# 2021 Vegalta Sendai season

2021 Vegalta Sendai season.

## Squad

As of 14 January 2022.
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 | 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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 37 | |
| 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 | Relegation to the J2 League |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai (R) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 62 | −31 | 28 | Relegation to the J2 League |
| 20 | Yokohama FC (R) | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 77 | −45 | 27 | Relegation to the J2 League |
* ↑ 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.

### Match details

J1 League match details :
| 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