# 2018 Yokohama FC season

Yokohama FC was one of 22 teams playing in the Japanese J2 League completion in 2018. They came in third place in the League, and qualified for the promotional playoffs for promotion to the J1 League, but were beaten by Tokyo Verdy in the second round of the promotion competition.

## Squad

As of 30 January 2018.
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 | Yohei Takaoka |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Yuta Fujii |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Ryo Tadokoro |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Masaki Watanabe |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Takahiro Nakazato |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Naoki Nomura |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Kensuke Sato |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Akira Toshima |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Ibba Laajab |
| 11 | FW | JPN | Kazuyoshi Miura |
| 13 | DF | KOR | Bae Seung-jin |
| 14 | DF | JPN | Kengo Kitazume |
| 15 | FW | JPN | Yuki Nakayama |
| 16 | DF | JPN | Jumpei Arai |
| 17 | MF | JPN | Eijiro Takeda |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | GK | JPN | Yuta Minami |
| 19 | MF | KOR | Jeong Chung-geun |
| 20 | DF | NED | Calvin Jong-a-Pin |
| 21 | GK | JPN | Kaito Yamamoto |
| 22 | DF | JPN | Takuya Nagata |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Kazuhito Watanabe |
| 25 | MF | JPN | Keita Ishii |
| 26 | GK | JPN | Akinori Ichikawa |
| 27 | FW | JPN | Kosuke Saito |
| 29 | MF | JPN | Ryotaro Yamamoto |
| 30 | FW | JPN | Ayumu Tachibana |
| 33 | DF | JPN | Yasumasa Kawasaki |
| 35 | MF | JPN | Daisuke Matsui |
| 40 | MF | BRA | Leandro Domingues |

## J2 League

| Match | Date | Team | Score | Team | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 2018.02.25 | Yokohama FC | 0–0 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 10,779 |
| 2 | 2018.03.03 | FC Gifu | 0–1 | Yokohama FC | Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium | 9,331 |
| 3 | 2018.03.11 | Yokohama FC | 3–0 | Ehime FC | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 4,464 |
| 4 | 2018.03.17 | Yokohama FC | 0–3 | Albirex Niigata | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 7,700 |
| 5 | 2018.03.21 | Montedio Yamagata | 2–3 | Yokohama FC | ND Soft Stadium Yamagata | 5,116 |
| 6 | 2018.03.25 | Mito HollyHock | 0–0 | Yokohama FC | K's denki Stadium Mito | 6,300 |
| 7 | 2018.04.01 | Yokohama FC | 0–4 | Zweigen Kanazawa | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 3,571 |
| 8 | 2018.04.08 | Yokohama FC | 2–2 | Avispa Fukuoka | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 4,088 |
| 9 | 2018.04.15 | Oita Trinita | 1–1 | Yokohama FC | Oita Bank Dome | 8,102 |
| 10 | 2018.04.22 | Yokohama FC | 0–0 | Tochigi SC | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 3,989 |
| 11 | 2018.04.28 | Yokohama FC | 1–0 | Tokushima Vortis | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 3,993 |
| 12 | 2018.05.03 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 1–2 | Yokohama FC | Pikara Stadium | 4,295 |
| 13 | 2018.05.06 | FC Machida Zelvia | 1–0 | Yokohama FC | Machida Stadium | 6,015 |
| 14 | 2018.05.12 | Yokohama FC | 4–2 | Roasso Kumamoto | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 3,157 |
| 15 | 2018.05.20 | Yokohama FC | 3–3 | JEF United Chiba | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 6,772 |
| 16 | 2018.05.26 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 0–2 | Yokohama FC | Kyoto Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium | 8,713 |
| 17 | 2018.06.03 | Yokohama FC | 2–2 | Tokyo Verdy | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 8,038 |
| 18 | 2018.06.10 | Omiya Ardija | 4–0 | Yokohama FC | NACK5 Stadium Omiya | 6,506 |
| 19 | 2018.06.17 | Fagiano Okayama | 0–0 | Yokohama FC | City Light Stadium | 9,776 |
| 20 | 2018.06.24 | Yokohama FC | 1–0 | Ventforet Kofu | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 9,079 |
| 21 | 2018.07.01 | Renofa Yamaguchi FC | 0–3 | Yokohama FC | Ishin Me-Life Stadium | 12,927 |
| 22 | 2018.07.07 | Yokohama FC | 1–1 | Montedio Yamagata | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 7,246 |
| 23 | 2018.07.15 | Albirex Niigata | 0–1 | Yokohama FC | Denka Big Swan Stadium | 16,813 |
| 24 | 2018.07.21 | Yokohama FC | 3–0 | FC Gifu | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 3,782 |
| 25 | 2018.07.25 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 0–0 | Yokohama FC | Ishikawa Athletics Stadium | 5,445 |
| 27 | 2018.08.04 | Yokohama FC | 2–3 | FC Machida Zelvia | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 3,873 |
| 28 | 2018.08.11 | Roasso Kumamoto | 3–5 | Yokohama FC | Egao Kenko Stadium | 5,423 |
| 29 | 2018.08.18 | Yokohama FC | 2–0 | Kamatamare Sanuki | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 5,002 |
| 30 | 2018.08.25 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 1–3 | Yokohama FC | Matsumotodaira Park Stadium | 13,905 |
| 31 | 2018.09.01 | Yokohama FC | 3–1 | Kyoto Sanga FC | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 3,519 |
| 32 | 2018.09.08 | Tokyo Verdy | 2–1 | Yokohama FC | Ajinomoto Stadium | 7,013 |
| 26 | 2018.09.12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0–0 | Yokohama FC | Level5 Stadium | 7,307 |
| 33 | 2018.09.16 | Yokohama FC | 1–2 | Mito HollyHock | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 7,976 |
| 34 | 2018.09.23 | JEF United Chiba | 0–1 | Yokohama FC | Fukuda Denshi Arena | 10,233 |
| 35 | 2018.09.30 | Yokohama FC | 2–3 | Renofa Yamaguchi FC | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 3,051 |
| 36 | 2018.10.07 | Tochigi SC | 0–0 | Yokohama FC | Tochigi Green Stadium | 5,683 |
| 37 | 2018.10.13 | Ehime FC | 0–2 | Yokohama FC | Ningineer Stadium | 4,076 |
| 38 | 2018.10.21 | Yokohama FC | 1–1 | Omiya Ardija | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 9,680 |
| 39 | 2018.10.28 | Tokushima Vortis | 0–1 | Yokohama FC | Pocarisweat Stadium | 5,848 |
| 40 | 2018.11.04 | Yokohama FC | 3–1 | Oita Trinita | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 8,222 |
| 41 | 2018.11.10 | Yokohama FC | 2–1 | Fagiano Okayama | NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium | 10,978 |
| 42 | 2018.11.17 | Ventforet Kofu | 0–1 | Yokohama FC | Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium | 9,821 |