF | Masayuki Omori | (1976-11-09)November 9, 1976 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 31 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | DF | Atsushi Yoneyama | (1976-11-20)November 20, 1976 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 21 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | MF | Naoshi Nakamura | (1979-01-27)January 27, 1979 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 26 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | MF | Kim Jung-Woo | (1982-05-09)May 9, 1982 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 27 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 9 | FW | Frode Johnsen | (1974-03-17)March 17, 1974 (aged 32) | cm / kg | 26 | 13 | | | | | | |
| 10 | MF | Toshiya Fujita | (1971-10-04)October 4, 1971 (aged 35) | cm / kg | 29 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 11 | FW | Keiji Tamada | (1980-04-11)April 11, 1980 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 14 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 13 | MF | Kei Yamaguchi | (1983-06-11)June 11, 1983 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 33 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 14 | MF | Keiji Yoshimura | (1979-08-08)August 8, 1979 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 17 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 15 | FW | Sho Kamogawa | (1983-02-07)February 7, 1983 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 16 | DF | Takahiro Masukawa | (1979-11-08)November 8, 1979 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 15 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 17 | FW | Yuki Maki | (1984-06-26)June 26, 1984 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 18 | MF | Shunichi Nakajima | (1982-06-16)June 16, 1982 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 19 | FW | Keita Sugimoto | (1982-06-13)June 13, 1982 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 34 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 20 | DF | Makoto Kakuda | (1983-07-10)July 10, 1983 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 20 | DF | Seiji Kaneko | (1980-05-27)May 27, 1980 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 21 | GK | Ryo Kushino | (1979-03-03)March 3, 1979 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 22 | DF | Kazuto Tsuyuki | (1984-08-14)August 14, 1984 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 24 | MF | Keisuke Honda | (1986-06-13)June 13, 1986 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 30 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 25 | MF | Yusuke Sudo | (1986-05-07)May 7, 1986 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 26 | FW | Tomohiro Tsuda | (1986-05-06)May 6, 1986 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 17 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 27 | DF | Shosuke Katayama | (1983-09-08)September 8, 1983 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 15 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 28 | DF | Keiji Watanabe | (1985-01-28)January 28, 1985 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 13 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 29 | MF | Yoshizumi Ogawa | (1984-08-25)August 25, 1984 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 11 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 30 | DF | Akira Takeuchi | (1983-06-18)June 18, 1983 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 13 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 31 | DF | Shohei Abe | (1983-12-01)December 1, 1983 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 27 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 32 | MF | Jun Aoyama | (1988-01-03)January 3, 1988 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 33 | DF | Shingo Wada | (1987-08-07)August 7, 1987 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 34 | DF | Maya Yoshida | (1988-08-24)August 24, 1988 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 19 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 35 | MF | Wataru Inoue | (1986-08-07)August 7, 1986 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 36 | GK | Koichi Hirono | (1980-04-16)April 16, 1980 (aged 26) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 37 | GK | Toru Hasegawa | (1988-12-11)December 11, 1988 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 38 | FW | Oribe Niikawa | (1988-07-16)July 16, 1988 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 39 | MF | Shinta Fukushima | (1989-01-28)January 28, 1989 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 41 | MF | Koji Hashimoto | (1986-04-22)April 22, 1986 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |

### Goal Scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | J-League | J-League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Frode Johnsen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Keita Sugimoto | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Keiji Tamada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Kim Jung-woo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 24 | Keisuke Honda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | Toshiya Fujita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 13 | Kei Yamaguchi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 16 | Takahiro Masukawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 26 | Tomohiro Tsuda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 29 | Yoshizumi Ogawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 27 | Shosuke Katayama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 43 | 5 | 3 | 51 |

## Other pages

* (in Japanese) J. League official site