# 2007 Urawa Red Diamonds season

During the 2007 season, Urawa Red Diamonds competed in the J. League 1, the top tier of Japanese football, in which they finished as runners-up. The club also competed in two domestic cup competitions, the Emperor's Cup and the J. League Cup, being eliminated in the fourth round of the former, and at the quarter-final stage in the latter competition. The club also competed in the 2007 Japanese Super Cup but lost 4–0 to Gamba Osaka.
In addition to domestic competitions, Urawa competed in the AFC Champions League, winning the competition for the first time, and subsequently took part in the FIFA Club World Cup, in which they finished 3rd.

## Competitions

| Competitions | Position |
| J.League 1 | Runners-up / 18 clubs |
| Emperor's Cup | 4th Round |
| J.League Cup | Quarterfinals |
| 2007 Japanese Super Cup | Runners-up |
| AFC Champions League | Champions |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 3rd Place |

## Domestic results
### J.League 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers (C) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 72 | 2008 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 70 | 2008 AFC Champions League Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 71 | 37 | +34 | 67 | 2008 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 61 | |
| 5 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 54 | |
* ↑ Urawa Red Diamonds won the 2006 Emperor's Cup and have already qualified for AFC Champions League. Since Urawa takes the extra spot as the defending 2007 ACL champion; therefore Gamba Osaka received the third ACL spot as the third place team of the league.
* ↑ Gamba Osaka qualifies to Pan-Pacific Championship as the Nabisco Cup winner.

#### Results

| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
| 1 | 2007.03.03 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Yokohama FC | 2–1 |
| 2 | 2007.03.11 | Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium | Albirex Niigata | 2–2 |
| 3 | 2007.03.17 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Ventforet Kofu | 2–0 |
| 4 | 2007.04.01 | Ōita Stadium | Ōita Trinita | 2–2 |
| 5 | 2007.04.07 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Júbilo Iwata | 2–1 |
| 6 | 2007.04.15 | Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium | Kashiwa Reysol | 2–0 |
| 7 | 2007.04.21 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–2 |
| 8 | 2007.04.29 | Kashima Soccer Stadium | Kashima Antlers | 1–0 |
| 9 | 2007.05.03 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | JEF United | 1–1 |
| 10 | 2007.05.06 | Omiya Stadium | Omiya Ardija | 1–1 |
| 11 | 2007.05.13 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Gamba Osaka | 1–1 |
| 12 | 2007.05.19 | Toyota Stadium | Nagoya Grampus | 2–1 |
| 13 | 2007.05.27 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Yokohama Marinos | 1–1 |
| 14 | 2007.08.01 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4–1 |
| 15 | 2007.06.17 | Ajinomoto Stadium | FC Tokyo | 2–0 |
| 16 | 2007.06.20 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Vissel Kobe | 2–0 |
| 17 | 2007.06.23 | Nihondaira Stadium | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1–0 |
| 18 | 2007.06.30 | Yamaha Stadium | Júbilo Iwata | 2–0 |
| 19 | 2007.08.11 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 |
| 20 | 2007.08.15 | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium | Gamba Osaka | 1–0 |
| 21 | 2007.08.18 | Kose Sports Stadium | Ventforet Kofu | 4–1 |
| 22 | 2007.08.25 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | FC Tokyo | 3–2 |
| 23 | 2007.08.29 | Kobe Wing Stadium | Vissel Kobe | 2–1 |
| 24 | 2007.09.01 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Omiya Ardija | 0–1 |
| 25 | 2007.09.15 | Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4–2 |
| 26 | 2007.09.22 | Nissan Stadium | Yokohama Marinos | 1–0 |
| 27 | 2007.09.30 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Albirex Niigata | 1–0 |
| 28 | 2007.10.07 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Ōita Trinita | 2–1 |
| 29 | 2007.10.20 | Fukuda Denshi Arena | JEF United | 4–2 |
| 30 | 2007.10.28 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Nagoya Grampus | 0–0 |
| 31 | 2007.11.11 | Todoroki Athletics Stadium | Kawasaki Frontale | 1–1 |
| 32 | 2007.11.18 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–0 |
| 33 | 2007.11.24 | Saitama Stadium 2002 | Kashima Antlers | 0–1 |
| 34 | 2007.12.01 | Mitsuzawa Stadium | Yokohama FC | 0–1 |

### Emperor's Cup

| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
| 4th Round | 2007.11.28 | Urawa Komaba Stadium | Ehime F.C. | 0–2 |

### J.League Cup

| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
| Quarterfinals-1 | 2007.07.07 | Saitama Stadium | Gamba Osaka | 1–1 |
| Quarterfinals-2 | 2007.07.14 | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium | Gamba Osaka | 2–5 |

### Japanese Super Cup

| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
| Final | 2007.02.24 | Tokyo National Stadium | Gamba Osaka | 0–4 |

### AFC Champions League

| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
| Group stage | 2007.03.07 | Saitama Stadium | Persik Kediri | 3–0 |
| Group stage | 2007.03.21 | Sydney Football Stadium | Sydney FC | 2–2 |
| Group stage | 2007.04.11 | Saitama Stadium | Shanghai Shenhua | 1–0 |
| Group stage | 2007.04.25 | Yuanshen Stadium | Shanghai Shenhua | 0–0 |
| Group stage | 2007.05.09 | Manahan Stadium | Persik Kediri | 3–3 |
| Group stage | 2007.05.23 | Saitama Stadium | Sydney FC | 0–0 |
| Quarterfinals-1 | 2007.09.19 | Saitama Stadium | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–1 |
| Quarterfinals-2 | 2007.09.26 | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–0 |
| Semifinals-1 | 2007.10.03 | Seongnam 2 Stadium | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2–2 |
| Semifinals-2 | 2007.10.24 | Saitama Stadium | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2–2 aet (5–3p) |
| Final-1 | 2007.11.07 | Foolad Shahr Stadium | Sepahan F.C. | 1–1 |
| Final-2 | 2007.11.14 | Saitama Stadium | Sepahan F.C. | 2–0 |

### FIFA Club World Cup

| Match | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
| Quarterfinals | 2007.12.10 | Toyota Stadium | Sepahan F.C. | 3–1 |
| Semifinals | 2007.12.13 | Nissan Stadium | A.C. Milan | 0–1 |
| Third place Match | 2007.12.16 | Nissan Stadium | Étoile du Sahel | 2–2 (4–2p) |

## Player statistics

| 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 | Norihiro Yamagishi | (1978-05-17)17 May 1978 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2 | DF | Keisuke Tsuboi | (1979-09-16)16 September 1979 (aged 27) | 1,80 cm / kg | 31 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 3 | MF | Hajime Hosogai | (1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 20) | 1,73cm / kg | 8 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | DF | Marcus Tulio Tanaka | (1981-04-24)24 April 1981 (aged 25) | cm 1,85/ kg | 26 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | DF | Nenê | (1975-06-06)6 June 1975 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 12 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | DF | Nobuhisa Yamada | (1975-09-10)10 September 1975 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 29 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | MF | Tomoyuki Sakai | (1979-06-29)29 June 1979 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | MF | Shinji Ono | (1979-09-27)27 September 1979 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 25 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 9 | FW | Yuichiro Nagai | (1979-02-14)14 February 1979 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 31 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 10 | MF | Robson Ponte | (1976-11-06)6 November 1976 (aged 30) | cm / kg | 33 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 11 | FW | Tatsuya Tanaka | (1982-11-27)27 November 1982 (aged 24) | cm / kg | 18 | 9 | | | | | | |
| 12 | DF | Shunsuke Tsutsumi | (1987-06-08)8 June 1987 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 13 | MF | Keita Suzuki | (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 33 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 14 | DF | Tadaaki Hirakawa | (1979-05-01)1 May 1979 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 19 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 15 | FW | Sergio Escudero | (1988-09-01)1 September 1988 (aged 18) | cm / kg | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 16 | MF | Takahito Soma | (1981-12-10)10 December 1981 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 13 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 17 | MF | Makoto Hasebe | (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 23) | cm / kg | 31 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 18 | FW | Junki Koike | (1987-05-11)11 May 1987 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 19 | DF | Hideki Uchidate | (1974-01-15)15 January 1974 (aged 33) | cm / kg | 11 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 20 | DF | Satoshi Horinouchi | (1979-10-26)26 October 1979 (aged 27) | cm / kg | 19 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 21 | FW | Washington | (1975-04-01)1 April 1975 (aged 31) | cm / kg | 26 | 16 | | | | | | |
| 22 | MF | Yuki Abe | (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 25) | cm / kg | 33 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 23 | GK | Ryōta Tsuzuki | (1978-04-18)18 April 1978 (aged 28) | cm / kg | 33 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 24 | DF | Kazuya Sakamoto | (1987-09-02)2 September 1987 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 25 | MF | Takafumi Akahoshi | (1986-05-27)27 May 1986 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 26 | FW | Yuya Nakamura | (1986-04-14)14 April 1986 (aged 20) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 27 | DF | Yoshiya Nishizawa | (1987-06-13)13 June 1987 (aged 19) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 28 | GK | Nobuhiro Kato | (1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (aged 22) | cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 29 | GK | Koki Otani | (1989-04-08)8 April 1989 (aged 17) | 1,87cm / kg | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 30 | FW | Masayuki Okano | (1972-07-25)25 July 1972 (aged 34) | 1,80cm / kg | 11 | 0 | | | | | | |

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