# 2023 Júbilo Iwata season

The 2023 season was Júbilo Iwata's 51st season in existence and the club's first season back in the second division of Japanese football. In addition to the domestic league, Júbilo Iwata participated in this season's edition of the Emperor's Cup.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 6 September 2024.
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 | Eiji Kawashima |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Ikki Kawasaki |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Riku Morioka |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Ko Matsubara (vice-captain) |
| 6 | DF | JPN | Makito Ito |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Rikiya Uehara (vice-captain) |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Hiroki Yamada (captain) |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Ryo Germain |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Kotaro Fujikawa |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Masaya Matsumoto |
| 15 | DF | JPN | Kaito Suzuki |
| 16 | MF | BRA | Léo Gomes |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Weverton |
| 18 | DF | JPN | Keita Takahata |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Bruno José |
| 20 | GK | JPN | Yuya Tsuboi (on loan from Vissel Kobe) |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Ryuki Miura |
| 23 | MF | BEL | Jordy Croux |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | GK | JPN | Mitsuki Sugimoto |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Shun Nakamura |
| 26 | DF | JPN | Shunsuke Nishikubo |
| 32 | DF | ISR | Hassan Hilu |
| 35 | DF | KOR | Park Se-gi |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Ricardo Graça |
| 37 | MF | JPN | Rei Hirakawa |
| 39 | MF | JPN | Koshiro Sumi |
| 40 | MF | JPN | Shota Kaneko |
| 46 | FW | JPN | Shota Yamamoto $^{Type2}$ |
| 47 | GK | JPN | Keizen Iida $^{Type2}$ |
| 48 | MF | JPN | Tokumo Kawai $^{Type2}$ |
| 50 | MF | JPN | Hiroto Uemura |
| 51 | GK | JPN | Keitaro Nakajima |
| 55 | FW | JPN | Ryo Watanabe (on loan from Cerezo Osaka) |
| 67 | DF | JPN | Ryusei Yoshimura |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Matheus Peixoto |

### 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 |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Daiki Ogawa (at JEF United Chiba) |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Kotaro Omori (at Kamatamare Sanuki) |
| 31 | MF | JPN | Yosuke Furukawa (at Górnik Zabrze) |
| 77 | MF | JPN | Kensuke Fujiwara (at Giravanz Kitakyushu) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | JPN | Mahiro Yoshinaga (at Kamatamare Sanuki) |
| — | FW | JPN | Keisuke Goto (at RSCA Futures) |
| — | FW | JPN | Kenyu Sugimoto (at Omiya Ardija) |

### 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 |
| 5 | DF | JPN | Daiki Ogawa (at JEF United Chiba) |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Kotaro Omori (at Kamatamare Sanuki) |
| 31 | MF | JPN | Yosuke Furukawa (at Górnik Zabrze) |
| 77 | MF | JPN | Kensuke Fujiwara (at Giravanz Kitakyushu) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | JPN | Mahiro Yoshinaga (at Kamatamare Sanuki) |
| — | FW | JPN | Keisuke Goto (at RSCA Futures) |
| — | FW | JPN | Kenyu Sugimoto (at Omiya Ardija) |

## Transfers

Due to a ban imposed by FIFA, after an illegal breach of contract between Fabián González and an unnamed Thai club, Júbilo is unable to make any new signings from outside of the 2022 club system during both transfer windows of the 2023 season. Players out on loan can normally return to the club, and free transfers are allowed. Tokyo International University graduate Shu Morooka was scheduled to join Júbilo for the 2023 season, but as the club received a transfer ban, his provisional contract with Júbilo was cancelled, and he later joined Kashima Antlers. The club filed an appeal about the CAS decision over the subject, but it was denied.
Transfers in :
| Join on | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Transfer type |
| Pre-season | DF | So Nakagawa | FC Ryukyu | Loan return |
| Pre-season | DF | Kaito Suzuki | Tochigi SC | Loan return |
| Pre-season | MF | Kotaro Fujikawa | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Loan return |
| Pre-season | MF | Takeaki Harigaya | Giravanz Kitakyushu | Loan return |
| Pre-season | FW | Kenyu Sugimoto | Urawa Red Diamonds | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Keisuke Goto | Júbilo Iwata U18s | Promotion |
Transfers out :
| Leave on | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Transfer type |
| 21 Mar | FW | Kenyu Sugimoto | Yokohama F. Marinos | Loan transfer |
| Pre-season | GK | Alexei Koșelev | Lamia | Free transfer |
| Pre-season | DF | Kentaro Oi | Eastern Lions | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Atsushi Kurokawa | Machida Zelvia | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | MF | Yutaro Hakamata | Omiya Ardija | Full transfer |
| Pre-season | FW | Naoto Miki | Fukushima United | Loan transfer |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| J2 League | 18 February | 12 November | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 050.00 |
| Emperor's Cup | 7 June | 12 July | Second round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 050.00 |
| J.League Cup | 8 March | 18 June | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 50 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 86 | 58 | +28 | 048.00 |
Source: Soccerway

### J2 League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Machida Zelvia (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 87 | Promotion to the 2024 J1 League |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata (P) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 75 | Promotion to the 2024 J1 League |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy (O, P) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 75 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 78 | 34 | +44 | 74 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 67 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 July 2023. Source: Soccerway

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 January 2023.

### Emperor's Cup

Since they are a J2 League club, they were granted a bye from prefectural qualifications and an automatic Second Round spot in the competition.

### J.League Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Júbilo Iwata | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 | |

## Goalscorers

Updated as of 5 July 2023.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | J2 League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 33 | Dudu Pacheco | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | FW | 42 | Keisuke Goto | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | FW | 29 | Fabián González | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Rikiya Uehara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 14 | Masaya Matsumoto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 18 | Ryo Germain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | 4 | Ko Matsubara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Hiroki Yamada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 17 | Yuto Suzuki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 40 | Shota Kaneko | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | DF | 5 | Daiki Ogawa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 31 | Yosuke Furukawa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 38 | Kensuke Fujiwara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | 11 | Kotaro Fujikawa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 15 | Kaito Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 36 | Ricardo Graça | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 22 | So Nakagawa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 23 | Kosuke Yamamoto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 2 | 8 | 50 |